Definitions: Psychic/Paranormal

Clairvoyance - The acquirement of information not known to others apparently via extrasensory means. This would include any effect where the magician discovers a secretly selected object, such as a playing card, the location of which is unknown to anyone present.(1)

Cold Reading - The definition of cold reading depends to some degree on who is defining the term. In it's simplest form, a cold reading is a reading where the psychic doesn't know anything (or little) about the sitter. From the more skeptical point of view, it is the use of methods, techniques and observations to provide the psychic/performer with information about the participant.

Divination -  an art or practice that seeks to foresee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge usually by the interpretation of omens or by the aid of supernatural powers.(4)

Medium - A person believed to act as an intermediary between discarnate entities (spirits) and the living.(3) There are different types of mediumship or spirit channelling, including seánce tables, trance, and ouija.

Mental Control - The apparent control over another's mind. Rather than predicting a free selections, the performer influences the selection process.(1)

Numerology - A system of divination involving the interpretation of numbers.(3)

Occult - There are various definitions of the term but its current, general definition refers to supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena.

Omen - An omen (also called portent or presage) is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. People in ancient times believed that omens bring a divine message from their gods.(wikipedia)

Precognition - The apparent acquirement of information from the future. This would include any prediction effect.(1)

Psychometry – the ability to discern facts about a person or thing by way of direct
contact either of a personal item or image of the one being “read”.(2) Also known as object reading. Also see Clairsentience.

Reading - Information given by a psychic or medium to a sitter.(1) Also see Psychic Reading

Spiritualism -

Telepathy - The acquirement of information from others apparently via extrasensory means.(1)












(1) Magic in Theory, An Introduction to the Theoretical and Psychological Elements of Conjuring (Wiseman)

(2) An Introduction to Mentalism (Craig Browning)

(3) Glossary of Terms in Mental Magic: Mindmagician.org

(4) Merriam-Webster Dictionary

(5) The Full Facts Book of Cold Reading (Ian Rowland)

Stein&stein - Summary The Anthropology of Religion Magic and Witchcraft

Mercury Card Fold

Method of secretly folding a card into quarters.

See:
Card College Vol 5, pg 1353
Jay Sankey's Papperclipped Special Edition

Paper Clip Switch (Sankey)

See:
"Paperclipped Special Edition

Fourth Dimensional Telepathy

I've read this was originally a Theodore Annemann effect.

See:
Easy to Master Mental Miracles, Vol 3 (Richard Osterlind)
Bob Cassidy "A Journey Through the Fourth Dimension".

Impression Pads, Force Pads & Devices

Psypher, 

Nomad, 

Tommy Pad, 

Parapad, 

John Riggs Butterfly Pad

https://www.thejerx.com/blog/2016/9/15/jerx-on-your-side-forcing-pads

http://magikdata.com/products-us.html

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Devious_Contraptions/2D_6DQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=impression+pads+mentalism&printsec=frontcover

Business Card Prophecy

Simple prediction trick using Bill Simon's prophecy move with a prediction written on the back of a business card.

JS Magic performance

Double Deal Force

Force published in Max Maven's Green book for the effect Predixion. I don't know where it originated.

This is a method of forcing the top card or the top two cards of the deck. Have the spectator deal cards into a pile stopping whenever they want. This puts the force card(s) on the bottom. Then have them pick up the pack and deal them into two different piles. If it a single card being forced, this puts it on the top of the pile last dealt onto. If two cards are being forced, then there is one force card on the top each pile.