Instructions for Miracles is a delightful little tome packed with 10 masterfully crafted performance pieces tailored for the advanced card connoisseur—straight from the mind of Friedrich Roitzsch (who, let's be honest, has a name that’s as intriguing as his magic). These routines may ring a bell, but fear not; each has been given a fresh spin that’ll have your audience wondering if they’ve just stepped into another dimension. Bound in a hardback cover that’s more luxurious than your last hotel stay (cheers to Jörg Willich for the fancy relief-varnished design), this beauty boasts 98 pages filled with 87 crystal-clear illustrations by the man himself, all elegantly presented in English and measuring a neat 5.8 x 8.3 inches.
Friedrich Roitzsch has been wowing audiences for over 20 years—not just with his tricks but also with that wonderfully unconventional spelling of his name. As a professional who has honed his skills in close-up and card magic, he knows what it takes to make an effect truly commercial. Yet, he’s still got that spark of enthusiasm that drives him to go the extra mile and make his tricks pop. With impressive sleight of hand, clever presentations, and a smile that could charm the socks off a statue, he’s a go-to performer for corporate events and private shindigs.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword by Pit Hartling
Introduction
Switch'em After showing off an impressive hand muck, the magician reveals a spectator as a professional card cheat and manages to get them to perform an even more astounding card switch (who knew?!)!
Luminous Readers When viewed through a special pair of glasses, the backs of the four aces appear in a different colour—at least that’s what one spectator thinks is going on...
Robin Hood The magician sends a card soaring up to twelve feet in the air, catches it back in the deck, and reveals that it actually split a chosen card! And yes, it’s genuinely signed...
Fastest Card Trick in the World Watch as the magician executes a lightning-fast transposition of the four signed Aces and Kings, then repeats it with Kings disappearing into four different pockets (blink and you’ll miss it)!
Power Matcha The spectator miraculously finds the mate to a chosen card while the rest of the deck looks like a chaotic mess. But wait—suddenly the whole deck is arranged in pairs!
Nine Card Monte Revisited A brilliantly clean take on José Carroll's classic, using trick cards. And yes, all cards can be examined at the end (no funny business here)!
Far Out The magician divines three freely chosen cards without even coming close to the deck! (It’s like magic, but without the need for a crystal ball.)
Out of this Card Box A fresh rendition of Paul Curry's clever OOTW, starting with a thoroughly shuffled deck thanks to an "out-of-the-box" concept (not your standard fluff).
Magic Squared Four chosen cards from a special number deck add up to a freely selected number, repeated until a full magic square appears on your table (who said maths can’t be magical?).
Instructions for a Miracle The most practical and direct take on José Carroll's fantastic plot where a signed card emerges bound in a small booklet!
Disclaimer: Instructions for a Miracle is based on Juan Manuel Marcos' El Milagro, which is a marketed trick. It’s assumed that you’re already familiar with it to fully grasp this version.
QUOTES:
"I've seen Friedrich perfect these routines over years. They are strong and clean, and effects the audience will talk about." - Denis Behr
"One of Friedrich's talents is to identify strong, solid effects and then to put in the important work to streamline, combine, enhance and create the best version and handling. All ten effects in this book are amazing, elegant and beautiful pieces of magic." - Pit Hartling
"I have witnessed Friedrich several times performing effects from this book in front of real audiences and the perfection of his effects was always breathtaking. Even the smallest details were honed over the years and the result you'll find in this book full of miracles." - Wolfgang Moser
"I've had the pleasure of knowing Friedrich for over 30 years, witnessing some of these ideas, moves and routines take shape and others fooling the heck out of me. He's one of the best sleight of hand artists I know. So do yourself a favour and follow Friedrich's instructions, you will be rewarded with miracles!" - Thomas Fraps
