Cardivances by Alejandro Guillier
Some magic books hand you a pile of tricks. Cardivances hands you a way of thinking.
Alejandro Guillier Farga has put together a collection of original magic built around strong effects, ingenious methods, and carefully considered construction. Card magic sits at the heart of the book, but the material reaches further than most card books dare. There are coin effects built around a genuinely unusual idea: transferring heat from one coin to another. These routines give your audience something to feel as well as something to see, and that physical, sensory layer turns a good effect into a memorable one.
Across the whole book, Alejandro revisits classic plots from fresh angles and offers original concepts and unconventional solutions that open up different paths to the same goal: real astonishment. The material is meant to be performed, studied, and adapted, with constant attention to clarity, audience impact, and the small details that make an effect truly deceptive. You will find cards, coins, a chapter on card assemblies full of ideas you will want to try right away, and even concepts that make use of mobile phones.
The reaction from respected names says a lot. Miguel Ángel Gea praises Alejandro’s vision for presenting both the classics and the newest developments in card magic, moving easily between fiction, impossibilities, and powerful effects. Alfredo Ruiz (Fenik) calls the contents exceptionally rich and says the new generation of magicians will enjoy the distinctive, contemporary way Alejandro builds effects and routines. Carlos Vaquera first fell for Alejandro’s adaptation of Travelers (Aces to the Pockets) and has followed his work closely ever since, calling him a national treasure of Chile.
If you want material with a modern voice, fresh solutions to old problems, and a book that rewards both performing and studying, Cardivances is an invitation to explore new possibilities in close-up magic.
Format: Book
Difficulty: Intermediate
Best for: Card workers, coin workers, close-up performers, and magicians who enjoy studying the thinking behind an effect
