Fortune Teller's Book of Days by Murphy's Magic and Paul Green
Some magic tricks impress people. This one makes them feel like fate had something to do with it.
The Fortune Teller's Book of Days is not a prop you pull out of a bag. It is a book that looks and feels like it has been sitting on a shelf for years, waiting for exactly this moment. Timeless in its design, completely unsuspecting in appearance, and utterly devastating in performance.
Here is how it plays: one spectator names a card, completely freely. Another opens the book to their own birthday, a date they choose, a date that belongs to them alone. And there, beside that date, written in ink long before any of this began, is the exact card their companion just named. No moves. No fishing. No sleight of hand of any kind. No skill required whatsoever.
What makes this effect so powerful is not just the method, which is brilliantly clean, but the experience it creates. This is not a card trick dressed up in a book. It is a moment that feels genuinely personal, the kind that connects two strangers through something that should be impossible and leaves everyone in the room quietly wondering how on earth that just happened. Participation becomes prophecy. A birthday becomes a revelation. And when those two things collide in front of a live audience, the reaction is something you cannot manufacture any other way.
The hardbound edition is crafted to look exactly like a book you would find on any shelf in any home. Real in every sense of the word. Subtle, elegant, and completely above suspicion.
As a bonus, a softbound personal-carry edition is also included in the package, sized perfectly to slip into a pocket for impromptu performances anywhere, anytime. Two books, two performance contexts, one unforgettable effect.
Multiple routines and handlings are included, along with a bonus routine from the brilliant Bob Farmer, giving you plenty of ways to make this your own.
What's included:
Premium hardbound edition of the Fortune Teller's Book of Days
Bonus softbound personal-carry edition
Multiple routines and handlings
Bonus routine by Bob Farmer
Full online video instructions
Difficulty: No skill required
Best for: Close-up, walk-around, parlour, stage, mentalism, corporate, and strolling performances
Can it be examined?
Yes, everything can be examined.
Is it durable?
Yes. It will last for a long time even with regular use.
Does it require sleight of hand?
It requires no sleight of hand to perform.
Is everything ready to use out of the box?
Yes. Everything is ready for you to perform the effect out of the box.