Its “Signs and Wonders” chapters are warded picks (a.k.a. Its “Secrets and Mysteries” chapters are half-diamond picks, offering easy access to vital individual elements (such as long-forgotten methods ripe for revival - gems of a practical nature). Its introduction is a torsion wrench, establishing a “constant” while the reader shifts into a proper feel for the material. Uncovering the priceless subtleties contained within The JINX demands about a year’s intensive study - or the right lock picking set.Įach chapter of the JINX Companion could be likened to a lock picking tool.
Its thousand pages stand like a massive, intricately forged armored door with no easily detectable keyhole among myriad distractions.
#ANNEMANN THE JINX PROFESSIONAL#
Working as a professional mind reader, and known to the magic community through his prolific early publications and contributions, Annemann became ensconced in a scene that was the center of American magic. Every month, in his spirited editorial column, Annemann praised - and more often condemned - magic and magicians.
Not only are some of today’s “new” tricks derived from items originally published in The JINX (1934-42), but its creator Theodore Annemann was the original magic blogger. It’s usually spoken in hushed tones and with a sly smile: “It’s in The JINX.” It’s exactly the sort of answer an experienced magician loves to give for the source of a just-performed killer trick.
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