"Dangerously close to the real thing...the best rising card routine ever!" -Paul Harris
"This routine is genuinely marvelous!" -Eugene Burger
"This is strong magic that will get your audience right in the 'chakras.'" -Max Maven
The Effect NEW EDITION!
The new edition of Kundalani Rising includes a color cover for the directions and a page of new notes and handlings.
The Kundalini Rising, from a spectator's point of view:
The deck is new, the seal unbroken. He bids me open the pack and shuffle the cards. Now cut. I keep half and surrender the remainder to him. From my cards I select one (the five of clubs), unknown to him. "Press the card to your forehead, imprint it in your mind" he tells me. He then collects all the cards, mine included and replaces them in the pack. He gives me the deck, then steps back, out of reach.
I hold the pack in my right hand at arm's length. He asks me to relax, and draw deep breaths while picturing my card. Relaxed now, at his request I hold the breaths briefly, then blow the air out through the deck in my hand. Once, twice, three times.
With the third breath, a card rises mysteriously, majestically, from the deck, as if pulled by unseen hands. It is the five of clubs! It is magic.
What You Get Includes the special gimmick and eight pages of complete, illustrated instructions-you need only supply the deck.
Manufacturer Says Jeff McBride is widely known in the magic community for his ability to take an effect and create a handling which is so simple and clean that it appears to the audience as real magic. Kundalini Rising is certainly no exception.
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Hi. This is your official PenguinMagic reviewer, B_Magic.
Kundalini Rising is a great effect and definitely something I would recommend for anyone interested in the effect. It's an easy to do miracle that will get reactions and will get people talking. I love tricks where the magic happens in the hands of the spectators, and this may well be one of the best!
I give it 4 stars because of my personal preference not to have to construct the gimmick yourself, which you must do with this. It's not a terribly difficult process, and you don't need extra materials or anything, but there are other variations of this effect that come premade, which I prefer. That said, I've also been let down by the premade gimmicks that were made incorrectly, where Kundalini you could easily make to your liking.
Grab it, get it, and start amazing people. This is a good one.
B_Magic
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Awesome
[Verified buyer] by Anonymous from Florida on 04/02/2010 23:59:37
This is such a great effect. I have had much experience performing this effect. It is the first card trick, I perform to my spectators, and never have had a dull reaction. After performing this effect I always get asked to see another trick which is great because that can lead you into a possible oppurtunity of getting a gig or passing out a business card.
Gimmick : The gimmick is very clever and the way it is used is even more clever.
Instructions : The instuctions are very clear and easy to follow.
I am very happy with my purchase, thank you for offering me such a great effect.
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W/ A BORROWED & SHUFFLED DECK!!!
[Verified buyer] by Richard the Mentalist from New York on 04/02/2010 20:16:31
The title says it all, really. Walk up to somebody and borrow a deck of cards (or provide one yourself) and have THEM shuffle the cards. Perform the routine IN THEIR HANDS! End clean! Have them inspect the cards, there's nothing to find! It's THE best way to perform the rising card routine. Start and end clean. Let the spectators handle everything the whole time and use normal cards.
I've gotten amazing reactions with this. From people screaming to jaws dropped in silenced shock. It is easy to do and very reliable. Jeff McBride provides a patter that is almost too believable. Be careful with this, people will believe you are performing real (black) magic.
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i love the trick plus gimmick
[Verified buyer] by Anonymous from nova scotia on 11/16/2009 09:12:20
yeah i love the trick plus the gimmick because the gimmick can be altered and used for plenty of other things , but holy cow this trick used to cost like 8.50 or something like that what happened with the sudden price jump thats crazy , thank god they have refills for 7 dollars and 50 cents , aka what the whole trick itself used to cost , the gimmick is strong and will last i still have half or more of the gimmick supply left and i had this for over 3 years , maybe 4 years , and within that time i found plenty of uses for the gimmick infact one of my favorite tricks requires this gimmick , i just gave it 3 stars for the price , better off buying refils and playin around with it
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great trick
[Verified buyer] by jonathan the great from Alabama US on 12/21/2008 21:55:14
i dont perform this the same but using this tricks method i ivented a trick that i perform almost all the time and it gets good reactions if u buy this look in the forum i explained how i do it the effect it teaches is great too but u can apply this effect to come up with ur own style of performing it so its a great trick be sure to get the kundalini rising refill with it because ull run out of supplies
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