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Persona by David Jonathan


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Persona, is a practical, commercial close-up effect from David Jonathan and Vanishing Inc. that is guaranteed to make every audience laugh and smile.

"A contender for trick of the year!"
- Craig Petty

"Genius method and a real crowd pleaser. Devious and yet so easy to do."
- Cameron Francis

This pocket-sized, personality test magic trick uses fully custom cards to reveal a participant's true personality. It's easy to do and can be taken with you everywhere.

You ask someone a variety of questions and then use the cards to spell out whatever answer they give (you can even let them do this part). These questions are customizable, and you can ask as many, or as few, as you want. The answers they give are also 100% free.

In the end, they're left holding one card. All of the cards they didn't choose are flipped over to show they have negative traits printed on them like "selfish" or "rude". Finally, your participant turns over the card they're holding to discover it describes them as "awesome" (the only positive trait in the bunch).

No forces. No equivoque. No memory work. No sleight of hand.

This direct and memorable routine is self-working thanks to the custom cards designed in conjunction with Phill Smith. By streamlining a principle first introduced in his bestseller "Profile", David has created an easy-to-do stunner that doesn't require any memory work. You'll be performing it within minutes of opening the box.

"Brilliant thinking! A perfect opener!"
-Simon Lipkin

"A devious method"
- David Regal

Persona also comes with a set of bonus cards designed to be used in more "adult" situations. In this variation, all of the non-chosen cards are positive traits. The card they end up holding reveals they are an "A-hole". In the right situations, with the right crowd, this one always gets a big laugh.

Both sets of premium quality custom cards come secured in a luxurious faux leather packet wallet that adds a touch of elegance while protecting the cards in transit. The accompanying online magic tutorial will also have you ready to use Persona right away.

Persona is engaging and memorable close-up magic made easy. Get yours today!

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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 11th, 2025
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I own 1000+ effects and this one of the 10 I actually want on me every gig. It is a 1/10 on the difficulty scale but 8/10 on audience reaction. The lovely wallet and alternate set of cards are a great add on but I'd say even just selling the basic set in a plastic bag would have been worth the price. It's a beautiful, happy little effect that makes approaching your spectator relatively stress free. You know the trick will work and you know they'll smile.
Another great one from David Jonathan.
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A fun idea that takes some creative liberties Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 20th, 2025
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This is an easy-to-execute, fun little routine that gets a solid reaction from the spectator. The markings are difficult to read and take a lot more practice than most such decks, but I am not always fully confident I'll easily see them if the lighting isn't really strong. I'm not a fan of the types of prompt questions used in the tutorial, as few of them seem to actually relate to personality, and have written a set of questions that all have to do with personality in some way (i.e., "What style of music best suits your personality? Rap, Jazz, or blues?"). I haven't used the ***hole version yet on another person, but I have done the awesome version on a spectator, then have them answer the questions based on their perception of my personality on the deck that leads to me being an ***hole. So if you purchase this, I would encourage you to be creative with how you use it.
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Great trick if only they did this one thing Report this review
Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 11th, 2025
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I really enjoy this trick.

My only complaint is that they need to show you the order of the cards, plain and simple so if you ever drop them or something happens when they spill, you can put them back in order.

Just a quick pause on the video to be like hey, here’s the order, or a pdf to show you which card goes where in the order would make it so much easier to learn, instead of a crib card that I only find useful to know where the negative cards are


Just this one thing that would make it so much easier to understand the order
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