This reminds me of Deep 3 by Bro Gilbert. In that trick, two unique jokers reveal the initials of a
spectator's "first love." That trick seems more organic, because after a deck switch, you can go on
with other card tricks with the spec none the wiser.
With PPF, you have yet another dedicated
deck, which, unless you are doing a full mentalism / haunted magic close-up act, seems a bit suspect
whipping out mid-performance: "Hey, NOW let's do a trick with a Tarot deck!" I thought the idea was
to have a deck NOT look like a trick deck. You can't repeat it for the same group, and once you're
done, well, time to set that deck aside.
The trick exploits the "novelty" of Tarot cards, and
minimalizes any actual "reading" some specs may expect when they see a Tarot. But, do you seriously
want to get into in-depth Tarot readings anyway? This is a MAGIC trick.
Along w/ Deep 3, PPF
seeks to associate a deep intimate "psychic connection" between the subject (usually a woman) and
the Magi. ("Hey Bro! Let me read your Tarot, yo?")
Does it rise above "See, I KNEW you'd pick
those cards, 'cause I wrote a Pre-Dict-Shun!"? Perhaps. It seems fresh because of the colorful
picture cards.
The cards are high quality, the teaching clear, the effect easy to perform.
For a one-off, stand-alone effect with a unique prop, it's OK.
Pretty Persuasion
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