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The Confessions of Dr. Crow

Secrets Revealed

Table of Contents

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1

The Ring Stack ................................................................................................................................... 2

The Order of the Suits......................................................................................................................... 3

The Mnemonics .................................................................................................................................. 4

The Sequence of the Cards ................................................................................................................ 4

Review ................................................................................................................................................ 5

The Anchors ....................................................................................................................................... 5

Anchor Î The Bank Numbers.............................................................................................................. 6

Anchor Î The Court Cards .................................................................................................................. 6

Anchor Î The Minority Suit Sequence................................................................................................. 7

Examples ............................................................................................................................................ 7

Summary ............................................................................................................................................ 8

Dr. CrowÓs Address Book.................................................................................................................... 8

The Kiwi Board ................................................................................................................................. 14

Introduction

Those of you who have read ÐThe Hanussen Effect,Ñ are already familiar with the enigmatic

Robert Delacroix a/k/a ÐDr. Crow.Ñ For the better part of a century, he has been a powerful force behind

the scenes of modern mentalism.

There of those, of course, who doubt that Crow exists, and refuse to acknowledge that he is the

true ÐGodfatherÑ of our art, but, then again, there are those who donÓt believe in the Illuminati either.

The material in this e-book was obtained on a recent visit I made to Dr. CroixÓs home in Bayou

Delacroix, Louisiana. I had only intended to learn his card stacking system, but was pleasantly surprised

when he shared two incredible information-gathering methods with me.

ÐThe Ring StackÑ is one of the most fascinating card stacking systems I have ever seen. DonÓt

think for a minute that it is anywhere near as confusing as it may sound on first reading. It is actually very

simple. According to Doctor Crow, the most important thing is to learn the ÐAnchors,Ñ because, in

mastering them you will find that you can actually visualize the entire stack in your mind, much as it is

pictured in the routine.

I found it necessary to describe ÐThe Ring StackÑ in my own words (with CrowÓs permission, of

course) because when Dr. Crow showed it to me it was with deck in hand and I could immediately

appreciate the visual nature of the stack without extremely detailed information. Unlike most stacks

involving memory, the use of several ÐAnchorsÑ insures against failure should you forget one or two of

them. As Crow likes to point out, ÐThere are many ways to skin a cat, which is a good thing, if you think

about it.Ñ

The remainder of this e-book is pretty much in the doctorÓs own words.

The Ring Stack

Most cyclical stacks are based on either mathematical progressions (Si Stebbins) or nonsense

rhymes (ÐEight KingsÑ and John MulhollandÓs ÐHungry Jackass.Ñ) While memorized stacks, such as the

Nikola, allow for the fastest determination of a cards position in the pack, performers who donÓt use the

set-up frequently generally seem to avoid the memory route. The mathematical systems, which serve as

substitutes for memory, can sometimes be difficult in performance situations. Furthermore, many of the

mathematical formulas only allow you to determine the position of a given card, and not the card at a

given position.

Hence the ÐRing Stack.Ñ It is a new type of cyclical stack, with a few simple ÐanchorsÑ that allow for

the quick determination of a cardÓs location or the identity of a card at a given number. Unlike other

cyclical stacks, it is not based on mathematics or rhymes. Instead, it is based on a few words, some

basic ( very basic) mnemonics and a bit of logic. With a minimal amount of practice, it can be mastered in

a few hours.

Here is what the stack looks like:

Refer to the above layout while reading the following and the intricacies of the stack will be easily

understood.

The Order of the Suits

The Four of Clubs is the top card of the pack and the Ten of Diamonds is at the bottom. Each of

the above rows contains a ÐbankÑ of thirteen cards. With the exception of the court cards, the suits follow

the standard ÐCHaSeDÑ sequence Î The picture cards, however, act as placeholders for the suit that is

ÐmissingÑ in each bank.

For example, in the first bank the suit order is: clubs Î clubs Î spades - diamonds. The second

ÐclubÑ is always a picture card. In the first bank, the picture cards occupy the positions that would

normally belong to ÐheartsÑ in the ÐCHSDÑ sequence. In the second bank, the positions that would

normally be occupied by spades contain the court cards from the heart suit. In the third bank, the spade

picture cards replace the missing diamonds. In the fourth bank, diamond court cards occupy the ÐclubÑ

positions. Not only does this arrangement disguise the cyclical nature of the stack when the cards are

ribbon spread face up, but it allows the performer to immediately know which bank contains any given

court card. (All of the club picture cards are in the first bank, all of the hearts in the second, the spades in

the third, and the diamonds in the fourth.)

A court card is always followed by the opposite suit of the same color. A heart, therefore, must

follow the King of Diamonds. A club must always follow the Jack of Spades. (Again, just keep referring to

the layout pictured above for clarification.)

The Mnemonics

Readers who are familiar with standard mnemonic conventions will already be familiar with the

following Ðnumeric/phoneticÑ alphabet as described in Harry LorayneÓs ÐHow to Develop a Super Power

Memory.Ñ The following correspondences MUST be memorized, but, there are only ten of them and they

are easily remembered.

The letters, or, more properly, the sounds , ÐTÑ or ÐDÑ correspond to number Ð1.Ñ (Just remember

that ÐTÑ and ÐDÑ are written with ONE downstroke. ÐTÑ and ÐDÑ are the same in the numeric alphabet

because, except for the fact that one is voiced and the other isnÓt, both sounds are formed in the same

manner through the action of the tongue on the roof of the mouth above the teeth.)

ÐNÑ corresponds to number Ð2.Ñ (There are TWO angles in the letter ÐN.Ñ)

ÐMÑ corresponds to number Ð3Ñ (There are THREE angles in the letter ÐMÑ)

ÐRÑ corresponds to Ð4.Ñ (The ÐRÑ sounds like four. )

ÐLÑ corresponds to Ð5.Ñ (Think of the Roman numeral for Ð50Ñ Î ÐL.Ñ)

ÐCHÑ corresponds to Ð6.Ñ (Remember, we are referring to sounds , not the actual letters. For the

purposes of our stack, therefore, ÐchÑ will be considered a single letter. An easy way to remember that it

corresponds to Ð6Ñ is to think of Ð six ch icks.Ñ ÐSH,Ñ a soft ÐGÑ or a ÐJÑ would also correspond to Ð6,Ñ

because, again, the sounds are all formed in basically the same manner.)

ÐK,Ñ a hard ÐCÑ or a hard ÐGÑ corresponds to Ð7Ñ. (The letter ÐKÑ looks like two mirror image Ð7ÓsÑ

lying on their sides.)

ÐVÑ or ÐFÑ corresponds to Ð8.Ñ (Think of a ÐV-8Ñ engine or the popular vegetable juice.)

ÐBÑ or ÐPÑ corresponds to Ð9.Ñ (Think of a ÐPÑ written backwards or a lowercase ÐbÑ turned upside

down.)

ÐSÑ or ÐZÑ corresponds to Ð0.Ñ (Z for zero )

Go over these correspondences for about ten minutes or so and you will have them down pat. (I

apologize to those experienced mentalists who have used these correspondences for years - just note

that I am using the ÐZufall/LorayneÑ correspondences rather than those used by Hatton and Plate or

Nikola. If you wish to use one of the latter systems, you will have to alter the stack accordingly.)

Note that no vowel sounds are contained in the numeric alphabet. This is convenient, for in ÐThe

Ring Stack,Ñ the vowels represent the court cards.

The Sequence of the Cards

The ÐRingÑ stack is based on three words, which you must memorize: RING FELT CHAMPS.

Just think of a boxing ÐringÑ which has ÐfeltÑ many Ðchamps.Ñ (The sentence is two four-letter words

followed by a five-letter word- we consider the ÐchÑ sound to be one letter, remember?)

C H S D sequence R I N G F E L T Ch A M P S

(Clubs Hearts Spades Diamonds)

4 K 2 7 8 Q 5 1 6 J 3 9 10

I = kI n g E = q u E E n A = j A c k

(Note that ÐIÑ is the only vowel in ÐKing,Ñ ÐEÑ is the only vowel in Ðqueen,Ñ and ÐaÑ is the only vowel in

ÐJack.Ñ)

Review

Look at the stack again. Make sure that it all makes sense to you before you proceed any further.

The Anchors

ÐThe AnchorsÑ are those built-in features of the stack that allow the performer to determine either

the position of a given card or the identity of a card located at a given position. A single anchor, or

The consonant sounds correspond to the numbers one (ace) through zero (ten.) The vowels

correspond to the court cards.

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