Angel Catcher by Paul Harris

Introduce a small “angel catcher”—a mirror, or so it seems—and let the audience examine it. You then point out the tiny angels printed on the backs of standard Bicycle playing cards. Since angels are made of pure light, and a mirror reflects pure light, you explain that by combining the two… you can bend space and time.

You place the mirror on the back of a card, lining it up so both printed angels are reflected. As you slowly slide the mirror across the card, something strange happens: a ghostly “angel zone” appears—and then, impossibly, one of the reflected angels vanishes completely. It’s not in the mirror. It’s not on the card. It’s just… gone.

You reposition the mirror to reflect the one remaining angel. As you slide it again, the reflected angel begins to move—then visibly slides off the mirror and lands on the card as a real, printed angel.

You’re left with a Bicycle card that has both angels printed on one end… and a blank space where one should be. The card, the mirror, even the deck—everything can be examined.

Includes:

• Two specially printed Bicycle cards

• Precision mirror

• Protective carrying case

• 8-page, fully illustrated instructions