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doriancaudal Inner circle 1532 Posts |
I have the pleasure to announce that my MirACAAN book is now available as an ebook. Indeed, it has been a success, and very few physical copies remain. I don't plan to print new ones, but I have had a lot of requests regarding the release of an ebook version. That's explain my decision to now release it as an ebook.
If you are interested, please visit my website: http://doriancaudal.wixsite.com/miracaan Here is what they think about it: "Dorian Caudal is a true disciple of The Berglas Effect. He understands it intimately and long ago realised how limiting traditional sleight of hand is at achieving the effect. With his MirACAAN he has created a masterpiece that is a subtle and elegant blend of multiple methods to achieve the perfect effect. If you study this and put into practise everything he teaches you too will have a reputation making effect." Marc Paul "Your excellent book is both clever and fascinating. You cover the various aspects of this routine and make it all work so smoothly. I certainly think this is a worthy addition to the ACAAN plot." Peter Duffie "Dorian's ACAAN is a fun fast paced mentalism routine that is sure to blow your participant's mind. It stays very close to the original guidelines and is practical. Absorb, practice and destroy ! Great !" Peter Turner "MirACAAN is an advanced solution to the Any Card At Any Number plot that serious students of card magic will want to study and practice. The amount of thought that went into this is staggering and well worth the read." Jason Messina
Hands-off ACAAN - freely chosen card and number : http://doriancaudal.wix.com/miracaan
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BMWGuy Inner circle Texas 2562 Posts |
Hey guys,
I have bought the pdf. It is great. Lots to study and work on, but should be well worth it in the end. Full review coming soon. Alex
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hektormagic Veteran user 349 Posts |
The trailer looks like a miracle! The price is high for a single effect download e-book, but if all statements are true, will worth. Some reviews and opinions?
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BMWGuy Inner circle Texas 2562 Posts |
Hey guys,
So I am glad that Dorian was finally able to release this version as a pdf. I always wanted a pdf, and Version 2 is a pdf. I agree a lot with what was said above, but the rating I don't agree on. Why? Being a fan, lover, and worker of different types of ACAANs, including The Crusade, Asi Winds, and my own, this has got to be the most difficuly ACAAN to learn, but just like anything, once you learn it, the payout will be great. I cannot wait to dive in and learn it, just been so busy. Dorian goes over Miracaan V1 in the book, then V2 is a streamlined version of Version 1. Less math, less to worry about, etc, etc. You will have to work on this though, this is not something you will pick up and do straight away. I agree that once mastered, you will have a miracle ACAAN on your hands, and the good thing about this is that you get to choose and pick the one you want to use as you have several options to do this in the book. MY rating will have to be an 8.5/10. This is better than version 1, and you can even use your phone to help you out in one instance. I contacted Dorian and asked him what his preferred method from the book was, and he gave me 2 answers. a mix and match between the streamlined method, and the phone. No its not an app, and you don't need to purchase anything, but your phone can help you a lot if you don't want to use a lot of memory work. You need to have a stack down to be able to perform this, any stack will work. Alex Alejandro
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doriancaudal Inner circle 1532 Posts |
Thanks for your review Alex ! Glad you liked it !
Have fun frying brains with it
Hands-off ACAAN - freely chosen card and number : http://doriancaudal.wix.com/miracaan
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lcwright1964 Special user Toronto 569 Posts |
I have spent a lot of time with it, and because of the wealth of ideas therein I think the price is justified. This isn't just a single effect--it is beyond that a treatise on the mathematical aspects of the memorized deck.
If you have some savvy with elementary math, and I do, the book is a treasure trove of inspiration. I have had an opportunity to share some of my thinking on alternate approaches with Dr Caudal himself, and he was very friendly and encouraging. I think that it is important to realize that in The Berglas Effects Richard Kaufmann's documenting of Berglas himself doing ACAAN emphasizes that even in the master's hands the scenario that lives up to the Berglas criteria only happening a minority of the time, and that the rest of the time one does have to jazz a little but do it so nonchalantly so as to eave the spectator with the impression that he had complete control of the cards from the time he took them in his hand. MirACAAN and MirACAAN 2 are very much in this tradition. MirACAAN has some complexity to it, and I think a brute force memorization of the main algorithm and its exceptions is very likely not the the most gratifying approach. It was only when I set things up and worked through the examples--he offers quite a few, that I found the methods more accessible as I could follow the rationale for what was done. The web app is very helpful and if one can work it into one's routine it saves much brain strain. Finally, MirACAAN exposes various ideas from which one can piece together one's own favourite strategy. Do you only want to have face-down deals? Do you want to maximize the chance of a fully hands off outcome? There are some ideas there. I will admit that the approach that I have derived has ended up being quite different from the original MirACAAN, but it suits my purposes, is a little easier on the brain, and it incorporates the spirit and ideas of Dr Caudal's work. That is what makes this such a fine acquisition for ACAAN fanatics--the MirACAAN algorithms are modular and can be modified to suit one's own thinking. I recommend this little PDF without reservation. |
doriancaudal Inner circle 1532 Posts |
Thanks for this review
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doriancaudal Inner circle 1532 Posts |
New orders have been sent out during the last weeks... Hope you like it, guys
Hands-off ACAAN - freely chosen card and number : http://doriancaudal.wix.com/miracaan
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doriancaudal Inner circle 1532 Posts |
Short reminder that the ebook version is now available (I've had some requests about this during the past months)
Hands-off ACAAN - freely chosen card and number : http://doriancaudal.wix.com/miracaan
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doriancaudal Inner circle 1532 Posts |
A performance of MirACAAN by a french magician, impromptu
It's in french but easily understandable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyddic2SzlM
Hands-off ACAAN - freely chosen card and number : http://doriancaudal.wix.com/miracaan
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doriancaudal Inner circle 1532 Posts |
Review from Aarav Rakesh (no account on the Café, but sent it to me by email so I share it here).
"I recently bought MirAcaan and when I saw the trailer, I thought it was too good to be true and when the pdf came to me, I realised this was the most intellectual innovation in holy grail magic that I have seen in a long long time. When you get the pdf, you are going to be overwhelmed and tempted to give up but remember once the hard work is done, you will be able to perform brilliant miracles created by a man who can pretty much pass as a genius. This opens up new possibilities for you and the effect is completely customisable. This requires a stack and if you don't know any, I think you should learn one just for this effect, that's how good it is. The maths is genius and once you put in the hardwork and dedication, you will do this effect justice. Absolutely brilliant work, just pick one up right now, and stop reading this."
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doriancaudal Inner circle 1532 Posts |
A review from a spanish magician, Christian Romero Calvo, who does not have any account here.
First of all, the pdf is divided in three major sections: the first one explains the basic method, the second one some simplified adaptations and the third one another version in which you don't have to memorize anything. Despite the fact that english is not the mother tongue of Dorian, the explanations throughout the book are crystal clear, with many pictures that helps to understand, but even more important to memorize, some parts of the method. I would not say that the method is the easiest thing on the world, but if you study it the reward is amazing. All you need is passion for our lovely craft (as Juan Tamariz would say). The author explains, not only the methodology, but also gives some tips on performance, which is always welcome. If you own the book The Berglas Effects by Richard Kaufman, you will find some similar strategies, although the methods are completely different. I strongly believe that the explanation throughout Dorian´s pdf should not be taken as a closed system, quite the opposite, it is an open system with many paths to follow. As a consequence, I also believe that every magician should adapt the explanation to his style, attitude, personality, etc. Remember Mr. Berglas words: “it's never the method, but personality and presentations are more important things”. Finally, the price is something like 35€. Is it fair? Absolutely!! I'm still wondering how a mind can arrive to such a clever method, if not by hours and hours of experimenting and studying. And that should be rewarded. That said, I recommend this approach to anyone interested in the ACAAN plot. You will get a professional version, which can be adapted, as advertised, to any situation. From a spanish friend...
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doriancaudal Inner circle 1532 Posts |
Website updated
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