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The Oracle is a mysterious and powerful effect! A demonstration of the power of foresight, which can be used to advise and guide.
Whether the Oracles power of prediction is deterministic or not is a concept given much debate. This effect is a direct demonstration that the origin of choices are not always fully understood by the person who makes them. Can the power of The Oracle be used to predict the actions of one who possesses genuine free will?
Proof of foresight:
A blue deck of Bicycle playing cards is spread and shown to be randomly mixed.
Two red backed cards are handed to a spectator.
The deck of cards is slowly dealt face down into a pile on the table, one card at a time.
At any time the spectator can add their two red cards separately into the deck.
Once this is done, the deck is spread to show that the spectator inserted their two red cards exactly next to the matching pair of cards from the deck.
The spectator really can insert their cards ANYWHERE into the deck.
No sleight of hand!
No need for multiple outs or forces!
Very easy to do!
You end completely clean and the deck can be fully examined!
The Oracle comes with an alternative ending where all four matching cards become the same colour!!
Difficulty level 1 (Basic sleights/self working)
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