Mnemonica & Aronson MemDeck Trainers // Thom Parkin // Magic review

[@OBrienMagic]

What is your favorite stack and what is your favorite method of memorising it?

[@theorushinjr9023]

Mnemonica has always been my favorite but I've just been too lazy to learn how to memorize it ... until now. 😀

[@hibabakhteyar4829]

Thanks so much for the shoutout Michael. So happy that the deck is helping magicians learn these decks. They were so fun to create. ~ Hiba @ CoffeeandPenArt.com

[@OBrienMagic]

My pleasure! Thank you for being part of creating such a cool tool for magicians to use! Glad you enjoyed the review.

[@UnbiasedMagicReviews]

Great review. This looks like a great product. Once a person has a stack memorized (or so they think they have) the next step is to be able to perform a series of effects that will take a completely shuffled deck and end in your full deck stack. Having to reorganize the deck while performing (example - sort between the first 26 and second 26 on the fly) is a good test to see if you have your stack mastered.

[@OBrienMagic]

Very true!

[@ParkinT]

You make a GREAT point! Having mastered the Aronson Stack - recently, using this deck - I have been practicing Tamariz's "Neither Blind nor Stupid". Straight from stack order (regardless of how many cuts the spectator has made) I need to quickly determine the "ODD" card among the "EVEN" cards and vice versa.

[@zantas-handle]

Really helpful Michael. Thank you. Can I point out respectfully that Mnemonica is not pronounced 'New- monica'? It's actually pronounced: Nə-monica . Quite a few established channels mispronounce it, especially Rick Lax! You can hear it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYbEdpdnbciVlcU A mnemonic (/nəˈmɒnɪk/,) device, or memory device, is any learning technique that aids information retention or retrieval (remembering) in the human memory.

[@OBrienMagic]

Haha thanks so much for the correct pronunciation! I appreciate it!

[@zantas-handle]

@@OBrienMagic Ah you're welcome! Thanks for the gracious response. You're a fine gentleman, you are Mr O'Brien, to be sure! ;)

[@vintagemetal]

I am not that bright and to be honest.. I have smoked so much weed that I shouldn't even be able to remember my birthday.. But I've learned the mnemonica stack both ways in 2, maybe 3 days. Just write the numbers on the back of the cards, shuffle them and slow but steady add more cards. If I can do it, anyone can do it

[@OBrienMagic]

Hahaha love it

[@biderrackclayingpards2184]

Great review, and I can only echo the positive comments. Having previously tried several different approaches with limited success, Thom’s deck was exactly what I needed to commit Mnemonica to memory once and for all. I was amazed at how quickly it stuck - literally a few hours over the course of a weekend was all I needed. I can now quickly convert stack position to card (and vice versa), as well as rattle through the deck in order. It’s a beautiful deck too!

[@OBrienMagic]

Such a wonderful testimonial!!!!

[@ParkinT]

Another wonderful review. Thanks, Michael, for showcasing this. It has been a true labor of love and I am excited to share it with the greater magic community!

[@OBrienMagic]

Thank you for coming out with this! You can tell a great deal of care went into every card! Excited to see what people think about it!

[@theorushinjr9023]

Great Video! I really need to get this deck. Like you, I was able to very easily remembers that the King of Diamonds, who is 26 and the Queen of Diamonds, who is 46 went to the 2 (of) Clubs on the corner of 27th St. Wow! That's amazing! It like I'm reciting the events in a movie - lol I am curious to know if anyone has ever tried using this deck to perform effects for Laypeople? The pictures wouldn't mean anything to them and one may come up with a rather "interesting" effect. Just Brain Storming

[@OBrienMagic]

Interesting idea! I am not sure but it could be cool!

[@cjrmystic]

For the forties, I imagine Morty from “Rick and Morty” doing various absurd things.

[@OBrienMagic]

hahaha ,makes sense!

[@jamesdavis3528]

13....not 14

[@antoniodiavolo]

Hi Michael! Did you have any experience with mnemonica before getting this deck?

[@OBrienMagic]

I know what mnemonica is and how stacked decks work but I do not know the stack nor have i learned any routines using it so i am definitely a newbie!

[@antoniodiavolo]

@@OBrienMagic Gotcha! I might have to pick this up then! It seems like this might be a good method for learning it. Like a year ago I brute force learned the first 16 cards and have those down but I just wasn't able to do that for the rest of the deck. Even from the couple cards you showed here, I can still remmeber their positions

[@Handstand221]

After watching your video I just ordered a Mnemonica deck. This past year I have remembered the full stack in order. I have been having trouble remembering a card at any number. I hope this helps. Thank you for the great review.

[@OBrienMagic]

Glad to hear it! Literally only glanced at the cards for the review and read the manuscript and just in that process memorized like 6 cards. Lol. It makes it really simple for sure!

[@shawnmcdowell5477]

That is a very good idea that he has come out with. I am going to check it out. I mostly use the Si Stebbins stack and sometimes the Bart Harding stack.

[@OBrienMagic]

You may even be able to apply these ideas to your own stacks to help memorise them!