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- Packet trick - a card magic effect involving a small quantity of cards.
- Palm - to secretly hold an object in the hand in a manner which is unnoticeable.
- Pass - a secret move to transpose the halves of a pack* a way to secretly cut a deck of cards.
- Patter - The dialogue used in the performance of an effect. Patter styles may differ from magicians to magicians - some prefer a serious patter, while others opt for a light hearted humorous patter to relax the audience and try to catch them off guard.
- Peek - see Glimpse.
- Profonde/Pochettes - large pockets in tail coats which can be used for vanishes or productions, although not popular method today due to fashion trends.
- Pinch - holding something between the fingers.
- Plant - see Confederate.
- Psychokinesis - moving things using supposed supernatural powers.
- Pull - a device of elastic which pulls object up sleeve or under jacket as in the vanishing cigarette.
- Pull through shuffle - the concluding move to a riffle where the two halves are pulled through each other and not mixed.
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