TCS taxonomy v0.1
Experimental: structure may change in a subsequent edition.
Glossary
- Deal — Distribute cards to targets
- Collect — Gather cards from sources
- Spread — Display cards in a spread
- Cut — Divide deck at point
- Shuffle — Randomize card order
- Riffle Shuffle — Riffle shuffle technique
- Overhand Shuffle — Overhand shuffle technique
- Palm — Conceal card in palm
- Classic Palm — Classic palm technique for concealing a card
- Steal — Remove card secretly
- Load — Place card into location
- Force — Control spectator selection
- Reveal — Show card or state
- Turn — Flip card orientation
- Flip — Reverse card order
- Separate — Divide into groups
- Reassemble — Combine groups
- Double Lift — Lift two cards as one
- Control — Control card position
- Take — Take object from source
- Return — Give back object
- Memorize — Remember information
- Indicate — Point to or specify
- Display — Present for viewing
- Open — Open container or object
- Speak — Verbalize
- Says Stop — Spectator says 'stop'
- Indicates Pile — Spectator indicates a pile
- Card Drops — Card falls or is dropped
- Spectator Chose — Spectator makes a choice
- Chose A — Spectator chose option A
- Chose B — Spectator chose option B
- Chose C — Spectator chose option C
- Playing Cards — Standard playing card deck
- Playing Card — Single playing card
- Sealed Envelope — Sealed envelope containing prediction
- Pause — Temporal pause
- Gesture — Physical gesture or movement
- Look — Direction of gaze or attention
- Beat — General timing beat
- Display — Display or show action
- Attention — Call attention to something
- Tension — Build tension or anticipation
- Assisting — Spectator actively participates (e.g., selects card, handles props)
- Observing — Spectator passively observes
- Camera Operator — Camera operator controlling attention
- Stooge — Confederate or plant in audience
- Remote Viewer — Remote viewer (online, recorded)
- Performer Error — Performer made a mistake in execution
- Structural Fragility — Method is inherently fragile under these conditions
- Context Mismatch — Method doesn't match performance context
- Inferential Collapse — Spectator reasoning collapses belief
What changed
- Deal — added
- Collect — added
- Spread — added
- Cut — added
- Shuffle — added
- Riffle Shuffle — added
- Overhand Shuffle — added
- Palm — added
- Classic Palm — added
- Steal — added
- Load — added
- Force — added
- Reveal — added
- Turn — added
- Flip — added
- Separate — added
- Reassemble — added
- Double Lift — added
- Control — added
- Take — added
- Return — added
- Memorize — added
- Indicate — added
- Display — added
- Open — added
- Speak — added
- Says Stop — added
- Indicates Pile — added
- Card Drops — added
- Spectator Chose — added
- Chose A — added
- Chose B — added
- Chose C — added
- Playing Cards — added
- Playing Card — added
- Sealed Envelope — added
- Pause — added
- Gesture — added
- Look — added
- Beat — added
- Display — added
- Attention — added
- Tension — added
- Assisting — added
- Observing — added
- Camera Operator — added
- Stooge — added
- Remote Viewer — added
- Performer Error — added
- Structural Fragility — added
- Context Mismatch — added
- Inferential Collapse — added
Projection generated from the source edition; publication baseline: 2026-10-08.