Resigned to Miracles by Peter Groning - Book

What if you could secretly collect a spectator’s real signature… and they never even knew it happened?

Resigned to Miracles is a quietly brilliant book that gives you one of the most powerful utility weapons in close-up magic: a method for genuinely signing cards in performance—without suspicion, without copying, and without technology.

No apps.
No electronics.
No gimmicked pens.
No awkward moments.

Just playing cards.
A normal marker.
And a beautifully devious principle.

In the process of performing a strong, practical card effect, you secretly obtain authentic signatures from one or even two spectators on the backs of cards. The signatures are real. The cards are real. And the people who signed them have absolutely no idea those signed cards now exist.

From there, the doors swing wide open.

With these hidden signed cards in play, you can create impossible follow-up effects that feel completely unexplainable—because no one suspects the foundation was secretly laid moments earlier.

This underground method has been kept under wraps for over 35 years. Its creator, Peter Gröning, used it to win First Prize in Close-Up Magic at the 1999 Swedish Championships and only shared it with a small inner circle who recognized just how valuable it was.

Now, for the first time, it’s fully revealed.

Inside Resigned to Miracles, you’ll learn:

• The core method for secretly obtaining genuine signatures
• The original routine that makes it all happen
• 12 astonishing card effects built around hidden signed cards
• A bonus signed-coin routine
• Presentation ideas to spark your own creations

This isn’t just a collection of tricks—it’s a creative engine. Once you understand the principle, you’ll start seeing new possibilities everywhere.

Why this book is special:

• Uses only ordinary cards and a normal marker
• No tech, no gimmicks, no awkward procedures
• Creates layered, long-term impossibilities
• Ideal for close-up, strolling, and professional work
• A true “secret weapon” concept, not just a one-off trick

Resigned to Miracles gives you something rare: a method that quietly amplifies everything else you already do.

Subtle. Devious. Incredibly powerful.
This is the kind of thinking that turns good magic into unforgettable magic.

Resigned to Miracles by Peter Gröning
113 pages · Hardbound · Fully illustrated

"Resigned to Miracles" by Peter Gröning is one of the most exciting card magic books I've read in a long time. I'll never understand how he stumbled upon the brilliant method for obtaining duplicate signed cards - as you know, one of the Holy Grails of card magic. He explores many ways to exploit this concept, which makes new miracles possible, and can improve effects you already do. There are many interesting tricks of offer here, but I particularly liked "Fade In" in which blank card is signed on the back. Then, bit by bit, the face of a chosen card appears on this card, until a full image appears - and the card is still signed on the back. Gröning has even explored ways to use the duplicate signature with other items, such as coins. If you're serious about card magic, you will want this book." - John Lovick

"Pure genius." -Jack Carpenter

"This is another beautiful Hermetic Press book where the author propose a new system to achieve miracles. If the reader uses these techniques in a magic session, can perform impossible effects with card signed by the spectators. This book opens new horizons for card magic." - Marcelo Insua, Tango Magic

"You can live without this book. But if you study and use the commercial effect described in it, you will have added a gem to your repertoire." - Roberto Giobbi

"Perhaps the real miracle here is that Gröning has managed to keep such a brilliant idea secret for almost forty years." - Stephen Hobbs