Verbal Magic by Juan Tamariz - Book

When the magic happens in their hands—without you touching a thing.

There’s an old truth in conjuring: the strongest magic happens in the hands of the audience.
Juan Tamariz asked a deeper question—what if everything happened there?
What if the magician wasn’t even in the room?
What if only a voice guided them… and they amazed themselves?

That question gave rise to Verbal Magic, a landmark work by Juan Tamariz that redefines what participation magic can be.

Developed and performed for massive audiences across Spain and Latin America—on radio, television, stage, and close up—these effects use only words, timing, psychology, and everyday objects. No sleight of hand. No secret moves. The audience follows simple instructions, makes free choices, mixes cards, handles paper… and the impossible happens anyway.

Colors separate after chaos.
Selections are discovered by the people who chose them.
Oil and Water is performed by the listener—without knowing how.

The magic leaves Tamariz’s hands entirely and settles into the minds and fingers of the audience.

Verbal Magic collects over forty such effects and presentations, all refined through real professional performance. Close associate Gema Navarro, working under Tamariz’s guidance, meticulously transcribed original radio broadcasts so precisely that readers first fool themselves—and only afterward learn how to recreate the experience for others. Along the way, Tamariz teaches powerful principles, subtle psychology, and groundbreaking strategies that open doors to countless new effects.

This is the largest body of participation magic ever published—material coveted by professionals for broadcast, stage, close-up, and anywhere words can reach. As a final gift, the book offers non-Spanish readers an unprecedented look at what it’s like to be inside a Tamariz audience, experiencing mystery, joy, and confusion all at once.

This isn’t magic you demonstrate.
It’s magic you give away.

VERBAL MAGIC — by Juan Tamariz
Say the words.
Let them do everything.
Watch the impossible happen.

176 pages • Deluxe Hardcover