Know-Way by Gabriel Werlen

KNOW-WAY by Gabriel Werlen

One powerful principle. Six distinct themes. Limitless possibilities.

Imagine holding a bespoke, versatile tool designed to create genuine astonishment across six completely different presentations.

Picture this: using only 12 astrological cards, you reveal a participant’s exact zodiac sign with your back turned, without them ever speaking a single word.

While the core seed of this concept was first tipped during Gabriel’s highly acclaimed Penguin Live lecture, Know-Way elevates it into a masterclass system. Packed with new handlings, commercial layers, and devious subtleties, this release turns an already clever principle into a powerhouse.

Highly modular and adaptable, the Know-Way system allows you to build routines featuring impossible conditions:

• Routines where the cards are genuinely shuffled by the spectator.
• Silent mind-reading where zero questions are asked.
• Presentations where your back remains turned for the entire demonstration.

It is a hands-off system delivering mind-reading of rare purity—one that will leave even seasoned mentalists wondering what just hit them.

SIX TOTALLY DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERES 

Know-Way offers turnkey routines, but also provides an original approach for each theme, opening up new perspectives and giving you the tools to create your own unique effects.

• Cluedo - The Murder Mystery: A murderer, a location, and a weapon are freely chosen… and you reveal everything with disturbing precision.
• Animals: A charming, easy-to-do routine perfect for children, where you mysteriously find two animals that have secretly become friends.
• Avatars: Two participants choose characters and form couples. All cards are exchanged behind your back. Without a single clue, you find the first avatar, then all the others—without ever turning around.
• Countries: Take your audience on a mental journey. Track their starting point and every step they take until you divine their final destination.
• The Thief: A thrilling game of cat-and-mouse. The participant plays a thief hiding a stolen diamond. Despite their best bluffs, your detective skills track it down.
• Zodiac Signs: Reveal a participant’s zodiac sign and that of a loved one in an impossible, question-free demonstration.

FEATURED EFFECT: THE ZODIAC ROUTINE Using a pack of twelve zodiac cards, a participant is invited to randomly select the sign of someone close to them. The twelve cards are then spread face down on the table.

With the mentalist’s back turned, the participant genuinely mixes the cards themselves, determining their final positions. At this point, the mentalist has absolutely no way of knowing where any card is located.

With his back still turned, the mentalist guides the participant through a series of intuitive choices while asking them to focus on their own personal sign. Still without looking, he eliminates cards and entire rows until only one card remains: the participant’s actual zodiac sign. He then turns around, looks the participant in the eyes, and correctly names their sign.

As a final devastating touch, he also reveals the first zodiac sign—the one belonging to the loved one they had been thinking of from the very beginning.

WHAT YOU GET

• The Complete Book (Digital with Physical Option): A comprehensive guide detailing all routines, the core principle, as well as new variations and subtleties.
• Custom Deck: 54 bridge-sized, fully custom cards. Designed to look like innocent board game cards, they arouse zero suspicion.
• Video Instructions: A private link to video performances and detailed visual explanations.

WHAT THE PROS ARE SAYING

"Gabriel is fantastic! I really love the principle and all the different ways it has been explored further." - Christian Grace

KEY SELLING POINTS

• Learn an original, flexible principle that has consistently fooled some of the best magicians and mentalists.
• The cards are specifically designed to give you instant access to the information you need—no complex calculations, heavy memorization, or mental gymnastics required.
• Features completely hands-off phases (cards genuinely mixed by the spectator) and zero-fishing, back-turned reveals.