Every piece Helge Thun performs is carefully structured, thoughtfully built, and designed to succeed in front of real audiences. Helge brings a performer’s mindset to everything he creates. That's why we were so excited to see his first full-length book in English: Evidence of a Well Spent Life, a collection of complete, professional card routines meant to be performed, not just admired.
Inside, you’ll find multi-phase routines that escalate cleanly and logically. In Better Safe than Sorry 3, selected cards are located under increasingly impossible conditions, ending folded inside a sealed plastic box secured with rubber bands.
Eight Ahead! pushes the One Ahead principle far past expectations, with four signed cards repeatedly found, transformed into Aces, and ultimately discovered in impossible locations including the card case, your wallet, and a matchbox. Other routines feature traveling cards, unexpected transformations, signed card magic, and layered revelations designed to feel fair while remaining deeply deceptive.
The book also includes Helge’s work on the Duplicate Principle, teaching how to create and use signed duplicates for effects like a devastating Brainwave, an impossible Torn and Restored, and a standout Traveler’s routine, each designed for maximum clarity and impact.
You’ll also learn original sleights, practical loading methods, and receive access to video demonstrations via QR codes. Helge's thoughts on humor, construction, and spectator management round out the material, making this more than a trick book. It’s a guide to building stronger magic.
If you’re looking for card effects with substance, structure, and staying power, Evidence of a Well Spent Life delivers.
Evidence of a Well Spent Life is available at any Murphy's Magic dealer, or you can check out with our featured dealer, RP Magic!
