We start by giving you a reprint of the
original article from the 1939 issue #69 of Ted Annemann's
"The Jinx," in which Stewart James' Sefalaljia is
described in full. In James' Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks, he
described just the ring on rope effect from the routine, so you
need to see the source to get the full flavor of what this effect
is capable of.
The Sefalaljia mystery is easier to make
than pronounce. Jim Gerrish and the Professor show you how to
construct one from Dollar Store materials, and then use it to
produce all the Stewart James' Sefalaljia effects, including the
rope linkings of Dean's Box... without a Dean's Box.
It's a complete 10 minute Spirit Cabinet
Seance Routine you can make and perform with the simplest of
props. Thirty pages of instructions and photos lead you through
it, step by step!
Here's an outline of the routine you can do
in a stage presentation of our version of Sefalaljia.
1. Ball in Glass
2. Knotting the silk
3. Knotting a rope
4. Ring on Rope # 1 (The original Stewart James' routine)
5. Ghost Milk Vanish
6. Ring on Rope # 2
7. Red and White Linking Ropes #1
8. Red and White Linking Ropes #2
9. Shrinking Rope
10. Bell, Book, and Candle Routine
For a close-up or table-hopping version of
the routine, consider using these:
1. Ball in Glass
2. Knotting the silk
3. Ring on Rope # 2
4. Red and White Linking Ropes #1
5. Shrinking Rope
