Hello,

I'm not much of a card man, and it's an area where I need to devote more time to I admit. I need some help on book, lecture notes , etc on finding a "DO AS I DO" card trick but adapting it to using just 5 symbol cards (with about 5 repetitions of each). If someone can give me some leads or direct me to the proper area to post in the Café, I would greatly appreciate it.

Respectfully - CHRIS

Sounds like you want a mentalist deck. Five symbols each repeated 5 times. They should be easy to find. That said you might want to ask some metalists if they have such a trick in their arsenal to help you out.

Look for an ESP-deck. That's how those cards are called.

 Nick Trost ESP Do As I Do in Subtle Card Creations Volume 1 also can be found on ESP Card Magic (Nick Trost) Volume 2 DVD by Aldo Colombini 

Mark Wilson's book Complete Course in Magic has 3 versions, altho one version uses a single gimmicked card (DB).

Have fun,
John

Thee is a whole chapter of "Do AS I DO" effects in "The Encyclopedia of Card Tricks and most could be adapted to any type of deck you like.

There is a great one in Pat Page's new book called Continuous Do as I Do.

Peter Nardi's ESPerfect. Do As I Do with ESP cards but with a great kicker at the end,