kˈænæstə dˈɪdnt ɹᵻfˈɜː tə hɪmsˈɛlf æz ɐ mɐdʒˈɪʃən ɔːɹ ɐ mˈɛntəlˌɪst; hiː ˈɔfən jˈuːzd hɪz ˈoʊn tˈɜːm "sˈaɪkoʊmɐdʒˈɪʃən" bˌʌt wʌz mˈoʊst kˈɑːmənli bˈɪld æz "ɐ ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl mˈæn".
Canasta didn't refer to himself as a magician or a mentalist; he often used his own term "psycho-magician" but was most commonly billed as "A Remarkable Man".