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I always thought Jesus was a turn the cheek kind of guy :rolleyes: Seriously, I'm not pissy at all. I'm just tired of the blind idol worship and decided to voice it. It is admittedly fun to pop sacred balloons, but at the same time don't take it so seriously. D+M is a great card worker...

Right, let's bankroll the first live appearance of every X-man fanboys wet dream by having him played by a card worker with zero acting expirience and zero film set expirience. Due to the kinetic energy that Gambit infuses his playing cards with, CGI would be the only way to go, as 5 minute...

I don't think he is stressing out as much as bringing up a topic that is worth debate. 'Underground' is the new catch phrase for the trendy. If hollywood were to apply the same logic their tag lines might go... "From underground expert filmmaker Stephen Spielberg, comes a story about a...

Evil is just Live spelled backwards. The Devil seems to only serve as an image for Daniel. I haven't seen any serious references that he plasters on his website that would satisfy a philosophical point of view. Really, it's another way of saying underground it seems. urban

Michael, please keep in mind that I'm not out to point fingers at you, only to lend outside interpretation which may lead you to a solution. I believe the above quote points directly to your problem. The fact that someone actually went to the trouble of trying to faze you only shows their...

Not to outright go against the grain here, but, I just don't see how it is an issue. By saying "the halls" I assume you are meaning school. If not, please correct me. If so, then that is your problem right there. Simply put, a lot of kids are online for most of their spare time. Also, the...

Though all of the above posts recommend Daniel Madison's work for psychological forces I can say from expirience with both artist's work that DM's methodology doesn't compare to Derren Brown's. For the best and most surefire psychological techniques pick up The Devil's Picturebook from...

Right. Hopefully the next time my audience members have to cross the street to enter the theater someone points out the dangers of oncoming traffic for them. Tattoos have no long term harmful effects to your skin unless they are done wrong. Scarring, tissue damage, infection..yes these can...

Seems that the misinformation continues. Check your facts first before you post. Helps you to not look so uninformed. urban

I have DM's One notes, just not in front of me, so I'll have to check them out tonight and get back to you. In the meantime, based on your previous thread and the obvious direction you are trying to go with your magic = which I applaud = I strongly STRONGLY recommend that you check out...

The best suggestion I can give you is to study and practice 'anchoring.' Anchoring is a technique that is simple and effective wherein you are able to subliminally cause a person to have a feeling, reaction, thought or idea simply by touching them. For example, Derren Brown has done an...

In both of his books Derren stresses the idea of pushing magic to where it can fail. Meaning that if you are going for the psychological forces and you miss, sometimes that is a good thing as it only stresses your validity. In Derren's lecture video - he gets a couple of forces wrong...

In that case are you familier with how Smoke works at all? Are you familier with Brown's released material? No psychological force is 100%. NOT ONE. It just doesn't work that way. You can hit often, but never 100%. The method to Smoke allows for a red herring psychological effect...

In it's basic form yes, however by changing the entire method you change the resulting effect. This is not always the case however with this effect it is. As soon as you physically force a card: riffle, classic et al, you change the impact on the audience. Same goes with a pyschologica...

Your welcome. I'll add, that I don't smoke either so I have two different reveals for the actual card. Both utilize the cigarette. One is a lit cigarette, I just choose a venue where I can smoke and set up accordingly - also I don't inhale. The other is where I find out I can't smoke -...

What? Or you could just put the Queen of Hearts in a back palm position, face up so the spectators can see it whilst you dribble the deck. Thus you imply that they should pick that card without saying anything. It's safer........ That's like saying 'use Scotch tape for Torn, or for...

Smoke subtly implies that you have been 'smoking' the burnt card - as the card should be burned - the entire time. By 'burning the image of the card' into their mind you are also reinforcing this subtle impression. The card that they freely glimpsed in a tabled, ribbon spread deck, was...

The differences are distinct and vast. One, like magic, is all illusion. It is for entertainment purposes and beyond that serves no real purpose. The other is a science and based on tried and true results. It is used for both theraputic reasons, as well as entertainment. Both...

Bottom line is this (and I'll spare you the BS retorts.) Hypnotism is very real and only works with a subjects FULL cooperation. All hypnosis is self hypnosis in all reality, the hypnotist is just a guide. For further education a good source is subliminalscience.com urban

ugh. I cringe everytime I see the NLP hype. Very glad Steerpike and OwnerM have been trying to set the record straight so to speak. I myself have been a hypnotist for 10 years now, much longer than I have been practicing magic. Everything these two mentioned above is absolutely true...