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What's wrong with good old fashioned cold reading and telling them the name. Stigmata is perfect. Banachek's PK writing if you have the prop, or you can use the bold move with Sean Fields' Materialism. But don't do that it is pure money.

Why not attack the problem at both ends. The perfect example of this is Derren he flat out tells you how he is doing it, within his logical premise. However the real method is nothing like the pseudo method he claims. An other perfect example is David Williamson's ACR or even Whit Hayden's...

I often find myself talking in everyday conversations using hypnotic technequies. I have used cold reading and psychmetrey (real not the who has what plot) ideas to show how much I know about females. My final piece of assement for my degree was only a slighty variation on my stage show...

I am definatly with Mikk and Shane on this one five minutes is enough time to do done effect, or routine. If you were to take a look at Channing Pollock his act was essentially a you booked it or you didn't and you knew exactly what you were getting. For the most part he never really changed...

I believe the western culture of mentalism and the lack of cost required for a show, comes from a pleasure in knowing that you can leave it all behind and have no real worries about it. Most of my show gets left behind after the show, nothing I use in stage shows is magic shop purchased so I...

Mikk you'd be suprised as what you can do when you really just let go. When I first started taking mentalism really seriously I wanted to he the next Derren. When I learnt more about mentalism and the methods it took away what I saw Derren doing. However the more I learnt the more I could...

I have been thinking of doing that. The second half of my current show is 45 minutes with no methods other than real ones. I also used very limited props (6 forks, one sketch pad and one sharpie).

Max Maven uses props on his nothing DVD he just used limited practically everything else. Still a great show though, but back to the idea. I could do a whole hour show with nothing more than an audience and the knowlodge that I possess. As a mentalist I will happily spend $100 (and have) on...

I feel that the wallets at outlaw are very reasnably priced. I use my hideout daily as both a regular wallet and for it's peeking abilities. Everything over there has true value for the performers who are willing to invest in the product. You cannot use a deck of cards as an example to...

Among that list is AM my hands down personal favourite book on mentalism of all time.

Thanks mate I will definatly pick them up when this move has settled down a bit.

AM comes after Fundmentals, also I like to keep that book fairly close to my chest.

Max Maven. He is one of if not the only perform I can watch and just enjoy the performance. Watching his card calling using Si Stebbins leaves me more with more enjoyment than watching Osterlinds or anyone elses. Maven was the first to really make me believe in what he was doing. When I...

The move can be found in Art of Astonishment (Book 3) under the galaxay effect. I have done many variations of how to get the two colours completly seperate. One of my favourites is opening at the point where the two colours meet and jamming the other packet into the gap. It is bold and when...

Where I live has a very selfish why should I pay to see that type mentality. I do a few gigs a week and it is enough to live on but I have a 'real' job aswell. Recently I have been under way to much stress at the job and it is taking its toll on me physically and emotionally, and I am scared...

That hurdle idea sounds awesome I would so do that if I could get a TV deal. Anyway best of luck with it kid. I have recently quit my job and am plaining to move to the other side of the country. Magic is not the primary reason for this but it definatly is a reason. But I still plan to get a...

I love Derren's handling however I usally only do about 5 - 10 of each colour. I feel that for a pure mentalism piece a full deck out of this world is too impossible. If we were to do the maths on just a 10 card version (just five of each for the sake of maths) we get expanded so i dont have...

Dee's material is great but for the question that the original poster asked it is not the best material. I am sure that Dee would even recommend against starting out with his material. The biggest thing with mentalism is you have to learn to be the mentalist as opposed to learning the best...

I mean the idea of let's change the colours of each of of the piles never really made any sense to me. I want one pile to be completly red and one to be all black not half and half.

I love that handling except for the idea of switching the colours of the piles. I perform that by using the move from Galaxy.