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Corinda is a seminal text on mentalism and a hugely important text in the library of any mentalist but for several reasons is often not recommended as a starting point.

As you can probably gather, the pass is something like a deck of cards to card magicians -everyone has their preferred method. Mine are the Midnight Shift (agreed with Andy above) and the Distortion Pass, depending on the situation. To the bottom, I'll most likely use the Outjogged Hermann Shift.

I've been thinking about two short sets myself recently. In answer to your question Luis, I generally have an idea for a set - perhaps a moment, or an emotion, or an effect, and I decide that I want to create something out of that. In this case, the first is based off a specific effect I wanted...

Hahaha James Hydrick, I loved that guy. For a wide array of TK effects, look up Barrie Richardson's Theatre of the Mind and Theatre of the Mind: Act II. Overall, amongst the best collection of general and varied mentalism effects in print, with generous portions devoted to TK, other uses for...

Fair enough Emran, apologies and a clarification then: the Larreverse does indeed have very similar motions... No prior development implied.

Ahh, this is a funny thread. What's a Stanislavski? Push off DLs? Vague and clichéd folk wisdom? Wallmott and Skater Steve's advice has been particularly good so far. As far as mentalism goes, the very first place you should go is Bob Cassidy's Fundamentals. Best beginner's guide to mentalism...

I wouldn't expect it to be a terribly difficult move. The Larreverse, from which this sleight came, is relatively easy. I like how it's been adapted here. Keep in mind that you guys are watching a video, and I'd bet most of you at some point or other paused the video, watched the sleight...

A few things jumped out at me that could potentially be wrong, two of which have been mentioned above. 1. You're not practicing right - maybe the moves are not being performed correctly. Is it sloppy in practice as well, or just in performance? Perhaps you should think about the way you...

I bought it, I like it. Honestly, it's true that if you saw the full clip a number of times, a magician might be able to reverse engineer part of the routine. But real life doesn't work like that - no rewind, no slow motion, no pause button, and no replay - and I don't think it would matter in...

Unfortunately I can't help you - but I will say that it's worth the search. Steve's pushoff is the one I currently use.

lol! Touché.

I don't know if it's the same one he was thinking of, but I LOVED and used for a fair while Klause's Soft Double from Roger Klause in Concert.

The only one I really cared about was romance. I should clarify - I don't really want to wish for romance. I am happily in a relationship. I don't like the theoretical implications of wishing for romance (that whole free will thing). I've never really had a problem with women or relationships in...

Crap, I knew I forgot something. Thanks for that. cometosydneyxD

"Satanism." (NB: I'm not claiming ownership of what is obviously not mine - but if you don't know who this is from... You should find it out for yourself, in time. When you stumble across it - it's priceless.) On a more serious note, keep in mind that there are different types of how did you...

You can also download it, legally, for free on the Erdnase site.

Yes, but people buy hundreds of dollars worth of material to perfect a move, not to simply learn the motions. The subtleties are useless without the foundations, just as one cannot perfect without first learning.

"Inspired"?? I only watched the first minute of the video but it copies Shawn's routine (ironically, I might add, for those in the know) move for move - down to the number of cuts he gives, the order of the cuts, the rhythm of the moves, everything. The only thing I've noticed different is that...

Because, when I see magic, I want to see an aggressive magician who shows off. He said a lot of things I couldn't understand and did something - but I'm not sure what, because he didn't actually let me see what was going on. I love being underwhelmed at only seeing a portion of what is actually...

Most so called magicians are laymen with bunny rabbits on their business cards. It's paraphrased slightly; I can't remember the quote verbatim, but if you need to be told from where, shame on you.