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Well you really should tell us what you have and where you want to go. You say you have been into mentalism for a year or so, as purely a mentalist? of a magician who does a little mentalism? If it has to be a DVD save some money and get the Osterlind 13 Steps DVD set. If that is too pricey...

It is an interesting question. I found the information in 3 to be better as a whole (not that 2 is a slouch but 3 was amazing.) However I enjoyed reading 2 a lot more for some reason.

I agree with you on the most part. The coin vanish example you gave was in my opinion the point that really hurt your point. well not hurt but you could have thought about it better, the real suspicious moment is not raising the hand to the mouth, but the tossing the coin into the other...

There are so many thing you need to consider when entering into mentalism. Jeff McBride talked about the magician 24/7 philosophy, it is not a complex idea basically you need to be a magician at all times. On some level most of the people on these forums adhere to that, with (I assume) 90%...

Counting cards gives you a slight (at most 3%) advantage over the house. To make any real big money in the casino you need to have 200k on the table, also if you listen to the testimonials Derren was not missing. Not getting over the house more often than would be normal. And that 'casino'...

Just so every knows almost everything that Derren does is a 'trick'. Yes he uses genuine psychology to help his presentation however most of what he does uses deception. Have you watched Derren on stage he is terrible with names and things of that nature 'memory expert' I think not. I...

If you look at all the great mentalists they need to interact with someone. The source of their 'power' may change but they all have some form interaction and process to determine the that the spectator has in their mind. So in example of the credit card numbers, how many people know all 16...

I am a huge fan of using a light touch when not only practicing but preforming as well. Aaron Fisher talks about this in The Paper Engine. Well he talks about how audiences can sense tension and how to eliminate it. One thing that I hate when I see magicians performing the classic pass is how...

As a pure mentalist I know exactly what you are trying to achieve with this post. Thank you for posting this, however there are a few things that mentalists do that most other magician's seem to neglect. Most mentalists have a (plausible) back story as to how they developed their 'power' and...

Now I really want to see the Spirit Fingers Change

Depends on your definition of visual. The Buck's style is startling visual with lots of instant colour changes. If we look at something like even the classic triumph effect that is in my opinion more visual even though the spectator never really sees what you are doing. (I know that...

I love the top change and it in almost every performance. The handling i use now is almost like a push off second deal. Much like the pass the second the hands come together is when I try to execute the sleight. Another thing I like to do is never let the card register completely with the...

Prae, you could have thought of a better way to word that. I more often than not use peeks though as they appear to be fairer.

I am not going to mention anything that has already been said in the previous posts. To effectively perform mentalism you really need to believe what you are doing is real. Even if you have a few helpers (impression pads etc), for those few moments I am genuinely doing everything that I am...

The top change is meant to be silent. There are many reasons that this could happen the few that come to mind is that as you re doing the change there is too much of a gap and you are pulling to hard down on the card. You can always find a variation of the move that will work well for...

Infliction is just too good and using the ideas that Daniel gives you can get many cards on the one gimmick. A friend of mine has 16 and his is very well made.

It really depends on what I am doing and what I am trying to protray. However, less is more in my eyes so usally I just play which hand games with people and things like pervaricator. Very simple to understand and uses nothing that I cannot find in 3 seconds. But it is a good starting point...

Good one Prae. Not to mention the post that comes up a few weeks later when they are crying because they are not doing it for real. All this stupid centre tear and impression pad nonsense.

Do you really want something that is mentalism or more mental magic.

Dee I have a slightly altered script for your ANATE force that I am more than happy for you to use if you want it. With all the praise you have gotten have you thought about a supplement from thoughts of other mentalist who use the method.