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TeeDee you mentioned some of the greatest performers of the modern times. Yes they can combine magic and mentalism quite efficiently, however you need to give the two different things their space. Derren talks about this quite a bit in The Devil's Picture Book. However, the effect you...

Mucking is a method for switching the card(s) at a gambling table.

^^^^ someone just got their t11 Detective certification.

They are two different things. Stigmata is impromptu and you can reveal almost anything on yourself. Tagged is gimmicked and you can reveal anything on your spectator. Both teach some great methods.

:eek:Dude, I believe I am a mentalist but you must be on an other level if you are a whole performance art.:p

I personally did not like it. I am not too sure what it is but there was something just off by the whole thing.

Thanks Mikk for the mention (twice). I love our chats about mentalism and life in general. Oh and thankyou for trying out my routines for me so I can see if they are any good:p. (Nah man everything I have given you has been in my working material at least in some point.) The best way to...

I personally do not like the move, for many reasons it is too knacky for what it achieves. It is kind of illogical for you to fan the cards only to close the fan and use 'their' card. The switched out card ends in a (in my opinion) stupid position. It is kind of nice for a colour change...

I am not sure about who you are playing with but constantly looking at the deck as you deal cards is something that would flag as unnatural to anyone at the card table. Also say you are playing 7 card draw and you hold out an ace on the second deal you may deal the other 3 to different...

Beautiful story Man but on a side note; I am down for a little pre-show and Google Earth.

I believe that the themes in this topic apply more for mentalist than for the magicians out there. Well not all magicians, the ones who have found their niche will appreciate this as well. Take someone like Steve Forte, they call themselves as card experts so for their character doing...

I agree with what Prae said. Another very interesting way to use a key card especially with marked cards is actually use the top card and have them shuffle the deck before the cut. This feels normal to them as you do shuffle then cut not the other way around. Also if they know about the key...

It would depend on what it is you are actually performing. Some effects have performance rights on them and especially on broadcasting of them. If you are doing fairly standard pieces you should be 100% fine with it. But the real question you need to ask yourself is do you really think people...

I personally like Henry Sugar it has a very similar feel to it as Luke Jermay's Remote Viewing on Penguin but it has more stages and can easily be set up infront of the spectators if you know a certain sleight.

If you are really trying to figure it out just reverse (and I mean that in every sense of the word) engineer it.

Classic pass, dribble pass, bluff pass and spread pass depending on the situation. Centre double and regular double lift. Culling for controls, key cards and forces. Classic force, cut deeper force and covered backslip force, occasionally the cross cut force. Top palm, top change, gamblers...

I agree they are all more mental magic type effects. However they get more 'mentlism' as they go on.

Try doing a Shapeshifter with the card that is being changed into one card lower and a double lift to show the first card.

I agree 100% the type of control is very important in any effect. When I use to perform the biddle trick I would always use a bluff pass and a classic pass cut as a extra action for two reasons. The first is because I know the card is in the right spot for me to achieve the effect and...

It fits a very mental magic type piece. Pure mentalism though? not so much I mean there is still that element of 'trick' when you see it performed. The point I am getting at is if you are a mentalist and you are essentially reading minds, how is sprinkling water on a napkin better than writing...