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NOTE ON THE AGE THING. . . there are many ways around the age but the biggy centers on what the claim is one is making; you cannot claim to be an "expert" at NLP when your 15 or even 19 years of age. The same applies to the Psychological explanation; you simply don't have the time invested into...

1. The Kissing Card trick is a viral video put out by local guy here in Salt Lake City. He is not a magician but rather a guy that likes magic and knows a couple tricks. This video just happens to feature Wayne Houchin's effect "French Kiss". He promised that after so many likes he would reveal...

You can't miss it, it's probably the thickest book on the shelf.

Sorry for confusing you with the OP, my mind gets scrambled quite easily these days. But I do thank you for the mature response, they're so rare in today's world.

I've seen a few very tasteful things done magically during a wedding, such as the "Priest" using a Himber ring and doing linking finger rings as a metaphor that explains the purpose of a marriage (ironically, it was @ a Gay Wedding). . . if you could create patter that allows your routine to...

Oddly, there are people that actually offer their services for funerals & wakes which just seems tasteless to me. BUT, I can understand having some SIMPLE bits like Sponge Bunnies and some very simple coin type stuff for the kids that are there and "lost" as they often get. I'd not be twisting...

Why are you running when you're not being chased? Sure, whenever possible (especially in Mentalism) the feel of free choice is the optimum goal; I'm baffled as to how often very basic forces are used when there are superior ways of doing things, but this is the difference between those that do...

So how old are you? More importantly, how long have you been studying Mentalism; what books have you actually studied? Which authors? I understand your enthusiasm and the whole ego thing with it comes to what you can accomplish with Mentalism . . . it's powerful stuff! BUT, your inexperience...

Great theory Junk Box, but when you've been around as many forums and for long as I have, you tend to notice certain patterns that are common to the newbie, which is why I said what I said vs. giving the guy specific information. Truthfully, what he's asking for is incredibly simple to pull off...

Basically you have a list of, let's say 12 things such as the Zodiac. You can identify which sign a person is by moving through an alphabetical list or sequence that allows you to zero in by way of discarding or reducing the selection. Here's a more in-depth source PANAGRAM is a decent...

THANK YOU! I'm deliberately singling you out because you asked the right question; you asked for the source behind an effect so you could learn about it and not just how it was done. I wish I could pin this to the top of things here so newbies would see an example as to how things are...

I detest that sort of bit for numerous reasons, the biggest one being how it boldly states "I come from big money" . . . just saw footage of some Asian kid doing a similar thing; over $100,000.00 worth of magic (by today's top builder retail standards) blown in a few short minutes. . . why? I...

Depending on the setting and how I'm prepared I've found several approaches that work great, my most favorite is what I call "The Searcher". Essentially I move about an area, circling my target group, acting like I'm looking for something. It rarely fails that someone in the group asks "What...

To perform Mentalism one must exude confidence. I'm not trying to belittle you, but showing this lack of confidence when it comes to your CURRENT perspectives on the subject arguably reveals that you are uncertain as to what is what within this side of the craft, either due to a lack of...

Ok. . . you've made 3 total posts and your asking for a method. . . this makes old guys like me raise an eyebrow. Firstly, I have two questions for you, a.) Have you studied the foundation texts on Mentalism like Corinda, Annemann, etc.? b.) Have you looked through the Annemann 202 Forcing...

Well put young weed hopper. . . To put it bluntly, this is ego overriding discipline. . . 90% of today's popularity with Mentalism and Bizarre styled magick stems from ego more than anything else; we want the illusion of being the all powerful without the commitment and discipline...

The "Fanny Pack" or "Pouch" has been typical to the street performing mage for hundreds of years e.g. the "Fanny Pack" might have a bit of proven practicality. SPANDEX is a crime when worn by anyone over 35 and out of shape . . . as are Jump Suit styled outfits that went out with the 70's but...

The single, most clever pick-up line I ever witnessed was when Mike Ammar approached a young lady at the Magic Castle bar, sat an ice cube on the bare in front of her and asked, "Want to break the ice?" Mike is pure class (most of the time) and he understood that using his magic wasn't always a...

I like that idea. . . Steve's new Tree might be something to look at as well or the Book which could be some kind of History texts or the journal of some famed explorer. Magic is one of the best mediums available for teaching, especially young minds. If you need ANY help in massaging this...

He was actually grumpier than me, most of the time and hated being bothered by magicians. Dai was a peculiar old curmudgeon and unless you could prove your skill level and seriousness you would have to be female to gain his favor. I got along with him ok simply because I never asked him...