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I have been misunderstood, but that's ok. I'm used to it.

I am also not a beginner. We have a difference of opinion regarding magic's USE in the situation. I don't mean to imply that magic is a cure all. If you walk up to a girl w/ the subtext and framing of "Please let me impress you so that you will like me", she will perceive you as of a lower...

First of all, ignore BrianationX, he gains power from your replies... That little part of you that thinks its a little corny is RIGHT, you should listen to that voice. However, this voice isn't telling you not to perform for cute girls, it's telling you to DO BETTER MAGIC. Sure, a singer...

A mentalism forum would probably be of good use, dunno what we would talk about though... mentalism is a very personal thing, it's not really about "tricks" or "moves" which is what a lot of people around here focus on. Oh and by the way, I never use the term "mentalism" or "mentalist" while...

Not if he isn't creating a dependence on his abilities. He doesn't talk to dead people's relatives for them. THAT is creating a dependence. He simply used his weird spirit guide or whatever to know what object a woman had chosen. BIG difference.

LOL! I thought this was going to be about a danger monte kinda thing done w/ plastic easter eggs! Which is actually not a bad idea.... Well, I'm off to put the magic gnomes to work on this.

Yeah, I guess if you are grading on practicality for close-up, it isn't the best. Didn't really think about that, my closeup is almost exclusively mentalism, I generally don't pull out something like a coin in bottle unless it is a very special occasion, and in that case, I'd generally be...

Learn Acidus Novuus! Seriously, if you only learn one thing, make it Acidus Novuus. It is one of the single most useful and powerful, and at the same time, easiest moves in all of mentalism and magic. It's even explained on the Stigmata DVD, it's also on Richard Osterlind's Mind Mysteries...

Learn mentalism! That was the cure for MY magic blues. Now, instead of a slightly geeky sleight of hand specialist that is really good with cards and stuff, people see me as someone who can read them at a glance, influence their actions, and manipulate their perceptions of physical reality...

Sorry, but what do you expect to happen when you put up a 5 minute trailer for an effect and spin it as the most badass thing to ever badass, and sell it to anyone who has the cash? You expect people to _not_ tell other people how to do it? If you want to keep something a secret, don't tell...

Flourishes aren't killing magic, they just simply aren't magic. They are something different. They are more like juggling.

Well, I'm a mentalist, so I don't know if my opinion counts, but this is something you could easily do with just a touch of practice, and plays RETARDEDLY strong. Select four random people from the audience, have three of them select a card, and the fourth writes the name of a person down on...

Well, my material is mostly mentalism, though not exclusively, generally focusing on minimizing props and maximizing presentation. As an example, the effect I'm considering making a video about is a spectator as mind reader effect with cards. One person selects and remembers a card, and...

Hey guys, I don't know if this is in the right place or not, but here it goes anyway. Does anyone here have any tips or suggestions in regards to writing a book, or producing a video of an effect or group of effects? I have been performing for quite a while now, and I have a few effects...

I think it's funny how so many of you think it's pathetic to try to use magic to pick up girls. Are you really that ashamed of your magic? I for one am proud to show mine to anyone interested, regardless of who they are. Cute girls, the pope, whoever. For me, it's all a matter of...

Actually, one of the best coin in bottles is one that hardly anyone here will have heard of. Richard Osterlind has a coin in bottle with a borrowed, SIGNED quarter in a GLASS coke bottle, see if you can figure THAT one out! It's part of his mind mysteries DVD set. I forget which one...

Well, I have to admit, I'm at least partially in it for the girls.... lol But mostly, it's because it suits me as a person, and allows me an expressive chanel that is so powerful as to be awe inspiring. We are all working toward the power of forcibly suspending an audiences disbelief, and...

I completely disagree, magic can be an EXCELLENT way to meet women. I agree that it CAN be a bad idea, if you run the risk of hiding behind your magic, but you shouldn't be doing that anyway, not even for normal people. Magic is a tool. We use it to express things. That is the definition of...

My words were oversimplified to keep my reply brief. "Guerilla Magic" and the like can be done very well, and unbeleivably entertainingly. I just wouldn't recommend it to someone having trouble getting people to watch their magic, or having problems doing approaches. Someone doing so would be...

"Purist" is an elitist word that people use to make themselves feel important. It in fact means nothing. Nothing at all. And only leads you further from purity. You must let go of your ego. Your magic isn't about you. It is about THEM. THAT is purity -Alex