Origin of the name Sybil...

[ChrisKenner]

I noticed a thread about the origin of the name "Sybil" I thought I would give you some insight.


I gave the cut the name "Sybil".

The name comes from a women named Sybil Isabel Dorsett. She is one of the most famous cases of multiple personalities ever. I figured that that cut had multiple packets so it was a perfect name. I have been calling it sybil since back in the mid 80's. I just assumed that everyone made the connection since there have been several movies about her.

Well, now you know.

Chris Kenner

 

[Mino]

Interesting... hmmm... Sybil Isabel Dorsett huh... time for a little wikipedia excursion...

 

[MoonlightKnight]

Yeah it was pretty obvious for some of us Chris. Haha. I hear it's a great book as well !!!

Edit: Forgot to mention that her real name was Shirley Ardell Mason. Sybil was to protect her identity. Kind of like a super hero, or even a magician...

 

[TheCuso]

Interesting Chris, nice to know this.

 

[EugeneSoh]

didnt Brian Tudor create sybil?

 

[Kev H]

didnt Brian Tudor create sybil?

Brian Tudor created What the Hell Happened to Sybil which premiered in his instructional videotape 'Showoff', long after Kenner put out OOC/TOOC.

The original Sybil, of course, was invented by prestigious Austrian card manipulators back in the 17th century.

*cough*

-Kev, The Virts

 

[Deryn]

Brian Tudor created What the Hell Happened to Sybil which premiered in his instructional videotape 'Showoff', long after Kenner put out OOC/TOOC.

The original Sybil, of course, was invented by prestigious Austrian card manipulators back in the 17th century.

*cough*

-Kev, The Virts

owned.. nice, Kev

 

[Krash]

I noticed a thread about the origin of the name "Sybil" I thought I would give you some insight.


I gave the cut the name "Sybil".

The name comes from a women named Sybil Isabel Dorsett. She is one of the most famous cases of multiple personalities ever. I figured that that cut had multiple packets so it was a perfect name. I have been calling it sybil since back in the mid 80's. I just assumed that everyone made the connection since there have been several movies about her.

Well, now you know.

Chris Kenner

That's pretty cool Chris.

Now I just need to find the time to crack open TOOC and learn how to the do the cut. I do have one question though. In the book, which sections teaches the cut itself? Sybil, Sybil the Trick, or 5 Faces of Sybil?

Shane

 

[MagicSpider]

5 faces of sybil is the sybil everyone normally talks about. They just call it sybil because it's shorter.

 

[DavidMisner]

5 faces of sybil is the sybil everyone normally talks about. They just call it sybil because it's shorter.

Yeah that's true, but I call my continues Sybil move Sybil.

David