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The most sensational release of the mentalist's closest guarded secrets. A choice collection of ultra-sensational effects that will not only puzzle the layman, but will baffle the mindreading profession as well.

Nelson has released a number of these closely guarded effects under one cover. Countless numbers of professional crystal gazers have been completely mystified by the effect known as "Answering questions that have not been written down," and on witnessing this effect, asked Nelson for the solution. Just one of many effects described in this work.

The contents of Sensational Effects...

Dee Christopher finally divulges the full work on his Block concept. You could walk into a room with just this gimmick and blow the minds of the entire room, one by one.

"Oh boy, what a clever man Dee is. Simple gimmick to make, solid full p##k, and great ideas from the mind of a clever gentleman. An excellent tool to achieve mind reading." - Pablo Amira

"Get it. Trust me." - Tom Mullenger

"Block is one of the best peek devices I've EVER used!" - Lewis Lé Val

"It's rare that I'm fooled, but this TOTALLY fooled me. I'm going to make one now!" - Peter Antoniou

"This is...

A participant chooses a random question secretly. But the performer has predicted prior to the beginning of the routine, the answer which exactly matches the random secret question. This is extremely clean, easy, self working and almost hands off - a delight to perform. All you would need is a few business cards.

• No peeks, no switches, no impressions, no center tears, no swami.
• No sleights, no preshow, no stooges, no instant stooges.
• No dual reality, no multiple outs, no electronics.

1st edition 2017, 6...

This ebook discusses creating your own spirit bell for close up performances.

You only need two simple items to create a bell that will ring at your command, while isolated. You can use the bell as an oracle, or for a living and dead test, both of which are covered in this short download.

If you've ever wanted to perform the classic spirit bell act in close up performances, but don't want to spend the money, the pocket space required or rely on electronics to do the work for you, this concept is perfect for you. You will also receive a link to watch Dee Christopher's own spirit bell routine...

This ebook teaches the illusion of hypnosis; you don't need to be a hypnotist to perform these mind blowing effects.

Hypnosis is one of the purest and real forms of mentalism; in essence you are apparently a true master of mind control, with the ability to make anyone do anything you wish. With great power comes great responsibility. From mentalism effects with a hypnosis flavour, to self working hypnosis-esque miracles, it's all in here. If you have followed the rest of the monthly course volumes, you'll know that each month is packed with effects, routines, principles and ideas from a range...

Join Peter Turner in an exploration of "Observational Mentalism". If you like mentalism that is simple and uses less known psychological techniques, this is for you. Observe, watch carefully for subtle cues and read minds like no other. Open your eyes, open your mind and get this eBook full with new applications and effects that look incredible and at the same time, credible mentalism. Not just ideas and routines from Peter, but also contributions from Fraser Parker, Ben Cardall, Kenton Knepper and more.

1st edition 2016, 130 pages.

This volume is about Character building and Storytelling. From one of the world’s top mentalist probably this is one of the most valuable information you can learn. In this volume Peter Turner talk’s about the following topics:

• Why is finding your character is so important?
• Do you have to tell stories in your act?
• How to construct a story
• Philip Larkin’s rule of thirds
• Do people believe it?
• What makes someone fake?
• Being believable
• PDE vs. MDE
• The Fortune Cookie
• Little methaphorical moments
• Beautiful symphony
• The Approach
• The Shakes

1st edition 2016, 48 pages.

Do you think people really care if you find a coin is heads, or in their left hand?? They rather are impressed if you guess their secrets or if they lie.

Intro/Basic effect: You meet a complete stranger. They think of somebody, or something, or a place you can not possibly know. Anything. And then, they think of a secret, a statement about this person, this object or this place that is either true or false. You (or the audience) will then ask only one question, not related to the statement, and will know instantly if the statement is true or not.

Heads or Tails: You find out if they lie...

Mental Logs is a well known routine. But it generally remained a math puzzle and never got to become a mind blowing miracle, at least for many performers. Mental Logs Unlogged, although based on the basic principle of mental logs, has been treated with a double dose of steroids and zooms up very high in terms of impact and impossibility.

First, you do not need to carry your mental logs anymore. Second, the theme here gives you a plausible reason to use sets of 4 digit numbers. Third, a few business cards is all you need to perform these amazing routines. Fourth, the basic principle has been...

Dunninger's "behind the scenes man," David J. Lustig, describes a whopping twenty mind reading systems, second sight acts and entertaining psychic experiments in this ebook - each one carefully described in detail. Learn to be an effective psychic entertainer! The collection includes:

• Methods of so-called Crystal Gazing
• A Musical Silent Thought Act
• A Crystal Gazing Act for Club Entertainers
• Electrical, Phonetic and Silent Codes
• The Blindfold Drive
• The Chess Knight Tour
• Publicity Stunts
• Voice Culture
• Answering Catch Questions
• and other valuable and instructive chapters.

If you are a magician or psychic entertainer looking for something different and exciting to add to your act, then your search is over!

The Spirit Rope Tie, long a staple of bogus spirit séances, offers the clever performer a fantastic array of performance possibilities for injecting fun, humor or mystery into his or her show. Whether played "straight" as a recreation of a vintage spirit séance, or as a comedic effect that gets funnier with each repetition, any one of the rope ties described in the ebook is strong enough to be a reputation maker for you.

Reilly doesn't make the reader...

This is one of George Anderson's most outstanding publication. All one-man effects. No confederates or assistants. No cumbersome or heavy gimmicks. Balance between close-up and platform material. Only two card effects, both for close-up. Tested material routined by a showman. Everything practical for today's working conditions.

• The First Prediction: A practical discussion of the mental act.
• No Questions Written: A new concept of question answering that qualifies as sensational.
• "Easy Money" Mindreading: With a 2 cent gimmick that's worth $10.00.
• Playing Card Mindreading: A specialized...

Inspired by Greg Arce's stage routine 'Awe-Sum Total' which in turn was inspired by Larry Becker's 'Sum total. Scott has taken Greg's original (with his permission) and adapted it for close-up table hopping without losing the impact of the original.

Five, five digit numbers are displayed to the audience as a prediction. These numbers remain in full view throughout the routine and are not switched. The audience generates a random six-digit number in the hundreds of thousands, no forcing. The five prediction numbers are added together by an audience member using the calculator on his phone. The total matches the random...

Five volumes of creative, practical and professional mentalism created by a master performer. Many effects rely on subtlety rather than complex sleight of hand or expensive props. Basil Horwitz is not as well known as others such as Annemann or Corinda, but purely based on his creativity he can easily hold his ground among the greatest mentalists.

From the introduction by Eric Mason:

Here is a stunning ten-minute routine for the magician to use as an encore at the end of his or her regular act. The performer demonstrates with devastating correctness that he can read the collective minds of several spectators.

In a very informal and impromptu style, the magician offers to read the minds of the spectators. He asks the audience to think of a question, name, relationship, number, color, etc. They are asked only to THINK these thoughts. Without further ado, the performer proceeds to call spectators by name, telling them of the exact thoughts in their minds at the moment, answering...

• Subliminal Parapsychology
• Mental Elimination
• The Great Lottery
• Mental Count Formula
• A Quickie
• Fortune Telling By Cards
• A Human Lie Detector
• Hi, There, Princess!
• No Carbon Impression
• The Unaware Confederates
• Reading Cards Behind Your Back
• Think Of A Card
• A Playing Card Book Test
• Enough Of A Good Thing

1st edition 1980, 24 pages; 1st digital edition 2017, 20 pages.

This is a collection of clean, crisp and cool calendar routines which will baffle and startle your audience. They can live in your wallet or pocket and are ready for anytime and anywhere performance.

There is nothing to memorize and no complex math. All the systems are easy and self working. You will be able to start doing these within 15 minutes of reading the instructions. The routines are as follows.

1. Roman Enigma - The performer claims to have photographed an ancient rock engraved inscription from recent secret Roman excavations which gives him the weird and inexplicable power to...

This ebook is also part of the collection Strange Secrets 1.

• Introduction: Points On Presentation And Patter
• Feeling The Spots
• Reading The Cards
• The Lip-Reading Test
• Important Features
• Hints About Blindfolding
• The Master's Touch
• Reading Dates On Coins, Numbers On Bills, Etc.
• Miracle Color Vision
• Reading "Ordinary Printed Matter" With The Fingertips
• Here's Your Card
• Snappy Number
• Psychometry
• In Conclusion
• The Si Stebbins Pre-Arranged Pack

1st edition 1948, 42 pages; 1st digital edition 2017, 19 pages.

Bold, entertaining mentalism. That's the David Hoy approach.

This is the book that introduced the amazing Tossed-Out Deck and the Hoy Book Test to psychic entertainers, who made reputations for themselves with these two effects alone!

Inside you'll find:

• The Bold Approach
• Dr. Rhine Improved
• Dated for Destiny
• We Now Give You Our Correspondent
• By Gosh! It Moved!
• A Nervy Switcher
• The Bold Book Test
• Pocket Book Miracle
• The Tossed-Out Deck
• Hurling the Headlines
• Four Minute Spellbinder Blindfold Act
• Appendix
• About the Author

Erik Jan Hanussen was an Austrian Jewish, hypnotist, mentalist, occultist, astrologer and clairvoyant performer who in his role as the man who predicted the rise and fall of Adolf Hitler, became known as the prophet of the Third Reich.

In 1930 during a court case in which Hanussen stood accused of professional misrepresentation and fraud, Erik declared the only way to break what was proving to be a judicial logjam, was for him to recreate his psychic experiments live in the court room. The following day he presented a routine which would dramatically change the remainder of his life, he...

This ebook is an edited and slightly abridged version of material which originally appeared as "Psychic Magic" in six volumes. From the preface by Percy Abbott:

23 leading authorities on mentalism collaborated to make this the largest and best of the fabulous series of "Miracles in Mentalism" books.

In this revised and expanded edition, you now get 49 new and original mental and psychic effects, routines, and suggestions covering the full range of impromptu, club, radio, TV and stage presentations. This wealth of new and original material has been audience-tested and proven as worthy of inclusion in your program. This one volume alone contains sufficient sensational mental and psychic effects for several programs. Many of the presentations contain...

From the introduction: