Mentalism & Spiritism

For the performer looking to present something beyond the normal, these (actually 36) effects are ones that you'll find yourself using anywhere people gather. And if you're called upon to provide seance-worthy demonstrations, the effects described in this ebook to make you a medium to be reckoned with. Inside you'll find mental magic with cards, cigarettes, silks and billets, as well as plenty of reputation-makers for the "dark" spirit seance room.

Here's a sampling of the contents: ...

Effect: Spectator chooses three cards from a deck of cards. The first card determines the page, the second the line number, and the third the word. Spectator looks up the word in A Holiday in Morroco book. You are able to determine the chosen word letter by letter. Stanley Collins uses an alphabet deck to reveal each letter.

1st edition ~1920; PDF 21 pages.

Explained are methods used by stage mentalists, club entertainers, psychic "office" workers and phony mediums to present "eyeless vision", "seeing with...

The effect is the following...

A spectator is asked to draw a design or write a word on a small card and this is placed out of sight. The performer stands well away from the spectator while the drawing is being made and patters to the effect that what the spectator draws is suggested to him by some subconscious impulse in the beginning,...

These DVDs have originally been released by A1-Magical Media and are now being made available as downloads.

• Bending a Large Nail - Mind power demonstration.
• Bending a Small Nail - Very devious method.
• Shrinking Spoon - Visibly cause a spoon to shrink.
• Spoon through Table - With the handle visible, a spoon penetrates the table top.
• Stopping a Watch/Time of the Future - A borrowed watch is caused to stop working; then, under a spectator's hand, the time mysteriously moves forward several hours.
• Headline Prediction - Perform a mental miracle using the day's newspaper.
• The Perfect Clipboard - Guy's ultimate routine for the popular marketed clipboards. Just like real mindreading.

• Incredibly Clean - An easy mental masterpiece with cards.
• Question Mark Mystery - A matching pair of cards is located by a spectator using only the power of the mind.
• Fan Vision - A thought-of card, the performer names it.
• The Perfect Prediction - The ultimate book test, near-impossible conditions.
• Impromptu Card Stab - A card is selected and lost; cards are tossed into the air and the selection is impaled on a knife.
• The Lottery Prediction - Six spectators correctly pick the winning lottery numbers.

• Spoons from Card Case - Produce spoons from your card case - how do they fit?
• Bending a Spoon in a Spectator's Hand - Bend metal with your mind.
• Bag Bend - A complete act involving members of the audience; spoons bend and break.
• Melting a Spoon in a Spectator's Hand - A spoon melts and breaks while in a spectator's hand.
• Miracle with a Fork - One of the tines on a fork bends, unbends and then breaks.
• Energy Hand - By simply waving your hand over a spoon, it bends.
• Perfect Key Bending - A borrowed and signed key is bent using only the power of your mind.
• Haunted Spoon - The ultimate haunted...

A super baffling book test that can be done with books in any language.

The effect is that the mentalist shows a copy of a recent ungimmicked New York Times bestseller and hands this to any spectator (no stooge). Another person, (again, no stooge) decides on the page to be used. The first spectator secretly underlines with a pencil a word on the page, closes the book and retains it.

Without touching the book or asking a single question, the mentalist circles the identical word in an ungimmicked dictionary and hands it to a member of the audience for verification. The dictionary is handed...

A light and heavy Rubiks cube effect.

Have you ever wanted to perform a light heavy chest but didn't want to spend huge sums of money on a tacky magic prop? CU3ED is a carry everywhere method for making it impossible to lift a Rubik's cube from your outstretched palm. You in essence steal the strength of your spectator. This is an ideal set up for a Rubik's cube solving or matching effect. It gives credibility and a method as this magic is occurring. I use it in every show. You get a brief PDF and a several videos teaching the methodology. This the ultimate street hypnosis that uses pseudo-hypnosis...

This is a multi-gaffed book for mentalism and mental magic which the user can print and make at home.

Here's the multi-purpose book prop for mentalism and mental magic you've been waiting for: The Pocket Guide to Cartomancy. While it appears to be nothing more than a manual of how to tell fortunes with cards, it has in fact been gaffed in thirty-three different ways to reveal hidden information. With it, you can perform word/book tests, design-duplication feats, intriguing card revelations and it can even serve as a come-on to get your audience interested in psychic readings.

The methods...

Experienced psychic entertainers will find novelty in the methods used to perform the various effects. They will definitely capture your attention and get you thinking. Each of the effects is examined in detail with an "afterthoughts" section that provides alternate performance ideas, substitute methods and new material...

Now you can perform apparent acts of "Hellstromism" or muscle reading, similar to how a world-famous psychic entertainer finds his paycheck after every performance.

True muscle reading is a phenomenal ability, in the hands of a master showman. Yet this skill takes months to fully master. Now, with the release of this fine routine, Meyer reveals the method behind his supreme mental test. Each of several audience members decides on an experiment or "test" (of the kind usually associated with contact mindreading) for the mentalist to attempt. The mentalist, while blindfolded, asks one of...

• it's super easy
• no confusing maths
• patter suggestions
• you never see or touch their phone

"Fraser Parker is one of the finest thinkers in contemporary mentalism. If you are interested in practical, impressive effects based on subtlety and often breathtaking ingenuity, you will love his work." - Ian Rowland​

Opus is a "master-class" from Fraser released in video format, detailing his unique approach towards creating believable mind reading. In this video project, he outlines his use of words to create shifts in perception, in order...

"Thank you Iain, for dragging readings into the 21st century." - Richard Webster

Tessarula - using old school ADMIT ONE style tickets that are very cheap. Or if that's not your thing, just scraps of paper or blank cards. Tessarula can also replace the tarot.

palm/tree readings - an unique take on palm reading that isn't based on palm reading whatsoever, with thoughts from Dr. Bill Cushman.

AEIOU - tell people about themselves using their names. Or use it to add depth and structure to drawings people make and far more.

thought-paths - similar to AEIOU...

Anthem is known for his Empowertainment and ability to remind audiences of their own inner power. This ebook will show you how to achieve this for your audiences and leave them smiling. But there is more than just motivational magic ... inside you'll find the inner secrets of ...

The Second Sight Act: how to develop, practice, and perform this act with a partner....

ULTIMATE NUMBER FORCE - you get one of the most amazing number forces ever devised. No complicated math or contrived moves. This is one of the simplest ways devised to force a 3-digit number and will amaze you when you see the subtle secret. This is worth the price of the PDF by itself. Foolproof.

EASY WAY TO KNOW SOMEONE'S THOUGHTS - this was a favorite of Al Mann...

The Dr. Q Slates are acclaimed by professional mentalists as the most amazing and baffling spirit slate writing mystery ever devised. An apparent miracle of the psychic world. Now you can present even more mind-blowing mental and psychic demonstrations with these incredible slates.

Here in this collection are new sensational routines - new prediction tricks - new possibilities and greater utilization with...

Everything you need to know to start with palm reading - tips, tricks, and techniques. Additionally Paul teaches how to combine palm readings with close-up magic and mentalism to give added resonance and meaning to your routines.

Introduced by Luke Jermay (and with a cameo from magician Wayne Fox), this is a professionally produced video, packed full with information, routines, and real-life performances.

When working at wedding receptions, corporate events, and dinner parties, why is it that Paul Voodini always has crowds of spectators around him? Why is it that long after the "regular" magicians...