Number 5 is the culmination of many years spent searching for a simple to remember, impromptu routine which delivers not only an impossible magical/psychic climax, but also a personal reading which people will remember and talk about.
This routine isn't restricted to close up use. Scott has performed it many times on stage, in cabaret and in a lecture environment using nothing more than a flip chart and a marker pen.
Versatility is something Scott tries to build into every routine he uses as part of his professional repertoire and this routine is no exception, with ideas for multiple readings and a Q & A variation included.
If you would like to deliver a simple to remember but impressive Numerology based Mind Body and Spirit reading then a past present and future reading, followed up with a correctly predicted Tarot key card and leave your audience with a memento that includes all your contact details, then Number 5 could be what you are looking for.
1st edition 2013, 16 pages.
word count: 3613 which is equivalent to 14 standard pages of text
Reviewed by Marc Rehula (confirmed purchase)
★★★★★ Date Added: Wednesday 07 August, 2024This is a surprisingly adaptable little, uh, thing? It can be a magic trick, it can be a numerological reading, it can lead to a Tarot reading, it can be all of them. Whatever you want. I'm a fan of Raj Madhok's Life Force Triangle (originally from Syzygy), but now in the 21st century, it's trickier to use (see John Carey's update of the effect). Number 5 can serve a similar function as an opener, and has even more potential to initiate a conversation that can help you to move to other magic or other readings.
Reviewed by Christian Fisanick (confirmed purchase)
★★★★★ Date Added: Sunday 14 August, 2016While Number 5 may look simplistic when cut down to the actual method of the effect, but when coupled with a good presentation, you'll have a powerful routine of Tarot reading or numerology--and an excellent prediction To say more would be to ruin the surprise of reading this wonderful ebook. I would ordinarily say that it's going right in my wallet for the impromptu act, but you don't need to prepare anything so you don't even need the wallet. (I think that I will alternate this with Lee Earle's Life Force, another self-worker that gives you great latitude to do a numerology reading.) All you need are two business cards or two slips of paper and a pen. How's that for nearly propless imromptu mentalism? This is clearly a professional routine devised by a professional. Amateurs won't spend the time to get the presentation down and will just jump right to the prediction. That would be a shame because as a previous reviewer said, the power of Number 5 is that it's about the reading and then the great prediction, which doesn't seem tacked on at all. For impromptu mentalism, you can't beat this highly recommended routine.
Reviewed by Dan Dent (confirmed purchase)
★★★★★ Date Added: Monday 04 November, 2013Quite simply, this is a fantastic routine. The combination of 3 different oracle systems and the climatic 'magic' ending (actually this is made doubly more hard hitting by the fact that it appears to be a very genuine display of the performer's psychic intuition and not some incongruous bit of magical 'ta-da' stuck on the end) make for a very powerful routine. It's completely impromptu, using only a couple of business cards (yours or borrowed) and a pen, and perfect for many performing environments, requiring no reset (in fact, there is no set up involved at all). Though Scott does give a few keywords for the Numerology numbers and Tarot Major Arcana used in the routine, having a good working knowledge of these oracles (and/ or Cold Reading) really helps bring it to life.
Very highly recommended and worth far more than the small asking price.
Reviewed by David Lees
★★★★★ Date Added: Wednesday 10 April, 2013The Number Five.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I am going to be very honest here. I genuinely think that this is brilliant. I love it, and if you do not mind I will most certainly use it.
To be honest, in my opinion it is the best thing I have read in years.
This is so up my street that it is unbelievable.