Reviews of products by W. G. Magnuson
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Del-Ardo's Private Sealed Envelope Reading Method
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Javier De La Hera (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 04 December, 2024)
Magicians that enjoy classical methods will recognize the two principles used here. It's an excellent methodology for those of us with limited or no sleight of hand abilities. I bought this along with Nelson's Mind Divination and I think they complement each other well. I feel I now have practical ways to handle private readings and Q&A acts. Assuming you can give passably good readings and answers to questions these methods allow us to concentrate on presentation instead of finger acrobatics. I'm mostly an armchair mentalist/magician but sometimes I do perform. I can see myself using these techniques. Good price and good product.
Just Think
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Darius Acuna (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 23 September, 2023)
Pretty cool concept! I'm more experienced as a close up mentalist - an amateur who has frequent experience with impromptu demonstrations and readings - not minding making the big claims, so this is something more my style. I don't think it takes guts, as much as it takes speed.
You NEED to be fast in your answer, and you gotta be very comfortable doing this sort of thing regularly outside of mentalism. I wouldn't say this is for the bold as much as it's for the quick-witted mentalist who can operate without a script, since, that IS what you're doing.
Also, to those being mad about this being reused work, it says so in the description who is credited. I really didn't mind that especially since that's a very uncommon thing in our community. I appreciate the lack of plagiarism and transparency in the ad copy. For those who know about it, you're just getting someone's commentary, and I think that's worth $8. You might not, but we can't deny the main idea is pretty dang cool.
Annotated Secret Professional Pseudo-Hypnotic Methods
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Shane Lootes (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 20 January, 2023)
Awful waste of time book regrettably, nothing practical at all that you don't already know.
Silent Two-Person Codes Revealed
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Larry Finley (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 31 December, 2022)
Actually, I don't remember ever purchasing this but obviously, I did. It has some pretty neat stuff and if it was under $10 then it's worth it.
Annotated Secret Professional Pseudo-Hypnotic Methods
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Don Jarrard (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 21 August, 2022)
Good stunts. Some use stooge. The flower trick uses a chemical not available to anyone but surgeons. That is why I gave it 3 stars. If he had other chemical methods. Same with animal hypnosis.
Zenith Spirit Manifestation
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Don Jarrard (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 21 August, 2022)
It is only $3 for a reason. Nobody will do this stunt. It's like sneaking drugs into a jail. There are better chemical tricks.
Silent Two-Person Codes Revealed
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by S Wade
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 08 June, 2020)
The book needs to be proof read before been released, I noticed a few sentences that didn't make sense, until I had read it again and worked out what it should say.
The methods are ok, but I much prefer 'The Touch'.
The Touch is a much better read, easy to learn, and no mistakes in writing (from what I read).
Perfection Mindreading Act
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Sarin Suriyakoon (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 06 June, 2019)
This is overpriced. First of all, there are a lot of old flaws and drawbacks here. Even the main explanation and Devin's preference for handling leave a huge illogical explanation. It's not what you expect from $10. The blurb is definitely overhyped.
You should also know that this method is not designed for one man. You will know immediately after reading this, it's not for one-man or close-up and probably require that audiences don't talk afterwards and they don't know each other.
Just Think
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Christian Fisanick (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 10 July, 2016)
This one goes way back. I got Just Think because I was curious. I had an idea of how it worked--and I was right. And for those of you who get this, you will immediately note that this effect uses the same principle as a famous item that has been on the market since the 1950s, though this version is 100% pure and uses no gimmicks whatsoever. I like Devin's use of this effect as after-show individual future telling and also his performance hints. I don't think that you can effectively use it for a main act unless, of course, you are a real fortune teller because to quote Rick Maue, "TERASABOS." Pros will know what I mean and could make some use of this. Mentalism neophytes, despite your skepticism, this kind of stuff really does work. But it takes chutzpah, audience management, personality, and experience.
Just Think
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Ronald M Levy
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 07 July, 2016)
This is one of the most spectacular descriptions of a method of performing mentalism I have ever read because the participant only thinks of their question, and does not write anything down, and the mentalist has no gimmicks at all. The mentalist writes answers to questions on an ungimmicked pad. Devin Knight has experience performing this act, and offers very worthwhile guidance. This act is a piece of magic history, having been created by a now forgotten mentalist, Walter G. Magnuson, and Devin has revived Magnuson's writing to bring us the present work. To succeed with this act requires a strong personality and audience management experience, although Devin has made it possible, by the work he has put in on reviving this manuscript, for all mentalists to enjoy and learn from this now remembered master of the craft.