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Paul was originally very much a shut eye himself, and learned to read the tarot cards and host séances way back in the 1980’s. Paul’s books offer practical, down to earth advice, and all the routines and performance techniques covered in his work is derived directly from the real world. Most nights of the week find Paul hosting séances or reading tarot cards in stately homes,...

Cathy Shadows: Tarot on a Cold Afternoon is a poetical journey through the Major Arcana of the Tarot, composed by Paul Voodini and inspired by long afternoons spent chatting with his favourite psychic and reader, Cathy Shadows! This is a delightful little ebook, full of whimsy and poetical insight. For the experienced reader it is sure to raise a smile and offer perhaps some new insights. For the newcomer to the Tarot, it will open the eyes to the poetry and beauty of these much-misunderstood cards.

Each of the 22 cards of the Major Arcana are examined, and although this PDF will not teach...

3 Invisible Keys of Wonder is the first edition of Coffee Break Mental Magic, a weekly Paul Voodini PDF publication featuring stunning routines that utilize commonplace tools of mentalism, and sold for less than the price of a cup of coffee. The emphasis on the routines is powerful storylines and simple mechanics, meaning that all can enjoy them and use them, from beginners to seasoned professionals.

Normally the weekly Coffee Break Mental Magic release will feature a single routine, but to celebrate its launch, this first edition '3 Invisible Keys to Wonder' features three original routines,...

Paul Voodini presents Multi-Dimensional Out Of This World, the second in the weekly Coffee Break Mental Magic series. This is the Christmas & New Year 2013 edition, and as such it features something a little bit special. It is Paul Voodini's take on the classic Out Of This World card routine. However, as you can probably imagine, in the hands of Voodini Out Of This World is shaken up and is turned into a 3 phase routine featuring a volunteer being appointed as the group's psychic, a message being delivered from the spirits, and a display of personal intuition that contains within it a subconscious...

The third edition of Coffee Break Mental Magic is a Sherlock Holmes special to celebrate the launch on January 1st of the third series of BBC TV's wonderful Sherlock programme! This PDF features a self-working card routine (the only equipment you need is a normal deck of cards) that explores the eternal dance between the Great Detective and the King of Crime, Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty! What is the unbreakable bond that links these two men? Why is it that they battle to destroy each other and yet neither can exist without the other? Holmes & Moriarty - the Yin & Yang of crime and...

This is the fifth edition of the Coffee Break Mental Magic series and features a spooky routine based around the ghost stories of author M.R. James! When a collector of occult and esoteric books visits a small bookshop in the English village of Castleton, he could not have predicted that a demon would later be sent to kill him! However as a student of the occult, the book-loving collector is not as easy to kill as might be expected!

This is an enthralling story-telling routine that utilises a thumb tip bill switch or classic billet switch (or even a change bag). It is beyond the scope of...

This is the fourth release in the Coffee Break Mental Magic series and features two very special routines plus for the first time, a short story on a magical theme!

Paul Voodini presents the Story Teller's Oracle. This is a dice based reading system that is totally original and works in a way that has perhaps not been explored before. The system is pleasingly easy to master meaning memory work is kept to a minimum (no need for hidden cribs or sheets of numbers!), all of which allows the performer to concentrate on presentation, atmosphere, and engaging the sitter.

Paul is also delighted...

"I never used to go with girls," said Holly as we lay in bed together. "Before I was a vampire I mean. Before I was a vampire, I used to like boys well enough. But soon as I got turned, well, girls just seemed more, I don't know, appealing somehow."

London, 1888. 18 year old Katie Bell is an average girl working in an East End hat shop, but that is all destined to change the night she is bitten by a vampire. Falling in with a gang of lesbian vampires led by the enigmatic Poppy, Katie is thrust into a world of carnal lusts and forbidden pleasures, where the desires of the flesh go hand in...

Pet Readings 4 Mind-Readers outlines a fascinating and engaging personality profile reading system suitable both for beginners and more experienced cold readers. Devised by Cathy Shadows and expanded upon by Paul Voodini, this very special edition of Coffee Break Mental Magic describes in detail the actual reading method which is based around pet animals. Following these details, the manuscript goes on to demonstrate how the technique can be used to win over a table of guests at any kind of function in a matter of moments, to provide insightful and fascinating stand-alone readings, and to augment...

A gas-lamp mystery featuring Jack the Ripper, Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini, Cthulhu, Mina Crandon, Mary Jane Kelly, the Cottingley Fairies, and a cast of thousands!

"I knew, as everyone knows, that the easiest way to attract a crowd is to let it be known that at a given time and a given place someone is going to attempt something that in the event of failure will mean sudden death," - Harry Houdini.

An exhilarating romp through Victorian London and 1920s Boston, as fact and fantasy are merged, moulded together, and then torn apart again all for your entertainment and delectation! By combining...

In this brand new manuscript, Paul recounts some of his greatest triumphs and most terrible failures as a performer! It is perhaps a little known fact that Paul started out as a children's entertainer, before moving into the realms of mentalism, tarot and palm reading, and seance and paranormal evenings. Here Paul relates tales from all areas that he has worked in. These are stories that will amuse and fascinate you, but they also act as lessons and learning opportunities too.

To the experienced performer, this manuscript will raise smiles of familiarity, whereas to the new performer or...

For the first time ever, Paul Voodini is proud to present the work of another performer. Cathy Shadows is the pseudonym of a professional esoteric entertainer, working primarily in the psychic party and psychic fair market.

This 19 page PDF outlines her favourite routines that she employs on a regular basis to amaze her clients. These routines range from ESP and telepathy through to mind-to-mind communication and tools for readings. The great thing about these routines is that there is no 'trickery' involved! These routines are devised to be presented as genuine demonstrations of the paranormal!...

After being forgotten for a century and a half, the mythical lost text of Victorian Spiritualism 'The Spirit-Medium's Secret Friend' has finally been revealed to Paul Voodini, shown to him in dreams and meditations by his spirit guide Nero Wolfe.

Really??? No, of course not. But what then is this PDF titled The Spirit-Medium's Secret Friend? A labour of love? An intricate back-story for those with eyes to see? A plot for any number of routines? Or simply a fascinating insight into the shadowy world of the Victorian spirit-medium? You decide. Come empty handed and take from this text that...

This manuscript features six routines from Paul Voodini, all utilizing a marked deck. As well as fully explaining the routines, Paul also discusses many subtleties that allow the performer to use a marked deck with confidence and the 'tricks of the trade' that mean the spectators never suspect for a moment that there is anything 'funny' about the cards.

The routines included are:

The Keeper of Secrets. The performer is able to correctly divine a chosen card despite the spectator desperately trying to keep its identity a secret.

Thought Transfer. Performer and spectator work together...

3 Coins 4 Your Thoughts is a full, self-contained, multi-phase reading system perfect for any situation - impromptu or in-depth. Utilising just 3 coins (your own or borrowed), you will be able to give wonderful, uplifting readings to both friends and complete strangers. Because this system uses items that everybody carries in their pockets, wallets, or purses (3 coins) its great strength is perhaps in social settings where you may be asked to demonstrate something "weird"! However because this is a fully formed reading system, it is equally ideal for a more in-depth formal reading. This is a...

In March of 2012, Paul Voodini was employed to give a 2 hour lecture on cold reading to the drama department of one of England's finest universities. The head of the drama department was perhaps hoping for an explanation of cold reading followed by the usual debunking of psychics as frauds who employ nothing but 'cold reading'. This, however, is not the lecture the university received!

While explaining in great detail what cold reading actually is (because, as you'll be aware, there is a lot of misinformation out there), Paul also went on to tackle the subject of genuine intuition. Perhaps...

Paul Voodini presents a highly entertaining and interactive way of providing tarot card readings from the stage. This wonderful routine is ideal for both parlour and more intimate presentations as well as working fantastically with larger audiences of 100 and more. This routine combines the classic theatrics of old school mentalism with more modern requirements of being upbeat, interactive, and engaging. Whether you're performing in front of a dozen friends or in front of a full theater, this PDF will demonstrate to you exactly how to provide 30 minutes or more entertainment with nothing more...

A compendium of Sherlock Holmes inspired bizarre and story-telling magic utilizing playing cards, pendulums and other common objects. This collection of four routines will take you and your audience to a world of London fog, Victorian mystery, and self-working wonders.

Written in Paul's usual engaging and entertaining manner, the routines featured use nothing but self-working techniques which allows you to concentrate on performance and setting the right atmosphere.

Routines featured are:

Dr. Bell's Party Piece: Arthur Conan Doyle's inspiration for Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Joseph Bell was...

A collection of two horrific and murderous routines, ideal for a wind-swept night of parlour entertainment.

Psychic Cluedo (Psychic Clue).

Become a psychic detective. Utilising a well-known board game, the mystery entertainer takes his guests on a journey of psychic discovery. A murder has been committed. One of your guests knows who it is, where the murder took place, and the weapon that was used to commit the foul act. Can any of your guests work it out using their own as yet untapped psychic powers? While your guests discuss notes, you enter a trance like state and emerge from the psychic...

Inspired by the classic 13 Steps to Mentalism, Step #9 Mediumistic Stunts is Paul Voodini's very personal look at the world of seance and paranormal entertainment. This extensive manuscript looks at Ouija boards and glass moving, the use of pendulums, table-tipping, red light phenomena, the spirit conductive rope, and the black out seance.

Although Paul has previously written extensively on the subject of seance and paranormal entertainment, this is all new text with Paul going into great detail on many aspects that he has never talked about before. Whether you are an experienced seance...

Tarot Chairs is a strong, entertaining Chair Test, combined with the Tarot.

"I love it! A great, simple routine for stage or parlour involving the Tarot that is both entertaining and engaging! There is a lot of scope here for the performer to inject his own personality which is always great. There simply aren't enough good quality routines out there that utilise the Tarot, and this is a great addition to that small collection. Simply fantastic!" - Paul Voodini

"I love Tarot Chairs. It's a great idea, and one that could be performed in almost every type of situation." - Richard Webster

1st edition 2012, updated...

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  • ...Forcing Choice Of Questions
  • Eliminating Difficult Or “Catch” Questions
  • Eliminating Antagonism
  • Conclusion Of Talk
  • Special Feature Stunts
  • Local Court Cases And Predictions
  • Psychic Test Questions

1st edition 1921, reprinted 1927, 42 pages; PDF 37 pages.

Also included, as a chilling bonus, the good Reverend bequeaths to you 'Mark of the Beast' – an effect you can carry around with you at all times, to prove that the end of days is drawing near.

From the foreword by Paul Voodini

Paul Voodini presents The Magicians' Guide to Palm Reading - a concise guide to reading palms and how to incorporate these skills into your close-up magic and mentalism routines.

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 have packed away their sponge balls and gone home, the events organisers are stuffing money into Paul's hands and begging him to stay for another hour or two? The answer is simple - palm reading!

By becoming a magician...