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The Unspoken Tribe of Mentalism
If you’re reading this, chances are
you’ve always felt a little strange.
Not like “abducted by aliens” strange or being a lifetime member of the tinfoil hat club.
There’s nothing wrong with those of course.
I just mean your flavour of weird is a bit different to most.
It hides behind your eyes when someone mentions Deja vu.
It stirs when a magician performs, and you hear
something telling you:
“I want something more than just a bunch of tricks.”
You’ve been chasing that “something” your whole life!
This is for you!
This blog, this realm that I’ve carved from smoke and the pixelated hiccups of a glitching oracle. It isn’t for everyone, it’s not for the trick collectors, the one click magicians or the copy and paste performers.
It’s for the neither here nor there folk.
The ones who know there’s more to this mentalism thing than just knowing what card someone’s thinking of.
If you still haven’t got a clue what I’m going on about,
please allow me to explain:
If you’ve ever stared into a mirror too long and wondered what else lives behind your eyes then this is for you.
If you write scripts in candlelight,
not because it helps you think
but because it feels right, then this is for you.
If you see mentalism as more of a ritual,
a moment where time bends and strangers feel connected then this is your hideout.
Think of this blog as your attic, your underground tunnel
or the dusty back room of a bookstore
where people disappear between shelves.
I created this place for performers of the psyche, illusionists of identity
and witches of suggestion.
Sounds like I’m having a mid life crisis!
I probably am… Who cares?
This is for the Mind Twisters and Thought Thieves.
Those of you that don’t just want to know how to force a card,
you want to know why the force works.
Why the spectator feels a chill when you say the word Oddsock!
Why one script fizzles and another echoes in their dreams.
You’ve read the 13 Steps and you’ve scribbled a 14th on the blank pages.
You’re not just here to perform, you’re here to shift people.
You don’t want your mentalism to fool them…
It’s meant to haunt them!
This is for the Secret Creators
You have notebooks full of strange ideas and tricks that don’t exist yet. Scripts that feel like poems, you obsess over a single line of patter like it’s a spell… It might be!
You’ve created routines that no one has seen because you’re still not sure the world’s ready for them and that’s fine.
Here, we celebrate that secrecy. That sacred space where ideas bubble, break and reform into something powerful.
This blog is a cauldron.
Let’s stir it together,
this is for the collectors of ghostly feelings.
You remember the way a certain trick felt the first time you saw it, even if you don’t remember the mechanics. You know that what the audience remembers matters more than what actually happened.
You chase that feeling of awe and mystery.
You’re not here for the applause, you’re here to leave an indelible mark on their memory. You want your performance to cling to their thoughts like a dream they’re not sure they really had.
You know what I mean?
If you do… this is your home now.
This is for the performers who write scripts with a pulse,
you speak in riddles to your audience.
But you know exactly what you’re doing.
You build characters, not just tricks,
you don’t care about what’s trending.
You care about what makes people shiver.
You know that sometimes the strongest line isn’t a punchline, it’s a whisper that makes time freeze for just a moment.
You know that a good mentalism effect doesn’t just work,
it lingers like a riddle that follows them home.
This is for the ones who haven’t performed yet,
but know they must.
You’ve read everything, practiced quietly and built routines in your head for years.
But something’s been holding you back.
Is it fear? Could it be perfectionism? Or perhaps you sense that the world doesn’t need another mentalist?
Here’s the thing: Maybe the world doesn’t need another mentalist?
Maybe it needs you!
Your version… Your voice…
Your strange, poetic, haunted
or hilarious take on mind reading.
You don’t have to be slick. You don’t have to be polished.
You don’t even need to be covered head to feet in tattoos…
You just have to be true.
If you’re reading this with that familiar feeling in your stomach, the one that feels like a mixture of terror and purpose…
Then welcome.
You’re already part of The Tribe!
Who this isn’t for:
Let’s be honest this blog isn’t to everyone’s taste.
I write what I want and when I want. This isn’t a place for trick regurgitators or gimmick hoarders.
It’s not for those who think owning even more downloads gives them more power than the proverbial Duracell bunny!
This isn’t a review blog for the masses, this is your initiation into another way of thinking:
Mentalism as transformation. Performance as poetry
and mind reading as mythology!
It’s not for people who ask: How can I fool them?
It’s for those who ask: What can I make them feel?
Still Here?.. Good, here’s what you can expect:
Mentalism reviews that are a bit bonkers.
Interviews with creators of the brilliant and bizarre.
Rituals and Monday mind resets to keep your power sharp.
Fables, myths, and Oddsocks
because we take our weirdness seriously around here!
You’ll also find a growing digital library of strange ideas, performance scripts, psychic tools,
and philosophical detours.
You’ll find a community of creators and weirdos
just like you and I.
You’ll find a brand of mentalism that leans into the mystery, rather than apologising for it.
One Last Thing:
Are you’re nodding?
Great, you’ve found your lighthouse in the fog.
Welcome to the Cult. We Have Sigils and everything!
This is your home now weird one, let’s bend some minds.
Let’s leave trails of smoke and wonder.
Let’s turn mentalism from a craft into a calling.
Now go read a post.
Or start one of the Monday Rituals.
Or sign up for The Mind Unmasked Newsletter.
Whatever you do…
Do it like your third eye is tapping your chakra.
You’re among your own kind now…
Stay weird and wander freely!
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