Ryan Mentis

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Happy New Year

Step into the weird world of Ryan Mentis as I wish you a Happy New Year with a funny, slightly crazy story, a moral twist and a checklist to set your mentalist goals for the year ahead. Perfect for performers, magicians and seekers of the strange.

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The Mentalist’s Merry Christmas

A weird and wonderful Merry Christmas message from Mentalist Blogger. With jokes, a festive story and even a Christmas themed mind reading trick you can try at home.

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Glance 3.0

Discover why Glance 3.0 by Steven Thompson is considered one of the best book/magazine tests in modern mentalism.
This review explores its practicality and performance impact.

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The Eternal Debate

Every mentalist eventually finds themselves trapped in a dimly lit café, a backstage corridor or a secret Facebook group where the conversation spirals into the age old question: What matters more, methods or presentations?
This is my version of angels dancing on the head of a pin.
Except my angels are juggling billets and occasionally bending forks for dramatic effect!

Let’s pull the curtain back and get serious about this. Because whether you’re a pro weaving miracles nightly or a hobbyist testing ESP cards on your cousin, the balance between method and presentation is where mentalism lives—or dies.

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Selling Your Soul

Discover the idea of “selling your soul,” Enter the Soul Exchange Authority, the only official crossroads worth trusting.

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Haiku

Discover Haiku by Vincent Hedan. A poetic book test that blends Japanese minimalism with mentalism mastery. In this review, I explore how simplicity becomes impossible mind reading.

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The Art of Forcing

Master the secret art of mentalist forces! Learn how professionals control choices invisibly, create the illusion of free will and amaze audiences without them realising it.

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Book Tests In Mentalism

Ah, the book test… A devilishly clever ritual that makes you look like a scholar, a sorcerer and a crazy librarian all at once.
I’ll share a list of my favourite book tests in a separate post but for now let’s talk about why book tests work so well in mentalism and why I love them so much.

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The Winter Mind

Discover how mentalism can positively impact mental health, especially during the winter months. Explore how mind tricks, storytelling and performance psychology can help combat seasonal depression, boost resilience and bring light to darker days.

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OUIJA

Step into the shadows this Halloween with Ouija by Vinny Sagoo and Neo Magic. See how this spooky mentalism effect can transform your show into a séance.

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No peeking behind the curtain!

Mindreader or not.

Even our secrets need secrets!