Ryan Mentis

COMMITMENT

No, I’m not getting down on one knee and asking you for your hand in marriage!

I’m talking about commitment to your performance and the persona you wish to portray whilst performing.

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MESSAGES FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE

I’ve met loads of people over the years who had stories about my mums’ ‘psychic’ abilities. I remember one woman telling me that my mum had told her she’ll have a win on the lottery in the coming weeks and she did have a win, it was only £150 but hey, a wins a win right?

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PSYCHICS REAL OR FAKE?

History books are riddled with tales of seers, oracles and prophets.

Speaking with the deceased first became popular during the 19th century, when three young ladies known as the Fox sisters charged people to watch them communicating with the dead. This gave birth to the Spiritualism movement and it wasn’t long before the Fox sisters became celebrities, touring and holding multiple sessions a day.

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Poster of ALEXANDER THE MAN WHO KNOWS

Alexander

Step into the world of Alexander “The Man Who Knows,” the legendary vaudeville mentalist who captivated audiences with mind reading and mystery. Discover his life, career and lasting impact on the art of mentalism.

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TREASURE ISLAND

I’ve had some anxiety about writing a review for Treasure Island for some time, but only because I absolutely love book tests and own quite a lot of them, even though I only ever use a few.
One of those few is Kaleb’s other book test Frankenstein, which is still my all-time favourite.

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RETURN OF THE SPACE COWBOY

I’d just left Asda and was waiting for the little green man to let me know when it was safe to cross.
BANG! Next thing I knew, I’d been zapped and had a black sack over my head. When I woke up, I was on the floor of what felt like the back of a van.

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STRAIGHT OUTTA SCOTLAND

Straight Outta Scotland is Paul Brook’s new lecture and I was there in Manchester to see it. I’m sure you already know by now that I’m a huge fan of Paul’s work so I was really looking forward to this.

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ITS YOUR CHOICE

IT’S YOUR CHOICE is Paul Brook’s latest gift to the mentalism community and a mighty fine gift it is too. The trouble with Paul is
he’s like a tube of pringles
Once you start watching his lectures or reading his books, you’ve essentially opened Pandora’s box.

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ZODIACARDS

Imagine being able to tell your participant their star sign, date of birth and even the name of a person they are thinking of. Well now you can and you won’t even need to dress up in your nans curtains to do it.

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TROLLS

First of all, thank you for your message, I appreciate anybody who takes the time to read my blog and message me.

Let me start by saying that I’m open to criticism as long as it’s constructive but something about this (anonymous) message feels personal.
Mum is that you?

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No peeking behind the curtain!

Mindreader or not.

Even our secrets need secrets!