When you saw the title: Self Working Mental Magic by Karl Fulves, your brain conjured up the mentalism equivalent of a cardboard box full of dusty old Christmas decorations.
Self working just sounds lazy.
Sounds a bit like math tricks for uncle Lester.
However if you tossed this book aside because of its name,
you have committed a grave sin against the great gods of deception.
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Welcome, thought pluckers.
Today, I’m having a nosey at this thing called Parse by Fraser Parker.
I know it’s a weird word, it sounds like something you might find floating on your soup in a posh restaurant. Well I assure you, this has absolutely nowt to do with soup or posh restaurants.
If you’re a mentalist who loves messing with reality then PTSD by Mark Lemon might be your new favourite toy. Let’s dive into the world of PTSD, where psychological illusion meets sneaky method and Mark Lemon tries to prove that he doesn’t secretly sport a monocle.
This is a trick that’s drove magicians to the brink of madness and sent mentalists to padded cells whilst arguing with psychiatrists about the true meaning of ‘any’.
Fraser Parker doesn’t just offer a solution to ACAAN.
He offers a philosophical disruption.
Imagine a mind reading device so smooth, sneaky and completely fair looking that even your own reflection would question whether it happened.
This blog post is your mentalist friendly, logic defying journey into a brilliantly diabolical peek device to ever slip past a sceptical audience.
It’s got psychology, simplicity and just enough futuristic technology stuff to make Marty McFly jealous.
Today I’m belly flopping into a vibrant mentalism effect by Mark Lemon and Murphy’s Magic. Somewhere between the swirling choices of yellow, blue, green, and yes RED I stumbled across something a little unsettling.
Let’s open CHROMA and see what’s hiding behind the primary colours and maybe even behind reality itself.
Today I’m opening the dusty old vault and taking a look at why this old book from 1944 is still relevant in the era of modern mentalism.
I’ll be giving you my honest, slightly weird but absolutely serious take on why this masterpiece should be one of the first book’s every mind reader owns.
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Kaleb Wade has been working on something bold and something so deceptively simple and brilliant that it might just make you question your whole concept of light, darkness… and maybe even card tricks too!
It’s called Out Of This Darkness, and it’s Kaleb’s version of Paul Curry’s legendary effect, which holds a special little place in the hearts of both mentalists and magicians.
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Dive into my full review of Arithmancer by Christopher Parrish and Daniel Sutton, a powerful mentalism system blending numbers, intuition and mystery. Discover how this innovative approach to numerology can transform your performances.
Explore my full review of DEViOS by Mark Lemon, a cutting edge digital mentalism tool designed for modern performers. Discover how this innovative system can elevate your mind reading and stage performances.