Fakers
Learn how to deal with habitual liars and fakers. Those curious creatures who spin tales and twist truths.
This post is your mentalist’s guide to protecting your mind, reading the signs, and keeping your performance and sanity intact.
What is Mentalism?
Mentalism isn’t just a skill and it’s not just a show.
It’s a psychological séance and once you step into it,
reality gets bendier than Beckham!
This post unpacks the mystery, if you’re a total newbie,
a curious conjuror or someone who just wants to know things
you shouldn’t; Welcome to the labyrinth.
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Read Minds Not Scripts
Let’s be perfectly honest here: Most performers these days sound like a pretentious Satnav, they’ll guide you through their performance but they’ll probably correct your grammar along the way.
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ORACLES MIRROR
The Monday Mentalist Ritual The Oracle’s Mirror Welcome back, fellow mind meddlers. If you’re reading this, it’s Monday again. Which means your head is probably tangled up in coffee fumes, forgotten dreams, and a vague memory of someone singing to you at 2:37am. But fear not for today, we consult the Oracle. Not an oracle…
Unlocking the impossible
Today, I’d like you to join me on a journey into the shadowy world of mentalism. That strange, seductive cousin of magic who doesn’t quite fit in at family gatherings but somehow leaves with everyone’s phone number and knows what colour underwear you’re wearing.
The way I see it is: Mentalism isn’t just a branch of magic, it’s a philosophy, a vibe, a rebellion against the norm.
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Psychology vs Psychic
At the centre of the table sits the question: Why is it okay for some mentalists to fake being psychology experts, but not okay to fake being psychic?
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The Haunted Pause
The haunted pause is that eerie, electric silence that occurs when you let a moment breathe instead of rushing to the next line.
It’s the space where belief has time to grow.
It’s the gap between setup and reveal where your audience projects all their hopes, fears and expectations into the void and you stand still, like a wise mystical seer, letting it all bloom.
3 MINUTES TO REBOOT
Kickstart your week with this powerful 3 minute ritual. Discover 3 unusual, effective tips to reboot your mind, restore your focus, and reconnect with your mentalist mojo.
Ryan Mentis style.
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A tale of two wizards
He performed it with pride and couldn’t wait to show it to
The Council Of Conjuring Kaleidoscopic Sailors.
He expected nothing short of admiration and nods of approval.
And rightly so, it was after all a fantastic spell.
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Pirates
The curse of the knockoff mentalist.
Let’s talk about piracy in mentalism. It’s a real thing. It’s ugly. It’s dangerous and it’s slowly gnawing away at the soul of our beautiful, mysterious art like a caffeinated moth in a velvet suit.