Reigniting the spark
Lost your enthusiasm for magic or mentalism? Find simple ways to reignite your passion, enjoy practice again and reconnect with the wonder.
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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 Bruce Lee effect
Why Audiences Instantly Believe Mentalists Are Masters.
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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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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.
5 TIPS TO DEAL WITH STAGEFRIGHT
I’m a naturally shy person although I’m often told that I don’t come across as shy, well that’s just because I’ve gotten better at disguising it over the years.
As a young lad I didn’t get nervous when performing magic, I just enjoyed the reactions and the feeling of fooling people who I considered to be smarter than me.
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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.
YOUR PERSONA
From a spectators’ point of view there is still an air of uncertainty surrounding what is really possible from a Mentalist, it is my belief that you should think long and hard about the persona you wish to portray whilst performing.
So in this blog we’ll look at some different styles of Mentalism and suggested reading materials so you may begin studying your chosen style and start to develop your character.
WHAT IS A MENTAL-ISM?
What is a Mental-ism?
Mental-ism is a term I created for those thoughts where you think:
“I really must share that”.
You might not know why, but you just kind of have to put it out there,
well those are my mental-isms. Kind of like a mental spasm!
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