Have you ever been out on a date and you wondered what the girl was thinking? I think we have all been in that position. A comedian once said “A woman’s mind is as complex as the contents of her handbag; even when you get to the bottom of it, there is ALWAYS something at the bottom to surprise you!” It is very hard to know what is going on in the mind of the fairer sex. For years I have been using magic to break the ice and meet gorgeous women. It has even got me quite a few dates. So what kinds of things do I use? I love mind reading tricks. I love any trick that can be done with seemingly normal objects. I love tricks that get me the girl’s phone number.
Any mind reading trick will do, but if it works it is even better. That was my attempt at humor. Now you see why I am a magician and not a comedian. Here is a simple effect you can try to prove that you know what she is thinking. Tell her that you feel connected to her. Then tell her that you want to prove how connected you really are. Ask her to say out loud the first number that comes to her head that is between 50-100, both numbers are different and both numbers are even. When she says 68 (which 95% of people do) you pull out a piece of paper which you prepared earlier. It has the number 68 inside a simple heart shape. If she says 86 you could have another piece of paper ready, but usually I just make a joke of it and say, “yep, that’s what I thought you would say.”
Tricks that are done with seemingly normal objects are the best. There is a great trick you can perform with a soda/beer can. If the liquid level is just below half (play with it ahead of time) you can balance the soda can on its bottom curved edge. The can will be cocked over at a weird angle and will attract attention when it is pointed out. After the effect is complete take a drink (which will make it impossible to repeat) and ask another guy sitting nearby to try it. He won’t be able to do it. You have trumped him.
Tricks that get me the girl’s number are the best tricks ever. There are number tricks you can do which you ask for the girl’s number to start out the trick. There are also some apps out there for iPhone and android phones that do mind reading tricks and text the answer to the spectator’s phone. This is a great way to get her number, because after all it’s for a trick right? You have just taken all the stress out of getting a pretty girl’s number.
Magic can be a great way to break the ice and get to know a woman who is truly out of your league. Use magic that makes her believe you have a connection. Make common items magical. Perform tricks which help you get her number. If you follow these ideas it won’t take you long to be very successful in the dating world.
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You know when I first started messing around with Mentalism I thought it was going to be really difficult… if only Mentalism Revealed had been around then!
Lucky for you, I’m going to show you how to get started straight away.
One of the biggest mistakes people make when they first start to play with this fascinating branch of magic is that they believe its going to be hard work, somehow requiring years of study, amazing mental faculties and incredible observation.
The fact, exciting when you think about it, is actually the opposite. In fact mentalism is one of the easiest branches of magic to get into and to be convincing at. Let me show you something.
The effect I am about to share with you works well at the start of a performance. On the board at the front of the room, you have three shapes – perhaps a red triangle, a blue square and a green circle.
As people arrive everyone notices the shapes, which you don’t mention.
You explain that you are going to talk through how minds can affect other people and you ask for a volunteer.
You confirm nothing has been agreed with them, and after talking a little about embedding commands, mental mind waves or whatever else you want, you ask them to tell you their shape. Lets say they pick the Triangle.
Instantly, with no pause, you flip the board over, where everyone can see you have written the words (You will pick the triangle)
Person sits down and you continue – believe me, I have done this many times, and audiences are always amazed and keen to know how it works….
You want to know too? Ok… so lets say they pick the circle – straight away you point to the persons chair (the person you picked) and tell them to look under it, where stapled to the underside of the seat they will find an envelope predicting they will pick the circle.
And if they say the square, show them the envelope inside your pocket – being clear there are no other envelopes there…
Now this may not sound amazing to you, but mentalism effects are often very simple – the real “secret” comes in the performance – and that is something I will reveal in greater depth in another article.
Now, I don’t know about you, but when I first came across this magic trick I was very skeptical that anyone would believe it was anything special. So I started using it – the first time I can tell you I was shaking, literally, in front of a VERY senior client. I mean, I was using this effect to “prove” that I have great perception skills, and the client I was showing this to has spent a lot of money with us over time. The room was maybe 45 people, all very well educated, intelligent and switched on… I certainly was setting my standards high!
Anyway, I needn’t have worried, at the end of the session I was mobbed by various people asking how I had done it, and I overheard literally loads of possible solutions – all of them RIDICULOUS!!!
But that is what is so good about mentalism, even when I revealed the solution to one of my colleagues he almost refused to believe it was that simple.
The second time I used this effect was at a trainer session – I was teaching trainers how to use effects like this to improve their status with their clients. As the mentalism revealed itself to be little more than three predictions, I had to spend another 15 minutes explaining and re-explaining that I simply had NO idea what the volunteer would say, and that I had no idea how to guide them what to say. Even when I took the audience step by step through what I had really done, some of them still could not understand that it was performed in this way.
How did I make them so sure it couldn’t have been the simple act of three predictions? Well – the amazing thing about humans and mentalism is this – we all tend toward the most unlikely solution IF it is explained and sold in a convincing way! So, when I was first doing this effect, Derren Brown was often on television, and people loved his explanation of embedding commands into the audiences mind. SO I simply said things to my volunteer like
“Lets not go round in circles”
“As we talk, please don’t think I will try and, you know, try angle your thoughts in one direction…”
“Its really neither here, nor square….”
Yes – ridiculous, but afterwards he confided in me that he heard some of the commands (as he called them) and then was concerned that he was making the right choice!
The great thing is, I could do EXACTLY the same method (ie, HOW i ACTUALLY did the magic trick) but with a different explanation – to suit the times, my audience, me and so on…you want examples…?
So I could link with the spirits, and get some clues from the spirit helper, who would tell me in advance what was going to be said
OR
I could claim to be expert at seeding ideas, say at a sales conference, and so long as my opening script mentioned the shapes, people would believe that
OR
I could claim to have hypnotised the volunteer to say what I want them to say….
You see the thing I really like about mentalism is it is SO versatile. The real magic secret that you need to understand is that it is all in the performance. Certainly some magical ability helps, and will allow for greater effects, but I would never have believed the reactions I have had to the effect above, if I hadn’t seem them myself.
I would love to know how this effect works for you, and anything you would like to add to it is well received.
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Graham has been interested in Mentalism and Magic for many years, but it was a series of meetings with some of magics professionals just three years ago that taught him some of the real secrets to being a top performer. Graham uses Mentalism to entertain and instruct in his training sessions, often claiming the effects are a result of “embedding commands” and subtle reading of “micro-signals”. His ongoing interest is in practical solutions to performing Mentalism to amaze, astound and entertain others. You can catch up here: mentalismrevealed.net/
I have always wondered how the illusionists were able to “read”, or better guess, what’s on my mind and they actually could!
1. Odds
Knowing the odds is one of the techniques behind mind-control tricks. When a magician gives the classic line “pick a card, any card,” an audience member will tend to pick the Ace of Spades, Queen of Hearts, Nine of Diamonds or Six of Clubs. A magician begins the illusion with these four cards in different pockets. Next the magician asks the audience member to concentrate on the card he has chosen. The magician then “reads the mind” of the person and whips out the correct card from his pocket when the audience member answers. The odds aren’t restricted to card tricks. Several mind-reading tricks turn on the fact that most people will choose carrot when asked to pick a vegetable (at least in the United States; other vegetables may be more popular in some countries).
2. Prestidigitation
Prestidigitation means quick fingers. It’s also known as sleight of hand, and it is used in many kinds of magic tricks, including mind-reading. Sleight of hand involves secretly moving an object, holding an object in a hand that seems to be empty, getting rid of or picking up an object without being seen, giving the impression that an action has been done when it hasn’t, directing an audience’s attention away from a secret move, and covertly moving an object or trading two objects. A skillfully—and trickily—shuffled deck of cards can be the technique behind a mind-reading feat where a magician uses his mind to determine a card a person holds in a hand of poker.
3. Showmanship
A good mind-reading trick is also a performance, one that makes the audience believe what they are seeing is no trick. For example, a magician might want to work on facial expressions that show the effort mind-reading takes. Body language is also important. The way a magician holds his body can suggest weakness after a mind reading feat, or the tension the magician feels when concentrating deeply enough to read someone’s mind. Showmanship, like any kind of acting, needs to be rehearsed, and it is as important to practice as the mechanics of a trick.
4. Patter
Patter is the words a magician uses while performing. Talking is a great way to distract the audience from the mechanics of a mind-reading trick. Patter can also make a trick more exciting and dramatic. For example, the magician could tell a story about his mind-reading powers. The story could involve the moment the mind-reader first discovered he had the gift. Or it could involve the way the mind-reader’s ability works, such as a magician explaining that when she touches an object she flashes on the thoughts of the person holding it. In any case, the story enhances the mystery and drama of the mind-reading trick.
After you understand the basics i think you should go a little bit deeper, learn how to master this and other techniques and impress your friends and strangers on the street!
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