Everyone knows that most magic tricks are simply sleight-of-hand. Mental magic, on the other hand, can give the illusion of real paranormal powers. This dazzling collection offers a rich selection of mind-reading, spirit-raising, future-telling illusions, complete with tips on how to present them most effectively. Read palms with amazing accuracy, predict the future with tarot cards, conjure up table-tipping spirits, find psychic connections between people and their possessions, receive uncanny messages from the beyond, and even seem to know what people are thinking. Of course, it's all in fun and all the explanations include the magician's "patter" that goes with each trick--assuring that no matter how spooky the effect, the audience isn't shocked or terrified, but delightfully amazed.
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cool book,
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This review is from: Mind Magic: Extraordinary Tricks to Mystify, Baffle and Entertain (Hardcover)
Mostly cool tricks and mostly easy to understand and learn.
I only used a couple so far, but the ones I learned were relatively simple and they worked well. My friends and family were amazed. One caution...fight the temptation to repeat them at what will surely be popular demand by your audience! As they lose their entertainment value with each repeat in front of the same people. The smarter (or more attentive) folks will start to figure them out!(This is actually the case with any magic and does not take anything away from the tricks themselves!) Overall, I recommend the book. I had a lot of fun with it.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A more appropriate title might have been Beginners Guide to Mind Magic...,
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I was having a tough time deciding what to rate this. It's basically a beginners course in mentalism, which made me disappointed because I already knew most of the routines in this book. However, I don't feel it's fair to give it a negative review because of that. I just feel that any good book on magic or mentalism should range from beginner to advanced effects, to have something for all skill sets, and also to challenge the reader along the way at getting better. Honestly, most of these tricks are something you could find in a child's magic book at your local library. The other effects I would just never use at all. Take the effect Telecommunication. A card is selected at random by a spectator, you then call a friend on the phone and he is able to name their card. It involves you and the accomplice memorizing secret code from a table graph you both have to study. Wouldn't it just be easier to use the card force you learned earlier in the book, and then just text your friend ahead of time with the card your going to use? Needless to say, some tricks are impractical. And with only 90 pages of material you start going through tricks you already know, or just won't use because they are out dated, or just down right silly. I guess I was just looking for mentalism that was a little more direct. Also, the writing in the book may be a little out of place. They play up the situations a little too much, giving the spectators names and putting you in first person situation like your reading a novel. I found myself just jumping ahead to the secret to so see if I already knew the method to avoid the extra dialogue and character descriptions. With that said, I do think it's a pretty good book for a beginner. There is some good stuff on the Hobson's Choice and some old forces I might dust off. Also If you don't already know the "one ahead principle" it's in this book and a nice one to know for impromptu situations. A beginner would definitely get something out of this book. I was just hoping there would have been something I could have used that I didn't already know. A more appropriate title might have been Beginners Guide to Mind Magic.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
That's magic!,
This review is from: Mind Magic: Extraordinary Tricks to Mystify, Baffle and Entertain (Hardcover)
If you want to dazzle your friends down the pub with amazing magic (that they really will think is magic) then this is the book for you!
It gives you step by step instructions of how to do each trick and it reveals some of the deepest secrets of the magic circle and their tricks! Easy to do tricks. You rarely need any more props than what you can find on your coffee table and everyone can do them!
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