Mindreading,thoughttransmission,prophecy,miracleslateroutines,andother“psychic“effectsareamongthemostimpressivetricksinanymagician’srepertoire.Theirpowertoamazeanddumbfoundanaudienceisunparalleledinthedomainofstagemagic.Inthisvolume,oneofthegreatestofallmentalmagiciansrevealsthesecretsbehindnearly200astonishingfeatsofmentalmagic.Theroutinesencompass12majorcategories:EffectswithBilletsandPellets;EnvelopeNecromancy;PublicityEffects;MiracleSlateRoutines;DeadorAlive;MoneyMentalism;BookTests;BlindfoldReading;ThoughtForetold;MentalismwithCards;MiscellaneousMentalMasterpieces;andPsychicCodes.TheodoreAnnemann,throughhisownperformancesandeditorshipofJinxmagazine,probablydidmorethananyoneelsetopopularizethisbranchofentertainment.Now,hisextensiveknowledge,experience,andknow-howareatyourfingertipsinthiscomprehensivecollection.HerearethecloselyguardedtricksofthetradebehindsuchastonishingeffectsasPseudo-Psychometry,oneofthegreatestone-manpsychiceffectseverachieved;WhoKilledMr.X?--aclassicroutinethatcombinesbothmagicandmindreadingwithatriplemysteryandanovelpresentation;andTheSwamiTest,ademonstrationofprophecyfirstpopularizedaround1920.Annemannhimselfcameupwithsome16variationsonthispopularandmuch-practicedeffect.MyOwnSwamiTestisoneofhisbest.Theseandscoresofothercrowd-pleasersarehere,eachthoroughlyexplainedanddiagrammed,withinsiders’tipsontechniques,staging,patter,plantsandconfederates,diversions--everythingyouneedtomakeanytrickafoolproofsuccess.Nospecialequipmentisrequired;justtraditionalmagicpropsandawillingnesstolearnfromoneofmagic’slegendaryfigures.Althoughwrittenforprofessionalmagicians,thestep-by-stepdetail,clarityandinclusivenessofthiscollection,alongwiththeauthor’sintimateknowledgeofthestageperformer’sneeds,makethisavolumethatwillbenefitmagiciansateverylevelofexpertise.
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