Psi-Con Ruse

From the mind of the late and great Max Maven, comes a brilliant, streamlined masterpiece of mindreading, fortune-telling, and pure mystery.

Here's what happens: A participant is asked to freely shuffle a deck of cards. You then display a book on divination, explaining that you've been studying Cartomancy-the ancient system of telling fortunes with playing cards.

An envelope is then given to the participant to hold as you explain, "Even though we've never met before, inside this envelope is a Cartomantic reading that I've prepared just for you. Let's see if the system works!"

The top five cards of the shuffled pack are taken and displayed by being inserted into the edge of the book. The spectator is told to choose any of the five cards. The selected card is, for example, the Four of Clubs. The four unchosen cards are shown to be all different. When the fortune is removed from the envelope, it reads:

"You have a compassionate nature and strong leadership potential. Your sense of humor is admired by others. Your lucky card is the Four of Clubs!"

Psi-Con Ruse is strong, direct mentalism that is surprisingly easy to do. Add it to your repertoire today!