Self Working Mental Magic
Karl Fulves, one of the most renowned modern writers in the field of magic, presents here 67 new and foolproof tricks-spectacular mental feats that seem impossible, but are easy to perform.
None of the tricks require long practice, supernormal dexterity, or complicated apparatus. Mr. Fulves' precise, easy-to-follow instructions and many helpful diagrams lead to quick mastey and effective performance of each. Perform mystifying mental magic in such categories as:
- Instant ESP
- Mind Reading with Cards
- Mind Over Matter
- Book Tests
- Psychic Secrets
- Slate Sorcery
- Miracles with Cards
- Psychometry
Many of these tricks can be done with no prior preparation, and all involve easy-to-find materials: a deck of cards, coins, matches, dice, keys, chalk, etc. But while the materials used are ordinary, the effects achieved are truly extraordinary.
Magicians who wish to add mental acts to their routines, party entertainers or anyone wishing to give an amazing performance of mental magic will find this book perfect for their needs.
Paperbound, 121 5 3/8" by 8 1/2" pages, 73 illustrations.Customer reviews for Self Working Mental Magic
But many are easy to learn (if you have a little experience in performing) and a good start. Some might be (too) easy to guess and some are very bold (let the spectator name a number between 1-100 and you had it written down before the show).
Well, even the bad tricks sparked some ideas, or I could combine some tricks with other methods, other ideas...
Maybe a 3-5 tricks would make it into my standard selection - I change all of them to my style/added a story...
For the price of the book I didn't expect to find 20+ master reputation makers, but an introduction into mentalism with tricks in various areas and difficulty. And a starting point for more/adaptions... And this is what I got: a few are practical, easy and have a good effect. You still need to put some work into them, create a good presentation, add a bit of "something"...
A fair few fillers that really just wouldn't fly, but there are some decent things in there.
All will be fairly easy to learn, within anyone's grasp. It's good that they're pretty much with every day objects so very handy when you just need to do a trick on the fly.
For the book's price though it's not bad at all.
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