The Zancig Code To quote Wikipedia, "To this day, the Zancig Code, also known as 'Two Minds With But a Single Thought,' is considered by many professional mentalists to be the most dauntingly complex two-person communication system of its type ever devised." (source). Well, here it
ESP Symbols The Effect: You pull out a deck of Zenner Cards and shuffle them up. Then, you deal off ten of them in a circle on the table and ask everyone at the table to agree to focus on one card when you turn around.
Radio Communications This is CIA, KGB, FBI, Secret Service, MI5 stuff. Well, it was until the commercial market caught up and made it inexpensive and freely available to anyone with a PayPal account. This technology has been used for years with great success. Police, military, private
Mr. Wizard’s Telephone This is a spin on a very old but amazing classic. The Effect: You bring out a deck of cards and have someone pick one. Then, you call a “wizard” on your phone, and without revealing anything he is able to tell the
Want to look like a total genius with supernatural powers? It’s simple, have someone else do all the work for you and feed it to you on a silver platter. When you work with stooges, plants, or confederates, mentalism effects are easy. Lots of performers will
Scoring or Fatiguing Weakening the arm or handle of a spoon before a performance is an important way to limit the number of times you must physically manipulate it in front of a spectator if you want to end a spoon bending routine with a “flick
In short, telekinesis is the supposed power to move or manipulate physical objects with your mind. The question of whether the people can manipulate solid objects with the mind, such as bending metal spoons, forks, and keys without touching them is hotly debated among skeptics and
If it’s been written down, there’s a way for the mentalist to know what was scribbled on a paper. This chapter reveals the inside scoop on how to get the inside scoop. A “peek” is defined as covertly glancing at something. In mentalism, it’s one of
A "Center Tear" is a technique used during mentalism routines that allows the performer to tear out useful information written on a piece of paper so it can secretly be read. There are many types of center tears and the technique likely dates back to the
