Easy Mentalism

“One of the ways you can read someone\’s thought or emotion is by reading their body language. ” – Michael Lee

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Believe it or not, learning how to tell what someone is thinking is quite possible. Lucky are those who have the actual ability to read exactly what a person is thinking; but to be honest, you don’t need any supernatural powers for this to happen.

You only need to enhance your already existing observation skills to be perceived as a capable mind reader. To learn how to tell what someone is thinking, read on!

Mind Reading Trick # 1: Observe Body Language.

One of the ways you can read someone’s thought or emotion is by reading their body language. The raise of an eyebrow, clenching of fists or tucking of a hair strand behind an ear already speak volumes of what is going through a person’s mind.

For example, if you find yourself on a date with somebody, the way your date is sitting can tell you if they’re still interested or bored out of their mind.

Leaning forward equals interest. But if they’re paying more attention to the restaurant decor or worse, the waiter (or waitress), then you know you’re not on their mind.

While you might not be able to tell word-per-word what a person is thinking, these telltale gestures can bring you pretty close to it. To know more about this interesting subject, simply search for “reading body language” on Google or Yahoo.

Mind Reading Trick # 2: Read Voice Tones.

Another effective way to tell what someone is thinking is by observing a person’s voice tone. Voice tones can not only uncover when somebody is lying, it can also help you determine just what mood a person is in.

This technique is quite easy for anybody to do. You can start by observing your voice whenever you’re nervous, excited, happy or depressed.

Mind Reading Trick # 3: Listen For Cues.

When you find yourself in a conversation with somebody you know, following their thought patterns is easy as pie.

But even if the person you’re talking to is a total stranger, you can still follow their thought patterns by listening to what they’re saying and how they’re saying it carefully. If you’re a good listener, you’ll be able to predict just what kind of decisions are running through their head.

When it comes to almost anything in life, knowing how to tell what someone is thinking is very important indeed.

In business, it can be used to satisfy your clients and exceed their expectations; it can also be used to read your competition and stay ahead of them. In personal affairs, you’d be able to avoid all sorts of unnecessary conflicts by observing for body language, listening to cues and voice tones.

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“Do not complicate matters and keep your routine simple to get the best results.” – Jack Tabone

“mind reading tricks are merely mentalism tricks that have a false explanation of using mind control or telepathy using psychological tricks or psychic ability.” – Adam Davies

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To quote Wikipedia..

Mentalism – Mentalism is a performing art in which its practitioners, known as mentalists, use mental acuity, cold reading, hot reading, principles of stage magic, and/or suggestion to present the illusion of mind reading, psychokinesis, extra-sensory perception, precognition, clairvoyance or mind control. Hypnosis may also be used as a stage tool.

This definition is spot on – take note of the words ‘present the illusion of Mind Reading’. I haven’t given the definition of mind reading for a very good reason, as the ‘real’ definition pertains to a superhuman ability and in my opinion an ability that based on evidence, doesn’t exist. This on the other hand is another debate for a whole other day.

Mind Reading as you know it, performed on TV by magicians/mentalists/mind readers etc. is merely a form of Mentalism (see above) – simple magic tricks dressed up to represent certain abilities e.g. Impossible Body Reading, psychic ability etc.. This may seem fairly obvious to most of you but believe me – many, many people believe people can actually read minds, which for us mentalists/mind readers, is great news.

I have previously written an article on the persona of the mentalist so I won’t go into detail here but being congruent is very important when performing mentalism tricks and some mentalists do it better than others. You need to choose between being psychic or being a body language/human behavioural expert. You cannot be both to your audience as they will assume there is general trickery (which of course there is) going on.

There’s a thin line between the mentalist and the magician. The main one being the presentation of the effect. A mentalist will usually have a false explanation behind the effect where as a magician will not usually give an explanation and say it was merely magic. Without a false explanation the audience will come to their own conclusion and usually it will be the actual method used e.g. sleight of hand.

In my opinion this is what makes a mentalism effect much stronger than a standard magic effect. It’s all in the presentation.

So back to my original point and to summarise.. mind reading tricks are merely mentalism tricks that have a false explanation of using mind control or telepathy using psychological tricks or psychic ability. Mind reading tricks come under the umbrella of mentalism tricks as a whole and they are virtually one in the same thing.

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“The word anchor comes from NLP whereby when you get an emotional response from someone, whether it is being happy, sad, excited, positive, negative etc.” – Adam Davies

“There are three aspects to mental magic: gimmicks, sleight-of-hand and misdirection.” – Austin Hackney

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These tips for performing mind reading tricks should help anyone new to the art of mentalism get off to a pretty good start. There are many misconceptions about this branch of the magical art, so I’d like to start by clearing those up. First of all, despite the necessary mystique surrounding mind reading, it’s something anyone can learn with a little practice once they know what the secrets are.

And the second thing that we really need to get clear at the outset is that no one can really read anyone’s mind. That’s a fact. Mind-reading is a magic trick just like any other magic trick and the techniques used in mind reading are essentially the same as those used in any other form of magic trick. Namely, sleight-of-hand, misdirection, gimmicks, stooges and so on. There are no psychic powers. Anyone who claims to genuinely read minds or have psychic abilities is either a liar or deluded. Mind reading or ‘mentalism’ as it is popularly known is simply a ‘performance persona’ for these tricks.

It might seem almost mystical in its effects – and you certainly want it to if you’re performing it – but it is just a series of clever psychological techniques and close observations of behaviour and, in all honesty, some simple gimmicks and tricks that have nothing to do with psychology at all, that enable a mentalist to create the illusion of psychic powers.

It is little wonder that all the mind-readers and mentalists that I have ever heard of or met (apart from that wicked phoney Uri Geller – one of the worst magicians I’ve ever seen) are all debunkers of ‘psychism’ and the miraculous. Why? Because they know how it’s done! Think of James Randi, Penn and Teller and Derren Brown, for example. The truth is that only the most despicable low-life would stoop so low as to take advantage of people’s trust and misfortune for their personal profit. Witness any number of TV ‘psychics’ for examples of this. Okay, rant over. So we know we’re dealing with a performance art, not a mystical one and it’s just for honest fun, not for taking advantage of the gullible.

So what are these secrets that enable mentalists to apparently understand your secret thoughts, read your mind and even control what you are thinking?

There are three aspects to mental magic: gimmicks, sleight-of-hand and misdirection. I’m afraid that’s it. Antone who was looking for psychological secrets for manipulating people thoughts; time to laugh at yourself for being so taken in! The techniques of mentalism are the same as all other magic tricks. Any bluff about NLP and other such stuff is all just part of the act.

So, get some mind-reading tricks tutorials and learn these tricks (video tutorials are an excellent way to get started) and bear in mind these tips for performing mind reading tricks:

1) There’s no need for a huge repertoire: 5 decent tricks is plenty. Just choose five good tricks and learn them to perfection.

2) Know Your Character – Mind reading involves a,lot more bluff and misdirection than most magical disciplines because it play-acts at mystical powers; having a strong magical persona or character part can often really help induce the right atmosphere and sense of credulity.

3) Tell a Good Story – This has nothing to do with once upon a time but everything to do with leading your audience up the proverbial garden path! Every mind-reading trick has to have its story, its false premise. It could be that you claim ‘conversation with the spirits’ or maybe ‘focussing mental energy’ or as is more acceptable these days (because its pseudo-scientific language sounds more plausible to a modern audience) ‘clever psychology’ ‘muscle reading’ or ‘neurolinguistic programming’. Whatever nonsense it is, know what it is, beef it up and stick to it. Under that cover, you can switch cards, check the mirror, get the signal from the stooge etc.

4) Only Do It If You Know How – Mind-reading is once again very popular and everyone wants to get on the band wagon. There’s plenty of room aboard, just make sure that you know what you’re doing. If you don’t get the story right, the bluff, well then it’s going to look just like any other magic trick (…because it is). It’s all in the act.

5) Practice – This follows on from the last tip and is always true: you cannot do enough practice and many professional magicians will tell you that they don’t feel happy with a trick until they’ve performed it hundreds of times!

That said; if you don’t want or need to go into that kind of depth, there are other options to get started. There are some cool mind reading and mentalist routines that are powerful and effective and will work just a little practice if you get a good tutorial. Things like spoon-bends, card predictions and ‘book test’ tricks are excellent places to start. Nothing helps like a good visual demonstration and explanation. That’s why increasingly I recommend video downloads as a trick-by-trick method for learning magic. You can see and hear what’s going on and get a real handle on the presentation and routine rather than just the trick. You can also rewind, pause and so on as often as you like. If this is an option that interests you, then you might like: Mindbender Book Test, Thought Transmission and Emotion as tricks to get started. These and more are all available from the Video Tutorials page of The Magic Tricks Homepage.

I’m sure you’ll find these tips for performing magic tricks useful and if you get yourself some video tutorials you’ll be off to a great start. I have to say, that mind-reading really is one of the most enjoyable kinds of magic trick to perform. Enjoy it!

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Austin Hackney is a performing magician, entertainer, theatre practioner and writer of many years standing, always keen to share his experience and encourage the novice. His website, The Magic Tricks Homepage is a great free resource for magic tutorials, articles, visual guides, eBooks and more. If you want to learn magic well, not just a huge number of tricks but solid performance skills, the site is well worth a visit. You can download magic video tutorials here which is a great way of learning and building a repertoire.

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“Misdirection and concealment is also a very important part of mentalist magic.” – Bradlee Carter