Behold! Unlock the secrets of Organic Mentalism with Phill Smith! This instant download unveils mind-reading techniques, propless methods & card magic. Amaze & astound now!
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Organic Mentalism With Phill Smith (Instant Download)
Discover the art of Organic Mentalism with Phill Smith in this comprehensive instant download. Designed for both beginners and seasoned performers, this course dives deep into the world of psychological magic, mind-reading, and mentalism, offering practical techniques and powerful presentations that will leave your audience in awe.
Day 1: Foundations of Mentalism
Session 1a: Information Gathering
Learn advanced methods for gathering information and creating seamless, ungaffed performances. Key techniques include:
- Word / Image Divination: Use everyday objects like business cards to perform mind-reading tricks.
- Interl8ced Thief: A self-working reinvention of classic mentalism structures.
- Fastext: A 100% impromptu booktest for quick-witted performers.
Additional concepts:
- Psychological vs Psychic vs Unique Premises
- Spectator as Mind-Reader
- Mastering the Art of the Reveal
Session 1b: Mind Control
Explore powerful techniques for influencing spectator choices, including:
- Equivoque, PATEO & Quinta: Force one object from many with apparent total freedom.
- Psychological Forces: Use thought transference to create mind-blowing moments.
- Number Forces: Combine ideas for impactful demonstrations without complex calculations.
Additional concepts:
- Making Performances Bigger and Memorable
- Creating Unforgettable Moments
- Environmental Revelations
Day 2: Advanced Techniques & Real Skills
Session 2a: Mastering Mind-Reading
Take your skills to the next level with foolproof methods for propless mind-reading:
- Brain to Brain: Perform mind-reading with zero props.
- The Universal: Control any abstract choice, anytime, anywhere.
- Progressive Anagrams: Create the illusion of free-flowing mentalism.
Additional concepts:
- Fake Improvisation vs Genuine Jazz
- Believable Moments
Session 2b: Card-Based Mentalism
Discover techniques for creating realistic mind-reading effects using a standard deck:
- Body Language Mind-Reading: Systematically decode a spectator’s thoughts.
- Deep-Thought Prediction: Craft impossible predictions with minimal setup.
- Power Memory: Memorize an entire deck in seconds.
Additional concepts:
- Real Card Handling
- Freestyling with the Audience
- Using Grounded Hooks for Impact
Session 2c: Real Skills for Mentalists
Demonstrate real skills that create the illusion of advanced mental abilities:
- Deep Memorization: Instantly capture information with speed and accuracy.
- Beat the Calculator: Perform rapid mental calculations.
- Handwriting Analysis: Foolproof methods for instant readings.
Additional concepts:
- Informal Demonstrations Done Right
- Why Do It Real vs. Why Fake It?
- Teaching Real Skills Effectively
Day 1:
Session 1a
Information gathering
Word / image divination using The Biz – ungaffed ungimmicked live information gathering with just business cards – method and presentational approaches
Interl8ced Thief – a fun reinvention of the ‘Dead or Alive’ structure, without dead people getting in the way. Self working, easy to do ANYTIME
Fastext – a 100% impromptu booktest for the quick witted
Additional concepts taught:
- Psychological vs Psychic vs Unique premises
- Spectator as mind-reader
- Making the reveal
Session 1b
Mind control
Equivoque, PATEO & Quinta – Three powerful methods to force one object from many, creating the illusion of total freedom for the spectator, each illustrated with a powerful hard hitting effect.
Psychological forces – Illustrating the power of psychological forces using Left Brain / Write Brain, a simple demonstration of thought transference that hits EVEN when you miss.
Number forces – Combining ideas to create powerful moments WITHOUT getting bogged down in sums.
Additional concepts taught:
- Making it BIG
- Creating a moment
- Environmental revelations
Day 2:
Session 2a
Brain to Brain – foolproof propless
The Universal – control the spectator’s choice of ANYTHING, no matter how abstract, any time, any place, over skype, anywhere.
Progressive anagrams – how to create the illusion of loose, free mindreading
Mathematical effects – creating meaning and demathsing logical effects
Additional concepts taught:
- Fake improv
- Genuine jazz
- Believable moments
Session 2b
All hands on deck
This session will cover a range of techniques, principles and approaches to creating the illusion of REALISTIC mind-reading and mentalism using a standard deck of cards.
Body language mind-reading – systematically break down the spectator’s responses and learn the playing card they are simply thinking of, even handing the final revelation to the audience.
Deep-thought prediction – craft an impossible prediction from next to nothing using just a normal deck, with a revelation that will knock the audience for six.
Time-sight – a vivid presentation for a hidden classic
Power memory – learn to memorise the WHOLE DECK in a flash… or so it seems.
Visionary Journey – create an intriguing reading for your audience, taking them on an imaginary journey to a destination they will never predict… but you will.
Additional concepts taught:
- *Real* card handling
- Freestyling with the audience
- Using a grounded hook
Session 2c
Real Skills
This session focuses on demonstrations of real skills that a mentalism can perform to create the impression of highly developed mental faculty. The secret is in maintaining a delicate balance between real real and fake real.
Deep memorisation – learn to instantly capture information with speed and accuracy, and how to create a powerful performance around it
Beat the calculator – perform rapid calculations that will blow your audience away as you mentally compute sums faster than they can even open the calculator app
Handwriting analysis – ready to go at a moment’s notice, a foolproof method for knowing which name your audience has written is their best friend’s.
Rainman – Perform a superfast estimation that will definitely impress. Yup. Definitely.
Additional concepts taught:
- Informal demonstrations done right
- Why do it real vs why fake it?
- Teaching the real
