Ebook - Alpha Series Lecture Notes Set 1 Mentalism by Ian Rowland (Digital Download)
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Unlock the closely guarded secrets of one of modern mentalism's greatest exponents with the Alpha Series Lecture Notes Set 1 by Ian Rowland. This exclusive digital download delivers a treasure trove of high-impact effects and tried-and-tested techniques, previously available only to a select few within the magic fraternity. Originally published in 2003 and long out of print, this comprehensive PDF offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn directly from a master's professional repertoire.
Unveiling Professional Mentalism Secrets
Dive deep into Ian Rowland's expertly crafted material, designed to captivate and baffle. These lecture notes are celebrated for their clarity, detailed illustrations, and the sheer practicality of every routine. Unlike many theoretical works, every effect described here is real-world usable, proven to elicit audible gasps and guaranteed applause. From seemingly impossible predictions to astonishing feats of mind reading and psychokinesis, this set provides a foundation for truly powerful mentalism.
Master High-Impact Effects
Explore a collection of groundbreaking routines, each a standalone masterpiece. Learn 'Drawing Duplication,' a stunning, gimmick-free mental feat where you reproduce a spectator's thought-of drawing using just paper and a pen. Discover 'Light Metal,' widely regarded as one of the cleanest and most baffling metal-bending demonstrations, allowing a solid steel spoon to visibly warp and break under test conditions. Uncover 'Thought Flash,' a revolutionary mental photography routine that creates an image of a chosen target on blank film without a camera or complex consumables. Finally, impress with 'The Subliminal Prediction,' a diabolically clever effect where a prediction is openly displayed yet unseen until the killer reveal, proving the spectator's free choices were guided to a predetermined outcome. Each routine is meticulously explained, ensuring you can perform them with confidence.
Practical and Proven Techniques
This ebook is more than just a collection of tricks; it's a masterclass in presentation, psychology, and performance. The material is crafted to be accessible yet devastatingly effective, with no difficult sleights required for many of the effects. Whether you're a seasoned professional looking for fresh, powerful material or an aspiring mentalist eager to elevate your skills, the Alpha Series Lecture Notes provide practical, audience-tested content ready for immediate implementation. Elevate your performance with material that stands the test of time and consistently delivers unforgettable moments.
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ALPHA SERIES LECTURE NOTES – IAN ROWLAND – MENTALISM
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Alpha Series Lecture Notes No. 1 – Ian Rowland
Now out of print.- originally retailed at 60.00. Printed in 2003.
Direct from the professional repertoire of one of the greatest exponents of modern Mentalism. Containing high-impact effects and closely guarded secrets, previously only available to the magic fraternity.
These notes are professionally printed and bound to a high standard. They are well written and illustrated, the detail is comprehensive, and the material is all practical, tried-and-tested stuff you really can use.
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Drawing Duplication : The spectator makes a simple drawing or JUST THINKS OF A PICTURE !!!. Without any questions you tune in to their thoughts and reproduce the same thing. Amazingly you can do this under test conditions! This is what is described as a real world effect, which uses no gimmicks – just strong mentalism. Once you have learned this and have it in your head, you are ready to present it anyw, any time. No gimmicks. Just use a piece of paper and a pencil or pen and you draw!
Light Metal : this is the best, cleanest, most baffling and funniest 'test conditions' demonstration of metal-bending you will ever present. A member of the audience checks your hands and the spoons right at the start (no extra spoons are added later!), and also checks every aspect of this amazing 'psychic' feat as it unfolds. Yet a freely-selected solid steel spoon is seen to slowly, visibly and openly warp, bend and even break while held gently at the fingertips.
It is beautiful, it is baffling and it is also huge fun. A powerful routine, and it is a sure-fire applause getter. I know you see that a lot in magic ads, but in this case it's true. Guaranteed to hold your audience spellbound.
Thought Flash : a target is randomly thought of, and you cause an image of that target to appear on a previously blank piece of photographic film. This is the easiest and most practical of all 'mental photography' routines: you don't need a camera of any kind, it is totally future proof (do it no matter what they invent next), t are no consumables apart from a small piece of flash paper, and you can carry it around with you anyw The target can be anything you want: famous person, famous place, sports star, a selected brand or product… whatever.
This is a thoroughly baffling routine using simple and familiar principles to devastating effect and it does get audible gasps. It really does! Perform it stage or close-up as you wish. Easy enough to do, no sleights, works every time.
The Subliminal Prediction : How can you put a written prediction on full and open display, right in front of the audience's eyes, such that not one person in the room will see it until you want them to? That's the intriguing premise behind the Subliminal Prediction, and you will love it! I suspect you will want to present this routine right away, just for the joy of that killer finish when you show that your prediction was right t, unconcealed and on open view the whole time – and yet no-one in the audience saw it!
The routine itself is essentially a straightforward prediction effect. Given 16 choices on open display, a spectator makes a series of simple selections so that 16 become 8 become 4, 2 and finally 1, which he is amazed to find matches your prediction. Strong features of this routine are that t is only one prediction and it is set in stone right from the start. The spectator's choices are all genuinely free, and t is definitely no equivocation or magician's choice at any point. You keep what he tells you to keep, you discard what he tells you to discard. Yet it still comes out right! Works every time, not hard to do. Close-up or stage.
Elephant From Matchbox : a silly name for a beautiful principle, which lends itself to any number of different routines and presentations. You invite the spectator to mentally play any game
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