Ebook - Bob Cassidy - The Messing Effect (Digital Download)

Unlock the Secrets of Wolf Messing with Bob Cassidy

Step into the captivating world of Wolf Messing, widely revered as one of history's most talented mind readers. This extraordinary ebook by mentalism legend Bob Cassidy delves deep into Messing's life and, more importantly, reveals the practical, yet astonishing, methods behind his most fabled demonstrations. Discover the incredible journey of Messing, from his pre-WWII prediction against Hitler that led to a massive bounty on his head, to his alleged advisory role to Josef Stalin, and the successful testing by luminaries like Gandhi, Freud, and Einstein. This isn't just a history lesson; it's a masterclass in applying ingenious ruses to create truly impossible-seeming effects.

The Stage Demonstration: A Masterclass in Mental Receipt

Imagine an audience member writing a complex sequence of instructions on a slip of paper, which is then folded and chosen by a committee. The performer never sees the slip, yet flawlessly executes every single step, seemingly receiving the instructions mentally. This is Wolf Messing's iconic 'Stage Demonstration,' and Bob Cassidy provides a brilliant, clean method requiring no gimmicks, no confederates, and minimal trickery. You'll learn the subtle, 'off-beat' secret action that makes this powerful demonstration appear as pure, unadulterated mind reading. It's a testament to Cassidy's genius in translating legendary feats into performable realities for the modern mentalist.

Passing the Guards: An Impossible Escape

Perhaps the most incredible of Messing's feats was 'Passing the Guards,' an effect so audacious it sounds like pure fiction. Picture Messing locked in a secure room, guarded from the outside, only to effortlessly step out unnoticed. Bob Cassidy dissects this legend, presenting a unique solution that he successfully pulled off himself. This isn't a typical magic trick; it's a daring stunt, requiring some setup and a helper, but designed with an ingenious 'abort' mechanism. You can back out until the very last second, ensuring success before committing. Mastering 'Passing the Guards' for the right audience won't just elevate your performance; it will etch your name into the annals of mentalism legend, leaving observers questioning the very nature of reality. This ebook is an essential addition for anyone seeking to perform impactful, historical mentalism.

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Wolf Messing (1899 -1974) is often said to have been the most talented mind reader in the world. A native of Poland, Messing moved to Russia just prior to the outbreak of World War II. His decision to emigrate followed a performance, during which he predicted that Germany would be defeated and Hitler would die if Poland were invaded. Hitler, a devout believer in psychic phenomena, showed his appreciation for Messing's psychic gifts by placing a bounty of 200,000 marks on his head. After the war he worked for many years as a performer, and it has been suggested that he was one of Josef Stalin's advisors. Those said to have successfully tested him include Stalin, Mohandas Gandhi, Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein.

This is a classic Bob Cassidy tour de force to replicate impossible appearing effects with very practical and straight forward methods and ruses from the mentalists tool chest. This ebook also holds a lot of interesting history as well as Bob's comments, particularly if you are not familiar with Wolf Messing. But the heart and soul of this work are Bob's methods for Messing's "Stage Demonstration" and "Passing the Guards".

Messing's "Stage Demonstration" goes like this. Audience members write on pieces of paper a sequence of steps the performer has to complete. These slips are folded and given to a committee who chooses one slip. The performer never sees the slip but is able to mentally receive the instructions and complete them on stage. A typical test could look like this:

You will learn Bob's method which does not require any gimmicks, confidants, or much other trickery. It is very cleanly built and requires one off beat secret action.

Messing's "Passing the Guards" is too good to true. If you read the effect you will think this is impossible to do - a legend - but not reality. The effect goes something like this. Messing is locked inside a room that has only one door and no windows or other ways to escape from it. Guards are placed outside the door to prevent his escape. Nevertheless, Messing steps out of the room without the guards noticing it.

Of course, impossible! Right? Not true. Read Bob's solution, which is really a stunt rather than a regular effect. And remember, Bob has pulled this off successfully. You should probably only do this once. You will need a friend or helper and you will need a good amount of setup to make this work. However, the real beauty of this method is that you can abort the stunt all the way to the last few seconds with none the wiser. That means if it doesn't work the first time you can try it again until everything is just right. Done for the right people you will attain legend status. Being able to walk out of a room without anybody knowing when they have seen you in the room just before it was guarded is simply only possibly if you have supernatural powers - or is it?

1st edition 2004; 44 pages.
word count: 16091 which is equivalent to 64 standard pages of text