Ebook - Connect the Dots by Jamie Daws

Unleash Your Mentalism Potential with 'Connect the Dots'

'Connect the Dots' by Jamie Daws is an essential, expanded second edition ebook, lauded by some of the biggest names in magic and mentalism. For over a decade, Jamie Daws has consistently delivered highly praised material to the community, and now, for the first time in print, he compiles his innovative thinking into one comprehensive digital download. This isn't just a collection of tricks; it's a deep dive into the practical artistry of mentalism, designed to elevate your performances and solidify your reputation.

Revolutionary PK Touches and Real-World Wisdom

At the heart of 'Connect the Dots' lies Jamie's profound exploration of 'PK Touches.' This expanded edition introduces three brand new approaches to this captivating plot, ensuring you're equipped with novel methods to astound your audience. Crucially, the ebook features an in-depth, expanded essay titled 'How to get away with PK.' Drawing from real-world experiences, Jamie meticulously discusses what works, what doesn't, and how to protect the secrets of your performance, especially in an age of ubiquitous recording devices. This practical advice alone is invaluable for any serious mentalist.

Innovative Effects That Defy Explanation

Beyond PK Touches, 'Connect the Dots' is bursting with original, mind-bending effects. Prepare to be amazed by 'Numinous,' an ingenious envelope peek that requires no switches and uses an entirely un-gimmicked envelope that your spectator can keep—a true revolution. Experience 'Senses,' a killer new phase added to Jamie's PK Touches repertoire, allowing a blindfolded spectator to feel a touch on a specific finger that was actually applied to another person. For stage or parlor, '3CM' offers a powerful Rubik's cube mentalism routine using three normal cubes and paper bags, designed to fill even the largest venues. Other highlights include 'Suspend,' an impossible balance; 'Whispers,' a chilling long-distance communication effect; and 'Pin Thief,' a hyper-commercial routine for discovering PINs.

Diverse Mysteries and Deceptive Ingenuity

The depth of 'Connect the Dots' continues with effects like 'Timezone,' influencing a spectator's perception of time with their own phone. 'Mizaru' presents a devious card routine where you deduce who is lying, who has their card, and more, all without touching the deck. 'Coincidencia' offers an ingenious method for a two-person card selection mystery with an examinable, borrowed deck. As a bonus, explore 'Flare,' a super cool and deceptive Triumph routine, and 'Haunted Taps,' integrating PK Touch with a spooky spirit effect. This ebook provides a toolkit of powerful, practical, and highly deceptive material that will leave your audiences connecting the dots to an unforgettable experience.

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PRAISED BY SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN MAGIC AND MENTALISM
HERE IS THE EXPANDED SECOND EDITION
Jamie has been releasing his material to the community for over 10 years and has received high praise for many of his creations. Endlessly developing and creating, Jamie brings you his first ever book! For the first time in print, Jamie reveals his thoughts on 'PK Touches' and introduces three brand new approaches to the plot. As well as this, he gives an expanded, in-depth essay on 'How to get away with PK'. Everything you need to know about what can go right and what can go wrong in the real world.

This book is bursting with new original effects, the deeper you delve, the more you will discover!

Table of Contents

Introduction

Suspend - Impossibly balance a pen or card on your finger the hand it out!

Numinous - An ingenious new envelope peek that uses NO switches and the envelope they have is totally un-gimmicked and they can keep it! This is a revolution in envelope peeks!

Force - Make someone catch an invisible ball of energy. Better yet, make them catch someone else's invisible ball!

Whispers - Whisper something in one persons ear and have someone on theother side of the room hear and feel you whispering in their ear instead!

NEW! Senses - Have someone close their eyes and place their hand out. Touch a finger of a different spectator and somehow the spectator with their eyes closed not only feels the touch but can also identify which finger was touched! It can be repeated over and over! A killer new phase added to my PK Touches repertoire!

NEW! PK Essay - In depth essay on my discoveries working with PK Touches in the real world now expanded in this second edition. In the last year, many people like to film my PK Touches routine but herein lies many issues. In this expanded edition, I discuss what I do to protect the secrets.

NEW! 3CM - A brand new effect designed and written for the opening of my stage act! Whether it be for a theatre audience or a parlour, this effect is killer! It uses three normal, un-gimmicked rubik's cubes and three paper bags and yet, fills the biggest of stages! You will LOVE performing mentalism with rubik's cubes!

Timezone - Influence someones reality of time with a borrowed phone!

Pin Thief - A super commercial routine in which you discover their PIN and then proceed to steal their 'card' from right under their nose!

Mizaru - Even though you ever touch the deck, work out who is lying, who is telling the truth, who has their card in their pocket, who doesn't and what both selections are! This looks like electronics but uses a very cleverly constructed deck!

Coincidencia - Splitting a deck between two people, they place the cards behind their back, reverse one card and it turns out they both picked jokers! EVERYTHING can be examined and the deck can be borrowed! This ingenious method is a first for this plot!

BONUS - For those who connect the dots...

Flare - A flashy Triumph routine designed just to look super cool but super fooling!

Haunted Taps - Using PK Touch to illustrate the moment a spirit affects a different prop. Making PK Touches play big and spooky!