Ebook - Direct Mind-Reading & Mind-Control Effects by Marc Paul (Digital Download)
Description & Effect
Elevate Your Mentalism with Marc Paul's Direct Insights
Step into the mind of a master mentalist with Marc Paul's 'Direct Mind-Reading & Mind-Control Effects.' This digital download delivers a treasure trove of powerful routines and subtle techniques designed to astound any audience. Far from typical 'lecture notes,' this comprehensive ebook provides the meticulously crafted details behind some of Paul's most acclaimed effects, offering you immediate access to professional-grade mentalism that's both practical and profoundly impactful.
Revolutionary Ungimmicked Book Test
At the heart of this collection is Marc's 'Anytime, Anyplace, Any Book' Test. Imagine this: a spectator freely chooses any paperback book, you riffle the pages, they stop you anywhere, and without a single gimmick or pre-show work, you reveal their thought-of word. It's disarmingly simple, astonishingly clean, and utterly direct. This single routine will revolutionize your approach to book tests, allowing you to perform a miracle with any borrowed book, anytime, anywhere. Prepare to leave your gimmicked books at home; this is the real deal.
Astounding Mind-Reading and Control Effects
Delve deeper into a diverse array of mind-bending effects. Experience 'A Coin in the Hand,' a clever routine perfect for intimate settings where you predict both the spectator's choices and the date of a borrowed coin. Explore 'Direct Thought Projection,' a multi-spectator effect where you seemingly read the minds of four individuals, knowing who holds which card and what they're thinking – it packs flat and plays huge, with printable masters included. You'll also discover 'The Question,' a baffling routine allowing you to deduce the location of various bills hidden in pockets, a powerful demonstration requiring minimal preparation for maximum impact.
The Portable Power of the 'AAA' Routine
For the working mentalist, the 'AAA' Mind Reading Routine outlines a complete 30-minute act that fits entirely in your pocket. While not every effect is detailed, Marc provides the crucial framework and key insights needed to construct a professional, portable, and impactful performance. This ebook is a must-have for anyone serious about enhancing their mentalism repertoire with direct, compelling, and audience-engaging effects that stand the test of real-world performance.
Original Specs
This is Marc Paul’s lecture notes, it is not a book. At today’s exchange rate the cost is almost $40. This is a disturbing trend in lecture note pricing as notes are now more expensive than best selling hardcover books. They were originally a way for a lecturer to increase his profit from a lecture while keeping his fee low. Now we can order lecture notes over the web, never having seen the lecture, and pay a steep price.
That said, if you are a looking for killer mental effects, buy these notes. You won’t be disappointed. Like most mentalism you won’t necessarily learn any new moves or methods, but the routines and subtleties disclosed here are worth your investment.
Marc’s Anytime, Anyplace, Any Book. Book Test is just that. Someone hands you a paperback book that you have never seen before, you riffle through the pages and give them a free choice of where to stop, they look at a word and you tell them what it is. It’s that simple and that clean. You’ll stop carrying gimmicked books with you, you’ll sell them on eBay or keep them for posterity, but you’ll do this effect. It is that clean and that simple. As Marc says, he can’t believe it hasn’t been done before. I can’t either but have never seen it. It is really good.
A Coin in the Hand is best worked one on one, or maybe for a small group. You borrow a coin and put both hands behind your back, then bring them back in front of you and they guess which hand the coin is in. This is done three times. At the end you have predicted how many times they would be correct, and the date of the borrowed coin. Clever method, effective routine.
Direct Thought Projection involves four spectators and 4 cards with instructions on them. You are able to read each spectators mind, knowing who has which card and what they are thinking of. Packs flat, plays big, comes with masters of the cards that can be copied and cut out.
So You Can Read Minds.Prove It! This is Marc’s presentation of TA Waters astrology anagrams, preferably done over the phone. Credit to TA is provided, all Marc adds is a reason to do it on the phone.
The Question has a spectator place a 5, 10, 20 and 50 pound (or dollar) bill in different pockets, you then deduce which bill is where. This requires some arts and crafts work on your part, but the effect is worth the investment. As long as the spectator follows your directions you have an effective routine.
The Ideal Tossed Out Deck will not be of any value to you unless you own a Mastermind or Montecristo deck. This is Marc’s handling of this deck in a Tossed Out Deck routine.
The “AAA” Mind Reading Routine is a description of a 30 minute mental act you can carry in your pocket. Not all routines are described, but if you are trying to put something like this together (and I believe anyone claiming to be a mentalist should be able to do a short routine Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (“AAA”) ) the effects described will be a big help in defining what’s in your wallet.
The Human Pack of Cards is a card trick that involves the entire audience, one person on stage, and doesn’t use a real card until the climax. Everyone Think of a Number involves the entire audience and a paper ball and is not 100% but when you miss it still provides a nice segue to your next effect. Pick A Person, Any Person also involves thrown out paper balls and is an effective method for getting a specific person on stage. Giant Card Mind Reading involves five spectators, a giant deck of cards. This is based on Larry Becker/Lee Earle principles and again packs flat and plays big. Finally, Marc Paul’s Prediction Ending for Telemental is just that, and if you don’t have Telemental you won’t have a clue what he is talking about.
Again, I feel this is very pricey for what you receive, but the information provided justifies the price. Recommended.
