Prepare to be amazed! “Positive/Negative” by Robert Watkins unveils mentalism’s light & dark secrets. Uplifting effects meet borderline morality. Discover routines like ‘Editions of You’ & ‘Moth Man’. Limited Release! Get your copy now!
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POSITIVE/NEGATIVE BY ROBERT WATKINS (LIMITED RELEASE)(BOOK)
Dive into the captivating world of mentalism with Robert Watkins’ Positive/Negative, a limited-release book that explores the duality of human psychology through a series of mesmerizing routines. This book is meticulously divided into two compelling sections: Positive and Negative, each offering unique insights and techniques that will elevate your performance to new heights.
Positive Section
The Positive section focuses on uplifting and empowering effects that leave your audience inspired and amazed. Key routines include:
- Editions of You: Master the art of reading emotional shifts in your spectators, perfect for opening acts and enhancing your script delivery.
- Ambivalence: A prediction effect using playing cards and a spectator’s name, engaging the entire group in a thrilling experience.
- The Strangest Secret: Empower your audience to achieve their goals with this thought-provoking routine, reminiscent of Peter Turner’s genius.
- Dark Entries: Challenge yourself with a Q&A style routine that tests your skills, with an added bonus of Dark Entries 2: Weaving a Story for even more depth.
- The Difficult Ploy: Create the illusion of choice, making your audience believe in the power of their decisions.
Negative Section
The Negative section delves into the darker, more mysterious aspects of mentalism, pushing the boundaries of morality and perception. Highlights include:
- Entheon: Induce a near-death experience and reveal a name from beyond the grave, leaving your audience in awe.
- Thanatos: A chilling time of death routine that will captivate and intrigue.
- Moth Man: Explore the future with a routine that combines suspense and fear, perfect for fans of The Ring.
- Separation Anxiety: Enter a trance-like state to uncover a participant’s PIN code, proving your extraordinary abilities.
- To One in Paradise: Connect with the other side to retrieve a name, adding a spiritual dimension to your performance.
Whether you’re a seasoned mentalist or just starting out, Positive/Negative offers a wealth of knowledge and techniques that will transform your craft. Don’t miss this limited opportunity to own a piece of mentalism history.
The book is split into two halves: Positive & NegativeÂ
The positive side deals with effects that are of an uplifting nature.Â
The negative side deals with routines that exist on the borderline of moralityÂ
Effects:Â
Editions of You: you are able to discern the exact moment when a spectator changes their emotional state.Â
Great routine, easy to do, and lets you concentrate on your script and presentation. Can be used as an opener. Different variations are taught and you pick and chooseÂ
Ambivalence: Â A prediction effect using playing cards and someones name It is a spectator as a predictor routine. It involves everyone in the groupÂ
The Strangest Secret: a routine to empower your spectator to be able to achieve goals and dreams. Peter Turner thinking and is genious. Reminds me of The Gift from Turner.Â
Dark Entries: a Q&A style routine but instead with questions as challenges to the performer.Â
Also included another routine based on this one called Dark Entries 2: Weaving a StoryÂ
You can setup these tests or challenges, and you will always be spot on.Â
The Difficult Ploy is a way to make your audience believe that the participant has changed their mind on something creating the illusion of choice where there is none.Â
The next section covers the Negative :
Entheon: The mentalist induces a Near Death experience in his participant and reveals a name from beyond the grave.Â
Thanatos: Time of death routineÂ
Moth Man: Questions about the participants future. This will certainly kill. For those that saw the movie The Ring. This is something similar, with a nice scary premise and effect.Â
Not controversial but on the verge of scaring your participant. Reminds me also of The Bridge, and works from Jerome Finley and others. Great effectÂ
Separation Anxiety: A way to apparently put the participant in a trance, and steal her PIN Code, and then you prove it.Â
To One in Paradise: Being able to pick up a name from The Other Side
