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Thank you for the ideas! In what context would you do the trick (would you just start performing, would you walk up to somebody ...)? Thank you, you've been a great help!

Thank you! Thanks for the idea, I'll check it out!

Did he have any particular kind of venue in mind when talking about the show? What type of effects would you recommend a non-mentalist to perform in those circumstances?

That's exactly what I'm looking for. Could you elaborate on "that sort of thing", please? Where does he perform this show? And does he travel only in countries with predominately Western influence, or does he perform in countries with a completely different cultural background as well?

A hypothetical question: You're travelling around the world, via hitchhiking, backpacking or whatever comes your way. Along the way, you'd like to perform some magic (to make an extra buck or to get to know people), but obviously you can't take too many or too large props. Keep in mind that the...

You've just made my biology teacher extremely mad, because for the rest of my school career I'm gonna talk about "those wizards that give a lot of helpful and friendly advice so the blood cells don't escape into the real world." Oh, Casey? What about the Honourable Elite Membership now?

@Casey Rudd If 010Rusty manages to do this, I think he ought to be granted Honourable Elite Membership to the forums :D Regardless, best of luck to you, mate!

This has never happened to me before, but if it did: "The Joker? All right, please note that my hand is empty as I take out the tuck box. Go ahead and open it; inside should be three cards. Two of them are ad cards, but go ahead and show the other one around -- ladies and gentleman, the Joker."...

Yes, there are some of those shuffles. In his new book, Mr Forte describes a false shuffle to carry slugs of up to 20 cards. Here, speed is of the utmost importance. But keep in mind two things: 1. You rarely need to control such large slugs in magic, and 2. a shuffle with such speed among...

Thanks to both of you for your tips and recommendations!

Right, my bad. I had searched for the correct title and miswrote here. I'm afraid I can't find any copy of 0290 anywhere, neither with the usual retailers nor the used-book market. Do you know if the system is included in any of his other books? I wanted to make sure that the systems can also...

Would be interested in both, if it's suitable for somebody with no experience in the field whatsoever and applicable to "real life" as well as a performance. Thank you for the book recommendations! Michael Ammar's and Luke Jermay's books seem well suited to my needs and interests at the moment...

Thanks for the answer, Christopher, it cleared things up for me. Some time ago at my school, we had a guy giving a lecture on job interviews. During his talk he demonstrated some skills that, from reading your posts, sound a lot like mentalist skills (for example, he was able to name at least...

I take it then that cold reading (as per your definition) is real?

Thanks for the info. Never came across that term before, thank you for making me a little less ignorant :D

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "manipulation cards". Would you mind explaining for the terminally ignorant (a.k.a. me) among us?

To be clear, when talking about an acceptable level, I haven't come near mastery of this move. And concerning this particular technique, I don't have very high ambitions, as I'm focusing on other moves at the moment. It's currently good enough for what I use it for (part of a gambling demo), and...

Great choice! I hope I remember this correctly (I won't swear on the details), but the version I heard - told by Ricky Jay in an article in The New Yorker -, was that Malini had just arrived as an immigrant in Washington. Seeing a congressman coming out of the Capitol, Malini ran up to him and...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but from what you've posted in the past you seem to be interested in gambling moves. If so, keep your eyes peeled for a reprint of this book by Steve Forte. It's very expensive as well (don't know if the reprint will be less expensive), but well worth the price if you...

I fell in love with cards after watching Richard Turner perform on Penn and Teller, but for a year or so my interest lay mainly in the cheating and hustling realm, with the magical aspect more of a side hobby. However, reading essays on magic theory - reading about what magic can be -, watching...