Derren blends both magic and mentalism in an exciting modern package. Eschewing the traditional fence-sitting stance of the mentalist, he presents himself as
a psychological illusionist. Using elements of psychology, hypnosis and often, pure luck, he creates the illusion of a sixth sense.
PART ONE – This deals with his approach to table-hopping performance. He made the valid point that most people will never see another magician live
and close-up in their lives, so we need to give them long lasting happy memories of the event. We don’t want them to think “Oh no, here comes a brat in a
tuxedo doing those lame card tricks we all saw at Junior School”. Derren describes some of his methods of gaining rapport, discussing tactics from NLP and
hypnosis. More controversial is his slightly tongue in cheek method for charming female bookers. Without revealing anything, if you’ve got the guts to try
the lines, and can do so without coming on slimy, it’ll work. More practical perhaps, is his discussion of using similar tactics for improving the emotional
impact of classics like “Out of This World”.
The final part of the chapter deals with taking risks. Drawing on the style of Banachek’s “Psychological Subtleties” (a must, folks!), he doesn’t promise
100% success, but when you do hit on it, it will knock the audience for six. Interestingly, he believes that outs only confuse effects like these, so only a
small minority of magicians will try his suggestions. Derren is a supremely confident performer, so pulls this off in style.
PART TWO – This chapter explains his favorite routines in detail. He hopes that readers will take ideas from these effects and adapt theme to their
style. With undisguised contempt, he bemoans the conjurers who blatantly copy routines.
You are expected to be reasonably adept at card sleights in this chapter. Moves like the pass and the Tenkai palm are frequently used. Like Lennart Green,
Mr. Brown loves visual bold magic.
PART THREE – Probably the most useful section of the book, dealing with the use of drama and intelligent routining to make the mindreading feats seem
real. Too often we see a mentalist ask someone to think of a number, only to reveal it in a dull, uninspired manner. Derren discusses using NLP to force
cards and control options, and details two superb verbal card forces.
# 164 pages
# Publisher: H & R Magic Books; 3rd Ed edition (2000)
# Language: English
# ASIN: B0006RIRF2
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