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When magicians predicted a chosen number...He predicted which of six rifles should be aimed at his forehead!

He was Maurice Fogel, the twentieth century’s most audacious mentalist and one of its greatest showmen. His feats of mind reading captured headlines around the world—when he wasn’t predicting them. He dared death, he read minds and he became a legend in his own time.

Here is a taste of a typical Fogel performance: Six volunteer marksmen were invited on stage to operate six legitimate, loaded and fully functioning rifles. One man chose a rifle at random and fired at a saucer, shattering it to smithereens. The discharged rifle was set with the five still-loaded ones in a rotating rack and the rack spun until no one could know which was the empty weapon. Each marksman was assigned a random number and took a random rifle from the rack. Fogel next revealed a predicted number that had been in full view and isolated from the start. The marksmen were all told to aim at saucers over Fogel’s head—but the man assigned the predicted number was to aim directly at Fogel’s forehead. Then, on his command they all fired!

To some he was a mental wonder; to others, an enigma. For years he strode the stages of the world, reading minds and using his strange powers to defy death. Maurice Fogel: In Search of the Sensational is the chronicle of the life of a master mentalist whose like has never been seen. He baffled the world and his peers. He defied death for years on a near nightly basis. He created an extraordinary body of professional mentalism that has remained among the most coveted material in the field. This book contains that material, along with the advice, experience and stories of a lifetime of professional performance by one of the world’s most acclaimed mentalists.

Maurice Fogel: In Search of the Sensational is the story of an amazing life and the mental secrets of an amazing man— The Amazing Fogel.

Written and collected by Chris Woodward, an award-winning magician and Fogel’s son-in-law, in collaboration with mentalist and Fogel confidant Richard Mark, here at last is the definitive work on Maurice Fogel, the man and his secrets.

While a sizable body of literature devoted to mentalism was produced in the past hundred years, little has stood the test of time. Among the scant amount that stood the test was written by Max Maven. Writing under the name of Phil Goldstein, Maven created one of the largest, cleverest and most influential bodies of work in the field, stretching from the latter part of the twentieth century into the twenty-first. His star rose early, with the publication of five slim collections, each packed with innovative and performance-caliber mentalism. These booklets, which have become widely known as "The Color Series," contained items such as "Desire", "The Spirit is Willing (to Write)" and "Four-sided Triangle"- items that have become modern classics in the field. Maven produced the Color booklets in small quantities and, despite ongoing popular request, refused to reprint them. They have become highly sought after, fetching prices in the hundreds of dollars. At last, after a quarter of a century, the entire Color Series is again available; all 53 effects, newly illustrated by Ton Onosaka, 240 pages in hardcover. Welcome to a classic reborn.

Two Decades of Mental Magic. Larry Becker's magnificent opus, Stunners! was first published in 1992. In 1993 at the Society of American Magicians annual convention in New Orleans, Mr. Becker received the coveted Milbourne Christopher Foundation Literary Award for this Outstanding Contribution to the Art of Mentalism and Magic. Now, after ten years, not only may you enjoy this original masterly work, you'll also be able to delve into the many variations, improvements and new effects that were created during the decade following the publication of Stunners! In addition, this exciting new book also includes the instructions and presentations for many of Larry's commercially produced effects. Stunners! Plus! contains the more than fifty effects from the original Stunners! including Larry's original presentation of his death defying "Russian Roulette." A total over over 100 killer mental routines with books, coins, paper currency, cards, pencils and pens, watches, newspapers, boxes, props, no props, and so much more. Some of the most baffling entertaining, mental effects ever created, all bearing the Becker hallmarks of maximum entertainment potential and simplicity. These inexplicable mysteries, complete with presentations, will catapult you to a higher plateau as an entertainer.

Stunners! Plus! is also packed with major improvements to such effects as Casino Royale, Ultimate Flashback, Serial Killer, Sneak Thief and so many other powerful effects created over the decade following the original Stunners! release. And, as if all this wasn't enough, imagine peering into the inner workings of Larry's many commercial effects, including: Chameleon Chest, Versadex, Blockbuster, Incredible, Insight Wallets, Psiclops, Casino Light, Zenneristic and more. The Stunners! material has been completely re-typeset and all of the original art and illustrations have been preserved and upated. Stunners! Plus! is a must-have for mentalists from amateur to professional and for magicians who want to make the transition, there's no better place to start. Softbound, 674 pages, fully illustrated.

Mentalism has a colorful history of cutting edge periodicals such as The Jinx, The Invocation, and Magick ú and since 1995, SYZYGY has been the premier publication for Mentalists. Editor Lee Earle screened thousands of potential contributions to give subscribers the very best in Contemporary Mentalism.

Now the first five volumes are reproduced in a single, hard cover book! The index alone fills ten pages, listing material by category, contributor, and by title. Over 200 routines - Impromptu - Close-up and Platform. 80 pages of Professional & Promotional Supplements. More than 400 photos and professional illustrations Includes CD-ROM! The CD-ROM contains many images right from the book in full color and high resolution PDF format.

SYZYGY is the most important Mentalism book of the new millennium and qualifies for instant inclusion on everyone's 'five foot shelf'. Hard bound, 466 page, 8.5 x 11 inch format book (with dust jacket).

Lee Earle has spent a lifetime in the trade. He has earned his 'chops' as a performer, author of multiple books, columnist for the Society of American Magician's M-U-M magazine, editor of SYZYGY-The Journal of Contemporary Mentalism, publisher of books by authors Richard Mark and Larry Becker, creator and medium for Manifestations-The Ultimate Seance and originator of trademark Mentalism props, routines and concepts.

As recipient of the Psychic Entertainers Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Art of Mentalism, Lee Earle is acknowledged as one of the men who have changed the face of Mentalism forever. Now, the bulk of his creativity is assembled in this single, significant book. Over two decades of "outside the box" thinking from one of the most prolific minds in mentalism plus nearly all of Lee's published writings from the past twenty years-more than fifty routines, including many of his limited release commercial items-are literally within your grasp.

Included with each copy is a CD-Rom (Windows and Macintosh compatible) containing the necessary Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF files for producing a number of full-color, professionally designed props and promotional materials on your personal inkjet or laser printer. You get multiple templates for Sun Signs, more ready-to-print masters for the complete SuperScript materials and cards, Topologo's colorful single-page layout, color photographs and enlarged 'newspaper clipping' for Bascom Jones' Dark Memory, celebrity handwriting samples to use with an evocative Pretellus presentation, and full-size color copes of genuine stock certificates for the very contemporary Taking Stock.

BONUS: The CD-Rom also contains a thought-provoking interview with Lee Earle, conducted by the esteemed Dr. Juris, in which Lee discusses the distinctions between mental magic and Mentalism, the critical elements necessary for a successful performance, tips on how to present Mentalism to skeptical audiences and much, much more. Softbound, 264 pages.

It has taken more than twenty years, but Bob Cassidy, a founding member of the Psychic Entertainers' Association and one of the most influential and colorful creators of modern mentalism, has finally written a worthy successor to The Art of Mentalism! When the latter was first published in 1983, it was immediately recognized as a classic in the field and is on the "top ten" lists of many leading mentalists. We predict that this volume will eclipse the acclaim as the first. The first half of the book, reprints his Art of Mentalism 2 (a complete professional performance thoroughly explained), and his four Principia Mentalia volumes. As if that were not enough, the second half gives permanent form to 3 limited distribution manuscripts: Theories and Methods for the Practical Psychic: Strange Impressions: But Stranger Still...

1999 recipient of the Psychic Entertainers Association award for creativity, and with over fifty years of professional performance behind him, Barrie Richardson has gathered together 53 of his best mental routines, many with complete presentations, for this large volume of baffling experiences.In THEATER OF THE MIND, you will find page after page, of fresh, practical material, tested and perfected before thousands of audiences; astonishing feats that use only ordinary items, and few of them, entertaining mental experiments that involve the whole audience, that pack small and play big, and that exploit a devilish combination of simplicity and cleverness. What you will discover in Theatre Of The Mind is a wealth of professional material at a pauper's price. A 320 page hardbound book with detailed instructions and illustrations!

When Barrie Richardson's Theater of the Mind was published in 1999, it drew immediate acclaim from mentalists and magicians, professional and amateur alike, and quickly became a bestseller. In it, Richardson, a longtime professional performer and speaker, exhibited an unerring track record for fashioning astonishing effects and routines, dressed in powerful and engaging presentations and supported by ingenious, practical methods.

In Act Two, Barrie Richardson shows that he has lost none of his gentle thunder. His new book features 54 tricks, ideas and routines, with all the attributes for which his work has become known and admired. Most include full presentations that use humanity, humor and an unfaltering sense of drama, that culminate in feats that are clearly impossible and thoroughly amazing. Along with some of his most prized routines, Richardson includes valuable examples taken from his professional repertoire of motivational talks for public and business audiences.

Frequently, sequels fail to live up to their predecessors. That is not the case here. You won't want to miss Act Two. A quality hardcover, 382 pages of baffling and practical material, loaded with full presentations.

Price: £29

This manuscript details the use of one of the most storied and effective magic marking systems available, the boon. From the construction of a boon to the proper uses and routines, this booklet has it all. The magic that can be achieved with this little item is truly breathtaking. You can perform high-level mentalism and impossible predictions that will get people talking.

The ultimate treatise on securing secret information: center tears, book tests, card peeks, billets and psychological forces; even an impromptu Mother Of All Book Tests.
"Peek Performances is a must-have! The most creative and original look at billets and peeks in years!" - Ted Karmilovich, Jr., Creator of the Mother Of All Book Tests
"If you want the real work, take the time to carefully read what's inside." - Ford Kross, Psychic Entertainer and Hypnotist, Author of Suggestive Mentalism
"In a clear, concise and easy to read manner, Mr. Busch covers one of the most important subjects to our art... the secret gathering of information and, just as important, the revelation of this information to our audiences. No props, no convoluted plot line or long sequenced, boring tricks, just clear, direct, to the point effects that look as close to real mind reading as one can possibly get. This is a book designed to give you lesson after lesson to be read, digested and developed, year after year." - Paul Alberstat, Canada's Leading Mentalist. Hardbound, 209 Pages.

An in-depth treatise on four revolutionary billets and their many adaptations for the mature, modern mentalist who desires state-of-the-art, in-full-view methods of immediate. Invisible information acquisition. No switching, no duplicates, no stealing, and no tearing! Ultra-clean, live-time, instantly accessed information ... at your fingertips. With the help of clear text on 110 big pages (on the best 32 pound laser paper) and a whopping 175 photos, you will enjoy this format! It is very user friendly. For the voyeur in you, Peek Encores is loaded with the sequential, step-by-step information that will update and surpass previous handlings. It is a breakthrough billet bonanza for mentalists who can no longer afford to handle billets like a magician!

This was the first book in the series and it caused a complete sensation. There are a handful of copies left in the USA and about 30 or 40 left in the UK. This book attracted a great deal of attention and many wonderful feature reviews. For example

Peter Zenner: Martin, has excelled himself with the production values. It looks beautiful; maybe it is the most attractive looking book I have ever seen. If you are interested in Canasta then you will have to buy the book.

Bob Gill: I'm not sure that there have been other books quite like this. You know those reviews you read which say of novels, 'I couldn't put it down 'til I'd read it through from cover to cover'? Well, I'll cheerfully admit to devouring this volume at one sitting until well into the early hours; it's it a comparative rarity in contemporary magic publishing: a rattling good read.

Sal Franchino (USA): It is superbly produced. The binding and cover are absolute dynamite. Thank you for such a good work. It is a delight to receive a product that lives up to its promise and delivers value!

This is the long-awaited follow up to the first book. It is a quality soft back publication, perfect bound. It contains a lot of information that arrived too late for inclusion in the first volume.

13 Steps to Mentalism has become highly recommended as the most complete overall work on mentalism. A must have. Hardbound with dustjacket. In thirteen chapters, it details the workings of nearly every category and device useful to the working mentalist.

Swami Gimmick, Pencil Lip Sound & Muscle Reading, Mnemonics and Mental Systems, Predictions, Blindfolds & X-Rays, Billets, Book Tests, Two Person Telepathy, Mediumistic Stunts, Card Tricks, Question & Answer Effects, Publicity Stunts, Patter & Presentation. A complete course in mentalism all in one hardbound volume. The standard by which all other mentalism books have been judged.

As the Royal Road or Bobos are the Bibles in their fields this is definitely the Bible for mentalists it covers everything you could ever need to know. On any top 5 list that any mentalist recommends this is nearly always number one on the list! I can personally highly recommend this book.(It's one I've actually read, and those who know me will tell you that's a miracle in its self). - M

Outstanding collection of nearly 200 crowd-pleasing mental magic feats (requiring no special equipment).

Insider’s tips and expert advice on techniques, presentation, diversions, patter, staging and all else needed to make any trick a foolproof success. Lucidly written, thoroughly diagrammed book by one of magic’s legendary figures.

The Triumphant Return Of One Of Mentalism's Living Legends! Richard Osterlind’s name has always been associated with strong and practical effects guaranteed to leave a powerful impression on an audience. In this new manuscript, The Very Modern Mindreader and Other Miracles, his first release of completely new material to the magic and mentalism fraternity in over ten years, Osterlind delivers three outstanding effects, ready to go right into your professional repertoire.

The first, “The Very Modern Mindreader,” takes Annemann and Hewitt’s classic routine into the 21st Century. With practical touches developed over thirty years and never before released, Osterlind gives you the power to divine information sealed in envelopes by audience members with no gimmicks whatsoever-in fact, all of the elements may be left with the audience. This is reputation-making material, suitable for all venues from close--up to platform.
The second offering is the “Osterlind ESP Card System,” a revolutionary new
idea for ESP cards. Although there have been thousands of effects with these cards, there has never been a routine for the basic tests for which they were devised. Osterlind solves this problem with a stack for the ESP deck which looks random, has no exceptions to the rules and is cyclical so that the last card leads back to the first. In addition to allowing you to “test” your ESP powers according to the cards’ instructions, this new stack will open up realms of new effects with these wonderful cards.
The third effect is really two in one. The three-phrase prediction effect has always been a favorite of Osterlind and he’s released a number of these ideas over the years. “StenoESP” allows you to perform this classic “Mental Epic”-type effect using nothing but a steno pad and grease pencil. The working is clean, easy and convincing. In addition, Osterlind offers an additional routine that uses slightly different apparatus and streamlines the effect for a quick stage presentation.

The power to read minds - any time, any place - is now in your hands. Richard Osterlind’s Surrounded Slow-Motion Center Tear caused quite a stir in the mentalism and magic communities upon its release and the long out-of-print manuscript that described this revolutionary technique commands high prices from book dealers and online auction houses. Now, almost two decades later, Richard Osterlind is releasing the ultimate version of his creation. The Perfected Center Tear goes light years beyond the original version, enabling you to gain secret insights into the hidden thoughts of others with no apparent subterfuge. The spectator writes their information on a small piece of paper and folds it up. The performer then tears the paper into small bits and places the pieces into the spectator's hand. There is no apparent way that the performer could possibly have seen the information nor was any part of the paper stolen away. Yet, the performer is still able to divine the information and reveal it in a startling, dramatic and memorable way. The Perfected Center Tear really is the last word in "rip and read" center tear techniques. Also in this exciting new book, Richard Osterlind shares his thoughts and ideas on some of mentalism's most basic tools. Nail Writers are discussed in Part Two and billets in Part Three. Part Four is titled "Weird Ones" and here, Osterlind reveals for the first time some of the most unique ideas to come along in magic and mentalism for some time. Here you'll discover how to perform the classic "Ashes on the Arm" in walk-around situations, how to apparently control fire, and even how to cause your spectators to have a complete memory lapse. You'll also learn possibly the most sensational way to end a book test ever published.

If that wasn't enough, Osterlind has added, as a bonus section, his original version of the Center Tear, The Ultimate Center Tear. This originally appeared in Al Mann's great book on the Center Tear, The Purloined Thought. However, this book is also long out of print so we are pleased to be able to offer this additional technique to the magic and mentalism communities.We predict that The Perfected Center Tear and Other Assorted Routines will be hailed as one of Richard Osterlind's finest and most enduring works.Spiral bound, 66 pages, fully illustrated.

This is the book that Richard Osterlind has been writing in his head for five years...and it's available at last.

Metalblast contains not the methods, but the real secrets of metal bending. In this exciting new work, Richard Osterlind discusses the mindset of the metal bender and the key ingredients necessary to make an audience believe that they're seeing miracles. What's more, these theatrical and psychological techniques are totally transferable and able to be easily adapted to just about any mentalism or magic you perform.

If you're an aspiring metal bender, or simply want to make the effects you already perform stronger and more impactful, you need to read Metalblast!

For years Ron and Nancy have fooled audiences worldwide with their Minds in Harmony act. Here, for the first time, they reveal all of their treasured secrets - secrets that will enable the reader to recreate this act in its entirety. In his foreword to this book Edwin Dawes says: "Despite the numerous times I have seen Ron and Nancy Spencer present their act it has never palled, the freshness and apparent spontaneity of their interaction (not to mention the challenge for the magician of endeavouring to detect their methods!) has captured the imagination. For much of the second half of the twentieth century Minds in Harmony brought pleasure and mystery to audiences. Now, as Ron and Nancy have retired from performing, they have decided to divulge the details of their techniques, a decision that will be welcomed by those who wish to emulate them as well as by those who are simply curious to learn how it was done. Hard work is the short answer but the reader will find everything he or she needs to set about mastering a two-person telepathic act and one that can be constructed from material that has been tried, tested and proven to be hugely successful."

The Spencer's complete act is revealed here for the first time anyone with the desire to learn a baffling two-way telepathy act need look no further. This wonderful book has 140 pages together with numerous line drawings and photographic illustrations.

From the mind of Germany's top professional mentalist to yours comes a generous volume of mentalism that pushes the accepted boundaries of the craft to their limits and beyond-into realms truly "paramiraculous"!

Would you believe your eyes if you saw someone concentrate on a borrowed wine glass and, while it was standing in total isolation, you saw it visibly bend? This is just one of more than three dozen impossible feats explained in the pages of this modern classic, hailed by many as one of the top works on mentalism ever written! 313 pages, hardbound with dustjacket.

If Corinda's 13 steps is the Bible of mentalism this is the new testament! A must have for all those into being "Mental"… Usually number two on that top 5 book list! This is a darn BIG book! This huge volume is a postgraduate course in Mentalism, containing a wealth of material that will set you apart from the generic mentalist! Over 840 pages full of astounding and diabolic mentalism - all conceived by one man! T.A. Waters, who has for years been recognized as one of the most original and knowledgeable minds in Mentalism. In the 80's he released 21 booklets of his mental secrets, which sold to a select clientele for more than 300. Mind, Myth & Magic gives you all this extraordinary Mentalism and additional material, revised, updated and extensively illustrated in a fine hardcover edition. This monumental work contains over 200 effects of Mind Reading and Bizarre Magick, along with extensive re-examinations of psychometry, billet work, book and symbol tests, fortunetelling, Tarot and other classic topics. This monumental bestseller of mentalism became a recognized classic the first month of its release.

Price: £48 (This Includes the postage via parcel force on this enormous tome!)

This book contains a total of fifty items,including routines, utility moves, & essays. Many of the items can be used for intimate close-up performances or for larger stage shows. Regardless of what type of audience that you perform for, you will find material in "The Book Of Haunted Magick" that you can add to your working repertoire right away.

Here are a few Examples:
Intersection - A direct prediction that requires no forcing or sleight-of-hand, and it certainly "packs flat and plays big."
Truth Of The Relic - The performer is able to determine who possesses a specific item, without the use of gimmicks, peeks, or sleight-of-hand
Drawn Together - A strong test of telepathy that involves a number of audience members.
Beads Of Destiny - A magical Tarot reading that provides a keepsake for the participant.
Dyadic Thoughts - A test with ESP symbols that demonstrates telepathy & clairvoyance.
Beyond TheWitching Hour - The hands of a timepiece move with the aid of the spirits.
Numerology - Two participants unlock the future for themselves & the performer.
CSR - A deceptive utility move with Tarot Cards, ESP cards, or a standard deck.
Terasabos - A strong non-gimmicked, non-sleight demonstration of apparent psychic abilities.

Also included is a special section that features photos & routines from our dark attraction,The Haunted Chamber.

Each routine can be modified to fit almost any performance style including mentalism, HauntedMagick, or standard magic.There is truly something for everyone in "The Book Of Haunted Magick"

This manuscript explains several variations of one incredible prediction effect. Every variation produces the same result, but along the way there is gambling, mentalism, and more than a few hustles.

"One of the most delightful conceptions in card magic...this is something not to be missed by the intelligent magician!" -Peter Warlock, Abra

"...(A)...collection of unusual mental/gambling routines based on ingenious principles that some top names have raved about, and been badly fooled with...The magician that bothers to learn...(Tsunami)...will have an anywhere-anytime game of Psychic Poker...that will destroy the laymen." -Jeff Busby, Magical Arts Journal

"...TSUNAMI, the best damn card trick since OUT OF THIS WORLD! My congratulations and admiration." -Dennis Marks

The groundbreaking material contained in 7 Deceptions is in a class of its own. After seeing these creations, Kenton Knepper was so stunned that he actually bought the publishing rights from Luke-the first time Kenton has ever purchased another's material. With endorsements from names like Docc Hilford, Steve Banachek and Kenton Knepper, you can rest assured that this is real-world material.

Stop your own pulse...with no gimmicks! And-stop a spectator's pulse without even touching them! No stooges, confirmed by another audience member, this is the real work!
A spectator simply looks at a playing card and you cause them to actually forget this card-they can't remember it! This really works!
A spectator's actual phobia is seen to go away through a magical, psychological event. The spectator takes home a special paper to remind them of this dramatic change. Is it real magic?
Two different spectators see two different words on one ungimmicked piece of paper without a single switch. You may also add to this, causing a third spectator to read a third word. A fascinating principle explained in full. This technique opens up many brand-new doors.
During a palm reading, the lines on the spectator's palm apparently move and twist on their own. A stunning combination of linguistics, psychology and neurology. And lots more, including in-depth extras from guest contributors and fans of Mr. Jermay.

Psychological Subtleties remains one of the best selling books in the magic and mentalism community and is considered a basic reference source for any complete library on our art. Psychological Subtleties offers ideas, tips and observations of natural human responses that can be inserted into performing situations to make the overall result of an effect much stronger, entertaining and memorable. Several performers incorporated that knowledge into their acts and built whole routines around those clever ideas. Psychological Subtleties 2 picks up where the first book ends. Whereas Psychological Subtleties was not a book of tricks and routines, this book contains complete routines from professionals who understood the value and impact of those ideas in the first book.

Here you will find routines from: Peter Arcane, Greg Arce, Lance Campbell, Dr. Bill Cushman, Christian David, David De Leon, Paul W. Draper, Gerard, Jonathon Grant, Patrick Kuffs, Andy Leviss, Rick Maue, Mike Merchant, Ravi Johannes Pazhur, Ian Rowland, Leonardo Silverio, and Michael Sibbernsen as well as routines and more subtleties from the mind of Banachek.

Psychophysiological Thought Reading - Banachek and How to Read People's Minds - H. J. Burlingame

Literally two books in one! On one side of this 180-page hardcover is a reprint of H.J. Burlingame's 1907 paperback release How to Read People's Minds which includes some history on muscle reading and how it works along with a fascinating section on training your dog to read minds!

Then give the book a flip end over end and you have Banachek's Psychophysiological Thought Reading. This section not only covers more details on the history of muscle reading, but also teaches updated effects using muscle reading as it is performed today by performers such as Kreskin, Derren Brown, and of course, Banachek himself, among others. These effects are used onstage and close-up in routined and impromptu performances.
Laminated hardcover, 180 6" x 9" pages with new illustrations by Earle Oakes "Psychophysiological Thought Reading is a must-have for anyone interested in learning contact-mind reading, and when combined with Burlingame, also a must-have for anyone interested in mentalism history. It is the most complete treatment of ideomotor effects I have seen written for mentalists."
-Christopher Carter

Pre Thoughts is a wonderful introduction to the Mentalism of Banachek.This treatise includes Banachek's theories and thoughts about his performance style. He then puts the theories into practice as he details several routines directly from his show.
More than a set of lecture notes, this is a complete mentalism act from start to finish as used by Steve Shaw. Excerpts can be used as stand-alone in your show! 20 page spiral-bound booklet includes detailed illustrations and instructions.

Deadly Mentalism - Ben Rayot

In his first ever book, Ben Rayot reveals some of his most "deadly weapons," the routines that he has used time after time to get strong reactions from audiences. These are some of the finest mental effects released in some time.

Contains: E.S.Pecially for You - Eye Can See What You Are Thinking - Magnas Veritas - Off Centre Tear - Singing in the Vain - What Sign are You? - Hallucinations - a spectator hallucinates seeing a card in the deck
If you're looking for high-impact mentalism, look no further. Staplebound, 15 oversized pages.

Price: £22

The Mental Magic of Basil Horwitz Vol 1

Edited by Martin Breese and illustrated by Eric Mason. Softback reprint in an edition of just 100 copies.

This book was first published in 1981 and has been reprinted several times since then. The current reprint is a softback as was the first edition. The book was created from the Magicassette recordings on Basil Horwitz made by Martin Breese. The book has received rave reviews from every magical magazine around the world. The opening chapter by Basil Horwitz details a method of linking a show with charity and using it to make a big income for the charity and a big income for the performer. During Basil's lifetime he was also involved in investment and finance. He used to perform for charity and demonstrated mental miracles that stunned his audience. When each member of the audience left the show Basil ended up with the name, address and telephone number of hundreds of people desperate for him to ring and discuss financial plans, investment and insurance. The seven tricks in the book are all total stunners. Over the years many of the top magicians around the world have each used one or more of the effects on tv or to close their shows. A classic of mentalism.

Edited by Martin Breese and Illustrated by Eric Mason. Softback in an edition of just 100 copies.

Seven more incredible demonstrations of the paranormal that will entertain and perplex the most demanding audience. This Vol contains his brilliant Poker Deal. He deals cards to himself and to a spectator and then put a £50 note on the table and if he could beat the spectator he kept the money and if he lost he would lose £50. This is repeated over and over again with new hands being dealt and the spectator having more and more choice yet he the magician never loses any of the money at all. The final part of the routine allows the spectator to see cards face up and being given the choice to choose the cards for his hand as they are dealt. Again the magician keeps his money. Martin says I was baffled by this effect and asked Basil to let me put it in the first volume but he refused. I plagued him for a year or so and it is now released here in Vol. 2 along with 6 other effects all of which would gain any good mentalist a brilliant reputation.

Basil’s first hardback volume and in a handsome silver blocked leatherette slip case. Contents include 20 amazing mentalism effects many of which are in the daily performing repertoires of many top mentalists.

Includes Fingertip Prediction and The Haines Phenomenon - Mentalism with ESP Cards.

The Mental Magic of Basil Horwitz Volume 4

Volume 4 is beautifully produced in the same style as Vol 3 and the contents are even more outstanding. You’ll find Psychic Roulette; the Unlimited Principle, a stunning prediction device; Ultimate Challenge Thought and Clairvoyance, a one-envelope message reading test; The Hot Chair plus a great deal more. A 74-page hardback book, edited by Martin Breese and Bob Gill and illustrated by David Britland.

The Mental Magic of Basil Horwitz Vol. 5 - Edited and illustrated by David Britland

At last the fifth and final volume of the Bazil Horwitz series, for many one of the finest series of books on mentalism. This slim hardback contains eight brilliant effects. They are sure to be used by professionals and semi-pros for years to come. Here are the eight effects: Challenge Subconscious Pick Pocketing, Challenge Body Language Body Language Zodiac Test, Challenge Card and Design Test, Challenge Diary and Body Language Test, ESP Incredible Memory Test, Body Language Challenge Poker Test, Body Language Voice and Memory, Special Bonus Routine: Body Language Challenge

Price: £20

Kenton's renowned masterwork and his unique styling in the art of suggestion, influence, and apparent "telepathic hypnosis". Since eight years of age, hypnosis and what seemed to be actual magical, mental powers fascinated Kenton. Over the decades, Kenton has created and developed certain secret methods - known to but a very few of Kenton's closest friends. These are the exact methods used by Kenton to create absolute awe and fascination in the minds of Kenton's clients. Kenton has guarded these concepts most jealously. Finally, the full story can be told. What was once legend and myth is now within the grasp of anyone who cares to study and apply these ingenious concepts. So, what is "Kentonism"? What can you do?

Have a spectator slip into an altered state - just by looking at your business card!
Cause a spectator to choose thoughts and objects based on subliminal suggestion
Perform a full "hypnosis " type act, without having to learn or do hypnosis
Write thoughts down on a pad of paper, then stand back, and watch as audience members are compelled to do these things!
Apply telepathic and subliminal influence close-up or on stage
Learn legitimate suggestion techniques, and innovative methods created by Kenton. Includes special "subliminal" art designs to copy for your own business cards. We know what you usually get. This is not a work that uses "all stooges". Of course not - this is KENTON. Kenton has incorporated linguistic deception, dual-reality, and actual suggestion into these unusual principles and applications. KENTONISM is a rare look into Mr. Knepper's most secret work. This material is NOT for the magic hobbyist. This material is NOT a way to get people to date you. This is the real secret work for thinkers and performers. This book is over 60 full size pages in length.

"This is as close as I may ever get to releasing a 'Kentonism 2' in print" - Kenton

Here is amazing "Kentonism" material that makes up Kenton's current stage and stand-up act. This is the missing "Kentonism" material just as Kenton performs it today. Bold, simple, easy, wild methods and presentations - all practical, all just as Kenton has been and still is performing it. Frankly, we can't believe he is tipping this working material, but he must have his reasons.

While the helpers on stage swear they cannot help doing what they do, and also insist they are NOT hypnotized, the rest of the audience howls with laughter and amazement at what takes place.

Finally you will find Kenton's opening "Mic" Kentonism, new binds, conjured images the helpers swear they see though no one else does - and entire "hypnotic" act with NO hypnosis at all.

Bonus material includes changing an audience member's belief or disbelief in God, their favorite color and more. They will keep their changed belief! It's all an illusion, but such powerful and entertaining material is not usually shared this freely and in such great detail. Leave it to Kenton and friends to come up with such twisted methods and never before revealed presentations.

This is one of the Kenton classics, without any doubt. Over 50 full size pages jam packed with material right from Kenton's current act. This one will get you thinking in new ways, and change how you look at simple magic, even gags and coin tricks. Your mind will be reeling, and so will your audiences...

Kenton Knepper is well-known for his work on suggestion and its application to magic and mentalism. In Miracles of Suggestion, Kenton reveals simple and profound examples of exactly how suggestion can be used in real-world performance situations. More than a few performers are a little disappointed that Kenton gave up this much inside information, but Kenton hopes this booklet will excite more performers into considering how the power of suggestion may be applied to their work. There is more here than just theory–you will learn the practical application of these miraculous principles to achieve effects like: Appearing as if you have erased a thought from a spectator's mind. Forcing someone to choose a particular card, even though they get to shuffle, cut and choose all by their own hand! Miracles of Suggestion also contains Kenton's ingenious work on equivoque or "The Magician's Choice". You will also learn "The Subconscious Book Test" and Kenton's finger ring routine in which the rings bend while on the table! This is the work Kenton is famous for, and now made more direct than ever. Staplebound, 29 pages.

Price: £22

Kenton's manuscript on cueing is here and includes marketed effects such as "My Mind/Your Mind Box", "Kenton's Kube" and "Sharpie Sense".

Kenton has been fooling many people with his subtle and devious methods of cueing spectators secretly. Kenton breaks it all out here in easily understood terms: From the set-up, follow-through and follow-up. This is NOT a work on how to verbally cue a spectator. This is non-verbal cueing for the most part which has allowed Kenton to stun audiences and performers alike. Several individual tricks sold by us are described in this manuscript. These tricks sell in the range of $15.00 to $25.00 each. That means getting this manuscript can satisfy your curiosity and save you money too.

Kenton explains original effects used by himself and by other performers on stage and television. Many of the secrets that have fooled you in the last decade are in here. You will be surprised at what Kenton tips of his creations, and who has applied these concepts in their own performances. Most importantly, you will learn the secret principles of Kenton's manner of cueing, so that you may apply this knowledge to YOUR effects and performance style. Much of what Kenton does that appears as mentalism is a combination of subconscious and conscious cueing. Kenton's The Secret details his use of subconscious cues. Q - The Book examines and defines Kenton's unique approach to consciously cueing spectators in mentalism. Many times the spectators themselves are in doubt of how they knew after the fact, and are as amazed as the rest of the audience - but in a different way. In other words, it's classic Kenton stuff. So twisted in thought, no wonder spectators wonder what on earth happened to them! Find out what has fooled countless numbers of people on stage and on television, with routines you can and will use. Rarely has spectator cueing been discussed outside the realm of stage whispers. Kenton has made a trademark of it, and now you can too.

Television personality Keith Barry tips some of his Q and X work in this manuscript! Direct from the material that fooled you on the tube, the inner Kentonism secrets and how Keith did it. YOU can too... Thanks to Mr. Barry giving Kenton permission to explain it all. An in-depth and novel approach to creative cueing and commercial mentalism. 70 PAGES, full sized.

X contains over a dozen extremely strong, yet very easy-to-do effects from Kenton Knepper, including pieces straight from his professional act. Kenton's unique use of linguistics, multiple-reality ploys and "special somethings" make for the sensational impact these effects have on audiences. Here are just a few of the effects in X:
Imagine giving a spectator a pair of "X-Ray Glasses" which apparently allow her to see inside a pocket or cardbox! The glasses can be examined and there is nothing to ditch, palm or sneak out.
A spectator seemingly uses her own intuition to pick the one unmarked coin from others donated and initialed by audience members. The coins are then handed back to the owners - no coin switch required.
A spectator chooses which bottle of three is the safe bottle - two are "poisoned". She easily chooses the correct "clean and safe" bottle, as the other two poisoned ones have large X marks on them (no nailwriter).
X also includes Docc Hilford's amazing Traveler effect: A spectator travels through time, and upon her return chooses three postcards in order. Each postcard predicts the exact order in which the spectator would select them! Staplebound, 26 pages.

If you do any form of readings or mind reading, then “Mind Reading” is for you. This new work will help you make all of your mentalism far more realistic. Just ask the renowned mentalists in the P.E.A. how realistic this type of material is when Kenton performed for them.

Walk into a room, coffee shop or on to a stage and begin writing impressions. No set-up or pre-show required. No gimmicks or gaffs. No sleight of hand. Write out impressions and have spectators acknowledge your uncanny accuracy. The method? It’s mental.

Just KNOW things a mentalist ought to be able to know. We give you remedies that will fix a very common problem in mentalism. What is the downfall for most mentalists will become a subtle and powerful strength for you. If you want to be believable, you must know about this principle. We supply you with many options at last.

If you are a serious mentalist, or if you just wish to add a lot more realism to your mental magic, this work will give you the valuable tools you need to bump up your performances to the next level. If you want to do readings, or wish to do more realistic readings, this work is for you.

Kenton Knepper has done it again! Definitely not the "same old thing," the Sorcerer Series contains breakthrough work in magic and mentalism for everything from close-up to stage performances. New concepts, new routines, new presentations, new props and new methods which have, until now, been kept quite secret. Each volume is staplebound and approximately 8.5" by 11" x 30 pages.

Imagine being able to take control of the very thoughts, perceptions, and responses of your audience.

Picture your audiences' amazement when they really can not explain the trick because the magic is done with words, not sleights or props. This is what Wonder Words will teach you. It is prestidigitation of the mind.

Over 100 full size pages on the secret principle of Association and how Kenton and students use this long ignored and mysterious factor. We simply cannot say enough about it, or what it will do for you.

Using association causes spectators to stop being spectators. Association actively engages onlookers, causing more of an experience and relationship with your audience. The audience becomes an active force in your performance. They do not feel left out of the act. With association, the audience is a willing and active participant, rather than an antagonistic force to be won over by manipulation.

Best of all, magic and mentalism can easily be made into legitimate art by applying association to standard tricks and presentations. In a sentence or less, with one object, or less, association casts its spell. Immediate ART and MEANING can be had without hard work, once you grasp the underused and oft ignored principle of association.

Influence and shape audiences to do as you desire by association and its related branches of sneaky psychology. People will follow your lead and more. Your audience is just waiting to be taught what to do!

All of this is just for starters. We know these sound like impossible promises, but they are true. Artists and psychologists have proved these claims about association reliable for ages. Association is the standard used in video, persuasion psychologies, advertising, art, music and theatre. Yet mentalists and magicians use it unknowingly, as if by happenstance.

Like Wonder Words, Kenton once again changes the landscape of mentalism and magic forever with this book. You will wonder how mystery performers ever performed without this incredible principle.

THIS work will remind you why Kenton is considered a groundbreaking leader in mentalism and magic.

New effects, tricks and methods included, as well as material from The S.E.C.R.E.T. School

This work contains six of Kenton's most unusual effects and methods. Previously unreleased except to a private few, these concepts will challenge you. Far from the "ordinary" this manuscript details:

How to find a card by "channeling" a spectator.
Perform a routine in which words and scent are the actual method.
Make vanished coins or charms reappear inside a lit candle.
And much more, of course, including further effects and presentations, more extended and diverse applications, and new gut-level essays.
It is little wonder that many have awaited Kenton's release of this "Weerd" material. Now these often startling effects and strange but magical methods can be YOURS.

As those who have attended some of Kenton's more exclusive and expensive workshops know, "Indirection" is a key principle in Kenton's work. Far more important than "mis-direction", indirection is a subtle way to cause the audience to accept things as true without conscious criticism.

This manuscript details new effects and techniques based upon this powerful principle. From making "standards" truly remarkable (such as the Linking Rings, Egg Bag and even the Lota Bowl) to new works such as Kenton's "Indirection Bowl" direct from the opening of his act, or "Drawing Duplication" from television, many great effects and ideas are examined in detail.

It's hard to get a room full of magicians to applaud a Lota Bowl or hardcore mentalists to be fooled by the use of a stooge. But "Secrets of Indirection" reveals how to do all of this and more. Once you grasp the principle, you'll apply it to nearly everything you do.

Kenton's use of making a compass move while attempting metal bending is in here too. This is not the same thing as "Kenton's Kompass". You'll find Kenton also tips for the first time his "Famous Bottle Vanish" used in clubs, banquets and on full stage. This alone is worth the price of this manuscript to any performer - and it is easy to do. Many more effects are detailed.

This manuscript will change how you look at everything you do in performance. The simple concept of "indirection" will radically alter our magical and mental arts - if we but think and apply this remarkable tool.

The majority of effects described are magical in nature, though some mentalism is of course included. Magic examples make for the easiest and quickest way to grasp the indirection concept, that you may then apply to mentalism and everything else you do. While effects may be magic oriented, this will not dissuade the thinking mentalist who is after principles, not simply tricks.

This key principle upon which Kenton depends in all manner of work and styles of performance is now revealed at last.

This is the latest of the in-depth work by Kenton upon which so many await and rely. You will want to get ahead of the pack and begin reconsidering your act using the power of indirection.

Here's what Kenton himself says about this "enchanted" work: "I am really excited about this diverse manuscript for a lot of reasons. It's 60 full size pages. It has magic, mentalism, readings, essays and more in it. I have put in some of my favorite new material for both stage and close-up. I really LOVE this material as I do it often!"

Here are some highlights:
Spoon Bending Parties - a detailed examination which many mentalists have asked me to share with them alone, or keep to myself.
Bending Coins - with no moves, and Manifesting Coins as desired by a spectator.
Packet Trick Readings - this is a riot! Magicians love it. Mentalists hate it. You should use it. How can it be this easy and startling too?
Flower Psychological Force as a Reading - with Outs as Personality Tests and more.
Flowers From Fingertips - A no palming, no holder spring flower production that has fooled many well-versed performers. It's EASY. An amazing invention.
A wide and eclectic blend of magic, mentalism, essays on enchantment, psychology, linguistics and more that I use almost daily in my work.
The Full Linguistically Twisted Kenton Tarot Trick for BSM - ALL the details! Beautiful, poetic, miraculous, memorable magic and mentalism that is truly different.

Packing a giant wallop in a small, compact size...About 60 pages packed with original Kenton material never published before. Here are some of Kenton's cherished secrets such as his work with The Hoy Deck which sent mentalists reeling recently. This 5 1/2 X 11 inch booklet has more truly creative and honestly practical effects than most books three times its size. EVERYTHING you enjoy can be found here. Close-up, mentalism, stand-up, weird magic. Plots never considered previously, and wild takes on a few forgotten classics. Here is a taste: Pop popcorn in your hand - Spectators HEAR it actually popping! Learn of Kenton's O.K. "Okito" box which uses hinged lids and mini-mint boxes. Yes, HINGED on lids as an Okito Box. This will create a new revolution in the Okito Box tradition. Don't just melt a spoon - squish the bowl like it were putty. Is it putty? No! The bowl while seemingly molten instantly becomes solid again and the hands are seen empty. NOT like anything you have seen before. This is different. Props are taken from a large Altoid type box, as the performer displays his unusual abilities. BUT, the box instantly seals itself shut with tape, postage stamps and more in a split second and in full view. The tape must be removed before the box can be opened to once again show all the props inside (including a borrowed item). This is impossible to describe and weird to experience! A key chain with a light is held over a spectator's hand. The spectator attempts to light it with her mind. That never happens. But what does happen will surprise you and your spectator for some time to come.

There is MORE in this little booklet to be sure. Any one of these effects could have been marketed on their own, as many are doing with manuscripts these days. But Kenton, as he begins to wind down his writing for performers, wanted to cram as much as he could into one little booklet. That he has certainly accomplished. Several secret groups were privy to small portions of this work last year. Each commented on how these methods were going to change their own methods, effects and presentations. Each group noted that at least several likely instant-classics were contained in this booklet. This is truly a Little Book of Wonder which you can't afford to miss, and at a special price to top it all off.

Ultimate proof that you can read minds even in the worst situations. K.E.N.T. is a wild mix of principles making for a REAL solution to mind reading. This looks like the REAL thing...Please read this entire ad carefully. All we say here is TRUE.

Whether you are a close-up performer or a mentalist that plays it seriously, K.E.N.T. is a must have for you. Kenton calls K.E.N.T. "One of two tools I rely upon for close-up work of any kind, magic or mentalism". K.E.N.T. is the creation of Irish magician and mentalist John Mahood. IMAGINE... A wise guy pulls out his own deck of cards and demands that you prove your abilities. He wants you to prove yourself, without touching the cards, without writing anything down, without others helping. NO touching, NO marks, NO sleight of hand of any kind. NOW WHAT? With K.E.N.T. you tell the spectator to make it tough on you and think of one of a few cards he himself removes from his own deck. You never see these. You instruct him how to focus upon his thought of card and you NAME HIS CARD to the degree that he freaks out and swears you are the REAL thing. He dares you to tell him what his card is, and that is exactly what you are seen to do. This friends is a true mindblower. It is POWERFUL stuff. But it is not for everyone. This is as close to real mind reading as you can get. Like real mind reading, you will at very rare times, miss. You should know this up front. K.E.N.T. is for performers. For many real performers, given the impossibility of this situation, this is not much of an issue. You would likely fail anyway, so why not have the tools to usually win out instead? Yet we wanted you to be aware of this possibility. Add Kolossal Killer to the mix, and you will do this and never fail. In an effort of complete disclosure, the effect is you name the entire card. The reality is you name the name or number of the card, not the suit generally. But due to the psychology used, it appears you have named not only the name, but the suit as well. You should also know that this is based upon English and American English as well as American playing cards, so this may make a difference to you. If you and the people you perform for will speak in English generally, then this is great for you. If not, this may not be perfect for you. You would surely have to make a fair amount of adjustments to be able to use the basic idea in other languages. We like to be as clear and open as we can about such things.

With that in mind, this and "Killer" Kenton calls his "lifeblood of close-up and mentalism" with cards.

K.E.N.T. is also a must have for the close-up card worker who faces the type of spectator that challenges you to find or tell him his thought about card. NOW YOU WILL. For the mentalist who is asked to prove the "impossible", this is a tool that must be in your arsenal. Perform K.E.N.T. over the radio, phone or Internet if you wish! Once you have K.E.N.T.in your mind, you will need nothing else. Another person's mind and their own deck of cards is all that is used. That and the special secrets explained in K.E.N.T. 25 pages of 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 size. Includes how Kenton uses K.E.N.T. in a One Behind or One Ahead effect as well!