For an extensive selection of Books on Mentalism check out the Books section Here! Including...
Corinda's 13 steps / Mind, Myth & Magic / Knepper X / Miracals of suggestion / Paramiracals Ted Lesley / AND MORE!!! Now in Kentons Wonder Words Audio CDs
Also check out the fabulous stage effect
The Magic Puzzle Here
Joe
has brought back to market the perfect tool for the mentalist, a billet
knife that instantly loads a sealed envelope with a prediction.
Made famous by Al Koran’s Million Dollar Mystery, this knife is made in the form of an innocent, quality letter opener
Price: £125
Colour
Cube-Deluxe
- Viking Mfg
The
Colour Cube has been around a long time and it has basically been
a kids magic trick because of the plastic box and cheap look. Viking
has now brought this into the realm of quality Viking products and
has made this wonderful effect as it should be. The box is hand-crafted
out of Asian mahogany with a hand-rubbed finish. The colour cube is
also hand-crafted with inset acrylic spots. Each spot is large and
vibrant so that it can be seen easily in any venue.
The effect is simple and very magical: The performer offers the cube and box to a spectator. He asks that the spectator place the cube with any colour he likes, face up into the wooden box. Then he is instructed to place the lid on the box. This is all done while the performer is out of the room or with his back turned.
The performer simply picks up the box and gives it a few gentle shakes, then he announces the selected color and is 100% correct. The feat may be repeated and this time the colour may be placed face down into the box, yet the performer just as easily reveals the selected colour.
The cube is not gimmicked and is never removed from the box or touched by the performer. Nothing is asked, nothing is added or taken away. This is the same simple miracle it has always been but now made by a professional for professionals.
A killer....
Especially if you have read Ed Marlos Arcade Dreams (Ask me I may
have one in stock!)
Price: £25
Super Mento Pad - Harold Voit
Possibly,
the finest method of accomplishing the age-old "Add A Number"
effect that continues to be as strong today as it was years ago. This
Super Mento Pad is one of the most effective and affordable "Add
A Number" effects on the market. What makes this pad superb is
the fact that it is so innocent looking and the "gaff" is
equally innocent. You can perform this effect WITH confidence! EFFECT:
The mentalist shows a prediction in an envelope or on a board and
sets it aside. He or she then passes out the notebook and requests
that different spectators write down a three of four digit number
on the page, directly under each number in a column (see photo), etc.
The forth and final spectator is asked to total the columns up. When
this person announces the total of the columns, the performer then
has his prediction revealed - and it matches the total called out
by the final spectator! Sweet and Simple! Imported from Germany, it
features a simple yet very effective gaff that works time after time.
It has a very nice feel and secure weight, what is this important?
Because when you throw it out to an audience member you want to make
sure it gets there - and it's weighted just right to make it easy
to do just that. Measurements are approx. 5.5-inches tall by 3.25-inches
wide. Features include one FREE paper refill (after which pads are
available in any office supply store).
Price: £40
Mind Control Remastered (With DVD) - Bill Abbott
An
Impromptu Classic Gets The Full Treatment.
Imagine. You place three objects in a row on a table. A set of keys, a credit card, and a watch. You hand a willing participant a pen and ask them to write down the object they seem most drawn to. The participant makes an ABSOLUTELY FREE CHOICE of any object. They can even change their mind. You then reveal an indelible prediction left in full view from the very beginning that reveals their chosen object!
Mind Control is...
A totally free choice! No forcing involved. Guaranteed that you will always be correct. Easy and convenient to carry with you everywhere. Performed with common objects supplied by you and your audience. Self contained and performable anytime, anywhere and without a moments notice. A prediction that is in full view of the audience from the beginning. So easy to learn you will be performing it almost as soon as you open the package. Mind Control can be presented as a stunning demonstration of linguistics, psychology and neurology to convince anyone you actually possess the power to control their minds! Mind Control is the one you will have with you ALWAYS!
The New Mind Control DVD Contains...
Information revealed for the very first time. Bill Abbott explains how to perform Mind Control using three, five and six objects PLUS The Mind Control Deluxe Routine where the number of objects is increased to TEN. This makes the predicted outcome decidedly more impossible. There is an in-depth examination on performing Mind Control one-on-one, at a house party and on stage in front of a large audience. Professional tips and presentation ideas from other performers that use Mind Control on a regular basis are provided as well. Finally, Bill Abbott supplies you with recommended resources and effects to enhance your Mind Control performances and how to customize the effect to suit your own personal style.
Comes complete with everything you need to perform.
Price: £19
Mixed Emotions - Rick Maue
Would
you like to successfully read thoughts from the other side of the
room without having to touch anything?
If your answer is yes, then this routine just may be for you. But before you decide, ask yourself if the following features also sound good:
No sleight-of-hand
- No peeks or glimpses - No pumping - No hidden gimmicks - No pre-show
- No forces - No confederates - No equivoque - No marked cards - No
set-up - No reset - No clean-up - No need to touch anything during
the effect - No kidding!
Everything can be examined at the beginning, the middle, and the end
of the routine because there is never anything to find.
Mixed Emotions is a solid piece of stand-up mental deception that can fit into just about any performer's repertoire.
Comes complete with 12 page, photo-illustrated instruction book and 5 special Jumbo Emotion Cards.
Price: £17
The Official Kolossal Killer Wallet Set - Kenton Knepper
Once
in a while something REALLY special comes along. If you buy nothing
else EVER you really should buy this! "M"
Spectator just NAME'S a playing card, and you have the correct card in your wallet! YOU ARE ALWAYS CORRECT!
The spectator can mess with you all they want - RELAX - you can still produce a playing card from your wallet, as absolute proof that you knew their card all along! No sleight of hand, no palming, no nothing. No, there are not 52 cards, or even 20 cards somehow packed into the wallet. It's all very ingenious and devious.
Kolossal Killer has become the ultimate card out, and the perfect mentalism effect with cards. It can be performed close-up or on full stage. Jeff McBride, Terry Seabrooke, Allan Ackerman, Larry Becker, and a host of the biggest names in mentalism and magic have relied on Kenton's Original Kolossal Killer.
Until now however there was not a "proper" wallet for this effect. This is the official wallet, made by Tony Curtis to Kenton's exacting specifications. It has taken years to get this, and now we have it. Of course the full Kolossal Killer routine and more is also included.
This is no ordinary wallet! The wallet can be shown empty and the named card immediately produced. No equivoque, no fumbling, no trying to find or separate cards. You open the wallet and instantly remove the proper card. Now it is EASY, they can name any card, and you will not have to fumble or worry about cards falling out, etc. Yes, it holds POKER size cards!
This set includes the very special soft black leather hip/billfold style wallet, so you can use it as your everyday wallet (Kenton does) full routine and manuscript, additional work on how to use the wallet for readings and predictions, special envelopes that seem far too small to hold the poker size card you produce, extra envelopes, and even the poker size cards pre-printed and ready to go to work for you. It has never been easier to perform this effect, and now with the special wallet it is even more amazing to the audience than ever before.
See why the pros snapped these up the moment this new wallet set was announced. This is the ONLY OFFICIAL Kolossal Killer wallet made according to Kenton's exact specifications. Don't settle for anything less. Only a very select few have been privileged to own Kenton's Kolossal Killer - until now. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE!
Like to read the story of how I came to be selling this? See here
Price: £75
A
REAL Fooler!
Three clear tumblers are covered by three different colored bags. Two spectators select two of the tumblers freely, leaving you with the third. They both get empty tumblers – you get one filled with currency bills or the Jackpot. We supply three special gimmicked velvet bags in three different colors, with instructions. Can be used with any three ordinary clear glass or plastic tumblers that will fit under the bags.
Very nice... Simple, straightforward, direct the way it should be! "M"
Price: £12
Technicolour Prediction - Martin Lewis Technicolor Prediction
The
performer displays three envelopes - one red, one green, and one yellow.
Two spectators, a man, and a woman, are invited to each select an envelope.
The choice is fair, but the performer insists he has predicted the spectators
actions. We'll assume the man chooses the red, the woman the yellow.
Each is asked to open their chosen envelope, remove the papers within,
and read out loud the message thereon.
The man reads out "I predict you will choose the red envelope." The woman reads "I predict you will pick the yellow envelope." Of course, the audience assumes this is burlesque mentalism. However, the performer's green envelope contains a paper reading, "I predict I will be left with the green envelope; the man will choose the red; and the woman will choose the yellow!"
Very clean, simple, effective, direct to the point & fun! You really should be doin this one!
Highly reccomended!!! "M"
Price: £30
Max
Maven takes you on a gambler's holiday, where you're always a winner!
Comes complete with pair of dice, 2 poker chips, 10 special cards
and instruction sheet.
Basic effect: Spectator rolls the dice and you have predicted the card at that number! Simple straight forward to the point magic!
No sleights required, and tipping is optional. Very Nice! "M"
Price: £18
Mental Prediction Act - Mikame
True
mind reading? This one will honestly fool the heck out of you! The method is UNBELIEVABLE!
NO Assistant or Stooge Required! Precision made Gimmicks for a perfect handling
to read read minds!
Show your hotel key and a wood stand, everything is normal objects. Hang the key with tag on the front of the wood stand so it's in full view for everyone. Ask the audience to name any number from 1 to 100, even change numbers and people so its random! Grabing an ungimmicked clip-board (not supplied) from your case so this is fair and everyone can see the room number written big. You write down their selected number on a large sheet of paper - their prediction of your hotel room number. GET Ready for the SHOCKER! Remove the key hanging in full view the entire duration. Turn the tag around and on the back is the room number the audience randomly selected! You can perform this illusion with a different outcome (number chosen). Supplied with everything complete to perform immediately!
Originally released as a limited edition of 300 sets world wide, it was so popular that he has reintroduced this in a scaled down version... Actully the only differences are, that you only need supply the clipboard and the case or box which you keep everything in, the only other major difference is the stand which is now wooden rather than perspex. The method and the main "Prop" keyring and gaffs remain unchanged.
Price: £150
Nelson's Mental Gimmick - Maverick Magic
The
Mental-Gimmick is an invaluable prop for the Mentalist and Magician. As important
as the Nail-Writer or Clipboard, it is the perfect “switcheroo.” It
is an innocent appearing prop, the performer can write a prediction in front of
the audience, actually place it in the clip and allow it to remain in full view
for all to see. In the blink of an eye, you can accomplish a perfect switch by
instantly vanishing the ‘in view prediction’ and allowing the switched
one to be handed out in the most natural manner. Simple mechanical operation assures
success every time. Hand made individually, using a unique tempered spring mechanism,
no rubber bands here, this is the real deal!
The Mental-Gimmick uses are many and varied, excellent in ESP work, predictions, mental telepathy and all forms of mentalism. The Mental-Gimmick comes complete with its very own oak display stand, book of instructions, tips and routines by Robert A. Nelson.
Price: £56
Impressionable Mind Board - James Biss
For
decades mentalists have been seeking the perfect "impression"
device to secretly obtain information such as drawings, words, etc.
Clever magical inventors have come up with all manner of gizmos and
clipboards to achieve this "Holy Grail" of Mentalism. Up until
recently, however, the goals of REAL TIME, ON STAGE, WITHOUT ASSISTANCE,
and in LOW LIGHTING conditions have never been realized - or available
for purchase.Now, from the creative mind of the Extremely Mental: James Biss comes a new approach to the most pure form of clairvoyance... design duplication! This is a brand new, real time, impression device (not a "clipboard") and it comes complete with a ten minute design duplication routine that's both entertaining and mind boggling! It uses a magnetophoretic display panel technology with a few nice subtleties to make it a terrific edition to your arsenal of mind reading magic. There are NO real lighting constraints, and there are no magnetic clean-up issues as with other approaches on the market. You can clearly see what they've drawn or written - even in the kind of limited lighting that most working performers have to deal with. You can easily reset the board right on stage!
The props are innocent looking and the actual "board" itself is essentially "invisible" throughout the multi-phase routine, lost among the standard 8 1/2" x 11" card stock used in the routine.
The IMPRESSIONABLE MIND BOARD comes complete with 11 pages of very detailed instructions and script ideas, consistent with the standard established by other works of James Biss. These directions will allow you to perform a complete ten minute three phased routine at your next appropriate gig - direct from his own stage shows.
In the first phase of the routine which comes in the package, called PSYCHO WARM-UP, a third of the audience clairvoyantly draws the simple images that you're thinking of and drawing on the board. In the second phase, IMPRESSIONABLE MINDS, a freely selected member of the audience draws a more complex picture with their back to you - which duplicates the one that you're "transmitting". You then reveal your drawing before they do. In the final phase, DEJA VIEWED, you draw a different image that a different spectator is challenging you with. The image exists only in their mind. They draw after you've committed your impression to paper.
There's never been a remote viewing routine like this!
Leave your clipboards and folders at home. Start making your best impression at your next show with this breakthrough routine that's Extremely Mental, delightfully entertaining... and surprisingly affordable!
Board Dimensions: Approximately 12" x 9 1/2" (30cm x 24cm)
Price: £45
The
quality and the design of the Mentalist pad will allow it to be freely
handled and written on by your helpers.
Have three or more people write a number on the pad, hand the pad to another person is asked to add up the numbers and call out the total. The total matches your prediction.
To purchase see our Jerry O'Connell wallet page here
Glass Box Prediction - Devin Knight and Al Mann
Before
the performance the mentalist gives a VIP a small clear plastic box. Inside the
box are 3 slips of paper, each seen to be separate from the others. The slips
are of different colors and folded. The clear box is sealed with tape and the
VIP signs his name on the tape so the box can't be tampered with. He keeps this
box in his possession and TRUTHFULLY, neither the magician nor secret assistant
ever touches the box again, even during the show!
On the day of the show the VIP brings the glass box to the show. The performer explains that the box contains predictions made 2 weeks ago. The VIP brings the box on stage and verifies it has not been touched or tampered with in any way, shape, or form by anyone since in his possession. To verify the predictions, the performer calls for two people in the audience to come on stage. To insure these are random people and not stooges, balls are tossed into the audience and two people come on stage. The audience can see the slips in the clear box and THE SLIPS NEVER LEAVE SIGHT OF THE AUDIENCE.
One of the two spectators names any number from 1 to 52 and the second volunteer deals to that card and reveals it. The VIP reaches into the box and pulls out the green slip and written on it is the card just named. The first spectator freely selects any book (no force). He hands this to the 2nd spectator. The first person names any number from the pages in the book (FREE CHOICE), and the 2nd spectator turns to that page and thinks of ANY WORD on the page, not the first word, but any word and calls it out. The VIP reaches into the box and removes the yellow slip and written on that slip is the word just called by the person chosen by tossing balls into the audience. PERFORMER NEVER TOUCHES THE SLIPS; THE VIP REMOVES THEM FROM THE CLEAR BOX, opens them and reads the prediction and then hands it to the two spectators to verify. This is baffling beyond words and has fooled some of the biggest names in magic! Now for the killer kicker ending:
The VIP removes the last slip in the box and opens it. IT IS SEEN TO HAVE BEEN NOTARIZED with an official stamp and seal. The VIP opens the slip and reads it. It contains 3 HEADLINE PREDICTIONS that are 100% correct, and they have been notarized two weeks earlier! During this time the magician stands on the other side of the stage, NEVER TOUCHING THE BOX NOR THE SLIPS OF PAPER!
The press and VIP can take the notarized slip to the notary the next day and he will verify he READ and NOTARIZED this slip 2 weeks ago! The article in the paper will show a photo of the slip and the statement from the notary.
Nothing looks tricky, and this effect is so strong after doing it you will soon get a reputation for being the real thing. This is one of the most baffling prediction effects in the world! This has been held a closely guarded secret with only a handful of people in the world knowing the secret, until now!
This uses some of the most ingenious and devious methods ever devised and could only be created by the joint team of Devin Knight and Al Mann. This information has NEVER appeared in print before and shows the inner thinking of Devin Knight & Al Mann.
You receive the acrylic box (roughly 4" X 4" X 3"), color paper slips, and a detailed manuscript revealing all the inner workings that Devin used for over 6 years as a professional psychic, including a BONUS EFFECT!
This release will also show you the latest breakthroughs with this method. This will include how you can have an actual FOLDED CARD in the box instead of a slip. The folded card when removed from the box will match the card the 2 spectators mutually selected. This makes for better visibility to the audience and will PUZZLE those who may be familiar with Al Mann's original 3 slip method.
There are several workings given from the simple to the more complex that can result in worldwide publicity for the right person. In this kit you will also see some of the publicity that the Associated Press gave this trick worldwide.
Price: £60
Transparent
Forces
- Richard Osterlind
A
system for manipulating the thoughts of your audiences that's limited only by
your imagination!
Developed by Richard Osterlind over 30 years ago and used in his professional act ever since, Transparent Forces is light years ahead of any forcing apparatus currently available. You've seen its devastating use in the best-selling Easy to Master Mental Miracles video series and now it's yours to own.
Here's what you'll receive with your Transparent Forces outfit. First, there's the apparatus itself—a clear forcing bag fashioned from heavy-duty, industrial strength materials. Unlike other bags on the market made from "freezer bags" that seem totally out of place, particularly in corporate presentations, the Transparent Forces bag has been built from the ground up.
What's more, the Transparent Forces bag is completely modular. It can be converted from a two-way to a three-way forcing bag in moments, offering the modern mentalist unparalleled versatility. Also, because of its construction, billets or slips need not be folded, thus streamlining your presentation.
You'll also receive three templates with newly-drawn silhouettes of contemporary personalities, all ready for you to perform "The Phantom Artist." These templates are supplied on heavyweight stock and can be duplicated easily via a copier or scanner.
Also included in the Transparent Forces outfit is a dictionary that will enable you to perform the "Errata" effect as described in Richard's book, The Perfected Center Tear. If you don't have a copy, the effect is included in the comprehensive manual that accompanies the outfit.
Also included in the manual is one of the very first routines ever conceived for a transparent change bag — an uncanny triple-feature mental effect that defies detection.
Lastly, you'll receive the entire Seafire Sequence routine. Out of print and highly sought after for a number of years, this amazing book test, now completely re-written and improved, will leave your audiences breathless.
You'll be hard pressed to find any other product in the mentalism or magic fields that will give you as much value and performing power as Transparent Forces!
Quality 2 / 3-way transparent change bag - Three newly-drawn contemporary silhouette templates for "The Phantom Artist" effect - Entire "Seafire Sequence" routine - Dictionary for "Errata" effect - Comprehensive manual with many other ideas, including the original routine for transparent change bags
Looking for just a standard Clear Forcing Bag
Price: £45
Palm
Mystery is classic pseudo-psychometry that automatically delivers humorous "readings"
plus a design duplication finish.
Participants study their own palms, sketch their thoughts in the white profile head on each of the five colorful, plastic coated cards handed out, and then fairly mix all their cards together.
The enclosed "Designs, Doodles, and Dreams" booklet, lets you 'analyze' the lines and doodles on the first four cards, successfully and hilariously connecting each sketch with its artist.
For
a finale, you repeat the process in reverse, looking at the remaining helper's
hand, reading his mind, and then duplicating his drawing sight unseen!
Price: £39
The Gentle Art of Cold Reading - Lee Earle
I
said the secret words and tripled my income. I'm
talking about Cold Reading. A combination of flim-flam, applied psychology, and
glib entertainment, it persuades folks to believe that you know more about them
than they ever thought possible. Knowledge like this will prove to be one of the
most valuable assets in your performing repertoire.
Only one hundred and seventy seven words long, this reading was developed at a major university and evaluated by test subjects to be over 90% accurate every time! My 80 minute audio-CD and its companion book are packed with hints, tips, techniques, and distilled experience; the inside information which, up until now, has been closely guarded by some of the industry's most successful performers.
Pop the audio-CD into your car's stereo and learn Cold Reading the easy way. Discover how to make the reading sound fresh and new every time. Even when the ladies cluster around you (and they will) listening to what you say to every person, each will receive different and personalized information when it's her turn. Find out a method which gets your spectator to make the reading more accurate by doing your work for you.
Includes instructional booklet and 18 track CD.
Price: £22
The
Pentacles of King Solomon may be familiar to those with an interest in Magick
or the Occult. They are mystic inscriptions that are alleged to have powers to
heal or hurt, to germinate love or wealth, or empower you to control Evil Spirits
or Master the Universe ... Whether you believe this is just so much mumbo jumbo,
or the esoteric secrets of an ancient discipline is up to you. But it makes no
difference to the purveyor of this demonstration, who can infallibly demonstrate
the influence of these ancient Pentacles.
You
display seven of these Pentacles, describing the mystic powers associated with
them by the control of the Sun and Moon, and the other heavenly planets. The spectator
freely selects any one of these. You demonstrate beyond a doubt, that this selection
was preordained, and that these symbols do have an influence on one, whether cynic
or disciple.
In
simple magical terms, this means a spectator is free to select any one of seven
symbols, which the performer has correctly predicted.
This is a new and novel prediction effect by Chris Wardle & Sam Dalal. There are no forces, - the spectator may select any one of the seven symbols, and this is the one that has been predicted by the performer.
But there is much more to this outfit than just the above prediction effect. The effect is made possible by a very clever Utility device, and we supply you half a dozen more of this device in two sizes which you can use or customize for your other effects, with a booklet of many other routines you can perform with this. Perform a clean Just Chance effect, or a Blind date one. Perform an incredible Colour Matching routine, or a Headline prediction. We would like to tell you what it is, just to impress you with the clever secret, but we'll save it for the ones that get this. All we will say is that if you perform close-up, or comedy or mental effects, you will like this as something new, and quite indispensable, and very good value for your money.
Price: £10
Sam's Switcher - (Postcard or Playing Card size)
This
is just the utility device from the above effect. We understand the esoteric Pentacle
effect may not suit every type of performer, but you will want the device for
some of the many other excellent effects you can perform with this. We have therefor
made these available, with the other routines excluding the special requirements
for the above Pentacle effect. The device comes in two different sizes - a Post
Card size, for letters, photos, Postcards etc., and a playing card size for smaller
photos, playing cards and the like. You get four of either size in a set (you
can use them over and over, but if you customize them, you need more for other
effects) plus a detailed manuscript of the several effects you can perform with
this, at half the cost or less of the complete outfit above. You do not need these
if you get the outfit above, though you will probably want more once you know
what you can do with them.
Price: £4 (Small/Playing Card) £5 (Large/Postcard)
Out To Dinner - Doc Eason
This
elegant accessory allows you to perform effects based on the "Out to Lunch"
principle while maintaining your image as a classy performer. Just follow the
simple directions, and soon you too will be wowing them with style.
It
is a question of style.
"Out to Dinner" is a specially designed
clip for your business cards that is functional as well as fashionable. It is
an elegant accessory that makes the "Out to Lunch" principle work like
a charm and won't diminish your image as a class performer.
Along with
his custom made "Out to Dinner" clip, Doc Eason is releasing one of
his favorite routines, and several other cutting edge ideas for its use.
Clip Length Approximately 2" (7cm)
Price: £12
The Perfect Clear Board - Bavli and Ronaldo
The
Clip Board is the most common and useful prop for the working mentalist. With
this item you can perform mind reading effects that will blow your audiences mind
- giving the impression that you are able to read their thoughts. There are several
clip boards on the market, and they are made for the same goal, getting the information
from your spectators, whithout them catching on. Almost all of these clipboards
use the same tired old gimmicks to achieve that goal. The Perfect Clear Board
uses a new and exciting design and concept created by Guy Bavli and his mentor
Roni Shachnaey "Ronaldo". Your unsuspecting audience won't have a clue
how you are getting their information. They will be in awe.
This for me is probably the ultimate clipboard (unless you can afford £1000!) I brought one of the originals nearly 10 years ago... I have not found any thing better since for on stage work. There of course many other clipboards that are great for pre show show but this one you really can use right in front of them! "M"
Price: £38
Blockbuster - Becker and Earle
The
Memo Card Wallet that does it all!
You begin by asking three or four persons each to write triple-digit numbers on a 3x5 inch file card in an elegant leather, quality memo wallet. A final person adds the column of numbers and is then asked to open a sealed envelope given to him before the show. Inside is another index card, predicting that the total will match his birth year - and admits it does! You go on to reveal not only his proper astrology symbol, but also his full birth month and day!
You can play a game of "word linking" with a participant, in which he visualizes an object that he associates with a singe word that exists only in his mind. He writes nothing down but merely imagines holding a tiny model of that object, hidden in his cupped hands. When he allows you to peek inside, you describe his imaginary item perfectly!
Audience members enter random letters in a 5x5 grid (pre-drawn on the file card) and pass the wallet and pen along fro other participants to do the same. When the grid is filled, the next participant plays " word search, " scanning the horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines of letters to circle any combination of letters that form a word. He imagines that word - you reveal it!
As a bonus, you get a diabolic secret gimmick that will allow you to do miracles with only seconds of pre-show time invested.
Blockbuster can also be used to provide a killer crib-sheet for psuedo-graphology "analysis," book tests with unprepared books, and MCs - as well as a utility wallet for countless other applications.
Price: £70
PSIMBOL Deck - Vernet
You
show forty white cards with different shapes printed on them, shuffle and place
them face down on the table. You ask a spectator to cut off a small packet of
the deck, look at the shape he cut and remember it. Next, ask him to shuffle the
packet. Then ask another spectator to take the balance of the deck from the table
and place it in his pocket. All these actions are made with your back to both
spectators.
Now ask the spectator to mix his packet face up on the table. Just now, you turn and explain that you will show the cards from the table, one by one, and at the exact moment he sees his shape he has to think "this is my shape." Finally you take out a note pad and draw his chosen shape.
Price: £12
You
give an envelope to a spectator with a prediction. You then show a deck of white
cards with printed shapes (all different). You shuffle them very well and also
give them to a spectator to shuffle. Then you wrap the cards with a rubber band
and while the spectator is on the other side of the room you ask him to lift up
any cards and remember the shape. Finally, ask the spectator to name the chosen
shape and open the envelope revealing the matching prediction!
Price: £12
You
won't find a stronger prediction effect anywhere, even if you pay £1000!
A spectator is invited to take an imaginary trip to a glittering gambling casino somewhere in the world, such as Las Vegas, Reno, Atlantic City, or Monte Carlo.
A large goblet filled with colorful casino chips representing over thirty-five world famous casinos is introduced. The performer displays the chips, removing and reading aloud the names of some of the Casinos, such as Caesar's Palace and The Taj Mahal. The performer has the spectator shake the goblet, randomly mixing all the chips. He is asked to select any one of the chips and to place it in his right hand jacket pocket without looking at it.
The spectator is now offered a pack of playing cards that are shown to be well mixed. The spectator deals the cards face down, stopping at any time. This card is placed in full view, and the spectator is asked to continue dealing, but this time dealing the cards face up, again stopping at any card desired by the spectator. The spectator has had a free choice and has selected two cards which are placed in his pocket without looking at them.
The performer now displays a packet of fifty pseudo, jumbo $100 bills (these are really realistic). Handing the spectator a manila envelope, the performer instructs the spectator to cut off an unknown batch of $100 bills. These will represent the amount of money he is going to wager. The selection is made behind the performer's back, sealed in the envelope without either knowing the amount. The balance of the bills are placed aside.
The performer now explains that the spectator has just visited a world famous gambling casino freely chosen from a choice of over thirty five.
He has dealt himself a Blackjack hand, selecting the cards in the fairest possible way, including choosing one of the cards while dealing the cards face-up.
And finally, he has wagered an unknown amount of money by randomly sealing a quantity of jumbo $100 bills in an envelope.
The performer next points to a sealed envelope fastened to the wall. Any spectator is asked to remove the envelope and extract a folded sheet of paper which the performer unfolds and reads aloud.
1. The letter states that the spectator will visit the Las Vegas Royal Hotel and Casino. The performer has the spectator check the accuracy of the written prediction. He is then asked to remove and read aloud the name inscribed on the randomly selected casino chip selected moments before. The spectator does so and calls out, the Las Vegas Royal Hotel and Casino!
2. Reading aloud the second part of the prediction, which states that the spectator will deal himself a winning hand of Blackjack with a total of 20. The spectator checks the accuracy of the printed prediction and after removing the two cards from his pocket, announces that his hand does in fact total 20!
3. The performer reads the next and final part of the printed prediction which states that the spectator will wager, for example, $2,200 on a hand of Blackjack. The spectator is asked to open and remove the unknown quantity of bills he earlier sealed in the envelope and count them aloud onto the performer's outstretched palm. The spectator counts a total of 22 bills, a total of $2,200!
Please read the description again. It's all true! If this prediction doesn't drive them nuts, nothing will (but please don't use this to start a new religion). This is reputation-building material! Comes complete with real-casino type clay chips, goblet, 50 realistic $100 bills, wood tray, cards, and detailed instructions. Satisfaction Guaranteed!
I have personally used this in some of my repeat shows... That is why I am am now adding this to our stock list! It really is that good! My highest recomendation! - M
Price: £140
The
Magician (you) displays a hotel key card, which is placed face down in full view
on the table. He then introduces a receptical filled with nearly two dozen matchbooks
from hotels he collected whilst traveling around America and reads the names of
a few of them aloud. A participant is conned - sorry - invited to assist and asked
to choose one of the matchbooks. The name of the hotel is read aloud and it's
found to be the same hotel as the magician's key! A PERFECT MATCH!
The
spectator FREELY chooses ANY matchbook. There are NO switches or funny moves!
Perfect for close up or even platform! Comes with 20 custom printed matchbooks,
hotel key, and detailed instructions.
Transform the Spectator into the Star! NO Switches... Very nice
Price: £16
The Insight Credit Card Wallet and DVD - Becker & Earle
This
fully lined genuine leather wallet looks innocent enough, but it is a killer.
Without any magnets, tricky slits, flaps, or funny moves, you can complete some
stunning effects! In short, just about anything written or drawn on a card is
instantly accessible, for your eyes only! The best part is, the spectator places
their card inside the wallet themselves!
The wallet comes complete with detailed instructions, and an instructional DVD that includes the following;
An
impossible drawing duplication for close-up or stage!
A Killer Magic Square
presentation that's incredibly simple to perform!
A shopping spree routine
with a jaw dropping finish!
And more!
Have a look at Jerry O'Connell's version here
Price: £65
Chronologue - Bob Cassidy / Collectors workshop
If
you only buy one trick this year let it be this one...
It's
one of those "must carry 'round" items you will have with you at all
times. Listen to this: Have the spectator think of ANY date in the year.
Toss him your little pocket diary; "Open the diary to your selected date,
and as you do, note that I have hand written a different card in every day of
the year; 365 days, seven decks of cards spread at random, check it out."...
"Do you have your date? If you had chosen the date before, would it have
been the same card? No? What about the date after? No? For the first time, then,
what card is written on your date?" The spectator names the card.
The
performer then removes an envelope from the same diary held by the spectator and
upon opening it, reveals one card and one card only... and it is the same card
as named by the spectator!.
This is a diabolically clever effect and, more importantly, sufficiently strong to guarantee a lasting impression. It's always ready. This will be on your A List guaranteed.
BONUS! Now including two great additional routines by two working professionals. You get an extrmely great effect and handling by Richard Osterlind and another by Richard Gerlitz. This plus Cassidy's original instructions give you a powerful impromptu killer effect.
I have used this personally at virtually EVERY table I ever worked for the last several years... It is so simple its unbelieveable that it could create such a strong impression. An absolute killer! - M
Price: £30
Illuminati - Becker & Earle
Your
Participant selects one of three authentic hotel room key cards and secretly writes
an imaginary rook number on the back. He holds that card number-side-down and
slides it between the remaining two key cards. The three stacked cards are slowly
and openly shown top and bottom, front and back. There is no doubt that all three
hotel key cards are completely opaque and that the room number is totally hidden
from view... Yet you can reveal the secret information almost instantly!
No Sleights, No Electronics, No impressions or copies, Nothing added or taken away, Instant Reset, No Mess. Includes both printed and VCD video instructions
Price: £36
Psign - Max Maven / Phil Goldstein - (UK Exlusive)
Psign
- A prediction, quick and to the point. A large board is displayed, back - out.
A spectator selects one of eight different designs, which proves to be the very
one printed on the front of the board. The participant can stay seated in the
audience - leaving the performer alone on stage at the finish, to accept all of
the applause!
As seen on Vol 3 of Max Mavens Video mind
Price: £35
Mind's Eye Deck - Max Maven / Phil Goldstein - (UK Exlusive)
Proving
to be one of our best sellers... Phil Goldstein brings us this special 40 card
blank backed deck bearing simple drawings on the face of each card. The pack is
shuffled, the performer turns his back and the spectator is instructed to cut
the pack remove the card cut to, and replce the rest of the cards in their box.The
chosen card is pocketed. The performer than draws a sketch on his pad and it proves
to be an exact duplicate of the selected design! No skill required. As seen on
Vol 1 of Max Mavens Video mind
Price: £35
Slate of Mind - Maverick Magic
This
is the only book test you will ever want to perform. No need to peek at pages,
no need for the volunteer to count down columns, and no need for phony moves.
Your volunteer only needs to select any one of the three books offered, (no forcing
required) look at any page they choose, name the page number out-loud, and you
instantly tell them the first few words on that page. You can perform Slate of
Mind with one or more volunteers, and you will always be correct Your volunteer
can even he in a different room or on the telephone for that matter, no matter
where your volunteer is, you are always correct with your clairvoyance. This is
such an ingenious device, that you won't believe it when you see it. No skill
required, you will read peoples minds in seconds, and leave your audience awestruck!
Slate of Mind comes with three paperback books.
Price: £120
Gambler's Boxes and Dice
In
this clever effect, spectators select 3 out of 4 boxes and the performer shows
a bag of tokens which match the colors of the boxes. When the people open their
boxes, they find "hard luck" notes inside, and the 4th box which was
left for the performer, contains the big prize! All of this is done with absolutely
NO FORCES!
Price: £8
Reveal
any word chosen, from any puzzle! A spectator opens the book to any page, selects
any puzzle, concentrates on any word and....YOU REVEAL IT letter by letter, without
"peeking," "fishing," or making any mistakes! Know the answer
to any clue on any page! A spectator names ANY page number, ANY clue number and...
YOU KNOW THE ANSWER without ever opening the book! No
memory work! No assistance! No way!
This has proven to be one of our most popular sellers.
Price: £20
Design Duplication System by Richard Oserlind
Powerful
design duplication with no gimmicks. No fooling!
Richard Osterlind's DESIGN DUPLICATION SYSTEM caused quite a sensation last year when it first saw print in ESSAYS and now, all of the components have been specially produced for you to put this miracle of thought projection into your act almost immediately.
Here's what the audience sees: The mentalist displays a stack of cards with the names of different objects written on them. A spectator freely chooses one and can change his mind if he wishes. He is now given a pad and asked to draw a picture of his object. The mentalist also takes a pad and draws a design on his from across the room. When the two pictures are compared, they are almost identical!
You receive the special set of cards, printed on quality, glossy stock and a booklet outlining the complete routine. Remember that this is not just a method - it's a system that you'll find easy to adapt to your own personal style of performing that utilizes one of the most diabolically subtle principles in mentalism.
Price: £14
The
original is back at a new lower price! Larry Becker has devised the most clever,
the cleanest Book Test in the history of Book Tests! The effect is totally straightforward.
One or more spectators freely select words from a popular paperback book. You
are able to instantly divine the selected words! It's incredibly easy to do do.
No sleights. No memory work --- the books do it all for you!
The books can
be examined from cover to cover! You can have as many words selected as you wish!
It can be repeated over and over! Nothing written --- any page used --- no "second
looks". You never even know the page number. Comes complete with two paperbacks
that can be used together or on its own. Fully routined by Larry Becker.
Price: £25
Ultimate Flashback - Larry Becker
THE
LAST WORD IN BOOK TESTS
If you thought the original Flashback was great...Wait until you see the Ultimate Flashback version. Included are four new and examinable paperback novels plus a copy of an unpre¬pared Webster's Dictionary. And a fifth paperback designed exclusively to perform the "Hoy Book Test" without having to miscall the selected page number. Here's a brief description of some of the incredible effects you'll be able to perform:
•
A spectator concentrates on the first word on any page in any of the five paperbacks
provided. Instantly the performer can reveal the word the spectator is thinking
of.
• The spectator can point to any word in a paragraph on the selected
page and you can proceed to discern it.
• The spectator concentrates
on a proper name elsewhere on the page and you can immediately reveal it.
• The spectator merely thinks of a word on the next line and you've pre¬dicted
its location in an unprepared dictionary.
• You and a spectator freely
select identical words in each others book .
• Three spectators each
think of a word in their freely selected book and you instantly reveal all three
words.
• This is the greatest version ever of the Hoy Book Test, without
having to miscall the selected page. In addition, you reveal the spectator's thoughts....
not just a single word.
Naturally
you wouldn't do all of the above effects in a single performance, but, you could.
And there's more. Those of you who own the original "Flashback" you
will appreciate the fact that the words selected in the new Ultimate Flashback
books consist of five letters or more. No sweating over the discernment of a two
or three letter word. Without question, there's no finer word or book test anywhere.
Larry swears by it and so will you!
Final Flashback - Becker & Earle
This
brand new 3-book Final Flashback set achieves the supreme benchmark against which
all future book tests will be measured.
In Book #1, the time-tested Flashback principle has been upgraded to make it as invisible as a ghost in the night. Yet it's still the fastest and easiest one-word revelation ever. Within moments, you're doing miracles.
Use Book #2 and knock them for a loop. They can silently read full paragraphs on their selected pages yet you will infallibly reveal the details of the images they form in their minds! And you haven't asked a question, seen or heard a page number!
Continue with a statement (just like Mother used to make), "Find a challenging word, the longer the better, anywhere on the page." With no pumping, letter hints, or phony miscalls, you can reveal that word (and much more) using a brand new principle and strategy that you'll love.
For your sizzling finale, Larry Becker's standing ovation, drop-dead climax is now yours to use as well. Give them a page number, column, and location in Book #3, a brand new, easy-to-use, large print, Webster's Dictionary. When they turn to that spot, there's the word that had existed only in their minds!
Every book has a different page count, a unique size & layout, and a gorgeous, full-color, real world cover. Final Flashback delivers the top features of the world's greatest book tests, wrapped up in one three-volume library, plus routines, tips, and instructions as only Larry Becker and Lee Earle can provide.
Price: £90
No Think Lunch Bags - Lee Earle / Ken Driscoll
Imagine
handing out four or five ordinary looking brown paper lunch bags to your audience
and asking each person to secretly place a personal item inside their bag. The
bags are then folded over several times taped, stapled or otherwise sealed and
passed to one person who collects them in a larger bag ( at this point depending
on your performing style you could offer paper or plastic – in either case
the four bags would be put into the larger bag) to be mixed. The smaller bags
could then be randomly withdrawn from the larger bag and handed to you; removing
the contents from inside you would carefully study it, describe the personality
of the person that last held the item and in fact loaded it into the bag…
after describing this person you would be able to successfully return the item
to its owner – with our system there is no thinking required, no pre-show
work, no stooges, no mistakes… you can hand out these four bags and a fifth
if you desire… and without fail know who loaded which bag… this does
not require them to stay in a certain position, in fact you could have them load
the bags from the audience, then send the bags forward, only to join you on stage
later pointing out to everyone that not only have the bags been mixed, but now
the volunteers have been mixed; and to get around that awkwardly obvious last
bag last volunteer, you could fain trouble with the first or second bag offering
to come back to it later, now at the end of your routine you’ll have two
people and two items that after a bit of byplay you’ll easily be able correctly
deduce who owns which item. These are a ton of fun to work with, and this fun
will spill out into your performance… making this an enjoyable performance
piece for both you and your audience. BTW These are acceptable for use in shows
ranging from your wealthiest adult shows to your youngest kid shows – kids
see TV shows like the DEAD ZONE and if you could do what he did even if only to
see an arm putting an item into a lunch bag they would be amazed. Trust me when
I tell you, you will use these bags. These are so easy to use that they really
are mindless mind reading...
Price: £20
The
Ultra Perfect Clipboard
- Maverick Magic
This
incredibly versatile piece of magic can be used almost anywhere. This clip board
can secure written questions submitted by the spectator without any chance of
detection. The fantastically accurate wood finish made by a secret process will
leave your audience with no suspicions. The finish gives a perfect appearance
as well as perfect impressions every time. The device is sure fire and easy to
load. Over the decades many impressionist boards have appeared (and vanished),
but the Ultra Perfect Clipboard has survived the test of time and has outlasted
all of its competitors. The reason for its longevity is simple.....this clipboard
is the best on the market.
When this arrived I took it out and examined it before reading the instructions...(Nothing new there then!!!) I had no idea! This really is the finest "Clipboard" I have come across. - M
Price: £110
Transmental Gemsation - Viking
I
am proud to reintroduce after an long absence...A priceless collectors item, to
see this is to want it! A
slender brass tube with threaded lid and five ornate brass rods, each one has
a different colored gem set into one the end and numbered from one through five
at the other are shown. A spectator is invited to join in an experiment of thought
transference using these simple props. The objective is for the spectator to hide
one of the numbered rods within the brass case, sealing them and concealing the
remainder of the rods from the Magician's view. All this is done while the magician's
back is turned or he is out of the room. Upon his return, the magician immediately
names the hidden rod within the sealed case. This may be repeated with equal success.
Remember, nothing is added or taken away! Self contained! · Precision craftsmanship!
· No weights, Magnets, or Secret Slides! Comes in a gorgeous carrying case.
This is a prop you'll drool over, the guys at the club will drool over. Then you'll
blow their minds. So, so easy, and it stuns them every time.
You'll have guessed by now this is one of my personal favorites - M
Price: £40
Upgraded
for use anywhere in the world and with a new killer finale.
Imagine
handing out a small, official-looking book from the British Institute of Parapsychology.
You freely show each page to contain several different pieces of information:
a word, a time, some different-coloured shapes and some random numbers between
10 and 999.
1. The book is handed to participant number one who opens it to any page and looks at a number. He uses that number to choose a country from a list printed at the front of the book. He is asked to think about that country, its capital and any famous landmarks.
2. Participant number two opens the book at any page and remembers the word printed there. He now turns to the back of the book and 'free associates' his word with any of the objects found there.
3.
Participant three opens the book and remembers 2 shapes and their colours.
4. Participant
four opens the book and remembers a 2 or 3 digit number.
5.
The final participant opens the book and remembers a time.
Now,
without touching or taking the book back, you can read the participant's minds
and name all five items! Or you could write or draw one, two or all five of them!
Or predict the final choice! The options are limitless. This is absolutely incredible
and can be performed on 1-5 participants yet is small enough to fit in your shirt
pocket! This custom-manufactured book will instantly become part of your working
repertoire, ideal for walk-around, table-hopping or parlour and will even play
for stage!
Easy-to-learn,
in fact you will be performing this almost as soon as you open the package.
No peeks, sleights, cribs or 'memory work' is required. You can even be standing
across the room when the choices are made and at no time during performance do
you ever need to touch the book!
"If
it was any cleaner, the pages would be blank. Brilliant Idea, Perfect."-
Wayne Dobson
Price: £20
Super Sharpie
Imagine
asking a spectator to think of any number. You write a prediction on the back
of your business card. When they say their number, you turn over your card and
it matches. Every time! Does magic get any more direct than this? Now you can
predict a spectator’s freely thought of name, number, date, age - even the
amount of change in their pocket. The list goes on and on - and your reputation
will only grow and grow!
All this is possible with the Super Sharpie. The Super Sharpie is a revolutionary redesign of mentalism's most potent weapon. It's so incredibly simple to use, you’ll be performing mind boggling mental miracles just minutes after practicing with it. The Super Sharpie can be used as a regular Sharpie - because it is! Feel free to hand it to spectators to sign cards - they’ll never discover its hidden secret. There’s a built-in precision gimmick that allows you to make sharp, distinct predictions with clarity and legibility. Best of all, you'll do all this right under their noses - while they're staring at you. Since it's all built into the pen, there's no fumbling. You start clean when you pull the pen out, and you end clean when you put the pen away. It’s self-contained, self-inking and undetectable, and it's always ready to go. You’ll make your predictions on playing cards (even plastic cards), business cards, and virtually anything else that you can write on with a regular a Sharpie pen. In the 15 minute companion video CD (included), you’ll learn expert technique that will get you up and running with your Super Sharpe immediately. Comes with Super Sharpie, video CD and illustrated instructions.
This
will be a "boon" to any mentalists performance!
Price: £30
Psychokinetic Pen - Steve Banachek
The Original PK Pen
EFFECT:
A Bic brand pen is balanced on the edge of the table and the performer may then
walk across the room. After exerting tremendous mental powers directed at the
pen, the pen slowly wiggles then moves and finally falls onto the floor! You pick
it up, begin to return it to your pocket but instead use it as you would any ordinary
pen. An uncanny display of your mental powers done with an "ordinary"
everyday Bic ink pen.
Each pen prepared by hand Includes one gimmicked and one ungimmicked pen
Price: £12
Radar
Deck - Richard Osterlind
The
Radar Deck is an amazing tool that allows you to predict playing cards that your
spectator's have merely thought of. Suitable for all performing venues - close-up,
platform or parlour - The Radar Deck will be a highlight of your show once you
harness its diabolical secrets.Besides the very special Bicycle-brand deck, you'll
also receive a twenty-page booklet that details the exact routine Richard Osterlind
uses in his professional work along with all of the handling nuances that have
made The Radar Deck such a powerful part of his shows.
Price: £16
The
performer tears a few pages from a current copy of Time, Business Week, or Newsweek
magazine, giving the pages to people in the audience. They pass them on to others,
ensuring a random selection of helpers. The Mentalist, with two of the helpers,
illustrates how our eyes are attracted by the clever placement of text or graphics
in almost all magazine editorials and ads. One participant's page is torn into
more than a dozen pieces to guarantee a random outcome by eliminating any bias
resulting from the page layout. Obviously, every scrap has totally different printed
content on both sides. While the mindreader's back is turned , the participant
freely discards all but one piece which he holds between his forefinger and thumb
for everyone (except the Mentalist) to see. After verbally ensuring that the helper
can read numerous words and phrases on the scrap of paper, and while the performer's
back remains turned toward the participant, he says, "I am visualizing part
of a word but it's somewhat obscured by your thumb. Move your thumb over, please.
That's better. Would you please read for the first time that which Business Week
printed on the piece of magazine page you chose. I believe the word " soared
" was under your thumb. Is that correct?" He exclaims, " YES !"
No stooges No assistants No pre-show work No sleights No switches No writing
No mirrors Nothing added or taken away Helper can stand across the room No electronics
Unbreakable Not the same words every time Fully examinable, even the discarded
scraps! Eye Candy's "gaffus" is sufficient for up to 100 performances
Price: £62
Heirloom - Jamie Badman and Colin Miller
Imagine
an effect that packs in to your wallet, taking up very little room. An effect
that packs such a punch when you perform it that your spectators get goosebumps
just thinking about it. Imagine an effect that people talk about for years to
come.
'Heirloom'
is all of this. It is a 'Mental/Magic' kind of effect, suitable for casual performance,
table-hopping, strolling magic and more. It comes with a very strong presentation
that will captivate your audience and lead to a shattering climax. It could possibly
be the greatest performance piece you ever own! The 'Heirloom' is a old sepia
photograph. Of your Great Uncle Charlie - a superstitious old gambler. The photograph
clearly shows a prediction made by the spectator to be 100% correct. And... it
can always be examined. 'Heirloom' takes the whole concept right to the very edge;
the new ideas introduced will blow your audience away. The presentation, which
you are given in full, delivers an emotionally charged moment of astonishment
to your spectators and shows no mercy!
This
is the first and only time Kenton Knepper has authorized his principle for use
in an effect. You will fool magicians who already know this principle with 'Heirloom'!
And what's more, just look at the quality of the work involved. It is beautiful.
Heirloom includes high quality props and a full description of the 'Kolossal Killer' principle and a completely scripted presentation for the effect that will absolutely blow your audience away.
Price: £20
Finally
we can offer you a brand new custom designed leather wallet for use
with the best-selling Heirloom trick.
This wallet has been specially designed in black leather to make performing the effect easier than ever before. And a special built-in feature allows you to show the wallet empty after you remove your prediction, elimnating any doubt in your spectator's mind!
After the phenomenal success of Heirloom, we are very excited about the new companion wallet, which will also come with additional ideas and routines that will enable you to perform a number of high-impact, killer mentalism effects.
Your "Heirloom" just wont be complete without it.
Price: £32
Special Deal - Buy Heirloom and Heirloom wallet together
Price: £50
Digital Feedback - Richard Osterlind
Richard
Osterlind's DIGITAL FEEDBACK takes the traditional add-a-number routine
into the 21st century. Imagine two groups of spectators, each multiplying
two 2-digit numbers on a pocket calculator to arrive at a totally random
4-digit number. The performer writes a prediction and sets it aside.
He then begins to slowly reveal the numbers that make up the 4-digit
products arrived at by the spectators. The mulitplication is then done
by longhand to show that the calculator's products were correct. For
the mind-numbing finish, the two products are added together and found
to match the performer's prediction.This routine, originally featured
in Osterlind's Dynamic Mysteries, has not been widely performed due
to the difficulties in obtaining the proper apparatus. Now, with DIGITAL
FEEDBACK, you'll be able to add this powerful routine to your own show.
You receive the very special scientific calculator, hand-modified by Richard Osterlind, plus a manuscript which describes this powerful routine, in addition to other possible effects. Please don't confuse this with other calculators that have been on the market. The DIGITAL FEEDBACK calculator is totally examinable and will function normally, yet its secret will allow you to do very extraordinary things!