Thursday, January 31, 2019

Sibyl by Phedon Bilek

With Proteus, Phedon demonstrated the place propless methods hold in the way he views mentalism. With his new release, Sibyl, he now throws in what he calls the "Alpha and the Omega": Connecting with your sitter at a level never reached before.

Imagine touching someone's soul, using nothing but your words. Anytime. Anywhere. Knowing things about them, sensing their very feelings. Sibyl redefines "emotional mentalism" and will open a new dimension in the way you interact with your spectator.

You will learn Phedon's unique ways to tap into someone's emotions and his original methods for revealing and answering a sitter's questions and concerns. With De Profundis and S.C.R.E.W.E.D., Phedon gives away two of his most cherished routines which will get you as close to being "real" as you have ever been. Both propless and relying on a mechanical method, they are impromptu and
With Caffeine-Free, you will be able to tell a complete stranger things about her personality, her past, her present and her future-with nothing but a sheet of paper-in an engaging, mysterious, conversational style. Even the pen is optional!

With Delphi, Phedon shares his way to reveal not only a name, but also facts and personality traits of a thought-of person that no one could have known. So much so that the revelation of the name is just the cherry on top.

Hermes will allow a friend of yours to become a psychic over the phone, making hit after hit before, if you want, revealing the name of the person your spectator is thinking of. This is absolutely -as long as your friend picks up the phone.

Along with these routines come the techniques and subtleties that make them so unique and so potent. For the first time, Phedon shares his concept of PRISM, which will literally set you free if readings are scaring you. He goes into all the details explaining his journeys, which turn a reveal into a novel, mysterious, magical and unforgettable experience, touching your sitter's very soul.

Subtleties such as the Blank Piece Disconnect and Wait-a-Second, techniques such as Under-the-Radar and his personal handling of the Acidus Novus peek will make their way straight into your arsenal, as they already have for other professional performers who have been introduced to this material.

No stone has been left unturned; every move, action and process is justified, and host Titanas has made sure everything is thoroughly explained.

Manos LIVE ACT (Penguin LIVE)

"Manos is quickly emerging as one of mentalism's best kept secrets. His thinking is fresh, his material is powerful and his routines are always refined, ensuring that each and every piece he creates is a true worker. I can't recommend him or his material highly enough!"- Michael Murray

"I feel fortunate to call Manos a close friend. Throughout our many interactions over the years I've come to appreciate that he is, first and foremost, a wonderful human being. Among many other commendable qualities, he is thoughtful, generous, and sincere. Those same attributes make him a formidable performer and creator. His lecture will no doubt reveal the immense level of thought that he puts into every routine. It will be a privilege to see him perform effects that he's held close to his chest for many years. And his passion for the art will be very apparent. His books V, V2, and UnVeil contain some of the best thinking that contemporary Mentalism has to offer and this lecture will continue that trend with hard-hitting, practical, and entertaining material that you'll want to study and add to your repertoire. If you've not yet been exposed to this man's mind then buckle up and take notes!"- Drew Backenstoss

"Manos is a multifaceted master of logic and presentation. His material is a pure napalm- he does all the hard work for you so that what you end up with is simple to perform while remaining enthralling to your audience. A unique entertainer and creator in every sense of the word."- Atlas Brookings

A Lousa by Alejandro Muniz

A great stand up and mentalism magic effect. Imagine the following. The magician holds a slate that was examined by a spectator. He writes a prediction on it. The spectator makes a free choice of, for instance, a country, a celebrity or an animal. THERE ARE NO FORCES. The choice is completely free. Finally, the prediction matches exactly. You can use any group of words. It is totally customizable. It works great for parlor magic or for corporate shows. You could use brand names, for example. It is a brand new concept created by Alejandro Muniz, FLASOMA 2017 Grand Prix (Latin American FISM). A Lousa was completely sold out at the last magic convention in Argentina (2018).

A Lousa can be examined
The prediction always remains in full view
Spectator makes a free choice
No forces of any kind
Very easy to do
Use with words, numbers, figures, symbols, drawings, etc.
Fully customizable
Ideal for corporate events
Ideal for parlor magic
Great mentalism magic effect
Brand new effect
No double writing
No stooges
No electronic devices

The Selfie Card Trick by Lior Manor

The One Armed Bandit by Blaise Serra

A devious one-handed palm… From the middle of the deck.


“Insanely clever...”
- Shin Lim,  of America's Got Talent


Blaise Serra is the creator of 'The One Armed Bandit'. One hell of a move where the spectator FREELY chooses a card, and with minimal movements, you’re able to palm the selection from the middle of the deck.

What you do next is up to you.

The possibilities: … Endless

Sleight-of-hand seems impossible when the dirty hand is also the one holding the deck. Blaise teaches you that it's not.

YOU WILL LEARN


• One Handed Side-Steal to Classic Palm

• One Handed Control to Top or Bottom of deck

• Side-Steal to Bottom Palm (Two Handed Variation)


Double Jeopardy:
A quick routine for two spectators where the selections appear alone in the magician’s hand before the audience members realize the trick has even begun.

The One Armed Bandit:
The routine which gave this project its name, The One Armed Bandit is a streamlined card-to-pocket with the card selected behind the magician’s back. The spectators can watch the magician’s hands closely the entire time- they won’t spot A THING.

The Hamburglar:
The Hamburglar introduces an original one-handed method for sandwich routines. This trick also showcases this utility move’s unique ability to control any selection not only to the Top or Bottom, but also to any location within the deck.

INSTACAAN:
A new take on the classic “Card At Any Number” plot, INSTACAAN is an impromptu routine during which a card is fairly selected and instantly transported to anywhere in the deck that the spectator desires. No stack or memorization required, just pure sleight of hand that flies by anyone, no matter how closely they are burning the magician’s hands.

Integrate this move into any palming techniques you already do!

Many variations of this utility move are also taught in detail, making this a welcome addition to any card magician’s repertoire. Prefer not to classic palm cards? No problem. With The One Armed Bandit you will also learn how to load the card with one hand from the center into any desired palming position, such as: tenkai palm, longitudinal palm, gambler’s flat palm, and much more.

Blaise takes you through the move with expert tuition so you can perform this move with silky smooth accuracy.

Become The Bandit.

Card to Card Box by Cody Fisher

More than a trick, it's like a mini show, five minutes with tons of surprises. Cody starts out with his signature ambitious card routine and ends with a signed card into a card box. I don't want to give away too much info but the final phase is impossible.

Cody teaches an awesome new force along with another secret technique you must learn and a great method for making a card appear in the box.

This 30 minute download is packed with value and new info.

Blake Vogt Split Sessions v3: Bill Split

Learn how to split money. Blake will take you through step by step how to take a dollar bill and split it open. Do not purchase this download unless you already own Volume 1 & 2 and know how to split cards. This download contains the techniques to open a bill that took Blake over 8 years to discover. Learn them now in Split Sessions Volume 3: Bill Split.

ReTURNtion by Moritz Mueller

At 18, Moritz Mueller is a coin magic phenom and already one of the most experienced coin workers in the world.

No one person has ever made such an impact with a single coin.

Mueller introduces you to the ingenious world of 'ReTURNtion', a cutting-edge technique that will perfect your retention vanish in one simple step.

Haven't learned the retention vanish yet? That's actually better, you'll have no bad habits to get over.

Once you learn the technique, you can apply the mechanics to:

• The Pop Production
• The Wave Production
• The Perfect Switch
• Color Changes
+ Bonus Vanishes and Productions taught

REVAMP THE RETENTION

Learn NOW.

Paul Draper Penguin Live Act

Rose 3 by Fraser Parker

*** The following effect is taken from THE BOOK OF THE FALLEN and will be sent in a digital form for free to all customers of the afore mentioned limited book ***

Fraser has done it again!

Here's a great effect carrying the philosophy behind all of the work found in his limited release, THE BOOK OF THE FALLEN. He has streamlined one of his trademark pieces, ROSE, making this modern approach to the prop-less name guess even quicker and easier to perform.

It takes literally a few seconds to get all of the information you need to confidently guess a thought-of name, star sign, drawing or word from your spectator, entirely prop-less.

They think of a positive and negative characteristic or trait surrounding the life of the person they are thinking of. Then, after delivering a short reading, the performer is able to instantly nail the name of the person they are thinking of.

What is great about this new method is it allows you to get as many letters of the thought-of name or word as you need to be able to successfully guess it.

Fraser says this is something he feels needs to be shared with a much wider audience, and this is the reason he has allowed this item to appear outside of his otherwise exclusive release. He wishes to help push the art form forward with his thinking and therefore needs to every now and then put his ideas out to a larger audience. Of course, if you are new to Fraser's thinking, this will give you a small taste as to the other wonders that are locked away inside his more limited work.

See for yourself just how much Fraser's work has been refined and streamlined to the point where there is very little work needing to be done to create absolutely stunning demonstrations of mind reading that not only look but also feel REAL to your audience members.

THIS IS different from what you may expect, in terms of method. Fraser is on the cutting edge of the modern approach to prop-less mentalism.

He is constantly shocking his friends and other pro's with his ability to push the envelope further and further with each release, refining his ideas to the point where all that is left is effect and method seamlessly interwoven in such a simple and beautiful way, it looks real!

Brad Henderson LIVE ACT (Penguin LIVE)

If you've ever encountered Brad Henderson in an on-line discussion, you'll know that he has very strong opinions, and is not afraid to express them emphatically. If you see him perform, you'll realize that he backs up everything he says: Brad walks the walk, to the of his audiences."- Max Maven

Principia by Harapan Ong

Singapore's Harapan Ong has caused an online sensation with his technical abilities. Videos began to circulate some years ago showing a pair of hands doing extraordinary things. His style is natural, unassuming, and soft. But Aces appear, selections transpose, and magical things just seem to happen in Harapan's hands. 

Principia is our very favorite kind of magic book: the kind of book that you pour over every page, trying out each and every piece inside. EVERY single effect in the book (and there are 60 effects described) is practical, fun and radically new. You also receive a special packet of gimmicked cards to use for some of the effects. 

The concept of Principia is a magic book fused with a scientific paper on physics. By day, Harapan is a physics teacher and he uses the same laser-focus and precision in both his career and his magic. The results are magnificent. 

Harapan's specialty is the under-the-spread cull, and he has created several new techniques in association with this classic tool. The book also features impromptu magic, gaffed card magic, and dead-on easy tricks you can do the first time you try them. We predict that Principia will be the most talked-about card book of the year, and that it will be studied and returned to for many years to come. 

Hard cover. 253 pages. Includes set of gimmicked cards. 

"Wonderful!" 
- David Williamson 

"My favorite magician." 
- Stephen Long 

"Buy it!" 
- Tony Chang 

"Buy the book." 
- Kevin Ho 

"The most beautifully constructed card magic I've ever seen." 
- Henry Harrius

Marc Spelmann 2 Day set Complete Course Alakazam Academy Courses 28-29th March 2018

Marc Spelmann 2 Day set Complete Course Alakazam Academy Courses 28-29th March 2018

Bound by Joel Dickinson

If you only have time to do ONE card trick at your tables, BOUND should be a top contender for that spot.

All you need is an unprepared deck and some rubber bands around your wrist - Staple items for the close up magician. 

With the tiniest bit of set up (it literally takes seconds as they're reacting to your last trick, or jok
e) you will be ready to perform an incredible, hard-hitting piece of pasteboard wizardry!

Here's the effect: 
A card is selected and signed, it is cleanly lost in the deck, which goes into it's box. The box goes into your pocket. Like a master pickpocket, you can reach in and steal JUST their card, from the middle of the deck. 

Here's where it gets exciting, you lose the card in the deck again and box it once more, but this time, you create an Alcatraz-esque prison for the deck with rubber bands, making the signed card's escape IMPOSSIBLE.

It's impossible to open the box, let alone find the card... Well, that is without your dextrous digits and the secret knowledge Joel will teach you!

With a nice bit of build up, you thrust your hand into your pocket, emergingwith the signed selection once more. In under two seconds. This second phase FRIED us when we first saw it, the method is so clean and so deceptive that it is completely impossible to catch. 

- No palming!
- Stage and close up ideas included!
- Lock the box with other items, like tape or staples!

This trick will work as a final phase to any other signed card routine, but we recommend performing it as a stand-alone piece. The routining and interaction with the audience is a lot of fun and will lead to your tables asking for you to pull a business card out of your pocket so they can book you for their next event!

You're going to have a LOT of fun with this one - download it now and learn instantly!

Hive Mind by Matt Baker

A prediction is written down on a piece of paper but unlike most effects that begin this way, you let a spectator write the prediction. They choose a couple others to be involved and the spectator even chooses the outcome for each spectator. A lot of decisions are made and at the end everything is 100% correct. This is a mind blowing experience for the spectator that they help create.

-Uses ordinary items(coins,piece of paper)
-Works 100% of the time
-No difficult moves

Duct Tape by Blake Vogt

The audience names ANY playing card and it is inside your mouth behind a layer of duct tape.
You walk out on stage with duct tape wrapped around your face and scream at the audience to narrow the deck from 52 down to one card. When you take the tape off of your face, one card cleanly comes out of your mouth and when you unfold it, its their card. Every time, any card. No force. No magician's choice. Any card.
This has been Blake's favorite opening effect for the last 7 years and he performed it for millions of people on television in China. When you purchase this effect you will get a full video instruction tutorial as well as custom handmade gimmicks which allow you to produce 52 different outcomes from your mouth.
The gimmicks are made with red bicycle backs and please allow 2 weeks for shipping as each gimmick is handmade by Blake.

Max Maven LIVE ACT (Penguin LIVE)

“I have never seen a mentalist to compare with him.” –Dai Vernon
“The most creativ-e mind in magic.” –Orson Welles
“This man is dangerous.” -Muhammad Ali

Bulldog by Joel Dickinson


"I am super impressed by the thinking here. Wish I had thought of it!" -Matt Johnson

"Joel always comes up with practical, direct methods for strong effects and Bulldog is no exception." -Ben Williams

"The second I saw this, I knew I would be using it! It’s simple, versatile and soo damn clever! I absolutely love it, and so will everyone else! Get it! It’s GOLD!" -Jamie Daws

When choosing a closer for your card magic set, there are a few things to take into consideration:

You need this final effect to be incredibly powerful, memorable, impossible and it's REALLY nice if you can include a call back to the beginning of your set so your act comes full circle to give you an automatic applause cue and a resolved finish.

BULLDOG by Joel Dickinson ticks all of the above boxes. It can be used as a stand alone effect, or as the final phase to ANY signed card routine!

The best part is that it's SUPER easy to make with a couple items you already have at home, it resets in seconds and you can use the same gimmick over and over and over and over! (It'll take a long time to wear out, and when it does, it will take just a minute or two to make a new one!)

Here's what happens; you show two folded cards clipped together (use a bulldog clip, a paperclip, a peg - Anything!) at the beginning of your set. You isolate this 'prediction' in a wine glass, or leave it in the middle of the table as you proceed to perform your other favourite tricks.

As your set comes to a close you draw attention back to the clipped cards. You remove the clip (which is examinable, by the way) and open the first card. This card predicts the card that they selected at the top of the act! **Hit One**

You then open up the second card, or hand it to a spectator to open and unbelievably, it is the signed card that they saw lost in the deck just moments before! **K.O.**

Seeing Joel perform BULLDOG when we shot this was a dream come true - When you're shooting magic videos you NEED to be shooting the hardest hitting effects possible to get those HUGE reactions. BULLDOG definitely fit the bill and it was a lot of fun to see how FLOORED every group was when Joel closed his set with this!

A few things to consider:

- This will work with any deck of cards.

- Joel has worked this countless times, so you'll be learning everything you need to know to go out and perform this with a just tiny bit of practice.

- You don't have to use a bulldog clip, it could be anything that can hold two cards together.

- For mentalists, with a bit of thought this could easily work as a confabulation or prediction of any kind if you use business cards.

- The secret is diabolical, they will never figure this one out; it looks even better in person than it does on video.


Order now, download instantly, and learn your new favourite closer!

Tarbell 103: Making Magic Pay

Tarbell 103: Making Magic Pay


David McCreary LIVE ACT (Penguin LIVE)

"David is all at once disarming and devious. He will have you laughing all the way to astonishment. Don't let the goofy exterior fool you, let the magic do that." - Aaron DeLong

"David McCreary does the kind of comedy magic I love. HIs touches on his stage act are gold for anyone who wants to take their show from good, past great, to incredible." - Erik Tait

Des Fleurs (Of The Flowers) Lewis Le Val

In this exclusive ebook, you will find two of Le Val’s pet favourite routines, and one incredibly useful tool that he has used for years and not told anyone about! This is Des Fleurs.

The ebook begins with a short but thought provoking essay on how we perceive “method” in mentalism, and how much of a method can we dispose of, whilst still retaining the original, intended effect with all the impact.

Then, you will find “Tarot Des Fleurs”, a routine which uses tarot cards, but can be substituted for playing cards, ESP cards, photographs, business cards, etc. Completely hands off (you never touch anything, EVER) and with ZERO setup or preparation of any kind, Tarot Des Fleurs looks like the work of pure! After your spectator has shuffled the cards and selected one, not only can you provide them with a detailed reading, you can also reveal the exact card they are holding. All wrapped up in a beautiful presentation themed around the classic, “she loves me, she loves me not” flower game. Tarot De Fleurs is extremely easy to do (all you have to do is talk) and it can be instantly repeated.

Next up, “Dealing With Ghosts” uses the same concept as the previous routine, but the effect is completely different! Imagine this; You take a small amount of business cards and write a name on each one. These are the names of dead loved ones provided by audience members. Again, you could have a spectator write these so that you never have to touch anything, ever. Moments later, the mini seance begins and a spirit is silently called forwards by one of the cards being selected. No markings of any kind, you could even be blindfolded during the entire process. Suddenly, you make a connection, and you can reveal the name of the selected spirit! After this you begin to provide a reading based on what you sense about this person! Once again this routine requires absolutely no setup or preparation of any kind. Dealing With Ghosts is followed by a brief word on ethics, and a presentational idea for if you do not wish to use the real names of dead people. This too is extremely easy to perform, and can serve as a stand alone demonstration of spirit contact or clairvoyance.

Finally, you will find Le Val’s “Metaphysical Alphabet”. This is his wonderfully clever take on an established principle (building on the works of Ken De Courcy and Richard Webster). A beautiful reading system and flexible structure that you can begin using right away! It can be used by itself as a reading system, with no scripts to memorise, or it can be used to enhance the routines in this ebook, as well as existing routines in your repertoire! If you like doing readings, you will love this. It can even be used alongside other similar systems that you may already be using.

PDF, 36 pages, instant download.