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Introduces the basic concepts of mind reading and mental magic for the beginning or experienced magician with emphasis on showmanship. Includes information on hypnotism, ESP, prediction, and more. | |||
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Acknowledgments | |||
Introduction | |||
Part One: The Theory Of Mental Magic | |||
1. Mental Magic—From Sorcery To Subtlety | |||
2. What Attracts People To Mental Magic? | |||
3. ESP Experiments In The Home | |||
*- Preparing For Esp Tests | *- Preparing For Esp Tests | ||
*- Testing For Telepathic Skills | *- Testing For Telepathic Skills | ||
4. Are We Mental Magicians Or Frauds? | |||
5. Showmanship In The Mental Act | |||
*Working Within The Traditional Mode | *Working Within The Traditional Mode | ||
*Working Outside The Tradition | *Working Outside The Tradition | ||
Part Two: The Practice Of Mental Magic | |||
6. Essential Fingerwork And Forces | |||
*Billet Switching | *Billet Switching | ||
*The Center Tear | *The Center Tear | ||
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*Forces | *Forces | ||
7. Pinpointed Telepathic Tricks | |||
*Tricks Depending On Forces | *Tricks Depending On Forces | ||
*- Sweet Tooth | *- Sweet Tooth | ||
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*- Criminal Intent | *- Criminal Intent | ||
8. Partners and Volunteers | |||
9 Messages, Questions and Codes | |||
*Advanced Effects With Assistants | *Advanced Effects With Assistants | ||
*- The Missing Mentalist | *- The Missing Mentalist | ||
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*Cold Reading | *Cold Reading | ||
10 Creating Plot and Atmosphere | |||
*- Hail to the Chief | *- Hail to the Chief | ||
*- Hello-Scene Game | *- Hello-Scene Game | ||
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*- An ESP Carnival | *- An ESP Carnival | ||
11. Predictions | |||
*Pinpointed Predictions-Forces | *Pinpointed Predictions-Forces | ||
*- Complementary Colors | *- Complementary Colors | ||
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*- In The Rough | *- In The Rough | ||
12. Miscellaneous Mental Mysteries | |||
*Control | *Control | ||
*- Stop Me When You've Heard This One | *- Stop Me When You've Heard This One | ||
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*- In Stygian Depths | *- In Stygian Depths | ||
13. Mental Magic For Children | |||
*- Thinking On TV | *- Thinking On TV | ||
Part Three: Related Forms Of Mental Entertainment | |||
14. Super Memory And Rapid Calculation | |||
*Mnemonics: The Link System | *Mnemonics: The Link System | ||
*- Try To Remember | *- Try To Remember | ||
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*- The Magic Square Demonstration | *- The Magic Square Demonstration | ||
15. Sightless Vision and Other Strange "Powers" | |||
*- That certain feeling | *- That certain feeling | ||
*Sightless-vision effects | *Sightless-vision effects | ||
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*Miscellaneous Wild Talents | *Miscellaneous Wild Talents | ||
16. Entertaining with Hypnotism | |||
*How to Hypnotize | *How to Hypnotize | ||
*Suggestions During and After Trance | *Suggestions During and After Trance | ||
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*- The Great Rigidity Test | *- The Great Rigidity Test | ||
17. Ghost Shows | |||
*Staging Ghost Shows | *Staging Ghost Shows | ||
*- Ghostly Signature | *- Ghostly Signature | ||
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*- One-Man Ghost Show Blackout | *- One-Man Ghost Show Blackout | ||
18. In Conclusion | |||
*305 Appendix: Supply Sources Of Magic Tricks And Literature | *305 Appendix: Supply Sources Of Magic Tricks And Literature | ||
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*318 Glossary | *318 Glossary | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:20, 6 March 2023
| The Handbook of Mental Magic | |
| Author | Marvin Kaye |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Stein & Day |
| Publication Date | 1975 |
| Language | English |
Introduces the basic concepts of mind reading and mental magic for the beginning or experienced magician with emphasis on showmanship. Includes information on hypnotism, ESP, prediction, and more.
Quotes
- Any prominent quotes form the book
Awards and recognition
- List any awards received
Editions
- All known editions
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: The Theory Of Mental Magic
1. Mental Magic—From Sorcery To Subtlety
2. What Attracts People To Mental Magic?
3. ESP Experiments In The Home
- - Preparing For Esp Tests
- - Testing For Telepathic Skills
4. Are We Mental Magicians Or Frauds?
5. Showmanship In The Mental Act
- Working Within The Traditional Mode
- Working Outside The Tradition
Part Two: The Practice Of Mental Magic
6. Essential Fingerwork And Forces
- Billet Switching
- The Center Tear
- Deck Switching
- Card Identification
- Forces
7. Pinpointed Telepathic Tricks
- Tricks Depending On Forces
- - Sweet Tooth
- - Spellbound
- - Wayward Thought
- - Reading Serial Numbers
- - Book Tests
- Tricks Depending on Discoveries
- - Stage-Sized Book Test
- - If You Have the Nerve
- - Peek-a-Boo
- - I'm Ok - You're Wrong
- - Naming the Name
- - Three-Card Divination
- - Telepathy at a Glance
- - Criminal Intent
8. Partners and Volunteers
9 Messages, Questions and Codes
- Advanced Effects With Assistants
- - The Missing Mentalist
- - The Acid Test
- Mnemonic Effects for One and Two Persons
- Code Systems
- Question Answering and Message Reading
- Cold Reading
10 Creating Plot and Atmosphere
- - Hail to the Chief
- - Hello-Scene Game
- - The Damned Thing
- - An ESP Carnival
11. Predictions
- Pinpointed Predictions-Forces
- - Complementary Colors
- - The Future In Futures
- - All-Bets-Covered Force
- - The Challenge Prediction
- Confederates
- - No Influence At All!
- - Winning Combination
- - A Mathematical Prediction
- Predictions Based On Discovery
- - An Uncomplicated Premonition
- - In The Rough
12. Miscellaneous Mental Mysteries
- Control
- - Stop Me When You've Heard This One
- - Schizophrenic Control
- Sympathy
- - Trading-Card Trade
- - Sympathetic Colors
- Psychometry
- - Nicky Welt's Single-Hair Reading
- - Special Deliveries
- PK And Astral Projection
- - A Shattering Thought
- - In Stygian Depths
13. Mental Magic For Children
- - Thinking On TV
Part Three: Related Forms Of Mental Entertainment
14. Super Memory And Rapid Calculation
- Mnemonics: The Link System
- - Try To Remember
- Mnemonics: The Peg System
- The Peg-System Card Deck
- - Back And Forth
- - A Head For Figures
- - Mathematical Discovery
- Rapid Calculations
- - Adding Large Numbers
- - Rapid Squaring
- - The Magic Square Demonstration
15. Sightless Vision and Other Strange "Powers"
- - That certain feeling
- Sightless-vision effects
- Onstage Demonstrations
- Effects in the Audience
- Publicity Stunts
- Miscellaneous Wild Talents
16. Entertaining with Hypnotism
- How to Hypnotize
- Suggestions During and After Trance
- Waking the Subject
- Do's and Don't's
- Entertaining with Hypnosis
- Staging Modes
- - Hypnotic Routine For Single Subject
- - Hypnotic Routine For Five Subjects
- Selecting Subjects
- Full-Scale Hypnotic Shows
- Disguised Hypnosis
- Pseudo Hypnosis
- - The Great Rigidity Test
17. Ghost Shows
- Staging Ghost Shows
- - Ghostly Signature
- - The Blackout Routine
- - One-Man Ghost Show Blackout
18. In Conclusion
- 305 Appendix: Supply Sources Of Magic Tricks And Literature
- 307 Annotated Bibliography
- 318 Glossary
Courtesy of Doug A's Magic Book TOCs
References