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    Compelling Mental Magic
    Compelling Mental Magic
    Compelling Mental Magic
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    Compelling Mental Magic

    By Wolfgang Riebe

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    20 Plus perplexing effects for the serious mentalist.

    From stage to close-up, this book contains numerous original deceptions, as well as complete routines that focus on entertainment, coupled with mystifying magic appeal, while still maintaining ease of performance and handling.

    Mind reading and the psychic have fascinated humanity for hundreds of years and in modern times a definite resurgence of mentalism as an art form has occurred. If you are searching for powerful mental magic that is fairly easy to do, on par with the best professional routines out there, plus packs tons of entertainment appeal, then ‘Compelling Mental Magic’ is for you.

    These deceptions have not only been developed and refined over 25 years, they have been performed throughout the world to a variety of audiences and cultures. This means that they have all been tried and tested! Whether you are seeking thoughtful extrasensory experiences, or enjoy comedy mind reading routines, from cards, videos, travel, scrabble to golf, you are sure to find valuable material within these pages.

    Tricks include: 8H, 8S & 4D Prediction, All Clear Champagne Prediction, Bar Code Prediction, Book Test Outdone, Card On Shirt, Confabulation Outdone, Crazy Crossword, ESP Prediction Matchboxes, Fred Outdone, Golf Prediction, Mental Photography, One-Liners & Jokes for Mentalists, Out Of This World Supercharged, Prediction Appearances, Scrabble Prediction, Ultimate Scrabble Prediction, Star Sign Prediction, Surprise Prediction, Technicolor Prediction, The Ultimate Mind Reader, This One, that One, Video Prediction, You Do As I Do - As Direct As Can Be, You Will Not Select The 8H, Your Drink Sir.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWolfgang Riebe
    Release dateNov 6, 2016
    ISBN9781370198849
    Compelling Mental Magic
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    Wolfgang Riebe

    Wolfgang began his career as a magician on British television on BBC & ITV, later traveling around the world as a headline act on cruise liners before tackling expeditions throughout the Arctic & Antarctic where he performed world-class illusions to thousands of international passengers.In later years he relocated to Cape Town from where he focused on the EMEA market combining strategically planned illusions with speaking in order to reinforce corporate messaging throughout Africa, Europe and the Middle East. He completed a thesis in Complexity Thinking and its affect on Innovation amongst leadership in multi-national organisations at the York St John university in the UK.In 2012 the National Speakers Association (NSA) awarded Wolfgang the CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) designation, which is the highest award given to any professional speaker in the speaking world. This designation is currently only held by less than 800 professional speakers globally.His passion is to share life truths and connect people through logical thinking and fun, as can be validated through his You Tube channel (inspiringtheworld) with over 1000 videos. In 2015 he appeared as a TEDx speaker and is currently based in Geneva, Switzerland where he focuses on the English Speaking meetings & events market and has performed in over 165 countries during the last 30 years.From symposiums, conferences, strategic planning sessions, cruise liners, television to expeditions, his vast variety of incredible life experiences make him the perfect host as your Keynote Speaker, Master of Ceremonies and Celebrity Comedy Entertainer, turning your whole event into an unforgettable sophisticated experience where creates Memorable Magical Moments for everyone.

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      Removed two stars because of two major misprints with "Star Signs". There is a major flaw with Scorpio and Taurus. Let the Mentalist beware and lets hope Riebe finds an editor. Otherwise, pretty good information for the newbie and still excellent advise as well as creative prompting for the experienced performer. Wolfgang has a talent for spicing up the standard with innovative, nuanced and clever new approaches. Thanks for rejuvenating my interest in creating personalized mentalism.

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    Compelling Mental Magic - Wolfgang Riebe

    COMPELLING MENTAL MAGIC

    by Wolfgang Riebe

    Published by Mind Power Publications

    Copyright © 2016 by Wolfgang Riebe

    www.wolfgangriebe.com

    E-Format ISBN 9781370198849

    All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

    Smashwords Edition, License Notes

    This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment

    only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

    *****

    In 2015 I began a You Tube video series called, Trick of the Week.

    These and many other videos can be viewed on my You Tube channel

    https://www.youtube.com/user/inspiringtheworld

    Enjoy these examples that deal with mind reading and mentalism.

    Magic Trick of the Week #54 (Appearing Broom)

    https://youtu.be/CYyP2HwPsjg

    Magic Trick of the Week 45 (Spirit Boards)

    https://youtu.be/3cuHSWyDADQ

    Magic Trick of the Week 36 (This or That Card)

    https://youtu.be/-Y-YW_9dgu8

    Magic Trick of the Week 30 (Interactive City Prediction)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pctxU6S4O-g

    Magic Trick of the Week #20 (Spectacle Case Prediction)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CFv8oIa-pk

    Invisible Deck

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tbrnbRoKKU

    *****

    DEDICATION

    This book is dedicated to Martin Breese who passed away in 2012. He was a huge inspiration and mentor to me. I still recall so clearly how we celebrated Christmas day 25 December 1992 and he gave me Terri Rogers’ incredible book test, ‘The Key’ which I still do to this day. Miss you lots Martin!

    ****

    Welcome to this book on Compelling Mental Magic, filled with tricks and routines that I have developed and performed in over 150 countries during the last 25 years.

    Many routines where created in the late 1980’s when I lectured for the magic club circuit, and then refined for practical use during my years working on cruise ships. Where possible I have given credit to originators of ideas. Many routines are original, but many are also adaptations of classic effects.

    Snappy and entertaining routines have always remained a priority for me when developing tricks. Hence I believe you will find a wide selection of practical tested effects, ideas and routines that I consider to be as close to real mentalism as possible.

    I am sharing items I still perform today that have served me well. It is my intention with this book that you find value and enjoy performing these routines as much as I have had developing them into what they are over the last two decades.

    Magical Regards

    Wolfgang Riebe

    ****

    8H, 8S & 4D Prediction

    All Clear Champagne Prediction

    Barcode Prediction

    Book Test Outdone

    Card On Shirt

    Confabulation Outdone

    Crazy Crossword

    ESP Prediction Matchboxes

    Fred Outdone

    Golf Prediction

    Mental Photography

    One-Liners & Jokes for Mentalists

    Out Of This World Supercharged

    Prediction Appearances

    Scrabble Prediction

    Ultimate Scrabble Prediction

    Star Sign Prediction

    Surprise Prediction

    Technicolor Prediction

    The Ultimate Mind Reader

    This One, That One

    Video Prediction

    You Do As I Do

    You Will Not Select The 8H

    Your Drink Sir

    ****

    8H, 8S & 4D PREDICTION

    Here is a great impromptu type effect - the name of which fails me , as I learnt it back in the 70’s in Port Elizabeth, South Africa as a youngster from one of the local magicians in the East Cape Magic Circle. I would guess it must have been John Dunn at the time. This trick is always well received, and back in 1989 at my first lecture for the Magic Circle in London, everyone was totally taken aback! This was a great start to my UK career as I had grown up learning from books written by magicians that were present at that first lecture - so it was a really nice confidence booster for me having learnt my trade in South Africa with very little access to mainstream magic at that time

    Three spectators each choose a card. The magician then takes a sheet of newspaper and folds it up. He cuts out a shape in the folds and points to the first spectator, saying that his card was the 8 of Hearts. This is correct, and when the newspaper is unfolded, eight heart shapes have been cut out. Now, he refolds the newspaper, cuts again and says to the second spectator that her card was the 8 of Spades. She confirms it, and he unfolds the paper to now show eight spade shapes cut out.

    Again, the newspaper is folded, and again, the magician makes another cut. Looking at the last spectator, he says that the last card was the 8 of Diamonds. Wrong! It was the 4 of Diamonds. Somewhat startled, the magician does a double take and unfolds the newspaper. Believe it or not, there are now four big Diamonds cut out; he was right all along!

    This is a great trick with everyday items with a good surprise ending.

    You can use any deck of cards, a pair of scissors, and a large sheet of newspaper. Obviously you will need to force all three cards, using any method. On top of the deck, place the 4 of Diamonds, 8 of Spades, and the 8 of Hearts and force from the top in that order making sure you know who has which card!

    The newspaper has to be folded in half 4 times as in the pictures below.

    The first cut will be the 8 of Hearts; cut this shape out in the last fold as in the pictures below.

    Once this has been done, unfold the newspaper and reveal the 8H.

    Now, fold it up again and merely cut out the small tail section of the spade. Unfold everything, showing the 8S.

    For the last time, fold up the sheet, and this time cut right across the corner of the fold as in the pictures below.

    You are now cutting the diamond shape out of every two spades! The audience, of course, is guessing that you thought the last card would be an 8 of Diamonds. So when the last spectator says he has a 4, hesitate and act as if everything has gone wrong. Then, slowly unfold the newspaper and reveal the 4D!

    ****

    ALL CLEAR CHAMPAGNE PREDICTION

    Here’s something old and something new. Everything has been combined into a great entertaining routine that is not only baffling, but also very funny. This routine is the outcome of many trial and error attempts to come up with a funny yet different routine. None of the gags are new, and the force isn’t original, but then again many so-called ‘original’ effects these days are impractical and not entertaining. Furthermore, as a successful international old pro in the business, I believe I have stood the test of time and have developed a routine that has worked for over 25 years and is based on solid experience as a performer. It’s like comparing a university academic who has spent their whole life doing research, but has no real-life ‘in the job’ experience to someone that has actual both the academic background and a proven business record – there is a big difference between the two!

    Over the years I have felt prey to the hype around new mentalism books and paid the high prices. Guess what? Out of 50 effects I maybe pull one idea and then I usually perform it using my own method. If you are a purist, you will disagree with my philosophy, however, purists’ don’t really make money – it’s the magicians that focus on the commercial market and perform what works, that do. With that argument I rest my case and introduce what I believe to be one of the hallmark routines in this book. Did I mention that there is no skill and this routine is also easy to do?

    The effect is as follows:

    You have an A3 size book on display with the word ‘Prediction’ written across cover. A spectator is called onto stage and shown a clear plastic bag containing a number of slips of paper, all of which have been folded into quarters. The spectator puts their hand into the bag, removes a number of these slips, unfolds them one at a time and confirms that different things are written on each slip. Once refolded they are returned to the bag, which is then shaken! The bag is now held behind the spectators back while she reinserts her hand removing ANY slip. Of course, the spectator is given the chance to change her mind and to select any other slip should she wish to do so. Now everything is brought to the front, but NOT unfolded as yet.

    At this point a ‘Prediction’ book is picked up, and the spectator is asked whether or not she can guess what is written on the first page. She should answer, No. The mentalist then says, Correct, and opens the first page of the book. There in bold letters is written the word, NO.

    After the laughter (or hissing!) has subsided, the mentalist confirms the name of the volunteer and makes a point of saying that they have never met before and that he could not have known beforehand who would assist the magician on stage. The mentalist now asks

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