Marc Paul - Direct Mind-Reading & Mind-Control Effects

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This is Marc Paul’s lecture notes, it is not a book. At
today’s exchange rate the cost is almost $40. This is a
disturbing trend in lecture note pricing as notes are now
more expensive than best selling hardcover books. They
were originally a way for a lecturer to increase his profit
from a lecture while keeping his fee low. Now we can order
lecture notes over the web, never having seen the lecture,
and pay a steep price.

That said, if you are a looking for killer mental effects,
buy these notes. You won’t be disappointed. Like most
mentalism you won’t necessarily learn any new moves or
methods, but the routines and subtleties disclosed here are
worth your investment.

Marc’s Anytime, Anyplace, Any Book. Book Test is just that.
Someone hands you a paperback book that you have never
seen before, you riffle through the pages and give them a
free choice of where to stop, they look at a word and you
tell them what it is. It’s that simple and that clean.
You’ll stop carrying gimmicked books with you, you’ll sell
them on eBay or keep them for posterity, but you’ll do this
effect. It is that clean and that simple. As Marc says,
he can’t believe it hasn’t been done before. I can’t
either but have never seen it. It is really good.

A Coin in the Hand is best worked one on one, or maybe for
a small group. You borrow a coin and put both hands behind
your back, then bring them back in front of you and they
guess which hand the coin is in. This is done three times.
At the end you have predicted how many times they would be
correct, and the date of the borrowed coin. Clever method,
effective routine.

Direct Thought Projection involves four spectators and 4
cards with instructions on them. You are able to read each
spectators mind, knowing who has which card and what they
are thinking of. Packs flat, plays big, comes with masters
of the cards that can be copied and cut out.

So You Can Read Minds.Prove It! This is Marc’s
presentation of TA Waters astrology anagrams, preferably
done over the phone. Credit to TA is provided, all Marc
adds is a reason to do it on the phone.

The ₤85 Question has a spectator place a 5, 10, 20
and 50 pound (or dollar) bill in different pockets, you
then deduce which bill is where. This requires some arts
and crafts work on your part, but the effect is worth the
investment. As long as the spectator follows your
directions you have an effective routine.

The Ideal Tossed Out Deck will not be of any value to you
unless you own a Mastermind or Montecristo deck. This is
Marc’s handling of this deck in a Tossed Out Deck routine.

The “AAA” Mind Reading Routine is a description of a 30
minute mental act you can carry in your pocket. Not all
routines are described, but if you are trying to put
something like this together (and I believe anyone claiming
to be a mentalist should be able to do a short routine
Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (“AAA”) ) the effects described
will be a big help in defining what’s in your wallet.

The Human Pack of Cards is a card trick that involves the
entire audience, one person on stage, and doesn’t use a
real card until the climax. Everyone Think of a Number
involves the entire audience and a paper ball and is not
100% but when you miss it still provides a nice segue to
your next effect. Pick A Person, Any Person also involves
thrown out paper balls and is an effective method for
getting a specific person on stage. Giant Card Mind
Reading involves five spectators, a giant deck of cards.
This is based on Larry Becker/Lee Earle principles and
again packs flat and plays big. Finally, Marc Paul’s
Prediction Ending for Telemental is just that, and if you
don’t have Telemental you won’t have a clue what he is
talking about.

Again, I feel this is very pricey for what you receive, but
the information provided justifies the price. Recommended.