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hnegash Regular user 185 Posts |
Max,
Part of the issue is that in the advertisement you claim "imagine being able to give readings without the audience member writing anything down. No need for a billet." However, in actuality there is written information in the form of a billet, but you claim that psychologically the audience will feel that there information was not written down. I understand there are nuances involved but to say something literally but to actually infer psychologically is quite a big step. Imagine, I say that I invented a signed card to pocket without palming the card but then in actuality I tell the purchaser there is a palm involved, but it's okay because the spectator won't actually believe that your hand went into your pocket with that signed card. Did I review this quick...........perhaps. But I have several years of performance experience and there's a lot of hyperbole in this manuscript. You may disagree but it's only my opinion, Henok |
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Max Hazy Special user 543 Posts |
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On Mar 25, 2019, hnegash wrote: This is blatant false statement. I've never ever advertised it saying "imagine being able to give readings without the audience member writing anything down. No need for a billet." as you say. In the announce I was specific about it: Quote:
On Mar 21, 2019, Max Hazy wrote: I respect opinions but your claims are simply not true... Max
"Your method is in my opinion the very best way to do Q&A"
Millard Longman "Max has pushed some less known and seldom used principles a huge step forward" Jan Forster Arcane Grimoires Vol 1- http://www.maxhazy.com/arcane-grimoires/apocryphal-reach/ Arcane Grimoires Vol 2- http://www.maxhazy.com/Codex-Mentis/ |
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Stunninger Inner circle 2819 Posts |
Max, I understand now why Q&A Unleashed cured your obsession. There is something I too find very viscerally satisfying with your approach. Pop into any store that sells index cards and a pack of pens or pencils, and for a few dollars you are ready to go.
One on one, a small group, a large audience, completely surrounded...does not matter. There are no moves, no sleights. There is nothing to hide, nothing to find. Essentially, the method you have created disguises itself. |
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Max Hazy Special user 543 Posts |
Here's the FB group so everybody can exchange ideas, give suggestions, ask questions, share experiences and anything desired relating to the content. I've already uploaded the editable version, the B&W version for printing and another video to illustrate some points:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/459611641243982/
"Your method is in my opinion the very best way to do Q&A"
Millard Longman "Max has pushed some less known and seldom used principles a huge step forward" Jan Forster Arcane Grimoires Vol 1- http://www.maxhazy.com/arcane-grimoires/apocryphal-reach/ Arcane Grimoires Vol 2- http://www.maxhazy.com/Codex-Mentis/ |
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Max Hazy Special user 543 Posts |
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On Mar 27, 2019, Stunninger wrote: You got it! The beauty is in the simplicity, the freedom from risks and the deceptiveness of the method using the method itself as a shield. In the wife test mentioned in the book, I was stunned myself at how it was able to withstand such close scrutiny. It even fooled fellow performers... I couldn't believe, but it literally works like a charm... and that's why I've spent two whole chapters explaining the psychology behind it all. Maybe it's not something to grasp easily, but it's all there. Indeed, it has cured my obsession about Q&A methods. I'm glad you liked it and I'm sure you will shine with it! Max
"Your method is in my opinion the very best way to do Q&A"
Millard Longman "Max has pushed some less known and seldom used principles a huge step forward" Jan Forster Arcane Grimoires Vol 1- http://www.maxhazy.com/arcane-grimoires/apocryphal-reach/ Arcane Grimoires Vol 2- http://www.maxhazy.com/Codex-Mentis/ |
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Max Hazy Special user 543 Posts |
Those who haven't, please check the FB group. There's a brilliant practice section there uploaded by William O'Connell, along the other uploads mentioned. There will be more content coming!
Thank you all for the compliments sent privately! I'd like to share a couple of them in particular, with permission: Quote:
Your work is fantastic. Well, your subtlety and quality is very top notch and to be honest it's the best ebook I have bought this year. Sometimes I'm disappointed with promising hype but poor deliver. Your work is stand out and in much higher class. Quote:
I'm absolutely loving the book thus far. I never previously liked the idea of **********, but you have converted me! I'm very grateful and glad to be of service! Cheers, Max
"Your method is in my opinion the very best way to do Q&A"
Millard Longman "Max has pushed some less known and seldom used principles a huge step forward" Jan Forster Arcane Grimoires Vol 1- http://www.maxhazy.com/arcane-grimoires/apocryphal-reach/ Arcane Grimoires Vol 2- http://www.maxhazy.com/Codex-Mentis/ |
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Stunninger Inner circle 2819 Posts |
The psychology here is so ingenious. This is one of those things that when you first read how it works, it may not register right away just how powerful it is.
I understand why Millard Longman gave Q&A Unleashed such a strong endorsement. The money I've spent on Q&A books, videos, systems and props over the past few years...ugh. I have to chalk it up to investing in my education, and perhaps buying all of those items was unavoidable in the sense that I "had to have them" if you know what I mean. Plus, I did learn a lot from some of the greats. That said... If you want a Q&A system that plays as real as it gets, is super clean to execute, can be performed surrounded in just about ANY environment, requires NO preparation, Q&A Unleashed is hard to top. |
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Max Hazy Special user 543 Posts |
Greetings!
It has been a while, but as I keep getting private messages here and elsewhere, I think it's opportune to address every subject here. 1) First of all, for those who didn't notice, there are additional material for those who have purchased through me. Not only about the material in the book but also additional material and suggestions that ARE NOT IN THE BOOK. To give an example, I've shared the way I prefer to mark envelope for a certain routine recommended there... it passes the wife test like a champ, even if you tell the envelope is marked and give another ordinary for comparison... it took less than 2 minutes for my wife to give up, yet I'm able to spot the mark from over 5 meters away. 2) I'd like to thank all the compliments. Two in particular I'd like to share here (with permission). From James Scott, who is a powerhouse in mentalism and readings imo: Quote:
"I will NEVER do Q&A any other way again! This is THE method that makes the most sense ... and looks the most real!" From Sarin Sarin Suriyakoon, who shared that he got a Standing Ovation performing Q&A Unleashed. He is a young rising star that I'm following closely and said the following: Quote:
"Your work is fantastic. Well, your subtlety and quality is very top notch and to be honest it's the best ebook I have bought this year. Sometimes I'm disappointed with promising hype but poor delivery. Your work is stand out and in much higher class." Thanks a lot! The power of the way suggested in the book is something that you will have to perform to see for yourself. I myself was skeptical at first... and once I've seem it first hand when performing, I was amazed myself... all those years I've been doing it wrong. That's why I felt it was necessary to build the rational... because being a performer, I know what makes us skeptical. I needed to guide whoever read it through the reasons from the start... and the reasons are there for those who don't skip it, for every detail of every aspect, with examples and comparisons. The advantages are kept... the disadvantages are gone. Those reasons and the rational are what finished my obsession. But the reasons making sense for the reader is not enough, you have to perform it to see the result for yourself. 3) People are asking me about other projects, specially for my take on PK Touch, OOTW and the full billet peek fully surrounded. Right now I prefer to not give expectations because I took the decision to face a very complex subject of my interest and it's proving to be the greatest challenge I've ever faced in my life (and that's why I've been rather "absent" from the forum, but never out of reach). There's also another problem in our market that stimulates any author to keep ideas for themselves... so, obviously it makes me ponder if it's worth the effort. Lastly... I'm very proud of this project and I'm very happy that it has made such a difference as has been shared with me in private. Cheers! Max
"Your method is in my opinion the very best way to do Q&A"
Millard Longman "Max has pushed some less known and seldom used principles a huge step forward" Jan Forster Arcane Grimoires Vol 1- http://www.maxhazy.com/arcane-grimoires/apocryphal-reach/ Arcane Grimoires Vol 2- http://www.maxhazy.com/Codex-Mentis/ |
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Stunninger Inner circle 2819 Posts |
Glad to see you back, Max!
For anyone who is a student of the Q&A routine, this is a must read. . |
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252life Inner circle Ninth Circle, Hades 3243 Posts |
If Phedon and Stunninger both recommend it...guess I'll have to dig into the wallet pile and hope to find some cash in one of them.
"Will read minds for food"
Look for all the world like you're counting the brain cells in his cranium.
-Theodore Annemann |
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Psy Veteran user 337 Posts |
I hope to see your PK Touches routine released soon
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Max Hazy Special user 543 Posts |
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On Mar 14, 2021, Psy wrote: 3 years have passed since my last release. It's been almost an year since I've posted on the Café up to until recently. I had absolutely no intention in releasing it... but I've decided to release the final book to complete the trilogy. Yes... the PK Touch will be there and will not be the only propless effect... as I've just showed Phedon Bilek an effect I came up with that is even better done over the phone. I have no idea how much time it will take me to write the whole book. Confirmed to be on this project: Voodoo Connection (PK Touch) - Both versions (single participant and two participants) with 2 different clean ups so they can talk about it as much as they want after the performance... and there's nothing to be found. The concepts of triple reality and reality swap will be there. Mental Trip - a 100% propless way to know what place a participant is imagining himself... from a bunch of 6 places. No force. 100% accuracy. Can be done over the phone (It's even better that way). Can be adapted to other things (objects, animals, etc) and is great for readings. Redemption Drawing Duplication - A full billet peek that can be performed fully surrounded. Perfect for walk around. Psycho Path - A pet psychometric test I use, as performed on TV. Instantly repeatable. People come to me specifically for doing it again. Very solid. Btw... I've just had permission to include my take on something that not only fools even fellow performers... It fools even fellow performers familiar with the concepts. There will be subtleties and enhancements to it... but for now, I don't even want to talk about it. It will be in this project. And there will be more... for sure. All solid, tried and tested material. Even the armchair wannabe will be compelled to do this stuff. I'm excited. But again... no idea how much time it will take me to make this happen. As always... I'll not hush it. I want everything with straightforward and generous explanations. Btw... this will most probably be my very last publication. I'm daring to face a challenge (regarding programming on computer) that requires a lot of attention on my part and it's proving to be the greatest challenge I've had in my whole life. Whatever is not in this project or the fist two volumes... will probably go with me to the grave. So, consider this my farewell to push our art forward. Cheers Max
"Your method is in my opinion the very best way to do Q&A"
Millard Longman "Max has pushed some less known and seldom used principles a huge step forward" Jan Forster Arcane Grimoires Vol 1- http://www.maxhazy.com/arcane-grimoires/apocryphal-reach/ Arcane Grimoires Vol 2- http://www.maxhazy.com/Codex-Mentis/ |
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Jonathan1000 Veteran user 325 Posts |
That's great news! I'm in!!!!
"Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals." -- Homer Simpson
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Dreda Veteran user 320 Posts |
Hi Max,
So, no codex tenebris in your next release ? |
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Max Hazy Special user 543 Posts |
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On Feb 12, 2022, Dreda wrote: Codex Tenebris was the name I would give if I released all my material in a single book, which was not the case, as most performers did prefer separate releases. That being said... I'm afraid not everything will be published, mostly for personal reasons. Cheers! Max
"Your method is in my opinion the very best way to do Q&A"
Millard Longman "Max has pushed some less known and seldom used principles a huge step forward" Jan Forster Arcane Grimoires Vol 1- http://www.maxhazy.com/arcane-grimoires/apocryphal-reach/ Arcane Grimoires Vol 2- http://www.maxhazy.com/Codex-Mentis/ |
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Tim Novy New user 67 Posts |
Any updates?
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Max Hazy Special user 543 Posts |
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On Dec 26, 2023, Tim Novy wrote: Thanks for asking. As people started to ask privately about the project lately, I'll answer here so everybody can see. The book is about half way done. A lot of things here have evolved further. For instance, mind trip has been enhanced up to a very ambitious place. It has a brand new propless concept that allows you to gather information invisibly. Can be done over the phone or personally... with a single participant or multiple participants... has 100% accuracy... zero logic needed to be calculated by performer or participant... not language dependent... easy to do (in a scale from 1 to 10... it's a maximum of 3 for most people... maybe 4 for people who have trouble differentiating "left or right" when driving a car)... can be repeated... deceptive enough to fool fellow performers... it's 100% propless (both the participant(s) and performer could be naked) and there's no force, the choices are absolutely free with different outcomes. In the most basic form, you can divine a chosen "something" in a group of six (numbers, animals, colors, places, etc). Taken to the most extreme case... the performer can divine pretty much any word thought by the participant and the participant don't have to say a single word during the process for the performer to divine it, both being naked. I know it sounds hiperbolic and too ambitious... but it is technically true and entirely possible (I've ventured this far... except for the naked part), though I don't recommend going for this extreme basically because: 1- Mentalism "too perfect" is not very convincing as mind reading. It's much better to give it nuances of being something "real" than paint it as a puzzle impossible to be solved. 2- There's no need to expand the process that much for a couple of reasons that I'll explain in the book (cost vs benefit). I've also had permission to include another creator's idea in this project, to use together with this concept, as they work wonderfully when combined and allows it to achieve greater potentials and options. A fun fact: It took me about 10 months of obssession to get it to the point it is... and after multiples and multiples tests, I can confidently say that even artificial intelligence could not work how I was able to divine it. Although the workings behind it were made automatic and natural (intuitive) by my efforts... the point where it goes beyond bilateral thinking makes it very deceptive indeed. I'm really proud of this one. All the work put into it was worth it. Last time I've performed it I was with a friend waiting in a line... the reactions are always of astonishment. There's something special about this one that gave me a feeling of "power" in being able to do it. That being said, at the moment I'm dealing with another personal project, the most ambitious that I had in my life. It has nothing to do with mentalism and it already worked, so I have a team waiting for my next step to scale it. Both projects takes time and logistics that I'm having to conciliate with my personal and professional life... and it's not being something easy for me these times. What makes me sad is that, as times passes... other performers beyond me could be having a lot of fun with these ideas... and they won't until it's published. I also consider the possibility to publish in separated publications (one only with the propless ideas, for example) so it's published faster and others beyond me can enjoy it sooner. However, my original idea with this one is to be my farewell and last publication, where I would publish everything I cherish and also hint other signature concepts of mine (such as "shadowing a deck"). Also, I think it would be good to show how each idea came to life, so you can see the workings behind the way I think and even wanted to outline how my creative process work in a systematic way, with the reasons behind it. That being said, the piracy in our reality is something very off puting for me as a creator and I see myself thinking if it's worth it... which is why I don't think I have the biggest motivation to make it a priority at the moment, specially with the other things I'm dealing right now. So, in this context, I still have this project in mind, but I have no prevision for when it will be published. Max
"Your method is in my opinion the very best way to do Q&A"
Millard Longman "Max has pushed some less known and seldom used principles a huge step forward" Jan Forster Arcane Grimoires Vol 1- http://www.maxhazy.com/arcane-grimoires/apocryphal-reach/ Arcane Grimoires Vol 2- http://www.maxhazy.com/Codex-Mentis/ |
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