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John C
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There are a dozen reasons to purchase Ascension.

Here are my TOP THREE REASONS TO BUY Ascension :

1. The PDF is just plain GOOD readin'!

Mr. Quinn is a great communicator and has a wonderful grasp of the English language. If you only read the docs you will be happy, entertained, and satisfied with your purchase. There's even a really good math joke that you WILL use!

2. Ton's of great ideas abound.

Even if you decide NOT to use the effect, which would be a mistake, there are so many ideas, concepts, items of interest, things that make you say,

"Gosh, why didn't I think of that?"

or

"Gosh, why don't I ever think LIKE that? Man, I gotta start!" that makes this item well worth the cash.

Just to see how a real worker like Joshua thinks is an asset.

Everything is very well thought out. Very precise. No holes in the routine or props. While you're reading the PDF it's like this: Don't even try to think ahead cause your question will be answered in the next few sentences, what you think could be a potential problem will be solved. No sooner will you think, "Aha!, how am I supposed to get away with this or that or even do that!!" Just keep on reading ... your questions will be answered. Your solutions provided.

It seems as though Joshua was writing so fast as to be wishing he could explain this to you in words to get it to you faster, anticipating your concerns. You can feel the excitement of Mr. Quinn trying to get to his next point.

3. This is simply a well thought out, intelligently constructed and routined fun piece of Mentalism.

I haven't had a chance to perform the routine as I wasn't about to try and construct the magazine. It wasn't that the pieces and the instructions weren't laid out in front of me in a clear, concise, extremely easy-to-follow manner, cause they were. It's just that I am not very good at making things like this. I have no patience. I'm not good at cutting accurately and aligning and stapling etc. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE FINISHED MAGS ARE PRICED SO LOW!!

Seriously, if you have the patience, and granted, some folks use this as therapy, go for it. Not me.

Is this a downside to the item? Heck no. Joshua is giving you everything you need to save a few bucks and get some therapy at the same time ... so, in effect, we should be paying him!? I am a believer in the time is money theory. So, I sent in my extra cash and will get the mags READY TO GO!

How's the effect?

Oh, yea!

Glad you asked.

I didn't try it out like I mentioned but it's easy enough to see how it would play if you've ever performed any type of Mentalism. It's a cool thing too because it's the same concept as the Homicide book in that it's the type of book you can have fun with by leaving it lying around (in a visible spot) the home or office, let someone pick it up and say,

"Ha, Ha, Ha ... I can't believe you actually BUY these things from the grocery store! Boy are you a sucker! Do you actually believe this stuff?"

Heh, Heh, now you can turn the hose on them and take them for a very long ride ... in a very subtle way of course.

There are so many secrets in this thing it's ridiculous. Does that mean that it's a "no-brainer?" Not really. You do have to think on your feet a little. But after all isn't that why we're Mentalists?

If you choose, there is no memorization required and there is a crib sheet "built in" with a DEVIOUSLY DIABOLICAL, INTELLIGENT, COOL and MIND NUMBINGLY INTELLIGENTLY created way the crib sheet is laid out. Did I say INTELLIGENT twice ... I did didn't I? I like INTELLIGENT stuff. That's why I'll have to refer to what I said before:

If you only buy this item to read it like a book you would be happy. It's actually a good read - not like a novel or anything like that - if you are into GOOD technical docs for an effect. Ascension has some of the best written instructions I've come across.

Can it be handed out? Yea, pretty much. It would be very difficult for anyone to find anything wrong with the book. It really would.

I have been struggling lately, being new to Mentalism, looking for a good way to get my feet wet in the area of cold reading. I think it's important to be able to size people up while doing a design duplication or match up their pictures with the artist - then came Ascension. It's cold reading practice on steroids. It provides the basics for you on each category of love, money, health and recreation. You have a good start in that you always know whether the spec has had a good or bad experience in these areas. Hey, in the end if somehow you mess up your reading you WILL always be able to reveal their Zodiac sign. So even though you are in a private little rehearsal with yourself you will still be a success in the audience's eyes.

Everything is speled correctly and the grammar is ... correct!

In the end ...

Does the effect play like it does in the description? YES!

There is a lot going on in between the lines. If you rehearse this and have all your eyes dotted and tees crossed you'll have something that you will use over and over in almost any situation. The crib sheet, like I mentioned, is "built in" so you really have nothing to worry about.

Oh, yea, you can play it with any emotion: funny, serious, dramatic, it's really up to you and your style.


So, really ... why should I buy Ascension?

1. It's a magnificent effort on the part of Joshua Quinn.
2. It's a good, fun, foolin', entertaining effect you will use.
3. It's a wonderfully written piece of prose.
4. Any ONE of the multiples of secrets in the workings of this effect are worth the price of admission.
5. There is a really funny math joke in the PDF!

I got mine!
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WoW! Great review John.
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Thanks buddy!

I didn't post the effect in my review as I don't like to needlessly waste any valuable bits and bytes here at the Café.

But here is the effect proper:

http://www.mentallyimpossible.com/ascension/

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"5. There is a really funny math joke in the PDF! "


At least 10 of them! Smile


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Okay Jack, I'm the geek who put the joke in there in the first place... and even I groaned at that!
Every problem contains the seeds of its own solution. Unfortunately every problem also contains the seeds of an infinite number of non-solutions, so that first part really isn't super helpful.
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