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Scott Wells Inner circle Houston, TX 1025 Posts |
We published Banachek's book on MR because we wanted first to re-introduce the modern day mentalist to the work of Burlingame. His book on How to Read Minds was long out of print and out of copyright, but the material was still solid. Furthermore, it gave some wonderful background on a field which at that time (circa 1907) was still in its infancy having been born in the late 1800's. There was also (to me) an interesting study on how to train your dog to read minds!
Beyond that, Banachek wanted to update the book by discussing new ways some of the principles have been and can be put to work in today's performance venues. The book is not for the shy but for the serious student who knows how important this basic skill is to the professional. As Banachek said on DVD #3 of Psi Series, "almost any mental effect can be recreated using psychophysiological thought reading." It's that strong and it's that important of a skill to develop. yours, Scott
"A magician who isn't working is only fooling himself." - Scott Wells, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star
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Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18012 Posts |
I just read Hellstromism. It's great! My daughter hid an object in the front room and I found it in less than a minute. Even cooler...After a brief lesson from the book...SHE found an item in just under a minute. Much experimentation will be needed but I see this as an excellent effect. Just like Kreskin! The Coolest!
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dlaub New user 22 Posts |
Millard,
Yes I't the same man. He usually billed himself as W. Irving Bishop,but was also known as Washington Irving Bishop primarily through his mothers attempt to claim he was named after Washington Irving, the writer. Census records show him as Wellington though (long before his crazy stepmother tried to alter it). Most items I have on him from newspapers of the time use W. Irving Bishop and the thinly veiled reference to him in Alan Pinkerton's The Spiritualists and the Detectives has him as W. Sterling Bishoff. I second the importance of developing the MR skill per Scott. Although see my post above for a very basic starting point. You can go on from there to either Banachek's book or his #3 video. Whatever you do don't be intimidated, start with small steps and build to the more difficult. Denny Posted: Sep 2, 2004 12:31am --------------------------------------- Millard, I just took a look at the Bishop photo site that you posted. It is a great photo, Thanks. It appears to be one of the three photos of Bishop that is found in his step mother's book, "Human Vivisection or a Mother's Life Dedicated." Elenore Bishop who was certifiable, wrote this book to plea for the avenging of Bishop's "Murder" at the hand of the doctors who attended him at his death and according to Elenore, murdered him. It's a great story. It is also why he is listed as Washington under the photo. |
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Millard123 Regular user Millard Longman 174 Posts |
Hi Denny,
Thanks for the clarification on W. Irving Bishop. Thanks also for the easy introduction to Muscle Reading using the coin in the hand. The story about Bishop's death is somewhat fantastic, but still scary to think about; at least he was not buried alive! Millard |
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Greg Owen Special user 623 Posts |
Another easy introduction to MR is the Al Baker finger stunt. Have someone hold out thier hand and concentrate on a finger. You gently wiggle each finger...you will know which one they are thinking of.
I like the coin-in-hand routine above. Thanks for that...I will have to give it a try. - Greg Owen
Author of The Alpha Stack ebook - the balanced memorized stack
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j New user Belton, Missouri 33 Posts |
I have read that you can develop muscle reading to such a degree as to be able to act out entire scenes performed while you were not in the room. Has anyone had any experience with this, or known anyone who has done this? I am very intrigued by this possibility as that would be excellent for performances.
Man, I hope he chooses a card soon!
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giochi Special user 502 Posts |
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On 2004-09-02 09:20, Greg Owen wrote: That's a great one and to take it one step further, lay out five cards in a row and have them concentrate on a finger that corresponds with the card they are thinking of. It's as close to genuine mind reading as you can get. |
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Greg Owen Special user 623 Posts |
"That's a great one and to take it one step further, lay out five cards in a row and have them concentrate on a finger that corresponds with the card they are thinking of. It's as close to genuine mind reading as you can get."
Yes! And it is SO easy I've even had audience members do it on each other. Then asked for a show of hands if they were successful and almost all of the hands in the audience go up! I don't perform it this way any more...too close to exposing what's at work. - Greg Owen
Author of The Alpha Stack ebook - the balanced memorized stack
gobeatty@yahoo.com |
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dlaub New user 22 Posts |
J,
J. Randall Brown was the first to enact a murder mystery using Muscle Reading in the 1870's. It was a mainstay for this type of act through the 19th century and early 20th century. One thing to keep in mind with a test that intricate, is that it takes a great deal of time. When Brown, Bishop, Cumberland, et al did this type of act, times were slower. Brown would perform for 3-4 hours and do maybe 6 or 7 tests. Today's audiences might require something a little quicker moving (Although Kreskin sometimes takes 40 min or so to find his paychek). Because of the quick pace of today's world, your tests will probably not be as complicated as these early performers. IMHO the best use of the art today is for interviews with journalists, publicity stunts and informal situations rather than on stage. If you have a dynamite personality and can make people sit on the edge of their seats while you wander around the room for 40 minutes, than maybe you can do the elaborate tests. Otherwise, for stage work make the test simpler. For impromtu settings, I carried for many years a set of cards, made from blank stock, where each card carried one astrological sign on one side, and the other side had numerals 0-9 and a yes and no. Using basic muscle reading technique, I could tell a persons sign, birthdate, social security number, phone number, and find the answer to any yes or no question I would ask the spectator, all without fishing. Worth a try. |
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Greg Owen Special user 623 Posts |
"For impromtu settings, I carried for many years a set of cards, made from blank stock, where each card carried one astrological sign on one side, and the other side had numerals 0-9 and a yes and no. Using basic muscle reading technique, I could tell a persons sign, birthdate, social security number, phone number, and find the answer to any yes or no question I would ask the spectator, all without fishing."
Thank you for sharing this...it is a treasure! Oh dear, I sense another dealer item being born. - Greg Owen
Author of The Alpha Stack ebook - the balanced memorized stack
gobeatty@yahoo.com |
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