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Kenton's manuscript on cueing is due soon and includes marketed effects such as "My Mind/Your Mind Box", "Kenton's Kube" and "Sharpie Sense".

Kenton has been fooling many people with his subtle and devious methods of cueing spectators secretly. Kenton breaks it all out here in easily understood terms: From the set-up, follow-through and follow-up.

This is NOT a work on how to verbally cue a spectator. This is non-verbal cueing for the most part which has allowed Kenton to stun audiences and performers alike.

Finally, this is about to be released!

Several individual tricks sold by us are described in this manuscript. These tricks sell in the range of $15.00 to $25.00 each. That means getting this manuscript can satisfy your curiosity and save you money too.

Kenton explains original effects used by himself and by other performers on stage and television. Many of the secrets that have fooled you in the last decade are in here. You will be surprised at what Kenton tips of his creations, and who has applied these concepts in their own performances.

Most importantly, you will learn the secret principles of Kenton's manner of cueing, so that you may apply this knowledge to YOUR effects and performance style.

Much of what Kenton does that appears as mentalism is a combination of subconscious and conscious cueing. Kenton's The Secret details his use of subconscious cues. Q - The Book examines and defines Kenton's unique approach to consciously cueing spectators in mentalism. Many times the spectators themselves are in doubt of how they knew after the fact, and are as amazed as the rest of the audience - but in a different way.

In other words, it's classic Kenton stuff. So twisted in thought, no wonder spectators wonder what on earth happened to them!

Find out what has fooled countless numbers of people on stage and on television, with routines you can and will use.

Rarely has spectator cueing been discussed outside the realm of stage whispers. Kenton has made a trademark of it, and now you can too.

Just added! Television personality Keith Barry tips some of his Q and X work in this manuscript! Direct from the material that fooled you on the tube, the inner Kentonism secrets and how Keith did it. YOU can too... Thanks to Mr. Barry giving Kenton permission to explain it all.

An in-depth and novel approach to creative cueing and commercial mentalism. 70 PAGES, full sized.

As those who have attended some of Kenton's more exclusive and expensive workshops know, "Indirection" is a key principle in Kenton's work. Far more important than "mis-direction", indirection is a subtle way to cause the audience to accept things as true without conscious criticism.

This manuscript details new effects and techniques based upon this powerful principle. From making "standards" truly remarkable (such as the Linking Rings, Egg Bag and even the Lota Bowl) to new works such as Kenton's "Indirection Bowl" direct from the opening of his act, or "Drawing Duplication" from television, many great effects and ideas are examined in detail.

It's hard to get a room full of magicians to applaud a Lota Bowl or hardcore mentalists to be fooled by the use of a stooge. But "Secrets of Indirection" reveals how to do all of this and more. Once you grasp the principle, you'll apply it to nearly everything you do.

Kenton's use of making a compass move while attempting metal bending is in here too. This is not the same thing as "Kenton's Kompass". You'll find Kenton also tips for the first time his "Famous Bottle Vanish" used in clubs, banquets and on full stage. This alone is worth the price of this manuscript to any performer - and it is easy to do. Many more effects are detailed.

This manuscript will change how you look at everything you do in performance. The simple concept of "indirection" will radically alter our magical and mental arts - if we but think and apply this remarkable tool.

The majority of effects described are magical in nature, though some mentalism is of course included. Magic examples make for the easiest and quickest way to grasp the indirection concept, that you may then apply to mentalism and everything else you do. While effects may be magic oriented, this will not dissuade the thinking mentalist who is after principles, not simply tricks.

This key principle upon which Kenton depends in all manner of work and styles of performance is now revealed at last.

This is the latest of the in-depth work by Kenton upon which so many await and rely. You will want to get ahead of the pack and begin reconsidering your act using the power of indirection.

Is it mindreading?

Psychology?

Psychic Reading?

YES.

Four brightly colored shells are examined. The spectator chooses one and hides a gem underneath. The other shells are placed around the spectator's shell in any order at all while the mentalist has his back turned away.

When the performer turns around, he is able to tell a few things about the spectator's life. As a dramatic ending, the mentalist specifically names the exact issue the spectator has in mind, and the very shell the gem is under.

This is a no-fail method of doing seeming psychic or psychological readings, or may be performed as a pure mentalism effect instead. A bonus magical effect is also included.

Kenton's unique and bold method has stunned many well-known mentalists. Its a new and truly different principle. No peeks, no thread or hairs, no glimpse, no shiner, no magnets.

Comes complete with shells ,gem ,bag, and detailed instructions

Volume Two

Kontrol Kard - Imagine a playing card that can become a double- face, double-back, long, wide, thick, spittle, chameleon and mutliple card control card due to an amazing secret substance! No roughing fluid or rubber cement, these special cards have made Kenton look like one of the top card control performers and now you can, too!
Kling String - Stop Kenton on the street and he'll have this with him! Imagine a showing a piece of thread that is three inches long which then becomes three feet long - with no sleeves and no steals.
No Salt - Walk into a restaurant and pick up a salt or cheese shaker. With no other props or preparation, you make the salt or cheese disappear! Nothing extra, no lapping, no mess, no hassle and amazingly easy.
Kenton's Postcards - Spectators think of a number and a postcard-they tell no one. The performer then proceeds to tell what is in each spectator's mind. Not only that, he has predicted it, too!
Newell and Kenton's Mental Any Card at Any Number - This one has had people in Hollywood buzzing for years. For the first time ever, the secret and full routine is revealed. A deck of cards is shuffled by the performer and handed to a spectator for safe keeping. A second deck is given to another spectator who shuffles themselves. She is told to freely think of any card and any number from the face up cards. She sees the cards are all different and admits that her choices are entirely free and unprepared. Now the miracle. The first spectator deals in his deck to the number called out by the second spectator. The card at that number is turned over. It is the second spectator's card! No one on stage knows how this happened. No "stooges". The deck can be taken home as a gift after dealing to the climax. It is not a trick deck. This effect alone is worth far more than the price of this manuscript.

Volume Three

Steve Cohen's Three Point Pulse Stopping - From Steve's famed act, revealed for the first time. The performer stops his pulse, then it comes back again, in sequence, and at the points of the body chosen by the spectator. This is challenge pulse control. Incredible, awe-inspiring effect with a devious solution you will love to do!
Kenton's "When Time Stands Still" - What some touring mentalists have called "an instant classic" can now be yours. Part of this secret was revealed to a very select group of performers and it created quite a stir. Now you get all the details never given before. Complete with Kenton's favorite presentation, pulses and clocks stop - without harm to either!
Dowser's Dream - Spectators pour various amounts of water into cups and cover them. The performer may be out of the room or in another part of the theatre. Still, using his dowsing rods, the performer is able to say which cups have water in them - what amount and level of water each cup has - all accurately and without stooges, cameras, etc. Do it impromptu if you like!
Half-Baked Mentalism - A roll or examined and uncut loaf of bread is brought to the performer. He holds his hands near the center of the bread. Although the bread is seen undamaged, it is cut open. There in the middle, where the performer held his hands, is a burn mark inside the very center of the bread!
Plus - The full work on the Reversed Polarity Metaphor Spiel, Charcoal Scrying, The Center Piece center tear vase, Phony One Ahead, Pulling Tales and more.
Each volume is staplebound and approximately 30 8.5 by 11 pages.

"The Secret" is mentalism and does take some guts. Some will want to use an occasional out. Bob Sheets, Allen Zingg and Kenton all have made reputations on this material. We supply some no-miss methods as well as the more bold approaches. This is POWERFUL stuff - some of the most valuable work Kenton has tipped in a long time.

The Secret isn't for everyone. But is is frightening as hell real mentalism - where the spectator is taught how to use their own intuition - really!

The basic effect is an envelope contains a playing card or photo inside it. The performer claims he will telepathically send what is in the envelope to the spectator. By using her intuition, she is to answer questions about the picture or playing card.

While the spectator generally has NO IDEA HOW SHE KNOWS, it turns out the spectator KNOWS what is in the envelope. This can be repeated. In fact the more you do it, the better the spectator's intuition becomes. This is wicked stuff.

No sleight of hand - only sleight of mind.

X by Kenton Knepper X contains over a dozen extremely strong, yet very easy-to-do effects from Kenton Knepper, including pieces straight from his professional act. Kenton`s unique use of linguistics, multiple-reality ploys and "special somethings" make for the sensational impact these effects have on audiences. Here are just a few of the effects in X:Imagine giving a spectator a pair of "X-Ray Glasses" which apparently allow her to see inside a pocket or cardbox! The glasses can be examined and there is nothing to ditch, palm or sneak out. A spectator seemingly uses her own intuition to pick the one unmarked coin from others donated and initialed by audience members. The coins are then handed back to the owners - no coin switch required. A spectator choses which bottle of three is the safe bottle - two are "poisoned". She easily choses the correct "clean and safe" bottle, as the other two poisoned ones have large X marks on them (no nailwriter). X also includes Docc Hilford`s amazing Traveler effect: A spectator travels through time, and upon her return chooses three postcards in order. Each postcard predicts the exact order in which the spectator would select them!Staplebound, 26 pages.

EFFECT: The magician introduces a sealed envelope, which contains a prediction (in fact, this can be mailed to the organizers of your show weeks in advance!). Three spectators are then asked to write 3 numbers between 100 and 999 on a note pad. The pad is then handed to a fourth spectator, who adds the numbers. When the total is announced, the envelope is opened, showing your prediction to match! Remember - the spectators handle the note pad themselves, and you never touch the envelope!

If you learn only one card trick in your lifetime, make sure this is it!

Learn why this is one of Barrie Richardson's favorite card tricks. Like you, Barrie knows hundreds of card tricks, but this demonstration is special. Here are a few of the features:




The demonstration can be performed with anyone's cards with absolutely no preparation.
The effect can be done close-up sitting at a table or as a stand-up performance piece in front of a large audience.
The effect can be described by a participant in one sentence - "The card I thought of was found at the position in the deck I selected."
The stunt is stunning and memorable.
Comes complete with fully detailed instructions from Barrie himself. You supply the cards and the reading.

Reveal a playing card or duplicate a drawing on a business card hidden completely under an opaque dinner plate under test conditions! A spectator selects a card while your back is turned and places it under a plate. You are still able to divine it simply by placing your hands over the plate. There is nothing concealed in your hands at any time!
Fools even the most well-informed magicians! Use a borrowed deck of cards if you wish; there are no mirrors, no sleights, no impression devices of any kind utilized for this effect! There are NO marked cards, and the cards themselves can REALLY be shuffled by a spectator. NO stacks to worry about, NO switches, and absolutely NO setups!

What people are saying:

"Impossible DEVINation is so clean, I think I will call James Randi for his $1,000,000 challenge!" -- Patrik Kuffs, Mind Stunts DVD


"I feel the effect is well worth the asking price and worth ten times that if you use this in your professional performances. If you're a mentalist, you'll want this for sure." -- Steve Brooks, The Magic Cafe


"When I first got Impossible DEVINation, I broke my own rule of handling the props before reading the instructions. I could find absolutely no clue as to the method. When I read the instructions, I was delighted to find out how deceptive and easy the method was. I will sell a ton of these on my upcoming lecture tour of Great Britain. Highly recommended!" -- Bob King, Author of the Breather Crimp books #1, 2, and 3.

Warning ... the method is very simple, some may say basic - and does take some time and practice to perfect.

From the fertile mind of Scotland's premiere conjuror comes a visually stunning, easy-to-perform gem of commercial card magic. The intriguing story and the unique props provide a strong emotional hook designed to draw audiences in. And the handling is so simple that you can concentrate on what's important - being entertaining. Three tarot cards are introduced, two Fool cards, and a Wheel of Fortune card. The tale tells the effect: "I'd like to tell you the story of a legendary con artist who invented the world's oldest card trick. Today it is called Three Card Monte, but it began as 'The Search for Fortune.' It was invented long ago and used three cards from the tarot. Two Fools...and the Wheel Of Fortune. "The idea was simple: If you find a fool... you lose. Find the fortune and you win! One day an old woman watched the con man play. He mixed the cards and laid them in a row. She placed a small bet on the first card ... and lost (a fool card)! So she bet a little more on the next card... and lost again (another fool card)! Finally, she bet all she had on the last card... and lost (yet another fool card)! That's when she realized she was being cheated. "Invoking her Gypsy heritage, she uttered a strange and powerful curse under her breath and turned away from the cheat. From that moment his fate was sealed. He was forever doomed to lose. Whenever he tried to work his con, no matter how he moved or manipulated the cards, if they chose the first card... they would win. If they chose the next card... they would win again. And if they chose the last card... they would take it all. Soon, all he owned were the clothes on his back and these three cards. Remembering the old gypsy, he spent months trying to find her. When he finally did, he begged her to give him his life back. She agreed to play one last time - with his life as the prize.

"Now she mixed the cards and removed one of them... and even showed him the other two before placing them aside (a fool and a fortune card). With but a single choice, he blurted without hesitation, 'It's a fool!'

"With a smile she replied, 'No, you're the fool...' and he dropped DEAD on the spot (a surprise death card!). This is how I learned a valuable lesson - never cheat - because when you make your living like that... the odds are always against you!"

In addition to the main routine, Paul also teaches how to make all three cards turn into death cards for a killer climax!

Gypsy Monte 2003 comes complete with six laminated tarot cards and full instructions.

Finally, an EASY to do "Card at Your Birthday" diary trick, with NO MEMORY, NO CALCULATIONS in your head, NO cue sheets to hide. Just use your favorite deck of playing cards and Kenton's unique secrets.

A deck of cards is spread faces to the spectator. The performer NEVER looks at the faces. The spectator names her birthday, and the performer sets one card down sight unseen - even by him. If you prefer, the spectator herself can cut or take a card and set it aside.

The performer mentions how personality types and cards often go together. He may do a reading at this point if desired, or skip it if he does not wish to do so.

A large, full-color chart that has been sitting on the table the entire time is opened by the spectator. She finds her birth date, and notes which card is listed as "her special card" on that day. Sure enough, this very card is the one she selected, or the performer set aside sight unseen.

You can use your own REAL deck and your own REAL pocket calendar or business organizer. But Kenton has created a beautiful chart, very esoteric in appearance. He did not stop there...

Use Kenton's Chart FOR READINGS too:

It's like a readings business kit. The chart is a very large 17 X 11 inches when open. The front cover of the chart is just as pictured above. You can't help but look at it! This works as an advertising card for your readings or performance.

Set the chart up on any table, anywhere, and you are set to do readings with no work whatsoever. The readings are written for you on the inside of the chart. Your opening remarks are hidden on the back side of the chart, or this can be read by prospective clients if you prefer.

NEVER has an "instant readings" kit been so easy, so commercial, so immediate. Whether you're a pro or an amateur, this is for YOU. Set the chart on your table (it opens like a book) and the front and back covers grab everyone's attention. They see instantly that you do some sort of reading.

The rest is just as easy, as incredible as that may sound. It is SIMPLE to get to the spectator's secret birth card without memory, cue sheets or anything else. With Kenton's ingenious thinking behind it all, the hard work has been done for you. All you do is spread the cards between your hands. Yes, the cards can be examined. It is in no stack known to man, so magicians and mentalists are floored too.

We just cannot say enough about this remarkable system by Kenton. Whether you use it to go to work doing readings right away, to add readings to your close-up, or to do the best version ever of the card-at-your-date trick, we predict you will be thrilled by this special kit!

Comes with the FULL color four page chart and sign, 17 X 11 inches printed (not color copied) on gloss stock. A very professional set up. You also get Kenton's instructions for the chart, different ways to use it, varied presentations, numerous linguistic tricks incorporated in the set up, and loads of simple ways to do personality type readings without fear of being wrong, giving bad advice, or getting stuck. You will always end strong, no matter what.

For years Tank and Kenton have been working on an "ultimate" system for "psychic readings". They dreamed of a system using absolutely No memorization. No props whatsoever! No having to read a spectator's body language for information! A system you could do over the phone! Simple. Never fails. Use it anytime, anywhere. No set up of any kind.

This system is so easy, you can learn to do the readings in minutes. You only need to know two amazingly simple, yet potent rules. Even the two rules don't need to be memorized...Once you know the secrets, YOU KNOW IT COLD!
You have never seen anything this perfect and this simple in any other "cold reading" materials. It is truly a dream come true!

If you are a magician who has ever been asked to do readings, but had to back off because you didn't have a secure system, this is for you! If you are a seasoned mentalist or reader, this will greatly enhance what you already know. Just add in Completely Cold wherever and whenever you like. You'll never believe the power of this system's simplicity, until you try it!

"Completely Cold is worth Two Hundred Bucks alone!" - Weerd Weekend '97

"Completely Cold is truly the Dream System! And for the price, IT'S A STEAL!" - Dan Harlan

"If you were to forget everything you know about cold reading, and you had only this manuscript, you would have more useful information than if you memorized an entire library of works on this subject..." - Docc Hilford

In this sampler are pieces from works currently out of print, classics and brand new material are thrown together in a menagerie of relevant magic. Magic, mentalism and "weerd" performance styles are all included. You will learn concepts such as "indirection", "multiple realities", "linguistics", "suggestion", all while learning some of the coolest mentalism effects out there. This manuscript is a must have for any mentalist.

Packing a giant wallop in a small, compact size...

About 60 pages packed with original Kenton material never published before. Here are some of Kenton's cherished secrets such as his work with The Hoy Deck which sent mentalists reeling recently. This 5 1/2 X 11 inch booklet has more truly creative and honestly practical effects than most books three times its size.

EVERYTHING you enjoy can be found here. Close-up, mentalism, stand-up, weird magic. Plots never considered previously, and wild takes on a few forgotten classics. Here is a taste:

Pop popcorn in your hand - Spectators HEAR it actually popping!

Learn of Kenton's O.K. "Okito" box which uses hinged lids and mini-mint boxes. Yes, HINGED on lids as an Okito Box. This will create a new revolution in the Okito Box tradition.

Don't just melt a spoon - squish the bowl like it were putty. Is it putty? No! The bowl while seemingly molten instantly becomes solid again and the hands are seen empty. NOT like anything you have seen before. This is different.

Props are taken from a large Altoid type box, as the performer displays his unusual abilities. BUT, the box instantly seals itself shut with tape, postage stamps and more in a split second and in full view. The tape must be removed before the box can be opened to once again show all the props inside (including a borrowed item). This is impossible to describe and weird to experience!

A key chain with a light is held over a spectator's hand. The spectator attempts to light it with her mind. That never happens. But what does happen will surprise you and your spectator for some time to come.

There is MORE in this little booklet to be sure. Any one of these effects could have been marketed on their own, as many are doing with manuscripts these days. But Kenton, as he begins to wind down his writing for performers, wanted to cram as much as he could into one little booklet. That he has certainly accomplished.

Several secret groups were privy to small portions of this work last year. Each commented on how these methods were going to change their own methods, effects and presentations. Each group noted that at least several likely instant-classics were contained in this booklet.

Kenton's renowned masterwork and his unique styling in the art of suggestion, influence, and apparent "telepathic hypnosis".

Since eight years of age, hypnosis and what seemed to be actual magical, mental powers fascinated Kenton. Over the decades, Kenton has created and developed certain secret methods - known to but a very few of Kenton's closest friends. These are the exact methods used by Kenton to create absolute awe and fascination in the minds of Kenton's clients.

Kenton has guarded these concepts most jealously. Finally, the full story can be told. What was once legend and myth is now within the grasp of anyone who cares to study and apply these ingenious concepts. So, what is "Kentonism"? What can you do?

With Kentonism you may appear to:

Have a spectator slip into an altered state - just by looking at your business card!
Cause a spectator to choose thoughts and objects based on subliminal suggestion
Perform a full "hypnosis " type act, without having to learn or do hypnosis
Write thoughts down on a pad of paper, then stand back, and watch as audience members are compelled to do these things!
Apply telepathic and subliminal influence close-up or on stage
Learn legitimate suggestion techniques, and innovative methods created by Kenton
Includes special "subliminal" art designs to copy for your own business cards
We know what you usually get. This is not a work that uses "all stooges". Of course not - this is KENTON. Kenton has incorporated linguistic deception, dual-reality, and actual suggestion into these unusual principles and applications. KENTONISM is a rare look into Mr. Knepper's most secret work. This material is NOT for the magic hobbyist. This material is NOT a way to get people to date you. This is the real secret work for thinkers and performers. This book is over 60 full size pages in length.

Kenton wanted to be sure that this amazing work was well within the price range of most serious people. While he could have charged a great deal more for these methods, we are offering it for a real steal. The last time we said something like that was when "Wonder Readings" was available, and at only $100.00 - You know what it goes for these days... Get this before Kenton snaps out of his trance!

Lasting Effects
by Kenton Knepper

"Performers love this book because the material is so easy and yet very, very commercial. Magic Dealers and Demo Guys love it because it makes miracles out of things already sitting on their shelves. Audiences love this material because it is amazing stuff! It's a win-win for everyone."
- John Stoddarman

"Friends kept prodding me to put these presentations into a book so they could performer these effects. They insisted that a great many people would want to perform these tricks and presentations if they were made available to others. I finally gave in. Hope you like these as much as my friends who demanded I do such a book at last"
- Kenton Knepper

This work contains novel and weird presentations as well as unusual effects many have been waiting for Kenton to release, such as Paul Stockman's Pendulum Curse which was a big hit at a recent Vegas convention.

Kenton's presentations and secret handlings of Out Of This World, The Slydini Silks, Dial-X (Magic Clock) and more revealed here.

PLUS

"Buddhist Equivoque" by Neo Lama
Michael Van De Carr's "Phaded Photograph"
Kenton's "Invisible No More" Invisible Decks that many feel is worth the price of this book alone.
AND...

Kenton on his Cobain Book Test, new entertaining readings effects, creating lasting effects and more.
Get a real look into Kenton's thinking, and perform magic that lingers in the minds and hearts of your audience long after you have left their presence.

These presentations and methods will change how you perform.

Even your standard "Ambitious Card" will never be the same again!

If you are serious about entertaining others, not just "tricking" them, this is the book for you.

If you like tricks only, we have some real goodies for you here as well! But be warned that this book is about much more than the primary tricks... It is about the magic one can put into magic, and how to make mentalism realistic while still being highly entertaining.

NOTE: Not for those without a fundamental foundation in magic and mentalism. It is assumed you know certain basics of the magical arts in this material.

The book for those who wish to entertain.

Find out why Kenton's friends and peers insisted he put these effects and presentations into print for them at last!

LASTING EFFECTS will have a lasting effect on your audience as well as on your own thinking about even the basics of magic and mentalism.

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If you do any form of readings or mind reading, then "Mind Reading" is for you. This new work will help you make all of your mentalism far more realistic. Just ask the renowned mentalists in the P.E.A. how realistic this type of material is when Kenton performed for them. With "Mind Reading" you will:
Walk into a room, coffee shop or on to a stage and begin writing impressions. No set-up or pre-show required. No gimmicks or gaffs. No sleight of hand. Write out impressions and have spectators acknowledge your uncanny accuracy. The method? It’s mental.


Just KNOW things a mentalist ought to be able to know. We give you remedies that will fix a very common problem in mentalism. What is the downfall for most mentalists will become a subtle and powerful strength for you. If you want to be believable, you must know about this principle. We supply you with many options at last.


Be able to do very accurate readings with no set-up or inside information. Not just "cold" reading, but truly different approaches you can combine with standard methods too.


Write down thoughts about a person you have never met and know you will always end on a hit.


Make deliberate, detailed and secure impressions completely impromptu and amaze onlookers at your accuracy.


Expanded and updated classic information you will want if you do readings or mind reading.


New routines and tricks plus original physical methods are revealed throughout. More than a few of these effects have been performed on television by various personalities around the world.


This material can be performed in a living room, a coffee house, pub, platform, close-up, cocktail parties, informal gatherings and even on the full stage.

Kenton Knepper is well-known for his work on suggestion and its application to magic and mentalism. In Miracles of Suggestion, Kenton reveals simple and profound examples of exactly how suggestion can be used in real-world performance situations.

More than a few performers are a little disappointed that Kenton gave up this much inside information, but Kenton hopes this booklet will excite more performers into considering how the power of suggestion may be applied to their work.

There is more here than just theory–you will learn the practical application of these miraclous principles to achieve effects like:

Appearing as if you have erased a thought from a spectator's mind
Forcing someone to choose a particular card, even though they get to shuffle, cut and choose all by their own hand!
Miracles of Suggestion also contains Kenton's ingenious work on equivoque or "The Magician's Choice". You will also learn "The Subconscious Book Test" and Kenton's finger ring routine in which the rings bend while on the table!

This is the work Kenton is famous for, and now made more direct than ever.

Staplebound, 29 pages.

The inside buzz on this is very strong. The material here is pure "Kentonism" ranging from the easy and simple to the bold and daring. The material can be performed as very realistic, intense, educational, weird, hypnotic or light if you prefer.

Contents Include:

Stirring: A spectator suddenly cannot make a simple stir straw spin on a table. What once seemed easy is now impossible due to suggestion. No gimmicks, just some great secrets.


The Spirit Pen: A pen stands up on paper and writes what a spectator thinks. The BEST and easiest version ever. Nothing to make. Costs next to nothing... You probably own the needed prop already. The FULL version finally explained here.


Chill: The performer makes the spectator feel cool, and then colder still, by stroking his hand or face and using apparent hypnotic methods. This is a classic Kentonism effect and many variations are included. GREAT stuff.


Touched in the Head: The performer mimes scratching above a spectator's head, and the spectator feels his head get scratched. No, no loops or gimmicks. The performer holds his hands over the spectator who swears he feels "something". Weerd magic and suggestion worthy of the real thing. Impromptu.


And Many More!

Magician asks the spectator to choose a card from a deck and to memorize the card. Magician takes a piece of tissue paper and asks that the spectator hold the paper between their hands. The spectator is told to stare at the paper and to concentrate on the image and imagine it on the paper.

Now, the magician takes a box of matches and lights one of the matches. He lets it burn for about ten seconds and blows it out. (You could also use a lit cigarette or a lit piece of incense). Immediately, he takes the blown out match and touches it to the paper and a small smoldering starts. It continues to burn in a trail like pattern on the paper and slowly the suit of the card is revealed in the tissue paper. He takes another match and repeats the above, only to display the number of the card. The paper stops burning once it has spelled out the card selected. The spectator is left with a souvenir of the card's number and suit burned through the paper.


Other Suggested Routines

Use an ESP deck and force a card with the symbol you want to use.
Use a cross for Gospel Magic and "Fire Spirit Write" the Holy Cross.
Find out someone's name prior to the performance and select them as a spectator and "Fire Spirit Write" their name.
Use as a way to calculate the bill at a restaurant. Of course you must know the total of the meal ahead of time.
Guess someone's age.
Put tissue paper in a frame with a red background and paint the outline of a heart on the white tissue paper. When it burns through you will have a red heart!
Have fun with these ideas, and we are sure that you will come up with many great ideas of your own!

The Rules of FUSE

Never use on Flash Paper, Flash Cotton, Flash String, or any other combustible powder or solution.
Use only on white tissue paper, the kind used in gift wrapping. Paper should be cut into six inch squares.
Do not put the solution on too heavy, because it may become noticeable after it dries.
All letters must touch the next in sequence for the trail of fire to continue.
Keep away from children!!!
Keep all pre-made tissue papers with images painted on in a ziplock bag until ready to use.
When using matches, use stick style matches and always let the match burn for at least ten seconds. This will make most of the match head burn away, leaving a smoldering matchstick when you blow out the match. The smoldering is what ignites the FUSE solution.

Welcome to the world of ESPionage, a mind-blowing combination of mind reading and psychic influence!

Place a single mystery card face down on the table. Display 5 blank cards at your fingertips, freely showing both sides.

The participant freely thinks of a number -- 1 through 5

The participant then thinks of one of the 5 imaginary cards!

Is it possible that the participant is thinking of the Mystery Card?

The blank cards are mixed and given to the participant to secretly sort. Everything is done according to their thoughts with no equivoque!

Before revealing the accuracy of the mystery card, the magician reveals the participant's thought-of number.

More Amazingly...the magician proves the power of influence by turning over the mystery card, that has been on the table since the beginning of the trick, revealing the participant's THOUGHT OF CARD TOO!

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A number of ordinary cards are shown, along with a matching number of envelopes. Everything can be minutely examined by all. The cards are placed in the envelopes so they stick out about an inch. The performer instructs a spectator to select any card, take it out, turn it over, and place it all the way back into its envelope. The spectator is told not to touch the other cards, but instead simply pick up each envelope and gently squeeze the sides so the card drops down into the envelope. Once all the cards are all the way in their envelopes, the envelopes are stacked and shuffled by the spectator, who now doesn't even know which one contains the selected card. All of the above actions take place while the performer's back is turned. Facing the spectators, the performer takes the stack of envelopes and deals them into a row on the table. The climax can be presented a number of ways: Explain that you have developed the ability to sense people's psychic energy. Move your open hand over the cards, about an inch or two above them, pretending to get a "reading" from the cards. Slowly slide the correct envelope out and ask the spectator to name the selected card. Remove the card to show you were correct. Replace the card, turning it over in the process so you are set to repeat. Another way to present the climax is to have the spectator locate the envelope using the "magician's choice" or a gimmicked die or other item that will force the necessary number.
This trick contains:

5 ESP cards
5 envelopes
Instructions

ESP cards were developed and introduced by Dr. J. B. Rhine of Duke University for the purpose of testing for Extrasensory Perception. They consist of five basic symbols: Circle, Cross, Wavy Lines, Square, and Star. It is very easy to remember these symbols by using a quick and easy numbering system. A circle is one continuous line. A cross is two lines. There are three wavy lines in the third symbol. A square has four lines. The star used has five points. This deck consists of twenty-five cards, five cards of each design. There are many effects that can be performed with this deck of cards. For example:

ESP Surprise
Here is a simple, yet amazing effect that is direct and to the point. You and a spectator each choose a card in the fairest possible manner. When the two cards are revealed. They match. Proving to the audience that, yes, you do have ESP.

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