Its primary illusion is that of mind reading. Some Relevant Excerpts from Fundamentals: Overview Mentalism may be the most interactive of the performing arts.
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They provide the foundational elements for the act that we will be constructing in 'Beyond Fundamentals.' You see - by 'fundamentals' I am not referring to secrets, gimmicks and effects, for those things, despite what many think, are not what make a mentalist.
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I've included a few relevant excerpts from 'Fundamentals' that will get you up to speed if you aren't familiar with the book.
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I want to learn professional stuff!' After Chris Wasshuber at took over the distribution of the bulk of my electronic publications, the title was changed to 'Fundamentals- A Guidebook to Professional Mentalism.' I don't think that that really did the trick either - which is why I decided that the next time I wrote something like it I would call it 'Beyond Fundamentals.' And here it is - a combination e book and teleseminar. Some people, who already found out about nailwriters and a center tears, were probably thinking, 'Hey, I already know the fundamentals. I made one big mistake, though- I should never have called the book 'Fundamentals.' Henry Hay made the same mistake with the title of 'The Amateur Magicians Handbook.' The problem is that both titles give the impression that the works are strictly aimed at beginners. In it, I tried to isolate and examine those factors that make for believable, powerful and entertaining performances.
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Beyond Fundamentals - The Act 2 Of all the things I've written for mentalists, 'Fundamentals - A Guidebook to Mentalism' is one of my personal favorites. TELESEMINAR NOTES ( To be read in conjunction with the materials discussed in the live broadcast of the teleseminar or the MP3 recording of the event.) Copyright 2010 by Bob Cassidy All rights reserved This document may not be reproduced in whole or in part and may not be distributed, resold, uploaded, or transmitted either electronically or manually in any form without the explicit written permission of the copyright holder.