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Ideas Volume - 1 Pendulums by Pablo Amira

Postby Heckler » Jul 28th, '11, 15:46



Ideas Volume 1 – Pendulms by Amira

What it is
A 144 page ebook plus a 30 minute movie file that shows a few of the routines in the book then explains a force used in the later routines.

Cost
I was lucky enough to receive a review copy.
If you buy it $40 so about £24.50

Available from http://ideaspendulums.blogspot.com/

Difficulty
1-2, there are obviously no knuckle busting sleights, however a measure of chutzpah is required to make the most of the material, particularly the Suggestion Force.

Review
Having used pendulums for many years in a closed eye context, I began to use one (in my own hands) in a ‘psychic’ routine using the Beyond ESP cards in order to take the heat away from the back of the cards, so I was intrigued to see how a mentalist like Pablo Amira would use one in his act.

First off I’ll say he is one of those mentalists who clearly hugely enjoys what he does and that enjoyment comes through in his writing which is always interesting and certainly stimulates your thought processes, even if the effect in conclusion isn’t for you. This is a very easy read, I sat down with my Kindle intending to read a couple of chapters and wound up reading the lot.

The first section of the book is the use of pocket watches as pendulums, something I hadn’t considered and one routine in particular which involves the participant divining the time a watch is stopped at, could easily be turned into a bizarre routine where the original watch owner’s time of death is divined.
Chapters:
1.PK Time Pendulum
2.Time Stop Pendulum
3.ChronoPendulm
4.Subliminal Pendulm

The second section is more around a few ideas around having the participant perform with the pendulum, thus causing a PK effect in your own hand, with some example routines and handling tips. This I can imagine gives these effects enormous impact in the spectator’s eyes, far more than if the mentalist makes the ‘thing’ happen. The participant becomes the psychic.
Chapters:
1.Haunted Key with Pendulum
2.Voodoo Doll with Pendulum
3.PK Coin Bend with pendulum
4.Haunted Handkerchief
5.Any animation With pendulum

The third section is a miscellaneous round up of other ideas, including a cold reading routine using a Tarot prediction.
Chapters:
1.Pendulum PK Touches
2.Triangle Position
3. pendulum as container
4.Cards with pendulums
5. Dual Hold Pendulum
6.Other premises for pendulums
7.Envelope Pendulum
8. pendulums with Locks
0 Tarot Pendulum

The forth section is four routines using the suggestion force, including a Russian roulette routine where the spectator chooses which of the choices are safe.
Chapters:
1. Dr Joseph’s Game
2. Assassin and Detective
3. Dowsing Divination

Overall
Lot of food for thought here, hence I suppose the title. What I would say is that whilst there are good routines here to illustrate the methods I think this book would better suit those able to think outside of those routines and use the methods and handlings in their own routines. So less a series of self contained packet tricks and more a series of building blocks.

The suggestion force is certainly an interesting idea, as mentioned above it’ll take some subtle manipulation to pull it off but when it works it will be something the participant will certainly remember you for.

This very much suits the direction I seem to be moving in (oddly back towards a more closed eye presentation) so I took a lot from it.

All in all a very well written and entertaining book from a very innovative mentalist.

I’d give it 9/10

Slightly offtopic, but there are a lot of very talented people releasing their work at the moment, it is a very exciting time.

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Re: Ideas Volume - 1 Pendulums by Pablo Amira

Postby Amira » Oct 16th, '12, 22:04

Thanks for the review Heckler



The third supplement of this work is ready. New routines and ideas

So the supplement now have:

First Supplement (September, 2011)
1. Pendulum Which Hand: An idea that you can apply to this popular plot in mentalism. In this case you will not use the “body language” premise, rather intuition and real mindreading.
2. Dream Suggestion: Let the participant find his dream in a metaphorical and visual way, finishing with the revelation of that precious goal, giving with that a great moment of deep mystery and symbolism
3. Free Will Pendulum: Deddy Corbuzier´s Free Will Principle meets pendulum work
4. Pendulum Mindreading: Revelation In an indirect way create the belief in a participant that you can really read minds..
5. In search of happiness: An effect in where the participant find his happiness via his intuition. Unconscious learning and mystery, batteries not included.

Second Supplement (January, 2012)
6. Psychic Pendulum Baby: Be part of a special moment with your trusty pendulum and a prediction piece.
7. 7 Chakra Pendulum: Use this beautiful stones to create an amazing moment of coincidence.
8. Ring of Connection: 2 ring, 3 little bags and great mysterious metaphors.
9. S******* F**** Further References

Third Supplement (October, 2012)
10. Tetraelemendulum : My contribution to “Neal Scryer and Friends”. A fun and interactive pendulum piece. Suggestion, Precognition and Reading.
11. Decision and Intuition: A double prediction effect using borrowed objects and your pendulum
12. Energetic Pendulum in Palm: Use your pendulum to create nice sensations in your participant
13. Charged Quartz Crystal: Your participant will find which one of the crystals is the charged one using his intuition alone.




This added bonus will be sent for FREE for all the buyers of this document (in eBook or printed format)
If you get my book thru Lulu.com , just contact me privately and I will send you the new supplement.


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