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im still pretty new to magic
and im was wondering just what exactly is mentalism
because i hear about mind reading and like some others also place spoon bending under mentalism.
if you guys could tell me that would be great

In a nutshell, mentalism refers to effects that are supposedly caused by the power of the mind.

So it can mean mind reading, mind writing (making the spectator think of a certain thing), second sight (seeing things that nobody knows), premonition (making predictions), and psychokinesis (making objects move or bend).

This is opposed to the classic ingredients of 'psysical' magic where things are made to appear, disappear or change from one thing to another.

Hope that makes sense.

Cheers,

Pete

I believe PC told it well.

.:Ham:.