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Hi all,

Im wondering if the kind people here would push me in the right direction regarding mnemonic systems,I currently use a mnemoic system used by Lee Earl in manifestations and it serves me very well for recalling memorised stock lines for cold readings,calandar systems and ladies phone numbers
- Mr Earl mentions in his cd that his system is the only one you will ever need....is he correct?
What other mnemonic systems could be recommended ?

Thanks

There's a good introduction to mnemonics in Derren Brown's Tricks of the Mind. Well worth a read.

Replicant wrote:There's a good introduction to mnemonics in Derren Brown's Tricks of the Mind. Well worth a read.

The mnemonics section was one of the better in the book, and the only bit that got me through some of the rest.

I would start with 13 steps, then read the Tricks of the Mind section (I'd check if your library has it, honestly) and then hobble together a system that is suited to you - which is what both authors suggest.

'How to develop a brilliant memory' by Dominic O-brien has 52 different techniques, some of which I'm sure you would find extremely useful. For less than a fiver you'd be a fool not to buy it ( *cough* yes, I'm aware I've just insulted the majority of my peers )!

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q= ... gle+Search

Enjoy!

Mage Tyler wrote:

Replicant wrote:There's a good introduction to mnemonics in Derren Brown's Tricks of the Mind. Well worth a read.

The mnemonics section was one of the better in the book, and the only bit that got me through some of the rest.

I would start with 13 steps, then read the Tricks of the Mind section (I'd check if your library has it, honestly) and then hobble together a system that is suited to you - which is what both authors suggest.

That's what kept me reading the book also.

The book started to have a self help feel to it through the NLP and I don't really like books like that.

Ah well.

Some of the bits on hypnosis were a bit hard-going, but overall a great book.

How to develop a super memory by Harry Lorayne is worth reading.

Any Psychology text book will be able to help you.

Gleitman (2007), or an A-level textbook is a good place to start.

Where can that book be purchased Alkhemist? I've been interested in cognitive psychology for a bit now.

Thanks for the feedback and ideas,I will look into some of them

I don't know if this is just me, but after reading up on a few mnemonic systems I could suddenly remember long strings of numbers both backwards and forwards I did this in a dyslexia test and the person testing me didn't give me time to put the numbers to any rhyming system or group, she just said them and asked me to repeat them, then asked me to do it backwards from a run of 5 to 20 numbers I got them all.
I guess what I'm saying is no matter what system you choose if you work on it you should be able to do it naturally.
I'm still normally quite forgetful, but when I put my mind to it I can still learn long numbers or sentences.

"The Memory Book" by Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas is really good. It gives you pretty much all the basic techniques. I read it when it came out in the 1970s, and can probably still rattle off the chain of images in chapter 1 if you give me a minute.

You should be able to find a secondhand paperback version for practically peanuts.

It should go without saying that AMAZON books will offer a wide variety of resource as well as ratings & reviews on such material that comes from a wider cross-section of consumer position. On the other hand I've found that 90% of what's out there is based on the rarely spoken of Roth Memory system from long ago days i.e. abstract association triggers & links which, in my experience, aren't always practical... let me explain...

First of all, for this technique to work you must be able to recall your associative image, something not readily done by those suffering from issues like dyslexia and ADD/ADHD or, if you're in similar shoes as I, dealing with medical issues affecting your memory centers. Ironically, these are the folks that need help in this department the most.

Secondly, and this is admittedly a point of personal bias, I feel one is better served if he/she can culminate the mnemonic technique they are seeking to learn to a wider variety of application, such as code work. This is a "lesson" I picked up in studying the Paul Hadley code, which ultimately lead to my own system based in part, on his philosophy of keeping one's associations in sequential order i.e. that which is first is set into the same category list. This is what I did with the first volume of EASY READING, delivering a method of across the board application that empowers the Reader as well as the performer.

Third, if you allow yourself to step outside of the tainted world of magic and theater and into the realm of things surreal, magickle and metaphysical, you will find a massive course of study that involves the art of both, focused concentration and the art of awareness. One of the better "101" resources in my opinion, being Joseph Weed's book "The Wisdom of the Mystic Masters" in which you are shown age old exercises for developing "Mentalism" -- the term used within metaphysical societies when describing exercises for mental development such as memory, awareness, etc. What's interesting is that many of these "ancient" methods have been echoes in more recent years by things like SEDOKO (sp) games.

The moral of the story being (in my view, at least) is pick up a copy of the Hadley Code and the Weed book... or, if you want to stick with the magic world and get most of the same perspective, simply order my Easy Reading material (just email me for the details).

For me, Benjamin Levy's "How to Remember Every Name Every Time" was absoluely perfect, definitely worth trying.