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Hi there!

I am new on this forum and am glad I found it. I have never done any magic but was always very interested in it. Could someone give me some advice, please? I would like to learn mentalism, what book should I start with?

Best wishes,
André,
Sweden




www.andrevanharen.com

Hey and welcome to TM. A good starting place for mentalism is 13 steps by Corinda.

Look in the Support and Tips section and look in the Becoming a Mentalist sticky, great post.

Thanks for the quick responds. I am amazed by what Derren Brown does and hope to find something like that to amaze friends!

André

What Derren Brown performs has taken him years to do . It's psychology and hypnosis (with a bit of conjuring). You won't find any quick fixes when it comes to what Derren Brown does.

Well, everything has to start small... I did study nlp in the past and know he is using technics that are used in it. But for now, I am happy just to learn a basic mentalism trick. For me, being a composer in the first place, magic is just for fun.

André

13 steps is defiantly where to start I also found this book on recommended reading.

http://www.ianrowland.com/ForMagiOnly/A ... 0Books.htm

good luck

Also have a look in the Review sections on Books and Electronic format, lots of information in there. Yiou might want to consider the works of Paul Brook later on, lots of first class routines!

hiya welcome to TM, this post here by Craig Browning is also a great place to get yourself started

http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic11429.php

Have fun here

Welcome to TM, 13 steps is a great place to start followed by practical mental magic IMO also another one which hasn't been mentioned yet is Karl Fulves self working mental magic. These three books will supply you with enouth information to last a good year or two, good luck.