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I just learned from a friend that if you ask someone to think a number from 1-10 they usually say 7.
I want to learn more about mind tricks like this.

Can someone recomend any good books or websites?

Psychological Subtleties By Banachek

I don't own it but I've been wanting to buy it for ages now. Full of psychological forces and stuff like that.

13 steps to mentalism by Corinda is also another good book you might want to check out

If you serious about mentalism then 13 steps. If not the the self-working mental miracles by Fulves will suit you.

Thx guys

I think I'm going to start out with "Self-Working Mental Magic" and learn some simple TRICKS at first.

Keep the sugestions coming

Well...This is in the wrong area first off (Message from Mods: OK, it's now moved)...and secondly, if had searched a little more, you would have found this thread, which is all you need:

Becoming A Mentalist By Craig Browning
http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic11429.php

It tells you all the books, basics, and so on.

Prova wrote:I just learned from a friend that if you ask someone to think a number from 1-10 they usually say 7.
I want to learn more about mind tricks like this.

Can someone recomend any good books or websites?

Chaps, I think we're in danger of overlooking the nature of his request in our haste to help him. Sounds to me like he's after purely psychological stuff that just goes bang immediately, i.e think of a single digit number. It's 7. Think of a 2-digit number: it's 37, etc.

Tomo wrote:

Prova wrote:I just learned from a friend that if you ask someone to think a number from 1-10 they usually say 7.
I want to learn more about mind tricks like this.

Can someone recomend any good books or websites?

Chaps, I think we're in danger of overlooking the nature of his request in our haste to help him. Sounds to me like he's after purely psychological stuff that just goes bang immediately, i.e think of a single digit number. It's 7. Think of a 2-digit number: it's 37, etc.

Thats why I recommended Psychological Subtelties.

I truly adore Banachek's Pschological Subtleties, but I would hasten to add that the effects contained in it will not suit everyone. Contained therein are gems of devillishly useful pschological thinking that when used correctly can melt the brains of spectators. Yet these effects are not for the faint hearted and will require a fair amount of performing skill and balls to use successfully.

As with all things that deal with the mind they are in no way guaranteed to work, so if it's sure fire stuff you're after then look elsewhere. However this book will also equip you with the tools to deal with failure and make it seem like success.

I would also hasten to add that these are indeed subtleties (as the title suggests) and should really be used in conjunction with other effects to gain maximum impact.

hmm - I'm sorry, but I really don't think Psychological Subtelties is the right book for what Prova is looking for. It was the first book I got when I started exploring mentalism (I didn't know about Corinda etc. then) and it went right over my head.

taneous wrote:hmm - I'm sorry, but I really don't think Psychological Subtelties is the right book for what Prova is looking for. It was the first book I got when I started exploring mentalism (I didn't know about Corinda etc. then) and it went right over my head.

That's kinda what I was trying to say too...

Hmmm... young "kid" new to magic on the whole, knows little to nothing about mentalism and yet we are recommending a resource that is full of fantastic material that is not 100% sure fire e.g. due to the lack of personal experience, understanding et al, he gets bummed out and thinks it's all a crock...

Sorry, but that is the direction things are heading... I see it constantly with these clowns that don't want to put in the time to learn the foundation material and think they can be the next Derren Brown or David Blaine just by doing the tricks they saw on Tv or read in a recently published book.

The Fulves book is great for a novice in that it helps build confidence but, eventually he/she must commit to learning the basics found in Corinda & Annemann and if possible everything released by Richard Webster, Banachek, and Bob Cassidy, from there they'll be more or less set for life. But, as I believe I've stated several times in the past, Steve's books are NOT for the beginner. If you have a year or more steady experience and study time into Mentalism then material found in the Banachek camp will prove practical.

When it comes to more traditional mentalism however, I'll suggest that our young friend look into the Osterlind EASY TO MASTER MENTAL MIRACLES dvd set. Probably one of the best video releases on introductory level mentalism that's out there.

Oh why, oh why, oh please.
Craig, as ever good advice, original poster take note.
However this is around the 50th time i have seen you placing Derren Brown and David Blaine in the same sentence, it's painful to read. You may personally disagree with Mr Brown's "Psychic exposure" stance, which is all well and good but the fact remains that Derren is a masterful performer, confident, humourous and eminently skilled at what he does. His stage skills, persona, audience skills etc have been given vast amounts of thought and work over decades and have been honed to a fine point. What he does NOT do is stagger through the streets in jeans looking barely conscious and drawling "hey pick a card" like a tramp asking for change, nor does he consider sitting in a box for 40 days art or entertainment.
Admittedly nothing to do with the post but hey:)

Having Derren in the same sentence as Blaine's name only refers to the fact that they are both "the known" names of the times... when I was younger it was Copperfield vs. Henning that everyone was striving to be.

Nothing negative was said or intimated about DB, so why get so defensive?

BTW... I agree with your comparisons; though I applaud the fact that Blaine gave Copperfield (specifically) and magic (on the whole) a serious wake-up call, I find little to no redeeming qualities in the bum; he's just another example of the classic American story in which anyone with the money and/or connections can become a star.

Craig Browning wrote: I find little to no redeeming qualities in the bum; he's just another example of the classic American story in which anyone with the money and/or connections can become a star.

Amen to that Brother