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The Effect

A volunteer is asked to draw a picture, concentrate on it and then project it to you mentally. You announce that you will then draw your own picture based on the impressions you receive.

Just when it seems you have failed in your attempt, it is revealed that you have actually been incredibly accurate!

By the completion of the experiment they can not deny that you have somehow drawn the EXACT same things!

This routine requires absolutely no preparation

It uses no gimmicks of any kind

It can be performed in most any situation

It requires no special skills such as pencil reading

There is no fishing or forcing of any kind

It uses no assistants

Everything can be examined

It works 100% of the time!


Cost

just under a tenner

Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)

1/2 (though realllly play it up people...this could be summit special)

Review

I downloaded this from http://www.emagicsupply.com and found it to be pretty nifty

Well...if I'm honest...I found this to be bloody awesome.

It plays as described: (here is what they say, and I'll write next to it my views on their write-up)

A volunteer is asked to draw a picture, concentrate on it and then project it to you mentally. You announce that you will then draw your own picture based on the impressions you receive.

Just when it seems you have failed in your attempt, it is revealed that you have actually been incredibly accurate!

By the completion of the experiment they can not deny that you have somehow drawn the EXACT same things!

This routine requires absolutely no preparation true

It uses no gimmicks of any kind once again, true

It can be performed in most any situation well...yes, true. Can't fault that comment

It requires no special skills such as pencil reading haha - true again

There is no fishing or forcing of any kind truuuuuueeee

It uses no assistants being the psychics you are...yes, true

Everything can be examined what is there to examine? a pencil/pen? a piece of paper? so yes - true

It works 100% of the time! yes, and no. You get one picture 100% correct. You then attempt a second picture, and it isn't guarenteed, but still a decent percentage success rate of it

Right then. This manuscript is going to be two things at the same time - complete opposite things at the same time - an oxymoron if you will. This manuscript is utter Bullsh*t, and solid gold. Yes people, this is solid gold Bullsh*t!

You can use this as a psychic presentation, but personally I will be using a suggestion/reading their face/body language presentation. Either will be just as good.

This uses a principal that I never found any use for - and that is the one ahead principle. I never found any use for it because you had to end to end up with a card selected, or a dice thrown, e.t.c, e.t.c. This uses the one ahead principle, but in a way that isn't the traditional one ahead principle in a sense of the word.

Basically, this is something that will be pure c*** (not the best) to those who just want a quick fix, or something self working (even though it practically is a self worker), but will be a real gem to those who hadn't had this idea before (like me).

And for less than a tenner, and instant download? Well it certainly is summit nice.

If you do decide to get this, realise that it isn't something revolutionary. This gets built up in the manuscript a lot before the actual method, but trust me - if you stop and think, this could become a staple part of your routine, and to quote Ellusionst - a "reputation maker".

Overall

For me, this was worth the money - totally - and this is something I haven't said in a while. It is something that I can see myself using often. Saying that, it will not suit everybody, so think whether it will suit your style before you buy - if it doesn't, you WILL be disapointed!

If, however, it does suit your style - get it.

A solid 9/10 for me (nothing is perfect), because it suits my style.

If it doesn't suit you, and you won't perform it, more a 5-6/10 (because it is a *very* good read - something quite entertaining - the guy certainly knowshow to write)

Ancient News my friend, not to mention the fact that it was horridly panned by most major reviewers due to the whole Global Conspiracy/Illuminati c*** (not the best) sewn into it and the deep pile of doo doo our dear friend stepped into in around that point in time (literally starting his own cult).

well yeah...but it was an entertaining read

and as I said...it was worth it for me, because I had never thought of that idea beforehand

Sounds to me like the Impromptu Book Test.

Know if it's anything like it at all, Beardo?

Sorry to be raising the dead here. I just received some sales pitch on this (yes, the conspiracy angle's still attached to it), and did a search here to get the TM perspective on it.

Now that it's nearly 18 months later, my question is: How does this play to an audience? Any feedback?

My suggestion is to simply learn everything you can from Banachek's Psychological Subtleties books... it's money better INVESTED into something that will allow you to do the very same style of routine.

Of all the gems Steve gave magic prior to loosing his mind, this certainly isn't one of them.

If however, you can get it on the cheap, it's an interesting read just for script ideas.

I cant believe that this is still doing the rounds. The joys of the internet i suppose.

Fair enough, Dale. I guess the merchant selling it figured that it would be impossible for all the magicians to have heard of it, and thought they'd offer it up again for the "cost" of sending out an email. Pragmatic bastage that I am, I thought I'd see if it worked for any of the TM crowd at all.

Thanks for the recommendation, Craig. I'll look into the Banachek books.

You can probably work out how it works without buying it.

You, the spec, draw something whilst the magi tries to dupe it. He decides he can't and you show him your pic. On the same sheet of paper he tries a 2nd dupe (of something more generic). Blow me down if the first attempt actually turns out to be very similar to the picture you first drew....and showed him. It's almost as if he....no that couldn't be it could it?!

Nozza wrote:You can probably work out how it works without buying it.

You, the spec, draw something whilst the magi tries to dupe it. He decides he can't and you show him your pic. On the same sheet of paper he tries a 2nd dupe (of something more generic). Blow me down if the first attempt actually turns out to be very similar to the picture you first drew....and showed him. It's almost as if he....no that couldn't be it could it?!

But there is an additional subtlety that adds to the time displacement that I like about this...