Mostly Mental By Alan Jones
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The title of this ebook says it all really. It's 'mostly mental' and as such focuses on the performance of psychological illusion. It's not an ebook full of tricks and new methods, but a series of reflections and thoughts which include sections on NLP, Hypnosis, Linguistic Ambiguity, Performance Analysis, RAW Mentalism (Random Acts of Wonder) and so on. Of course there are some effects within the two-hundred or so pages and they are all drawn from Alan's working repertoire.
This book is about the performance theatrical Mind Reading and Mentalism. It is written by a professional performer for professional performers. Whilst it contains what could be considered as 'effects' or 'routines' the core of this book is about the philosophy and psychology of performance. Kenton Knepper has said of this book … “I see your work as an asset to many sincere performers. Your approach is not for the mildly curious, nor should it be." To re-interate 'this is not for the mildly curious' and is aimed at the sincere performer. Alan Jones presents a fascinating lecture giving valuable ideas about magic and performance relating to his interests and training in NLP and education. Alan's presentation is humorous, eye opening and well worth every magician's attention. I thoroughly enjoyed it." – Eugene Burger “I really enjoyed reading your book. The first card effect is Gangbusters. The Theory is Great Too” – Jeff McBride
TOPICS
Statement of Intent Who the Hell Am I ??C Why this Book?
Magic Happens A thought about Magic
Spell Craft ??C Foreword Some background and initial thoughts
So you want to be??. Putting Mentalism into context
Just because?? It's not only about tricks??
Completely Cold Mind Power Thought Reading with no pre-show
The Map and The Territory Language and Understanding
Focus and Attention Thoughts about mis-direction
Astro-Logical Diving an individuals likes and birth-sign
The Meta Model Language Patterns
Looking Ahead A consideration of the one-ahead principle
The Spect-Actor The role of the spectator
Predestination Another 'chair' routine
The P's of Perfection A framework for developing routines
Mentalism is about??. Information and Pre-Show Thoughts
Chance, Choice, Foresight A prediction effect
Sleight of Mouth Hypnotic Language Patterns
Star-Tarot Discovery of an individuals birth-sign
Extra-Terrestrial Location My favourite card routine
The Experience of Magic What is it all about and a 7 Keys Routine
Anchoring Enriching your performance
Methods needing Routines A number trick and two card forces
Thoughts on Hypnotism What is it, basic induction patterns
First Crush My favourite close-up routine
Transformational Magic The meaning and value of your magic
Are You Psychic? An excuse to practice cold reading
Simplex Psuedo-Psychometry Yet another method with performance tips
Hypno-Trickery A take on pseudo-hypnosis routines
RAW Mentalism Some thoughts on impromptu Mentalism
Cold Enough More "Cold Reading" Hints
Say Goodnight to the Magician Reflections on doing magic differently
References Some useful resources
What's in a Word End Piece ??C Reclaiming Mentalism
1st edition 2013; 215 pages.
