Mental Card Read Revealed

Mental Card Read Revealed

Hey Guys, Ryan Here... Welcome To The Mental Card Read Revealed Video (or companion report in this case) Before we get into the execution of the trick, I just want to quickly mention that I know there is a wide range people watching this video (or reading the report in your case) with varying mentalism and magic experience all the way from the Raw Rookie who's never done a magic trick or mentalism effect in their life, all the way up to the professional magician or mentalist level... The reason I bring this up is because it's very difficult to teach a magic or mentalism trick when you have a varying skill levels of people watching, so what we decided to do is meet somewhere in the middle so if you're already experienced, this effect could be somewhat basic to you and you might already have something similar that you're using already, of course you can still watch to brush up but even if you skip it, don't worry we have other things in the pipeline that we'll be sending you later that you'll love... And even if you are a beginner, I still believe that if you're a fast learner and have a couple of hours of practice time, you can be performing this trick as soon as tonight... But that doesn't mean you should be... Even after you have the mechanics of this, or any trick down, you should spend just as much time working on your delivery and presentation of the trick or effect.

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Mental Card Read Revealed

Presentation and creativity is what separates the amateurs from the pros. We could take this Mental Card Read trick and give it Criss or David and they... (Criss Angel and David Blaine is who I'm referring to)... And they both have versions of this trick in their arsenal, but if anyone saw them do this trick it would be absolutely breath-taking... That's because they take each trick and effect and they're creative with it, they make it their own and they constantly work on the presentation... Most magic and mentalism, once you know the secrets and the mechanics of how it's done, it's really very basic and simple... It's all about the presentation, the delivery and how you sell it to your audience... I'm going off on a bit of a rant here... But I want to make it clear, especially to the rookies, we can and will at MasterMentalism.com show you a ton of killer magic and mentalism the same stuff you see being done of TV by guys like Criss Angel, David Blaine, David Copperfield and Derren Brown, but if you want to perform at anywhere near their level, it's going to take some practice not only on the execution of the tricks but on your presentation, your personality and your ability to sell what you're doing to your audience... Okay, enough on that, let's move onto The Mental Card Read You're about to learn how you can produce a Normal Deck Of Playing Cards and ask a spectator to cut the deck anywhere they'd like... ...They remove the card theyve cut to without letting you see it and they concentrate on its design.

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Mental Card Read Revealed

After a few moments of concentration, you announce the exact card theyve chosen. As if you have read their mind! So let's reveal exactly how it's done... Youll need a normal deck of cards but you need to arrange them in a special order. Magicians and Mentalists refer to this as a stacked deck. One of the easiest and most effective methods of stacking a deck is the Si Stebbins (Pronounced Like: Sigh Stebbens) system. In this system, each card has a value; a jack is valued 11, a queen 12 and a king 13. All the other cards take their respective value so the 4 is valued 4, the 7 is valued 7 and so on, with an ace valued 1. The suits are also arranged in the order clubs, hearts, spades, diamonds. The easiest way to remember this is by the word 'chased' (with the vowels dropped out):

Clubs Hearts Spades Diamonds

Start with any club, then for the next card in the stack add 3 to its value and make it a heart. For the next card, add 3 again and make it a spade. For the next card, add 3 again and make it a diamond. Here's where it can get a bit tricky... When youre adding 3 to 11, 12 or 13, you then need to subtract 13 from the total to get the value of the next card. So remember:
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Mental Card Read Revealed

Jack is 11 Queen is 12 King is 13 So if we have the Queen of Clubs, we'd have Queen which is 12 we'd add 3 and get 15 as our total... ...Then, remember (since it's a jack, queen or king) we have to subtract 13 so.. 15 13 = 2 Fifteen Minus Thirteen Equals Two So our next card will be a 2 and since the Queen was a club, the next suit on deck is hearts (remember CHASED Clubs, Hearts, Spades, Diamonds), therefore the next card will be the 2 of Hearts. The system repeats like this until the whole deck is stacked. For example, if you started with the 3 of clubs (3C), the stacked order would be: 3C, 6H, 9S, QD, 2C, 5H, 8S and so on. You'll want to place the cards face up as you stack them. Now I completely understand if this is a bit confusing at first, but remember, you can watch this video (or read this report) as many times as you need to, plus I've included a quick cheat sheet on this page that you can print out that should help a lot, especially if you're a visual learner. Okay...

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Mental Card Read Revealed

So now you should have your deck stacked and ready to go so let's move on. When displaying the deck to your spectator, make sure you fan them and let them see the faces of the cards. Don't make a point of this just fan them as you say it's a normal deck of cards. Whatever you do, don't say As you can see, they're in no particular order! Statements like this should be implied nonverbally. This is important! Later on, if the spectator tries to 'reconstruct' the trick and work out how it was done. If they can remember you casually spreading the cards, they'll discount any theories about the deck being in a special order or perhaps all the same card. Put the stacked deck face down on the table and invite a spectator to cut the deck anywhere they like. Get them to place the top half of the deck face down next to the bottom half. Invite them to take the top card from the bottom deck and keep it secret. Pickup up the bottom half of the deck, place it on the top half and then pick up the whole deck. You now need to glance at the bottom card on the deck and there are a couple of ways of doing this... ...You can either put the cards back into their box, casually glancing at the bottom card as you do so. Better still, hold the deck in front of you, as if demonstrating to the spectator how to hold their card.

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Mental Card Read Revealed

Either method will need a simple verbal misdirection such has Now hold your card up, still keeping it secret and concentrate on the design. As they concentrate, ask them to look into your eyes. Pretend you are looking for subtle psychological clues as to the value of their card. You can also look at micro-movements in their facial muscles. All you need to do to name their card is work out the next one in the sequence... So if the bottom card was the ace of hearts, then you'll know that their card is the four of spades. Rather than just simply naming their card, increase the drama and effect of mind-reading by revealing it bit by bit. The color first, then whether it is a low, high or picture card. Then name the card in full. To really play with the system, you can subtly suggest that you are about to read the wrong card. For instance, if the spectator's card is the nine of clubs, you might reveal it in the following way: OK, its a black card, yes? Look for visual confirmation. I'm getting an 'i' ... 'i' ... five ... a five? No, sounds like five its a nine, yes? Definitely not a spade so it must be the nine of clubs! Another method of revealing the chosen card is to draw it on a notepad. Keep your drawing hidden, then invite the spectator to turn around their card and announce the design. You can then flip over your notepad, revealing the same design.

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Mental Card Read Revealed

This is a terrific routine and with a little thought, the Si Stebbins stack can also be used for many other mind reading effects. You'd be amazed with the amount of creative tricks and effects that professional magicians and mentalists do with the EXACT stacked deck you've just learned (and with a little practice you'll become very proficient at). Plus, another HUGE BENEFIT is that the stack is instantly ready to use again simply by putting the spectators chosen card on top of the deck face down! Now later on, and in Master Mentalism, we'll get into other methods for stacking decks as well as other card forces, but don't discount the Si Stebbins stacked deck, it's easy once you get it down and IT WORKS! So there you have it... Mental Card Read Revealed I hope you enjoyed it and that you're able to freak a ton of people out with it! I'll talk to you soon, and if you want to get your hands on a ton more killer magic tricks and mentalism effects head over to MasterMentalism.com where you uncover stuff you've seen on TV by the best of the best Criss Angel, David Blaine, David Copperfield, Derren Brown plus, other stuff like hypnosis, levitation and so on, so check that out, MasterMentalism.com and I'll be in touch!

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