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New York Lecture Notes by Peter Turner PDF
New York Lecture Notes by Peter Turner PDF
Double bluff
This routine looks staggering - it requires an intermediate
amount of audience management and literally enables you to
achieve what looks like a grail type technique!
End of note***
Effect
The performer asks the participant to think of any word that they
desire, the only rule is that it must be a word that the audience
will have heard at some point. The performer continues to
explain that he will also in the process of attempting to divine
the word that the participant is thinking of pick up on things
about the participant also. The performer asks the participant to
focus on the first letter in the word and transmit it mentally to
the performer.
Breakdown
The breakdown of this effect is frightfully simple in execution but
requires focus on the details.
End of note***
Place a blank billet on top of this billet. For clarity, from the face
it goes blank billet and then your prepared billet. You are set to
perform this routine. Let’s imagine that you are acquainted with
the participant and the routine is being detailed from that point.
End of note***
Note to reader***
As you are saying this casually take the blank billet off of the
face of the stack, place the blank to the back of the stack
bringing your prepared billet to the face and uncap your
pen. Ensure that you keep the prepared billet hidden from the
audience.
End of note***
Stare at the participant and write down an “R” on the billet (you
are following the star sign anagram here). If you do not know
what the anagram is this probably won’t make sense until you
read ‘Monkeying Around’. But when you do this is one of those
moments where you will smile at just how cheeky this is!
Note to reader***
Turn the billet towards the participant and place your index
finger next to where it says “These letters are in your star sign
correct?”
Let them read it and casually slide your finger down to the letter
R. Ensure the rest of the audience do not see it.
If you get a “no” (which I actually prefer) you can instantly move
to the revelation phase by casually saying “I told you it would be
near impossible!”
The audience will now never think you are wrong as you have
muted the participant and when you nail the word in a moment
(as they think that’s what you were deducing) they will assume
that you were right and the participant had spelt it wrong in
their mind – washing away the “no” in the anagram.
Be really clear that the participant must not say anything or give
anything away, if they talk at this point then you’ve not delivered
your instructions clearly enough. It’s sometimes more important
to stop the participant talking to serve your cause than it is to
let them talk – But always make it seem like the reason they are
not talking is to make things more impossible.
End of note***
Note to reader***
Move the billet to the back and write on the fresh billet (that’s
now on the face) the two signs (or one if it’s the Aries branch)
and place a cross through one of the signs lightly (as though you
thought it was that and changed your mind) last moment.
Fold the billet and place it on the table in front of the
participant.
End of note***
Performer: “What was the nice long interesting word that you
made up?”
Participant: “Supernova”.
Performer: “No one ever does, but would you like to change your
mind?”
Note to reader***
If they do want to change then ask the participant the new word
- you need it!
Point to the billet and let them reach down for it, just before they
pick it up interject by saying “In-fact, I’m torn between two
because of your decision to change (or not change if they didn’t
change the word) let me see if I can get your star sign”.
In the audience and participants mind you just wrote a star sign,
crossed it out and then wrote a second sign. Think about this
from the audience’s perspective, they have just seen you write
something and then cross it out. When the billets are opened
later and the star sign has a line through it is completely
constant with the process.
Fold this billet so that it is identical to the first billet and throw
it down next to the first.
End of note***
Note to reader***
Of course this will obscure the order of the billets switching them
for you. You can also drop the billets into a wine glass so when
the glass is tipped out it mixes the billets.
I also occasionally if time permits pencil dot the back of the star
sign billet in each of the four quadrants (before the performance)
so I can identify which billet contains which piece of information.
As the star sign is the lesser impressive piece of information I
personally like that to be opened first.
Let’s imagine you have marked them and know the order - just
because it’s the ideal scenario.
What star sign are you? Let them answer - you know it will be
on the billet you just don’t know if it’s the one with the line
through it or not.
If you are on the nose, sit back relax knowing you have killed it.
If not simply get excited before they open it point to the billet you
want them to open.
If you are in any doubt about how strong this plays out (even if
you cross the wrong one out) look at “The Gathering” by Derren
Brown the drawing duplication with the cat where this exact
thing happens - the audience still go wild.
Remember though you have a secret weapon! The word that the
participant thought of to bring the routine to a conclusion.
End of note***
Note to reader***
You do not need to use a star sign anagram for this routine, you
can use any anagram you like – Run a quick google search of
“best anagrams magic café” (or similar searches) and you will
find lots of sources to look at and use in place of the star sign
anagram.
End of note***
Additional thoughts
In the above routine utilise cups if you get a “no” when you go
for the star sign you are down to two signs not three. The place
to utilise the cups has to be utilised is different to outlined in
“Monkeying Around”.
Ask the participant to focus on their star sign before you go in
for the one ahead, remember that this is the first time that the
audience know you are asking the participant to focus on their
star sign. When you use the cups principle, ask the participant
to go back to focusing on their word and now instead of writing
the word write the star signs as before.
The only difference in this case is that if you got a no for the
letter R and the cups confirm that it is a short word you know it
is LEO and you are going to hit.
To get the first letter - Simply perform the first letter dodge as
outlined above (so that the audience believe you have nailed the
first letter in the word from the book when in reality you have
guessed the first letter in the participant’s sign) and then say
“Openly tell the audience the first letter in the word you selected
so that the audience can see if they can guess the word from just
that first letter”.
Now the participant will openly state the first letter out loud
which the audience believe you deduced anyway) and now you
know the word using the MOABT principle. Ask the audience to
try and guess the word using that one letter which re-instils just
how impossible this is even though you have the first letter. This
is much nicer than missing the first letter and then having to
ask for it.
From this point instead of continuing on the billet (as per the
routine above) state “I would like to work out your star sign,
focus on the letters in there in a random order” now perform
your anagram and nail the star sign.
Proceed to say “I now know how you think about letters let’s try
the impossible and go for the word”.
For example, let’s imagine the image upon the face of was an
apple, the instructions would be -
“Instructions
These cards are openly displayed to the audience and again just
like the objects, items or drawings each set of instructions are
different.
With this in mind the participant freely selects one of the cards
and they are then instructed to remember what is on the card
not forgetting a single detail. They are instructed to be careful to
not let anyone see what’s upon the face keeping it to themselves.
When they are happy the card is returned into the stack.
After a few seconds the performer stops and asks the participant
if they selected an “Anything you like card” to which the
participant confirms that they did. This makes the performer’s
task infinitely more impossible.
“We don’t need these then” the performer says dismissing the
stack of cards. The performer continues,
Performer: “First I need to get to know you and how you think
in order to divine the drawing”.
Breakdown
Before getting into the mechanics of this routine I remember
posting on a forum some years ago that the drawing duplication
plot is my favourite plot in Mentalism. I’ve created several
drawing duplications in the past and none I feel are as subtle
and elegant but easy to pull off as this.
On the other quarter of the first stack write the words “Think of
anything that you like”.
Mix these cards up and on the very last card in this half stack
of random images and anything you like cards I write something
very specific (this is important) – the instructions I write,
“If asked any questions about yourself or the image on the face
of this card (from the moment this card goes back in the stack)
ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH”
For clarity sake, the first stack of cards are a random mixture of
drawings and cards that say “think of anything you like”. The
last card in this half has the truth teller instruction (as described
above).
After this first half is completed turn this half stack face down
and place it on the table.
“If asked any questions about yourself or the card you picked
you will ALWAYS TELL A LIE - Only start lying the moment
this card goes back into the stack. You will continue to lie
until the performer says “I’m sure I now know your drawing”
and then you will go back to telling the truth”.
Repeat this over and over until you complete the stack. When
this has been completed place these cards face down on top of
the first stack.
Again for clarity sake, if you picked the entire stack up and ran
through them from the face it would be random drawings and
“anything you like” cards and then after getting halfway through
it would be a stack of repeated images and instructions.
Locate the truth teller card (the last card in the random images
and anything you like stack), on the card before this last truth
teller card place a noticeable dot in the upper corners of this
cards face.
Note to reader***
End of note***
When you see the dots on the upper corner of the prepared card
you know that the next card is the truth teller card. Turn
towards the participant you want to work with obscuring the
view of this card (so the participant you are wanting to work is
the only person who can see it) and address this participant,
Place the stack back together, flip the stack facedown and let the
participant choose one from the top portion of the deck. It
doesn’t matter what card that the participant selects as it will
always be a force card with the drawing of the U.F.O.
They will read the instructions and understand that the moment
they put the card into the stack they will LIE about themselves
and the card they selected - Which is exactly what we want.
Continue,
This is where you ask any other question you like - for example
“Did you have a pet Dog when you were a young child named
Bruno?” -
After this second hit continue,
As you say this touch the participant’s arm. This will tell
the participant to stop lying now. Analyse this paragraph
carefully, if the participant’s partner is sat in the
audience (or a relative who knows they are not a
Sagittarius) they will take this sentence to mean that you
picked up on the fact the participant was lying to throw
you off the drawing and they will now give you credit for
working out the lie giving you an extra bonus hit and
cleaning up any potential taking later. From the
participants perspective they will think you figured out
that they were lying and this will be a hit and to the
audience they will see this as a throwaway comment and
it will pass by unnoticed.
I really hope you love the little subtleties and nuances and the
free hits.
Effect
A participant is asked to take out their mobile phone and create
a pin code at random using numbers from their private life. After
a random pin code is generated the performer asks the performer
to think of any digit in that pin code.
After revealing a second digit from the pin code the performer
stops in disbelief, exclaiming “After reading you, you are never
going to believe this, this is the strangest thing that’s ever
happened to me”.
This is important to note, if you are in the first half of the year
(Jan - June) take one off of the total - the reason will become
apparent in a moment.
If however it is the second half of the year (July - Dec) then leave
the total as is.
Right now it’s January (for me) it is the first half of the year
(2018) therefore the total would be ‘4035’ again to re-cap this is
after multiplying the year by two and then applying the minus
one rule (because it’s the first half of the year).
Take this number and set is as the pin lock on your phone. It
doesn’t matter what kind of phone you have as long as you can
set a code.
You have several choices when opening this effect - I decide how
I feel at the time of performance and use whichever route I feel.
Note to reader***
You are pausing here for a reaction if you get it you’ve got a hit!
If not quickly continue speaking.
End of note***
More importantly you will now know whether to pull the phone
out or not when it comes to the revelation or whether to finish
the routine verbally/ using a written prediction. I will also later
provide a dodge (during the full performance) to be able to still
finish the revelation using a phone.
Note to reader***
If you are using this polling method you can just set the code to
the year x 2 minus 1 - in my case 4035.
And just make sure the participant has not had their birthday.
On paper this reads as very complex and like there is a lot to
remember in practice it really, really isn’t.
End of note***
Note to reader***
Granted this is only good for six months of the year using it like
this this (three at the front end, three at the back). But it also
helps in the middle of the year to avoid that hanging statement
in most star sign divinations - as the total will instantly tell you
which half of the year the participant was born in without having
to ask them and it is completely disguised.
When they give you the answer at some point during your set (if
you can’t do this mentally) open your calculator and type in the
year they were born plus their age. If it doesn’t match the year
you are in you know they have not had their birthday yet. If it
does match they have had their birthday.
Now you have decided how you want to introduce the effect the
actual effect itself is simple.
Here is the full rundown, remember this works the same every
time and therefore if you follow this performance you will have
the same results.
For example purposes I will outline my preferred way to perform
the routine. As you are reading this take your phone out and
follow along and see for yourself how easy and quick this is.
Full performance
Performer: “Take your mobile phone out and go to your
calculator. We are going to generate a pin code at random.
Type into the calculator in 4 digit form the year that you were
born”.
Note to reader***
This is the first part of the process them typing in their year of
birth.
End of note***
Performer: “Press the plus key and add in a year that means
something to you from your lifetime, again in four digit form”.
Note to reader***
The second part of the process is the participant adding a special
year to the year they were born.
End of note***
Performer: “Press the plus key, type in your age and then press
equals”.
Note to reader***
End of note***
Note to reader***
One thing to note, the participant takes the longest to work out
how many years it’s been since their special year and is the only
part in the routine that they have to do mentally. If you are
worried about this part in the process another line to add might
be -
“Type in a year that is special to you, but make it one in the last
ten years”.
This makes the math for the participant incredibly simple now
and there won’t be any mishaps. Again this is over in less than
a minute and a half in performance, on paper it may seem like a
while but in actual fact it really isn’t.
End of note***
Note to reader***
Think about the logic here, it seems so fair and personal to the
participant there is no way you should be able to know it.
The reason that this works is simple, if you re-arrange the math
it’s so blatantly obvious.
Year of birth
+ Age
When you do this it equals the current year you are in or minus
one.
Special year
+ Amount
When the math is laid out in this form it seems so obvious and
so transparent. It’s the verbal fluff that makes this work.
End of note***
Note to reader***
This is a four digit total the key words in the last piece of
scripting is “Think of any digit IN your total” there’s only two
digits in the inside and the one in the third position is a hell of
a lot more appealing than the one in the second position.
End of note***
Note to reader***
You will be impressed at how this hits, it just does and the
psychology behind it is fascinating.
If for whatever reason it does not (which is very, very rare) and
the participant says “no” then simply smile and say “Ah you
changed your mind from that then, there is a three in there
correct?”
End of note***
Performer: “Focus on the last digit in this pin code for me, this
is a 5 (pause)... (Wait for a reaction) or a 6. Focus on which one
of the numbers this is, keep a poker face but give me a nod when
you are doing that”.
Note to reader***
This will now give you indication of whether to resort to the out
using the mobile phone or written out.
You can however use a verbal dodge - (imagining you are one
out)
End of note***
Note to reader***
Ensure that the phone is sat flat on the table so everyone can
see the phone visually open. If you are on stage you would hold
the phone and ask for each of the digits in turn slowly and
carefully typing them in.
Think of the visual moment here, if you are on stage you need to
create an applause moment. This can be done by setting a dark
black background on the wallpaper so when it opens the
contrast is easily seen even at the back of the room.
End of note***
Bonus idea
Remember the earlier audience polling idea which I perform in
the first three or last three months in the year?
(Before all of this has taken place (at the start of the show) take
a Polaroid picture of the audience. Tell them it’s a souvenir. Keep
this in your pad till later. Perform the matrix during the routine,
place a squiggle (a mark, a rough ‘X’) on that persons face.
Note to reader***
Take the inside out of the pen and scribble till it dries out or
superglue the nib so it can’t write. Either way the pen needs to
be dry.
End of note***
Performer: “I’m going to turn this photo upside down, take the
pen and make a little squiggle on the photo. This will nominate
the next random participant”.
Note to reader***
When the participant comes up you are down to three signs use
the “reductive processes” described in the “monkeying around”
(later).
Mathematics in mentalism
I would (For the most part) avoid any mentalism that requires
the participant to make mental arithmetic - If the routine is
labour intensive for the participant (mentally) then there is room
for error. If like within this routine the participant uses their
calculator (which is something everyone carries with them on
their mobile phones) it eradicates the need for any errors.
Wrong
Well, sometimes but you need to vary the techniques you use to
gain information. If the participants are constantly writing
information it won’t take long until the audience start to wonder
whether the writing process has something to do with getting the
information.
Imagine if you used something like this first, then applied a billet
Peek. You have already solidified in your participants mind the
idea you don’t need to look at the information and now when you
move into the billet Peek it’s killed the method before it’s began.
Effect
The performer briefly explains the tests that were conducted using ESP
symbols, he then hands the participant five different ESP symbols. The
performer places an ESP symbol facedown and asks the participant to
place one adjacent to it on the table this is repeated for the rest of the
cards.
The cards are turned over one by one to show that each one in turn
matches!
The performer then asks the participant what image they thought of
during the experiment. The participant says that they thought of the
image of a house.
The performer casually addresses the participant, “If you were in any
doubt that I predetermined the outcome of this experiment maybe this
will convince you”.
The performer removes a black light from his pocket and asks the
participant to shine it on the back of each of their cards in-front of them.
The first one has the letter H the second and O then U, S and E!
Proving that not only had you predicted the order but put the image
into their head in the first place!
Breakdown
This routine is simplicity at its best.
First you need to purchase a black light and UV pen. Each can be
purchased cheaply on Amazon.
You have two choices at this point – You can purchase ESP cards or
you can simply draw the ESP symbols on blank business card stock. I
personally prefer to draw them on business cards quickly in the as it
seems impromptu and like a unique performance for the participant as
opposed to a prepared piece. You would of course if you are doing this
already have the UV ink prepared.
You will need ten symbols, 2 stars, 2 waves, 2 squares, 2 crosses (plus
symbols) and 2 circles.
On the back of one of the stars write a large “E”, one of the waves an
“S”, one of the squares a “U”, one of the plus symbols an “O” and one of
the circles a “H”.
Mark these cards with a light pencil dot on the back – do this in such a
way that you know which card is which. For example the circle you
might place a light dot in the center of the card. The squares you might
place dots in the corners etc. Find your own places to mark the cards
doing it this way makes it easier for you to remember as they are your
unique markings.
This stack of symbols will be the stack that is handed to the participant.
Performer: “Looking at these cards for the first time, take one out that
you would consider your favourite, the most interesting of the entire
group”.
Note to reader*** considering the participant has never seen ESP cards
before so when they look over the cards they will instantly recognise all
of the symbols except the wave, which from a probability perspective
alone dismisses the waves. The rest of the symbols are fairly
uninteresting meaning the star should be the one chosen at this point.
End of note***
Performer: “Look over the remaining cards and take out the one you
don’t recognise (pause) as belonging with the rest it just seems out of
place”.
Note to the reader*** we are now taking advantage of the fact that the
participant doesn’t recognise the Waves. Look at this from a logical
perspective it is the easiest to choose because they definitely recognise
the rest.
End of note***
Performer: “I want you to think about a simple image like the sun, a
flower, or a stickman but don’t go for those things as I mentioned them.
Make it something you can draw in a few seconds. Now that you have
done that think of the rough shape of this drawing and place down the
card you believe is closest to the shape of image you are thinking of”.
End of note***
Now place down the cross and then circle one after the other.
Performer: “You are now left with shapes, designs or a mixture of shapes
and designs, the designs are waves, the cross and a star. If you have
one of these designs left place it down here. You are left with one card,
place that card down just here”.
Continue,
Performer: “Think about this, I would have had to have known the exact
way you think to know which would be your favourite symbol. Likewise
I would have had to have known what you considered your least
favourite symbol. I would have had to have known the exact image you
drew in your mind and after all of that then known what cards you
would have had left in your hands”.
Ask the participant to turn over their first card, you flip yours over
showing that they match! This is repeated till after you have flipped the
middle card (the square) after you have flipped that card over casually
ask “What image did you think of?” If they went for the house great! If
not don’t worry you wrote on the cards in UV ink and therefore no one
needs to know you have a prediction at all, simply smile and say “I
thought so” nodding.
This is a tiny moment but when the rest of the cards match in a moment
it is more logicial that the participant actually believes that you were
inside their head and picked up on the image than it is to dismiss it as
being a lie. Think about when mediums speak facts about people that
are on the other side, these comments could easily just be comments
but after the medium has divined the name everyone believes the other
little comments made by the medium. The psychology here is the same.
The last two cards play the most integral role pertaining to the
revelation of the effect – Please don’t make the same mistake I see
almost every performer who performs this type of routine make.
Instead of the participant flipping the next card over (following the way
each other card in this routine has been revealed) ask the participant
to flip both of their remaining cards over and then you proceed to prove
a match by flipping your last two cards over.
This gives the last revelation a punch – Don’t make the mistake of
asking the participant to flip one of their cards and then you in turn flip
one of your cards (they match) and now being left in a position where
there are two facedown cards that obviously match (killing your last
revelation) - this is what my old mate Lloyd Barnes calls “Shitting in
your own bath water”.
Now that all of the cards match, let’s look at the wrap up of this routine.
Of course the drawing that the participant makes has to hit for you to
continue to the wrap up.
The reason that we labelled the letters on the back of the participant’s
cards back to front is that the ‘H’ will now be on their far left making
the word house the right way around from their perspective. You would
have to lay the cards out to fully understand what I mean but in short
– As the star went down on our left as the participant is placing it across
from mine it will be on their far right (hence labelling the star the letter
‘E’ Instead of ‘H’.
Performer: “You may still be doubtful that I influenced you to put the
symbols down in that order. There’s only one way that I can really prove
that I was inside your head the entire time. Take the black light, and
shine it slowly on the back of each of the cards”.
You will obviously know whether the cards laid down are in the right
order or not. If the cards are in the right order do not proceed by
asking this question finish up as described above. If however the
cards are in the wrong order ask the participant, “Do you want to
move around any of your cards?”
Most of the time the participant will say that they do not want to move
the cards around, it really doesn’t matter if they do want to change or
they do not – Either way you are going to deliver a specific answer this
is a technique I call “Equivocal choreography”. It is a fancier way of
saying “Equivoque” the technique I am about to outline is verbal
acrobatics opposed to physical.
Performer: “I was so sure you wouldn’t move the cards, its ok I still
don’t know what cards you have placed where but I will move my
cards slightly to reflect as where I believe you have placed your cards”.
Simply re-arrange the cards and then move to the revelation.
Note to reader***
If the participant did think of a house during the middle of the routine
(but some of the other cards were out of order) you can simply move
into the drawing revelation with black light (after the revelation and
making the necessary adjustments) pausing a few seconds collecting
the cards up and rearranging them as you turn them facedown and
then openly saying “Oh the weird thing is this” then moving into the
black light revelation of the word on the back. Offer the participant to
check the back of the rest of the cards to prove there is no other
letters and with the letters they have challenge the participant to
make any other drawing – they will not be able to proving that you
genuinely influenced the image.
You will get a huge reaction no matter which way this routine plays
out and really outlines what I feel the most important factor is when
performing psychological work of any kind.
As long as you have a solid out prepared there is nothing wrong with
taking a chance on a miracle every once in a while!
Monkeying Around
We will use an anagram that I like to call 'Monkeying Around'.
The beauty of using an anagram at this point in the process is
that you can fish for letters under the guise of 'calibrating' the
way that the participant thinks.
I would advise the reader to pay close attention to the way that
this anagram is constructed and executed as there are lots of
little subtleties and nuances that can be applied to many other
Zodiac-style routines (these are detailed in between the lines of
the anagramming process). To effectively outline my process of
constructing and executing the Zodiac anagram I am going to
write a hypothetical presentation where the participant’s star
sign is Capricorn. I will then break down the performance in
detail, piece by piece, outlining all of the nuances and subtleties
that I use in performance. I believe this will demonstrate how
clean anagrams can look when executed correctly. After first
outlining the presentation with just the anagram (to avoid
making things unclear), I will then add pieces of performance /
scripting around the anagramming process to help disguise the
anagram further.
The first question I always asked myself was "What the hell does
seeing the word have to do with star signs?" When you think
about something people consider so emotionally relevant, how
can you reduce that to just guessing the word, almost making
the process scientific? The second thing I didn't like was the idea
of throwing out the letters in a random order. It didn’t make any
sense to me. Thirdly, I hated people asking: “IS THERE AN XX IN
YOUR SIGN?” Are you kidding me? You can read people, so tell
them confidently what letters are in the sign. Finally, when it
comes down to the last two star signs I didn’t want to ask several
more questions. I wanted that part of the process to be
streamlined and handled beautifully, and to make it feel as
though I really was feeling what they are like as a person and
reading them for real.
There is one thing I will point out. Because you have not mentally
transmitted a piece of information before, I think we should make
this process fun. The quicker your mind spins the easier it is for
me to receive your thoughts. I want you to imagine seeing the
letters in the star sign in a completely random order. Keep
changing through the letters randomly, in any order you choose.
Can I take your hands?”
“That tells me you are a logical thinker who tries to see the
systematic side of things. That’s great, and I think what I am
about to show you will fit perfectly with the way you think.”
In this scenario the person said it was fine; if the person says
'No' then I always respect their wishes.
Performer: “It might get a little bit rocky in places, but this is
nothing more than connection building. Building a connection
emotionally and mentally can take years, as I am sure you know,
and I have only known you a matter of minutes.”
“Are you seeing the letters from YOUR sign in the air?”
Participant: “I am.”
Performer: “Great, then we can begin. The first thing I am feeling
is there is an R in this, correct?”
Say this with a little bit of a confused tone. Look at the question
again more closely. It enables us to ensure that your response
to the participant’s answer will always be a hit, as whatever the
participant answers you have a line prepared. For example, let’s
say the participant responds “No, there isn’t.” Quickly continue
with “I didn’t think so,” and smile as though the pressure of
doubt has been removed from your mind. Now move into the line
“Focus on this as a picture."
Participant: “Yes.”
Performer: “I might in a moment have to resort to you focusing on
the picture of this star sign. There is an S in there?”
Participant: “No.”
Performer: “Ok, can you just in your mind count the number of
letters in the star sign for me?”
You now reveal the star sign. Your work here is done. You have
gained credibility and with no props (not that I think props are
an issue) you have collected several pieces of information about
the participant that you may not have known before. Fin!
Technically ARIES is not included in this, but since it's the only
star sign that is an anagram of the 'RAISE' letters that you use
for the main divination, it's easy to remember. In fact, in the
same way I usually don't bother picturing a lion watching as LEO
is easy to remember as the first sign in the progressive anagram.
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Hope you loved these notes.
Peter Turner