13 Steps to Mentalism

Summarized Contents of 13 Steps to Mentalism

Step One - The "Swami Gimmick"

• Different Types of Writers

• How to Use Your Swami Gimmick
• Special Techniques
• Modesty and Mentalism Mixed

• The Spectator as the Telepath
• The Spectator as the Telepath, First Variation
• The Spectator as the Telepath, Second Variation
• Straight to the Point
• A Stage Trick
• A Card Trick
• Living and Dead.
• A Close up Quickie
• Two Person Telepathy
• A Mediumistic Effect
• Time and Space, An Informal Effect
• The Card in Glass
• The Week Ahead Prediction
• Another Publicity Stunt
• The Seven Chairs
• Any Date of the Year
• The White Swami
• The Sex Detector
• Headline Predictions
• Topical Effects
• A First Class Newspaper Test
• Dartboard Prediction
• Matches or Cigarettes

Step Two - Pencil, Lip, Sound, Touch and Muscle Reading

• Introduction to Pencil Reading
• Technique of Pencil Reading
• Tricks Accomplished by the Art of Pencil Reading
• "Get-outs Gallore"
• Strange Coincidence
• The Total Result
• A Debt Repaid
• The Swami and the Pencil

• Introduction
• Lip Reading Card Trick
• Reconstructed Evidence
• The Whispering Buddha

• Written Information Discovered by Sound Reading
• Sound Reading Applied to Action - Not Writing
• Tricks Accomplished by the Art of Sound Reading
• Tapping Card Location
• Paranormal Precognition
• A Pocket Trick
• Clean Cut Card Trick

• Introduction
• Sujan Location
• The Use of Salt in an Envelope
• Marked Playing Cards
• Psychic Sorting
• Colour Conscious
• Another Version of The Princess Card Trick
• Another Application of the Touch Reading Envelope

• Advanced Forms of Contact Mind Reading
• When to use Contact Mind Reading

Step Three - Mnemonics & Mental Systems

• Introduction to Mnemonics
• The Amazing Memory Test
• Application of the Amazing Memory System
• Quick Calculations
• Squaring
• Extraction of Square Roots
• Cubing
• Extraction of Cube Roots
• The Magic Square
• The Knight's Tour
• Chess Trickery
• The Foolproof System at Chess
• The play Unlimited Games at Once
• The Mate in One Problem
• A Day for Any Date
• Simple Card Systems
• The Stacked Deck (Eight Kings)
• Si Stebbins
• The Fourteen/Fifteen Set Up
• The Odd and Even Set Up
• The Black and Red Set Up
• The Mnemonic Number Code
• Corinda's "Fourteenth Book Test"
• The Photographic Memory

Step Four - Predictions

• Introduction to Predictions
• The Value & Nature of Predictions

• The Billet Pencil by Corinda
• The Billet Knife - Dr. Jaks
• The Billet Knife - Sackville
• The Impromptu Billet Knife
• The Pocket Index
• The Billet Index
• The Cigarette Packet Pellet Index: Tremaine-Cordina
• The Body Index (Corinda)
• The Swami Gimmick
• The Switch and The Force
• Scarne Pellet Switch
• The Switch of a Pack of Cards
• The Bare Hand Envelope Switch
• The Prediction Chest
• Trickery with Envelopes
• Stooges

• "A Million to One" by Corinda
• "Quadruplication" by Corinda
• "De Profundis" by Corinda
• "The £75,000 Test" by Corinda
• "Astronomical" by Corinda
• "The Mentalist's Four Ace Trick" - Corinda-Tremaine
• Novel Adaption of the "Card in Balloon" by Corinda
• "Psi Function" by Corinda

• "Mind Over Matter" by Corinda
• "My Word!" by Corinda
• "The Third Choice" by Corinda
• "The Lottery Routine" by Corinda
• "The Prophesy" by Corinda
• "The Informative Joker" by Corinda
• "Double-Impact Prediction" by Corinda
• "The Matchbox Mystery" by Corinda
• "The Mystery of the Chest" by Corinda
• "X-Marks the Spot"
• "Nicely Suited"

Step Five - Blindfolds & X-Rays

• Introduction
• The Unfaked Mask
• Reverse Crease Blindfold. (Will Dexter)
• The Felt Mask - Faked
• The Folded Silk Blindfold
• The Bag Blindfold
• The Sheet of Blanket Cover
• The Bucket
• Cotton Wool, Dough, Coins, Plaster and Suchlike

• Downward Glimpse
• One Ahead System
• The Magnetic Blinfold
• The Stacked Deck
• Marked Cards
• Annemann's One Way Deck
• Mirrors
• Reflectors and Shiners
• Self-Working Effects
• Prior Observation
• Memory Systems
• Patter and Movement During Performance

• Introduction
• "Sightless Vision" a complete Blindfold Routine by Joe Elman
• Physical Research versus Mentalism by Corinda
• "Mental Masterpiece" by Maurice Fogel
• "X-Ray" Eyes by Corinda
• A Gem of Mental Magic by Corinda
• The Bartender's Nightmare!
• The Blindfold Drive and Location of Objects Hidden at a Distance
• Corinda's "Money Box"
• "Evidence" by Corinda
• Card Stab by Hands Trixer
• Blindfold "Noughts and Crosses"
• The Blackboard Test
• The Three Cards by Corinda

Step Six - Billets

• Introduction
• A Few Simple Rules for Working with Billets
• The Centre Tear (Corinda Variation)
• Centre Tear (Punx-Mier Variation)
• Centre Tear (One Hand Variation)
• Centre Tear (Corinda's "Backward" Variation)
• Centre Tear (Preparation of the Billet)
• Centre Tear (Reading the Billet)
• The Billet Switch (Bare Hand Method)
• The Billet Switch (Bare Hand Method - Corinda)
• The Billet Switch (by lapping)
• The Billet Switch (Magnetic Clip Method)
• The Billet Switch (Corinda's Billet Pull)
• The Billet Switch (The Matchbox Switch by Will Dexter)
• The Star Trap Billet Switch (Eric Mason)
• Eclipse Billet Switch (John Henley)
• Summary of Billet Switching
• Marking of Billets
• Billet Stands
• The Use of a Crystal Ball

• "The Crystal Locket", a routine by Dr. Stanley Jaks
• "Three Little Questions" by Corinda
• "It's a Record!" by Corinda
• "Presenting the Living and Dead" by Corinda
• "Great Minds Think Alike" by Punx
• "The Flames of Zor" by Chemical Reaction!
• "A Card and Billet Routine" by Corinda and Fogel
• "Inexplicalbe" by Al Koran
• "Complte Routine for the Centre Tear" by Corinda

Step Seven - Book Tests & Fogel Interview

• "Zarkamorta II" (The Ceremony of Reincarnation)
• A Classic Swindle - Magazine Test
• Impromptu Book Test Simplified
• A Lesson in Mentalism
• The Crossword Puzzle
• Novel Revelation of a Word
• Tele-Directory Test
• Ultra-Modern Mentalism
• The Clip Book by Vivian St. John
• The Missing Link
• Summary of Book Tests
• Supplement - "An Interview with Fogel".

Step Eight - Two Person Telepathy

• Introduction

• The Code Act: Verbal
• Telepathy for Two by Walford Taylor
• Basic Number Code (Dates, etc.)
• Coins
• Colours
• Materials
• Letters of the Alphabet
• Objects
• The Final Object List
• Cards
• Countries
• Names
• Sub-Miniature Radio Equipment
• Electrical Two-Person Communicator Unit: Code
• Miscellaneous Code Systems for Full Routines

• The Pre-Arranged List of Objects or Numbers
• Playing Cards in Pre-Arranged Order
• Time Codes
• Positional Codes
• Graph or Chart Codes
• White Elastic Indicator

• "The Lady is a Mindreader" by Corinda
• "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" by Corinda
• "All in Order" by Corinda
• Reference to Effects for Two Person Telepathy in other Steps
• "Misdirectional Womentalism" by Eric Mason (with apologies to the reader)
• Write Watch Code by Corinda
• The Third Man by Corinda
• Musical Mindreading

Step Nine - Mediumistic Stunts

• Introduction
• Mediumistic Patter
• Establishing "Atmosphere" in the Seance Room
• The Stage Medium
• Reference to Mediumistic Effect in Other Steps
• Bibliography - Reference Books on Mediumship

• "Spirit Writing"
• Spooky Stunts for a Blackout
• Astral Signs
• The Spirit Hand
• Cardboard Skeletons
• Fire Balls
• "It"
• Ectoplasm
• Apports
• Spirit Lights
• The Icy Hand
• The Message in Mid Air
• The Spirit Candles by Corinda
• The Waistcoat Escape
• The Stage Spirit Cabinet Routine
• "Telekinecards" by Punx
• The Palladino Table Lift
• Table Lifting with Arm Hooks
• Table Lifting with Waist Hooks
• "The Haunted Ball"
• "Spirit Guide"
• "The Dead Hand Writes"
• "Corinda's Ghost Walk"
• Spirit Moulding

• "Phoney Business"
• "Yes-No" Slate Gag
• "Cryptopsychism"
• The Ouija Board
• Spirit Writing on Slate
• "Strike a Light!" by Punx

Step Ten - Card Tricks

• Introduction
• "Photo-Memory" by Hans Trixer
• "Incredible Slate Test" by Corinda
• "The Million Dollar Test" by J. G. Reed
• "Birthday Card Trick" by Jack Avis
• "E.S.P. Test" by J. G. Reed
• "The Trio" by Sidney Lawrence
• Two Minds - A Single Thought
• Before Your Very Eyes
• Gamma Location
• "Beyond the Veil" by Patrick Page
• "Card Exchange" by Terry Guyatt
• "Blind Coincidence" by Michael Mence
• "Mental Card Trick" by Terry Guyatt
• "Two of a Kind" by Terry Guyatt
• "Birds of a Feather" by Corinda
• "Teleprognos" by Corvelo (Holland)
• The Red Card Prediction
• "Across the Void" by Paul Marcus (New Zealand)
• Back to Back
• Coincimental by Dr. Thornton
• Reference to Effects in Other Steps

Step Eleven - Question and Answer (Readings)

• Introduction

• How to Get Information
• How to Convey Information
• General Means of Conveying Information Secretly
• Selection of Suitable Questions to Use
• Answering Questions Known
• Answering Questions from Platform
• Summary - Private Readings
• Summary - Platform Readings
• Summary - Table of Probabilities

• Main Objectives when Cold Reading

Step Twelve - Publicity Stunts

• Introduction
• The Law of Supply and Demand

• Publicity Stunts
• Publicity Plots and Ideas

Step Thirteen - Patter & Presentation

• Introduction
• The Essentials of Good Performance
• Personal Appearance
• Manner and Speech
• Patter
• Good Effects
• Handling
• Misdirection
• Coordination
• The Actor (An Interview with Claude Chandler
• Appendix Errata

ISBN: 978-1-947489-13-4