{"title":"A Slice of Mentalism History","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModern mentalism was born when spiritualist mediums first stepped onto the stage, where magicians were trying to debunk them, giving rise within a few years to a united practice that borrowed techniques and aesthetics from both fields.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection is all about \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edigging into the dusty corners of mentalism history\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e: highlighting key figures, influences, and hidden gems. Because we are a forgetful community that has a lot to learn from its roots…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-eccentric-tear","title":"The Eccentric Tear","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Eccentric Tear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRay Hyman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s masterpiece. This center tear gives you \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etwo reads\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from the paper: an instant read \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a delayed read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf this sounds good, I have great news: the move is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003every easy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (you will have it down instantly, there is no knack to it, and it works well with all kinds of paper and hand moisture), and it comes with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efully justified reads and clean-ups\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (to let you start, get your information, and end clean), while letting you simplify routines in ways that were previously impossible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis manuscript comes with several routines, most of which are impromptu and done in a single move:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Telephone Drama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Ray Hyman designed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Eccentric Tear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to perform this routine, giving him a way to reveal a name and a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003efull\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ten-digit phone number on the fly. If you ever thought it would be nice to be able to use Annemann’s presentation… this is it. It is the easiest and most straightforward way to present this routine.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lazy Man’s Name and Place\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNestor Dee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e): This is the easiest variant of Bob Cassidy’s famous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eName and Place\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e routine… really. And the audience will never realize that you went the lazy way about it…\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Triple Telephone Drama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNestor Dee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e): What about a full mini act; a triple billet test where the second revelation is already a back-to-back drawing duplication of a billet that is returned without ever opening it, things only going up from there?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Hanussen Affair\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNestor Dee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e): Put together a small drama and reproduce Erik Jan Hanussen’s famous trial, revealing a participant’s memory, and piercing the veil of time and space!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Double Billet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNestor Dee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e): A take on a Barrie Richardson routine in which the performer reads their participant’s mind then, impressed with them, suggests an on-the-spot drawing duplication as an encore!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAnd more, including a variant that let’s you read a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003efull\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e question!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis manuscript is very much an homage to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRay Hyman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and his contributions to mentalism. If you have ever wanted to pick up an instant-read center tear, looked for a way to add something to your existing reveals, or been interested in any of the above routines, then I am confident that you will find something here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I’ve been using the T-Rex extensively for years, and the Eccentric might just become my new go-to center tear! The amount of mileage you can get from this thing is incredible. Having both an instant read and a delayed one is an absolute game-changer!” — Julien Losa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Beyond a doubt, Ray Hyman’s Eccentric Tear is one of the best if not the best of the Tear \u0026amp; Read methods. It is simple as all good art should be and most easy to do. A child can do it!” — Al Mann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“As I recall it, Ray was once near a famous psychic, so he dropped by for a visit. She was very cagey, insisting she was the real thing. Finally, Ray did his center tear for her, and she immediately blurted out, ‘how much do you want for that?’” — Loren Pankratz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I cannot think of a more direct and almost fool-proof method for the telephone drama than the one that I have described here. 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