Pure Effect: Direct Mindreading and Magical Artistry

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Its stance of putting consumers first is protected and enshrined in the legally-binding MSE Editorial Code. He proposes that we toss out the status quo assumptions of mentalism—that mentalists must encourage belief, that mentalists must not mix conjuring with mental-ism less they commit the sin that is the dreaded dilution known as "mental magic"—and that we run, headlong and at the greatest speed possible, toward a deliberate amalgam of mentalism and magic, designed only with the intent of achieving maximum mystery and impact, and leave the definitions and labels behind in the dust, along with those who would stop to figure them out. Both his magic books, Pure Effect and Absolute Magic, are outstanding reads that have completely changed my approach to magic. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

As the author suggests, "I believe I earn [the audience's] respect by denouncing 'psychic power' as wooly guff and I challenge those lobotomized flower-fairies that believe in such non-sense, appealing to their intelligence and belief in themselves as skeptical creatures.

I think I'm going to go for Pure Effect if I can get it and I'm definately going to look at the other things and probably get some of those if I can afford it. But if your into Magic and Mentalism, and want improve your routines and add some tricks to your sets, then this has to be in your book shelf. This we will display to the world and the world will see its goodness, and in its goodness will appreciate its delightful evil. to amaze the experts, drawing from hypnotic skills and breathtaking psychological artistry This is brand new mindreading without compromise;. Both are equally good, I would say they are both a must read however what I found was although both were great reads, I though Absolute Magic was a must read to learn, where as Pure Effect was not only a must read, but a realy enjoyable one too.

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There is much more material to be found in Pure Effect, and much of it is far more certain in its outcome. I was sat in the spacious, Byzantine lounge area where attractive staff and a belly dancer pampered the guests.

mind you, any derren brown book is highly readable and hugely enjoyable - particularly for the young! Here are our closest matches for Pure Effect, Direct Mindreading and Magical Artistry by Derren Brown. We usually receive material to be reviewed by contributions from authors or inventors or innovators. I consider myself a fan of Derren, but I'm glad I didn't find out about him until 2012- he seems like less of a pretentious little shit now than he apparently was when writing this book.Derren then describes the memory the person is visualising in minute detail, right down to specifics such as the music playing in the background and the people also present. Chock full of information for any serious magician or mentalist and definitely worth it if you can get your hands on a copy. Brown is a British performer, with whom I have not previously been familiar, and who previously published a somewhat different version of this book in an extremely limited edition. I have had enough of whole-burnt rams and fat of fatlings; In the blood of calves, lambs and goats I find no pleasure.