Use of NLP, suggestion and hypnosis for Mentalist performers.
"Sleight of Mind" is a Mentalist's toolkit of psychological quirks and techniques that anyone can use to enhance their performance and create stunning, original effects. No props or stooges are required - just observation and the application of simple methods that will change the way you interact with others, on and off-stage, forever.
With respective backgrounds in Hypnosis and NLP, authors Ian Harling and Martin Nyrup have created an indispensable guide to powerful mental trickery. But this is no dry reference manual; instead you'll find this an entertaining and above all, truthful, explanation of a range of techniques - many of which have remained hidden for years. Covering the use of suggestion, waking hypnosis and NLP methods of creating rapport, reading your subjects thoughts, etc, Sleight of Mind is THE book for Mentalists and Magicians at any level.
Excerpt
Mentalism requires a good understanding of how the human mind responds to the things it perceives, exploiting quirks of awareness and belief to create effects that can have a far deeper effect on your subjects and audiences than traditional magic. To this end, ‘hypnotic’ suggestion and NLP, the main focus of this book, are playing stronger roles than ever in modern mentalist performances. Unfortunately, finding accurate and useable information about either is much harder than it seems.
In light of this, we offer here a set of effects, tools and a range of techniques and sundry items taken from the core of NLP and hypnosis. These skills can be put to use in lots of ways, not only to help you create your own routines, but also to give you an undoubted advantage over those around you in your daily life too. This might seem an extravagant claim, but learning about these things can and will change your view of human communication forever.
Professional Reviews
MagicWeek.co.uk
"This book is a real one-off and shouldn't be missed - highly recommended. 5 stars out of 5."
Henrik Fexeus
"Terrific! This psychological toolkit is what mentalism is all about."
Henrik Fexeus, Creator of 'Mindmeld'.
www.mindguy.com
...will allow them to believe that you ARE a MASTER in the realm of the mind..."
