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Mind reading may refer to: Telepathy, the transfer of information between individuals by means other than the five senses; The illusion of telepathy in the performing art of mentalism. Cold reading, a set of techniques used by mentalists to imply that the reader knows much more about the person than the reader actually does
Where a mind-reading performance does not involve the spectator writing the secret thought down, generally the method employed is that the mentalist purports to predict the secret thought by (apparently) writing an unseen prediction, often behind a clipboard or other hard surface, then he asks the spectator to reveal the thought, and the ...
Automatic writing – The ability to draw or write without conscious intent. [2] [page needed] Bilocation – The ability to be present in two different places at the same time, usually attributed to a saint. Cryokinesis – The ability to control ice or cold with one's mind.
Example of a Billet reading method. Billet reading, or the envelope trick, is a mentalist effect in which a performer pretends to use clairvoyance to read messages on folded papers or inside sealed envelopes. It is a widely performed "standard" of the mentalist craft since the middle of the 19th century.
Banachek (born Steven Shaw; 30 November 1960) [a] is an English mentalist, magician, and "thought reader". [2]He first came to public attention as a teenager for his role in James Randi's Project Alpha experiment, which exposed the lack of objectivity in parapsychology research. [3]
Axel Hellstrom (December 22, 1893 – July 22, 1933) was a German muscle reader, mentalist and stage magician.He redefined the art of muscle reading to such an extent that this technique, also known as "contact mind reading" and "Cumberlandism" (after a 19th-century practitioner named Stuart Cumberland), is now best known by the name "Hellstromism".
Muscle reading, also known as "Hellstromism", "Cumberlandism" or "contact mind reading", is a technique used by mentalists to determine the thoughts or knowledge of a subject, the effect of which tends to be perceived as a form of mind reading. The performer can determine many things about the mental state of a subject by observing subtle ...
The Mind Reader, a 1933 American film "Mind Reader" (Silverchair song), 2007 "Mind Reader" (Dustin Lynch song), 2014 "Mindreader", a song by A Day to Remember from their 2021 album You're Welcome "Mind Reader", a song by Sebadoh from their 1996 album Harmacy; Mind Reader – An Evening of Wonders, a stage show by Derren Brown