Saturday, February 23, 2019

Discovering Mind Magic At NYC Mentalism Shows

By Henry Green


When it comes to practices of the occult, psychic powers are often at the top of the list. Whereas, mentalists whom perform at NYC Mentalism Shows often share these gifts. While this is the case, there are other mentalists whom work with natural abilities through reading minds by using subliminal control or reading body language.

These types of shows can include different areas of the occult, these include hypnosis, telepathy, clairvoyance, rapid mathematics, deduction, memory feats, mind control, mediumship, psychokinesis, precognition and divination. While most of these practices require psychic powers, some can be achieved through other methods. In addition, bizzarists and psychic readers often work at fairs and festival rather than performing on stage.

Performances by mentalists often date back to the 19th century and a number of tests conducted by occultists believed to have supernatural abilities. When it comes to the history of mentalism, the art form dates back to the time of the Old Testament. For, some scholars have suggested that certain scriptures appear to refer to mentalists and mentalism.

Professional mentalists and magicians are generally considered one of the earliest of live stage acts. For, the earliest live stage performance by Girolamo Scotto, a well known sleight-of-hand magician occurred in 1572. While some have suggested that mentalist can be learned, others attribute the skills to having supernatural or psychic powers. Regardless, magicians and mentalists have been entertaining and astounding crowds for centuries.

While some mentalists are believed to be psychic, others perform acts through psychological and subliminal suggestion and mind control. Whereas, mentalists whom perform on streets and in town squares often include audiences in various acts. For, most street performers attempt to make audiences aware that everything included in such acts are merely illusions.

While some magicians have no problem lying to an audience to create a belief that some types of magic are real, others believe it morally wrong to lie. At the same time, there is a thin line between lying and not revealing how a trick is a trick and not real magic. Whereas, there are others whom may provide half truths about how a trick is performed but leave out other details.

Most mentalists prefer not to use the term or be called magicians. For, most believe that mentalism and magic are two distinct performance art forms. In addition, mentalists often do not use props or the trickery used by most magicians. While this is the case, there are also magicians whom practice mentalism as part of a larger performance whom prefer the term magician over mentalist.

In most cases, mentalists will argue that there is nothing wrong with invoking a belief that something is real whether the performer is psychic or otherwise. For, the right audience will believe the performer is telling the truth just because the idea has been presented. Whereas, those making these claims are often mentalists whom are believed to have supernatural powers. As such, the real magic lies in whether or not an audience can perceive truths from falsehoods.




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