MindSight is Andreu’s latest concoction, packing some of the most potent mentalism effects he’s whipped up to date.
Within these pages, you’ll discover a fantastic twist on the classic 'which hand' effect, plus Andreu’s quirky take on binary, base 3, and base 4 systems—perfect for mindreading (and impressing your mates).
This is mentalism that looks and feels genuine.
Contents
1. Andreu's Direct Mindreading Masterpiece (D.M.M.)
The mentalist jogs the audience's memory of the beloved 20 Questions game, where a computer plays mind reader.
He suggests a round of this game with a lucky female spectator plucked from the crowd, who picks an item from about 40 choices.
The participant secretly hides a coin in one of her hands based on her answers to the mentalist's questions about her chosen item.
In the end, not only does the mentalist pinpoint the right hand with the coin, but he also reveals the item she picked!
- No scribbles or verbal cues from the participant.
- No stooges, pre-show antics, or dual reality nonsense.
- Just one card in play.
Every MindSight book comes with a card for performing D.M.M. on stage; it’s 100% plastic and tough as old boots. And there’s another plastic card included for a close-up version of D.M.M.
The card looks like it’s straight from the “official 20 Questions board game,” so your audience won’t bat an eyelid. It’s all above board and fits the effect like a glove.
Plus, you’ll get more than 10 cracking variations for D.M.M., including:
- Impromptu
- Prevaricator
- Heads or Tails
- Any Mindreaders in the Audience?
- Four Spectators
- Mind the Assistant
- Multiple Miracles (read several spectators' minds)
- And More...
2. Real E.S.P.
The mentalist shows off 5 ESP Cards.
The spectator chooses one (no funny business). The mind reader fires off two questions that go unanswered verbally... yet he manages to read her mind and guess the symbol every single time!
- Actual ESP cards? Nah, they can be sketched (by the mind reader) or just mentioned.
- Nothing is jotted down or uttered by the spectators.
3. SentiMental
The mind reader lists a few emotions like Love, Hate, Happiness, and the rest, explaining how we humans connect with some of them on a deeper level.
The participant thinks of an emotion they felt recently.
And the mentalist nails it by reading their mind!
This routine is pure dynamite; it can wrap up as guided visualization or a “mini” hypnotherapy session, leaving the spectator feeling better about a pesky situation.
4. Secreto Arcano
The whole audience is asked to close their eyes and visualise the traits of their zodiac sign.
The mentalist invites a chap from the crowd to join him on stage.
He asks the participant a question, which goes unanswered verbally.
Yet, the mind reader correctly calls out his zodiac sign almost instantly. As the cherry on top, he even dishes out a spot-on character reading... and then reveals his name!
5. Which Hand & Binary Principle
Andreu spills the beans on his unique method for the "which hand" effect and his take on the binary principle, including its offshoots (base 3 and base 4) applied to several of the routines included.
Once you’ve devoured MindSight, you’ll be set to make these systems your own.
6. Real Mentalism
Dive into Andreu's musings on mentalism, mindreading, and the art of performance itself.
He shares his insights on making your mentalism feel as real and impactful as possible in the eyes of your spectators, his thoughts on the propless philosophy of mindreading, defining your character, and dreaming up original ideas and routines.
REVIEWS
"Andreu has taken the binary system method to another level. He puts his own spin on this type of system and gives you very unique presentations and ideas.
I'm sure many will fall in love with his SentiMental and D.M.M. routines.
There's wonderful thinking behind all these ideas."
- Greg Arce
"I have just read Sentimental, an effect from MindSight by Andreu.
We are always told that we need to connect with our audiences emotions. This effect is TOTALLY emotion driven, from premise to presentation.
A participant is asked to re-live a strong emotion that she has experienced in the last few days. She is then lead through a visualization process. At the end of which the performer reveals the exact emotion concerned. Nothing spoken, nothing written down.
SentiMental is sort of two effects used together to achieve the desired result. It will require a knowledge of a fairly basic mentalism classic, but with that in place you are ready to get into someone's head.
This is the perfect vehicle for cold reading should that be your thing, though it's not necessary. Andreu gives mentalists what they most desire: an effect which is technically simple but hard hitting, leaving plenty of room for each performer to make it their own piece. If SentiMental is representative of MindSight as a whole, then it promises to be a very good book indeed."
- Stephen Young
"Andreu is a genius at taking separate principles and combining them together to make an entire new system, his mind is like a computer in the way it works, taking binary systems to a whole new level.
Mindsight is the brainchild of Andreu; his system will let you divine anything from simple objects to zodiac signs, emotional states of mind, and much more."
- Ulises Galeano - "The Oracle" Psychic Entertainer.
