Mentalism Theory
Friday, April 9th, 2010
What are you doing some good books to read on mentalism?
I am interested in the theory of mentalism and how it works, and I would be able to research and perhaps absorb some of these "talents" of mentalism myself. Are there any books or websites that you suggest?
A mentalist is an artist who uses deception and trickery to create the illusion of having paranormal or supernatural powers. mentalists and psychics are based on selective subjects thought of. For example, James Randi tells the story of Peter Hurkos, it was the people with his amazing ability to recite intimate details of their homes and their lives. Two of the people who had read their minds by Hurkos and were amazed at his accuracy was invited by Randi to watch a tape of the readings of the mind. It was "discovered by actual count that the so-called psychic had, on average, been correct in one of fourteen of his statements …. Selective thinking had led them to dismiss all the apparent accident and obviously wrong guesses and remember only the 'hits'. They believed they needed this man to be the genuine article, despite the results of this experiment are still devoted fans of this charlatan "(Flim-Flam!, 7).
Mentalist – Santa Monica : Theory of a Deadman
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The War Between Mentalism and Behaviorism: On the Accessibility of Mental Processes (Scientific Psychology Series) $66.14 This book considers one of the most fundamental, but only infrequently considered, issues in psychology–Are mental processes accessible by means of verbal reports and/or experimental assays? It is argues that this is the main characteristic distinguishing between behaviorism and mentalistic cognitivism. The answer posed by the author is that, with few exceptions and for the most fundamental reaso… |
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The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy (including The Art of Mentalism 2, Principia Mentalia, Theories & Methods for the Practical Psychic, Strange Impressions, & But Stranger Still) It has taken more than twenty years, but Bob Cassidy, a founding member of the Psychic Entertainer’s Association and one of the most influential and colorful creators of modern mentalism, has finally written a worth successor to The Art of Mentalism! When the latter was first published in 1983, it was immediately recognized as a classic in the field and is still on the “top ten” lists of many lead… |
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Mental mysteries: The theory and practice of mentalism … |