Banachek's Psi Series DVD volumes 1-4

Magic for the Mentalism - A New Era

Volume One - Mentalism for the Casual Performer Part 1

Make a pen stand up and write the exact word a spectator is thinking . . . all by itself! Predict a corporate image chosen by a CEO! Reveal the serial number of a borrowed dollar bill. All these and more are included in this DVD.

These effects run the gamut from psychokinesis, telepathy, predictions and psychological influence.

These effects are designed to be performed from the intimacy and casualness of your friend’s living room to the trade show floor

or the professional stage. Here Banachek presents mentalism like a home-cooked meal . . . something for everyone and sure to be

enjoyed by all. From mentalism to mental magic, Banachek shows how to make mentalism fun and friendly.

Meet Banachek in a personal interview and learn how he started in mentalism and how his career developed as he traveled from England to South Africa, ultimately immigrating to the United States.

Effects and Explanations

This ’n That

Lorayne’s Buck

Add A Number

ESP Card Opener

PK Writing

Loco Logo

Picture Duplication (Close- Up)

Number Duplication

Career Path

Personal History

Volume Two - Mentalism for the Casual Performer Part 2 (DVDB2PSIS)

Make the value of a spectator’s playing card slowly appear on your arm in blood red . . . anywhere, anytime! Reveal a thought-of number from across the distance separated by phone lines. Engage two people in a fun routine where the performer predicts a

page number and a word "seen" by a volunteer on an invisible Palm Top computer. Become a human lie detector in a thrilling and

comical adventure. This DVD continues from Part 1 with close-up, stand-up and stage mentalism and mental magic with additional

routines including anywhere, anytime effects plus staggering psychological ploys. Learn a multi-phase routine weaving audience

direction and sleight-of-hand into one smooth effect. Also, learn the "inside" secrets of what Banachek considers one of the most

powerful tools in the mentalist’s arsenal … Pocket Writing. This DVD includes Banachek’s discussion of his "Buried Alive" escape, his

Bullet Catch illusion now used by Penn & Teller, the difference between mentalism and mental magic plus comical anecdotes about

blindfold drives. You will also see a television clip of Banachek’s "Buried Alive" escape hosted by William Shatner and TV footage of

one of Banachek’s early Blindfold Drives.

Ring of Truth

Phone Psychs

Word of the Ring

Number Reversal

Stigmata

Invisible Palm Top

Picture Duplication (Stage)

Bonus Explanation of Q & A Routine

Volume three - Muscle Reading (DVDB3PSIS)

Do you want to find a needle in a haystack? Using the power of your mind and a little help from your volunteer, you can find anything through your heightened sense of touch. Almost anything you can do in mentalism can be re-enacted using Psychophysiological Thought

Reading. This DVD also includes Banachek’s first national television appearance. Here he uses the Psychophysiological response to find a

playing card hidden in a shopping mall.

Additional material included in personal interviews explain how to work with agents, getting booked on the college circuit, trade shows and

restaurants, performing on the radio, getting publicity, using disclaimers, accepting challenges and more.

Poker Chip Detection

Finding Your Check

Finding Numbers

Which Hand?

Non-Contact Mind Reading

Audience Expectations

What if You are Wrong?

Radio Magic

College Circuit

Trade Shows

Restaurants

Agents

Improvising

Publicity Disclaimers

Scottish Girl

Terms of the Trade

Challenges

Volume Four - Psychokinesis (DVDB4PSIS)

Learn how to bend cold, hard steel with the "power of your mind." Make physical objects move, twist and curl up like a wet noodle at will. In true Banachek style, each move, gesture and psychological subtlety is covered in detail. This DVD stands alone from

Banachek’s previous work by presenting new, additional details and methods on bending silverware. This also includes methods of

bending coins keys, nails, and spikes plus moving objects like pens and pencils. Included is the true story behind Banachek’s participation

in the Alpha Project, a four-year study that culminated with scientists validating Banachek’s "psychic" powers that propelled him into the national spotlight!

Nail Bends

Key Bends

Coin Bends

Silverware Bends

PK Pen

Permission & Warnings for Keys

Displays (for maximum reactions)

Bending Coins

The Volunteer Feels It

Why Quarters?

Putting the Physical Bends in Coins

Where to Bend & Display Coins

Silverware & Bag Method

Spoon Bending (new method)

Switching Spoons

Stage vs. Impromptu

Whose Silverware To Use

Angles

Pencil PK

PK Pen

About PK

Audience Perception

Alpha Project

Too Much Power