Mind, Myth & Magick by T.A. Waters
Title: Mind, Myth & Magick
Author: T.A. Waters
ISBN: 0-945296-10-X
Publisher: Hermetic Press, Inc
Publication Date: 1993
Hardcover
Book Size: 7 ½ X 10 ¼
Pages: 806
Edition: 1st Edition-1st Printing
Book Condition: Excellent-Like New!
Dust Jacket Condition: Excellent-Minor edge & shelf wear
Note: For some reason, certain editions were printed without an index in back, this copy DOES NOT include an index! A photocopy of the index is included with this book.
This monumental best-seller of Mentalism became a recognized classic the first month of its release.
Over 800 pages full of astounding and diabolic mentalism – all conceived by one man! T.A. Waters has for years been recognized as one of the most original and knowledgeable minds in Mentalism. In the 80’s he released 21 booklets of his mental secrets, which sold to a select clientele for more than 300. Mind, Myth and Magick gives you all this extraordinary Mentalism and additional material, revised, updated and extensively illustrated in a fine hardcover edition. This monumental work contains over 200 effects of Mind Reading and Bizarre Magick, along with extensive re-examinations of psychometry, billet work, book and symbol tests, fortunetelling, Tarot and other classic topics. This huge volume is a postgraduate course in Mentalism, containing a wealth of material that will set you apart from the generic mentalist!
This book has become the standard tome for reference, right next to Corinda's work. T.A. Waters contributed so much amazing material over his lifetime that it would be impossible to find it all. Waters covers just about everything mentalism entails, from envelopes, billets, center tears, cards, book tests, psychometry and so much more it would take the table of contents to list it all. Waters had the ability to know exactly what he wanted his audience to believe happened while watching him perform, and he also had the ability to make it happen with his work. T.A. Waters left us all too soon. We can only imagine how much material went with him, and how much more he could have given us all if he had lived a longer life. This book compiles almost all of his printed material into one volume, and it's a BIG ONE.
Contents
xvii Introduction
1 New Thoughts For Old
5 Box Office
9 Tryptrych
12 On The Button
16 Flipsight I
18 Flipsight II
20 Burning Questions
22 Burning Questions II
25 Clippoline
28 Unknown Power
31 Synchroincidence
34 Vespers
37 Framedown
41 The Psychic Coercion Of The Interrupted Schoolboy
46 Cross-Reference
47 Cerberus
53 Tridex
54 Booka
59 Triposte
63 OTL Omega
68 Cross-Reference
69 Trionic
86 Cross-Reference
87 Omnimancy
99 LeNormand’s Legacy
101 LeNormand’s Legacy II
103 MuTarot
106 MuTwo
108 IndexRay
110 Palmystic
112 Coda
113 Suggested Readings
114 Cross-Reference
115 Psychometry
121 Presentation
121 Selling The Psychometry Effect
123 Performance Situations—Good And Bad
125 How Many Items?
125 Single Object Readings
126 Concealed Items
126 – Unknown Objects
127 – Known Objects
127 Blindfolds
128 Locating The Participants
129 The Psychometry Act
131 General Technique
131 Object-Reading
136 Object-Linking
137 – Eraser’s Edge
137 – Stampede
137 – Post Facto
137 – Cornered
137 – Branded
138 – Printsiple
138 – Seequence
138 – PsychomeTryst
140 – Bagatelle
141 – Tray Chic
141 – Quantum
143 Subsidiary’Ibchnique
143 – Locating The Participants
144 – The Last Two Items
145 – Clipboard Readings
146 – Combinations With Other Effects
146 — Ringkle
147 Miscellaneous Notes
147 – With A Medium
148 – In The Dark
148 – Trayce
149 – GiveAway Collecting Box
149 – Contact Mindreading
149 Afterword
150 Cross-Reference
151 Scrypt
154 Billet Technique
157 Switches
157 – Hand To Hand No. 1
158 – Hand To Hand No. 2
158 Pad Switches
158 – The Takeaway
159 – The Tearway
159 – The Flipaway
160 – Bill-ette
160 Mechanical Switches
161 – Padded
162 – Flipover Wallets
163 Steals
166 Center-Tear
171 The Occultear
174 – Routine No. 1
175 – Routine No. 2
176 – Variant Routine
177 – Routine No. 3
178 – Variant Routine
178 – Triton
179 – Concluding Remarks
180 The Double Routine
181 – No. 1: Great Minds Still Think Alike
183 – No. 2: On The Wired Thought
183 – No. 3: The Prediction Reading
183 – No. 4: Card Reading
184 – No. 5: Name Coincidence
184 – Additional Notes
184 – Gdometear
186 – Trinkle
189 Afterword
189 – Addendum
192 Cross-Reference
193 Deckalogue
197 Clubble
200 Daisection
203 Talismanacle
204 – Variation One: Memorized Deck
205 – Variation TWo: Stripper Pack
205 – Variation Two-And-A-Half: Stripper Pack
205 Variation Three: Stripper Pack
209 Imposition
212 Hoydle
214 Automanticard
216 Twinkey
218 Tetrance
220 Coincideck
222 Insight Straight
226 Seller’s Markcut
231 Trio
231 Waikikut
232 Narrowzarrow
232 Outstrip
233 Charliersatz
233 Version No. 1
234 Version No. 2
235 Afterword
236 Cross-Reference
237 Grymwyr
245 SOREcery
247 Pinance
251 Elcmenteerie
254 Pastell
257 (P)cean
260 Alexicon
263 Hallowgram
265 Zodiaxis
268 Tarotell
269 Mailefactor
272 Amorte
274 Pointalism
277 Tarotate
279 Quintasense
282 Chronomadic
287 Cauldron
287 – Keystome
287 – Chromantic
288 – Candleabra
288 – Sheifish
289 – Backhand
290 – Pentally
290 – Demon Key
292 Cross-Reference
293 Octasm
297 Tapinage
300 Adamsmyth
303 Doublet
306 Optionail
309 Indiair
311 Blackard
313 Spyhole
317 Indivision
319 Outlander
321 Choption
324 Wheelie
327 Flipout
330 Selectrick
330 Revelleda
334 Thinky
335 Anagramarye
343 KeyKnow
347 Cross-Reference
349 Mindscript 1 – The Book Test
353 Riffle No. 1
359 Riffle No. 2
362 Riffledex
357 Peekquivalent
370 Jato
373 Dubbook
376 Miscellanea
376 SideSidAl
378 Final Notes
380 Cross-Reference
381 Mindscript 2: The Newspaper Test
385 Duplicitests
392 X-Positions
405 Mindscript 3: The Symbol list
409 Symbol Cards
409 – Pairity
413 – Grayven
416 – Graydation
418 – Grayce
420 – Grayze
424 – Trisonic
427 Symbol Charts
427 – Pairception
430 – Chartruse
435 – On The Color-Counting Frame
437 Cross-Reference
439 Magazine Miscellanea
441 Hellaphone
443 Albertest
444 – Impromptu Version
446 In2ition
448 Dell-epathy
450 Auroracle
452 Kystic
545 No/No.
457 Touche
460 Signse
463 Ultrast
465 Heartbreaker
470 The Crimson Count
473 Cartomanic
476 Countact
479 Psychl
483 Tricessive
487 Namewave
489 Janussum
491 Alpharoah
493 lYanceScript
496 Handbook
499 Windecks
501 Hcxchange
504 4ce
507 PsychoGraphitti
507 – Cardworm
508 – Meow
508 – Velleda Baby
509 – Blast-Off
510 Symbo-Chart
512 Quindary
513 – RoTarot
515 Geminight
517 – Headlines
517 – Foot(crystal)ball
517 – Poker Phase
519 Cross-Reference
521 Cardiact
527 Pierception
530 Attaploy
533 Hallmark
535 Disposition
540 Cross-Reference
541 Mynd
545 Flamulet
549 Clockout
553 Cashseer
555 – Poison
555 – Mr. Ree
555 – Essencery Perception
555 – ReMarkerable
557 Threesum
561 Trivariations
561 – Staballoon
562 – Wipeout
562 Sellerbrity
564 Cross-Reference
565 Spyryt
571 Bellsamo
576 Palimptest
579 Trayf
581 – The Hand
581 – The Skull
581 – The Spirit Buzzer
582 – The Spirit Bell
582 – The Shoe
584 – The Alarm Clock
584 HCl
587 Cross-Reference
589 Thynk
595 Tri-Beaut
600 Zodiaccent
602 Verball
604 Glowsure
606 Glowsout
607 Speakay
609 Cardblanche
612 Synsign
614 Courtship
616 Groupease
619 Twinner
621 Twindow
623 Twinsome
625 Tranceplant
628 Chronologic
632 Chronogram
634 Cross-Reference
635 Myxtyr
639 Chairvoyance
643 Triverse
645 Trivarication
647 Pentab
649 Longwave
652 Blockhead
654 Standout
656 Boxcards
660 Qwhite
663 Mutattle
665 Backdate
669 Folderoll
671 Quinsation
673 PAct
676 Cross-Reference
677 Mystyx
683 Tridonym
685 Psidentify
688 Circlet
691 Synchrowave
694 Spywave
696 Turnary
699 BlueCue
701 Carousell
707 Increditable
707 – Creditouch
707 – Creditell
709 Pentamoney
711 Pyrotica
713 Symbold
16 Cross-Reference
717 Fynys
723 Sublimagety
725 Glimpression
728 Swindow
730 Cuc-bic
732 Decivision
735 OManation
737 Zodiaccount
739 Synwitch
741 Pagency
743 Cutout
745 Pholder
748 Kineslate
751 Trinitial
753 Quintastic
755 Cross-Reference
757 T.A.R.O.T.
761 Reads
762 – Stuckup
764 – Coverup
766 – Encounter
768 DemiJohnsson
771 TarolVo
773 Layout Concepts
774 – DoubleCheck
775 – DeaLull
777 Effects
778 PyraTarot
780 Astraspeculum
782 Stableau
784 Staboo
785 Gypsee
787 Thimpery
788 Trumpwave
790 SpiriTrump
792 Spooks
792 – Hauntkerchief
792 – Pullbox
793 Technical Concerns
794 Stacks
794 – Procedure A
795 – Procedure B
798 One-Way Decks
800 Marked Decks
801 Bibliography
802 Cross-Reference
803 Afterword
FROM THE BACK COVER:
"If Corinda is the Bible of Mentalism, T.A. Waters is the
New Testament." -- Gaetan Blooom
You have studied your Annemann, consumed Corinda. As a
mentalist, what is the next step? You hold in your hands
the first genuine postgraduate course in mentalism. This
volume contains over 800 pages filled with more than 200
fresh and innovative feats of Mind Reading and Bizarre
Magick. In addition, T.A. Waters sheds penetrating new
light on the entire field of mentalism through a series of
extensive re-examinations of fundamental subjects like --
Psychometry
Book Tests
Spirit Tests
Fortunetelling
Symbol Tests
The Three-Phase Prediction
The Newspaper Test
Billet Work
Working with the Tarot
. . . and much more.
T.A. Waters is recognized as among the most original and
knowledgeable minds in mentalism. His work has been widely
praised by Bascom Jones, Charles Reynolds, Tony Andruzzi,
Ricky Jay, Ted Lesley, John Thompson, Irv Weiner, Phil
Goldstein and many others. In the 1980's he released
twenty-one booklets of his exclusive mental secrets, which
were sold to a select clientele for a total of more than
$300.
Mind, Myth & Magick contains all these works and additional
material, revised, updated and extensively illustrated.
Within this one volume lies material that will set you apart
for the generic mentalist and make a lasting and powerful
impression on those who experience your performances.
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