Master Cardshark Ricky Jay

Aaron Hu — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:28:22 +0000

One of the most extraordinary tests of card skill I have ever seen. Ricky Jay was a huge influence on my magicial beginnings when in my early twenties and still is to this day.

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Overwhelming Mind Reading Abilities

Miles Sunkest — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:44:45 +0000

Here is a powerful set of skills that are based on simple psychology, body language, and facial expressions that will convince almost anybody you meet that you have powerful psychic skills. You can use this with any conversation, but in this article we’ll be focusing on using it to have fun at parties. It’s a great party trick that make everybody want to talk to you.

The earliest detail you’ll need to do is to calibrate somebody. Calibration is a phrase that merely means to pay consideration to somebody’s body language or facial expressions when they are saying something that you know is either correct or false, or if they are thinking of precise person. Chiefly it means asking them a question, and then matching up their answers with their facial expressions and body language. Police are really good at this talent.

For instance, get them to pronounce something that you appreciate is not right, and scrutinize where their eyes go. Examine where they glimpse when they give you the fictitious answer. Now ask them a question that you know they will give a reliable answer to, and examine where their eyes go. Chances are they will go to two dissimilar places, one when they tell the accuracy, and one when they tell a fib. Generally speaking, people will look up and to the right when they are telling the truth, and up and to the left when they are telling a fib. But be sure to calibrate them, as not all people are the same.

Now that you’ve got them “calibrated,” you can start in on asking them questions, and tell them you can read their mind and know if they are telling the truth or lying. Even if you miss a couple, you’ll be much elevated than fifty percent, which will impress most people. Some people find that this is a functional skill to use within a relationship, but I’ll leave that up to you.

A different secret is to get them to think of two dissimilar people. It helps it it’s one person they aren’t exceedingly fond of, liken ex boyfriend or girlfriend, and one person they extremely like. Again, by watching their facial expressions, you’ll know when they are thinking of either person. Then just ask them simple questions, like “Who is taller?” or “Who did you meet first?” or other simple ones. Then you can certainly tell who they are wondering of based on their facial expressions.

This trick works greatest with individuals that you are already friends with, as when we first meet people, we tend to keep our unconscious facial expressions somewhat protected, so people can be a little difficult to read at first. But with your friends, this can be a fantastic party trick that will quickly have you at the center of attention at any bash or social gathering.

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Danny Ricks — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:01:26 +0000

One of the most extraordinary tests of card skill I have ever seen. Ricky Jay was a huge influence on my magicial beginnings when in my early twenties and still is to this day.

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