Mentalism secrets revealed using mind control shape suggestion techniques and misdirection
This is the another mentalism trick or secret revealed to help you on your way to learn mentalism.
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Mentalist and illusionist Derren Brown uses a combination of shape projection, word control and image suggestion. These clever techniques misdirect you to choose the two shapes he wanted you to choose, as well as two colours. Before you read the answer, watch the video one more time. See if you can spot how he does it before you see the mentalism secret revealed. This way you’ll benefit more from the revealed answer below. This mentalism secret is provided to help you to learn mentalism.
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Mentalism secrets revealed
On the previous post about ‘what is mentalism,’ you were asked to watch a video of Derren Brown using suggestion techniques.
In this video, Derren Brown uses misdirection to get you to imagine exactly what he wants you to imagine.
Watch the video one more time, before you read the answer below.
Mentalism using shape projection together with word and image suggestion
Mentalism secrets revealed – Step 1
Looking at the video again, his first step is to limit what shapes you can chose.
Derren Brown asks you to choose two simple geometric shapes, but excludes a square. He finishes this by allowing you to ‘take control.‘ He does this by inviting you to think of your ‘own ones.’
Which of course we know are not your own choices.
Mentalism secrets revealed – Step 2
When he’s telling you to put one inside the other, he draws two imaginary geometric shapes using his hands.
His right hand suggests one side of a triangle. Whereas his left hand suggests a circle.
That’s the shapes dealt with.
Mentalism secrets revealed – Step 3
Whether you chose the two colours he was suggesting and whether you could see how he was doing this depends on the video resolution, which to be fair isn’t too good.
If you pause the video about 11 seconds in, you’ll notice that his cuff-links are green and red. This is what’s called image suggestion.
Watch more mentalism secrets and tricks revealed
The next mentalism secret is a video showing the Drama series The Mentalist, which can be seen here: Mentalism tricks revealed where The Mentalist uses mental shape projection as a mind misdirection technique.
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