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The Modern Mindreader by Hewitt presented by Richard Osterlind (Instant Download)


A showpiece Osterlind's been perfecting for 40 years. Read the minds of your entire audience with this 20 minute act that fits in your pocket! START LEARNING INSTANTLY.
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Some of the most direct mind reading possible requires only a few slips of paper and some envelopes. A mainstay in Richard Osterlind's act for nearly 15 years, Modern Mindreader is a 20-minute act that fits in your pocket and leaves audiences stunned.

In this piece, the audience is given some business cards, envelopes, and pencils. They write down some secret thoughts, numbers, even drawings, and seal the envelopes up themselves. The performer then collects the envelopes and is able to reveal what is written inside the sealed envelopes in a powerful yet mysterious way.

Touching on the work of Hewitt, along with his own additions after performing it for well over a decade, Richard teaches you exactly how to do some incredibly direct mind reading. This masterclass in envelope routines is perfect for anyone wanting to add this to their act, as well as seasoned professionals wanting to pick up some tips from Richard Osertlind himself. The download includes a full performance so you can see the choreography and scripting in action. The only question that remains is if you are ready to become a Modern Mind Reader.

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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 8th, 2020
Richard is a great performer and teacher and has offered many wonderful routines over the years, including several Q&A and audience message reading effects. Unfortunately this is not one of them.

During the performance Richard repeatedly looks down at the stack of envelopes before revealing information, and it looks suspicious. The audience may not know how he’s getting the read, but it’s obvious he’s looking at the information. This is repeated over and over again, and it’s just not deceptive.

Richard mentions he used to perform The Modern Mindreader before he invented Thought Scan. Thought Scan is what he has used primarily since. It’s obvious why. Thought Scan is much more deceptive.

If you compare the audience reactions in this download with those in Richard’s Thought Scan performance his Osterlind’s 13 Steps to Mentalism Q&A module, the differences are clear. The Modern Mindreader just isn’t going to fool modern audiences. It’s too obvious what’s going on.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 14th, 2020
No matter how slick of a magician you are, you will still look very suspicious performing this. You cannot create off-beats around the suspiciousness, and when you "activate" the method it looks exactly like you're doing what you shouldn't be doing. I won't use this.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 6th, 2020
An excellent routine taught by a master. It is a Classic, it leaves the audience with nowhere to go to reconstruct.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 12th, 2020
Over the years, I've bought almost every envelopes test routines--Syd Bergson---Jack London--Ned Rutledge and I mention these 3, which I thought was the best of the lot.
The modern Mind Reader is in my mind takes the cake. I wish I had this a long time ago.
It can be perform for a large or small audience. Very deceptive and quite easy to perform.
Tricky Ricky (Toronto)
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 6th, 2020
Richard Osterlind is incredible, and he always has been. This secret is fabulous and worth more than I paid, so I am grateful to have it. If you haven't yet - buy it! I am giving it 4 stars, however, because approximately half of it was the performance. Yes, it is important to know how to read each mind and how to get into and out of the whole routine, but in my opinion, the performance portion need not have been so long.
Since I know, and love, Richard personally, I am going to post this anonymously.
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I don't understand why a few people say that this is not good and too obvious what he is doing etc. I guess it comes from performers, who is not very experienced yet, and who is still "fumbling around" a little.
This is very good, because everything can be inspected afterwards. I am used to mentalism tricks, and I actually thought Richard was looking through the envelopes.Then he proves he is not.
Why should people write down something, and then you need to have it in your hands in order to reveal it? I would say people leave a part of themselves when something has been in their hands, and especially when they have concentrated their minds on special thought while having the item in their hands. Like if you receive a letter, you can have a feeling about it before you open it.
Good stuff!
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I don't understand why a few people say that this is not good and too obvious what he is doing etc. I guess it comes from performers, who is not very experienced yet, and who is still "fumbling around" a little.
This is very good, because everything can be inspected afterwards. I am used to mentalism tricks, and I actually thought Richard was looking through the envelopes.Then he proves he is not.
Why should people write down something, and then you need to have it in your hands in order to reveal it? I would say people leave a part of themselves when something has been in their hands, and especially when they have concentrated their minds on special thought while having the item in their hands. Like if you receive a letter, you can have a feeling about it before you open it.
Good stuff!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on November 10th, 2021
There has been some negative reviews of this download, but that is likely from people who hasn't seen the impact of this routine on an audience. It is true that this was not Osterlind's most stellar performance, but he can kill and has killed with it. His handling of this routine was flawless on his Mind Mysteries Too DVD (vol 5). I bought the download since I wanted to see it performed in a different setting. It was also interesting to see how this routine has evolved since the first printing in the original manuscript. I give this download my best recommendations for anyone seriously interested in mentalism.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 22nd, 2021
I am glad that I found this download as it is a very powerful routine to do. The method is not to hard to learn but one must practice to do it right.
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This is a simple to perform solid piece of mentalism. Easy to perform with the most basic and easy of slieghts. Anyone can do this with just a little bit of practice. Worth every penny.
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