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A book about propless techniques with numbers
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For a long time, my dream was to be able to reveal a thought-of pin code, without the spectator appearing to give anything away. I read everything I could get my hands on that was relevant. I have always loved working with propless techniques, but when I examined it from all angles, I just couldn’t find anything that felt as clean as the vision in my head.
Along the way, I started to develop my own propless techniques that enabled me to slowly break through the limits of what could be achieved with what was already available. I realized that as well as taking me closer to my dream revelation, I was also building up a toolkit of propless techniques that could be applied in a whole range of different circumstances. Mavoch is the result of the journey that has overtaken my thought process for over a year. Within these pages, you will learn each of the techniques in that toolbox, and ultimately how they can be put together to form a super-powerful propless pin divination. Three versions are presented, but in many ways, this book is as much about the journey as the final destination- and what a journey it was.
Included are my breakthrough propless two-digit number reveal, two versions of my spectator as mind reader number routine, as well as a whole range of other new techniques including (amongst others) the Eureka Principle, the Corridor Ploy and three ways of discovering a thought of single-digit.
The issue with many number-based routines is that they feel far too procedural or involve lengthy mathematical calculations on the part of the spectator. As my philosophy in mentalism is to make it easy for the participant, this was one of my conditions in the creative process for this book. The result is the routines inside- all of these are understandable, making sense and, above all, entertaining for your sitter.
Even though they are easy for the participant, the routines will require some work and dedication. However, if you are willing to put in the work, then it is totally worth it.
Even if you are absolutely terrified of numbers and maths in mentalism, I'm positive you will find value within these pages. The mathematics, presentation and subtleties – when done properly - make the effects feel natural to your spectators, as well as keep any suspicion away from the principles in play.

Here is what the pros think about this book:

“Ori Ascher was a name I was not familiar with a few months back. After chatting with him and seeing his ‘Mavoch’, I predict he’s someone who will fast become known for his forward-thinking. As many of you may know, I’m a fan of the pin divination plot and what Ori has created here is awesome. Casual, cool and straight to the point. Love it.
Ori, you created something awesome! I love the way that they create the numbers and wish I’d come up with it!”- Peter Turner on Mavoch 2.0

"This is a superb book, that needs to find its way to every magical thinker's shelf" - Marc Salem

"I need to say once again that if there is one thing I hate in mentalism, it’s numbers. So when Ori offered to demonstrate his latest work on PIN divinations over Skype, it’s with mixed feelings that I obliged.
I’m glad I did. His performance was, first of all, enjoyable. It was easy for me to understand and follow, with no demanding calculations on my behalf. It completely made sense, and finally, it worked like a charm.
Then, when Ori sent me the book, I discovered reading it his subtle mind and his attention to each detail. He seems to be sharing with me his focus on transmitting tools rather than simply describing routines, and in Mavoch that’s what you’ll be getting. Tools, that Ori put together in pieces that showcase their workings and possible applications.

If you like numbers in mentalism and if PIN divinations appeal to you, I firmly believe you shouldn’t bypass this piece of work from a humble, nice, sharp and very promising young creator." - Phedon Bilek

“Ori has created a monster! This book is huge and solid. After Ori’s performance, I don’t feel safe about my passcodes" – Titanas

"Ori is a bright young talent in mentalism and Mavoch is an amazingly accomplished first book from someone who is definitely one to watch. It has been an incredibly rewarding journey, watching this project grow from its initial starting point to the fantastic collection of principles and routines that it has become. For me, Mavoch is fresh and exciting and takes its place amongst the best of the propless work that has been released. Ori has some amazing thinking and this is a great book" - Steve Wood

"This project is nothing less than a milestone in the history of pin code divinations. You might want to call him Ori Geller, 'cause he bends numbers like liquid metal!"- Nico Heinrich

"Having experienced these effects over Skype, I have fallen into the Ori’s mind traps many times. Ori puts his heart and soul into his work, and you can really see it. I have first-hand seen the evolution of his ideas in a short space of time and man does it look like he has typed IDDQD (Doom cheat code, google it). The scripting for these can be summed up by the words ".999 superfine". And let’s not forget that these effects are kick ass. Do yourself a favor and pick this up"- Warren Thackeray

"You might not know Ori, yet. After this, I'm sure that you will keep a close eye to what he is up to. His first-ever release, Mavoch, is an absolute beast. It plays well to the audience, Is deceptive and allot of fun. This is really great! There are ideas in here that you will not only apply to achieve this wonderful effect, but also use them to update and make existing effects better. I'm absolutely sure that you will love this. Enjoy!"- Luke Turner

"If you enjoy conversational, sure-fire, propless mentalism, then I would definitely recommend keeping an eye on Ori and his work. The routines I have witnessed all contain a clever mixture of principles that are hidden within a well-structured presentation. I’m genuinely excited about this release" - Josh Fletcher

"I encourage you to pick it up just to get a glimpse inside Ori's head to see all of the different ways he has utilized numbers in such unique ways and with such a unique voice in the mentalism community" - Madison Adams Hagler

"Ori Ascher's reverse pin divination is a game-changer for spectator as the mind reader, truly remarkable and within everyone's grasp to study, practice and learn. The combination and layered methods produce a finished piece that is worthy of being called Majestic" - Alex Alejandro

"It is obvious that Ori has put a lot of thinking and passion into this project. When a creator puts this much love, attention and effort into a project then he has my respect" - Manos Kartaskis

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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 22nd, 2020
This book is incredible. In it, you will learn a ton of different approaches to the pin divination.

Ori starts out by teaching you 8 different propless principles that can be used in a pin divination. These techniques and outs are very good and they can be applied to other things if you don't like pin divinations. My favorite part of this chapter was the Single Digit Anagram which is a way to divine and 2 digit number.

In the next section, you will learn a 2 digit number divination which is very simple and straightforward, but it gets great reactions. You will also learn 2 different reverse pin divinations. These are very similar to each other, but it's important to learn them because they lay the basics of the system. Also, sometimes you'll perform the first version and then if someone wants you to repeat it, you can perform the 2nd one.

Next, there are a series of essays about propless mentalism, and other topics related to pin divinations. these are very useful and interesting reads.

After that, we get into the main part of the book where Ori teaches you Mavoch. There are 3 different variations, including the "easy" (I say "easy", but all of these will take some time to get down) take, the medium take, and the hard take. My favorite of these was the hard take (Mavoch 3.0) because it is right up my alley and seems so fair and clean. You will also learn a stage variation which is pretty good.

Lastly, there is a Bonus Section. I won't go over what is included in this chapter, but I will tell you that there are some awesome ideas in here that I really love and will be using. Some of these are from Ori and others are from other performers.

As you can see, this book has a lot of great stuff in it. It's a 130-140 page book packed full of versatile mentalism techniques. This reminded me of Michael Murray's Isolation. Similar to Isolation, this book is geared towards pin divinations, but you can take these techniques and apply them to anything.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on January 14th, 2021
Highly recommend this! And now for the explanation:

Theory: The book teaches a number of methods for detecting numbers, some of which are intertwined. Some methods can stand on their own, and this is the most important thing - even for things that are not just numbers. There are a number of principles in the book that it are good for every mentalist to have in his toolbox.

The book offers several methods for discovering the numbers, some for a double-digit number and some for four digits. Each method has a different complexity and difficulty. It is necessary to understand the method and the memory work to invest in it, and of course to practice. This is not a method that is easy and can be done right away, but as Ori wrote in the book: the really good things require effort.
‏ Text: Fun to read, reading was fun and enjoyable. The topics are explained great, some even a few times. Bonuses: The book has a great bonus chapter where a number of other mentalists, methods and ideas are hosted. There’s also the book’s Facebook group - which is always fun. In conclusion - recommended, requires investment of time and opens the thinking and creativity to new places.
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on November 10th, 2020
After years of search I believe my search has come to an end.
Beeing interested in the PIN divination for a long time I soaked almost every literature on this toppic.
Some were too bold and not surefire enough for me. Some others repeated the same method over every four digits and were not good masked in their mathematical principle.
Some were aware of a constructed or forced number and asked the difference to the volunteers digit...I didn't like that.
So far I loved branching anagrams (but I didnt't want to do it as a single method), Calculated Risk and the Pin divination of Peter Turner in bigger fish 2.

But this one is a weapon. NO PROPS NEEDED! No Calculator or center tear. Many, many methods...the spectator can choose, whether to go for their real or made-up pin code or their real one. You can even make him guess your pincode correctly.
But these arent just principles. The whole motivations and reading- reframing- fishing-methods alone are worth the book.

In my opinion "Pin my thoughts V2" and "Mavoch 2.0" are my favourites in this book. But you should read and soak it all just becaus the various tipps on the above mentioned techniques.

Hope this all make some sense :-)
Go for it - THIS IS IT!
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A true masterclass on propless pin guess. Report this review
Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on October 1st, 2020
If you want to perform this holy grail of Mentalism, look no further. Mavoch is a collection of clever hands off techniques, and beautifully choreographed routines. If you are already gussing pins, you can try this too. You will surely find some new and deceptive concepts which will take your performance in a whole new level. And if you are a beginner, searching for propless miracle methods.... Well you must have this book NOW. Trust me, this book is a gem. I performed some of the routines and the responses I got was really amazing. Mavoch is really worth buying.
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