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Victorian Seance & the Birth of Mentalism is a 17,000 word, 60 page PDF recounting the rise of Spiritualism in the 1800s, the tricks, and techniques of the fraudulent mediums, and how this led directl
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Paul Voodini presents 'Victorian Seance & the Birth of Mentalism', a 17,000 word, 60 page PDF recounting the rise of Spiritualism in the 1800s, the antics, tricks, and techniques of the fraudulent mediums, and how this led directly to the birth of that branch of the magical arts known as 'mentalism.'

This detailed manuscript outlines and explains such techniques and methods as mesmerism and hypnosis, table-tipping, slates, automatic writing, book tests, 'reading' techniques and Q&A, spirit manifestations, the Ouija board, and much, much more! The text also touches on escapology, quick change, and other magical techniques.

Paul also recounts some of the most famous mediums of the Victorian era, including the Fox Sisters, the Davenport Brothers, and Anna Eva Fay, the first Honorary Lady Associate of the Magic Circle!

Written exclusively with mentalists and magicians in mind, this manuscript is embellished throughout with period photographs and illustrations and is written in Paul's usual joyful and playful manner! This is Paul Voodini's first in-depth work since 2015, and represents decades of research, performance experience, and his obsession with the Victorian age and the fraudulent mediums of that era.

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I like Paul Voodini's work and I consider myself a student of seance magic. Paul made a name with his psychological approaches, moving away from the "magical" work, working more purely with the perception of the sitters or spectators. The disadvantage of this is, that he sometimes leaves the area of mystery work and enters the area of "esoteric self help" style cold reading stuff.
I instantly wanted to read this e-book because I expected it to be about single seance effects that Paul would describe in detail and then explain his take on them. But this happens to be only a summary of the history of spiritualism, a history you can read about in hundreds of physical (often contemporary) books that are not for magicians (which means they are cheaper). There is really no thing that I did not have read about anywhere else To buy this short E-BOOK for 40$ is not a good deal and I am very disappointed.
If you are interested in this area of magic/mentalism I recommend to start with the great "Spirit Theater" by Eugene Burger and then the magazine collection "Seance", both classics.
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