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EYESPY THE PRESENTATION OF THE BASIC EFFECT Deductionist – One of my skills is to be able to learn about anyone throuh !ertain ob"e!ts# these are items $ith $hi!h I !an %e%u!e a lot of information from& This is be!ause you !an not ha'e an item in your (ossession for that lon $ithout im(ressin u(on it some (art of your life or (ersonality in some $ay& )hat I (ro(ose to try here is somethin mu!h more %iffi!ult an% $ork ba!k$ar%s to fiure out an item that you are thinkin about& So I $oul% like for you to think of a room from your house# a room that you s(en% a lot of time# (erha(s the most time& Spectator – Okay I ha'e one& Deductionist – Then I $oul% like for you to think of any item in that room at all# but to think of it in sim(listi! terms& For e*am(le if you are thinkin of your iPhone then think (hone& If you are thinkin about the reen (hoto frame on your be%si%e table $ith you an% your frien%s on from the last niht out you $ent on then (lease "ust think (hoto& )ith me+ Spectator – Okay no (roblem# I ha'e an ob"e!t in min%& Deductionist – Cool# %on,t foret the room it $as in but that isn,t as im(ortant as the ob"e!t& No$# are you familiar $ith the !lassi! !ar ame I s(y+ Spectator – I am Deductionist – -reat# I $oul% like you to imaine us both sat in this room an% then I $ant you to (lay the ame as normal& Really take a se!on% to 'isuali.e the room in as mu!h %etail as (ossible as it $ill hel( me %o this& Spectator – Okay so# I s(y $ith my little eye somethin beinnin $ith S Deductionist – /o'ely# no$ I $oul% like you to think of the last letter of this $or% an% !ome u( $ith a $or% to %es!ribe your ob"e!t that starts $ith this final letter& For e*am(le if you are thinkin of a be%
you miht !hoose the %es!ri(ti'e $or% %urable& You !an !heat as $ell if you,% like# you !oul% %es!ribe it as 0efinitely !omfy& )ith me+ Spectator – -ot it# so ill say e*tremely sti!ky& Deductionist – So all I kno$ at this (oint is it starts $ith s an% has somethin to %o $ith an a%hesi'e of sorts# bare in min% I %on,t kno$ $here you li'e# you !oul% li'e in a %eta!he% house# a flat# a terra!e% house or e'en a !ara'an& I %on,t e'en kno$ $hat you %o for a li'in# yet1 This is u(stairs+ Spectator – Yes1 Deductionist - I ha'e a !ou(le of ob"e!ts in min% so I $ill nee% to ask you a 2uestion# is this ob"e!t somethin to %o $ith a li2ui% of sorts+ Spectator – No Deductionist – Okay so# if I am rea%in this situation !orre!tly an% you ha% a free !hoi!e of any ob"e!t then you $ill be thinkin of sellota(e&
The spectator falls over and urinates in their own trousers due to having their world turned inside out by your deft wizardry!
BAC3-RO4N0 This $as ne'er an effe!t I (ursue% from the outset# it !ame about throuh ha((enstan!e& 0urin the !ourse of %e'elo(in te!hni2ues to hone my obser'ational skills I $as in'ol'e% in a ame of sorts $ith my irlfrien%& She $as askin me $here her missin so!k $as& The only t$ist bein that I $as in /on%on an% she $as at home& The $hole ame $as takin (la!e 'ia te*t& It su%%enly %a$ne% on me that this $oul% be an in!re%ible ame to (ra!ti!e your obser'ational skills un!ons!iously# usin your o$n home as a !omfortable (ra!ti!e roun%& So ho$ then to turn the i%ea into a ame $hi!h $oul%n,t feel too mu!h like a test an% therefore be!ome annoyin& I s(y1 The !lassi! !ar ame1 I s(ent years (layin this ame# my irlfrien% $oul% tell me $hat room of the house she $as in an% then I $oul% et a te*t& 5I SPY WITH MY ITT Y" S#MTHI$% &%I$$I$% WITH '( Then base% on the obser'ational kno$le%e I ha% %e'elo(e%# it $oul% be u( to me to %e%u!e the ob"e!t that my (artner $as thinkin of# no $ay to !heat& She then bean to test me# by te*tin me $hen she $as at her frien%s house# or $ork# (la!es I ha%n,t seen# mu!h less been to& The su!!ess rate $as still in the 678 boun%ary at a minimum& A !ou(le of years ao# I $rote u( my book The 9onora(hs# $hi!h %etaile% the skill set I ha% %e'elo(e% o'er the (ast :; years to make anyone an e*(ert 0e%u!tionist& I $as !hattin to Titanas 'ia fa!ebook messener about my book an% some of the te!hni2ues in'ol'e% an% the in%u!ti'e !hallene to fiure out ob"e!ts in rooms you ha%n,t been in# he aske% for a %emonstration an% I (laye% the I s(y ame $ith him an% his $ife# o'er the messener ser'i!e& The rea!tion i'en $as that of an effe!t I ha% "ust (erforme% $hi!h is $hen it %a$ne% on me& I ha'e a (ro(less thouht of ob"e!t routine that is su(er easy an% a!!urate1 :< months later of $orkin it as an effe!t an% not "ust a (ra!ti!e %rill# an% you ha'e the summation of about a %e!a%e of $ork sat in front of you& )ith "ust a fe$ im(ortant lines an% %etails# mi*e% in $ith your o$n (ersonal style an% you ha'e a routine that $ill %estroy all the (eo(le you $ant it to& No$# lets bein1
THIN3 OF A ROO9 The te!hni2ues that are !ombine% here ser'e a 'ery im(ortant (ur(ose& That is to !reate an illusion of free%om# as Peter Turner says 5To be restri!ti'e $ithout seemin restri!ti'e,& Te!hni!ally s(eakin# this isn,t a ne!essity but it %oesn,t hurt# an% $orks 'ery $ell $ithin the (resentation of the routine& So# you tell $hoe'er the (erson is you,re rea%in to think of a room from their house# one they s(en% a lot of time in& This alrea%y !uts the o(tions %o$n imme%iately& Te!hni!ally s(eakin the most time s(ent in rooms of the house $oul% be bathroom or be%room for u(stairs# li'in room =loune> an% kit!hen for %o$nstairs& Before I o on I $oul% "ust like to (oint out that there is a 'ery sim(le reason I %on,t announ!e the e*a!t room they are thinkin of& It is be!ause I $ant to hi%e the fa!t that I kno$ a lot at that (oint& This $ay $hen I nail the ob"e!t# it is that mu!h more of a ki!k for the 'ie$er in their (sy!holoi!al shin bone so to s(eak& To kno$ $hether or not the room they ha'e in min% is u(stairs or %o$nstairs I refer you to the !lassi! ambiuous statement& I "ust !hane% the $or%in slihtly to 5This is u(stairs+, I (ut the fo!us on the e*(ression on my fa!e an% the tone of 'oi!e I use& S(eakin from (ersonal e*(erien!e# $hen I a%% the 5is, in front of it makes it soun% like too mu!h of a 2uestion an% less ambiuous an% therefore belie'able& So I !hane it to a statement# an% slihtly in!rease the tone of my 'oi!e at the en%& I liken it to the $ay a !ari!ature of an Ameri!an !heerlea%er !an say anythin an% it !an soun% like a 2uestion be!ause the tone of 'oi!e oes u( to$ar% the en% of e'erythin they say& Ob'iously %on,t imitate the !ari!ature "ust (lay aroun% $ith it to naturally fin% $hat $orks for you& The e*(ression is key# it nee%s to be as neutral as you !an $ithout lookin brain %ea%# an% it nee%s to be !oherent $ith the rest of the statement& Asymmetri!al bo%y lanuae is un!ons!iously un!omfortable& So to s2uint your eyes slihtly as you say it# rea%s too mu!h like you are a!tually askin a 2uestion# an% to say it $ith a smile or ease on your fa!e rea%s too mu!h like it is a statement so to remain neutral means you !an kee( the illusion of ambiuity ali'e& So $hate'er they say after$ar%s you !an al$ays a((ear to be riht&
THIS IS 4PSTAIRS+ ? NO ? I 3NE) IT& THIS IS 4PSTAIRS+ ? YES ? I HA0 A FEE/IN- IT )AS& After this you sim(ly mo'e on& No$ you !an also use the te!hni2ues %e'elo(e% by Fraser Parker an% Ross Tayler in the in!re%ible Oui"a books an% Ross, o$n Abyss& They name some rooms out lou% an% you kno$ $hi!h one is the im(ortant one&
THE FIRST@/AST /ETTER Its insultinly sim(le an% you kno$ it alrea%y# you ha'e them (lay the ame of I s(y& )hether the reason is that they re!all the frustration of failin at this ame on lon !ar "ourneys# or they foret# or it %oesn,t feel like they are i'in me information or all of these i%eas but if I $ere to ha.ar% a uess at the amount of s(e!tators I ha'e (erforme% this for ha'e fo!use% on the ame i'in you the first letter I $oul% say aroun% 8 at most& A lot of this information is $ashe% a$ay in the reframe# but $e $ill et to that later& As the ame of I s(y is a s(oken one# I ha'e ne'er felt the nee% to try this $ithout s(eakin or sayin anythin for reasons& : it no$ fits $ith my (sy!holoi!ally %e%u!ti'e a((roa!h# an% to say nothin as (art of the I s(y ame $oul% be !ontra%i!tory to e'erythin $e kno$ about the ame so in or%er to kee( thins sim(le an% not o'er !om(li!ate%# I instru!t them to s(eak& The last letter of the $or% is enshrou%e% in mystery an% %es!ri(tion& You ask them to think of the last letter an% to %es!ribe the ob"e!t in some $ay that beins $ith that first letter& Allo$ them to !heat if they nee% to as some (eo(le !annot think that 2ui!kly# a sa% but true statement& So if they nee% to they !an a%% an e*tra %es!ri(ti'e element& Self e*(lanatory ho$ you kno$ the last letter after this# but to the s(e!tator the fo!us is on the %es!ri(tion itself an% not the last letter& This is also $ashe% a$ay in the reframe element& T$o fairly# sim(le an% easy elements to ain t$o letters in the $or% an% a %es!ri(tion of the ob"e!t itself&
THE REFRA9E E/E9ENT No$ the real fun1 You are about to !on'in!e your s(e!tator of the insurmountable o%%s you fa!e% in bein able to %e%u!e the ob"e!t they ha'e in min%& This is a!hie'e% throuh (ointin out loi!al notions as (art of the !on'ersation an% !hanin the $or%in of the %es!ri(ti'e element that $as base% on the last letter& /ets say for e*am(le that the I s(y ame a'e you the letter ) an% the $ay they %es!ribe% it $as EERY CO/O4R an% you kno$ it to be u(stairs& You !an (oint out that you ha'e no i%ea if they li'e in a semi# or a %eta!he%# a flat# a bunalo$# a !ara'an or e'en a mansion# you %on,t kno$ $hat they %o for a li'in or ho$ mu!h money they miht ha'e that is %is(osable# you %on,t kno$ $hat their hobbies are# the only thin you kno$ for sure is that it starts $ith a ) an% is 2uite !olourful& Thouh after I,'e liste% all of the information I !oul%n,t (ossibly kno$# I al$ays like to a%% in 5Yet, at the en%& For the sim(le reason that I like to suest that this isn,t out of the remit of (ossibility for me to be able to %o& It really i'es the im(ression that you kno$ ne*t to nothin about them an% by e*tension# the ob"e!t they ha'e in min%& You are essentially (ullin fo!us from the information they ha'e unkno$inly !ommuni!ate%& This is beautifully !o'ere% by the fa!t that e'erythin you,re sayin !an not be refute%& )hi!h a%%s further !re%en!e to me not announ!in that I kno$ the room they ha'e in min%& /ets see if you !an et this then from the information I ha'e "ust i'en you&
Beins $ith a ) En%s $ith an E an% !ontains e'ery !olour& The ob"e!t li'es u(stairs in the house
That# belie'e it or not is all you nee%& Throuh your kno$le%e of the Enlish lanuae you $ill kno$ that a 'o$el $ill ha'e to follo$ the letter )& -enuinely try this no$& -o throuh some ob"e!ts that are u(stairs in your house an% fit the !riteria& The ans$er is belo$ so %o !o'er it u( or %on,t look&
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P4TTIN- IT A// TO-ETHER& There is an e*tra i%ea that $ill hel( you to narro$ %o$n the e*a!t item& Other than your !omman% of the Enlish lanuae& As you $ill kno$ the only !ertain letters !an follo$ other letters& The i%ea is a 'ery sim(le one an% that is to use the rooms of your o$n house as a basis for your thouhts& If you ha'e more information about the (erson at that (oint then use that as $ell& If you kno$ them to be a (lumber then I $oul% o to my frien%s in my hea% an% if I kno$ anyone $ho is a (lumber an% ha'e been to their house# I !an use this to my a%'antae in the same 'ain& /et us say that as (art of the routine you kno$ the ob"e!t beins $ith an S# en%s $ith a T an% $as %es!ribe% as Tiht& You also kno$ that the room they ha'e in min% is u(stairs# or if you ha'e use% Ross Tayler,s Abyss then you kno$ the e*a!t room is the be%room& Then you sim(ly 2ui!kly o throuh the ob"e!ts in your o$n be%room that fit the !riteria& There is only : item in my room that !oul% fit the !riteria an% that is a shirt& So let me (ose you a fe$ (ra!ti!e e*am(les& :& First letter is # last is E& 0es!ribe% as e*(ensi'e an% li'es & D& & &
%o$nstairs& First letter is a B# last is E& 0es!ribe% as en"oyable an% li'es %o$nstairs& First letter is N# last is E& 0es!ribe% as e*tremely beautiful an% li'es u(stairs& First letter is T# last is E& 0es!ribe% as Ebony an% li'es %o$nstairs& First is S# last is S& 0es!ribe% as shar( an% li'es %o$nstairs&
The ans$ers $ill be on the follo$in (ae so %o (lay alon&
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ASE BOTT/E NEC3/ACE TAB/E SCISSORS
It really is that sim(le& It $oul% $ork the same in any fa!e to fa!e s!enario& i%eo !all# Sky(e# Sna(!hat# Fa!etime# /i'e (erforman!e# anythin& To %o this 'ia te*t is essentially the same but to stri( ba!k the (erforman!e s!ri(t a little more# meanin you $ill ha'e to ta* your !oniti'e (ro!esses a little more& The (hoto in!lu%e% $as from a sort of %emonstration of the effe!t& This $as about the fourth or fifth time I ha% trie% it $ith my frien% Rob an% I ha% alrea%y e*(laine% the $orkins of it to him at this (oint& So as you !an see# he "ust sent the elements&
For the full 'ersion of the te*t effe!t you $ill basi!ally be era%i!atin the i%ea of ettin them to fo!us on the room an% askin them about it be!ause the ambiuity is lost in the messae& So o throuh the full
(resentation from the s!ri(t en!lose% but the fo!us $ill be on them imainin that you are in the room $ith them& S!ri(t e*am(le& Deductionist – One of my skills is to be able to learn about anyone throuh !ertain ob"e!ts# these are items $ith $hi!h I !an %e%u!e a lot of information from& This is be!ause you !an not ha'e an item in your (ossession for that lon $ithout im(ressin u(on it some (art of your life or (ersonality in some $ay& )hat I (ro(ose to try here is somethin mu!h more %iffi!ult an% $ork ba!k$ar%s to fiure out an item that you are thinkin about& E'en more %iffi!ult be!ause I !ant see to be able to %e%u!e anythin from you to bein $ith& So I $oul% like for you to think of a room from your house# a room that you s(en% a lot of time# (erha(s the most time& Spectator – Okay I ha'e one& Deductionist – Then I $oul% like for you to think of any item in that room at all# but to think of it in sim(listi! terms& For e*am(le if you are thinkin of your iPhone then think (hone& If you are thinkin about the reen (hoto frame on your be%si%e table $ith you an% your frien%s on from the last niht out you $ent on then (lease "ust think (hoto& )ith me+ Spectator – Okay no (roblem# I ha'e an ob"e!t in min%& Deductionist – No$# are you familiar $ith the !lassi! !ar ame I s(y+ Spectator – I am Deductionist – -reat# I $oul% like you to imaine us both sat in this room an% then I $ant you to (lay the ame as normal& Spectator – Okay so# I s(y $ith my little eye somethin beinnin $ith T& Deductionist – /o'ely# no$ I $oul% like you to think of the last letter of this $or% an% !ome u( $ith a $or% to %es!ribe your ob"e!t that starts $ith this final letter& For e*am(le if you are thinkin of a be% you miht !hoose the %es!ri(ti'e $or% %urable& You !an !heat as $ell if you,% like# you !oul% %es!ribe it as 0efinitely !omfy& )ith me+ Spectator – -ot it# so ill say Hel(ful in the mornin&
Deductionist – So all I kno$ at this (oint is it starts $ith T an% ser'es a s(e!ifi! (ur(ose in your %aily routine# bare in min% I %on,t kno$ $here you li'e# you !oul% li'e in a %eta!he% house# a flat# a terra!e% house or e'en a !ara'an& I %on,t e'en kno$ $hat you %o for a li'in# yet1 I ha'e a !ou(le of ob"e!ts in min% so I $ill nee% to ask you a 2uestion# is this ob"e!t somethin to %o $ith your mouth+ Spectator – Yes Deductionist – Okay so# if I am rea%in this situation !orre!tly an% you ha% a free !hoi!e of any ob"e!t then you $ill be thinkin of TGGGGGGGGh&
That is essentially it for the te*t 'ersion# you ha'e slihtly less information to o on so you $ill "ust nee% to think a little more about it& The reason I ha'e !o'ere% the $or% u( is be!ause I $ant you to tell me $hat it is& The ans$er $ill be at the en% of the P0F&
CRE0ITS 9i!hael 9urray,s 767 Ross Tayler,s Abyss Fraser Parker,s False 9essiah Fraser Parker an% Ross Tayler,s Oui"a Peter Turner,s Restri!ti'e i%ea first seen by me in Bier Fish 9any !ar "ourneys The 9onora(hs by me&
FINA/ THO4-HTS The te!hni2ues of this are in!re%ibly sim(le# I $oul% ure you =on!e you ha'e mastere% this metho%> to try it $ith a think of any ob"e!t fla'or# be!ause it is %oable& Aain# you $ill "ust ha'e to think about it a little more& Your s(ee% $ill !ome $ith (ra!ti!e& For e*am(le Beins $ith /# en%s $ith R an% is %es!ribe% as really stur%y& Any uesses+ That is !orre!t it,s a la%%er&
Shoul% you nee% any e*tra hel(# you !an use 9i!hael 9urray,s C4Ps (rin!i(le to ain the $or% lenth& Follo$ the metho%s an% make sure you remember the reframe an% you $ill be $ell on your $ay to re(eate% su!!ess in a (ie!e of aG(ro( both (o$erful an% sim(le& I use this in a thouht of ob"e!t routine as (art of a mur%er mystery effe!t& Suite% best to the (sy!holoi!al (erformer %ue to the nature of the ame but for the more ethereal rea%ers there is a metho% out there in Fraser Parker,s syn! to be able to ain the first letter of the $or% $ithout the nee% for them to s(eak# the %es!ri(tion of the ob"e!t $orks sim(ly as a %es!ri(tion thanks to the fo!us of the routine an% the reframe& That,s it my frien%s& En"oy1 Toothbrush& Ben Car%all&
