Annemann's Practical Mental Effects, Vols. 1 - 6 $160.00
Contents: Volume 1 Magic vs. Mentalism Slate Immortality A Question and the Answer The OM Billet Switching Box Psychic Slate Test Taps Notaria The Word On The Page Volume 2 Bert Reese Secrets You and Yours - Me and Mine Extra Sensory Perception Prophetic Tissue Ultra Addition Dead Yggdrasil 20th Century Newspaper Test Par-Optic Vision Volume 3 Mindreading Publicity Effect The Brain Wave Deck Half and Half Two Papers and a Spectator Graphology The Al Baker 3 Billet Trick Triple Coercion Devil Device Volume 4 40,000 Words Number Thot Pseudo-Psychometry Mind or Muscle? A Card to Be Thought About A Torn Letter
Volume 5 Bert Reese Secrets (for Groups) Horrors! Who Killed Mr. X? Cherchez La Lady Between the Lines Ultra Slate Message Volume 6 Tervil Symmyst Death Flight The Phantom Artist Whim of Tituba BONUS: Annemann's Practical Mental Effects - high-resolution e-book (PDF format)
Challenge Magic - 20 Anniversary Edition DVD $24.95 Richard Osterlind's Challenge Magic, first released in 1990, was a landmark video in many ways. In addition to being twice as long as most magic videos of the day, it was also much less expensive. It set the trend for reasonablypriced instructional videos for the magic and mentalism fraternities. Now, after 20 years, Challenge Magic is being re-released in DVD format, digitally enhanced and chaptered for ease in navigation. Although much of this material was revisited by Richard in later releases, this recording still has a wonderful freshness and features a number of certain handlings that are unique and can be found nowhere else. Not only is this recording a classic piece of long-unavailable magic history, but it contains some of the finest close-up and stage magic and mentalism ever released. Now you can own the special 20th Anniversary edition at a very special price. Featured effects include: INSIDE OUT - A dollar bill turns itself inside out right at the tips of your fingers, 4 times! The effect is stunning and this DVD is the only place it can be found. This, alone, is worth the price of the whole recording! SWEET AND LOW – This is Richard's classic routine that has been in the repertoires of top magicians for over 20 years! This is the original recording that started it all and the original handling which is performed only here. VIEWED ESP PREDICTION – This is one of the few predictions in history where the audience can see it coming true! Larry Becker raved about this one! PREDICT-TAC-TOE – Although Richard featured a later version of this effect on his Mind Mysteries series, this first version may be the strongest of any! Not only is the game itself predicted, but much more! This is a winner you will use all the time. MIRACLE FLYING CARDS – See this famous routine performed right under the noses of the spectators in a close-
up scenario! This recording is the only place you will see it done like this! OUT OF HAND - This was the first, and still the best, version of the 6 card repeat using a poker theme for the entire presentation! Not only is the effect the best, but every move is entirely logical and, on top of all that, it is the easiest to do! You won't believe how clean this looks! LINKING FINGER RINGS – See this routine actually performed for a real paying audience! And then see the most clear and concise instructions ever for its faultless performance! COIN IN THE BOTTLE – Many have questioned how effective Richard's version is. Now you can see it performed live at a Tannen's Jubilee. You will see some of the top magicians of all time, such as The Amazing Randi and Timothy Wenk, completely astounded by this! ULTRA BOARD – This is the only place you can see Richard's incredible one-on-one handling of the Ultra Board! This is possibly the most visible, direct and impressive prediction ever! It's like a stage size swami and can be seen performed only here! If you own an Ultra Board, you can do this! GLASS OF WATER PRODUCTION (performance only) – Again, this is something you can only see here! The classic routine is streamlined and the huge glass is produced from a bag ½ the size of a normal shopping bag! It looks incredible and is easily worth the 20 dollars alone to see this miracle performed! BREAKTHROUGH CARD SYSTEM – For those who use the system, this explains Richard's shortcuts for working the math at an amazing speed. Although this material was revisited in later books and videos, to see Richard explain it firsthand is priceless! INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH LINK – This routine will make you want to run out and find a spring! Richard shows so many variations of his pet effect that it quickly moves from the realm of a puzzle to an amazing piece of magic! This is the only place to see all of the amazing moves developed performed by Richard! CARD PRODUCTION – Again, this is worth the price of the whole DVD! This card production looks sensational! It can be done, anytime and anywhere with a normal deck of cards! It looks so good you would think it would take years of practice, but anyone can learn it in one evening! RADAR DECK – See the original routine where only one question is asked! For those who know Richard's effect, this will open up a whole new insight into this classic. STAINLESS STEEL BLINDFOLD – This shows an entirely new way to perform a blindfold routine where the climax comes after the blindfold is removed! It is modern, direct and streamlined for maximum impact!
The Sapphire Collection - 2-DVD Set $79.95 5 years, Richard Osterlind has been one of magic and mentalism's most prolific creators and The Sapphire Collection is a celebration of this milestone. Featuring fifteen new and original Osterlind creations, this two-DVD set, like his legendary Mind Mysteriesseries, is destined to become essential viewing for aspiring and professional mystery performers alike. You'll see this powerful new material performed in front of an enthusiastic and awe-struck audience and then be taken behind the curtain as Richard, along with co-host Jim Sisti, dissects these effects in meticulous detail.
What's more, The Sapphire Collection looks different than any other magic or mentalism DVD you've ever seen. Shot in an exciting cinematic style by a filmmaker, you'll feel the energy of the performances and the immediacy of the explanations in an unprecedented way. Impactful material presented and taught in an original and compelling way, The Sapphire Collectionwill reacquaint you with the pure power of strong and direct mentalism performed and taught by one of the art's most respected and influential performers and teachers. Contents Disc 1 HANDS OFF – A stunning card effect that has baffled every person who has seen it! A card is freely selected from a deck and placed into the middle. You name where it is and what the name of the card is from across the room. You never touch the deck! POOR MAN'S BOOK TEST – An incredibly direct book test done with any borrowed book! This is appropriate for close-up or stage. THE OSTERLIND READ – A new approach for doing a stage reading with a killer climax! Richard Webster now uses this in his show! MIND READING WITH CARDS – A spectator freely chooses a card without looking at it. She guesses what the card is and you tell her the card she guesses! Nothing is written and the card isonly in her mind! QR TRANSPARENT FORCES – A thoroughly entertaining effect with the new Transparent Forces bag. Not only is the effect totally new, but the handling allows the spectator to take the bag into their own hands when making the selection! 3SP – Perhaps the best routine ever with an ESP deck! Three separate sections are all impossiblewith the routine growing in amazement as it progresses! WHISPERING DIE – An improved handling for this masterpiece of close-up mentalism with an ending that is totally impossible If you own this already you will be delighted. If not, you will want to order one right away! PERFECTED ADD-A-NUMBER – This is one of the highlights of this set! Numbers chosen by the audience are added up in the open. You show your “sealed in an envelope and folded “ prediction that matches the real numbers chosen by the audience! THOUGHTS ON MENTALISM 1 - The first half of an incredible talk between Richard and Jim. This essay cuts to the heart of what mentalism is! Disc 2 VINYL FOLDER Q&A – An incredible Q&A routine that you can put together with items from your local stationary store for under $50.00 and use the rest of your life! The tips and handling are worth ten times the cost of this entire set!
NUMERIC VORTEX – See Richard use this RECENT creation in a routine that kills! This timely effect is current and thought provoking! WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE – A routine where you use some of your business cards and pencils to perform a stage effect! Richard and Jim cover many ideas and variations. OUT OF THE ROOM SELECTION – Taken from Kaplan’s The Fine Art of Magic, this staggering routine is on a par with Richard’s own Challenge Mind Reading! CHECK EFFECT – A routine where a bill or your paycheck is freely placed in one of five envelopes which you later identify without touching them and from across the room! You can use this as the main feature in your act! PENDULUM ROUTINE – Richard’s unique approach for using a pendulum. You can combine this idea in many ways with other pendulum effects you perform. The routine adds a new dimension for using a pendulum! ALMOST REAL PREDICTION – Richard’s variation for the fantastic Jack London effect. Richard has updated the routine to make it modern and logical. You can do this stage effect at any time and any place with just an ordinary pad and pen! This is knowledge you cannot afford not to have! THOUGHTS ON MENTALISM 2 – Richard and Jim complete their discussion on mentalism and the successful presentation of this wonderful art!
Corinda's 13 Steps To Mentalism $119.95 Richard Osterlind’s Legacy to Mentalism! Richard Osterlind’s commitment of Corinda’a 13 Steps to Mentalism to the DVD medium is destined to become one of the most significant works on mentalism of all time. In addition to scrutinizing every section of Corinda’s famous book and demonstrating many of the effects, he has also added immense value by supplying hours of additional advice learned from years of performing experience in front of real-world audiences. The discussions between Richard and Jim Sisti are priceless! Richard devoted over six months of his time and effort to the completion of this project and he feels it is one of his most important works – ever! Here are the specifics on the DVDs: 6-DVD Set 12 HOURS OF CLASSIC MENTALISM • PERFORMANCE • EXPLANATION • DISCUSSION Tony Corinda’s landmark work, 13 Steps To Mentalism, is widely considered to be the mentalist’s bible. In this comprehensive DVD series, modern-day master Richard Osterlind performs dynamic effects from each step of Corinda’s seminal work in front of a live audience. Then, along with co-host Jim Sisti, digs deep into the principles and concepts that make this material so strong and timeless. This DVD set ably demonstrates why Corinda’s 13 Steps To Mentalism will always be a fundamental and substantial part of any mentalist’s education. DISC 1 Introduction to Corinda’s 13 Steps to Mentalism • Step One – Swami Gimmick • Introduction • Discussion of the Book
• Swami Gimmick – Discussion • An Opening Effect • A Stage Effect • Dartboard Prediction • A First Class Newspaper Effect • Matches or Cigarettes • A Close-Up Quickie • Living and Dead • Step Two – Pencil, Lip, Sound and Muscle Reading • Introduction • The Spectator as the Telepathist • Just Chance (Impromptu) • Ghost Deck • Sujan Location • Muscle Reading – Discussion DISC 2 Step Three – Mnemonics and Mental Systems • Introduction • The Amazing Memory Test • A Day For Any Date • Extraction of Cube Roots • Magic Square • Knight’s Tour • Simple Card Systems DISC 3 Step Four – Predictions • Introduction • What is a Prediction? – Discussion • Predictions, Billet Knives, Pencils, and Indexes – Discussion • A Million to One • The £75,000 Test • Astronomical • The Third Choice • The Prophesy • Hanging Prediction • Step Five – Blindfold and X-Ray Eyes • Introduction • Sightless Vision Act • Impromptu Test (performance only) • Mental Masterpiece (Fogel’s Newspaper Prediction) DISC 4 Step Six – Billets Introduction • Billets – Discussion • Center Tear • Jaks’ Crystal Locket • Three Little Questions • Great Minds Think Alike • Step Seven – Book Tests • Introduction • A Classic Swindle • My Word • A Lesson in Mentalism • The Missing Link • The Crossword Puzzle DISC 5 Step Eight – Two-Person Telepathy • Introduction • Two-Person Telepathy • Step Nine – Mediumistic Stunts • Introduction • Mediumistic Stunts • Cold Hand • Zarkamorta II • Spirit Slates • Step Ten – Card Tricks • Introduction • Photo Memory • Incredible Slate Test • Teleprognos • Birds of a Feather • Blind Coincidence • Two Minds • Before Your Very Eyes DISC 6 Step Eleven – The Question and Answer Act • Introduction • The Question and Answer Act • Step Twelve – Publicity Stunts • Introduction • Publicity Stunts – Discussion • Step Thirteen – Patter and Presentation • Introduction • Patter and Presentation – Discussion
Easy To Master Mental Miracles $110.00 READING MINDS HAS NEVER BEEN THIS EASY… In this exciting video event, Richard Osterlind, one of the world's top mentalists, opens the vaults and reveals the inner workings of some of the best mentalism ever created. Not self-working, but by no means difficult to do, these classic effects already make up the repertoires of some of the finest mentalists working today. Richard Osterlind has combed the vast literature of mentalism to find the strongest mentalism and mental magic effects ever created by past and present masters of the art and each will astound even the most sophisticated audience. Watch Richard perform them all before an astonished live audience and then go behind the scenes as he, along with Jim Sisti, explains the diabolical methods. Combined with Super Practice Sessions and the Real Secrets of what makes these effects work, this series is destined to become a classic resource for those seeking to learn the art of mentalism.
VOLUME 1 SWAMI OPENER (Corinda): The performer enters holding a business card. A spectator calls out a two-digit number. That number is predicted on the business card! This is a perfect opener guaranteed to catch the attention of the audience. MAGIC VS. MINDREADING (Annemann): The performer causes a deck of cards to spell to a mentally chosen card, then shows a remarkable coincidence with a second deck and finally shows the card was actually predicted long before the show! A QUESTION AND THE ANSWER (Annemann): One of Theo Annemann's greatest routines! The mentalist answers a secret question in the most direct manner possible! This is a monster effect using only a pencil and a few pieces of paper! EXTRA-SENSORY PERCEPTION (Annemann): You can duplicate chosen designs in the fairest possible way using this classic method! Make this up in just half an hour! A WORD IN THOUSANDS (Koran): A spectator chooses any word from any page in a huge book. Without any pumping the mentalist reveals the chosen word on the back of a blackboard! This mind-boggling effect is fully explained along with complete directions for the construction of the apparatus! EL NUMERO (Bergson): Using a few index cards and an envelope, the mentalist causes a spectator to choose the very number he has predicted on the back of the envelope. This is direct, simple and awesome - the fairest version of this effect yet! SYD BERGSON CENTER READ (Bergson): This utility technique will enable you to gain any information written on an index card without any tearing or burning. Osterlind's touches make this a masterpiece! TELEPHONE DIRECTORY (Tong): Anyone freely chooses a page in a legitimate telephone directory. The mentalist reads his mind and writes down the telephone number the person is thinking of! This is clean, clear and direct! SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE (Annemann): This is the original (and best!) version of the classic effect. Only one key out of seven opens a lock. Audience members freely choose the keys and the mentalist determines who has the right key! Both the lock and keys are legitimate! MARKED THOUGHT (Mason): The mentalist causes a spectator to find the only matching pairs of ESP symbols while they are face down. This method allows for a completely free choice and an ordinary deck of ESP cards!
VOLUME 2 MAGIC MEDALLION (Koran): Three spectators call out a single digit number. The mentalist removes a case with a medallion inside and shows the number to be inscribed on the back! Osterlind considers this one of the strongest effects in all of mentalism! FIVE STAR PREDICTION (Koran): This has to be the strongest mentalism card effect ever created! The mentalist shows an envelope containing one card. The spectator deals cards face up from a deck and stops whenever he wants. A duplicate of that card is found inside the envelope! CLIP LINE (Spackman): This mind-blower is a classic piece of mentalism. A spectator tells the mentalist when to cut a news column. Although every line is different, the exact words at the spot the paper was cut is predicted! You can make this masterpiece up in minutes! HOY BOOK TEST (Hoy): David Hoy's classic book test is fully explained with Osterlind's handling secrets that make the working simple and fool proof. You can read the spectator's mind with ungimmicked, borrowed books! BLINDFOLD ROUTINE (Classic/Gann): Richard demonstrates the classic blindfold routine with professional touches learned from the late Ronnie Gann. This is one of the best blindfold acts and uses nothing but household articles. FLIP FLOP FLUSH (Becker): This delightful routine by Larry Becker allows you to let a spectator choose a poker hand from a face-up deck while your hand is determined by chance. Still, you end up with a Royal Straight Flush in Spades! An ungimmicked deck is all that is necessary.
ULTIMATE MATRIX (Becker): Another routine by Larry Becker has an apparent mistake turn into a great climax. Freely chosen cards form numbers which open a locked combination lock that is trapping the spectators' borrowed finger rings! THE TRICK THAT FOOLED EINSTEIN (Koran): The mentalist predicts the amount of money a spectator removes from a bowl of coins. This is repeated a second time under even fairer conditions. You will marvel at the ingenuity of this! MENTAL NUMBERS (Dalban): Vincent Dalban created this wonderful effect where the mentalist reads the minds of two spectators at the same time! The number cards can be made up from normal index or business cards in minutes. HEADLINE PREDICTION (Koran): This effect is a killer! The mentalist tears an ordinary sheet of paper into sixteen pieces. A spectator chooses a piece and a headline. The information is found already predicted in a sealed envelope!
VOLUME 3 PAR-OPTIC VISION (Annemann): A spectator pockets three cards from a deck in his possession. Even though he is thoroughly blindfolded, the mentalist names the cards as they are withdrawn. This card masterpiece is unbelievable! FOURTH DIMENSIONAL TELEPATHY (Annemann): This classic routine allows you to read the minds of three assistants who have written information on papers and sealed them in envelopes themselves. No special apparatus is needed for this incredibly fair routine! THE THIRD CHOICE (Corinda): Five ESP cards are shown all different and sealed in fair envelopes. Still, the mentalist cleanly predicts which one will be chosen. The secret is simple and diabolical! LOCKED EYE TEST (Classic): The mentalist locks the eyes of a spectator! Osterlind shows how to make this foolproof. LOCKED HANDS TEST (Classic): A continuation of the above in which the mentalist causes all the spectators' hands to become locked! Again, this is a foolproof method! THE ABNORMAL LIFT (Classic): If you have never seen this before, you are in for a treat! Four spectators are able to lift a fifth with nothing but their fingertips! This astounding routine is one of the highlights of the series! TERVIL (Meyers): In this bold routine, the mentalist makes a prediction and lays it aside. A spectator writes down a number, a color and a name. The performer's slip is read and he is exactly right! Osterlind shows you how to make this routine work. IMPROMPTU BOOK TEST (Corinda): This delightfully simple routine will enable you to perform a book test that is second to none. The book is ungimmicked and borrowed and the gimmick is something you have in your pocket right now! SLATE WRITING (Classic): A spectator thinks of the name of a departed individual. The mentalist shows both sides of two ungimmicked slates and numbers each side. A piece of chalk vanishes and the name appears on the slates! This routine was one of the highlights of the video shoot! LIVING AND DEAD (Corinda): The classic routine is demonstrated using the simplest of methods. Not only is this a wonderful routine, but it will enable you to learn the use of a valuable tool in mentalism! ENCORE CARD STABBING (Koran): This was Al Koran's encore closer! The mate of a pocketed playing card is found in a daring way with a knife! The routine is as simple as they come.
VOLUME 4 ACIDUS PLUS (Mann): This is one of Al Mann's finest creations. Nothing but an index card is used to read the spectator's mind three times! You will marvel at the incredible, fair-looking method. MAGAZINE TEST (Annemann): You will be able to read the minds of your audience in a straightforward way with
the simple preparation in this test. You can name pictures, words and even whole lines with this method! PATEO FORCE (Classic): The mentalist makes a prediction. Spectators place objects on the table and all but one are eliminated. The prediction is shown and it matches! This wonderful principle can be used in many different ways. PSEUDO PSYCHOMETRY (Annemann): Members of the audience seal personal objects in envelopes. The mentalist gives a reading for each spectator and returns each object to the proper person. Many consider this to be the greatest effect in mentalism! Richard demonstrates the original method with a wonderful update. PREDICT-TAC-TOE (Gardner/Thompson/Osterlind): This wonderful routine allows the mentalist to predict the outcome of a game of tic-tac-toe. Richard's ending will delight you! SYNONYMENTAL (Mellon): Twenty-one cards are shown to each have a different object on them. Spectators place objects on three cards. These cards are shown to name those very objects! ORIGINAL CENTER TEAR (Corinda): Richard demonstrates how the original center tear method is still a very viable tool. A very clever idea will enable you to do this anywhere! VIEWED ESP PREDICTION (Osterlind): Richard's own ESP card effect where the spectators can see the assistant matching the mentalist's prediction as it is being fulfilled! Nothing is required but a normal deck of ESP cards. SPOON BENDING (Harris): A classic method of bending a spoon that can be performed while your hands are being burned! You will use this all the time. KEY BENDING (Classic): Bend keys just like Uri Geller with this easy and sure-fire method! PHANTOM ARTIST (Annemann): One of Theo Annemann's forgotten miracles! A spectator freely chooses the name of a president. The mentalist cuts out a perfect silhouette of the chosen president!
Live...Without A Net! $99.95 For the first time on DVD, you'll see Richard Osterlind in his natural performing environment, presenting startling mentalism and amazing magic for an audience made up entirely of people who happened to be frequenting a casino in Reno, Nevada. First, you'll first see him perform a full evening stage show in a comedy club and for the guests at an exclusive aftershow party. Finally, you'll witness some incredible street magic-style performances for passers-by in the concourse of the casino! All of the performances on these DVDs were shot without any retakes or editing for you to accurately see what a top pro can do in actual working environments! Then, Richard, along with co-host Jim Sisti, delves into not only how these amazing effects were accomplished but also the real secrets of what makes this material so effective for lay audiences. It's all live...and without a net!
Disc 1 - The Stage Show Linking Rings – Richard uses Dai Vernon’s classic “Symphony of the Rings” as his entertaining opener. He proves that magic and mentalism can be mixed effectively in a performance to win over the audience’s approval! Spoon Bend – Here Richard segues into some of his classic spoon bending techniques to set a more serious tone for the performance. Watch how strong this routine plays for a lay audience!
Mental Epic – Richard uses the standard Mental Epic effect with the Ronnie Gann finish, showing how strong classic mentalism can be. Then, he destroys the audience with his own double-climax ending! Par-Optic Vision – This is the routine with Richard’s Dynamo Deck that recently wowed Internet audiences. A spectator draws cards Richard names out of his own pocket! It looks totally impossible! Q & A Act – If ever there was a routine that proves you can read minds, this is it! The classic Dunninger routine is presented by Richard with a few modern updates. The Addition Effect – Richard does the classic Add-a-Number effect using ordinary articles. Again, a classic Dunninger routine is re-created in a modern setting! Combination Padlock – An original routine by Richard where audience members choose the correct numbers to open a combination lock in a new and novel way. This is a study in routining magic! Clip Line – A stunning presentation of Alpha-Mental with an ending Osterlind devised over 20 years ago. Just when you think the effect is over, you are hit with an incredible second climax! The audience loves it! Disc 2 - Stage Show Encore and After-Show Party Linking Finger Rings – Richard chose to re-visit his classic handling of this effect for the encore of his show. Watch the stunned looks on the spectators’ faces when they see their own wedding rings linked together! Artificial Intelligence – Richard performs the triple-prediction effect from his book, Mystique, using nothing but three index cards. The handling and effect is everything you could want in a close-up routine! iCornelius – Richard uses a borrowed iPhone to reproduce the addition effect he performed on stage. If anything, the effect here is even stronger! Dr. Sack’s Dice Routine – Again, Richard shows that a mystery performer can effectively mix magic and mentalism in a show. Here he performs the classic Sack’s Dice Routine while completely surrounded by astonished spectators! Double Penny Bend (performance only) – Richard closes the after-show party with his now famous penny bend done two times! The camera is only inches away from Richard as he bends two borrowed pennies at his fingertips! Disc 3 - Casino Concourse Spoon Bend – Again Richard uses his spoon bending expertise to not only astound passersby, but to also draw crowds over to watch him! See the professional way to handle this type of performance!
Dynamo Radar Deck – Richard recreates his classic Radar Deck effect with his new Dynamo Deck. See how this new prop can handle situations even when spectators make mistakes with their cards! Dynamo Deck: 3 Cards – A spectator freely chooses three cards from a deck. Richard names a card and the spectator somehow grabs the right one from his pocket! This is repeated three times…and it’s freaky! Spear-It Knife – Richard takes a forgotten classic out of Tarbell, Harrison’s Knife through Coat, and streamlines it for a modern audience. If you don’t already know the secret of this effect, when you watch it, it will stagger you! Center Tear – Richard performs his famous Perfected Center Tear over and over again to amazed and dazzled people just passing by in the casino. See why this is one of his most cherished secrets! Chronologue – For years, Collector’s Workshop has been including Richard’s personal routine for the Bob Cassidy effect, Chronologue. Now you can see how it plays for an innocent bystander in the casino! Swami Effects – Richard uses the Swami Gimmick in a variety of ways to guess people’s birthdays, read their minds, and predict their thoughts. These clips show why this little gimmick is, perhaps, the most important one in mentalism. Hypnotic Hands (performance only) – Watch Richard use his powers of suggestion to fasten a teenager’s hands together, creating screams of delight! Although not explained, watching this routine will teach anyone the right way to make hypnotic suggestions.
Mind Mysteries 1 - 4 $110.00 Richard Osterlind has long been considered one of mentalism and magic's most creative minds. In this exciting new video series, he shares with you not only his most famous creations but also many highly guarded secrets, ideas and routines, many of which are right out of his professional act. These aren't tricks - they're Mind Mysteries! Volume One - The Act It's a rare thing when one of mentalism's leading minds divulges the secrets to his professional act - the material he's been earning a living with for decades. Yet, on this volume of an extraordinary video series, that's exactly what Richard Osterlind does - sharing not only the methods, but the fine details, of the powerhouse effects he's been wowing corporate and trade show audiences all over the world with. Watch him amaze the audience in performance and then go behind the scenes as Osterlind, along with host Jim Sisti, shows you how it's all done. Bank Night - Osterlind's original, tried and proven version of a classic, complete with a commercial kicker that will
endear you to any audience. A great opener for any act! The Perfected Center Tear - Complete instruction in the ultimate version of Osterlind's legendary center tear, which can be done in slow motion and completely surrounded. You rip up the paper...and return all of the pieces! Radar Deck - Four spectators just think of a card and the performer names them all! The full workings and neverbefore-disclosed handling tips are here, including instructions on how to make your own Radar Deck. Watch Routine - One spectator thinks of a time while another turns the hands of a face-down watch. When the watch is turned over, it's found to display the first spectator's thought-of time. Perform this miracle anywhere, anytime…and with any watch! Thought Scan - Osterlind's version of the classic Q&A routine is an act in itself. If one could actually read minds, it would look like this! Magazine Test - In this never-before-released miracle, the performer predicts the word a spectator will circle on a freely-selected page in a magazine. This was the finale for Richard Osterlind's act for many years. Linking Finger Rings- Wedding bands borrowed from three spectators are linked together in the fairest manner possible. This routine has been called the very best version of this classic effect ever conceived and this is the clearest and most-detailed explanation of the real work.
Volume Two - The Osterlind Breakthrough Card System In this volume of Richard Osterlind's landmark video series, he shares perhaps his greatest contribution to magic and mentalism - the Breakthrough Card System, considered by many to be the most ingenious playing card stack ever devised. The spectators could look at the cards for hours and never discover its devilish secret and, for the first time, Richard Osterlind, along with host Jim Sisti, shares twenty years of effects, performance tips, ideas and shortcuts with his inspired creation. Card Calling - A group of cards are removed from a shuffled jumbo-sized deck and the performer names them all. This effect, one that will play to the largest audience, has been a staple in Osterlind's stage show for over two decades. Two Cards in Pocket - A spectator places two cards in his pockets from a deck he's been mixing. Not only does the performer name them but also divines which one is in which pocket. This is a true killer! Challenge Mind Reading - A thought-of card is named without the performer ever touching the deck. Quite possibly the most impossible-looking card trick ever! Corinda Effect - The performer names a card that was reversed in the deck by a spectator while he was holding the deck underneath the table. This is the trick that started it all! Blackjack Demonstration - Your spectators will be convinced that you are the greatest blackjack player ever! You not only know their hole card but also instruct them, quite successfully, on how to play their hands!
Volume Three - Assorted Mysteries In the third volume of this groundbreaking video series, Richard Osterlind shares some of his most treasured Mind Mysteries. There are impromptu miracles to perform for friends at the dinner table along with more elaborate pieces suitable for large stage audiences. Watch him as he baffles a live audience and then go behind the scenes as Osterlind, along with host Jim Sisti, shows you how it's all done. Sweeter and Lower - Osterlind updates his classic "Sweet and Low" effect. A signed packet of sweetener is torn and restored under extremely fair conditions. Change of Mind - This novel routine allows you to predict the coins that spectators will remove from their pockets. Complete instructions are given for making the ingenious gimmick and Osterlind supplies handlings for both close-up and stage.
Spoon Bending - Learn how Richard Osterlind bends spoons in the fairest and most visual way. A knockout technique that amazes audiences. Radio Sum Total - Osterlind's version of Larry Becker's basic effect where the audience forms the problem to a mathematical answer that's already on display. Suitable for a live audience and even more amazing to perform on the radio! Uncanny - An ordinary playing card slowly turns over by itself to reveal it's the thought-of card. No threads, magnets or other gimmicks are used! Lottery Effect - The performer predicts the winning lottery number that three spectators freely form. Cell Phone Effect - An audience member with a cell phone calls anyone they know and asks them to select a number. It matches the performer's prediction. Bill in Cigarette - A spectator's signed bill is destroyed and found inside a borrowed cigarette. An incredibly easy and astounding way to perform this classic effect.
Volume Four - More Assorted Mysteries In this final volume of his amazing video series, Richard Osterlind performs some of his most well-known routines in addition to some new, astounding effects that have never been revealed before. You'll see how strong this material is in front of a live audience and then you'll go behind the scenes as Osterlind, along with host Jim Sisti, shows you how it's all done. Glass of Water Production - Osterlind's classic glass of water production from an empty and examined paper bag. Paul Daniels and many other stars of magic have featured this on their television specials. Imp Pad - Duplicate one of Dunninger's Brain Busters! This is the real way to get information before the show. Plus, complete instructions are given on how to construct the ingenious pad. Marked Coin in Bottle - In this version of one of magic's classic effects, the coin is marked by a spectator before being magically passed into a soda bottle by the performer. The spectator's marked coin is actually in the bottle, which must be smashed in order to retrieve the coin. Signed Torn and Restored Post-It Note - An ordinary Post-It Note is signed and torn to pieces. The performer restores and returns the signed Note in the fairest possible way. Spike Bending - Metal bending for a large stage audience! The performer passes out huge spikes for examination and then apparently bends them with the power of his mind in full view! S.O.S. Pseudo-Psychometry Bag - Five spectators drop personal items into a black cloth bag without the performer knowing which person the items belong to. The performer returns each item to its proper owner while giving a psychometric reading for each. Signed Torn and Restored Newspaper - This is the most guarded secret in this video series! Any page is selected from a newspaper and signed by a spectator. The paper is torn in half five times and then restored. The signed paper is then returned to the spectator to keep as a souvenir. What's more, the performer is totally clean at the effect's conclusion. This effect has been fooling the best minds in magic for over 15 years and is finally being released!
Mind Mysteries 5 - 7 $99.00 Mind Mysteries Too continues on from the high-water mark set by the first Mind Mysteries series, one of the bestselling video sets in magic history. Transcending the boundaries of traditional mentalism and magic,Mind Mysteries Too completes the circle of Richard Osterlind’s life work to date. You’ll see Richard captivating and astounding a studio audience with his original material and then you’ll go behind the scenes once again, along with host Jim Sisti, as he explains every nuance of the inner workings of each effect.
What’s more, each set of performances is arranged as a mini-show, demonstrating Richard Osterlind’s classical approach to routining, an invaluable lesson in itself! If you enjoyed Mind Mysteries, as thousands did, you’ll love these Mind Mysteries Too!
Volume Five Ultra Board – For the first time on video, see Richard Osterlind perform his classic Mental Epic type effect with an ungimmicked board! Spoon Bend – A totally new bend with an ordinary spoon that looks impossible! This takes spoon bending to new heights! Fork Bend - Three forks just melt over at the mentalist’s command! It looks like power shoots from the mentalist’s hands! The Very Modern Mindreader – This is a whole act that uses nothing but a few cards and envelopes. This one can make your reputation as a mind reader! Digital Feedback – This is the best calculator effect ever! You will stun your audience numerous times and leave them with an ending they will remember! Inside The Fold – This is one of Richard’s most cherished secrets! An audience member calls out a number. He is handed a folded card which has been in the performer’s empty hands from the beginning. The chosen number is predicted inside. It is that clean! Stainless Steel Blindfold – This is one of the classics of mentalism. See Richard perform his favorite routine right out of the manual! Penomenally (Psychic Control) – A pen placed on a bottle moves at the mentalist’s command! There are no threads and the movement is totally under the performer’s control! Stopping A Watch – The actual mechanics of stopping watches and changing the times are demonstrated. Richard discusses the applications to many types of watches. Also included is controlling a compass and how to mentally destroy a hotel room key!
Volume Six Miracle Flying Cards – See Richard do his classic routine in a new updated fashion in front of a large audience. You will see why this has been called one of the best stand-up card effects ever created! Spirit Writing On Card – This is a totally new routine! A number of blank and ungimmicked index cards are displayed. One is chosen and a design is called out. When a lighter is run across the card, the chosen design is burned into the card! Richard also shows how to control the flame of a lighter! Multiple Key Bending – This is Richard’s personal routine for bending a number of borrowed keys in the hands of a spectator! See how Richard uses suggestion to first cause her hands to lock together and how she feels the keys bending! This is the best method for bending keys on stage!
Clip Line Deluxe – Once you see this effect, you will really understand what’s so special about Richard’s thinking! The classic Clip Line effect is performed in such a way as to look totally impossible even if you know the original secret! This is spectacular! Amazing Memory Demonstration – This may be the most important routine in the series! Not only will you learn one of the most stunning demonstrations you can perform, but the advice Richard gives could change the very way you live! Steno ESP – This is Richard’s method of doing the classic Mental Epic-type effect with nothing but a steno pad! Not only is this easy and fun, but you will see how Richard’s thinking reverses some of the workings! You will be delighted with this! Out Of Hand – This routine has long been unavailable. It won widespread acceptance when it first appeared on Richard’s Challenge Magic. With this, you will have one of the most entertaining Six-Card Repeat-type effects ever invented! Industrial Strength Link – The performer repeatedly links and unlinks a large industrial spring from a coat hanger with ease while the spectator fails every time! The routine grows in impossibility until the spring actually unlinks in the spectator’s hand! Coin Snatch – Richard Osterlind’s own way of doing the old classic with a clever new addition which will convince your audience that you have the fastest hands in the world! Original Inside Out – This is the first time this effect has appeared anywhere! A single folded card repeatedly turns itself inside out with just a wave of the hand! The effect grows as a paper clip is placed onto it. What’s more, the card is given out at the end!
Volume Seven Question And Answer Act (The Final Answer) – This act is worth the price of the whole series! Questions are written by the audience and collected in open view. Still the mentalist answers them in an impossible way! Not only is this act new and stunning, it is the simplest Q&A act of them all! You will LOVE this! Test Conditions II – Remember the Test Condition Card Effect from Richard’s first series? This is another effect with the Breakthrough Card System that will floor even advanced card men! You find a chosen card under impossible conditions after the spectator returns the card himself and shuffles the deck! Tribute To Tarbell – A spectator thinks of a card. Another spectator brings her hand down on the spread deck and finds the first person’s card! This is a killer anytime, anywhere mystery! Psychological Impossibility - A mentally chosen card mysteriously vanishes from one half of a deck to appear in the performer’s pocket! See how Richard takes a standard effect and turns it into a major mystery! Matchbook Prediction – This is one of the most entertaining and mysterious card effects you can do! A chosen card appears on the inside cover of a book of matches not once – but twice! The audience howls with delight! ESP Stack – Richard shows his new ESP stack and how it is used to duplicate the actual tests devised for these cards. This routine looks just like the real thing!
Osterlind Design Duplication System (ODDS) – Richard’s revolutionary method of doing the design duplication effect. This routine was developed based on actual laboratory techniques for testing ESP and is the closest thing to real ESP! Ashes On The Arm – The classic effect is updated by Richard. A spectator writes the initials of a family member on a piece of paper which is burned. The ashes from the burned paper are rubbed on the mentalist’s arm (or hand) and the initials appear in the ashes! This looks uncanny! Pen Paddle Move – This is Richard’s trademark routine which he uses in trade shows. The writing on a pen repeatedly appears and vanishes. You will be amazed at the effect Richard achieves using this classic principle! Dad's Favorite - The spectator cuts a deck of cards over and over into 4 final piles. The top cards are turned over and are the four Aces! This amazing effect was actually taught to Richard by his father when he was a young boy! Haunted Key – Richard performs the classic Haunted Key effect using the methods from his classic book, Making Magic Real. You will see how the key turns over with no movement of the performer’s hands! Solid Ghost – This classic is one of Richard’s favorites! A solid ghost appears inside the dark recesses of a folded handkerchief! It is tapped with a spoon and felt by a spectator before it disappears back into nothingness! Watch how Richard uses this to close the show!
No Camera Tricks $99.95 What magic and mentalism on television shouldlook like! This incredible video set features Richard Osterlind as the star of three mock television shows. Watch Richard dazzle the audience with real-time, mind-boggling mysteries and, as the title of the set implies, there are absolutely no camera tricks, stooges or pre-show work! What’s more, this broadcast-quality material can also be used on stage and for close-up performances. These are secrets of the highest quality with everything from the latest innovative ideas from the fertile mind of Richard Osterlind to some of the most cherished hidden mysteries from other masters. Not only will you receive a wealth of astonishing and usable material, but it is presented in one of the most entertaining formats ever attempted in the magic instructional DVD genre. This is Richard Osterlind at his highest performing level! Additionally, you will see the commercial “bumpers” that feature Richard performing live in a restaurant and other public places,. real time performing under real world conditions! See why Richard always shines in the numerous other “bonuses” contained on each disc! Disc 1 - Show One ZODIAC REVOLUTION - Bob Farmer's classic zodiac sign revelation done in a new way that will startle you in its directness. Richard guesses the zodiac signs of six audience members using nothing but a pad and pencil!
SWAMI BIRTHDAY/STENO ESP - Richard correctly guesses a person's exact birthday and follows that by predicting the random thoughts of three audience members. In this second demonstration, no forcing is involved and all three choices are totally free! LIQUID METAL - Richard continues his metal bending legacy with five (yes . . . five!) more demonstrations of spoon bending. In one, a spoon actually visibly bends in the spectator's hand! DIGITAL FEEDBACK EXTRAORDINAIRE - A digital calculator effect that duplicates the gimmicked versions using a legitimate calculator right out of the package in a drug store! You can throw away your forcing calculators as this does the same thing! PEGASUS PAGE - Richard considers this to be one of the greatest effects in magic! With the permission of Art Emerson, the original Pegasus Page is presented to a stunned group of spectators. A selected page vanishes from a book being held by one person and reappears between two pieces of cardboard held by another spectator! Disc 2 - Show Two RICHARDWAVE - Brainwave has always been considered one of magic's best effects. Here is Richard's version where any card named is the only red-backed card in a blue deck. To top it off, there's a "kicker" that adds another 100% to the effect-the deck is given away at the end! It is totally ordinary! RUBIK'S CUBE - You won't believe your eyes as you watch Richard solve a legitimate Rubik's Cube-while totally blindfolded! CLEARLY MIND READING - Another one of Richard's fabulous ideas for doing a complete thought reading act! This is a "new" idea that Richard published over 20 years ago and is basically unknown! THE POKER DEAL - Watch Richard use his Breakthrough Card System to perform a poker demonstration that looks like it came out of the movie The Sting! SEAFIRE SEQUENCE - For the first time, Richard presents his famous Seafire Sequence book test on video. Now you can see this classic effect performed with all the little nuances! There are over six separate climaxes!
Disc 3 - Show Three DRACULA/ERRATA BOOKTEST - The Dracula book test by Alexander Black is fully explained and combined with Richard's now famous Errata ending. See how incredible this combination of effects is! 20 CARD TEST - This long-forgotten effect from The Jinx made Al Koran famous. Twenty people select cards and Richard finds them all while completely blindfolded! It's an anytime, any deck miracle! THE ORIGINAL TCB ROUTINE - Richard performs a classic piece of mentalism that brings down the house! Seven people select objects from a transparent bag and everything is predicted! You will understand why Richard loves the classics! VOODOO - This eerie and forgotten piece of magic is performed at midnight on the back deck of the L&L studios in a chilling demonstration different than anything you have seen before! THE ACID TEST - Not for the weak of heart! Richard performs his classic Acid Test where, while totally blindfolded,
he drinks the one glass of milk from among four others filled with Liquid Drano! See how Richard builds the suspense and shows how this type of "death-defying" mystery should look! 3-volume boxed set in fold-out keepsake packaging PLUS! Numerous performance sequences on each disc featuring Richard amazing people in restaurants, stores and other public places.
The Secrets of Metal Bending DVD/Metalblast combo $19.95 In the world of prestidigitation, there are magic tricks . . . and then there’s metal bending. Ever since Uri Geller set the imagination of the world on fire by bending silverware with seemingly nothing more than just his mind power, people have been fascinated by this arcane ability. On this DVD, you’ll learn all of the necessary techniques and important subtleties you’ll need to be a world-class metal bender from two of the world’s most acclaimed experts. Spoons, forks, keys – even nails and railroad spikes – seem to turn to putty in the hands of Richard Osterlind and Banachek and on this volume, they hold nothing back as they demonstrate and teach every vital element. Each effect is taught in minute detail with able assistance from Jim Sisti and Scott Wells. Imagine – no gimmicks or gadgets; just you, a piece of silverware, and a soon-to-be amazed spectator. Learn to bend metal . . . and you’ll also be bending minds! RICHARD OSTERLIND - Spoon Bending, Spoon Bend, Cutlery Spray, Spoon & Key Bending, Multiple Key Bending, Spike Bending BANACHEK - Silverware Bend, Bag Method, Spoon Bending, Key Bends 1, 2 & 3, Nail Bends 1, 2 & 3 Also included at no additional cost as an Osterlind Mysteries exclusive, you'll receive a copy ofMetalblast, Richard Osterlind's new book which contains not the methods, but the real secrets of metal bending. In this exciting new work, Richard Osterlind discusses the mindset of the metal bender and the key ingredients necessary to make an audience believe that they're seeing miracles. What's more, these theatrical and psychological techniques are totally transferable and able to be easily adapted to just about any mentalism or magic you perform.
Richard Osterlind LIVE 2: Pocket Mentalism (Penguin LIVE) 4 1/2 HOURS of some of the most important things he's learned in the 40 years that he's been a mentalist. Richard's first appearance at Penguin LIVE was a three-and-a-half hour, five-star, knockout performance with rave reviews and now he's back for more! As you already know, Richard is truly an encyclopedia of mentalism and you never know what he will do next. He has so much material, it's hard for him to narrow it down and pack it all into just one lecture. So we asked him to come up with a few of his favorite things that don’t require too much work and are not hard to make, yet still have incredible impact. Here are just a few of the routines he plans to perform and teach:
Numero Uno Azonic Force Marked Thought Magic Vs. Mindreading Clip Line Tervil The Abnormal Lift 40,000 Words Work with a stacked deck Work with a corner short A New routine for the Osterlind ESP Card System Horrors RichardWave A Bert Reese routine Artificial Intelligence Spoon bending tips A torn letter Phantom Knife And much, much more!
And, of course, most of these routines have been updated over the years, so even if you've learned the originals, you'll want to get the latest work. In addition to the methods, Richard will also share WHY each phrase of each routine is constructed AS IT IS to get the maximum impact from the audience.
Richard is having his 2nd Penguin Live lecture!
Here are just a few of the routines he plans to perform and teach:
Numero Uno Azonic Force Marked Thought Magic Vs. Mindreading Clip Line Tervil The Abnormal Lift 40,000 Words Work with a stacked deck Work with a corner short A New routine for the Osterlind ESP Card System Horrors
RichardWave A Bert Reese routine Artificial Intelligence Spoon bending tips A torn letter Phantom Knife And much, much more!
