Practical Mind-Reading: A Course of Lessons on Thought-Transference, Telepathy, Mental-Currents, Mental Rapport, &c.Atkinson, William Walker
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Practical Mind-Reading: A Course of Lessons on Thought-Transference, Telepathy, Mental-Currents, Mental Rapport, &c.
Atkinson, William Walker
Telepathy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
DEMONSTRATION XIII. Have the hats of a number of men in the audience
placed on a table or other place, and then returning to the room,
blindfolded of course, you pick up the hats, one by one, and place them
upon the heads of their proper owners, who are seated in different parts
of the room. This is a simple feat although very effective. It is, of
course, merely a variation of the feat of "finding the person." There is
one point, however, that must be remembered in this feat, and that is
that the Transmitter should know just whose hat is held in your
hand--just who the owner of that particular hat is and where he is
sitting or standing. Otherwise he cannot send you the mental impulses
which will enable you to find the owner. It will be well for the
Transmitter to hold the hat so that it can be seen by the audience,
requesting the owner to rise in his seat so as to indicate his
whereabouts--your back being turned to the audience while this is being
done in order to avoid suspicion of your "peeping," etc.
THE LADY AND THE RING.
DEMONSTRATION XIV. This feat is performed by having a lady in the
audience loan the Transmitter her ring. When you return to the room, you
find the lady and replace the ring upon the finger from which she took
it. The Transmitter must remember the lady, and the particular finger,
of course--the rest is simply a combination of the "finding the person"
and "finding the spot" feats. It is very effective, if neatly
performed.
GENERAL ADVICE.
I. We have given you a great variety of Demonstrations or Feats, but you
must not attempt to produce all of them at an evening's entertainment.
It will take some time to perform a few of them effectively, and
impressively, and you should avoid any attempt to hurry through the
feats. Nor should you spoil your good impression by cheapening the
demonstrations in the direction of performing too many at one sitting.
II. Neither should you tire or fatigue yourself by too many feats. When
your mind or body are tired, you do yourself an injury to perform these
demonstrations, and besides, you cannot obtain the best results while
fatigued. You should rest a little while after each feat, before
attempting another one.
III. When the entertainment, or exercises are over, you should take a
few strong deep breaths, swing your arm around a little to promote the
circulation, and relieve the nervous tension. You may feel a little
"dazed" at first after performing a few feats, but will soon learn to
throw off the passive condition, and engage in the laughing conversation
that will follow the entertainment. Do not take yourself too seriously
and remember that laughter and a little boyish or girlish spirits is a
wonderful tonic.
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