الاثنين، 18 فبراير 2019

ESP Alive And Well At NYC Mentalism Shows

By Henry Green


The art of Extra Sensory Perception is a rather ancient one. For, mentalists are performing artists with what appear to be special powers. In most cases, these are individuals whom have a keen sense of awareness and strong intuitive powers such as those now performing in NYC Mentalism Shows.

These types of shows can often include rapid mathematics, deduction, memory feats, mind control, mediumship, psychokinesis, precognition, divination, clairvoyance, telepathy and hypnosis. While some of these entertainers are considered psychic performers, there are also non-mentalists such as bizzarists and psychic readers whom reside outside this category. For, bizzarists often perform at carnivals and appear on reality shows while psychic readers can often be found reading cards, palms, runes and tea leaves at faires and festivals around the globe.

Performances by mentalists often date back to the 19th century and a number of tests conducted by occultists believed to have supernatural abilities. When it comes to the history of mentalism, the art form dates back to the time of the Old Testament. For, some scholars have suggested that certain scriptures appear to refer to mentalists and mentalism.

Professional mentalists and magicians are generally considered one of the earliest of live stage acts. For, the earliest live stage performance by Girolamo Scotto, a well known sleight-of-hand magician occurred in 1572. While some have suggested that mentalist can be learned, others attribute the skills to having supernatural or psychic powers. Regardless, magicians and mentalists have been entertaining and astounding crowds for centuries.

Derren Brown and other more contemporary performers often attribute these skills to natural abilities such as being able to read body language or use psychological suggestion and misdirection to create subliminal control. For contemporaries whom perform live in city squares and streets, audiences often become a part of the act. For, Derren Brown and others tend to make audiences aware that everything in the act is an illusion.

Some magicians have issues lying to audiences about whether or not a magic act is real. Whereas, as mentalists have been reported to have psychic or supernatural powers, mind reading and memory feats could actually be real. At the same time, there is a thin line between magic and reality in both magic and mentalism. For example, there can also be mentalists whom are just playing tricks with an audience. Whereas, a magician may only tell half-truths about how a trick is performed even though the magicians code states that the magic behind any trick is never to be revealed.

Most mentalists shy away from using traditional magic tricks during a performance. For, doing so would associate mentalists with the theatrical trickery often performed by stage magicians and illusionists. In fact, a number of mentalists do not use the title magician at all. For, there are some whom insist that the art of mentalism is altogether a different art form.

Ultimately, mentalists argue that the act of mentalism invokes a belief which when presented appropriately to the right audience is offered as reality. In most cases, those making these arguments and claims are mentalists who are endowed with psychic abilities which the performer uses to play on a spectator's sense of perception. Whereas, different types of magicians perform traditional magical acts which are known to be nothing more than illusions.




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