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(She will name the court card; turn the card over for a stunning finish)
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Keeping the Secret
Let s briefly look at the way I finish the effect, ensuring that the
participant will keep quite about our little game.
One of the most effective ways is to simply say, Fantastic! You were
great! Please don t tell anyone how you did that. Thank you for your
help.
The participant, of course, takes this differently than the rest of the
audience. The audience sees this statement as nothing more than a
cute line or joke. The participant understands that it is a request for
her to keep quite about what happened while she experienced her
momentary bout of Psychic ability. This wonderful idea is the think-
ing of Kenton.
Another idea is to add a simple gentle pat on the back as this is said.
This seems to add an air of importance to the participant, but looks
completely normal to your audience.
If you combine these two ruses, your secret will certainly remain safe.
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Notes
It is important that I communicate to the audience a belief in what I
am supposedly doing, i.e., sending mental impressions of the card I
have placed on the table. If I elegantly, and with total commitment,
pour my energy into communicating this idea through my perfor-
mance, the effect is heightened tenfold.
I typically start with a routine that involves the entire audience and
apparently finds a spectator who is in the right mind set to be used in
the next effect. I explain that I am going to throw some thoughts out
into the audience, and they are to try to pick up on them. I then
begin by going through several psychological forces in larger groups,
asking the people who thought of the correct items to raise their
hands. I find a person who has kept her hand up the entire time to
come up and join me to try something much more difficult. This is a
nice way of getting everyone in on the action, and, because many
people will have gotten the right items during the psychological
forces, tends to add more power to the effect, as they feel it could
have been them. In fact, I have even had people come up after the
effect and tell me they picked up on the right cards the entire time!
Here are a few effective psychological forces to get you started:
If you ask somebody to quickly name:
" A colour, it will likely be red
" A flower. the common choice will be a rose
" Two simple shapes, they will likely be a triangle and a circle
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The script has been written to try to elicit a stronger response from
your audience. It features many of the Wonder Words so close to all
our hearts.
Recently. a friend suggested beginning the effect with a near miss, and
then continuing on the final two times with the participant succeed-
ing. I cannot guide you away from this idea strongly enough. If the
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participant is wrong the first time, she will become confused and
ignore your guidance the second time, since the first time it was
incorrect. I recommend that you praise the participant very highly
each time she names the correct card. It helps let her know that she is
doing the right thing.
I hope you will enjoy practicing this effect, but most of all I hope you
can get the same amount of joy out of performing as I do every time I
use The 8th Manoeuvre
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Credits:
The Southwest Miracle can be found on Kenton Knepper s Wonder
Words as well as on the Desert Brainstorm,Volume One video. It is a
fantastic effect, and I urge you to go out and track it down, you will
not be disappointed.
The participant peek was first termed by Richard Busch in his land-
mark book Peek Performances, a book full of powerful material and
thought provoking performance philosophy.
The work on Keeping the Secret was greatly inspired by the teach-
ings of Kenton Knepper in his Wonder Words audiotapes.
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A long and warm cuddle, to all of the following who have been more
than generous with their time and expertise:
Mum
Life without parents would be very pointless and to say the least
something of a none starter.
Kat
For the proofreading and so much more.
Kenton Knepper
For the inspiration and his uncommon generosity, as well as his
editing skills!
Ryan Adams
For the musical accompaniment writing, when I really should have
been doing something else
All at International Magic
London s finest magic establishment
I sincerely apologise to anyone who feels they
should have been thanked and was not.
Consider yourself thanked.
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Contact:
Luke Jermay
18 Warner Close
Billericay
Essex
CM11 2LA
England
luke_jermay@hotmail.com
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