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An Introduction to MENTALISM Copyright © 2011 P. Craig Browning/Nimeton Magic Publishing Co. Northampton, MA /nimetonmagicandpublishing This is a FREE Publication Created by the Author for the Sake of Educating those Curious About the Art of Mentalism as it Pertains to the World of Theatrical Magic 1 A FREE eBook from P. Craig Browning An Introduction to MENTALISM Prelude I can’t think of a single writer that won’t tell you just how difficult it is to put any sort of book together, but even more so when that text is to be kept “simple” and as “to the point” as possible; this particular little tome enveloping close to three months of my time and is now in its fourth or fifth re-write, all going well, I’ll be able to finally deliver something that’s not a 60+ page essay on the subject at hand. MENTALISM is however, a passion of mine. I am quite outspoken when it comes to how it should be performed – as something REAL rather than trickery; an extension of traditional Magic. Sadly, the latter has become an accepted and even encouraged norm over the past 15 years or so that Mentalism has served the role of formative trend in much the same way grand Illusion did during the 1970s and 80’s; a wave I attempted to ride in the day, even as Max Maven, Peter Pit and my own mentor were encouraging me towards Mentalism, saying that it better suited my personality and sense of perspective. My e