Mana
Welcome to your new favourite mentalism routine.(what does this mean?)
Mana is dangerously close to being the perfect close up mentalism demonstration. It requires minimal props, it empowers your participant and everything in play can be borrowed!
Here's what happens:
Without showing anybody else, your participant is invited to write the name of a loved one on the face of a blank business card. This target card is mixed face down on the table with three identical decoy cards. Nobody knows the position of the target card, yet, after careful consideration, you are able to successfully eliminate two of the decoys.
You then proceed to empower your participant to do the same; using their intuition alone, your participant is able to SENSE the remaining decoy card WITHOUT relying on any precarious psychological forces or questionable wordplay.
It really is THAT clean. But it gets better...
Having now deduced the target card, your participant places it face down between their hands. Looking them directly in the eyes, you are able to impossibly REVEAL the name of the person they've been thinking of the entire time!
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We initially expected Mana would be a twenty minute download but once the cameras began to roll, something ignited within Le Val, transforming him into a living, breathing gold mine.
The video tutorial you receive is almost one hour in duration and PACKED with presentation ideas, alternative handlings, subtleties and insanely practical performance tips.
Welcome to your new favourite mentalism routine. This is Mana.
Lewis Le Val
Mentalist, hypnotist and modern mystic. Star of Discovery Channel's Mind Control Freaks.
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Refined Brilliance
For those familar with Lewis's work, you may recognise this routine, however, this isn't just some quickly rehashed renamed release for release's sake. This is a much deeper dive on a fantastic concept that Lewis has touched on before. Although Lewis goes in depth on handling his presentation(s), there is so much space for creativity and scripting that anyone can make this their own and there really isn't a character that couldn't use this. Another great release from The 1914.
Fantastic effect!
I'm already a huge fan of LLV (e.g., check out his outrageously good Revelations, which I keep re-watching for new ideas). Once again, LLV came through: this is a simple and stunning effect. Also, he throws in several useful tips for mentalism in general. This is a no-brainer purchase. I'm also becoming a big fan of the production and teaching value manifested by 1914 videos.
Thank you
5 stars based on the much-appreciated fact that a guy with ten thumbs (me) can actually handle the moves with ease! This effect is presented and explained very effectively by Mr. Le Val. For quite some time, I looked at "propless" (or almost propless) mentalism with a jaundiced eye. Effects such as Mana and Banacek's version of Mental Epic have caused me to modify my distrust and to reach for the blank cards as a legitimate and effective approach to mentalism. Thanks for the opportunity to learn.
Elegant
I love how little there is to do and how much impact you create. Fantastic routine.
Dissappointed
I feel like this is one of them effects that is just OK. Disappointed that a full performance wasn't shown before buying as I would have known that it wasn't for me.
