Mentalism by Richard Osterlind

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A Question and Answer 1 Reply

Richard, I have just got back from a birthday party in a private room at an English pub. I regularly do "A Question and Answer" that you demonstrated on your DVD. Tonight I gained some extra info…Continue

Started by Roy McKenzie. Last reply by Richard Osterlind Dec 11, 2010.

Dynamo Deck & Industrial Strength Link 2 Replies

Those of us on your mailing list just heard, yesterday, about the Dynamo Deck and the Industrial Strength Link. I was wondering if you would care to release that information here, and maybe give us a…Continue

Started by Chet Cox. Last reply by Richard Osterlind Dec 4, 2010.

Mind Mysteries Seminar 3 Replies

Don't miss this very special one-day version of Richard Osterlind's acclaimed MIND MYSTERIES Seminar on Saturday, November 20th at Marc DeSouza's luxurious magic theatre in Wayne, PA (just outside of…Continue

Started by Richard Osterlind. Last reply by Chet Cox Nov 24, 2010.

Can We Live Without Our Stories?

It's not mentalism (not yet!) but I reached my ARGH level after viewing several versions of Triumph. Some of them were quite clever, most of them looked Real Swell. But NONE of them had any heart!On…Continue

Started by Chet Cox Nov 1, 2010.

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Comment by Sven Rygh on December 11, 2010 at 1:21am: ....so if I hadn't already have ThoughtScan and have used it for quite a few years in my show, I would have run to get one. It seems like it will impossible to get for quite a while.

Don't miss this opportunity!

Sven

Comment by David Manzanera on December 7, 2010 at 8:37am: Richard

Thank you for the information.
David

Comment by Richard Osterlind on December 6, 2010 at 8:00pm: David,
We have been informed by our supplier that he may have trouble making more Thoughtscans for awhile as he is so busy with his other work. We have 4 units still available at this time at www.osterlindmysteries.com. After that, I don't know how long we will have to wait to get more.
Richard

Comment by David Manzanera on December 6, 2010 at 7:29pm: Richard do you currently have THOUGHT SCAN for sale at this time? Or do you know of any dealers who carry it?

sincerely
David Manzanera

Comment by Chet Cox on December 4, 2010 at 11:55am: You won't have to fret about it much longer, David. There are only three or four left and after they're gone -- no more.

Comment by Richard Osterlind on December 4, 2010 at 10:11am: David,
Thoughtscan has been the premier effect in my show for the last 25 years. It works like the Dunninger method, but is streamlined to be easy to use and work surrounded. You can see a complete demonstration on Mind Mysteries One.
Richard

Comment by David Manzanera on November 24, 2010 at 9:25pm: How does your Thought Scan compare to the other methods currently on the market?

Comment by Richard Osterlind on October 4, 2010 at 6:46pm: I have a theory about this, Chet.
With all the scientific innovations that are commonplace in 2010, the average person feels as though his/her own self worth is lessened. Machines seem to be able to do what man can do only faster and better.
Mentalism goes to a place machines can't. Having someone delve into your very thoughts, and thinking you might have that power too, gives a new look at reality and humanizes the world. It overshadows technology and gives value to that part of a person that is uniquely his own.

Comment by Chet Cox on October 4, 2010 at 6:31pm: Here's a topic to start a discussion. What do we each consider the actual purpose of mentalism? It's obviously not just to astound, nor is it only to mystery. I propose that one of the reasons is to challenge preconceptions - but that there are also more.reasons.