Mental Influence

THE BLURB:
Kentonism Deck
A bold and awe-inspiring effect. A spectator shuffles and
cuts a deck after being shown the faces of the cards. The
spectator cuts to one card - and this is the card predicted
in advance. The performer does not handle the cards once the
spectator has them. The trick that blew away the may famed
mentalists of the Psychic Entertainer's Association.

Dual Reality Deck
Kenton created the term "multiple reality" and "dual
reality" for his unique approach to mentalism and magic.
Since that time it has inspired countless performers and
authors. Here for the first time ever Kenton tips his
special dual reality work with cards.

Cards are sprung from hand to hand and a spectator thinks of
any card they see. The audience sees the faces too. The card
the spectator thinks of is the one predicted in advance. The
cards are shown faces and backs as normal.

The more the spectator talks to the audience, the more
amazing the trick becomes. Is it a real trance state? A
surefire way to do the think of a card force without sleight
of hand or fear of missing.

Running Time Approximately 21min

MY COMMENTS:
Though the running time is short and there are only two
routines in here, I must say that I really liked both of
them. Kenton has taken a standard magicians' deck (meaning
it's not a regular deck) and created two strong and
wonderfully devious routines with them. I can't say which
deck, but I'm sure you have it on your shelf somewhere, if
you're not already using it. It's a deck that I
particularly like to use and greatly enjoyed some astounding
subtleties that Kenton uses in this routine and that I'd not
seen before. The routines are easy to do, but do require
presentational skill as Kenton uses a lot of very important
language and timing to make these routines really effective.
The Kentonism Deck, by the way, has similarities to David
Regal's The Prophecy Pack (and if you know how that works,
then you may be able to figure out which standard magicians'
deck is being used), but the methodology and handling differ
significantly.

There are some considerations to these two routines. The
Kentonism deck does not have a quick re-set. The
Dual-Reality Deck works best when performed with a group of
people in front of you and the participant is standing next
to you. It will work with one person, but it's much more
effective with a group. It can be repeatable, but for
reasons you'll see when you study this, it's not recommended
that you do.

Obviously, if you're a mentalism who doesn't like using
playing cards, this isn't for you. However, if you do use
cards, and you don't like using anything other than a
regular deck of cards, you may find that these two routines
will convince you to use it. Though this is a comparatively
short DVD, it's got the same amount of material that would
be found in a comparably priced booklet that contains two
fully explained routines. It's definitely recommended.