Thought Channel

THE BLURB:
A treatise on non-contact mind reading.

Two (or more) people hide an object amongst themselves,
proceeding with no questions asked, or answers verbalized,
at any time the performer is able to accurately locate the
object with unnerving accuracy.

After connecting with the participant who holds the object
the performer is also able to tell them which hand they hold
it in!

This is one of my signature effects, "The Thought Channel"
and is a propless, gaffless, impromptu demonstration of
direct mind reading.

With contributions from Paolo Cavalli, Paul Vigil, ideas
inspired by Armando Lucero and insights from Arnon (the
Bulldog) Sincoff, "Thought Channel" is something I hope
makes a lot of people very happy. It's certainly been good
to me.

I've performed this live for Max Maven, Michael Weber, Eric
Mead, Armando Lucero, Paul Vigil, Lincoln, Joey Burton,
Jason Scott, Randy Malcolm, Sean Bott, Brian Voiles and a
host of other great thinkers and performers I've been
honored to know and share my work with.

Here’s what others are saying –

"If mentalism is to survive, I strongly feel that we have to
abandon trickery and props altogether and develop "real"
abilities. Mentalism must evolve into an art where we use
our powers of perception, intuition, deduction and
observation to create our miracles. Jerome is one of a few
who've explored this rarified strata of the mentalist's art
and has shown what can be accomplished without Swamis,
Clipboards, peek wallets or secret marks. Follow along if
you dare." - John Riggs

"Mentalism effects relying on psychological ruses are some
of the most intriguing in our art. There are no gimmicks and
nothing to find. You really use your mind! The Thought
Channel, by Jerome Finley, is the latest addition to this
line of works and it is a winner! Read it carefully as there
are a lot of hidden gems within its pages. I highly endorse
this book." - Richard Osterlind

"A wonderful manuscript! This type of thinking is a great
resource for any mentalist who wants to take the
psychological approach to mind reading." – Banachek

“What can I say? This is perfect. A beautiful technique
outlined in several layers so it becomes practically
failsafe.” – Enrique Enriquez

MY COMMENTS:
The plot should be familiar. Two people hide one object
behind one of the participant's backs. The performer
determines which one has the object. Then, the performer
proceeds to determine which hand the participant is holding
it in. The difference between this effect and ones such as
"Eye to Eye," "The Relic," or "Child's Play," is that there
are no gimmicks or preparation whatsoever. It's all done
with psychology and it makes the performer look like a real
mentalist. Unlike those routines, this is not 100%, though
there are techniques that will cause the audience to later
think everything went smoothly. Needless to say, it will
take much experience to be able to do that effectively.

With so many mentalism gimmicks and principles being
exposed, and with mentalism having so few gimmicks and
principles that mentalism can afford to have exposed, it's
quite refreshing to see powerful routines that rely mostly
on psychology and presentational skill. In other words,
it's about as close to real mentalism as you're going to
get. You'll see by the testimonials of John Riggs, Richard
Osterlind, Banachek, and Enrique Enriquez that many who are
familiar with Jerome Finley's work agree that this work has
taken mentalism to a different level. Arguably, Jerome has
brought it closer to the level that it should be at, if not
decidedly at that level.

As stated above, the manuscript provides several techniques
or methods to accomplish this routine which is a pet
favorite of Jerome's. The techniques are not difficult, but
they do require practice to be able to recognize certain
details easily and in performance conditions. I'll also
note that this is professional material and will require
much confidence and experience on stage. If you purchase
this without having these requirements, the routine will
look quite silly and you'll feel like you'll have wasted
your money, which would be a truth. Please don't try
performing this if you're new to mentalism.

I do believe that this single routine that Jerome describes
in this 40 page manuscript is worth every penny of what he's
asking for and maybe even more. Of course, this is only for
those who want to move their mentalism in this direction and
not for those who are more comfortable staying with the less
risky, or the more magicky, type routines (and I'm knocking
those who take those approaches at all).

Please note that Jerome has put Thought Channel back on the
market for a limited time which will be determined by
Jerome. I highly recommend getting it now before that he
decides that time is up.