DekEl
DIGIT
$19.99
THE BLURB:
DIGIT by DekEl with Kenton Knepper, is both an effect you
will perform right away, and a principle you will apply to
countless effects.
"This is an ingenious principle that is entirely reliable
and realistic. Everyone needs this because it is simple,
direct, and completely impromptu. Just the sort of thing
mentalists want to blow people away anytime, one on one or
in a group, with no real effort and entirely off-the-cuff
without preparation. This is one of those things that
mentalists will be relying upon for a very long time...and
those first to get it will be on the cutting edge of our
future foundation of methods. That said, it is incredibly
simple and easy, with only a few trials with friends needed
as practice to learn."
- Kenton Knepper
Main Effect: A spectator holds a number of fingers behind
their back, and the mentalist does likewise. The spectator
is to hold out as many fingers as their number when they
hear it called out, but to keep that number hidden at all
times. Naturally, the mentalist brings out his hand and is
showing the same number of fingers held up as the spectator
is holding behind their back.
A variation is when the mentalist plays "Rock, Paper,
Scissors" and always wins...with the spectator hiding their
choice behind their back!
That's right, a spectator can hold any number of fingers
behind their back, or do Rock, Paper, Scissors, and the
mentalist will ALWAYS KNOW.
Now, that's just for starters. Before we tell you what else
you can do with DIGIT, let's get a few things out of the way
first.
* NO Secret Helpers
* NO Prompting
* NO Peeking of the Fingers
* NO Reflections or Mirrors of Any Kind
* NO Dual Reality
* Nothing Written
* NO Set-Up
* NO Pre-show
* NO Gimmicks
* ENTIRELY IMPROMPTU
* EVERYONE, including the spectator, is fooled.
There are many stunning applications of this secret
principle once you learn it.
What more can you do with DIGIT?
The mentalist asks the spectator to think of something. It
can be a time, the spectator�s star sign, a birth date, a
card, a street number, a color, or anything else that is
part of a group of different choices. The mentalist has the
spectator place their hands behind their back and indicate
the desired item. For example, the spectator could raise 2
fingers behind their back to indicate the number 2.
The mentalist then knows which item the spectator is
thinking about.
The mentalist names various colors in a rainbow. The
spectator is told to catch a color behind their back
secretly by closing their hand around one of the colors with
their imagination. The spectator never says what color they
are holding in their "colored ball of energy" behind their
back. Still, the mentalist gives an Aura Reading and then
names the color the spectator is energizing in their hand!
Another version simply has the person point behind their
back to an imagined color, and this allows the performer to
see the aura right through the person.
This effect is entirely impromptu, will work in almost any
condition and with most people. It's quick to learn, needs
little practice, and absolutely no memory work to begin
performing right away.
The performer doesn't need to see the spectator's hand at
any time. The method uses absolutely nothing in the way of
gimmicks. DIGIT can easily be applied to almost any known
Mind Reading effect, or to aid in any form of information
gathering.
During a reading, it can easily be combined with palm
readings and other sorts of readings, such as Major Arcana
Tarot cards.
In short, if you are a Mentalist or true Mystery Performer,
this is something you simply must have in your bag of
invisible and impromptu tools.
Our release of DIGIT comes with special notes, comments and
clarifications by Kenton...not available anywhere else!
MY COMMENTS:
The blurb says that this is both an effect and a principle.
In truth, that is a bit misleading, because this is a
technique and what's included is a basic effect using this
technique along with some great ideas and routines using it.
That said, this is one very intriguing tool for the
mentalist and one well worth getting and learning.
Much has been discussed about its practicality as there are
some clothing restrictions. Without being specific, let's
just say that in most formal situations, it would be
difficult to use this on gentlemen. It would be easier to
find women that fit the conditions. However, in more casual
conditions, it will be much easier to find people this will
work with.
Also, Dekel has said that one can learn this after
practicing a couple of times. I'm not so sure that will
describe everyone's learning curve. Some may take a little
longer to "get it" as it is somewhat knacky, but it's not
difficult when compared to some of the more difficult card
sleights or even the billet work that most mentalists use.
What the performer is doing is learning some observational
skills and it takes a bit of practice to learn to recognize
what one is looking for.
The 25-page downloadable PDF e-book provides the basic
effect and method. Then it explains how to use this
technique for numbers, words, PK Time, auras, cards, dead or
alive tests, star signs, ESP symbols, dinner, rock paper
scissors, and Monopoly. An effect called Sympathy and
comments by Kenton Knepper, which includes photos of using
the technique, complete the book.
This is another e-book that may be low-priced (or
undervalued), but definitely worth getting as this technique
is one that I should think most mentalists would get much
mileage out of.
DIGIT by DekEl with Kenton Knepper, is both an effect you
will perform right away, and a principle you will apply to
countless effects.
"This is an ingenious principle that is entirely reliable
and realistic. Everyone needs this because it is simple,
direct, and completely impromptu. Just the sort of thing
mentalists want to blow people away anytime, one on one or
in a group, with no real effort and entirely off-the-cuff
without preparation. This is one of those things that
mentalists will be relying upon for a very long time...and
those first to get it will be on the cutting edge of our
future foundation of methods. That said, it is incredibly
simple and easy, with only a few trials with friends needed
as practice to learn."
- Kenton Knepper
Main Effect: A spectator holds a number of fingers behind
their back, and the mentalist does likewise. The spectator
is to hold out as many fingers as their number when they
hear it called out, but to keep that number hidden at all
times. Naturally, the mentalist brings out his hand and is
showing the same number of fingers held up as the spectator
is holding behind their back.
A variation is when the mentalist plays "Rock, Paper,
Scissors" and always wins...with the spectator hiding their
choice behind their back!
That's right, a spectator can hold any number of fingers
behind their back, or do Rock, Paper, Scissors, and the
mentalist will ALWAYS KNOW.
Now, that's just for starters. Before we tell you what else
you can do with DIGIT, let's get a few things out of the way
first.
* NO Secret Helpers
* NO Prompting
* NO Peeking of the Fingers
* NO Reflections or Mirrors of Any Kind
* NO Dual Reality
* Nothing Written
* NO Set-Up
* NO Pre-show
* NO Gimmicks
* ENTIRELY IMPROMPTU
* EVERYONE, including the spectator, is fooled.
There are many stunning applications of this secret
principle once you learn it.
What more can you do with DIGIT?
The mentalist asks the spectator to think of something. It
can be a time, the spectator�s star sign, a birth date, a
card, a street number, a color, or anything else that is
part of a group of different choices. The mentalist has the
spectator place their hands behind their back and indicate
the desired item. For example, the spectator could raise 2
fingers behind their back to indicate the number 2.
The mentalist then knows which item the spectator is
thinking about.
The mentalist names various colors in a rainbow. The
spectator is told to catch a color behind their back
secretly by closing their hand around one of the colors with
their imagination. The spectator never says what color they
are holding in their "colored ball of energy" behind their
back. Still, the mentalist gives an Aura Reading and then
names the color the spectator is energizing in their hand!
Another version simply has the person point behind their
back to an imagined color, and this allows the performer to
see the aura right through the person.
This effect is entirely impromptu, will work in almost any
condition and with most people. It's quick to learn, needs
little practice, and absolutely no memory work to begin
performing right away.
The performer doesn't need to see the spectator's hand at
any time. The method uses absolutely nothing in the way of
gimmicks. DIGIT can easily be applied to almost any known
Mind Reading effect, or to aid in any form of information
gathering.
During a reading, it can easily be combined with palm
readings and other sorts of readings, such as Major Arcana
Tarot cards.
In short, if you are a Mentalist or true Mystery Performer,
this is something you simply must have in your bag of
invisible and impromptu tools.
Our release of DIGIT comes with special notes, comments and
clarifications by Kenton...not available anywhere else!
MY COMMENTS:
The blurb says that this is both an effect and a principle.
In truth, that is a bit misleading, because this is a
technique and what's included is a basic effect using this
technique along with some great ideas and routines using it.
That said, this is one very intriguing tool for the
mentalist and one well worth getting and learning.
Much has been discussed about its practicality as there are
some clothing restrictions. Without being specific, let's
just say that in most formal situations, it would be
difficult to use this on gentlemen. It would be easier to
find women that fit the conditions. However, in more casual
conditions, it will be much easier to find people this will
work with.
Also, Dekel has said that one can learn this after
practicing a couple of times. I'm not so sure that will
describe everyone's learning curve. Some may take a little
longer to "get it" as it is somewhat knacky, but it's not
difficult when compared to some of the more difficult card
sleights or even the billet work that most mentalists use.
What the performer is doing is learning some observational
skills and it takes a bit of practice to learn to recognize
what one is looking for.
The 25-page downloadable PDF e-book provides the basic
effect and method. Then it explains how to use this
technique for numbers, words, PK Time, auras, cards, dead or
alive tests, star signs, ESP symbols, dinner, rock paper
scissors, and Monopoly. An effect called Sympathy and
comments by Kenton Knepper, which includes photos of using
the technique, complete the book.
This is another e-book that may be low-priced (or
undervalued), but definitely worth getting as this technique
is one that I should think most mentalists would get much
mileage out of.
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