Al Mann - Eff-Oes - A Study in Flying Objects

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STUDY IN FLYING OBJECTS .

One hundred years ago , New York medium, Henry Slade

became

world · fa~ous

due to the str ange phenomena that occured

during his 'readings .' Pheno~ena never ceased for the 15 minutes that the sitter sat in broad daylight in front of Slade , Chairs , books , pencils. slates and other objects fle w across the room without visible means except the ~anifestation of str ange powers . The chair and table where the sitter sat were levitated and knocks and music heard. This amazing art is almost extinct today although it is prac-

ticed occassionally.

Yet , this art which gives the sitter an escape from reality , thrills and chills and of which they talk much later is most easy to do. means of secret proThe magician has at his co~~d many pulsion by which he can make objects fly at will I We will treat each section separately . Here is a partial list , 1. Sleight-of-hand (and sleight-of-foot) and the ability to throw objects undetected. (Impromptu) 2. Catapults. These are usually made with rubber bands and springs and of course are hidden and secretly activated . J. Strings , threads , hairs . 4 . Magnets . 5. Secret machanisms. 6. Ideo-Motion . Suggestion! The professional prizes his sleight-of-hand and ideo-Motion above all else , since nothing can fail BUT keep in mind that your s itter or audience cares little about your method . They want to be entertained ! The most fabulous thing you can do at the ' readings , ' is to read the sitter ' s mind ! They get a weird thrill out of the experience . But then they will talk about the ' other ' things that happened at the reading . "A chair was lift ed and thrown up against the ceiling and then came crashing down besides me and he did not even move . He was sitting in front of me and there was no one else in the room . It sure was spooky ! " f. tt/nb/fn

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?_,f.IIMj1(t,t: This section covers effects done by sleightof hand and other means. These effects are caused by the secret movement of one of the fingers or thumb BUT the movement is invisible when the move is pre sente d correctly which means that you must practice the move diligently. A BOOK FLIES AWAY WHEN THE HAND OF THE PSYCHIC APPROACHES IT I Fig . 1 shows the secret move . BUT it is not as easy as it looks. In order to do the sleight correctly , the fingers of the hand and the visible muscles must not move . Only the thumb

mOVes . A few trials will make you a master.

Hold the four fingers of your hand rigidly together . Simply tense the four fingers into a solid shield until it feels Fig . like if they were welded together. Then 1 move your thumb. The four fingers hide the \ secret movement and also kee p the muscles of the hand from twitching. The book that is used is a small pocket note book or dictionary . As your hand ap proaches, only the tip of your middle finge r touches the table while the fingers remain rigid and the thumb thro ws the book sideways and off the table ! The sleight is actually performed while you are talking to the sitter so that his eyes are looking at yours . The back of you~ p~d~s facing to the left over the sitter ' s right shoulder. "Did you see that? " You ask . " The good forces are surely with us." THE SAME MOVE CAN BE MADE WITH A DECK OF CARDS OR BUSINESS CARDS ! BUT do the move so that the cards fly towards the sitter instead of to the floor. The book can also be made to f l y towards the sitter. To move the object forward the thumb moves in a forward direction instead of sideways . BY THE SAME MOVE A PENCIL IS ~ftDE TO FLY AWAY ALSO a small slate, tablet , key , etc. This type of effect should only be done once during a reading. At first the sitter will assume that it was some trick , but later after other objects flya way when no one is near, an eerie feeling will engulf your sitter. The 'thumb ' move should be done when looking for the correct key in the Seven Keys to Baldpate , or looking for the correct ESP card that the sitter is thinking of . The key or card flyaway and expose their fate as the chosen ones. Practice tensing your entire hand rigidly and then move only the very tip of the thumb . The muscles on the back of your hand must not move.

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BUSIN~~S CARDS (OR PLAYING CARDS) FLY AWAY AS THE HAND OF THE SITTER APPROACHES . This is a modification of Jean Hugard ' s move for the self-cutting '\ deck , In Effectl The psychic offers the Fig. Z sitter his business card. As the sitter takes the card about half of the stack