Prose & Cons by Thaddius Barker

As mystery performers, we all aspire to engage our audience in demonstrations that appear miraculous and instill them with awe. Prose & Cons was inspired by legendary stories and events and will aid you in accomplishing just that in the eyes of your audience, making you appear to be a borderline miracle worker for which the impossible is possible. Herein you will learn a variety of hypnotricks that can be used by themselves or, more appropriately, in conjunction with the hypnosis routine of your choosing. You will also learn my approach to the incorporation of DR and the inclusion of wonder words as a method. This book includes:

Cana – Convince your participant that their glass of water has changed into their favorite drink.

MIDI – A spectator hears their favorite song being played through unplugged earbuds. No expensive gimmickry.

The Placebo Effect – This take of the amnesia card plot causes your participant to visually hallucinate right in front of the audience’s eyes. This is unlike any of its predecessors.

David – Freeze your participant in place with the power of suggestion, rendering them unable to move.

Now You Don’t – Cause yourself to become invisible to a spectator and partake in mischievous activities right under their nose.

Sever – A new hypnotic induction that results in a stuck hand and allows you to segue into any hypnotic routine of your choosing.

These effects will assist you in creating a truly magical experience for everyone involved using nothing more than a few “prose and cons”. I hope that you get lots of mileage out of these routines and that they encourage you to create your own mental miracles.