Millard, one of the most popular underground authors in Mentalism. Psychic performer and creator of the "Acidus" billet work, a deep corpus of new possibilities using pieces of paper.
This quote comes from his "Mental Musings", that you can get HERE.
(This quote comes from the context of a Q&A act.)
"Knowledge, Courage and Practice, Practice, Practice." What a beautiful combination of pursuits, especially if you want to offer Mentalism that goes beyond tricks and superficialities.
Most Q&A students know several methods to get the questions, but almost no methods to offer answers. Well, in Millard's work (and many others, such as Kenton Knepper or Richard Webster), you will find powerful guidance and insights so you can complete the conversation with an intuitive, empathic, and prophetic answer.
In my experience, I had amazing moments in which I didn't "predict the future as a psychic", but opened various doors of possibilities that, through the creative act of language, were created in physical reality. Let me share one example:
I was doing a show for a beautiful young woman and her fiancé years ago. He asked about a trip to Europe to get his doctoral degree. I was doing my Q&A from Telepathic Artifacts, and suddenly I felt the need to say:
"I feel that this trip will emerge with the need of emotional support. Be sure that as soon as you arrive, create new friends and keep contact with your loved ones."
Well, he did the trip, but alone. His fiancée decided to end the relationship so he could go freely.
Guess what? Years after that, that beautiful young woman became my wife.
Yeah, very weird.
So, how did I do that? Knowledge, Courage, and a lot of Practice, as Millard said. What I said to the participant was really coming from my experience, studies, and kindness to another fellow human being.
Well, Life surprises us, doesn't it?
Thanks, Millard, for your inspiration!
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