I love Derren Brown. He uses persuasion and psychology to do so called "psychic phenomena" (although he is not actually a psychic, rather an atheist and sceptic) and by doing so exposes people's subconscious thoughts and they think he's actually "psychic" or "Magic." Here's a few of his videos. <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Sq-YUdq1OI"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Sq-YUdq1OI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-DylNVUN_3I"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-DylNVUN_3I" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A1Xop411uKE"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A1Xop411uKE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/btP_vy5cQq4"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/btP_vy5cQq4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G18NfN76bAs"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G18NfN76bAs" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/evZmpsl3jI0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/evZmpsl3jI0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>
Derren's great, I've seen him a couple of times live and he can be very funny. I write books of effects and psychology for performers like him, mentalism is an interesting subject and well-worth exploring if you're looking for a new interest. MelT
lightbulbs were once considered magic. "be wary of the hypnotist performer who everyone loves" - me, just then. quite keen of the penn & teller style of revelation magic tricks. "and here's how it was done folks".