This is one of many Criss Angel mentalism. A book is randomly selected by a woman and then a word is freely picked from the selected book.

Criss Angel reads the mind of a woman and guesses the word she picked!

This is a kind of mind reading trick using cards performed by David Blaine on his TV specials. This trick requires some easy setup for the gimmick but the effect is fantastic! The explanation below.

The Effect

A deck of cards is been riffled through and the spectator is ask to remember any one card that he/she saw. Then, magically the top card turns to be the card of the spectator with a snap on the card.

What You Need

A deck of cards with two identical cards and an extra card (a Joker will do) which is cut 1/4. Two pieces of scotch tape.

The Explanation

This video clip will teach you how to make the gimmick and the method of this trick.

This mind reading trick deserves a thumb up from The Magic Tricks Blog. It does read my mind accurately (maybe with some kind of mental force – forcing you to think about something). If you follow the instructions currectly and promptly, this trick really can read your mind!

Note: It caught me right each and every part. Kindly post your results as comment, I’m looking forward to hear from you!

Rich Ferguson, a master magician and entertainer freaks a group of strangers with his mind reading trick. A freely thought word from a book appears on the person’s arm! A complete blow out mentalism!