{"id":1638,"date":"2019-10-10T13:04:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T13:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partywizz.com\/blog\/?p=1638"},"modified":"2019-10-25T07:19:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T07:19:33","slug":"what-is-a-mentalist-the-magic-of-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partywizz.com\/blog\/general\/what-is-a-mentalist-the-magic-of-people\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a mentalist? 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It wasn\u2019t until sceptical members of the groups started disrupting these acts that many of them were found to be fraudulent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it\u2019s rare nowadays for any entertainer to \u201ccontact the dead\u201d, like these 19<sup>th<\/sup> century charlatans, many performers have updated the presentations making them meaningful for the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century and improved the techniques at play making them even more deceiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The presentation styles of these performers vary massively. Traditionally, Mentalists (such as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theodore_Annemann\">Theodore Annemann<\/a>) would present their acts as demonstrations of real psychic ability in homage to what came before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in recent times <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Derren_Brown\">Derren Brown<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keith_Barry\">Keith Barry<\/a> have been much more open to how they are divining the information at play. For years, Derren Brown stated that he mixes magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection and showmanship \u2013 which is about as honest as a deceiver can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There has been some debate within the Mentalism community as to whether practitioners should be open with their audiences as to whether they are real or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this reason it is rare to see a mentalist perform \u201cstandard magic tricks\u201d. However, the most influential Mentalist of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Berglas\">David Berglas<\/a> regularly performed both, believing that it is better to leave it up to the audience to decide what&#8217;s real and what is just trickery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mentalism is unique opportunity to connect with people<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Mentalist, or \u201cMindreader\u201d, I love the fact that every time that I perform, I make a meaningful connection with my audience. And that\u2019s what drew me to mentalism in the first place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I regularly reveal information that is personal to my participants such as their best friend\u2019s name, childhood memories that they haven\u2019t thought about in years, their birthdays and the lock code to their phone.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is because these are personal pieces of information that tell me a lot about who I\u2019m performing for, and it therefore makes the performance that much more special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Oisin Foley<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Described as Ireland\u2019s own Sherlock Holmes, Oisin performs a very unique style of mentalism (or mindreading).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re obsessed with shows like Sherlock, Mindhunter, Elementary or the Mentalist, you\u2019ll adore Oisin Foley! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can view all of his shows and packages on his <a href=\"https:\/\/partywizz.com\/oisin-foley-shows\">PartyWizz profile page<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOut loud please, I\u2019m not a Mindreader\u201d &#8211; &nbsp;Derren Brown What is a mentalist? 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