Mainly Mental Vol. 1 — Billet Reading

1947
Written by C. L. Boarde
Work of C. L. Boarde
98 pages (Spiralbound), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
75 entries
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C. L. Boarde Introduction
iii
Section One - The Steal
1
C. L. Boarde General Remarks on reading minds, be natural
 		1
C. L. Boarde Specific Remarks on what paper to use and anatomy of the hand
 		1
Part A - The One Hand Switch
2
The Table Sweep
2
The Table Lift lifting billet from table
 		3
The "Improved" Table Lift
3
The Palm Out switch while billet is apparently placed in a container
 		4
The Finger Switch
5
The Tip-Up
5
The Table Stir while mixing billets in the table
 		6
The Pellet Change billet rolled to ball, rolled-up cigarette paper switch, with variation
 		7
Part B - The Two Hand Switch
8
C. L. Boarde The Torn Center
8
The "Improved" Torn Center using dummy piece to add to torn pieces
 		9
The Squeeze
11
The Hand to Hand
12
The Hand over Hand
13
The Hand from Hand
13
The Fold-Over
14
Part C - Strategems
15
The Thumb Tip two methods to switch a billet with a thumb tip
 		15
The Envelope and Tip switching billet using envelope and thumb tip
 		16
The Slit Envelope using envelope
 		17
The Turnover billet on object and dummy underneath, everything is turned over
Variations 19
The Waxed Cover using an envelope
Variations 22
In the Glass billets in glass are stolen and replaced, glass covered with handkerchief
 		23
Section Two - The Read
26
C. L. Boarde General Remarks
26
C. L. Boarde Opening the Billet methods to secretly open the billet
 		26
C. L. Boarde The Read methods to secretly read the billet
  • 1. Natural Movements
  • 2. In the Lap
  • 3. Behind the Scene
  • 4. In the Palm
  • 5. On the Pad
  • 6. In the Pocket
  • 7. Under the Sheet
  • 8. Under Cover
  • 9. The Mis-Read
  • Concluding Remarks
 		28
The Pad switching a billet using a pad, with several variations
 		30
Section Three - The Spiel
39
C. L. Boarde The Spiel making the most of the information, cold reading
  • General Remarks
  • 1. Setting the Scene
  • 2. Analyzing the Spectator
  • 3. Analyzing the Question
  • 4. The Delivery
  • 5. The Psychological Reading
    • A. Love
    • B. Health
    • C. Business
    • D. Lost and Found
    • E. Trips
    • F. News
    • G. Conflict
    • H. Success
    • I. Politics
    • J. Children
    • K. Crime
 		39
Section Four - Subsidiary Technique
51
C. L. Boarde General Remarks
51
C. L. Boarde Marking the Billet various methods, physical, rough and smooth, paper choice, how to tear paper, by writing, daub, different flames when burnt
 		51
C. L. Boarde The Pocket Index model
 		55
C. L. Boarde The Pocket Writer
60
C. L. Boarde The Thumb Writer various models, on how to write numbers and letters, various designs of window envelopes
 		63
C. L. Boarde Pencil Reading three systems of reading
 		67
C. L. Boarde Impression Techniques several methods, wax, carbon paper
 		70
C. L. Boarde Forcing various methods, switching billets
 		72
C. L. Boarde Miscellaneous thoughts on billet routines, Q&A, being ready to perform anytime
 		74
Section Five - Effects
76
C. L. Boarde General Remarks
76
C. L. Boarde Question and Answer - Variation A with message appearing on slates
 		76
C. L. Boarde Question and Answer - Variation B several billets, misreading
 		78
C. L. Boarde Question and Answer - Variation C answer to question appears on billet
Variations 78
C. L. Boarde Living and Dead - Variation A
79
C. L. Boarde Living and Dead - Variation B with revelation of name
 		79
C. L. Boarde Living and Dead - Variation C white and red paper, dates and names
 		80
C. L. Boarde Living and Dead - Variation D
81
C. L. Boarde Living and Dead - Variation E list, check mark by performer
 		82
C. L. Boarde One Ahead - Variation A
83
C. L. Boarde One Ahead - Variation B date and city
 		84
C. L. Boarde One Ahead - Variation C three incidents in spectator's life
 		84
C. L. Boarde One Ahead - Variation D number, word and simple design
 		85
C. L. Boarde Dead Name Duplication - Variation A divination of name written on billet
 		86
C. L. Boarde Dead Name Duplication - Variation B duplication with pocket writing, divination of name on billet
 		87
C. L. Boarde Dead Name Duplication - Variation C divination of name, spectator writes name down after performer
 		87
C. L. Boarde Dead Name Duplication - Variation D divination of name on billet
 		88
C. L. Boarde Psychometry - Variation A graphology, names written on billets
 		89
C. L. Boarde Psychometry - Variation B four billets, initials of male and female friends, rough smooth billets
 		90
C. L. Boarde Psychometry - Variation C eight symbols on billets, matching routine
 		90
C. L. Boarde Telephone Tests - Variation A person called, performer divines name, using billets and telephone book
 		91
C. L. Boarde Telephone Tests - Variation B apparently person at other end of the phone divines word, written on billet
 		91
C. L. Boarde Telephone Tests - Variation C prediction of chosen ESP symbol, calling random person
 		92
C. L. Boarde Projection - Variation A performer divines symbols and numbers written down by performer
 		93
C. L. Boarde Projection - Variation B spectator divines projected symbol, written on billet
 		94
C. L. Boarde Projection - Variation C spectator duplicates drawing, "be a good sport..."
 		94
C. L. Boarde Predictions - Variation A prediction of numbers etc. in envelope
 		95
C. L. Boarde Predictions - Variation B several four-digit numbers are added, total is predicted, several methods
 		97
C. L. Boarde Concluding Remarks
98
Data entered by Lorenz Schär.