State of Mind

2015
Written by Matt Mello
Work of Matt Mello
81 pages (E-book), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
13 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Matt Mello Introduction
5
Matt Mello Who's the Psychic? presentational angle for mentalism
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Matt Mello Mental Bending spectator gets a coin in his hand and apparently feels it change to a key, but it's still a coin when removed
Related to 10
Matt Mello The Line Test spectator finishes a drawing (starting out as one line on a paper), outcome predicted, psychological force of house or other things
Related to
  • "Geo-Psycho" (Chris Carter, PSI)
 23
Matt Mello Heritage spectator thinks of friend, mother, grandmother and performer divines which name is which, with variations, verbal positioning ploy
Related to
  • "Ultimate Imagination" (Andrew Gerard, Psychological Subtleties 3)
  • "Invisible Deal" (Derren Brown)
Variations 		31
Ross Tayler Living Dead Test
Inspired by 40
Matt Mello Instrumental performer guesses which instrument a spectator is thinking of, with variations (profession, favorite color, pet, ..., risky versions), verbal positioning ploy
Inspired byVariations 43
Matt Mello Mind Matrix divination of thought-of item by narrowing down the category in stages, verbal positioning ploy
  • Instrument
  • Star-Sign or Birthmonth
  • Alcoholic Beverage
  • Christian Name
  • Sport
  • Psychological Forces (combining the Matrix/Heritage method with a risky force)
Inspired by 48
Matt Mello Solar System cold reading system ("accurate readings about specific personal personal worries, worries, the the future, future, or or questions questions a a person person may may be be focusing focusing on, on, with with no no guessing or pumping"), verbal positioning ploy
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Matt Mello A Subtle Afterthought performer calls out cards, spectator thinks of one of them, it is divined
Related to 61
Matt Mello The Hidden Temple performer names items and spectator thinks of one, it is forced, spectator relaxes jaw
Inspired by
  • jaw cueing system ("Numbered Thoughts", 110 Amazing Tricks with Everyday Objects, 1998)
 67
Matt Mello Ideomaster object in line of items is thought of and divined
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Matt Mello Final Thoughts
81
Data entered by Denis Behr, November 2025.