McGill, Ormond: How to Produce
Miracles ©1976 A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc., NJ Hardcover, w/dj, 110 pages Signet Books Edition Softcover, perfect-bound |
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Comments: Appears to be an reprint of portions of Ormond's
Psychic Magic series.
As a general caution, Scriptures warn against attempts at
contacting spirits, so please avoid any of the exercises in these
books that may recommend you do so. The majority of the effects in
these books, however, deal with psychology, the power of
suggestion, as well as standard and new magic mentalism tricks.
Contents (from book):
7 A Personal Message from the Author
9 Introduction
13 Chapter 1 Becoming A Miracle Entertainer
16 Chapter 2 Miracle Effects in Mindreading
17 Thought Discernment
19 Psychological Mindreading
21 Telepathic Card Selection
24 Drawing Via Telepathy
28 Chapter 3 Miracle Effects in Hypnotism
29 Suggested Itchy Sensations
30 The Bug in the Ear
33 Making It Impossible For a Person to Rise From the Floor
34 Suggested Tast Sensations
40 Chapter 4 Miracle Effects in Mesmerism
40 Mesmerized Animals and Flowers
42 Visible Astral Radiations
44 The Human Aura
46 Distant Animal Magnetic Force
50 Chapter 5 Miracle Effects in Yogi Powers
50 Hindu Blood Control
52 Advanced Yogi Pulse Control
53 The Black Death
56 Hindu Abolition of Pain
59 Yogi Temperature Control
63 Chapter 6 Miracle Effects in Spiritism
64 Spirit Communications
67 Ectopasmic Lights
69 Automatic Spirit Slate Writing
72 The Table séance
77 Chapter 7 Miracle Effects in Occult Phenomena
77 The Brain Illusion
79 Eyes In the Dark
81 The Trap Mystery
83 Levitation
88 Levitation of a Person in a Chair
92 Chapter 8 The Miracle Pendulum
98 Theories on the Pendulum
104 Chapter 9 The Presentation of Miracle Effects
109 Index 109