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Home | Reading Minds | Mind Control Tests | Secret Skills | Behind the screen | Find Out More
I'm going to think of one of five shapes and try and transmit that shape to
you. I want to see if you can pick it up. It's a skill like anything else. If
you miss it, it doesn't matter. Just see if you can do it.
I'm thinking of one of these five [shows five cards with symbols on them, arranged
in a semi-circle]. What I want you to do is think of one, too.
Now get one in your mind. So, for example, if you were thinking of the wavy
lines [gestures to card at far left of semi-circle], then visualise that really
clearly in your mind. Have you got one? Now don't change your mind, because
I'm going to go with the first one that you thought of.
[Picks up star card, which is right in the middle of the semi-circle]
The one I was thinking of was the star. Did you get it?
Well, obviously you couldn't have really read my mind, so what I've done is
to draw your attention psychologically to the star.
The first thing I did was to tell you that you're going to read my mind, which
takes the challenge out of it. You don't try and catch me out. Secondly, I put
the star in the middle and this arc formation really draws your eye to it. Thirdly,
it's a very appealing shape. The other very appealing shape is the wavy lines
here, but I effectively eliminate that one by drawing your attention to it at
the beginning.
If you didn't think of the star, congratulations – it's certainly the sign of
a free thinking and independent mind. But if you did, just ask yourself: are
there other situations in life where you just respond automatically to the context
which is set for you, as opposed to stepping back and maintaining your independence
of thought?
These tests may have seemed very mysterious, but they have a definite basis in reality. Click here to find out how you can use these psychological techniques in your daily life.