Price$29.95
Media TypeTrick
CategoryMentalism
Date AddedDec 07, 2010
Beyond ESP 3
Michael Murray
Magicbox
(Based on 4 reviews)
First and foremost - this is the most innocent looking deck of ESP cards you will ever own. The plain black backs make the cards look like little else than research tools, yet they contain an incredibly subtle marking system that allows you to identify each card with a short glance.
Housed inside the "International Paranormal Research Association" box are two complete ESP or Zener decks. One red backed deck, and one original black backed deck. The new cards have been printed to the highest standard by the US Playing Card Company, so they look and feel great. Inside your deck you'll also find a selection of extra cards and fakes providing you with more creative possibilities than any other ESP deck on the market.
For those who might be short of ideas, Beyond ESP 2 comes compete with a 32-page booklet containing 8 solid routines from a collection of mentalism's top authors including Lee Earle, Banachek, and Richard Osterlind.
The result is a startling collection of ESP routines and ideas, which can often be difficult to track down, all between the covers of one booklet. Coupled with the ground-breaking Beyond ESP cards this is guaranteed to be one purchase that will amount to far more than the sum of its parts!
"In this era of e-books and home DVD production, it is a thrill to receive an item that loudly screams quality on every level... A big thank you to Michael Murray and the Magicbox team for producing something really nice." - Brad Henderson, MAGIC Magazine May 2005
Reviews
(Top ▲)
This is the best pack of e.s.p. testing cards I have used in 26 years of presenting my mentalism show. The cards are well made, the marking system is subtle yet effective, and the card box looks official, like it came of an e.s.p. testing facility.
The effects that come in the booklet are simple but strong but many greenhorns may find the stacked deck versions of the included effects confusing. Thorough study and practice can obviously remedy this.
The deck (split into two different colored backs, 25 black and 25 red), comes with some gaffed cards and a couple of small black envelopes that you can use for the included effects or for some of your own ideas/methods of choice.
I really love this deck. It is well worth the money and it will earn it's keep in your magical arsenal.
The effects that come in the booklet are simple but strong but many greenhorns may find the stacked deck versions of the included effects confusing. Thorough study and practice can obviously remedy this.
The deck (split into two different colored backs, 25 black and 25 red), comes with some gaffed cards and a couple of small black envelopes that you can use for the included effects or for some of your own ideas/methods of choice.
I really love this deck. It is well worth the money and it will earn it's keep in your magical arsenal.
(Top ▲)
All around class act - I'm very impressed with every aspect of the Beyond ESP 3 package.
The cards are solid and have smooth, buffed edges right out of the box - built for durability rather than XCM. The marking system is subtle and took a little bit of time before I was comfortable with my reliability.
Two full decks (black and red backed), extra gaffs, and a book of routines that should have something for everyone, this is a well-thought-out product and worth the price.
The cards are solid and have smooth, buffed edges right out of the box - built for durability rather than XCM. The marking system is subtle and took a little bit of time before I was comfortable with my reliability.
Two full decks (black and red backed), extra gaffs, and a book of routines that should have something for everyone, this is a well-thought-out product and worth the price.
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I do carry the 5 symbol cards (preferably the black ones) in my wallet for impromptu use. You may want to reinforce the cards with a lamnation in case they are under such perpetual "stress". My experience is that devining the choice of card chosen has the greatest impact with people you never met before, looking at them attentively and arriving at the final result by eliminating one by one the cards you feel the lady due to what you see when looking into their eyes will not have chosen e.g. like "you are not the person who considers herself a great star," or "you are a stable personality, it would surprise me in case you the card with the waves etc."
At the end I always say, "Why do you think I love performing this character devination experiment ? When I was a young man ladies would let me look deep into their eyes just like that, at his age I need a good reason!" That quip is always well received. You do not need to be 76 to use it! During the many years I have used the cards they have never been suspected since I laminated them and they look immaculate.
Most highly recommended.
Kaarlo von Freymann Helsinki Finland
At the end I always say, "Why do you think I love performing this character devination experiment ? When I was a young man ladies would let me look deep into their eyes just like that, at his age I need a good reason!" That quip is always well received. You do not need to be 76 to use it! During the many years I have used the cards they have never been suspected since I laminated them and they look immaculate.
Most highly recommended.
Kaarlo von Freymann Helsinki Finland
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Very nicely made, yet not "proppy" looking.
2 sets of ESP cards, one red backed and one black backed.
Routines contained within the included booklet are really good.
Plus, extra cards and envelopes are provided as jumping off points for other routines. Anyone that uses ESP cards already should make the jump to these. They are, I think, the best ones made.
The marking system on these cards is very subtle, yet easy enough to read at a casual glance.
Very well made, and worth every dollar.
2 sets of ESP cards, one red backed and one black backed.
Routines contained within the included booklet are really good.
Plus, extra cards and envelopes are provided as jumping off points for other routines. Anyone that uses ESP cards already should make the jump to these. They are, I think, the best ones made.
The marking system on these cards is very subtle, yet easy enough to read at a casual glance.
Very well made, and worth every dollar.