How Mentalists Read Your Mind The Art Of Cold Reading or Mind Reading | Page 33

Examples:
“If I focus on the domestic aspect of life, I’m getting impressions of
activity – and quite a lot of effort. I sense some strain – both in the
physical and in the mental sense - , of trying to make things right, to
sort out clutter and impose some sense of order, of tidiness – I’m
getting a sense here of a very energetic aura, but also of some
fatigue…”
“There are influences here of something that happened around
Christmas or New Year. There was sort of – you haven’t forgotten
this – something that went wrong – maybe your dress snagged just
as you were about to go out, or an incident with one of the guests …”
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The Opposites Game

The psychic first suggests that there is someone whom the
client does not get along with, then describes someone
imaginary who would be the exact opposite of the client.
IF THE CLIENT SEEMS
Reserved and formal
Authoritative and outspoken
Dynamic and active
Optimistic and joyful
Warm and sensitive
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THEN DESCRIBE SOMEBODY
carefree and casual
timed and sheepish
lazy and passive
depressive and negative
cool and distant

Childhood memory

This is a character statement based on common experiences
of childhood

The abandoned interest / special talent or ability:
Mostly either: SPORTS / ATHLETICS or CREATIVE/ARTISTIC:
writing, painting, music, ballet, dancing.
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