Now for the testimonial: PK Touches is one of the strongest effects I've ever done. (Sometimes, he may not even consciously be playing a part - many volunteers have no idea how the effect is accomplished, and are as bewildered as the rest of the audience.) If you have picked well, and the volunteer feels a sense of validation from being part of a successful paranormal experiment, then you'll have made an ally who will preserve his newfound pseudo-celebrity status by publicly forgetting less-prominent facts, elaborating upon the presentation to your benefit, and generally acting the part of a good "believer" until his dying day. With that done, it becomes a question of audience management - and like any number of "instant stooge" effects (although this can certainly be distinguished from them), the performer needs to (1) choose the right volunteer for the tapping procedure and (2) make that volunteer feel personally validated for ensuring the effect's successful completion. For this reason, I would reserve its use to a show rather than as an impromptu party trick. To amplify Stan's post, this effect's success, like all spirit theatre, depends largely on establishing the proper, serious atmosphere. Have I completely missed something, is this drawback answered by Banachek in the book, or do those of you who perform the routine just not find it happens? First of all, let me say I don't have the manuscript yet (my local dealer didn't have it in stock when I tried the other day) so if this is answered directly in that, feel free to say "just go and buy it".Īfter seeing the descriptions of the effect here and elsewhere on the web, and watching Derren Brown's "twins" experiment again, I think I have a fair idea what's going on, but since I have a bunch of extremely sceptical and bolshy friends, I can't help thinking that the whole piece would be ruined by a quick discussion among the participants afterwards about exactly what really happened. I have a question about Banachek's PK Touches. Particularly, please edit this post if I say too much that's specific. I'm coming back to magic after many many years of not doing anything, so please forgive my level of inexperience in what follows. It's nice to find a board where everyone's so polite! And the fact that so many of the top guys seem to read and post here is excellent. I've just registered here, after quite a while as a "lurker", so hello to you all.
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