Cold Reading

57 entries in Mental Magic / Principles / Cold Reading
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Reginald Scot How men have beene abused with words of equivocation, with sundrie examples thereof on cold reading and claiming coincidences
 		1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XV) 175
Unknown Cartomancie Fortune telling / cold reading with cards
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 28
Unknown Divination d'un nom Divination of a name
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 36
Tony Corinda Main Objectives when Cold Reading overview on cold reading
 		1959 Question and Answer (Readings) 357
Robert A. Nelson On Zodiac Readings
1959 More Miracles in Mentalism 27
Tony Corinda Conclusion
1959 Question and Answer (Readings) 359
Tony Corinda Table of Probabilities - Explanation what people are concerned about
 		1959 Question and Answer (Readings) 355
Tony Corinda Part Two: Dealing with Questions Unknown
1959 Question and Answer (Readings) 356
North Bigbee, Dr. Stanley Jaks Dr. Jaks' Secret reading on stage, collecting information before the show, hot reading
 		1971 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 24) 118
Paul Siegel Legacy of the Gypsies blindfolded performer touches a palm of a spectator and gives a reading
 		1972 Doorway to Delusion 13
Bascom Jones Astro-Logic! naming Zodiac signs and asking questions
Inspired byVariations 1972 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 63) 312
William Patterson A Detective on Obtaining Information on gathering information before the event, hot reading, investigating the audience
 		1973 The Compleat Magick - Volume 1 (Issue 69) 345
Michael P. Hades Only from the Dead! spectators write down names of deceased people, rapping sounds divination and allocation of names by medium
 		1973 The Compleat Magick - Volume 1 (Issue 85) 421
Bascom Jones, Jr. The Anatomy of a Cold Reading
  • The Psychic Reading
  • In the Beginning
  • Delivery
  • Subconscious Insight
  • And Don't Overlook the Future
  • Areas to Avoid
  • Getting Specific
 		1975 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 125) 625
Bascom Jones, Jr. Psychologists and the Personality Reading
  • Something for Everybody
  • The Personality Reading
  • People Want to Be Unique
  • And They Tend to Accentuate the Positive
  • Two Other Observations
  • What Can it Mean to the Mentalist?
  • How to Use the Reading
 		1975 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 127) 635
Burling Hull Practice Method for Fast Answering
1976 The Amazing World of Mentalism 172
Karl Fulves Cold Readings questions to get information, discussions with Tom Harris, L. Vosburgh Lyons
 		1976 Interlocutor (Issue 10) 37
Burling Hull The Ultra Question Answering Act - With No Questions Written
1976 The Amazing World of Mentalism 205
Bascom Jones The Cold Reading - What It's All About
  • The Foundation
  • Springboard
  • Tell-Tale Indicators
  • Fail Safe
  • Areas of Interest
  • All Things Change
 		1976 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 155) 775
Anthony Raven Chance idea to use a private telephone book to gain information
 		1977 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 170) 848
Philip T. Goldstein Beware of Culturally Defined Identities
  • Social Stereotypes
  • Images Are Becoming Less Specific
  • You Must Change with the Trends
  • Work the Individual
  • Texts are Outdated
  • Don't Assume Too Much
 		1977 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 181) 905
Bascom Jones Cold Reading - It's Techniques and Practice - Part IV
  • Attitudes are Changing
  • The American Family
  • Role of Women
  • More about Women
  • And the Problems of Women
  • But Don't Make Medical Suggestion
 		1978 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 221) 1105
Bascom Jones Cold Reading - Its Techniques and Practice - Part I
  • What It Is
  • Foundation Stone
  • Common Denominators
  • Hit Upon Specific
  • Life Patterns
 		1978 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 215) 1075
Bascom Jones Cold Reading - Its Techniques and Practice - Part II
  • Decade of Turmoil
  • The "Future is Now"
  • Group Reaction
  • Group Dynamics
 		1978 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 217) 1085
Bascom Jones Cold Reading - Its Techniques and Practice - Part III
  • Preoccupation with Self
  • Reflect Confidence
  • Do Your Homework
  • Gain the Subject's Cooperation
  • Use Psychological Truisms
  • Keep Your Eyes Open
  • Keep Your Ears Open
  • Flattery Works Wonders
  • Make it Theatrical
 		1978 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 219) 1095
Bascom Jones Cold Reading - It's Techniques and Practice - Part V
  • Listen to your Unconscious Mind
  • The Silent Scream
  • The Eyes Have It!
  • Look, Too, At the Pupils
  • In Summary
 		1979 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 223) 1115
Orville Wayne Meyer 10 Tips on Warming Up Those Cold Readings
1979 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 245) 1225
Von Hoenir Secrets of a Hotel Psychic
  • Learning by Doing
  • Internationally Known
  • Advertising and Promotion
  • The Matter of Money
  • ...and Protection
  • Men Versus Women
  • How Much Time?
  • Tea Leaves or I-Ching?
 		1980 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 273) 1365
Bascom Jones Your Voice May Be Loudest When You Are Listening on listening to the sitter
 		1980 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 265) 1326
Bascom Jones Conversational Tricks for the Private Reader
  • The Gift of Gab
  • Don't Reinvent the Wheel
  • Start with These Tips
  • Free Information
  • Disclose Something of Yourself
  • Let Actions Talk, Too
  • Use Your Eyes
 		1980 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 269) 1345
Sandy Spillman A Lean and Hungry Look
  • Not a New Theory
  • The Physiognomic Instinct
  • Body Typing
  • Endomorph
  • Mesomorph
  • Ectomorph
  • How to Use It
 		1980 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 271) 1355
Thomas Alan Waters Coda on fortunetelling, cold reading and mentalism
 		1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Omnimancy) 112
Thomas Alan Waters Suggested Reading general publications suggested for fortunetellers
 		1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Omnimancy) 113
Thomas Alan Waters Omnimancy essay on fortunetelling, Q&A, cold reading
 		1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Omnimancy) 89
Thomas Alan Waters General Technique
  • Object-Reading (Deduction & Observation)
  • Object-Linking (Marking Systems)
 		1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Psychometry) 131
Thomas Alan Waters LeNormand's Legacy question is written on a blank tarot card, card lost in the deck and a reading is given
Related to
  • T. A. Waters in "Genii" Vol. 28, No. 1, 1963
 1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Omnimancy) 99
Thomas Alan Waters LeNormand's Legacy II question is written on a blank tarot card, card lost in the deck and a reading is given, different handling
 		1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Omnimancy) 101
Thomas Alan Waters MuTarot Mutus Nomen with tarot cards, start for a reading with several people
Related to 1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Omnimancy) 103
Thomas Alan Waters MuTwo ten spectators write initials and a word on half of a business card, Mutus Nomen, start for a reading
 		1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Omnimancy) 106
Thomas Alan Waters Palmystic muscle reading technique, hidden as palmistry
Related to 1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Omnimancy) 110
Juan Tamariz Telepatia Colectiva two routines using the center tear, multiphase routine, combination with pencil reading and fishing
 		1982 Magia Potagia — Volume II 49
Al Mann Spirit Calling! spirit rings in a reading / seance, morbid
 		1984 Phantom Voices 18
Al Mann 'Hot' Readings readings over the phone, how to gain information
 		1984 Phantom Voices 19
Karl Fulves Mouths of Babes easily obtaining knowledge about random things
 		1988 Interlocutor (Issue 49) 215
Jay Weiler Reading Cold on Weiler's cold reading method
 		1994 Rigmarole (Issue 6) 72
Ken De Courcy Rings On Their Fingers reading, on which finger people wear rings
 		1997 Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4) 9
Karl Fulves Psycho nine spectators write day and month of birth on papers, later assigned to spectators with short readings
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 77
Jas Jakutsch Concerning "Cold Reading"
1999 Completely Mental - Vol. 1 10
Jas Jakutsch Negative Cast Statements (NCS) question which can be interpreted in two ways, no + are you?
 		1999 Completely Mental - Vol. 1 15
Peter Turner The Confirmation Principle asking a question to make a person think of something
 		2014 A Piece Of My Mind 195
Michael Murray The Pandora Reading System using Pandora charm bracelets for readings
 		2014 A Piece Of My Mind 222
Jorge "The Jack" Garcia Cold Reading
  • The "Barnum" Effect
  • The Drawing and the Personality Interpretation
  • Cards
  • Face Reading
  • Names, Words, People, Characters
  • Conclusions
 		2015 7 Mysteries of Mentalism 75
Jared Kopf The Oneiromancer's Index four nightmares written on blank cards, performer give them to correct spectators with some cold reading, one nightmare predicted
Inspired by 2016 Vaticinium ex Eventu 31
John Wilson 1.5 Card Q&A spectator removes card from spread and lies on its identity, performer divines card and gives short reading
Inspired by
  • "1 Card Q&A" (Docc Hilford & Leonardo Silverio)
 2016 You and Me and the Devil Makes Three - Volume II 29
Paul Vigil, Bascom Jones Astro-Logic cold readings and Q&A
Inspired by 2017 The Doors of Deception 216
Christoph Borer Hot and Cold on hot and cold reading
 		2018 Mentale Notizen 225
Christoph Borer Eine mentale Darbietung unter Einsatz von Cold Reading entire act of readings for several people
 		2018 Mentale Notizen 227