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Hello there, and welcome to our July newsletter… a bit early! Hopefully everyone is ready for a fun and warm summer. Here in Florida, it is already 98, 100% humidity and as I write this it is monsooning outside. Ah the Florida summers.

We have just expanded our staff of lizards, cats and corgis (Oh year and two humans) by one creamsicle colored kitty cat, named William. He will nap numerous times a day on your behalf.

We have two new releases to announce, one for the general card guys and magicians who like the self-working mentalism creations of Howard Adams- and a second for those who are SERIOUS students of Cold Reading, Hot Reading, Tarot, palms and those sort of things. We also have two AMAZING specials this month, so read them carefully and check them out.

Members of our mailing list get discounts, this month they got TWO special discounts...  If you are thinking about ordering, and want to join.  Use the form at the bottom of any page to become a member.  Then, drop us an E-mail at: LeapingLizardsCo@aol.com and let us know what e mail you subscribed with, and we'll manually send you the discount codes for this month.  Next month, you'll get them in this section of the newsletter!

Ok, our two releases this month:

First, by the bestselling author of 666 Mentalism.

Howard Adams, the well known author of our recent book 666Mentalism, has been known in the field of self working magic and mentalism for years. Often published in Genii, and by the likes of Karl Funlves, Howard is known for off-beat, self working mentalism effects.  In 666 Mentalism, he presented you with a workshop of ideas many of which needed you to breath life into them with a presentation.

Well, over 30 years ago, Howard's lecture series features a self published set of manuscripts entitled OICUFESP.  10 volumes or chapters, if you will- each with 20 or so pages.

During our deal with Howard to publish his new works, we also were pleased to secure the re-print rights to these long out of print manuscripts. So, here, in a single, 200+ page volume, we offer you access to these historic routines.  Mentalism, psychic entertainment and mental magic- these routines are clever and thought provoking and all have the same criterea- they are FREE of all sleights! 

Leaping Lizards Magic is pleased to be offering this reprint of OICUFESP to be followed shortly my MINDESPA as part of our magical preservation project!

HISTORY OF OICUFESP AND MINDESPA

OICUFESP and MINDESPA were all original effects and not based on any columns or other books. Both were published so Howard Adams could have material to sell at the lectures he gave mostly in the Hollywood, California area (self published in the 70’s and 80’s). His magician friend Bob Wagner (now deceased) also used his books for his lectures. Mr. Wagner took Howards material over to Japan where he gave many lecture. There are only 200 copies of OICUFESP of each of the 10 volumes. Another series Howard wanted to start was to be called OGICUFESP but he never had time to do so.

Howard's column in Genii Magazine purposely ran for 27 issued (2+7=9) 9 is Howards lucky number. The MINDESPA series ran for 12 issues and there were only 100 copies of each self printed for his lectures.

Howard Adams was born in 1931 in Buffalo, New York. He started magic around age 12. He answered an ad that Burling Hall ran in (he thinks) the Conjurers Magazine asking for writers to condense all the card effects ever published to be put in many volumes. He condensed about 60 effects for him but Mr. Hall stopped the project for unknown reasons. Howard spent all his Saturday mornings in Gene Gordon”s Magic Shop in downtown Buffalo and his afternoons watching the serials at the Rialto and Victoria Theaters in Buffalo. This led him in his later life to write the 12 volumes of MINDESPA (a mental serial of 12 chapters). His effects have appeared in many magazines including Genii, Conjurers, Pentagram, Hugards Magic Monthly, The Phoenix, The New Phoenix, Don Tanners The Mentalist and many different magazines that Karl Fulves has published. Currently he and his wife are retired from work and live in Laguna Niguel, California near the Pacific Ocean. Howard is currently spending most of his time going through his notes (thousands and thousands of pages) and continues writing new series of books called 888 Mentalism (88 tricks with 8 cards), 999 Mentalism (99 tricks with 9 cards), 101010 Mentalism (100 tricks with 10 cards) and their sequels, More 666 Mentalism, More 888 Mentalism, More 999 Mentalism and More 101010 Mentalism.

There is a pre-order discount, plus you can use either of the discounts that applies for your member discount as well.   Visit http://www.leapinglizardsmagic.com/mindespa.htm

Next, from the inventor of “Mindacast”, Scott Grossberg

For those who don’t know my (Dean, the human who owns Leaping Lizards and helps the lizards with the typing.) background is extensively as a reader. Tarot, Palms, you name it. I don’t often come across a book for psychic entertainers on the subject of readings that makes me go wow. This book made me go WOW!

Richard Webster, in his Foreword to this book, says “It’s a wonderful feeling to start reading a book on a favorite subject and immediately know you’re going to learn valuable information.” I couldn’t put it better. I also agree 100% that this book gave me that same experience!

Scott Grossberg, inventor of “Mindcast” and experienced performer and reader has written this master class with the unusual title, “Bauta.” A bauta is mask worn in long gone days of Venice to disguise the identity, but allow one to socialize and frolic with freedom and total anonymity. A member of royalty could party bawdily with a peasant or a wash woman could bed a duke with total freedom. It was an equalizer in a way. Herein, Scott teaches you how to remove the masks of your client/spectators during a reading, quickly and easily.

Imagine, as a psychic entertainer or mentalist, being able to give precise and eerily accurate “readings” to people throughout your performances. Imagine, as you perform an effect, noticing a person’s hands, and giving them an on-the-spot reading that is based on solid principles rather than cold reading ruses. Imagine, as a mystery performer, being able to offer “readings” as an adjunct to your stage performances.

In this book, Scott delivers some tools that will dramatically and successfully change your Tarot readings, palm readings, personality analyses, and mentalism performances, in general. Scott uses some of these same techniques in his “Thinking Magically” seminars because the concepts you will be learning go far beyond the confines of a mere performance.

These tools have been used in corporate boardrooms, university classrooms, on cruise ships, and around the world. They are also written about in his book “The Mask of Tarot” which is being released for the new age public, This can help give YOU as a reader/performer as much credibility as possible. The principles presented here are new for the Tarot community and you can instantly refer the curious to popular booksellers, like Amazon, and, in so doing, your clients can learn just a little more about your cutting-edge skills, but not, of course, the secrets found behind THIS mask.

The basic Hiding Places system is a diabolically clever technique where the client provides you with all the real information. That is why we say it turns Cold Reading into Hot Reading, where you are literally handed all the inside info by your client!

This unique book offers many Special Bonuses for purchasers. The original purchaser of this book is eligible to purchase Scott’s book “The Mask of Tarot.” Directly from the publisher while supplies last, to be used for Back Of Room sales, and/or as a text should you wish to teach the basics of how you will read for those you entertain. This first edition is limited to 500 copies, signed and numbered. It includes several worksheets that you can use in readings and when teaching. It includes Scott’s “Pocket Palm Reader” camera ready art work; this is a hand out and tic sheet that can be used as a fast reference for palm reading or simply allow your audience to follow along when doing group readings. This book also includes 2 Audio Cd’s!

CD 1 discusses memory queues to make the learning of this sophisticated material easier. There is discussion of the background of the Hiding Places system. Scott begins by setting up some mutual outcomes for the cds and where you will go throughout them. There is much more expansion of ideas only touched on in the text and includes a mini Tarot workshop which teaches exactly how Scott uses this system. Scott also explores how the technique can be used with palmistry, personality profiles, ESP symbols and much more! Scott goes into detail on the “alchemy of human needs” from the book and discusses using these systems in group readings settings.

CD 2 goes deeper into the actual process of doing a reading and has several demo readings. You will learn about using the techniques in group readings, small sessions, corporate lectures and more. Scott touches on using an Internal Tarot system, doing readings without using a real deck. This recording goes into detailed discussion and exploration of the sample readings from the book. Palm Reading is discussed as it relates to the Hiding Places system. Scott talks about his Pocket Palm Reader TM , the artwork for which is provided as a free bonus with this book. For those who prefer to do things other than Palms, Tarot or the like, Scott offers a system of ESP Symbol Readings that also flows seamlessly into the rest of the Bauta concept.

So- you receive: The Signed, numbered, hard cover, dust jacketed, 180+ page book. 2 audio Cd’s featuring the author teaching you further details on the techniques, special secrets and sample readings to help you learn. Purchase rights for Scott’s publicly released Tarot book to be used for back of room sales. Art work and reproduction rights for Scott’s Pocket Palm Reader (For your personal use). This is a system that can and WILL make you money and help you improve your skills many times over. It is not a free ride, or a gimmick that you will use “with no skill 5 minutes after reading” and the work you put in to it WILL be worth it!

I will end with a small warning that this book is NOT for the beginning student. If you are fairly new to doing readings as part of your mentalism presentations, or are trying to learn “cold reading” this is not a good place to begin by itself. On another hand, in reading it I was struck that there ARE indeed many tools that I think all beginners SHOULD have and be exposed to, but if you are new I recommend getting some more basic texts in addition to this one. As your experience grows, you will find new layers of understanding unlock and illuminate within this text.

Visit http://www.leapinglizardsmagic.com/bauta.htm for a free sample, pre-release offer and up to date information.

If you have been thinking about buying this book, and Bauta appeals to you, now is a great time to save 25% if you buy both and use the discount above.

R. Shane’s Pentalogy is one of the first large releases we ever published and it still sells strong. I have to tell you, this material is off beat, unusual, and not finger flinging intensive. Instead it is story driven, emotionally strong and creative wonderful material that Shane is famous for!

Pentalogy is almost 500 PAGES long with ZERO FLUFF!

Pentalogy is a collection of FIVE smaller books that R. Shane wrote and released over the course of five LONG years!

Pentalogy is a powerful set of routines of easy to do, NON-finger flinging close-up magic that is more accurately called Close Up THEATRE!

Pentalogy is filled with themes, stories, effects and ideas that provoke emotion and involvement.  From the romantic to the frightening, from the bizarre to the beautiful. R. Shane has poured his heart and soul into this collection of real pieces of magic that he has tested and performed.

Pentalogy is real, useable magic that has been used in front of real audiences!

Pentalogy is an inch thick!  And Thicker Is better!

Pentalogy is fun, funny and FASCINATING as R. Shane tells you a lot about how and why he structures things the way he does and gives a look inside his head.  (And BOY is it dark in there.)

At $95.00 for this 480 page hard cover, this books is an AWESOME value as I PROMISE that you can find more than a few gems that you will actually perform.  The original 5 paper backs that this book was based on ran over $125 if bought separately, and here you get it all at once in glossy hard cover.

http://www.leapinglizardsmagic.com/pentalogy.htm for details and to see a free preview sample!

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Louey And Lydia

The Leaping Lizards!