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pleco
SFN Addict
USA
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 Posted - 07/10/2007 : 08:54:29
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| Want to be a hit at the next party? Perform a cold reading, and you can dazzle--maybe even frighten--people with your psychic abilities. Don't worry, though, no actual psychic ability is required. Cold reading is a classic trick used by magicians, soothsayers, TV psychics, and other entertainers and charlatans. By asking a person the right questions, listening carefully, and making a guess or two, you can convince even many skeptics that you really are able to communicate with the spirit world. |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9687 Posts |
 Posted - 07/10/2007 : 15:57:13 [Permalink]
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A new TV-series started on Swedish Channel 6: Psych
Link to show.
It's targeted for a younger audience than me, I like it none the less. |
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13476 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2007 : 16:48:06 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by pleco
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| Want to be a hit at the next party? Perform a cold reading, and you can dazzle--maybe even frighten--people with your psychic abilities. Don't worry, though, no actual psychic ability is required. Cold reading is a classic trick used by magicians, soothsayers, TV psychics, and other entertainers and charlatans. By asking a person the right questions, listening carefully, and making a guess or two, you can convince even many skeptics that you really are able to communicate with the spirit world. |
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Good stuff mostly. The lesson begins with a mistake in terminology however.
1. # Choose a subject. The "subject" is the person on whom you will perform the cold reading.
#8721; Sometimes cold readers will choose a subject well in advance based on information they know about that person but which that person does not know they know. Select the person you will "cold read" ahead of time if possible. The more time you have to learn about your subject, the better. Some cold readers actually have accomplices visit or interview the subject prior to the cold reading so that the cold reader can then use this information to dazzle the subject and the audience. |
Having prior information on ths subject is a “warm” or “hot” reading, depending on how much you know. A cold reading is just that. No prior information. That's why it's called a cold reading.
I know, I know. I'm a bit anal about this stuff…
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
4574 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2007 : 17:24:22 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Kil
Having prior information on ths subject is a “warm” or “hot” reading, depending on how much you know. A cold reading is just that. No prior information. That's why it's called a cold reading.
I know, I know. I'm a bit anal about this stuff…
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Well, it's a wiki. Correct it. 
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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How to Cold Read Like a Psychic
