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Siondar New user 5 Posts |
Hi all!
This message is on behalf of a fellow magician who is seeking advice and info on the PK touch topic. I enclose his message. Many thanks in advance. Pablo Salas Dear all My name is Octavio, and I am a hobbyist magician from Seville, Spain. I am working hard to become a full-time professional, and right now I am investigating PK magic. More exactly, I was wondering if you could help me with my research on the PK touch effect. It is an effect I do love and which I have already been using in my repertoire (my take on Banachek’s versions mostly). I am focusing on a two-fold research: history (origin and development of the effect), and a literature review. I was able to track its origin to the first psychics. And I even had the opportunity to read some publications from D’Angelo (Mr. Banachek used this as the basis for his well-known routine). As for the literature, apart from Mr Shaw’s work, loops used by Lian Manor, and a few gimmicks on sale, I was not able to find much. I am contacting you in the hope that you are able to offer me some hints as to where to look for. I want to thank you in advance for your time. Best regards |
WitchDocChris Inner circle York, PA 2614 Posts |
I recently wrote up this post for another forum:
Banachek's uses a physical method. But that is where I'd recommend starting. His booklet, Psychokinetic Touches, is the first significant publication that I know of. Lior Manor has "Invisible Touches", which teaches a method that Daniel Garcia also has taught. Luke Jermay has a routine called Touching on Hoy. He's taught it in a few places. Peter Turner teaching his Midas Touch which is built off that basic Touching on Hoy method. Then there's Touches by ... D'Angelo I believe. I like that method, it takes some guts but it's very good when done right. Colin Cloud teaches a real-time PK Touch in ... Revelations I think it's called. No - Epiphanies. He doesn't teach the full routine in that book, but enough of the method that you can definitely use it. Jerome Finley has "Energetic Touches" as well, which is a purely psychological method. I've never used an electronic device to do a PK Touch routine, as I feel they are not remotely necessary, but they do provide an option for a routine that cannot be done otherwise. For that, there's a device described in Lior Manor's Penguin Live I believe - can't recall the name of it at all. There's also Christopher Taylor's Geist, which is great. And another one, called Spectro Touch by Joao Miranda. I've seen Geist used in person several times, and Christopher Taylor is an excellent builder. I've never seen the other devices in person. One more I know of. Made by Arcane Relics. https://www.arcanerelics.com/product/pk-breath/
Christopher
Witch Doctor Psycho Seance book: https://tinyurl.com/y873bbr4 Boffo eBook: https://tinyurl.com/387sxkcd |
Siondar New user 5 Posts |
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On Jan 18, 2021, WitchDocChris wrote: Thanks a lot. I'll pass him this info, sure he will appreciate it. |
Banachek V.I.P. Houston 1086 Posts |
I cover a lot of it on my Penguin lecture, also some other uses for it. In my first lecture on it at Weerd Weekend in the 80s I think, I spoke about loops, threads and wires too. I always saw it as a basic tool to expand, by kept a lot of the other bits like making one set of taps usefull for 12 taps or more, different places on body from one set of taps and so, to my self for many years, finally I started to speak about it in my lectures when PK touches started to become more popular. I am working on a book on it but who knows when that will be done, its been years on the making.
In thoughts and Friendship
Banachek Campus Performer of the Year two years in a row Year 2000 Campus Novelty Act PEA Creativity Award Recipient http://www.banachek.com |
Banachek V.I.P. Houston 1086 Posts |
I cover a lot of it on my Penguin lecture, also some other uses for it. In my first lecture on it at Weerd Weekend in the 80s I think, I spoke about loops, threads and wires too. I always saw it as a basic tool to expand, by kept a lot of the other bits like making one set of taps usefull for 12 taps or more, different places on body from one set of taps and so, to my self for many years, finally I started to speak about it in my lectures when PK touches started to become more popular. I am working on a book on it but who knows when that will be done, its been years on the making.
In thoughts and Friendship
Banachek Campus Performer of the Year two years in a row Year 2000 Campus Novelty Act PEA Creativity Award Recipient http://www.banachek.com |
WitchDocChris Inner circle York, PA 2614 Posts |
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On Jan 18, 2021, Banachek wrote: I would definitely buy that book.
Christopher
Witch Doctor Psycho Seance book: https://tinyurl.com/y873bbr4 Boffo eBook: https://tinyurl.com/387sxkcd |
Siondar New user 5 Posts |
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On Jan 18, 2021, Banachek wrote: Thank you so much for your answer. It means a lot to us. I'll pass your message to my colleague. Pablo Salas |
Mindpro Eternal Order 10587 Posts |
What happened to the DVD you (Banachek) did with Rich Maue that was supposed to be on PK Touches? This seems to be a looooong time coming?
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Lior Inner circle 1961 Posts |
Just for the record, I published my method 10 years before Garcia did
And I am doing invisible touches since 1987 And I do it in all my live shows, combining many other ideas from Banchek and few more Lior
The Lior Touch
https://1amagic.com/ PEA Dave Lederman Award 2009 PEA Dunninger Award 2001 Life Time Achivmeant IUPA 2016 |
Christopher Taylor V.I.P. British Columbia Canada 2314 Posts |
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On Jan 18, 2021, WitchDocChris wrote: Thanks for the nod, Chris. Here's Geist in action: https://taylorimagineering.com/shop/geist/ Christopher |
asawiggins New user 7 Posts |
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On Jan 18, 2021, Banachek wrote: I, too would buy that book! And, lots of great info for different interpretations of this effect so far. Thanks! |
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