The William W. Larsen Memorial Library

Mastermind – The Complete Works of John Riggs Volume One

Author/Editor: Riggs, John

Introduction to Volume One

HEAVY MENTAL (1992)
Introduction to Heavy Mental
Introduction
Coins of the Mind
Open Koran
Stoned Miracle
Simply Tarot
Living and Dead Killer
The Murdered Whore
Back to Normal: The Himber Ring-a Dinger
After Dinner Alchemy
Slow Motion Gellerism
Dream Card – Plus
Future Imperfect
The Enigma of the Iron Mask
The Three Faces of Man
The Procrastinating Prognosticator
Q&A On Q&A
Whillicker’s Last Trick
Nosferatu
Post A Thought
Magnetic Personality
Ribonucleic Spoon
The Janus Gimmick
Part Two: Palmistry for the Psychic Entertainer
Conclusion
Notes for Heavy Mental

THE COMPLEAT FORTUNE-TELLER (1994)
Introduction to The Compleat Fortune Teller
Introduction
The Psychic Entertainment Package
Prologue
The Q&A Act and Pseudo Psychometry
Part One: The Tools
The Premise
The Five Question Presentation
A Partial List of Q and A Effects
The Methods
Pre-show
During the Show
The One Ahead: The Mentalist’s Friend
The One Ahead and ‘Gag’ Questions
The Reversible Card
Blindfolded Q&A – The Cat’s Pajamas
Other Methods, Other Effects
The Answers
Some Effects
Tarot Psychometry
Zodiac Psychometry
Pellet Psychometry
Marc Psiman’s Clearly Telepathic
Fringe Benefits
Indexed Stratagem
Impromptu (?) No Brainer
Sorting the Soiree
Darkroom Q&A
The Mind Reading Balloon Bear
The Sleuth
An Interview With the Left Brain
Whillicker’s Favorite Method
Dr. Charles Scott’s Psi-Grafico
Sons of Psi-Grafico
Presentation Tidbits
Getting the One Ahead
Some More Stuff
The Ultimate Psychometry
Conclusion
Reading List
Notes for The Compleat Fortune Teller

PSYCHIC SOIREES (1994)
Introduction to Psychic Soirees
Uncle John’s Rules of Mentalism
Introduction
Marketing
The Targeted List
The Stuff Dreams are Made of
Psychic Popcorn
Maya
Always Practice Safe Tarot
From a Slender Cord, Swinging
Bear Your Soul
Flowers for the Lady
Numberology
A Nice Place to Visit
The Birthday Card
The Easiest Card Reading System You’ll Ever Learn
Do You See What I Saw?
The Palmistry Party
Palmistry – a Primer
The Graphology Party
The Couples Party
The Game Show
The Rent A Room Show
Conclusion
My Prayer
Notes for Psychic Soirees

THE EVEN COMPLEATER FORTUNE TELLER (1996)
Intoduction to The Even Compleater Fortune Teller
The Oracles
The Ancient Oracles
The Questions
Anna Eva Fay’s Q&A
Erik Jan Hanussen
Erik Jan Hanussen’s Q&A
Open Faced Q&A
Richard Ireland’s Q&A
The Locked Thoughts
Dealing With Difficult or Weird Questions
Envelope Zinger
The Blindfolded Seers
Cicardi’s Full Head Blindfold
On The Line
The Compleat Blindfold
Paper Bag Blindfold for the Minimalist
Doing Personality Readings While Blindfolded
Describing Objects While Blindfolded
Whillicker Bass-ackward
Two Person Q&A
The Oracle of Delphi – Two Person Psi-Grafico
Tarot Telepathy 2000
Presentation of Q&A
The Use of Humor
Biographical Anecdotes
Staying Ahead of the Joneses
The Conclusion
The Real Conclusion
Notes for The Even Compleater Fortune Teller

THE PSYCHIC AGENDA (1996)
Introduction to The Psychic Agenda
Foreword by Lee Earle
Introduction
Some Cool Psychic Presentations
Poor Man’s Room Service
(With LePaul Wallet Option)
The New Add a Number Book
Harmonica Convergence
Marc Psiman’s Psi-Flasher
Design Duplication Using Audience Drawings
PATEquivoque
They Hell Fire!
The Lady and the Lock
Bumbershoot Q&A
The Bivalve Billetbag
Some Secrets of Becoming a Famous Psychic
The Geller Wristwatch Trick during a Reading
Hypno Heat as a Crystal Cleansing Presentation
The PK Recorded Tape Secret
Aura Reading for the Psychically Dyslexic
Right or Left?
More Secrets of Private Readings
The Faces of Man – Practical Applications of the Grail Sheehy Pattern
The Sheehy Pattern Integrated Into a Reading
On the Road
The Seven Psychic Secrets of Success
Conclusion
Notes for The Psychic Agenda

PW – THE MENTALIST’S SECRET WEAPON (1996)
Introduction to PW – The Mentalist’s Secret Weapon
Introduction
The Writer
What to Write With
The Holder
The All-In-One Writer
Loading the Billet
Technique
Ringing in the Billet
The Riggs Pen Switch
A Partial List of Other Billet Switches
The Effects
Generic Effects
Signature Duplication
Spirit Caricature
The Name is the Same
A Climax for Just Chance
The Cash Prize Controversy – an Eassay
Book Test Climax
Room Service
Bear Your Soul
Banachek’s Trade Show Killer
Heads or Tails in the Pocket
Easy Medallion
Docc Hilford on Pocket Writing
Docc’s Invisible Pegasus Page
Docc’s Phantom Arsonist
Docc’s Card Prediction
Other Effects
Conclusion
Notes for PW – The Mentalist’s Secret Weapon

PHRENOLOGY FOR THE PSYCHIC ENTERTAINER (1996)
Introduction to Phrenology for the Psychic Entertainer
Introduction
Some History
The “Organs”
The System
The Attributes
The Phrenology Form and Hot To Use It
Your Phrenology Analysis
Conclusion
Appendix: Some Articles on Phrenology
Notes for Phrenology for the Psychic Entertainer

Q AND A MY WAY (1996)
Introduction to Q And A My Way
Introduction
Constructing the Unit
Stealing the Stack
My Way – Small Parties
The Load
Reading the Slip
Troubleshooting
An Outline of the Act
Variations
Conclusion
Notes for Q And A My Way

THE SUBURBAN CHARLATAN (1997)
Introduction to The Suburban Charlatan
Introduction: The Three Rings of Mentalism
A Couple of Classic Revisited
The Dream Catcher
Psiman’s Psimple Q and A
Hurling Bull Q and A
More on Psychometry
The Impromptu Billet Knife
Tales of Power
Annemann’s Legacy
Seven Keys to My Heart
Magician or Mindreader?
The Millennium Project
Maskelyn’s 24 Rules of Magic
The Numbers Game
I’ve Got Your Number
The Name Game
Three Routines from other Suburban Charlatans
Psiman’s Pshiner
Ron Martin’s “You Never Sausage a Thing!”
Charlemagne’s Lucky Number
Conclusion
Notes for The Suburban Charlatan