How to Read Minds 2 Kit by Peter Turner and Ellusionist Unboxing and First Thoughts HTRM2

Over 20 effects taught
Over 9 hours of video tutorials by #1 mentalist, Peter Turner.
Includes the legendary rise gimmick for the cleanest ACAAN + Pete's no-touch 'lift' routine finally revealed.
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[@adeadlysin272]

I probably have everything Pete's released at this point. Some is gold imo, and some not so much (for me). This one was a big miss though and I wouldn't recommend it. The cards are pretty, but anyone with anything less than 20/20 vision is going to find them unusable. The pen gag isn't for me either and I doubt I'll be alone on this. And on it goes. The box will look good on the shelf, but I am not a fan of the contents. Pete of course can't help but drop great pointers along the way and is a great teacher. I don't think experienced mentalists will find much here, and also don't think it's going to do much for beginners. Just sharing another opinion here in case it helps someone out there. Thanks for all the great vids as always Chris.

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

Thanks for sharing! Others opinions are always welcome and appreciated. I used the rise gimmick at a gig last night. It was just a small Christmas gathering for colleagues so I figured if it didn’t work (the routine and outcome, not the gimmick itself.. that’s working great) it’s not a huge deal. It worked great. I’ve always found plenty of use for the shiner and the bulldog clip, I used the clip last night as well. I know these are not new creations but after watching Pete give his insight it made me want to use them again. Spider gag definitely isn’t for me either but I’ll be good for Halloween haha. I’ll definitely use some of the card routines as well. It won’t be for everyone but I think I’ll get my moneys worth here. I’m not a beginner in mentalism, but the majority of mentalism I do is for larger crowds so this gives me some more close up material for sure.

[@mattlehmann2044]

I couldnt agree more! I'm feeling left a little disappointed with this kit

[@fernymagic]

Thanks for posting this! I've been waiting for mine since March!

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

You’re welcome! :) Any day now my friend!

[@fernymagic]

​@@ChrisEdwardsMagic That day is today!

[@DavidM-lj5yv]

This looks really interesting. Had seen Pete talk about the Rise gimmick on a download-- my main reason of getting this would probably be for the Rise gimmick and routines with it. Thanks !!

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

Yeah it’s a clever method, and the gimmick itself seems to be well thought out and well made.

[@guest3997]

Hi Chris, great unboxing! Thank you for this great intro to this new production of HTRM2! Well done! Your friend, David

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

My pleasure David thank you so much my friend!!

[@WordAttack88]

Thanks for the unboxing. Very helpful :)

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

My pleasure! Hoping I’ll get time to give my full review soon but I’ve been busy with holiday shows.

[@ParkinT]

I was very curious about this. Thanks for providing an unboxing.

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

My pleasure! It’s really quite good.

[@daverothberg2624]

my kit arrived this week, haven’t dug into it yet. Looking forward to your full review. Thanks Chris 👍👍

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

Thanks Dave! I think there will be a lot to use in this kit.

[@tyronejoihnson7046]

Chris knows how to unbox! Love his style!

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

Thank you my friend! :)

[@jith4627]

Hi Chris , excellent. Can you please do a review of HTCM kit. I watched your unboxing video but would really love to hear a detailed review 😊 because your reviews are trustworthy!

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

Thank you my friend! Yes it is in the works, I had a bunch of holiday shows the last few weekends and I work full time Monday to Friday so I wasn’t able to do much with the channel but it should be coming soon.

[@MarkDavies-s3g]

Yes grest review Chris and thanks. Am interested in this.

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

Anytime my friend. I think it’s definitely a good purchase for the $150 price tag.

[@Noleggeisha]

I’m doing quite a bit of mentalism already but never used the executive clip or a shiner and am excited about the rise gimmick. Cool unboxing Chris, always like hearing your point of view.

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

Thank you so much my friend! Yeah I’ve done my fair share of mentalism and there is plenty of things in this kit that I will be using :)

[@DaniMarko]

Dope unboxing man. Love your videos! ❤

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

Glad you like them! Thanks so much brother that means a lot! :)

[@RobertBallMagician]

This is a great review Chris 😊👍👍😊👍👍👍

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

Thank you Robert!!

[@magicorthodoxy]

WHAT? YOU GOT THIS A WEEK AGO? !!!!

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

Yeah! I backed it on kickstarter back in.. I think it was March.

[@georgeyounts9391]

Thank you sir !

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

You’re welcome my friend!

[@jayplays568]

Thanks for the unboxing. What effect does the Rise gimmick allow you to create?

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

Anytime! My full review will be up tomorrow or Sunday :) The rise gimmick allows you to achieve a hands off any card at any number where you hand your participant a deck of cards still in the box, have them name a card and number and when you deal down to that number, that’s the card.

[@jayplays568]

@@ChrisEdwardsMagic thanks, I'm looking forward to the review! Thanks for the explanation, is the effect you can achieve similar to the effect that is possible with the Quantum Deck? Or is it completely different?

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

@jayplays568 well the quantum deck you need to handle the cards where as the rise routine is completely hands off. You never touch the cards at all. I usually handle the cards when dealing down to their said number but the participant could very well so that part too to keep it 100% hands off.

[@jayplays568]

@@ChrisEdwardsMagic Thanks for clarifying, really appreciate it!

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

@jayplays568 anytime my friend!

[@junliangjiang6622]

actually peter turner introduced the rise gimmick effect in his penguin magic talk

[@junliangjiang6622]

personally i think its not worth it

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

@junliangjiang6622 I think it is. You get $200 worth of props for $150 and then hours upon hours of routines, insight and Pete’s experience. I’ve made it through all the tutorials now and even the stuff I don’t see me using, I still learned a lot from and I will use Pete’s wisdom for other things I already do. The rise gimmick is cool, I like the finished product, how it works and the design. I think if E sold it on its own it would probably be almost half of what the kits worth. I actually think the early bird price on this was $89 so I got my moneys worth for sure.

[@junliangjiang6622]

@@ChrisEdwardsMagic i guess 89 is pretty nice. And i mean ya, the tutorials are great, but just like the concepts are just repeating, dont u think? Like The rise gimmick and the switch gimmick.

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

@junliangjiang6622 if by repeating you mean this isn’t really new material I agree as a lot of the concepts are as old as the hills. But I think the uses of the different included props range quite well in variety.

[@jonahberg9280]

can you say more about the rise gimmick is it really that clever? will you use it ?

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

Yes I will use it. It might not be for everyone, I will say that. The procedure is quite bold which is why I mentioned using the right participant. I likely wouldn’t use this as a one and done effect. I would need to get a feel for who I’m performing for and then choose my participant accordingly. But I will say that if you I use someone who isn’t likely to challenge you, it will work. A lot of it has to do with the language used. If you use the provided script it will work.. if not, there may be questions. I know that’s pretty vague but follow the script and you’ll be good. And it doesn’t have to be word for word by any means.. you just want to address a few things. Overall it does what it’s supposed to and pretty much does all the work for you. it’s very very simple to do and once you do it a few times and get comfortable I think it’ll be simple to achieve. For being a completely hands off ACAAN, I think this does a good job.

[@xXArmyMenXx]

Who cares if methods get exposed? This is stuff to fool laypeople, not magicians. Even if we know how a gimmick works wouldn't we need to buy it anyway?

[@ChrisEdwardsMagic]

I’ve had that theory before and the magic community was not pleased. So.. I respect the majority.