Over the last few years, millions of people have been captivated by the CBS tv series, “The Mentalist”. At the core of the story is Patrick Jane, a psychic medium who uses his abilities to help detectives to solve murders.
Patrick’s character perfectly captures the essence of what it means to be a mentalist. To ordinary people, he appears to have supernatural powers. However, what he has is a combination of skills which makes him to manifest abilities which seem literally out of this world.
A mentalist is a magician who performs tricks which demonstrate extraordinary mental powers. These mostly rotate around mind-reading and auto-suggestion.
For instance, a mentalist can guess the birthday or sibling’s name of someone they’ve just met. These demonstrations can make for fascinating encounters.
Mentalism has actually been around for thousands of years.
In ancient times, mentalists were generally thought to possess psychic abilities. As such, they played a crucial role in religious ceremonies. Even today, such beliefs still exist in certain parts of the world.
At the advent of modern psychology, mentalism became somewhat a science. In the 1800s, prominent psychologists like William James and Edward Titchener started developing what is now referred to as “classical mentalism”.
Classical mentalism pioneered research into core concepts which are central to mentalists. These include hypnosis, extra-sensory perception (ESP), introspection, human consciousness, and the human psyche. For a while, mentalism was considered mainstream psychology.
However, with the rise of behaviorism, mentalism was cast aside. Many of its techniques were considered parapsychology. This started to change in the 1950s, when people like Noam Chomsky, started researching into consciousness and sparked off the cognitive revolution.
Today, mentalism isn’t renowned as a branch of psychology. It has been swallowed up by cognitive psychology. Even then, its techniques are still used in clinical settings. The most popular of these techniques is hypnosis.
Beyond therapeutic settings, mentalism is thriving in the entertainment world.
Mentalists wow audiences all-over the world with their seemingly supernatural feats. In the end, they provide exciting encounters which audiences remember for a long time.
One such a mentalist is Alex Voz. A seasoned performer, Alex has been mesmerizing audiences for almost two decades. His performances use a combination of magic and mentalism to offer audiences an unforgettable experience.
Among the class acts performed by Alex include guessing people’s phone unlock passcodes, revealing birthdays of total strangers or even making people forget their own names. These are delivered in combination with breathtaking illusions. In the end, the audience is simply dazzled.
Alex Voz has specifically perfected the art of wowing corporate audiences. He has performed at corporate events from NYC to Germany, Spain, the Czech Republic and Israel. He can perform at corporate get-togethers, office parties, trade shows and even sales meetings. These performances leave the audiences engaged, thrilled, and excited.
In some instances, the performances at corporate events go beyond mere entertainment. Besides dazzling corporate audiences with mind reading antics,
Alex can actually help companies to captivate people’s minds. He can use his psychological techniques to instill certain information into people’s minds. For instance, he can impart phrases into the minds of clients and prospects, which can influence them for the benefit of the company.
