Julian Moore – Empirical Empathy

The performer reveals a clandestine wartime organization dedicated to exploring psychic abilities. This group reportedly conducted numerous experiments, and the performer claims to possess the original guidelines for one such experiment from the Institute of Psychical Phenomena. Using only a standard deck of playing cards and a few volunteers, the performer presents the document and invites a participant to read the twenty detailed steps of the experiment. Committed to adhering to these instructions, the performer demonstrates the process meticulously. A shuffled deck of cards is displayed, ensuring the audience that the cards are completely randomized and unseen by the performer. Under controlled conditions, two spectators select cards, even shuffling them themselves. Remarkably, each participant later identifies their partner’s card solely through touch and an extraordinary sense of empathy.