The Bible of Mentalism

Richard Osterlind unveils his most celebrated creations, along with closely guarded secrets and innovative techniques drawn from his professional magic performances. This extensive collection showcases groundbreaking mentalism across seven comprehensive volumes.

Official website: Murphy’s Magic

Renowned as one of the most inventive minds in mentalism and magic, Richard Osterlind presents a series that transcends traditional tricks—these are true Mind Mysteries!

Mind Mysteries – Volume 1: The Act

In this exceptional video series, Osterlind shares the secrets behind his professional act, revealing the methods and intricate details of the powerful effects that have captivated corporate and trade show audiences worldwide. Experience live performances followed by behind-the-scenes insights with host Jim Sisti.

Bank Night – Osterlind’s original version of this classic effect, enhanced with a commercial kicker that charms any audience. A perfect opener for any performance!

The Perfected Center Tear – Detailed instructions for Osterlind’s legendary center tear, executed in slow motion and surrounded by spectators. Tear the paper and restore all pieces seamlessly!

Radar Deck – Spectators merely think of cards, and the performer names them all. Complete workings and exclusive handling tips are included, along with instructions to create your own Radar Deck.

Watch Routine – One spectator thinks of a time while another adjusts a face-down watch. When revealed, the watch displays the first spectator’s thought-of time. Perform this miracle anywhere, anytime, with any watch!

Thought Scan – Originally priced at $250, Osterlind’s version of the classic Q&A routine stands as an act in itself, showcasing what mind reading would truly look like!

Magazine Test – In this exclusive effect, the performer predicts a word circled by a spectator on a freely chosen magazine page, a finale that has graced Osterlind’s act for years.

Linking Finger Rings – Wedding bands borrowed from three spectators are linked in the fairest manner imaginable, featuring the clearest and most detailed explanation of this classic effect.

Mind Mysteries – Volume 2: The Breakthrough Card System

This volume introduces Osterlind’s Breakthrough Card System, hailed as one of the most ingenious card stacks ever created. Spectators can examine the cards for hours without discovering its secret. Osterlind shares two decades of effects, performance tips, and shortcuts for this inspired creation.

Card Calling – The performer names cards removed from a shuffled jumbo deck, a staple in Osterlind’s stage show for over twenty years.

Two Cards in Pocket – A spectator places two cards in their pockets from a mixed deck. The performer not only names them but also identifies which card is in which pocket—a true showstopper!

Challenge Mind Reading – A thought-of card is named without the performer touching the deck. This is possibly the most astonishing card trick ever!

Corinda Effect – The performer names a card reversed in the deck while holding it beneath the table. This is the trick that started it all!

Blackjack Demonstration – Spectators will believe you are the ultimate blackjack player, knowing their hole card and successfully guiding them on how to play their hands!

Mind Mysteries – Volume 3: Assorted Mysteries

In this volume, Osterlind shares some of his most cherished Mind Mysteries, featuring both impromptu miracles and elaborate pieces suitable for large audiences. Watch live performances and then learn the secrets behind them with Jim Sisti.

Sweeter and Lower – An updated version of the classic “Sweet and Low” effect, where a signed packet of sweetener is torn and restored under fair conditions.

Change of Mind – Predict the coins spectators remove from their pockets with complete instructions for creating the ingenious gimmick, suitable for both close-up and stage performances.

Spoon Bending – Discover how Osterlind bends spoons in the most visual and fair manner possible—a technique that leaves audiences in awe.

Radio Sum Total – A version of Larry Becker’s effect where the audience formulates a mathematical problem that’s already displayed, perfect for live audiences and even more impressive on the radio!

Uncanny – An ordinary playing card turns over by itself to reveal the thought-of card, with no threads, magnets, or gimmicks involved!

The Nail Writer – Osterlind’s personal handling and additional tips for this clever tool.

Lottery Effect – The performer predicts the winning lottery number formed by three spectators.

Cell Phone Effect – An audience member calls someone and asks them to select a number, which matches the performer’s prediction.

Bill in Cigarette – A spectator’s signed bill is destroyed and found inside a borrowed cigarette, an astonishingly simple method for this classic effect.

Mind Mysteries – Volume 4: More Assorted Mysteries

In the final volume of this remarkable series, Osterlind performs some of his most famous routines alongside new, astonishing effects that have never been revealed before. Experience the power of this material in front of a live audience, followed by behind-the-scenes explanations with Jim Sisti.

Glass of Water Production – Osterlind’s classic production from an empty, examined paper bag, featured by Paul Daniels and other magic stars on their television specials.

Imp Pad – Duplicate one of Dunninger’s Brain Busters with this ingenious pad, complete with construction instructions.

Marked Coin in Bottle – A marked coin is magically passed into a soda bottle, which must be smashed to retrieve it.

Signed Torn and Restored Post-It Note – A signed Post-It Note is torn and restored in the fairest manner possible.

Spike Bending – Metal bending for large audiences, where the performer bends huge spikes with the power of their mind in full view!

S.O.S. Pseudo-Psychometry Bag – Five spectators drop personal items into a bag, and the performer returns each item to its owner while providing a psychometric reading.

Signed Torn and Restored Newspaper – This guarded secret involves a signed newspaper page that is torn and restored, leaving the performer completely clean at the end. This effect has baffled the best minds in magic for over 15 years and is finally revealed!

Mind Mysteries Too

Continuing the legacy of the original Mind Mysteries series, Mind Mysteries Too expands on Richard Osterlind’s groundbreaking work. Experience captivating performances followed by detailed explanations of each effect, arranged as mini-shows that illustrate Osterlind’s classical approach to routining—an invaluable lesson for any performer!

Volume 5: Mind Mysteries Too – Set One

Ultra Board – For the first time on video, witness Osterlind’s classic Mental Epic effect performed with an ungimmicked board!

Set Two

Inside the Fold – An audience member calls out a number, which is predicted inside a folded card that has been in the performer’s hands from the start. It’s that clean!

Set Three

Stopping a Watch – Learn the mechanics of stopping watches and changing times, along with controlling a compass and mentally destroying a hotel room key!

Volume 6: Mind Mysteries Too

Miracle Flying Cards – Watch Osterlind perform his classic routine in a new, updated style before a large audience, hailed as one of the best stand-up card effects ever!

Set Five

Amazing Memory Demonstration – This routine may be the most significant in the series! Learn a stunning demonstration and receive life-changing advice from Richard.

Set Six

Out of Hand – This previously unavailable routine gained acclaim when it first appeared on Richard’s Challenge Magic, offering one of the most entertaining Six-Card Repeat-type effects ever created!

Volume 7: Mind Mysteries Too – Set Seven

Question and Answer Act – This act alone is worth the price of the entire series! Audience questions are collected in plain view, yet the mentalist answers them in an impossible manner. It’s a new, stunning, and simple Q&A act that you will love!

Set Eight

Test Conditions II – A follow-up to the Test Condition Card Effect from Richard’s first series, this effect utilizes the Breakthrough Card System to find a chosen card under impossible conditions after the spectator returns and shuffles the deck!

Set Nine

ESP Stack – Richard introduces his new ESP stack and demonstrates its use in duplicating actual tests devised for these cards, making it look just like the real thing!

Set Ten

Pen Paddle Move – Osterlind’s signature routine for trade shows, where the writing on a pen repeatedly appears and vanishes, showcasing the classic principle in an astonishing way!