Mentalism
performing art in which practitioners appear to demonstrate exceptional mental abilities
Mentalism is a performing art in which magicians, known as mentalists, appear to show tricks and powers using their minds. Mentalists perform a theatrical act that includes special effects that may look psychic or supernatural, but it is actually done by "ordinary illusion means".[1] It is seen as a subcategory of magic.
References
change- ↑ "Mentalism – Encyclopedia of Claims". JREF. Retrieved January 10, 2021.