MENTALISM METODE MENYELESAIKAN MASALAH

Mentalism adalah salah satu seni dengan berbagai kompleksitas di dalamnya. Seorang mentalist yang sangat menguasai bidangnya tidak hanya mampu menggunakan ilmunya untuk menghibur audiens, namun mentalism dapat pula dijadikan metode atau cara menyelesikan masalahnya.

1. Control yourself...

Seorang mentalis sejati memang harus mampu mengontrol pikiran, hati, dan lidahnya sebelum ia belajar memanipulasi dan membaca pikiran orang lain. Jika seorang mentalis belum bisa mengenali dan mengendalikan diri sendiri, jangan harap mampu menguasai pikiran orang lain.

Yang pertama dilakukan adalah menjawab masalah yang dihadapi selogis mungkin. menghadapi semua masalah itu dengan kepala dingin. Argumen-argumen yang keluarkan sangat logis dan santun, sangat jauh dari kesan berapi-api atau emosional.

2. Use your brain

Jika sudah bisa menguasai diri sendiri, maka bisa mengoptimalkan otak dan akal sehat untuk menyelesaikan masalah. Di saat berbagai tekanan menghimpit, seorang mentalis mungkin akan menutup mata, telinga, hidung, dan indra perasanya; namun, ia tak akan pernah membiarkan otaknya berhenti bekerja. Itulah yang mengakibatkan seorang Mentalis tetap bisa melakukan berbagai aktivitas magic (contoh : mengendarai kendaraan, menyelamatkan korban, berlomba dengan waktu, dan sebagainya) walaupun matanya ditutup oleh blindfold.

3. Being a gentleman

Ketika menyadari bahwa telah melakukan suatu kesalahan ataupun membuat orang lain terluka, jangan pernah ragu untuk meminta maaf. Ketika meminta maaf, sebenarnya telah satu langkah lebih dekat untuk menyelesaikan masalah. Masalah akan terasa jauh lebih ringan, beban berat terangkat, dan segala kekusutan akan terurai. Jangan pernah ragu untuk meminta ataupun memberi maaf.

4. Konsisten

Saat sedang mengejar mimpi dan tiba-tiba menemui sebuah rintangan, apa yang akan dilakukan ? Apakah akan berbalik mundur dan bersembunyi di sebuah lubang ? Maka, jika memiliki sebuah mimpi, jangan pernah berhenti untuk menggapai mimpi itu. Tetap konsisten untuk memperjuangkan mimpi, dan jangan pernah gentar untuk menghadapi rintangan seberat apapun.

Tujuan saya menulis artikel ini adalah untuk menunjukkan bahwa mentalism bukan hanya sebuah hiburan, namun juga suatu metode yang dapat digunakan untuk menghadapi kehidupan. Jadi, jika merasa seorang mentalis sejati, selesaikan setiap permasalahan yang dihadapi dengan jalan pikiran seorang mentalis.

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Merlin Awards


The Merlin Award to magic is what the Oscar is to the movies, what the Emmy is for television, and what the Tony is for theater.
Some of the winners of the Merlin Award are:
Harry Blackstone
Doug Henning
Channing Pollack
Siegfried & Roy
Penn & Teller
David Copperfield
Criss Angel
Lu Chen
Luis de Matos
There are three ways a magician can receive the Merlin Award. One is to attend our Merlin Award banquet dinner; this is by invitation only, after the recipient was voted to receive the Merlin Award.
Two is to participate and win a Merlin Award competition in different countries, which is organized by IMS with the event and convention organizers.
And three is for us to travel to the magician’s country and present the Merlin Award to them in their own country.
The Merlin Award is presented to those magicians who have acheived the highest level in their craft, both on the national and international stage.
The criteria that the voting members consider are talent, showmanship, originality, skills, and above all the rare ability to entertain under any conditions.
The Merlin Award statue was commitioned to over 100 art students nationwide. The winning design was carved and created in 1968 by young New York University art student Carol Michaud.


Merlin Award Recipients
The Merlin Award to magic is what the Oscar is for movies.
Merlin Award Recipients
David Copperfield
Harry Blackstone Jr.
Shimada
Sylvan
Johnny Thompson
Joe Labero
Juliana Chen
Don Wayne
Kevin James
Joseph Gabriel
Brett Daniels
Harry Lorayne
Darren Romeo
James Dimmare
Gary Darwin
Steve Wyrick
Rocco
Jeff McBride
Peter Reveen
Bernie Yuman
Harry Lorayne
Deddy Corbuzier
Gregory Gleason
Chip Lowell
Steve Dacri
The Hamners
The Majestix
Nathan Burton
Gerry McCambridge
Keith Barry
Dixie Dooley
Nicholas Liotatis
Robin Channing
Antonio Casanova
Bob Chua
Scarlett
Cahyo
Tora
Oli
Raymond Iong
Richard Yuh
Fukai
Mamada
Bone Ho
Jeff Lee
Jorinn Chee
Vincent Tan
Louis Yan
Sir Lawrence Khong
Lady Priscilla Khong 
Siegfried & Roy
Doug Henning
Andre Kole
Tabary
Sorcar
Franz Harary
Peter Marvey
Luis de Matos
Marshall Brodien
Stan Allen
Max Maven
William MacIlhany
Joe Stevens
David Mendoza
Simon Lovell
Bill Malone
Kozak
Charles Reynolds
Stephen Zadrick
Gary Ouellet
Gay Blackstone
Lu Chen
Melinda Saxe
Asi Wind
Rene Lavand
Mahka Tendo
The Fercos Brothers
Timothy Trust
Joshua Jay
Xavier Giro
Murray
Sos & Victora
Joaquin Ayala
Florian Zimmer
Ed Alonzo
Boris Wild
Jean Pierre Kraft
Paul Osborne
Jason Byrne
Sonny Fontana
Kirby VanBurch
Lyn Dillies
Ernesto Planas
Fairy Star
Antonio Restivo
Cris Castro
Brad Ross
Peter Valance
Rizuki
Eddy Au
Penn & Teller
Criss Angel
Channing Pollock
Paul Daniels
Jeff McBride
Kirby VanBurch
Jorgos
Nathan Burton
Jay Marshall
Kenneth Feld
Juan Mayoral
Ha Sung Chung
Tony Clark
Jonathan David Bass
Devlin
Tom Mullica
Tony Spina
Michael V. Lewis
Brett Leonard
Jimmy Kikuchi
Dirk Losander
David & Dania
Jade
Eric Buss
Terry Evanswood
Jim Barber
Jan Rouven
Christian Farla
Ken Klosterman
John Taylor
Rob Lake
Arian Black
Fielding West
Pat Fallon
Stoil & Ekaterina
Selim Basarir
Kubilay Tuncer
Sos Petrosyan Jr.
J.C. Sum
Magic Babe Ning
Kevin & Cindy Spencer
Allen Ravine
Throwdini
David Koenig
Tony Laffan
Tse Tow Joon Yeen
Liong Ket Foei
Leow Fee Loong
Ali Raj
David Gonzalez Flores
Hernan Gonzalez Flores 
Up until 2010, the Merlin Award has been a recognition award. In 2010, we presented the Merlin Award both as a recognition award and as a competition award. And we also presented the decade Merlin Awards. 2010 has been the most challenging year for IMS, as well as the most exciting.

Pemegang piala MERLIN AWARDS

2010 Merlin Awards
Lu Chen, Most Original Magician
Jeff McBride, Most Innovative Magic Show
Eugene Burger, Close-Up Magician of The Year
Harry Lorayne, Lifetime Achievement
Juan Mayoral, Most Innovative Magic
Deddy Corbuzier, Mentalist of The Year
Marco Tempest, Best Contemporary Magician
John Taylor, Illusionist of The Year
Fukai, Outstanding Contributions to Magic
Albert Tam, Outstanding Contributions to Magic
Dirk Losander, Classic Magician of The Year
Ernesto Planas, Most Charismatic Performer
The Fercos Brothers, Best Magic With Exotic Animals
Brad Ross, Best Family Entertainer
David Koenig, Best Radio Magic
Tony Clark & Paul Reder, Best Magic Show Producers
Xavier Giro, First Place Most Original; Riga, Latvia Competition
Timothy Trust, First Place Stage Magi; Riga, Latvia Competition
Jimmy Kikuchi, First Place Cabaret Magic; Riga, Latvia Competition
Fairy Star, Best Cultural Magic; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Competition
Jorinn Chee, Best Female Magical Entertainer; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Competition
Liong Ket Foei, Best Comedy Magic Indonesia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Competition
Liu Guan Hua, President of Happy Valley Shenzhen, Best Magic Festival In China
Ru Xian, Best Female Illusionist China
Rizuki, Best Female Magician Indonesia
Jeff Lee, Best Cabaret Magician Taiwan
Tse Tow Joon Yeen, Best Close-Up Magician Brunei
Louis Yan, Best Stage Magic Hong Kong
Ali Raj, Best Family Magic Show Bangladesh
Leow Fee Loong, Lifetime Achievement Malaysia
Vincent Tan, Best Magic Organzier Malaysia
Mamada, Best Family Magic Thailand
Raymond Iong, Best Family Magic Show Macau
Sergey Tsymbalist, Best Family Magic Show Ukraine
Bone Ho, Best Manipultions Vietnam
Joshua Jay, Outstanding Contributions to Magic Literature
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