Illumination

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Trick by Luke Jermay (99.95$99.95)

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A complete, audience-proven act from Luke Jermay that allows you to take every audience on an unforgettable journey. After years of us begging asking for it, Luke is finally sharing one of his most prized creations.

“Illumination” by Luke Jermay pushes the boundaries of what a book test can be. You don’t just divine a word, but rather reveal stories across a remarkable 15-minute routine filled with multiple magic moments. The entire audience gets involved as they’re transformed from passive spectators into vehicles for your revelations.

What makes “Illumination” so special is Luke’s inherent understanding of effective routine construction. Unlike some other swiss-army-knife type book tests, which often focus on method over presentation, “Illumination” is dedicated to amplifying the experience at every touchpoint. A few simple, straightforward methods work in perfect harmony to unite audiences over shared feelings, emotions, imagery, and even sounds.

This surefire workhorse was designed to be plugged right into your working set. It’s a goosebump-inducing routine that will quickly become one of your favorites.

How Does “Illumination” Work?

Two different books are given to two different people. They both open up to a page they like and read the first paragraph to themselves. As you hone in on the first person’s thoughts, the entire audience experiences a feeling and emotion that is revealed to perfectly match what is happening to the character in the book. For the second reveal, the participant closes their eyes and pictures the environment in which their paragraph took place. Your volunteer won’t believe their ears as the audience works together to create a sound that perfectly matches what they’re imagining in their head.

In the final phase, a third person is invited to choose either book. They open it up and find a long word they like. You have them focus on this word and transmit it to you as an image that you begin to draw. At first, it seems like you’re off-base. That is until you make a connection nobody saw coming. This surprising moment has been brilliantly-structured to get the most bang for your buck and takes the routine to another level beyond a straightforward word revelation.

As with all material Luke Jermay releases, “Illumination” has been honed over 1000s of performances. It plays just as well in a theater of 1,000s, as it does at a dinner party. Since it’s easy to do and doesn’t require any sleight of hand, your mind is free to concentrate fully on your performance.

You receive two gorgeous, specially-made books that have been carefully designed to look identical to real novels. You’re going to love how hands-off and free you can be. The detailed video instructions are a mini masterclass in which Luke shares everything you need to get the most out of “Illumination”.

Don’t pass up your chance to add a complete, professional routine to your act. Luke’s already done all the hard work for you. Just grab a copy of “Illumination” and you’ll be ready to leave every audience with lasting memories that will survive long after you’re done.

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Jim

What a great routine! A well thought out and simplified act that creates a powerful audience experience. I love the concept of using feelings and sounds and involving the audience in the reveal. This is very easy to do leaving the entertainer free to focus on the presentation. This may become my closer.

 

Zachary

Some of the ideas in here are absolute gold! Very devious method for a book test but so beautifully simple!

 

Chayne

Luke Jermay has an incredible mind. I love this book test and everything he has created.

 

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John

It is an amazing book test that both magician and mentalists will use.

 

Craig

I have many, MANY, book tests and this will be one I use. Will I use Luke Jermay's presentation? Not totally, but his presentation stile is not my presentation stile. However, he does show many touches for this I will adapt.
This test has things most book tests don't. There is the emotion you pick up from one spectator and the sound you pick up from another. And, of course, you find the word someone has chosen but even that has an element not found in other book tests!
I saw the question as to whether this can be done for the same group. Well, yes if you want to repeat just the part where you get a spectator's chosen word. You can do it as part of a book test section using other books as well in that case.
The material, the books, are not only well made to last for many performances, but the covers are great looking and the print is larger making it more convenient for your audience to read what they have to.
Super job!

 

Stuart

This is just sublime. The method is simple with no mental gymnastics required which leaves you to concentrate on the presentation.
The scripting is just phenomenal. I’ve watched the tutorial multiple times not because the trick is in anyway difficult to do but because I don’t want to miss a single subtlety in Luke’s incredible performance.
I can’t wait to perform this piece now. I’m just an amateur so I hope I do it justice.

 

Matthew

It’s a wonderful act, not because of the gimmicks or the methods, but the script.

I had a strong idea I knew what I was ordering before I clicked “add to cart” and I believe the method is easy to figure out. But where this project shines is the sheer script of the act you’re purchasing. There’s so many gold nuggets of wisdom just in the script.

However, for as genius and wonderful this is — for reasons I can’t get into due to method — I can’t say this will be suited for many large private parties or corporate performances. I just tried it tonight at a corporate event (while I knew it was risky) and made a specific moment very comedic — but even at this laid back corporate event I had tonight, I would feel nervous to do it again elsewhere.

That being said, it definitely found its way into my 60min Performance Set as opposed to the book test I had before.

It’s tremendous for theatrical/restaurant/cabaret environments — but if it wasn’t for “The Legacy” I would love to have it in my corporate/private party environments.

If there’s ever a V2 of this, I think a Rom-Com would be a great contrast from either Thriller or Political Drama genre :)

 

Ron

Simple and straightforward instructions on performing this effect. Not difficult, no sleight of hand, easy to master and perform. A good addition to anyone’s show.

 

Chris

I have a lot of books tests, around 100, but I'm going to use Illumination a lot. It uses two old-school ideas, but it's all about presentation. And, wow, does Luke Jermay have a presentation! I know you should bring you own flair to a routine, but Jermay's is perfect. If I had one quibble, the books aren't pocket-sized--Jermay explains why in the instructions--so this is not for strollling. Otherwise, Illumination gets my highest marks. It's Jermay's best marketed trick.

 

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Todd

Adding briefly to my previous review. The books arrived (I had previously just gone through the online instructions) and they look great and make the presentation of the effect relatively easy. This effect really is all about performance because the props and the structure Luke proposes makes it extremely easy to learn. Perfecting the actual performance is not difficult, it will just take some repetition. Well done Luke!

 

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Todd

I met Luke a few years ago at the VI trip to Italy. We had a chance to chat a bit about coin magic, watches and the slippery effect on the shower floor caused by hair products from partners with curly hair. It was clear that Luke is a very deep thinker when it comes to magic. You don't need to actually talk to him to see that, you just have to watch his performances. When he builds a trick, he tears it down to the studs, and rebuilds the house from scratch. He has done that with Illumination.

I am not a mentalist but have been inching my way in that direction bit by bit. I have looked at and purchased a number of book tests over the past few years, but I just can't bring myself to perform them. I find most of them to be very boring and uninteresting. I find the idea that I know a just a single word on a page or can divine a difficult word as an interesting parlor trick, but it builds no suspense and has no sense of drama.

As Luke notes in his instructions, most book tests are more interested in providing lots of methods as opposed to providing a compelling presentation. There is nothing wrong with that, however, he has done the exact opposite.

The method is incredibly easy. If you know anything about book tests, you will recognize what he is doing. But what he is doing is freeing you to focus on performance and provides a framework that you can use that is more sensorial than any other book test I have seen (note that I am not an expert at all - I just know what I like). If you see the book test as just a trick, do NOT buy this book test. If you see the book test as a small piece of theater you can perform, then this is a good book test for you.

 

Russel

Stunning. Jermay hits it out the park with this one.

This is 100% a professional mentalism routine. 15-mins of tried and tested gold for those who work stand-up shows.

What this isn’t is the kind of book test you can leave on your coffee table and perform for friends in relaxed, informal environments. It is very much a piece for formal shows.

Personally I think this is priced too cheap for a pro routine of this calibre.

I’d recommend those looking at getting this to watch the performance and consider whether it’s really for them.

I love it. But I also have my own little venue that this will be perfect for.

 

Kevin

Looks great, can't wait until
the books arrive

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• Ruben asks: How long is the video instruction, please?

  • 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds: 55 minutes.

• Emir asks: Can this routine be done with just one spectator, or does it need three?

  • 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds: You can do certain phases one on one but not the full routine.

• Marek asks: What is the minimum amount of participants / spectators required for this trick? I’d love to perform it for a small group of people. Also are the lines set or can they be customised for different performances?

  • 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds: Probably 4-5 would be good. The books cannot be customized.

• Kirk asks: Does it come with a Tuscan wine cellar as well or is that extra? :-)

  • 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds: Extra ;)

• Christophe asks: It is only in english?

  • 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds: Yes it is.

• Gonzalo asks: Is it going to be translated to other languages? thanks

  • 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds: No immediate plans.

• Marek asks: Can I show it to the same people twice and get different paragraphs? Or it is a one way book test?

  • 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds: It's not repeatable for the same audience, no.

• Al asks: Where does this ship from, in light of the warehouse fire?

  • 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds: We are fully operational. In fact we were shipping the day AFTER the fire!. Depends where you live. If you're in America, it ships from California. If you are in the UK or Europe, it ships from our UK warehouse. Hope that helps.