I wonder what you think of Rex Sikes' work on incorporating NLP into a cold reading system for magicians. [Cold Reading is a process that makes people think you can read their minds, or talk to the dead like John Edward does.] He collaborated with Kenton Knepper on a product called "Wonder Readings": http://murphysmagicsupplies.com/catalog/books/html/wonderreadings.html "World renowned magician and mentalist Kenton Knepper collaborated with celebrity consultant and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Vice President and IDEA Seminars Trainer Rex Steven Sikes to create a brand new cold reading system for magicians and mentalists like nothing you have seen before." He also has a magic website at www.amazingrex.com Have a magical day...