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"Q&A is not just an effect, but a full act and experience for your audience that combines telepathy, clairvoyance and precognition in unique ways. We can truly tap the fabric of the archetype of the original delphic oracle with a powerful Q&A experience. Anthem & Aria are natural intuitives that can share with you important principles and wisdom from their deep study and experience. Thanks for this amazing new source of inspiration and insights!" -Pablo Amira

"I've known Anthem and Aria for a long time. Their teachings on mentalism and especially Q&A is something that you don't want to miss! Fresh and powerful ideas that packs a punch!" -Luca Volpe

"Anthem's creativity has inspired shift after shift in my perception of magic. Real world practical thinking on surreal effects for your audience. Anything he has to share is worth its weight in gold." -Sebastian Midtvaage

"If I had to use only one word to describe Anthem's Close Up Q&A, I would say 'Masterful'!" -Tony Razzano

"Anthem and Aria have the knowledge and experience to give you solid advice on audience reading and Q&A." -Jeff McBride (Creator of McBride's Magic and Mystery School)

"I've known Anthem for many years, as long as I have known him he has always shown a keen interest in anything Q&A related. I have never met anyone who has experimented and discovered as much to do with Q&A as Anthem. He has a real wealth of knowledge and has tested each and every one of his systems in the real world.
If you're interested in learning from someone who knows, don’t pass this up." -Peter Turner

"Anthem is a dynamite mentalist. He is cutting edge, engaging, and thinks about his mentalism intricately. He is a master of the story and woven word. A real world pro that delivers heavy hitting Mentalism." -Peter Turner

What will they teach?

Theory- A truly great Q & A is not made by methods, but by execution. In this section, Anthem and Aria cover the real secrets of Q & A. Including…

What is Q & A

Getting Clear On Why You Want To Do Q & A

The Importance Of Character

Who, What, Where, Why - The Anytime Anywhere Formula

How To Reveal Information

How To Answer Questions

Giving Readings

Avoiding No’s And Covering Misses

Planning An Effective Q & A

Giving Instructions

Ethics

Methods- In this section, Anthem and Aria cover methods for every scenario. Whether you are performing close-up or on stage and whether you have time to Pre-Show or not. The methods are split into Written methods and Unwritten Methods.

Written Methods

Memory And Cribs

The Sealed Envelope Test

The Pre-Show Q & A

Quantum Q & A - The Modern Ment-O-Flex

 

Unwritten Methods

What Really Is An Unwritten Q & A?

The Cards Will Tell - The Virtual Q & A

Almost Unwritten - The Stepping Stone To Propless Q & A

Unwritten Q & A

My Systems For Unwritten Q & A

 

Extra Resources

Using Playing Cards In Q & A And Mentalism

Readings On Stage vs. Close-Up

Reading List For Q & A and Readings

A List Of Almost 300 Real Life Questions From Real People

Billet Art For All Methods Taught In This Class

Who are they?

Anthem and Aria are 'The Psychic Soulmates'. They've demonstrated their psychic entertainment for colleges, corporate events, cruises, and television. For the last 10 years, Q & A has been a staple routine for Anthem and Aria. They've experimented with previously unimagined approaches to this classic routine and built on the shoulders of giants to find the secrets of what some call holy grail of mentalism. Now, Anthem and Aria dive deep with you to explore what makes Q & A so compelling and timeless.

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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 16th, 2021
Anthem and Aria have presented one of the most well thought through and delivered courses on the Q&A I’ve ever seen. Truly outstanding.

This lecture is 5.5 hours long. The first 2.5 hours lay the foundation with in-depth discussion on theory, including character, premise, ethics, disclaimers, how to answer questions and much more.

Next they explain methods for close up, cabaret and stage Q&A presentations, and include recorded performances of each. The methods are excellent and very deceptive.

This lecture is an incredible resource for the serious student of Q&A.

Highly recommended.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 15th, 2021
Anthem and Aria are two of the most charismatic, knowledgable performers/teachers I've seen in 40 years.

I've been studying/performing Q&A since the 1970s and Anthem and Aria presented information that is beneficial to experienced performers as well as anyone that wanted to do Q&A, but didn't feel confidant with their current knowledge.

The lecture is so comprehensive, that the techniques can be used no matter what genre of magic you perform.

You can take a Thought Transmitter/peek wallet you have in your drawer and turn it into a miracle that can't be followed.

I've been street performing since the pandemic. I immediately saw how I can apply what Aria and Anthem taught to material I'm using in the street for card reveals and a book test I use.

Aria and Anthem,'s lecture could easily be called "The $1000 lecture" because from I've learned, that's what I would have gladly paid. When you improve what you do, you make more money, no matter what your field.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on November 18th, 2021
I have purchased a lot through Penguin, the LIVE's are brilliant. This is an incredible insight and thorough study of the Q&A. The hardest part about a good Q&A is not gaining the information but how you reveal and deliver it back to the audience. You also need variation to keep things entertaining and progressive. This live lecture will give you all you need to know, it is extensive, detailed and full of gold. It is almost too good..
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 19th, 2021
Super long (which means you get your money’s worth) and informative. Of the one’s I’ve seen, this is the best lecture penguin has put out this year.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 16th, 2021
Anthem and Aria are true workers who have put the hard work in and really care about the art of Q and A. There is a great deal to learn and use here. Very well done!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on October 4th, 2021
Great (in quality and quantity) lecture with LOTS!!! of material. I never felt like performing Q&A but after watching this I will do some real world Q&A exercises (before actually performing). Eric did a great job in moderating this lecture and I found especially ethics section very important and helpful. But similar can be also said about all the sections - whether it was about reveals or methodology of how to answer questions, cribs, plannig - you name it.
If you want a place to start with Q&A - watch his. If you don't want to perform Q&A - also watch this. So much great advice (not only) for mentalists. Yes - It is a lot. And it is also a lot of fun. watching. thinking. trying. and being grateful to Anthem and Aria for sharing this.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 14th, 2021
This is a 5hr and 30min treasure trove for the Q&A performer.

I’ve been obsessively studying, and occasionally performing Q&A, for several years and have acquired many fine resources on the subject. I have to say that this is easily the best single resource that I’ve found. If I lost every other book, audio recording, and lecture that I have on the subject of Q&A, and I only had this one lecture, that would be enough for me. This lecture is literally worth thousands of dollars.

Some very helpful Information they share includes resources for character development, which Q&A method to use for what environment, and the art of revealing information in interesting ways. Each of which is vital information for the performer because these elements can make or break your performance.

This lecture will teach you everything you need to know to perform an amazing and memorable Q&A, AND it will help you perform it better. Anthem & Aria give great tips on discovering and defining your character as well as how to structure a Q&A so that it starts and ends powerfully.

This is a masterclass on Q&A and I know that I will study it and use it as a reference tool for many years to come.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 26th, 2021
After reading some of the other reviews, I expected a lot of excellent information on performing Q&A. I did not expect it to be as comprehensive as it was.
In addition to theory, method, and additional sources Anthem and Aria discuss ethics, cold reading, and messages of inspiration and empowerment. These messages aren't solely for the purpose of performance. They go beyond the "here's a trick and how you do it" approach and offer words of encouragement to the lecture student that might be nervous to approach the subject material.
Overall the lecture was well organized, extremely informative, and conducted with a level of kindness rarely experienced in any form of instructions. Eric asked simple, direct questions for clarification at several points and shared some of his related experiences.
Easily one of the best (and longest) lectures I've experienced. Well done, A+.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 18th, 2022
I purchased this to widen my method options for Q&A. I had a couple close up methods that I liked, but it’s been a pet project of mine to find a method that feels right for stage. The closest I’ve come prior to this lecture was Richard Osterlind’s Final Answer, but I really wanted a method for billet collection where the audience handles the props themselves. I’ve been playing with various box ideas and thought a few more method concepts would help get my creativity flowing. I didn’t expect to be blown away by methods here, but I was. The Quantum Q&A might be the best method I’ve ever seen, at least in terms of the parameters that fit for me. The close up/parlor method with envelopes is also really strong, and the classic method it employs is really well hidden, both literally and figuratively.

I’ve been immersed in mentalism for a long time and I’m very familiar with a lot of the theory that Anthem covered, so this part dragged on a lot for me. There was a lot of repetition in the theory section, and it almost felt like a sales pitch. They weren’t selling anything, but it just had that vibe of trying a little too hard to convince the viewer of their perspectives. It reminded me a little bit of a self help seminar, so when they referenced Tony Robbins and Todd Herman, I wasn’t surprised that I was picking up that vibe. I’m being hyper critical here, and the information would absolutely be valuable for a newcomer to Q&A or readings, but for me, it was too much and felt at times like it was venturing into bloviation territory. But hey, that’s Q&A for you… saying a whole lot about very little. So it’s easily forgivable. But if you find yourself getting a little bored during the theory talk, give yourself permission to jump ahead to the methods. That’s where it really picks up pace.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on July 31st, 2022
Anthem and Aria present a super primer for those who would like to explore Q&A.

Their advice is sound and approaches very practical.

I enjoyed the theoretical preamble very much.

Q&A is less about method and more about intention and execution. So suggestions like leaving an impression rather than trying to impress really get you thinking about why you want to perform this kind of act.

Highly recommend fir anyone who is interested in (or even currently) performing Q&A. Their advice on “unwritten Q &A” stood out fir me.

I’ve always felt that this kind of act requires a lot of thought about the framing and Anthem explores this in great detail.

Not for those who want to perform mind reading tricks, but fir those who want to explore the meaning and relevance of their work.
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