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"It's friggin' brilliant! Particularly Unhypnotized - wow! I mean, that is what the mystery arts should be about. Narcissus brings the 100th Monkey principle into a whole new and incredibly useful realm. It includes some serious powerhouses, from the expletive-inducing to the quietly moving, possibly even transformative. Come for the wicked cool principle, stay for the powerful ways you can use this to affect your audience."
- Joshua Quinn

"I couldn't recommend this more!!!!!! It's powerful, brilliant and above all effective. It's a no-brainer... this should be in your arsenal if you want to blow peoples minds. Bravo Chris, you've done it again! IMHO I feel this kind of magic is the next step in the evolution of our profession... advancing us to be perceived beyond mere mortals."
- Joe Monti

"Chris Philpott's Narcissus takes his 100th Monkey genius to a new level that will leave audiences speechless! Narcissus opens up an entirely new playground of powerful routines using a spectator's own phone that packs small and plays big. Highly recommended!"
- Brett Barry

"Just gave a couple of the effects a test run over the weekend. Monday morning comes along and I get 2 new enquiries come in from people with the images stored on their phone from the weekend performance. Nuff said. THANK YOU, Chris! IMO this will possibly be one of the greatest marketing tools ever released as a well as A grade performance material."
- Al Straker

"Chris did it again! This time the power of 100 Monkeys is always with you, anywhere, anytime, plus it will be a memento that the audience will have with them for all their life! Powerful routines and very entertaining too!"
- Luca Volpe

Finally, the 100th Monkey principle goes close up!

Five powerful new effects by Chris Philpott.

In each effect, a picture of a spectator taken on his own phone magically changes under the most impossible conditions!

Easy-to-perform effects that are unlike anything your audiences have ever seen. Effects that are as memorable as they are impossible, as moving as they are amazing.

When Dan Harlan was asked "On the topic of Penguin lectures, what's been your most memorable moment? Is there anything that jumps out at all?" Dan answered, "Yeah! Yeah, yeah. Chris Philpott... He brought the most dramatic presentations, things where you really cared about what was going on... Just so well-thought-out. Really, really smart thinking."

The five effects in this release are:

The Fortune Teller
You give your volunteer a card with a picture of a "haunted" fortune teller machine on one side and Romani (Gypsy) writing on the other. You borrow a cell phone and take a picture of the spectator holding the card - but when they look at the photo, the foreign words have changed to English and they give the spectator's fortune! It is uncannily accurate and can even predict a lucky number or chosen card!

Unhypnotized
As you begin to hypnotize someone you discover that she is already hypnotized! Then the magic begins... A beautiful, empowering effect.

The Pledge
You ask a spectator to pledge to assert his free will by reading a statement on video: "My will is strong! I will make a free choice" Then he chooses a card under very fair conditions. Yet it turns out that you've controlled their mind: when they look at the image on their phone it says, "My will is stolen!" and names the card they chose.

I Want to See My Future
Predicting the future is a dangerous thing and sometimes people "kill the prophet." So to verify a spectator's consent, you take a picture of her holding a card that reads "I want to see my future!" But when she looks at the photo, the words on the card have changed to reveal her future in a surprising, accurate and funny way.

No Art
A spell from Harry Potter reveals a secret thought. You ask a spectator to think of a person (or place or thing) and then you have them hold a card that says "I am thinking of a thing." You cast the "Aparecium" revealing spell from Harry Potter and now when they look at the picture, their secret thought is visible.

Up to now, all 100th Monkey effects have been designed for stage (with workarounds for close up situations). This is the first time that these kind of effect are designed specifically for close up situations (though now there are workarounds for stage work).

Includes pre-printed cards, 90 minute video instructions, PDF of written instructions with many variations on these routines and 145 print-at-home gimmicked JPEGs allowing you to vary the effects to suit your own performing style and a wide variety of performance situations.

"Close up at last! This is exactly what everyone who's ever heard of the 100th Monkey has been waiting for."
- Pete McCabe

"Chris does it again! Narcissus explores my favorite application for the 100th Monkey principle. I'm loving this!"
- Ran Pink

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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on February 9th, 2017
This is my first venture into Chris' 100th monkey principle. 1st of all, if only I'd thought it up. Yes, it's that clever and awesome! If you don't know it, I highly recommend this version which even he mentions being superior in ways over the original effect. It's a crazy thing how the mind tricks us and Chris is quite the sharp guy to have created this. His tutoring is great and includes a 2nd dvd with images and files for a giant variety of ideas that I can print out and use. It may seem expensive, but I've spent far more for far less in the past.
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on November 14th, 2016
I met up with Chris Philpott at Magic live 2016 in the dealers room. I was telling him how much I love 100'th monkey and how I wished there were a close up version that I can perform every day. Chris got a big smile and said says "Keith, you're in luck! This is my new one Narcissus. It's a close-up version" that was all he needed to say. I literally looked at him and said " Take my money!"
Narcissus is wonderfully brilliant! I perform it every single day at least for five times a day! And also, the spectator gets to take home the magic on his or her phone. ........ brilliant! Simply brilliant!
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on October 5th, 2016
This is the 100th Monkey effect for close up. Then at the end they have proof that the magic occurred. Proof that they were hypnotized or proof that their ability to read was taken away or proof that magic just happened - they will have a photograph or video to keep (and hopefully post it somewhere and tag you in it!)

If there is one con it could be that it is a little difficult to do it in bright situations. However Chris does tell you how you can do it (as he did use the gimmicks on a bright sunny Souther California day).

Also there are a ton of added gimmicks (that you have to print yourself).

It's great TV quality magic, it's easy to do, it can fit in your pocket (you can print out your own gimmick and keep it folded in your wallet and just print more when that gimmick wears out) and it leaves them with an amazing souvenir which could possibly turn into free advertising for you. What more could you want?
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 26th, 2016
If you loved 100 monkeys then you will love this. Perfect cause all you need is your cards and performance, who dosent have a cell phone today. After watching the DVD I was able to perform first time flawlessly and sent some people home with a photo on their phone they will talk about for years I'm sure.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 26th, 2016
The 100th Monkey Principle is now perfect for close-up! Just one effect: you take a video (with the spectator's phone) as they try to read what's on a card (filled with words they cannot pronounce), and when you watch the video with the spectator the words on the card are normal and perfectly readable! It's amazing, easy, and the video gives your spectator a wonderful souvenir that she will never erase from per phone! And this is just ONE of the effects you can do. Chris also provides written and video instructions and a ton of photo files to help you make Narcissus your own. This is an effect you'll carry with you and will use!
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