THE EFFECTS 5/5 Some of the effects on the DVD are basically all the same. Picking pieces of paper and divining it is the basic effect for a lot of these tricks which basically gets boring after a while. Most of them are pretty good though. There are things with newspaper clippings, pieces of paper, foods, money, stamps, receipts, postcards, photographs etc. My FAVORITE effect from this entire DVD, Is one he teaches towards the end with a prediction envelope on the table and they remove a phone number from the envelope. when they call the number the prediction envelope on the table rings. I am going to close my show with this once I get a cell phone.

THE DVD 5/5 I loved how Jay didn’t teach each individual effect in this DVD. he had a name for each trick, But he didn’t really teach them. He went through the construction of the gimmick and how to perform the basic effect with magazine clippings, But that is about it. Then he went into shots with different uses of the omnilope and their advantages and disadvantages. These are mainly just ideas and tips to use with the omnilope. I don’t think these were mainly made to use, Just to spark your creativity and get you thinking. Jay also tought everything that was needed to be tought in EXCRUTIATING detail! Nothing was left out. I already have about 3 ideas with this to try out.

THE ENVELOPES 4/5 The envelopes Jay provided along with this DVD are EXTREMELY thin. Think on the lines of loose-leaf paper. That is how thin they are about. Maybe a little thicker. But he does explain why they are so thin in the DVD. Plus, These are duplicates of the envelopes stamp collectors use so if you have a stamp collector in the audience, If they call out “Those are the envelopes I use”, It adds credibility to the effect. Plus, Jay tells you where to buy replacements for the envelopes.

OVERALL 5/5 Overall, I really enjoyed this DVD. Jay gave lots of bonus ideas and tricks and stuff in the DVD. He really made it worth having and buying. If you have a show or do a show, This is the perfect transition from a magic trick and a mentalism trick if you plan on going from magic to mentalism. I would suggest this to anybody doing stand up or set shows. If you keep these in a case they will stay fine so it doesent really matter if they are thin or not. Plus with other stuff in them it will be pretty thick. So yea, Thats my review. Thanks!

I know the title is self contradictory, but bear with me. Omnilope is a fantastic utility tool, that you can use for a million of incredible effects. The set comes with a dvd with very good ideas about how to use the Omnilope, and some gimmicks. Not many gimmicks though - my copy had only 4 of them, and you will "consume" one for every variant you create. If you like Omnilope you'll need to purchase refills VERY soon.

In general, I love, love, LOVE Omnilope, and I used it several times to very good effect. So why the low rating and the "bad use of your money" bit in the title? Simple: if you want Omnilope, you do not need to purchase Omnilope, you simply need the dvd "Amazing Psychic Feats Anyone Can Perform" by Sankey. That dvd explains TWELVE effects and, lo and behold, one of them is Omnilope!! Sure there you only have the dvd, and you'll need to buy the gimmicks, but as I said above you'll need to buy those anyway if you get Omnilope. This being the case, the release of Omnilope as an independent item seems quite frankly like a gratuitous commercial move. Get Omnilope only if you really really feel you need extra ideas on to use with the tool - the Omnilope dvd does contain more handling suggestions than the "Amazing Psychic Feats". Otherwise, you are better off spending $20 for the 12 tricks (including Omnilope) of "Amazing Psychic Feats" rather than $25 for just Omnilope.

I had so much fum with this one. Filled the envelope with stamp sized music posters. Spec picks the band Canned Heat, I pick up my harmonica and play On The Road Again. Harp disappears with a p-20iht.

Yes, it does take a little time to set it up at first, but I'm pretty sure that's it. The reason that I don't know is because I don't use these tricks like I used to and chose not to finish the DVD. I saw how it worked and his reasons for setting it up that way and if you do mentalism then go for it. It's a good trick that will fool the world out of them and can be done surrounded.

very easy, self working (almost), and there are tons of tips for performing! Couldn't ask 4 better!!

As he said pack small play big!!
You can do miracles!

amazing super easy

I received this for Christmas and I absolutely love it! It is such a fooler! This is really great, especially if you can get it in the CoolBox.

There is nothing surprising about the secret to Omnilope.
There is nothing remarkable about the props.
If you bought this product hoping for such things, that's a shame.
I hope you then watch the DVD. The real value to this product is Jay's clear-headed thinking about prop management and how to extract the very best reactions from Omnilope.
As ever, there are a few very good ideas for routines too.
Well worth the purchase.

Like probably many of you did, I had an idea of what the secret would be. I was basically right, but it's a lot more deceptive than I imagined. The spectator can handle the entire envelope, as long as he's not looking directly at it. The ideal scenario is to have him handle it behind his back which is logical and consistent with mentalism feats. Jay even adds a tip, that while not necessary, perfects the illusion even more.

About 5 minutes worth of work is needed to make the gimmick. All you need is scotch tape, scissors, and a blank piece of paper. 4 envelopes are provided. I highly recommend this. The DVD is epic and full of good teaching, ideas, and sound advice.