Anate :: Extended

Anate is a linguistic technique that I released to the magic world last year after much
testing and development.
Since the initial release, I have continued work on the principle and have heard from
many magicians over the last so many months regarding new routines, thoughts and
outs that they use.
I have put together this supplement for the original Anate manuscript to details some
of these further developments.
This is intended as a supplement to the original ebook, so I wont go over the original
scripting. I will include additions to the original script which can act as strengtheners
to the initial force.
Without further a due, thank you for purchasing, take the time to read through the
manuscript and lets blow some minds.
DC

Strengthening Techniques and Outs

This first chapter Ive dedicated to extra scripting to strengthen the force, this is ideal
for people having some difficulty as it adds further layers of implication.
Well also discuss the thought of using a dual reality in the force, this will allow for a
100% hit rate, thought it will be creating a different effect for the participant and the
other audience members.
Finally, well talk about building lines into the script to allow for particular outs.
Script Additions
When Anate was first released, the forums erupted with all sorts of comments, both
negative and positive.
One thing that I noticed was a comment from Devin Knight, he mentioned the
addition of an extra line before the script, which for him made it completely
foolproof.
The noted line is as follows:
Id like you to complete this sentence for me
I thought that this was a fantastic idea, the thought of activating the correct mindset
before the script. So I looked further into it I wanted it to sound less like a
command, but to have the same effect.
Do you ever get that feeling, when you finish a close friends or lovers sentence
Id like to try something like that now, an experiment in synchronicity. I have a card
here
The inclusion of this sets a nice frame for the effect, sounds a perfectly logical thing
to say and has the effect of the aforementioned line.
The counting technique
Another psyche leading that I stumbled on to quite recently, but it works beautifully,
even without the ANATE force in place. Its again a very simple technique, but a nice
addition to the script or as opposed to using ANATE.
Im going to have you think of a number between one and ten ok? So in your mind
youll go one and two and three and four and five and so on and so on You can do
that for me?
Essentially the leading behind that is that were finishing their count on 8, but because
weve replaced the last two numbers with so on its quite invisible. I also gesture as
I count thru, making a point on each number to emphasize gently.

Building up the out

I think when theres the possibility of a miss, its always wise to build up to the out
i.e. briefly mention something that makes the change of pace logical when the
technique fails to hit.
My preferred out is the effect LOKI, which Ive included here, but first well learn
how I transition from an ANATE miss to a powerful presentation of LOKI.
People excite me. Their thought patterns and the concept of making educated
guesses at what theyll do next or how theyll react to a certain situation is a
fascinating pass time. Id like to try something with you now, an experiment in action
predicted. I need you to be open to this and allow your subconscious to make your
decisions; well try and create something incredible together. Ok? Great.
Now comes the most important part. Something that is very subtle and will be
forgotten completely if not used, but frames the piece perfectly if it needs to move on
to become LOKI.
Simplicity is key here Almost as good as the word an.
First, Id like you to hold out your hand.
Place one of the 8s on their hand ready to perform ANATE. Did you catch it?
The word first. It makes all the difference. It says that this little test is before the
actual experiment. This is only called on however if it misses, like the following:
The number 2. Interesting That tells me a lot about you and I think that from that
pre-test you will be IDEAL for this experiment. I have 3 poker chips here
From there you are perfectly driven into LOKI, which I will now explain in full. This
was originally published in my book Pieces @ 3am available from
www.Mindlapse.net
Loki - Poker Chip Location
The performer takes out three poker chips of different colours. Out of sight these are
mixed and a spectator is asked to place each one in a different pocket while the
performers head is turned, or he is blindfolded.
The performer turns around and reveals where each chip is located through
supposedly reading body tells.
This is a very simple effect to perform, though looks incredible to all those present
all needed is three different poker chips, I use a black a red and a white. In place of
these folded business cards can be used for a completely impromptu presentation.
The secret? You just need to keep track of the location of the chips. Told you it was

simple!
I use an alphabetical stack The chips go in order, Black, Red and White.
What makes this convincing is that the chips are apparently mixed out of sight. In
reality, the order is just reversed.
Ill have the chips in my left pants pocket and take them out as I begin my script. Ill
casually re-order the chips in my right palm so that they are stacked (from bottom)
White, Red and Black.
I explain that Ill mix up the chips and cup my hands around them and shake,
apparently tossing them around and mixing the order.
In reality, when I cup my hands around the chips, I flip them over so that they are in
my memorized order and then just shake so that the chips rattle as they impact one
another, but the order doesnt change.
I also turn my head away at this point so that I cannot see my hands I feel that this is
an important convincer and psychologically impacts on the destruction of thoughts of
a pre-determined order.
This is also the reason that the chips are flipped, people arent going to remember the
order the chips were in, as you havent told them what you are doing yet, but they
may remember if its the same image they are seeing. A simple flip of the chips
prevents this uncertainty!
After I feel that the chips are suitably mixed I keep my head turned away and open
my hands so that the chips lie spread slightly. I adjust these casually so that the black
sits on the heel of my hand, the red on the palm and the white on my fingers.
I use the order and these 3 zones of my hand to identify which chip has been taken.
Outstretching the left hand with the chips lain in position, in order, with the head still
turned away, I will ask the spectator to pick up one of the chips. I make sure to pause
so that they complete this task before moving on if you are dealing with a trickier
spectator and you immediately say take one of the chips and place it in your left pants
pocket, they may try and catch you out!
So, you will ask them to pick up one of the chips, say the pick up the black, you then
say:
Now please place this in your left pants pocket and let me know when you are done
Now you know that the black chip is in the left pants pocket.
You need to simply repeat this process for the right pants pocket and then ask them to
hold the final chip in their outstretched right fist.
At this point Ill make sure that they are finished and then turn around.

I use a script based around body tells, so Ill go into the concept and then grip their
fist in mine and place my hand on their shoulder.
This creates a really nice frame for the rest of the audience and also breaks the contact
barrier between this spectator and yourself, so its a perfect effect to open on.
Ill say the word black as I look them in the eye. I pretend to read their reaction to
the word and announce in a slightly unsure way:
Left pocket Please show everyone!
I go from there to reveal the chip thats in their hand:
Ok, lets try for the chip in your hand
I stare at them for a moment and announce the relevant colour.
Which of course leaves the white chip in your right pant pocket! Thank you very
much!
This is such a simple and direct performance in effect and method. As mentioned, I
use a body tell style presentation, which I find works very well for me as an
introduction to that false explanation. If you are more of a psychic entertainer, or a
bizarrist you may find that an energy field reading or with a thumb writer, maybe a
precognition routine will suit.
Other outs and out advice
The inclusion of LOKI brings us right to our next subject Further outs.
Essentially my theory on outs is that unless I can cover every outcome, I will want to
cancel the experiment altogether, erase its existence from the audiences minds by
either posing it as something else or making it insignificant.
I think the scripting Ive used for LOKI is quite comprehensive, even if youre not
using LOKI any effect of a psyche nature would suffice! Other outs can of course
be used, and thats what Id like to talk about here.
A few people mentioned to me the use of a brainwave or invisible/ultra-mental deck
for practicing the script. Using either of these means that you can practice to your
hearts content and not worry about missing. When youre confident enough you can
move onto using just a single card if you wish to equivoque the suits, or a packet of
four eights.
Any name a card style effects or indexes could be used as an out or practice tool for
ANATE, some of the best Ive used are Kollosal Killer, Bang-On and Daniel
Madisons Advocate.
Applications and Effects

I only really described the flagship effect Simplex Killer in the original manuscript,
so Im dedicating a lot of this supplement to the inclusion of ideas for applications
and routines.
Ive been kindly granted access to a number of peoples personal ANATE routines
and for that I am grateful to all the guys who have submitted effects below!
A(nate)CR Chris Lafferty
Chris has a knack of putting together awesomely simple routines with a real magical
twist. Being a magician as opposed to a mentalist, this is Chris personal take on
ANATE and the routine hes been using for some time now.
The first phase is simple; you will ask the spectator to think of any card from the
shuffled deck.
Use the anate method to give the illusion that the thought of card has risen to the top
of the shuffled deck.
Obviously, the anate card just starts on top of the deck. You can false shuffle or cut to
your hearts content, so long as the cards on top, you're already a step ahead of the
game.
At this point, you can have the card signed and proceed with your preferred ACR.
I dont know what else I can write, as everybodys ACR is different, and from that
point, it would go back into 'regular' territory.
I suppose, we could forego having the card signed at all, and as we show the card is
on top, angle the deck away so that the cards identity is seemingly still a mystery to
us.
Then, for a final phase, we could reveal a prediction on the card box, proving that not
only did the THOUGHT OF card travel to the top of the deck; we also impossibly
knew the identity of the card ahead of time. I like this idea for a more involved finaleAfter the card has risen to the top of the deck a few times, set the deck down, and
name the card.
At this point, the spectator should think that this is the first time you have known the
identity. Now, remove three other decks from your pockets, open the case, and ribbon
spread all three, revealing the three mates of the anate card reversed in the middles of
those decks. Perhaps a line like this would suit"It would appear that the relative movement of your selection has somehow caused its
mates to move relatively themselves..."

Pseudo Logic Steven Dylan Palmer

This is how I present my version of Dee Christophers Anate force.

I use it as my Card to pocket routine. I have a high success percentage of getting the
card named to the 8 of diamonds, with my following method.
If the force hits then great, if not I still have an amazing and direct effect, using the
old ruse of being One ahead on a playing card.
Method:
1) Run through a deck and cull the ace of spades to the top of the deck. Do this
under the cover of toying with the deck. These actions are covered under the
following patter
Lets try something...have you heard of telepathy? Essentially its when two people
connect over a single thought. Id like to keep this simple and use something Id
imagine you are familiar with, playing cards.
2) At this point I run through the deck and remove the eight of diamonds, and
place it into my pocket, its an important point to make here that as I make eye
contact and remove the card a bit at a time from the deck as if Im considering
which card to go for.
I place the card in my pocket and proceed with the following patter, Right now, I
want you to think of a card from in the deck, please dont just think of your favourite
card, and also its not an ace or a picture card. I could second guess those and want
this to be more interesting, I want you keep an open mind. Lets do the number first, it
could be a two or a three, but now Ive mentioned those and you might not want to go
for them...In the fact, the card I have in my pocket its an..(I raise my vocal tone here
and almost begin to say eight; this is of course Dees clever idea in action. I do this as
I gesture for them with my hand out to prompt them to finish the sentence for me). If
the spectator says an eight, then your first job is done.
Notes: Id like to explain the patter I use for the above sequence, you have aimed the
spectators mind away from an ace or picture card by deeming these easy to guess and
making the point that a number card would be more interesting, which many people
have said to me after me performing the effect on them. A wise lay person will be
aware that a guy is probably more likely to pick an ace over another card, similarly
females are prone to choosing a queen.
The patter aims the spectators mind at the mid number range, especially when you
name the two and the three also. Through many performances Ive found that this has
increased the hit rate a lot when Ive performed this.
Method continued:
3) If the number force hits, then Ill try and force the diamonds also by using the
following patter Great, lets go for the suit, imagine the number and the suit
in bold and vivid colours in your mind (as I say those lines ill place my hands
together with my fingers and thumbs outstretched, with the thumb and index
finger touching to mimic a crude diamond shape).
Now put those two things together and tell me the card you have in mind.

4) Ill snap my fingers at this point, as I ask them to name out loud the card. This
stops them from thinking too much about their choice or changing their mind.
I find this increases the chances of diamonds being the suit named.
A high percentage of the time they will name 8 of diamonds when I snap my
fingers. If so have them remove the card from your pocket, or very cleanly after
showing your hand empty remove the card from your pocket.
You have a miracle, try and keep as straight a face as possible.
5) If of course they dont name your force card, I proceed in the following
manner. Lets say they name 6 of clubs. In reply in the following manner
really? Thats interesting, I start to spread through the deck and remove
whatever card they have named, I openly remove the card and drop into the
top of the deck, being cautious not to flash the face.
Is that the first card that came to mind? I watch their response, and regardless of it, I
say ...Its an interesting choice because so many people try and double bluff me
when I say dont think of an ace, they choose the ace of spades.
At this point I do a necktie second deal and show the ace of spades, which has been
on top of the deck since the beginning of the routine, posing as the card you just
removed from the deck AFTER they named their selection.
I place it into the middle of the deck as I flash the face of the ace one last time. As I
push it into the deck, I make eye contact again as I top palm the six of clubs of the top
of the deck.
Its the weirdest thing, remember the card I put into my pocket?. Often ill charlier
cut the deck in my left hand to take the heat off the my hand with the card palmed.
Say the above line this whilst making eye contact and then place your hand with the
card palmed into your pocket and allow it drop in front of the card (eight of diamonds
in this case). And grab it by its extreme top edge and remove it slowly and at
fingertips.
A nice point I find helps me sell this, is if in my internal dialogue Im telling myself is
that this is the card I placed into my pocket at the start, it dispels any guilt that the
spectators may subconsciously pick up on. I raise it face height and turn it around and
enjoy the reactions. This is a strong effect.
Credits:
I first read the idea of using a dummy card to get one ahead in a John Brannon
routine.
I believe it has its roots in Francis Carlyes Homing card routine.
Ben Earle has some fantastic work on this principle.

Anate Epic Dee Christopher

Mental epic is a great routine, tends to use gimmicked boards however, which Im not
really into usually, however, I think the best mental epic board is Marc Oberons
Epic Pad which should be checked out by all as its a fantastic and very organic
looking prop!
This routine could be very easily applied to any other epic routine, ANATE is of
course instead of the forcing of a card or similar for your last phase. Of course eight
is written in the final square under the moving piece of the board to act as our force.
The routine I use goes as follows:
Id like to try something right now, I need three people for this, well choose as we
go along.
I take out my epic pad and Ill write the force number eight as a WORD on the first
square, beside the moving part. I write it as a word because what Im about to ask
them, what Ive pretended to predict is a word. I then place the cover over the square
and turn the board around.
Ive just written a city on my pad here, under this square. Id like you to name your
favourite city, pull from a memory for me a special time you had there.
Paris? Great choice What was you memory? Amazing. Lets move on, to the
present perhaps. Let me just write down something here in the 2nd square.
Ill then of course write Paris in the 2nd square, (which is the 1st square on the moving
part of the pad) as if it was a prediction of what Im about to ask. Its then covered as
usual.
Ive just written down here the name of a popular bank. Sir, would you be so kind as
to select any of the cards in your wallet and let the audience know which bank you
use for that account? Barclays? Perfect
I now have a prediction of a past event, a prediction of a current event. This is where
ANATE works so beautifully, youre predicting something that genuinely hasnt
happened yet.
So, Ive predicted a past event, a current piece of information, lets move onto
something that hasnt even happened yet.
Ill then write Barclays onto the final square before shifting the moving part to the
finished position, revealing the Eight that wed already written below as a force
prior to the performance.
Ill then simply go into the ANATE script to force the number.
There is no out for this, not that Ive discovered yet, however, I do have a nice line for
if it ever does miss:
Paris, and Barclays, both of these I managed to predict accurately. I had the

number 8, you were the number 6 right? Two outta three isnt bad It really goes to
show, as a mind reader, I can pull your thoughts from your head, but your future,
well, thats really is up to you to do with, as you will! Thank you very much!
I think as a mentalist, to miss every now and again gives much more realism and
validity to what youre doing it makes it look much more REAL than if you hit
absolutely everything.
Broken Watch Titanas and Dee Christopher
Titanas is a close friend and a great thinker in magic. He took the ANATE force and
applied it to a Russian roulette routine using 10 paper cups and a watch. We worked
on the methodology together to create the simplest and most effective handling.
You will place 10 cups out on the table; the watch goes under number 8. Using the
ANATE force, you can have the correct cup forced and you dont have to touch
anything.
So what happens if they name the wrong number?
You need to have prepped and in your left fingers a slip of paper palmed. On the
paper it says:
I KNEW youd choose this cup Evidently I was right in thinking that youd miss
the watch under number 8, I get the feeling that you didnt go with your first instinct
though!
This is a cleverly worded prediction, you imply that you know where they are going
to choose, but also you provide reason not to put the watch there. Its a simple dual
reality in the line I get the feeling that you didnt go with your first instinct though!
When you read this out and show the paper, it implies to the audience that number 8
was the cup they were going to go to first, but changed their mind. To the participant,
it simply means they changed their mind from one number to another, which is likely
to have happened if they didnt fall for the force!
So, assuming they name an incorrect cup, you go to lift up the cup they name with
your left hand and simply drop the paper under the cup as you lift it, similarly to how
a cup and ball magician might load a cup. You will then step away from the table and
have someone pick it up.
Its read out and then all the other cups can be checked, as you are perfectly clean!

Thought of card under watch Lloyd Barnes

Lloyd is a good friend of mine and weve worked together in the past on various
releases. Lloyds ANATE routine is a very simple but extremely effective one.
Hell have the 8 he wants to force folded into quarters and finger palmed in his right
hand.
His script is as follows:
Sir, can I ask you to hold your hand out palm up please, a bit lower in fact, there is
perfect. Now, Id like you to stare at your palm and were going to try something
special
Youll note in the scripting above the a bit lower in fact line. This is where Lloyd
secretly slides the folded up card underneath the participants watch as he moves their
hand down with both of his hands.
You will then proceed with the ANATE force and equivoque the suits to whichever 8
you have loaded under the watch.
I make a note to step back as I begin the ANATE script, as Im nowhere near the
participant when I ask him to look under his watch.
Ive only performed this a handful of times, but Lloyd does this ALL the time and
KILLS with it Id urge you to try it out!!
Bank Night (Anate Practice) Titanas
This routine is very simple, a perfect practice for anate that Titanas came to me with.
You will have ten numbered opaque envelopes, each with a slip of paper the size of a
bank note/dollar bill inside. You will also have a thumb tip on your thumb with a
folded up bank note.
The idea is that you will try and force the 8th envelope, you tell the spectator that they
can select 9 of the envelopes, one of them contains a 50 note, the others contain
simply slips of paper.
The ANATE force has ZERO impact on the routine, though when youre confident
with the force, you can base a real bank night routine on the ANATE force alone!
So, you will run the ANATE script and if it hits you can be confident in knowing that
youre building the skill, this will be the first envelope they get to keep. If you miss,
dont worry! Try again later!
Nine of the envelopes will be eliminated in the same way. The spectator gets to open
all of his, each one containing a slip of paper! You can then triumphantly open the
envelope you are left with, ditch the thumb tip inside and pull out the bank note you
had hidden within!
This is another very effective way to practice, as there is no risk involved. I suggest

dropping ANATE into effects like this, not to have impact, but just to test it out until
you find your feet.
Plagued (Anate Stigmatism) Dee Christopher
Its no secret that I LOVE body revelations. This one came to me when I was thinking
of something COMPLETELY different that we wouldnt go into here.
Ive drawn influence from Houchin and Banacheks routine Stigmata which is a
favourite of mine and incredibly strong! Go buy it quick!
The effect is as follows:
A spectator is asked to place their hand onto the magicians chest. They are asked to
name a number out loud and to imagine in saying that word that they are branding
the magicians chest They may even feel a burst of warmth at the time.
The number 8 is named and when the magicians shirt is lifted, a handprint has been
visually burnt onto his skin, but there is an 8 shape missing in the middle!
Its a crazy effect, but you must set up a few minutes before, making it more suited to
casual performance where you can nip to the bathroom to set up.
The burn is a cheeky one, I wont detail the Stigmata secret here, as its different,
but works for a similar reason.
Have you ever spanked someone? Yes. I did read that back to myself and cringe at the
words Im penning.
If you slap skin hard enough with an open palm and fingers, you will leave a hand
print which will stay for upto 10-15 minutes after the impact.
My idea was to use this as a reveal. All you need to do is cut out a number 8 from
card and glue it with repositional glue to your chest, or where ever you wish to do the
reveal (arms, legs, anywhere will work!) prior to the slapping. I chose the chest as its
easy to slap your chest and it creates a nice frame as their hand is over your heart.
When you slap, because the card covers an amount of skin, it wont get the impact
and wont inflame like the surrounding handprint.
Its a simple method, but a devastating effect. I must note that this would also work
with any kind of red spray paint if you wanted it to stay longer and hurt less! You can
spray your hand with the paint and LIGHTLY press it over, so the 8 acts like a stencil.
Make sure its only a bit red though, we want it to look burnt, not painted!!

Revelations

Sometimes you dont want a full routine; you want to keep it short, sharp and to the
point. This section, this LIST is simply supposed to spark your imagination further, so
have a look through and open your mind to the possibilities!

Reverse an 8 in a deck of cards

Get a number 8 ink stamp from a craft store and stamp their hand with the
number.
Use Cronos or something similar to secretly set their watch to 8 oclock.
Alternatively, have your watch set to 8, miss call the correct time and pretend
to move the hands of the watch while they hold it face down.
Get a number 8 tattooed or drawn on your skin and have them hold their hand
over it (through your clothes, so they cant see!) then reveal.
Hold up 8 fingers behind your back and have them name the amount of
fingers.
Have them guess the distance between to objects. (That youve placed 8
inches apart!)
Have them guess what track youre listening to from a CD. (The 8th track of
course!)
Have them guess a particular digit of your phone number.
Have them guess a map reference of a particular landmark. (When combined
with a letter force)
Have them guess how much money is in your wallet that is sat on the table.
(8/$8!)
Have them guess which house number you live at. (If you dont live at number
8, lie!)
Have them guess the number of people that are on a folded up photo that you
hand them.
Simply write the number 8 on a business card, put it in their hands and use the
force.

So there you have it, Im sure you can think of many more ways to reveal!
Before I finish the manuscript, Id like to note something else about the force. The
word An is a very powerful one. It doesnt only limit the choice of numbers
between one and ten.
Look at its usage in normal wording and grammar An orange and An Apple are the
only two common fruits preceded by our special word, An Elephant is one of the only
common animals.
This little note was something that quite a few people emailed me about after release
and it takes the force to a whole other level. Perhaps we can visit that further next
time.
Thank you to all who contributed or inspired any thoughts here, I hope you the reader
have enjoyed and I look forward to speaking with you soon!
DC.