
IN 1 DAY LEARN 7 DOCC DEEP SECRETS
I'm happy to announce I'll be doing a LIMITED mentalism workshop that teaches 7 incredible deep secrets in 5 hours.
The next workshop:
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2026
New York City - (address to be announced)
This workshop is EXTREMELY LIMITED. I only can have 8 students per workshop.
I've also made the price so anyone can attend.
In 5 hours, including the lunch break, we’ll learn 7 of my absolute best mentalistic weapons.
I guarantee when you leave this workshop, you’ll be able to do everything you learned. There’s NO heavy sleight of hand - NO memorized lines - NO difficult techniques.
I've waited to do this workshop, until I had the learning curve so flat that anyone could learn it and it would fool professionals.
Here's a look at what you'll be able to do after Docc's Deep Secrets Workshop.
A Secret Cold Reading System
With this system, you’ll be able to read ANYBODY absolutely cold! You’ll give details about their innermost thoughts and feelings. Their accomplishments and failures. Even what they recently said to their loved ones! NO memorized lines. No ambiguous “stars in the sky” metaphors. Just direct facts!
This is a GUARTENTEED hit. The Secret System is so accurate, it’s SPOOKY!
I’ve only shared this with a few mentalists over the years - but I’ll teach you.
The Perfect Billet Switch
If you’ve ever wanted to secretly read what’s been written on a slip of paper, here is my VERY BEST method. Invented by billet master, Al Mann in 1984, it was an advanced switching technique. Because of that, few mentalists ever took the time to master the switch. I spent many years practicing it.
As a result, I have a THREE STAGE lesson that makes the method EXTREMELY EASY to learn. You’ll be switching billets before lunch!
And the steps to learn it will be applied to ALL OTHER BILLET handlings you may already know. But, you’ll get more than the switch. You’ll learn how to use ANY PAPER, CARDSTOCK or BILLET. You’ll learn the most important factor of billet work - THE READING!
This is worth the entire ticket price.
Psychological Card Forcing
One of the most elusive mentalism effects is The Psych Force. That is, riffling a shuffled deck and forcing a card the subject sees. Superstar ,Chan Canasta built his reputation on this effect. David Blaine filled his bank account with this concept alone. Still, very few mentalists have spent the time to learn this force properly. Why is that?
There are so many problems associated with this technique, that trying it in the field almost assures failure.
Sometimes the failure is based on the audience member. Some people will not follow your instructions. Others will think of their favorite card. And still others won't understand what you want them to do or they just don't pay attention to the cards.
Other times the failure is based on an inaccurate understanding of the handling. They'll riffle too fast, or too slow, or they'll show more than one card.
The final nail in the coffin of this method is when it's performed so obviously that the volunteer isn't fooled at all.
Rest assured after this workshop, you’ll be able to take a shuffled, borrowed deck and psychologically force a card on anyone. All by following 3 simple rules,
Virtually Propless Mentalism
Additionally you'll learn three virtually propless mentalism effects that you can do 1-on1, in a room full of people, or on stage. And after your performance, the audience will remember that you simply read their mind - without any devices, props, or tools.
Best of all, you'll never have to replace a battery again.
Here are the three effects. They’re designed into a routine, but you can perform them individually as well.
Reveal a thought of card
Imagine being able to tell a subject to merely “THINK OF A CARD” and actually force it on them! That’s what you’ll learn here. No playing cards are used. A fully free choice of any card they can imagine. Yet, your psychological parameters direct them to choose a card YOU HAVE IN MIND.
No cards are ever needed in this psych force. This method is so strong, mentalist Derren Brown used it on his television show and also wrote on the psychology employed behind the procedure.
You’ll learn it first hand from the creator.
Reveal a thought of word
In this effect, you'll combine a ploy and a secret method. The ploy can be used in almost every mental effect you know.
And the secret method is so deeply hidden that the audience only sees you reveal a word thought of by a subject.
If I had to give this deep secret a title, it would be the Anti-Book Test.
Reveal a thought of drawing
To many mentalists the impromptu design duplication effect is a Holy Grail. This Deep Secret is why I use the word virtual.
You and the subject have blank business cards. You both draw a simple picture. They are the same designs!
So, technically, there are props, business cards and a marker. But virtually, it’s propless. Now, anywhere you can duplicate what a person draws on a blank business card.
I love this Deep Secret.
BONUS
Near Dark
I will teach the attendees of Docc's Deep Secrets Workshop an unreleased effect.
Near Dark is based on a past genius in mentalism, Dr. Nathan Stark. Before walk around mentalism was thought to be possible, Dr. Stark would walk up to a table, have a subject think of any playing card, and write down his thought on a piece of paper. Of course, he billet and the thought of card matched! Dr. Stark had the confidence to repeat this effect at the same table, the same audience and a different subject.
Using the methods, ploys, and techniques we’ll learn in the workshop, you’ll perform Dr. Nathan Stark’s walk around effect better than even he dreamed possible!
Near Dark is the advanced version of Dr. Nathan Stark’s effect. It's a perfect routine to showcase the Deep Secrets you’ll learn.
EVERYTHING IS PROVIDED (except lunch)
You’ll be provided with any needed gimmicks at no additional charge.
Just bring your brain and hands.
LIMITED SEATS
Only 8 Students
The ticket price for the full day workshop is:
ONLY $250.00 in advance.
$275.00 the day of the workshop.
Reserve your seat today.
These spots will fill up fast.
Thank you
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