Hello friends
Do you feel mind reading is possible?
Could someone read your mind
without talking to you?
Do you think hypnotism is possible?
Could someone hypnotize you?
All your beliefs about mind reading and hypnotism are about to change after watching this video
In this educational video, I'd tell you the truth behind these things
Come, let's see
I have with me, Karan Singh
The magician that has tried tricks on a lot of celebrities
You must have seen his videos on Youtube
-Karan, first of all, should I call you a magician or a mentalist?
-Call me a psychological illusionist
-Psychological illusionist?
-Mentalist is closer to it
-A lot of people wouldn't understand the word "mentalist" Would you please describe what a mentalist is?
-A mentalist is basically someone who can read your mind and can influence you to think certain things
but for entertainment form, not for any ulterior motive
-So let us come directly to the point
What you've done with the celebrities in these videos, have you actually read their minds?
-Umm, truthfully, mind reading cannot be proven scientifically. That is very, very important to know
But yes, it is the closest thing to mind reading
It is an illusion that the mind can be read
It is an illusion that I can tell you what he is thinking
Nothing is scripted. Its also important to know that the people are not acting
But it is an illusion of mind reading
So it has both a magic trick as well as psychology
When they are mixed together, then it seems like the mind is being read
-The psychology part is pretty interesting because that's how the people can understand what actually happens
Things like these also happen in real life. For instance, there are advertisements and even some politicians
who try to influence us through psychology
So, first, let us exhibit a real life example to people to show what's possible
-Alright!
-So read my mind
-The mind isn't going to be read. I have a card with me
you're going to tell me which card this is
-Okay..
-I haven't told you which card this is or anything of that sort but you will try and guess
And not just you, all of the people watching this video, try to figure out what card I have in my hand at present
-How would they know what card this is?
-They do not know but whatever I'm going to say will not only influence you, but also the people watching at home
-So in a way, you can read their minds right now?
-Yes, through the video
-through the video...?  -Yes, through the video!
-This is something that the babas also say!
-They all do the same. All the babas say the same
I did exactly the same thing on my channel
and through the comments, the people got to know they too, were thinking about the same card
So let's try that
All of you sitting at home, follow the instructions that I give. Hopefully, you will think of the same card as Dhruv
and the one that's lying here
So let's start, Dhruv. First, you have to think of the color of the card. So get a bright color in your head
Then, I'm telling you its a number card
Its not a picture card
So think of a number between one and ten
And its a warm suit, so think of a suit in your mind
And the ones sitting at home, think of a bright color, a warm suit and a number between one and ten
Visualize that card in your mind
So at this point Dhruv, you're thinking of a card, and hopefully, so are the people watching the video at home
And hopefully, that is the card that is kept here
...which sounds impossible
-Yes!
-What card have you been thinking of?
-I thought about 7 of hearts.
-7 of hearts?
-Hopefully, the people sitting at home are also thinking 7 of hearts
And the card I have here... Its the 7 of hearts
So this was a kind of psychological trick
-People might feel that this was planned. But this wasn't planned actually
-It wasn't! The people watching the video must have been thinking of the same card
-So how was this possible?
-So, I'm going to break a golden rule of life here...
-Normally magicians and mentalists never  reveal their tricks, but
you will do so here, to educate people
-Yes, its very important. Its important so that you are not influenced by things
No body is able to steal your money by showing you such things
You should know that this is just a trick
So I'll break this down and you can go and re-watch the video carefully
The first thing I said is that you have to think of a color
The options are only black and red
And then I say, "think of a bright color"
As soon as I say bright, red is going to come to people's mind
Black would rarely pop up as black is not bright
Then I tell you to think of a number between one and ten
Now, psychologically, if you go anywhere and tell the people to think of a number between one to ten,
8 out of 10 people are going to think of 7
-Why?   -Don't know why this happen
But this just happens psychologically
I did something else to make sure this happens
which is more subtle. If you rewatch the video carefully, you will notice this
I say, "think of a number between one and ten". And I do this
I'm literally pointing 7 fingers
This is noticed by your peripheral vision
-Okay!   -Even if you're looking at my face. You're looking at my face in the video too
But 7 will be visible to you in your peripheral vision
So, psychologically, that is what you are going to think
It is already a very powerful number to think of
People consider 7 to be their lucky number. Things like these happen.
So when I out that together, then I say, think of a suit
And I do this
And I literally draw a heart in the air
So the people watch this while thinking of a suit
And I also say, "get that in your head" and I point towards my heart
So automatically a heart would pop up in people's minds
I've already said a "warm" color, a "bright" color, which is red
And this is for 7, so the (result is) 7 of hearts
-So in a way, this relies on probability. That some people always think certain things
Another great example of this is that.. I read somewhere that if someone is asked to think of a tool
A tool of any color
So people think of a red hammer
-Right
-So this is a probability here. But another thing is that by using your language gradually
and by using your words, you are influencing people's minds to think a certain way
-Exactly
-The way you drew shapes and did other things...
-This could entail other bigger things
Obviously when you go into mind reading, it is more than this.This was purely psychology that will not work on everybody
This will work on 80-85% of the people. This might not work on everybody
But when I do a trick, I might also incorporate a traditional magic trick
If I'm reading someone's mind
-So traditional magic tricks are also illusions, in a way, right? It is bluffing the people by any means
You could do things by concealment or distraction
This is how traditional magic tricks are done
-Yes that's how they are done. But ofcourse, my intention is not to bluff
My intention is to entertain
A lot of people have the intention to bluff. My intention is to entertain
I always state in my shows that I cannot actually read minds
It is an illusion. This is the first line of every show of mine
But a lot of people still think this is real
-But some of your tricks are so awesome, that I don't know what to tell you
He once did a trick to reveal the pass code of your phone
Simply by reading your mind. He won't ask you anything. He'll only ask you to think of that passcode in your mind
-So you asked him to think of any four random numbers from anywhere and then you revealed them
-So obviously, I will not tell you exactly how this works because my livelihood depends on it
But yes it is somewhat similar.The psychology of the people and the expressions of people thinking things are used
For example, when I hold Anurag Kashyap's hand like this and I ask him to think of a number
And if I remember correctly, he thinks of 1 in that video
Then I tell him to imagine this as an ATM pin
And you're typing the number, so I can feel this finger moving
And consider this as 0 1 2 3 4 5
so I can feel a little bit of...
-Such little...
-Yes, its a small thing
But over the 10-12 years that I have been working on this, I've learnt to pick them up
So I know that it is 1
You can pick up small things like these.
There were little expressions when I was telling him to think of certain things repeatedly
So some expressions will show up on the face in response to that
For instance there is a video of me with Viral Kohli in which he thinks of a name "Piyush Nagpal"
who is his childhood friend
So when I tell him to think of a name,
Then initially, there is a slight expression like this on Virat's face
So I know that when someone does this, then it could be P or B
because when you say P or B out loud, then the expression of your lips will be exactly this
Similarly if someone thinks of K or J...
-So if we watch the video again, will we be able to see these little expressions?
-These are very little expressions and it takes time for the human eye to catch them
Since I've trained myself... I've been doing this since I was 11 years old
So I've learnt it automatically
If you give 10-15 years to yourself, you will be able to do it
-So this a skill that you have learnt through practice
-Yes, its a skill. This is no God given power or strength
This isn't a scam either. Its just a skill
-But this is a very interesting thing because there are a lot of people in our country who are "wrong number babas"
I'm not pointing at you, I'm talking generally
The wrong number babas in reality, use tricks like these to bluff people
You told me earlier when we met, that you too encountered a similar case in real life
-Yes, an exact same (case)
-So this was your paternal grandmother. What happened with her?
-Its been 6-7 years since this incident
Some people came to collect money for donation to my house
I am a Sardar. A Sikh.
It was some occasion at my house.. Guruparb or something
Some people came to collect money for donation to my house
We knew that this was a scam because nothing happened in the ground that they were claiming to conduct a festival in
But they came. I was sitting in my room and my paternal grandmother opened the door
I didn't go outside because my grandmother had already opened the door
But 3-4 mins later, I heard a scream
I ran to find out what had happened
But it was a scream out of shock because the man told my grandmother that he knew she had two grandsons
One of their names is Karan, that is me. And he also took the name of my brother
And he also told her where he lived. He told her that he lived abroad and not in India
He said all this and my grandmother was shocked. She felt like she should give her lifelong earnings to them
because they had powers from the Lord
They claimed to have God given powers and that they knew a lot of things and they  told everything
By the time I reached outside, I realized what was happening
And I realized that my very own grandmother was being scammed when she knew that I did similar things
But since they claimed to have God gifted powers,
she believed them
So  I told her to wait for a second. And  I told the people that had come, their names
their fathers' names and what they did. I played the same trick on them
And they told my grandmother that her grandchild also had God given powers to fool her
So I told them that this was no God given gift. And I don't think anyone in this world has such powers
It is all a trick, experience and practice
And I feel it is wrong to tell people that it is a God given gift and extort money from them
-But some people don't understand this. When they see it for the first time, they think that it is black magic
(they think) What is happening? How could this be possible?
- I have another anecdote regarding this
Where I have a small office.. When the office was shut, we were standing outside
A construction worker arrived and my friend asked me to do a trick on him
I did a trick and the person ran away saying there's a demon inside me and that this was devil worship
He didn't come to work for three days out of fear
He said that there were "powers" here that he was afraid of
So this does happen that people think that this is unreal, or that there's a ghost or a genie
But it is nothing of that sort. It is all a practice and a trick
...so that the people are aware
-Is hypnotism real? If you could call it hypnotism in a way.
What is hypnotism? it is basically getting the people to do what you want them to do
So can this be referred to hypnotism in that sense?
-Umm, like we started with the 7 of hearts
If I would have said that this isn't psychological, then I would have said that I'm hypnotizing you and the viewers
to think of 7 of hearts
Then a lot of people would have believed it
And a lot of people do this
I'm not saying that they can't do it , I'm only saying that this is another way to do it, which isn't hypnotism
So, when what I'm doing isn't real, what's the guarantee that what they're doing is real?
-So do the people need to be afraid of what you do? because a lot of people would find it mind blowing
that such a thing is possible and this is how it is done
So need the people be afraid of the ones who possess a skill like yours?
( need the people be afraid )that it could be done to them?
-There's no need to be afraid. I'm a very safe and nice guy
I don't mean to harm anyone
-For instance, like you could tell the passcode of the phone. Could you tell the passcode of a passerby?
-If it is a controlled setting and somewhat of a performance, then yes I could
If you ask me to tell what a passerby thinks, I'd not be able to tell
No one can do that
-Because, its not showcasing on his face and you can't see his expressions..
-The body language isn't like that. The trick part isn't incorporated
So everything matters. I cannot prove scientifically that I can read minds
But if I start to say that I can read minds for real and I have powers, the people would believe me
And despite me making it clear, people come to me after my live shows and say we have a paralyzed son/daughter
or they cannot talk and communicate. Could you tell what they are thinking?
which is the sad part because I can't tell them
So I try and tell them in a nice way that this isn't possible
But people try to pin their beliefs. I think they like to believe that such powers exist
-...that some magical things like these exist in the world.
-Yes, the ones that cannot be explained
Therefore people believe in God and things like astrology
-Don't you think astrology is real?
-I don't think astrology is real at all
I know that I would be badmouthed a lot for saying this
-But Baba Karan Singh is saying this
And he has proved what kind of powers he has so his talks can be believed
-Yes, because I do this on my shows. I make anyone stand up and say "your star sign is Cancer
or your starsign is Aquarius".  Simply by looking at them
But there's a trick to it. It involves psychology. It does not involve astrology
But if I say I am an astrologer, they'd believe me. They have no other reason not to believe
- I was also fooled once.I presumed sometimes people guess the starsigns of others by observing their behavior
-Think about it. There are 12 starsigns. So if I go to 12 people and say the same thing, I'd be right atleast once
I mean if you think probability wise
Go to 12 people and tell them "your're Libra". Out of them 1 is bound to be Libra
Usually, a lot of people are born in October, November in India for reasons unknown
So you can figure that out
-So is that so that Usually, a lot of people are born in October, November?
-Yes, in north India, usually, a lot of people are born in October, November
-Can you guess my birthday?
-I can guess it in controlled settings, like when I'm performing on a stage
-You've already guessed half of it
So you combine a lot of things and use them in your tricks
Psychological tricks, probability, you read people's expressions some places and some places by chance...
What is the term for these things? You told me a term earlier
-Psychological illusionists
-It was something with B
-Barnum statements
There was a man by the name of P.T Barnum. This wasn't for this. It was for astrology
P T Barnum said that there are certain statements that apply to everyone in the world
But they sound so personal and private that you feel that they have been spoken only for you
But they apply to everybody
-Is this also used in astrology?
-It is used in astrology, Tarot card reading, even palmistry
For example, if I take your palm right now and say that this line tells me that you're a very strong personality
you're very generous. Your hand is always like this and not like this
So you'd feel that this is true because I've said something nice about you
No astrologer is ever going to say anything bad about you
He'll always say good things about you and you'd feel that you are indeed that way
For example, I told you that  Your hand is always like this and not like this. You'd feel that you are this way
Everybody is this way. So they apply to everybody
If you pick up the newspaper and read the horoscope of Libra for a month
Next moth, read the horoscope of Cancer and think that you're reading the horoscope of Libra, It'll apply to you also
If  read the horoscope of any other sign and try and apply it to your day, that will apply to you
-I've wasted so many years of my life reading horoscopes everyday..
-So have I
I made tricks out of them
and you made this video
Hope you would have got to learn a lot from this
This was an educational video for you
You can subscribe to Karan Singh's channel
He's done a lot of tricks on other people.
And you can see how entertaining these tricks can become by combining all these skills
We will meet in the next video
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