Shut eye
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In the lingo of stage magicians, illusionists, and mentalists, a shut eye is a performer who becomes so adept at the illusion of mind reading
that the performer comes to believe that he or she actually possesses psychic powers.
The term was used by film director Orson Welles
, a gifted magician, who feared that he would fall victim to the delusion.
Mentalism
Mentalism is a performing art in which its practitioners, known as mentalists, appear to demonstrate highly developed mental or intuitive abilities. Performances may appear to include telepathy, clairvoyance, divination, precognition, psychokinesis, mediumship, mind control, memory feats and rapid...
that the performer comes to believe that he or she actually possesses psychic powers.
The term was used by film director Orson Welles
Orson Welles
George Orson Welles , best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio...
, a gifted magician, who feared that he would fall victim to the delusion.