Cold war, spies and mind games.   What a topic!

Definitely not new and the KGB and CIA have been using mind game techniques for a long time.

Hitler used a Horoscope consultant for years on his rise to power.

Many of the mannerisms were developed with his coach or consultants.  He learned his gestures from his coach.  When they discovered the coach was a Jew he disappeared.

Magicians were consultants to the CIA. 

Some magic is simple misdirection.   They used misdirection techniques to put drops in unsuspecting clients drinks.  They got prostitutes to administer the drugs that way the client would never complain, as they wouldn’t want to admit to where they were at the time!  They put LSD in their drinks then watched the effects.

They used secret compartments in cars to smuggle spies through borders controls.

Known KGB spies mysteriously died after defecting.

They used misdirection to poison people they didn’t want.

They used the movie The Manchurian Candidate as an example.

Could the KGB make a  psychic spy?

Could they use and train mind to mind or ESP communications?

This could be used for military advantage.

Can we really bend metal through mind power?  Could we bend a tanks controls?

Could we read the enemies mind?   Can we see through the eyes of another?

Or is it all extra sensory deception?

10 spies were arrested in the US last year so spies are still with us.

The Israelis use subliminal images on their large screen TV’s throughout the airports then watch for interesting reactions in the crowd.

 
 For those that were less than convinced he quoted Joseph Dunninger a Mentalist from 1940.

For those who believe, no explanation is necessary.

For those that do not believe, no explanation will suffice

 

Gerry finished with a few demonstrations using willing volunteers from the audience.

Kreskin is a wonderful performer, he has amazing skills but there are many that can replicate him.

The speaker was thanked by President Paul.