Is it possible to be like patrick jane

So, your example of If x, therefore, y is not accurate. I think it's more like: If X, then it's likely that Y. And he's not always right. There have been instances albeit few of him being wrong as well. He does have knowledge but not to the extent of someone like Sherlock Holmes.

He's just extremely good at reading people. This is a skill you can develop, though it's highly unlikely you'd get to be as good as Jane without extensive training. On one of the disks in the box set I have, they do an interview with a real mentalist, talking about the accuracy of the show in that aspect.

I believe he said something along the lines that reading someone is almost never as quick and easy as Patrick does it it the show. I've been watching some videos from SpideyHypnosis. He sometimes breaks down scenes from the show and discusses tricks and what's possible. Came here to post this. This is as close as I've come to find something akin to what Patrick is capable of.

There is not a specific way of doing it. Jane himself said it that it can't be taught. His tricks are usually formed in his mind. Other tricks like cards or planting a thing in one's mind is done by learning the art of distracting or some other means.

Fact is he laughs it himself, he used to work in circus and worked at his skills by himself. You could try learning some psychology but there is no true method of learning mentalism.

If you are familiar with conversational hypnosis or Neuro-Linguistic Programming NLP , you have probably heard of cold-reading.

It is a mental technique whereby people reveal more information about themselves unconsciously. Cold reading also occurs when you make people believe or go with your suggestions without questioning them. This technique utilizes both body movements and language to get a response from the person you want to read. In the clip you previously watched of Patrick Jane interacting with his colleague, you could see how he made her imagine and even come to a similar conclusion as him, a technique achieved by cold reading.

He asked her open questions indirectly, like where he told her of the square shape and gradually led her to imagine a triangle by use of his hand movements. Cold reading also helps in body language interpretation as you can learn any piece of information that your subject does not want you to know. It can be used to establish trust through deception, similar to the workings of horoscopes. Horoscopes deliver random and deceptive information, but still have people believing in them and continuously seeking what the planets have in store for them and their lives.

Generally, this technique depends on what and how you say things as well as your body language. Patrick Jane is always confident and charismatic, regardless of the situation. His presence and appearance help him in performing his mentalism techniques. Your body language also contributes to cold reading since the other person is likely not to believe any suggestions from a person with a hesitant or weak character.

Modern mentalism requires mastery of the skill to hypnotize people. Not only does it make magic tricks more believable, but it also helps them in detecting a liar on the spot, a skill very familiar to Patrick Jane.

With the help of hypnosis, you can notice an individual is lying when they change their eye patterns, show fake smiles and voice changes, as well as muscle movement. The art of hypnosis also gives room for inductions while making you aware of the rules of the mind and how to make hypnotic suggestions. To be a good mentalist like Patrick Jane, you need to be able to read people's body language. Below are a good selection of videos to help you learn what to look for.

How to be a mentalist like Patrick Jane in the Hit TV series The Mentalist begins with understanding the basics of mentalism psychology.