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Magicians know human psychology very well, including the statistical probability that a person will choose one number over another, and the psychology of perception. See:
Also, you have a history of magician skeptics and debunkers of the paranormal. What they do are tricks and a big part of the fun is not being able to figure out how they do it.
The Magicians who control the Earth and the Affairs of Humanity, use the powers of invisibility which they have created by brainwashing the humans into believing magic does not exist.
The brainwashing is make up of snippets of emotionalism from various religious, political, or intellectual traditions.
The Magicians who control the Earth and the Affairs of Humanity, use the powers of invisibility which they have created by brainwashing the humans into believing magic does not exist
I'm not saying it's magicians, but ... It's magicians.
You're getting small snippets of the interaction. The actual procedure he did beforehand is called a force.
Unless we see the whole thing from beginning of when he meets her to this, you can't see where the "force" happens. He's chosen 9 of diamonds, and he's planted it somehow into her brain, something like on meeting her setting up a tray with 9 apples, mentioning something that happened 9 days ago, having a nine year old cousin, carrying a case with diamonds on it, mentioning how nice her diamond necklace is, or the makeup artist's diamond..... simple chatter to people, but in reality we see more than we notice... and when asked to come up with a card the most natural card to pick is nine if diamonds.
If I tried this -- it wouldn't work because I am not skilled, but in a skilled person did it -- it's seamless.
There is no real magic. And people can't read your mind. If they could I would be in so much trouble because I think a grand lot of people are total morons.
For the 1st trick, he was specific about how she should fold the card and he handled the card quite a bit, so he probably saw at least a couple of the letters - maybe the H&Y but more likely the H&A. Then he guessed the ending Y (no surprise there, when you're thinking of children's pet's names that begin with HA), and Ellen confirmed it and also reacted positively to the "double letter" hint. Interesting that she didn't confirm "Happy" was right nor did she seem overly surprised; perhaps she wrote "Harry" but was impressed that he came so close so let it be.
edit to add: This is more or less the "cold reading" technique.
The 2nd trick's an old one. He had a tiny earpiece in, and a plant in the audience told him what what was on the pictures.
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