Ticket reading is an illusion based on the psychological suggestion by which a subject reads, using a clairvoyance, a sealed message in an envelope that he already knows the content. Although the reading of the ticket is always done through a trick, the effect is such as to give the impression of an effective reading of thought.
"Ticket reading" is usually a performance of the illusionists. The mediums and those who claim to possess paranormal power often use this technique to pretend to experience their alleged "supernatural powers."
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