a magician`s trick involving various silent or verbal signals that cue a conjurer to answer a question as though with second sight. Philip Breslaw, ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/94
Synonym for telepathy ... The knowledge or communication by one person with the mental processes of another through channels other than known physical or perceptual processes. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Mind reading, formerly called thought reading or the willing game, is a performance that was popularised in Britain in 1881 by the professional entertainers Stuart Cumberland and Bishop. In the original performance, the thought reader, often blindfolded, performed any simple action decided on in his absence by the spectators, provided that his hand... Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AM.HTM