Christopher Carter
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Christopher Carter is an American
mentalist who has performed at colleges and corporate venues in the United States.
. He was fascinated by magic tricks and used to perform them, much to his mother's dismay. In an attempt to distract his interests, she gave him a book on reading body language
. At age 8, Carter became interested in ESP
and mindreading when his uncle allowed him to sit in on a poker game. At the table, he observed the use of body language and tell
s; this experience, he claims, showed him that people display their thoughts in ways other than words. A few years later, a high school hypnotist
further sparked Carter's interest in the mind.
where he originally majored in music, but later switched to theater and business, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1987. During his several years of graduate studies at the University of Michigan
, where he studied theater, he began to put these fields together into a performance incorporating mentalism, mind reading, precognition
and spoon bending
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
mentalist who has performed at colleges and corporate venues in the United States.
Early life
Carter grew up in Springfield, IllinoisSpringfield, Illinois
Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...
. He was fascinated by magic tricks and used to perform them, much to his mother's dismay. In an attempt to distract his interests, she gave him a book on reading body language
Body language
Body language is a form of non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements. Humans send and interpret such signals almost entirely subconsciously....
. At age 8, Carter became interested in ESP
Extra-sensory perception
Extrasensory perception involves reception of information not gained through the recognized physical senses but sensed with the mind. The term was coined by Frederic Myers, and adopted by Duke University psychologist J. B. Rhine to denote psychic abilities such as telepathy, clairaudience, and...
and mindreading when his uncle allowed him to sit in on a poker game. At the table, he observed the use of body language and tell
Tell (poker)
A tell in poker is a change in a player's behavior or demeanor that is claimed by some to give clues to that player's assessment of their hand. A player gains an advantage if they observe and understand the meaning of another player's tell, particularly if the tell is unconscious and reliable...
s; this experience, he claims, showed him that people display their thoughts in ways other than words. A few years later, a high school hypnotist
Hypnosis
Hypnosis is "a trance state characterized by extreme suggestibility, relaxation and heightened imagination."It is a mental state or imaginative role-enactment . It is usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction, which is commonly composed of a long series of preliminary...
further sparked Carter's interest in the mind.
Education
Carter attended Illinois Wesleyan UniversityIllinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University is an independent undergraduate university located in Bloomington, Illinois. Founded in 1850, the central portion of the present campus was acquired in 1854 with the first building erected in 1856...
where he originally majored in music, but later switched to theater and business, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1987. During his several years of graduate studies at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, where he studied theater, he began to put these fields together into a performance incorporating mentalism, mind reading, precognition
Precognition
In parapsychology, precognition , also called future sight, and second sight, is a type of extrasensory perception that would involve the acquisition or effect of future information that cannot be deduced from presently available and normally acquired sense-based information or laws of physics...
and spoon bending
Spoon bending
Spoon bending is the apparent deformation of objects, especially metal cutlery, either without physical force, or with less force than normally necessary...
.