HERMES – PHEDON BILEK

WHAT IS HERMES?:

When it comes to mentalism routines, very few things come close to the impact and wonder that can be achieved via a two-person coding system. A well-executed two-person act will never fail to astound any audience and best of all, once learned, it is 100% prop-less and totally impromptu. So long as you can hear your partner, you are all set to blow your audience’s minds any time, any place anywhere.

After recognising the benefits of being able to perform such routines with his wife Flora, Phedon embarked upon a journey to find the ultimate system with two key criteria in mind. Owing to the fact that Flora is not a mentalist, the system had to be very easy to learn, and secondly, the system had to be quick to commit to memory.

Those who are familiar with any of Phedon’s prior releases will know that he strives for perfection in everything that he does. His routines not only look real, but they feel real too. Owing to his exacting standards Phedon was unable to find a system that fit his requirements and as such he decided to put his mind to creating his own.

It is important to recognise that ‘Hermes’ was not designed as a system that Phedon ever planned on releasing, instead, it was a system that he devised solely for his own personal use, one that would be quick to teach his wife and so easy to remember that it was almost impossible to forget.

The resulting system ‘Hermes’ is one that Phedon has meticulously refined via countless casual and professional performances over a period of several years. Of all the effects that Phedon has created, he cites ‘Hermes’ as the one that has established the strongest of reputations for both him and his wife.

In many respects, this system would have remained a personal secret had it not been for the briefest mention of it hidden within the footnotes of ‘Orpheus’ (which is expected to go to print in late 2023). It was only after his proofreader, Ian ‘Rasp’ Cheetham’s interrogation that he was finally persuaded to reveal all.

Phedon is very careful to suggest that whilst this system will not allow you to replicate exactly what the Evasons do (ie. it is not a system that is designed to code anything), the limits of this system are really only set by the performer. The primary purpose of this system is to offer a wide array of possibilities whilst remaining easy to learn and master.