1. In entertainment, a “free choice” given to a person by a magician where the result, no matter what is chosen, has been predetermined.
2. In sales, a choice given to a consumer that results in exactly what the seller wants. For example, when asked “Cash or charge?” the choice either way is that you will buy.
3. A type of ESP test wherein a subject guesses from a predetermined list of targets.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Matthew Ash McKernan, author of the new Wyrdcraft.
The weird, wild, and wonderful English psych-rock band Hawkwind said it well in their song, "We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago." What this "wrong...