Considered by many to the most complete book ever written on seduction, The Venusian Arts Handbook, 3 years after its release, still has people talking.
Mystery first came to people’s attention in the New York Times bestseller, The Game by Neil Strauss (Style). But Mystery had been a prominent figure within the seduction community for many years previous. He had written thousands and thousands of posts on the internet; theories, in-field reports and techniques.
The Venusian Arts Handbook contains 10 years worth of learning from the VH1 PickUp Artist, condensed down into an easily to understand, comprehensive guide on meeting, attracting and seducing women.
The most intriguing aspect of the Venusian Arts Handbook is the concept of the M3 Model. The M3 Model breaks down almost any successful interaction men have had or ever will have with women, and leads you step by step through how to approach and meet women. Perhaps the greatest part of the handbook is the breakdown of the M3 model…a sequential mode of the phases of seduction. By sticking to the M3 model, you know what to do and when to do it. So, there’s very little guessing as to where you are in the seduction. It is in many ways a must have companion for any Pick-Up Artist.
Do I neg her, do I kiss her, should I DHV? These nagging questions that plague many a set become obsolete when you’re able to feel exactly where you are in the interaction, because you have been controlling everything from the beginning!
The Venusian Arts Handbook is a must read, and a must have for any budding PUA. The Venusian Arts Handbook breaks down the art of seduction and delivers it in an intelligent, concise and clear manner. Not only is the book and its teachings easy to understand, they’re also easy to implement.

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The Mystery Method is a patent pending method of seduction. The Method was first introduced by Pickup artist Erik Von Markovic AKA “Mystery” and was subsequently developed by PUA Savoy and other Mystery Method instructors (The Don, Cajun, Ten magnet, Mr. M, Sheriff, etc.) who have revitalized the method into something that works for a wide variety of men, not just those who have Mystery’s looks, height and lifestyle.

The system was initially outlined in posts on the PUA newsgroup “alt.seduction.fast” Since December 2006, Mystery is no longer part of The Mystery Method website and it‘s teachings, he has since launched his own company, The Venusian Arts…a new venture with Lovedrop (Chris Odem) and Matador (Stan Tayi).

The Venusian Arts is a method of seduction; similar to the Mystery Method, as in it teaches the same core principles of ‘game’. In-Field video of the new system in work has shown a few elements of Mystery’s new system, such as: “Mystery’s Kiss Gambit” and a host of new openers which are featured in a new DVD product; Mind of Mystery.

Mystery is responsible for coining a lot of famous terminology now used in the world of seduction: such as “3 second rule”, “set”, “peacocking”, “indicator of interest (IOI)”, “indicator of disinterest”, “last minute resistance”, “routine”, “neg” etc.

Many of the techniques taught in the method are engineered to convey higher value to the ‘target’. Examples include story-telling with embedded (but well concealed) bragging, appearing emotionally un-reactive to ‘targets’ and demonstrating that the user is ‘pre-selected’ by women. These techniques and many others are taught as part of the ‘M3 Model’, which follows a three step structure: attraction, comfort and seduction.

The Mystery Method states that men are attracted to women who offer the highest Replication Value, and women are attracted to the male who demonstrates the highest Survival value. In this scenario it is the male who demonstrates the most alpha like behaviour that will attract the highest value women.

The Mystery Method teaches that people have strong emotional reactions to others with higher value than themselves. Men will have an emotional reaction in response to a very attractive woman, while women will have an emotional reaction in response to men who display the qualities of the ‘Tribe Leader or ‘Alpha Male’’.

This emotional reaction leads to an adrenaline rush, and leads the person to demonstrate abnormal behaviour around the other person. An attractive woman causes this reaction in the majority of men she meets, the Mystery Method teaches that she will subconsciously believe that any male who appears emotionally non-reactive to her is of higher value than her, and she will become attracted to him.

Here’s what The official MM blurb has to say about the method:

The Mystery Method is a step-by-step system. This makes it easy to learn, though much of it requires practice to achieve perfection. Like a Swiss army knife for your personality, the Mystery Method has a tool for almost every real world social situation, from daytime to nighttime, from clubs to coffee shops, whether she’s alone or in a group, with men or with women. The Mystery Method is not always politically correct. It goes against what society says women want, and how men should meet women. Going on endless dinner-and-a-movie dates, bringing flowers and compliments, and hoping for the peck on the cheek at the end of the night is not the most effective way to create solid attraction and real connection with women. Our method is fast, it’s real, and it allows women to experience emotions, experiences, and feelings that create deep attraction and connection.

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Il Metodo Mystery ebbe così tanto successo che divenne sinonimo della seduction community e fece diventare la Mystery Method Corporation la compagnia di seduzione più di successo al mondo. Il tutto non avvenne senza la mancanza di parecchio criticismo dello stesso modello ed addirittura delle tattiche di Mystery.Il concetto del ‘negging’ secondo il quale un uomo da ad una donna alla quale è interessato un ‘insulto’ alla rovescia in modo da abbassare il suo ‘valore’ rispetto al quello dell’uomo, a portato a Mystery molta critica perfino con accuse che tale tattica patrocinia una basilare nebbia di misoginia al processo del sedurre le donne. Un’altra critica del Metodo Mystery è la sua mancanza di flessibilità - siccome di addice meglio nel sedurre le donne nei bar o discoteche.

Il ‘Peacocking’ un’altra sfaccettatura del Metodo Mystery ha anch’esso acceso vari dibattiti. Questa tattica si basa sull’effetto nel regno animale, nel quale il pavone con il piumaggio più grande e prominente viene considerato dalle donne della sua specie come il più attraente. Attraverso il Metodo Mystery, Mystery insiste che siccome gli uomini fanno parte del mondo degli animali le donne più belle sono attratte dagli uomini che spiccano e si distinguono di più rispetto agli altri uomini, così incoraggiando bizzarri consigli di moda ai suoi studenti come ad esempio l’indossare occhiali da sole nelle discoteche/bar/nightclub o il mettere mascara sulle ciglia.

In tempi recenti è avvenuto un cambiamento nella seduction community, la quale si sta man mano muovendo via dalla commercializzazione (con l’uscita di film come ‘Hitch’ e ‘Wedding Crashers - 2 single a nozze’ e la proposta di un film basato sul libro di Neil Strauss’ - ‘The Game’), verso uno stile più ‘natural’ nell’approcciare donne che evita di usare routine e materiale “in scatola” che è stato ripassato di volta in volta, rendendo il Metodo Mystery quasi fuori-moda e fuori-luogo.

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If a guy significantly improves his women-skills, he may be labelled a pickup artist (PUA) or player. But not all skilled pickup artists are interested in one-night stands…

The term pick up artist has negative connotations. It brings to mind sleazy lounge lizards with too much jewelry and cologne, out to get the next conquest. That’s not how we at the Mystery Method see it. The pick up artist is really just the first 20 minutes or so of an interaction between a man and a woman in social/dating situation. Mystery Method is proud to teach all types of men how to be a pick up artist. We are proud to teach the skills and techniques to break through the ice and social convention and actually approach and get the attention of interest of a desirable woman, whether she is alone, with friends, or in a large mixed group. Whether she then becomes your friend, your girlfriend, or your lover is up to you, the pick up artist.

But with good PU skills a guy can meet and attract women from different backgrounds, different levels of education, and even different cultures and countries. A guy with good pickup skills has options and does not necessarily want to bed every woman he meets!

Consistently attracting the most desirable – intelligent, attractive and bubbly – women calls for more than luck or just a little charm, it requires an understanding of the complex dynamics of the male-to-female interaction…

To attract the most desirable woman in a social setting requires an understanding of social dynamics. People in groups behave in predictable fashions. Although social gatherings might seem uncoordinated and random, these patterns can be learned, and using them to achieve your goals can become ridiculously easy.

For example, it is well established that women are attracted to men who demonstrate social status and are the leader of other men. The Mystery Method breaks this down (and dozens of other useful patterns) and has tested literally hundreds of ways to demonstrate this, keeping only those which are proven to actually work in real life. Source: http://www.mysterymethod.com/Social-Dynamics.html

Once you understand the underlying process of attraction, you will have access to many ‘unfair’ advantages for attracting beautiful and amazingly interesting women.

The post below is nearly 8 years old! This is when Mystery began sharing is thoughts, knowledge and experience of picking-up and seducing women.

“Mystery”
Fri, 04 Sep 1998 04:00:00 GMT
newsgroup: alt.seduction.fast
subject: The Greatest ART of Them ALL!

I am a pick-up artist.

I’m not a player, but I have devoted a large portion of my time to the art of seduction. I have read many books, I dress cool, have many girlfriends and believe to be rather charming at times. However, I feel very much alone in this art. My friends do not enjoy the ‘chase’ at all. I attempt to advise them on the reasoning behind the techniques but they just freeze up. I had a tough time going to grips that I am what I just said I am. Why? Well, saying you are one will not increase your chances of getting a woman attracted to you. Truth is though, I have had sex with 56 girls so far (well less, but I include oral sex and other such pleasures as sexual - you know, if you don’t have condoms you can always find other ways to please eachother) and many have been beautiful. I mean 10s! I am very good at what I do. With the risk of sounding arrogant, I am the best pick-up artist I’ve ever met It IS an art. I worked very hard to get good. There are many RULES I may drop here on NG. Please take them only as considerations. They are MY RULES and they have helped me greatly.

My point? I wish I knew other men like myself who enjoy picking up women. For the sport. I enjoy friendly challenges but my friends have all conceded defeat. They enjoy coming out with me for the entertainment value but when they have the opportunity to approach a woman, they freeze up. Its not all that fun. I enjoy their company but cannot LEARN from them. I honestly feel like I am a MASTER at this … not because I can get any woman (that is
not possible when so many variables are outside of my influence) but because he seduction is so controlled and smooth (not sleezy but rather natural). have considered writing a book on it. Thing is, I have made notes on my irls issues on a computer scheduler after every time I went out and I built up a good outline to say the least. My ‘approach’ for the book would be different than the other books in that there is a natural FLOW that takes place. I wrote the stuff more for ME, so I really dont have an interest in writing a book for others. I will however, impart some minor pearls of wisdom from time to time here. I hope I may converse with other artists who truly enjoy the game.

It is a very simple system really

1. find
2. meet
3. attract
4. close

Say it with me, find, meet, attract, close. Find, meet, attract, close.

The details and subtilties however are the meat of the system.

Mystery

When learning the Game, some AFCs (average frustrated chumps) think seduction is part of pick-up, when it’s not! Seduction is a separate but related to pick-up - it’s not part of the pick-up process. It’s important to realize seduction follows on from PU. Because of this, many guys make major mistakes during the seduction stage.

According to Mystery, don’t seduce to early and don’t seduce to late. Also, plan where you intend to seduce – don’t leave it to luck, because you may end up very disappointed.

Read about the 7-hour Rule : on average it takes about 7 hours from meet to sex with a girl. This is not an exact figure but based on significant field experience.

Seduction to early: Don’t escalate beyond kissing until you have successfully completed the attraction and comfort stages of the M3 model. This will usually take at least 3 hours (there are exceptions, of course, especially with alcohol). Our experience is that most women’s resistance to physical intimacy starts to disappear after she has spent 3 hours with a man (this can be over more than one meeting) and usually disappears completely after 6 hours.

Seduction to late: If you spend more than 10 hours with a woman without beginning physical intimacy, you may have already lost your chances to seduce her. She may have grown so comfortable and used to your presence in a non-physical way that the introduction of intimacy may seem unnatural and weird to her. Ever have a woman tell you “let’s just be friends” when you’ve finally screwed up your courage to make a move? That’s probably what happened. If you wait too long to seduce her, you become her girlfriend, not her lover.

The wrong place for seduction: Yes, you can turn a woman as soon as you meet her. We use seduction all the time to show our students. But it’s self-defeating if you want to build a relationship with her. Say you meet a woman in a nightclub, seduce her and you get hot and heavy in a corner, with hands going where they shouldn’t. Well, you can’t finish the job in a club, can you? (well, you can, but that shouldn’t be your basic strategy). Her friends will be highly unlikely to let her leave with you, and she won’t want to feel “easy” in front of them. So you get her phone number and call her later. Well, when you call her, she’s no longer feeling sexy from being all dressed up with a few drinks in a club dancing with good looking men. She might be changing her cat litter for all the control you have over it. And all she remembers about you is the seduction and sexual behavior you two shared, so she knows that’s what you’re after.

At first, expect to make many silly mistake, like rushing into it or waiting to long and she begins to wonder why you haven’t tried it on with her. With time and experience, you’ll start to identify the key moments when to begin the seduction process.

Don’t worry about early mistakes – we’ve all been there! But learn from them! After quite a few pick-ups, you’ll start to get a feel for when she’s ready to be seduced.

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Initial body language is crucial when opening a set. The women will get their first impression of you; and you want that impression to positive – that you’re a playful and confident guy.

When you first run your opener, don’t face the set with your body. In other words, your head may be turned towards the set as you address them, but the rest of your body should not be.

You can tell a lot just by where someone’s feet are pointing. If one came across as report-seeking during the opener, the set would perceive it as a low-value behavior. They would then treat him like a low-value guy and blow him out of the set.
Field-testing has shown us that the percentage of sets that open successfully is drastically affected by this one factor.

There are two common opening scenarios worth mentioning at this time. In the first, you are simply walking by the set “on your way back to your friends.” As you pass the target set, you stop, turn your head towards them, and run your opener. As the opener hooks, you can then turn the rest of your body towards the set and continue.
In the second scenario, you are already in a set, adjacent to the target group. This gives you social proof At the right time, simply lean back towards the target group and, over your shoulder, run an opener. As before, when they start to hook, you can turn your body towards them.

When picking up women, some pick-up artists prefer to make up stories on-the-fly to create attraction, but, this is not the most effective method. Revealing vulnerabilities helps amplify attraction, and an ideal way to achieve this is via telling a personal story.

The Mystery Method makes use of canned material. If a particular value-demonstrating routine has been internalized, and is ready for use in set, then that routine is said to be in the can.

A venusian artist who can deliver canned material properly will be able to generate consistent, powerful responses while he is in set. It is a potent tool. Of course, no single tool should ever become a crutch — it’s also vitally important for the open-minded venusian artist to practice spontaneous, natural conversations. There is something to be said for basic social skills! Nevertheless, your skill set is incomplete without the ability to congruently deliver canned material.

It is recommended that you create a routine stack of canned material that you can practice in the field. That is, an opener, a few routines, a few negs, and so on.
While practicing your routine stack, approaches start to become a blur. Patterns emerge over time. Situations and reactions become easily predictable before they occur. Social challenges are discovered and solved. The rest of the world is riving by at hyper-speed.

Once you have performed a particular routine hundreds or thousands of times, you don’t even have to think about what you are saying. Your mind is free for other tasks, such as planning logistics. The target is consciously considering her responses, but you have already had this conversation a thousand times before. You have already fully explored all the conversational threads that could possibly arise from this piece of material. It’s almost like seeing the future.

Building social proof helps reduce a player-like image, and may significantly help in getting approach invitations from girls…

Some players can be seen walking around the venue, eyeballing all the women and looking for a good one to approach. This behavior looks predatory, and is quite transparent to the people in the crowd. Similarly, some guys may be seen standing in a group, peering around at the field. If they don’t look like they are having a great time together, if they aren’t hanging out with girls, if they aren’t running a set …then they will start to lose social status. When one of them finally does open a set, he may discover that opening is more difficult in environments where he has negative social proof.

Whereas a venusian artist, rolling in with his wing, is not going to be looking around at the people in the crowd. Rather, he’s going to be talking to his wing, and it will appear as if they are two high-value guys having a great time together.

If he were looking around the venue, especially with a serious expression on his face, it would telegraph that he is looking for something more fun and of more value than the spot where he already is. But he isn’t. He believes that the most fun and valuable spot in the field is his own spot, his own reality - and he is congruent with that.

Women are searching for a man whose reality is more fun and more valuable than their own. You must be congruent with the value that you have to offer, and it must be apparent to the room. Follow the three-second rule, and you will be in set much more often, resulting in higher social proof

It’s interesting that whenever you have more social proof, you will get noticeably more occurrences of proximity. Girls will also give you other approach invitations, such as making eve contact. Remember that it’s not necessary (nor is it necessarily desirable) to wait around for AI (approach invitations,) because with practice, a venusian artist can consistently open sets even without AI.

Social proof is an integral part of the Mystery Method!