…ng stages of a pickup. Women, just like men, enjoy the chase, so the harder they have to work for something, the more they enjoy it. The idea of cat string theory can be put into practice through such techniques as push/pull, 101, and BHRR, which all alternate between showing a woman interest and disinterest. Other useful techniques include role-reversal and prizing, so that the frame is set up so that the woman is chasing you, rather than the ot…

…nguage and conversation. 3 sets, 4 sets, 5 sets, and bigger groups all have different group dynamics. Different methods and tactics have been developed for the various possible group combinations in the community. In general: 1 set girl – lone target – watch for interference 2 set girls – engage friend, befriend, isolate, or ask wing to help with 2nd girl, or, maybe pull 3some 3 set girls – 2 other girls will talk to each…

…red with a straight face, involving a neg hit that communicates one’s disinterest in the HB9′s beauty. The proper response from a neg is laughter. Mystery explains in the Venusian Arts Handbook that because 9s and 10s are so used to guys complimenting them, and snubbing guys, sometimes we need to snub them. However, we can’t outright insult them, because they are used to this, and in doing so, we are breaking social rules and cl…

Quick Definition: A theory that explains why, on average, people who talk more tend to have more success in life, as well as with women. Full Definition: Words are powerful, and speaking often has a reoccurring pattern of reinforcing someone’s own reality and frame. As with all concepts, there is a reversal when given in extreme, such as one talking too much and acting like a clown at a venue. In a business environment, sometimes it is best not…

Quick Definition: A task or request for compliance by a PUA or HB, to see if the other person will comply and “jump through” their hoop. Full Definition: Hoop theory is the basic idea behind a compliance test. Often, when a girl asks a man to do something for her, she is trying to see if she can get him to comply by jumping through the hoop. AFCs will usually jump straight through without hesitation, in a show of supplication, compl…

Quick Definition: When a PUA wears something flashy or unusual to attract women’s attention and start conversations with them. Full Definition: Peacocking is a technique developed to get attention in busy, distraction filled environments such as night clubs. By wearing something showy like a cowboy hat or a glowing necklace, a PUA is able to differentiate himself from his competition in the club. This is a term derived from the biological…

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Quick Definition: A concept from Mystery best used during A3 (Qualification) and Comfort game to bait the woman to DHV herself to the artist and invest in him by asking genuine questions, which the artist can then reward her for. Full Definition: The BHRR metaphor can be found in many different areas of game theory and psychology. It was officially coined by Mystery in The Venusian Arts Handbook. This term relates to the general theory of seduc…

Written by Vince Lynch, Master Hypnotist There’s huge misconceptions about hypnosis & NLP in the pick-up world. I constantly get emails about inner game, asking whether I can help people therapeutically so that they are better at their game. I think that’s kind of missing the point, hypnosis isn’t magic? I’m not saying I can’t help you – I just don’t think you need help – I believe pickup should be technique driven, about the things you do,…

…r value and his, and he’s just coming in and widening it… like an asshole. This applies to all of us. Because every girl we open is going to perceive us differently. If you’re an Indian guy with a mohawk, 1/25 girls may just absolutely love Indian guys with a mohawk, and suddenly all of your clever teases and negs will make you sound like a try-hard dolt. The more common experience all of us have probably had is when we ope…

Quick Definition: A group of people having a common character, occupation, or interest. In pickup, refers to a social group of people that share a specific type of lifestyle. Full Definition: The history of tribes has been studied, and their social dynamics continue to exist even with the modern population explosion. However, our minds have not yet adapted to the complexity of our surroundings at the same speed. Group theory, leadership theory,…

…cer, emphysema, and an increase of heart disease. The need to avoid cognitive dissonance may bias one towards a certain decision even though other factors favor an alternative. The phrase was coined by Leon Festinger in his 1956 book When Prophecy Fails, which chronicled the followers of a UFO cult as reality clashed with their fervent belief in an impending apocalypse.  Cognitive dissonance theory warns that people have a bias to seek consonan…

…ard rule, most of the time, if a PUA starts paying a stripper for any services rendered, he becomes her “customer” and full closing her without paying is no longer possible. Treat all strippers in the strip bar as 10s and neg hard. DHV spike with previous stripper experience and your familiarity to her world. Fake IOIs will be thrown out like crazy, thus one cannot trust any kino escalation with strippers. Do not engage in conversatio…

Quick Definition: The concept of creating and playing with multiple threads within a conversation. Full Definition: Multi-threading is a natural pattern amongst close friends when the conversation switches often between subjects. One minute, the group can be talking about the movie they just saw, and then suddenly another person remembers that tomorrow is Wayne’s birthday and the group switches to that topic. Something else might come to…

Quick Definition: A concept from Lovedrop and Mystery’s “Revelations” product, refers to the balance of the fire and the ghost to create an attractive combination of positive influence, and non-reactiveness to negativity or anything that isn’t conducive to the process of seduction. Full Definition: The fire refers to the flame of influence and attractiveness. You are always adding value to the interaction, and leave peop…

Quick Definition: Usually refers to a newbie or intermediate PUA who teases the girl a little too much over her and the group’s social comfort zone. Full Definition: Over-negging stems from the newbie not feeling like he’s good enough for the girl. His perceived social value is lower, and he perceives her to have higher value. Therefore a neg can bring her down a bit. This older game mentality assumes that in a night club, the man…

Quick Definition: A homosexual PUA using pickup skills to attract men. Full Definition: On the gay PUA: Gay men have good game. One theory from David Buss illustrates that gay men care more about looks in other men than lesbians do in women. This proves that the male brain is wired to assess physical indicators of superior genetics through natural selection. This being the case, gay guys usually pay great attention to looks and appearances. Be…

…est of our lives 50 years from now. Usage: Reframe the situation to your advantage and call out the CB for being a mother hen. Related Terms: Frame, Prizing, BHRR, Inner Game, Push and Pull, Banter, Hoop Theory, Neg Theory, 101, Congruence, AMOG, Precedence…

Quick Definition: To screen for desired qualities in an HB by asking questions or otherwise testing her. Also used in other contexts to as a synonym for approval seeking. Full Definition: Mystery Method Definition: Qualification in MM is a way of screening women for the qualities that the PUA desires. Qualification occurs after the female has expressed interest in the PUA through IOIs. At this point, the PUA must qualify the target, which commu…

Quick Definition: A hypothesis suggesting that signals of “handicapping” oneself in the mating game actually communicates a stronger value in sexual selection. (Usually expressed through extravagant waste of valuable resources.) Full Definition: The handicap principle is a hypothesis proposed by biologist Amotz Zahavi to explain how sexual selection can lead to dishonest communication between the sexes (men lying about family, women…

Quick Definition: The ideal balance all social animals seek to maintain, between protecting themselves from danger and aligning themselves with others. Full Definition: This term draws from the work of “systems theory” and originates in the PU  community from MM . The concept is best illustrated by using extremes in the case of an up and coming celebrity. Let’s take Vincent Chase, for example, since Entourage appears to b…

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Quick Definition: A sense of momentum between two people, at times moving forward with an interaction, and at times moving back a little. Push and pull describes the unpredictability and spontaneity of seduction. Full Definition: Romantic comedies and dramas tend to have great push and pull story lines. The writers tug at your heartstrings, focusing on things almost lost and could be lost. In seduction, push-pull is a concept that relates clo…

AKA the “C-smile” routine. Another classic routine that blends beauty, female psychology and pop culture together.Example: Style: Smile again for me. HB: um, okay. Style (to wing): See, she’s a U. HB: ???? Style: I dated a girl who wanted to be a pop star. And she had a theory that people with U-shaped smiles were perceived as unfriendly. And people with C-shaped smiles were perceived as friendly. HB: So what’s a U then?…

Quick Definition: Randomly rewarding good behavior as to create a pattern of behavior in a subject that is permanent later on, with or without a reward. Full Definition: Intermittence is a term taken from psychology, where it is used to describe the phenomena that people often respond more to an intermittent or sporadic positive stimulus, rather than a predictable or continuous stream of pleasure. This concept is one of the reasons that gamblin…