• 3 Minute Rule

  Quick Definition: The concept of avoiding sets that could be easily interrupted within the first 3 minutes. Full Definition: In…

• 3 Second Rule

  Quick Definition: The 3 second rule is a rule that says to approach a set within 3 seconds of seeing…

• 7 Hour Rule

  Quick Definition: A rule of thumb for the average amount time it takes to build the comfort necessary for sex….

• Achilles (Arash Dibazar)

  From the age of 4 to 11, Achilles lived in 6 different countries including Iran, Turkey, Syria, Kuwait, England, and…

• Active Attraction

  Quick Definition:Refers to a natural or master PUA who has an ongoing magnifying force that creates attraction and charisma at…

• Active Disinterest

  Quick Definition: Actively engaging a target, while conveying indifference to her beauty or any attraction to her. Full Definition: Active…

• Anti-Slut Defense

  Guest post by RedpoleQAnti-Slut Defense is any action a girl takes to shut down sexual escalation, often suddenly and quite…

• Anti-Slut Defense (ASD)

  Quick Definition: Anti-Slut Defense (ASD) refers to women’s internal mechanism to create plausible deniability before sex with a new man….

• Attraction Triggers

  Quick Definition: Specific characteristics of men (or women), that when properly conveyed will automatically trigger a feeling of attraction in…

• Avatar

  Quick Definition: A PUA’s outer appearance and style relative to his internal frame. Full Definition: An avatar is the PUA’s…

• Bait, Hook, Reel, Release (BHRR)

  Quick Definition: A concept from Mystery best used during A3 (Qualification) and Comfort game to bait the woman to DHV…

• Body Rocking

  Quick Definition: A term coined by Mystery to describe the use of physical movement to create the impression that a…

• Cat String Theory

  Quick Definition: A foundational theme in MM that illustrates how people value things more when they work for it and…

• Comfort Building Location

  Quick Definition: Refers to a location that the target and the artist can focus on each other and continue to…

• Compliance Momentum

  Quick Definition: The momentum that is created as a result of having the target jump through progressively larger and more…

• Connection Triggers

  Quick Definition: Hardwired triggers in female and male psychology that when triggered, causes a feeling of deep emotional connection and…

• Demonstration of Higher Value (DHV)

  Quick Definition: A story or action used to increase the perceived value of a PUA within a setting, which results…

• DHV Spike

  Quick Definition: A spike or sudden increase in a PUA’s perceived value in the target or room’s eyes, based on…

• End-Game

  Quick Definition: The third and final stage of courtship in the M3 seduction model. Full Definition: End game is a…

• Fake IOI

  Quick Definition: A faked indicator of interest, when a girl gives a PUA insincere IOIs in order to gain something…

• False Takeaway

  Quick Definition: A head fake, the appearance of a takeaway to make the target think the PUA is leaving, thereby…

• Find Meet Attract Close (FMAC)

  Quick Definition: Mystery’s original model in detailing the process for pickup. First, Find the target at an attraction location. Meet…

• Flash Game

  Quick Definition: A form of game that involves the PUA displaying social proof around the room by DHV’ing himself. This…

• Freeze Out

  Quick Definition: The deliberate but casual ignoring of an HB. Full Definition: Freeze outs can occur in set, such as…

• Gambit

  Quick Definition: Typically a short memorized line or routine that can be used to deal with specific situations that arise…

• Grounding

  Quick Definition: Also known as “grounding sequence”. A power routine or a sequence of routines to convey one’s core personality…

• Hired Gun

  Quick Definition: An HB who was hired to work at a venue because of her beauty; often active in restaurants,…

• Hired Gun Game

  Quick Definition: The specific area of game theory that applies to picking up Hired Guns, or girls that are working…

• Hoop Theory

  Quick Definition: A task or request for compliance by a PUA or HB, to see if the other person will…

• Indicator of Interest (IOI)

  Quick Definition: A sign or signal from an HB that conveys attraction. Full Definition: IOIs are conscious, and often unconscious…

• James Matador (Stan Tayi)

  Matador became famous in 2007 with the airing of VH1′s The Pickup Artist. Prior to this, he has a very interesting…

• Kino Escalation

  Quick Definition: Kino Escalation is the physical escalation of kinesthetics (kino) with a woman, from the initial touch to sex….

• Kino Escalation Ladder

  Quick Definition: A specific sequence of steps for escalating kino (touch). Full Definition: A kino escalation ladder is a sequence…

• Kino Steps

  Quick Definition: The progression of kino escalation as established by known patterns of waypoints. Full Definition: Specific to many kino…

• Kino Test

  Quick Definition: A physical action that is intended to test the compliance level of the girl for increasing kino escalation….

• Last Minute Resistance (LMR)

  Quick Definition: The resistance that a woman puts up to physical advances before sex. LMR is different than ASD in…

• Lock-In Prop

  Quick Definition: An accessory or clothing item that a PUA can put on the target to commit her to the…

• Locked Out

  Quick Definition: The opposite of locked-in, locked out is when a PUA is physically or verbally locked out of progressing…

• Locking-In

  Quick Definition: Positioning oneself as the center of attention in a set, and physically having the girl lean towards oneself…

• Lovedrop (Chris Odom)

  Lovedrop has been a mainstay of the community for a long time. He was married and divorced at a young…

• M3 Model

  Quick Definition: A core component of the Mystery Method that divides the seduction process into 3 sections (attraction, comfort, seduction)…

• Merging

  Quick Definition: The technique of introducing different sets to each other, with the PUA playing the part of the social…

• Mixed Set

  Quick Definition: A group that contains both girls and guys. Full Definition: The term “mixed set” comes from Mystery, who…

• Motor Response

  Quick Definition: A skill that has been mastered to such a degree that it is unconscious and automatic. Full Definition:…

• Multi-Threading

  Quick Definition: The concept of creating and playing with multiple threads within a conversation. Full Definition: Multi-threading is a natural…

• Mystery (Erik Von Markovik)

  Born in Canada in 1971 as Erik James Horvat-Markovic, Mystery was a major contributor to the seduction community since its inception…

• Mystery Lounge

  Quick Definition: AKA “Mystery’s Lounge”; an exclusive seduction forum created by Mystery. Full Definition: Mystery’s Lounge was originally an exclusive…

• Mystery Method (MM)

  Quick Definition: A method of seduction developed by Mystery and also the name of his former company. Full Definition: The…

• Nano Expressions

  Quick Definition: AKA Micro-expressions. A nano-expression is a very brief, involuntary facial expression shown on the face of humans according…

• Neg Hit/Negging (Negs)

  Quick Definition: A backhanded compliment or similar comment that is used to bring hot women down a notch. Full Definition:…

• Neg Roll

  Quick Definition: A series of negs one after the other, usually done using cocky funny and in a playful manner….

• Neg Theory

  Quick Definition: A unique technique developed by Mystery that involves conveying active disinterest in a HB9+ target for the purpose…

• Peacocking / Peacock Theory

  Quick Definition: When a PUA wears something flashy or unusual to attract women’s attention and start conversations with them. Full…

• Pendant Anchoring

  Quick Definition: Anchoring an initial meeting into a physical object. Full Definition: Sometimes when PUAs face a time bridge it…

• Proximity / Proximity Alert System (PAS)

  Quick Definition: Refers to the state of awareness developed by the PUA to recognize women who have migrated closer to…

• Reactive Disqualification

  Quick Definition: A disqualification that is initiated after an assumption (can be false or accurate) that the PUA is a…

• Roll Off

  Quick Definition: A physical move of the PUA’s body to convey active disinterest or waning interest towards a group or…

• Set

  Quick Definition: A group of people in a social situation. Full Definition: The term “set” is was coined by Mystery…

• Sex Location

  Quick Definition: The location where sexual intercourse can actually occur. Full Definition: It has to go down somewhere. While the…

• Shotgun Neg

  Quick Definition: A neg hit delivered to the group that communicates active disinterest and disqualification towards the target. Full Definition:…

• Sniper Neg

  Quick Definition: A neg hit delivered specifically to the target to lower her value. Full Definition: Like all negs, a…

• Survival and Replication Value (S&R)

  Quick Definition: The degree to which a man is able to contribute to a woman’s biological goals of survival (security)…

• Takeaway

  Quick Definition: A takeaway is a permanent roll off, where the PUA disengages from the target or group after hooking…

• The Pick-Up Artist (on VH1)

  Quick Definition: A reality TV show where nine AFC contestants compete to see who can win the title of the…

• Time Bridge

  Quick Definition: A mental bridge that uses logistics and foreshadowing to ensure a day 2 with a target and continue…

• Token Resistance

  Quick Definition: Resistance that a woman puts up to sexual escalation. Full Definition: Token resistance is different than LMR, in…

• Value Demonstration Routine

  Quick Definition: A routine that is canned or improvised which demonstrates a higher value based on the PUA’s implicit S&R…

• Venusian Arts

  Quick Definition: The name of Mystery’s pickup company, after his split from the Mystery Method corporation. Mystery uses the term…

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