The Mystery Method

The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women into Bed was a groundbreaking book on the pickup arts written by Mystery (Erik von Markovik) with Chris Odom (Lovedrop) — who are now both exclusively at VenusianArts.com, where they are partners along with James Matador from Vh1's The Pickup Artist.

The Mystery Method is still a classic on the subject of pick-up and social dynamics, although it has since been superseded by Revelation (2008, The Venusian Arts), a book which, according to Mystery, is "now the ultimate final authority on the subject of pick-up." (And is available exclusively on this website.)

A sequel to The Mystery Method was published in 2010, The Pickup Artist: The New and Improved Art of Seduction, and is available in bookstores as a mainstream primer on Mystery's method and current ideas.

The Mystery Method was released originally as an e-book, The Venusian Arts Handbook (2005, Mystery Method Corp). Chris Odom (Lovedrop) first wrote The Venusian Arts Handbook based on Mystery's diagrams and interviews with Mystery, and he also incorporated several significant pieces of Mystery's actual writings. A year later, the book was revised for mainstream publication. A new chapter was added at the beginning of the book, and Erik and Chris spent weeks poring over the manuscript. The two of them sent the final copyedited pages to New York from a hotel room in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it was published by St. Martins Press in 2007.

Featuring a foreword by Neil Strauss, bestselling author of The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, the original Mystery Method book has been a smashing success and continues to sell briskly.

Chapter listing:

Foreword by Neil Strauss ix

Preface xiii

1. The Mystery Behind Casanova 1

2. The Ultimate Purpose of Life 10

3. Rewiring Her Attraction Circuitry 24

4. Rules and Structure of the Game 39

5. A1: Open 68

6. A2: Female-to-Male Interest 88

7. A3: Male-to-Female Interest 126

8. Conversation 159

9. Mid-Game and End-Game 183

Conclusion 207

A Bonus Letter from Mystery 209 (Note: Page 209 will actually put you onto a competitor's mailing list, and Mystery has nothing to do with it! Beware.)

Glossary 211

This book covers survival and replication value, an overview of the structure of the game, approaching and opening, attraction, including DHVs and Negs, IOIs, IODs, Group Theory, Multiple Conversational Threads, Winging, Waypoints, Accomplishment Intros, Storytelling, Lock-in Props, Forward and Backward Merging, Pawns, Obstacles, and Interrupts, Frame Control, Hoop Theory, Screening, Intermittence, Escalation, Kino Pinging, Takeaways, Compliance, Qualifiers, Bait-Hook-Reel-Release, Conversational Rapport, building Comfort and Trust, Commonality, Conspiracy, Vulnerability, Jealousy, Punish/Reward, Grounding, Kissing, Mid-Game and End-Game, Phone Game, Dating, and Overcoming Last Minute Resistance.

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CORRECTION: On page 126 of The Mystery Method, there is a diagram that says "1. Bait, 3. DHVs, 2. IOIs" THIS DIAGRAM IS WRONG. It's supposed to read: "1. Bait, 2. DHVs, 3. IOIs" For the record.

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Mystery is the alter-ego of entertainer Erik von Markovik, the star of VH1’s The Pickup Artist and the world’s foremost expert in the art and science of social dynamics. Mystery exploded onto the underground pickup and seduction scene in the late 1990s with his groundbreaking contributions to the art, and he was the first pickup instructor to offer live, in-field training. Mystery has trained thousands of students all over the world, including a who’s who of the most respected pickup artists teaching today. Mystery gained international prominence when his exploits were documented in Neil Strauss’ 2005 bestseller The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, and he has also been covered by a wide variety of media including CNN, Conan O’Brien, and The New York Times.

More about Mystery and the Venusian Arts…

Our company bible, Revelation.

Mystery's newest book, The Pickup Artist.

The Mystery Method book at Amazon.com

Wikipedia entry for Mystery.

Mystery featured in The Game by Neil Strauss