The Venusian Arts Handbook

The Venusian Arts Handbook (2005, Mystery Method Corp) was a groundbreaking book on the pickup arts written by Mystery (Erik von Markovik) with Lovedrop.

Released first as an e-book, the book was later revised for mainstream publication, and was released in 2007 as The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed.

The book covered 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.

Lovedrop described the book:

The Mystery Method (2007) is the published version of The Venusian Arts Handbook (2005). Its main purpose was to introduce Mystery’s concept of pickup as based on evolutionary psychology and field work, and to accurately describe the model. (The Mystery Method introduces the M3 model, which is also the outline for the book itself.) The form of the book is like a textbook and some have described it as a dry read.

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 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.

See also:
The Pickup Artist (2010, Villard)
Revelation (2008, Venusian Arts)
Mystery’s official website, VenusianArts.com.
The Wikipedia entry on The Mystery Method book.
An article about The Mystery Method at VenusianArts.com