They say that the Tarot cards can tell you things about yourself. Of course, a lot of the fortune telling aspects of Tarot that attempt to predict the future are hocus pocus bullshit with little or no scientific validity. Nonetheless, each card in the deck is designed to speak to a universal archetype that anyone can relate to. There are a lot of customized decks out there that deviate from the … [Read more...]
May 7, 2008 1 Comment
April 29, 2008 3 Comments
Social Psychology and Pickup: The Overjustification Effect and Intrinsic Motivation
Taken from an old folk tale: An old man lived alone on a street where boys played noisily every afternoon. The din annoyed him, so one day he called the boys to his door. He told them he loved the cheerful sound of the children's voices and promised them each 50 cents if they would return the next day. Next afternoon, the youngsters raced back and played more lustily than ever. The old man paid … [Read more...]
April 20, 2008 Leave a Comment
April 3, 2008 Leave a Comment
Jeffy Freedom Tour
As some of you may know, RSD has been giving free workshops with Jlaix (aka Jeffy) and Ciaran. They were in New Orleans yesterday so of course I HAD to attend. I was completely stoked, man! I finally had the chance to meet some of the BEST masters in the field. I walked into the room and was starstruck. I see Jlaix on the other side and Ciaran approaches me and we shake hands. Holy shit, … [Read more...]
March 21, 2008 Leave a Comment
Living the story
So lately I've been trying to develop my DHV stories more, and I've come to realize something very liberating. You don't have to sit down and structure a story with some kind of formula. As Mystery says, being a PUA is about "building a life." I agree with this wholeheartedly. If you develop your Inner Game by adopting a success-oriented and fun-oriented frame of reality, you will become … [Read more...]
February 29, 2008 1 Comment
Compliments and interest
I recieved a private message from a girl today on a forum that I post in sometimes: "Chief! I love reading your posts, you're one of the only people I'll actually make an effort to see what they write on here. Anyway, just wanted you to know you are appreciated!" As I was trying to think about how I would respond to this message, my mind was drawing a blank. And then, a wave of thoughts and … [Read more...]
February 23, 2008 Leave a Comment
The rum wasn’t gone this time
Have you guys tried Old New Orleans Rum? That shit is good. A little cheaper than Captain Morgan, and arguably a little better. Apparently I've got some spies checking my blog here - kids from my college that aren't in the PUA community. They think this shit's "funny." Great. My first reaction, of course, was, "I need to delete this blog." Then I realized that I don't really have anything to … [Read more...]
February 5, 2008 3 Comments
Asians
It's fucking MARDI GRAS!!! Fat Tuesday! Did I already mention how awesome this place is? I'll say it again if I did: New Orleans is fucking awesome. HAPPY MARDI GRAS!!! I have made myself a regular at this bar/club called the Dungeon. Every time I go there, I enjoy myself by having a good time on the dancefloor, talking to people, eating cherries soaked in everclear, etc. As a PUA, I'm … [Read more...]
February 2, 2008 Leave a Comment
The community is a real community =)
It's 5 AM and I just got in from an entire day, night, and I guess morning, of MARDI GRAS!!! Man, this shit is fucking FUN. This is actually my first ever Mardi Gras in New Orleans. I must say, it is an understatement to say that New Orleans is unique. I spent the night out partying it up with both of my fellow New Orleans PUA lair leaders, a couple regular members, and three other PUAs that … [Read more...]
February 1, 2008 2 Comments
Lookin’ for love in all the wrong definitions
I gotta admit. We pickup artists are fucking pathetic. We are the male counterparts to drugged up strippers who can never find satisfaction and fulfillment. Why? You could say that we're all "looking for love in all the wrong places." As someone with respect for Buddhists beliefs (I'm a Taoist), I believe I understand what true love is about. In short, it's an all-encompassing compassion for … [Read more...]
Mainstream
There's a keg at the house tonight and I'm going, but I'd like to take a minute to talk about how this underground pickup community is surfacing into the mainstream. If you didn't already know, ever since Neil Strauss (Style) released his best-selling novel The Game back in 2005 and Erik Von Markovik (Mystery) had that show "The Pickup Artist" on VH1 just last year or something, more and more … [Read more...]