The Art Of Seduction

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The Art of Seduction is designed to arm you with weapons of persuasion and charm, so that those around you will slowly lose their ability to resist without knowing how or why it has happened. It is an art of war for delicate times. SYMBOL: The Mirror. Your spirit holds a mirror up to others. When they see you they see themselves: their values, their tastes, even their flaws. Their lifelong love affair with their own image is comfortable and hypnotic; so feed it. No one ever sees what is behind the mirror. Do not take the role of mother/father and child. Set your boundaries and expectations for one another. Robert Greene draws inspiration from historical seductresses and strategists such as Cleopatra, Casanova, and Kennedy, to bring you into a world where seducers work their magic on individuals and masses alike. At its core, the book is a study of human psychology and desire, probing deeply into our universal longing for connection, validation, and control. Which sort of seducer could you be: *Siren? *Rake? *Cold Coquette? *Star? *Comedian? *Charismatic? or *Saint? This book will show you which. 'Charm, persuasion, the ability to create illusions: these are some of the many dazzling gifts of the Seducer, the compelling figure who is able to manipulate, mislead and give pleasure all at once.

Seduction is a psychological game that can be mastered by anyone. Master seducers cast a long-term spell by winning the love of an individual, a crowd, or even a nation. They see love not as a thing of beauty, but a tool to be wielded. If you’re not careful, you could easily find yourself ensnared in their web. With heavy heart I would like to pay tribute to my cat Boris, who for thirteen years watched over me as I wrote and whose presence is sorely missed. His successor, Brutus, has proven to be a worthy muse. Everyone was dazzled at the sight of the beautiful young queen (only twenty-one at the time) appearing before them suddenly as if in a dream. They were astounded at her daring and theatricality—smuggled into the harbor at night with only one man to protect her, risking everything on a bold move. No one was more enchanted than Caesar. According to the Roman writer Dio Cassius, Cleopatra was in the prime of life. She had a delightful voice which could not fail to cast a spell over all who heard it. Such was the charm of her person and her speech that they drew the coldest and most determined misogynist into her toils. Caesar was spellbound as soon as he set eyes on her and she opened her mouth to speak. That same evening Cleopatra became Caesar’s lover. CHODERLOS DE LACLOS, ON THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN TRANSLATED BY LYDIA DAVIS, IN THE LIBERTINE READER, EDITED BY MICHAEL FEHER

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In the face of violence and brutality, these women made seduction a sophisticated art, the ultimate form of power and persuasion. They learned to work on the mind first, stimulating fantasies, keeping a man wanting more, creating patterns of hope and despair—the essence of seduction. Their power was not physical but psychological, not forceful but indirect and cunning. These first great seductresses were like military generals planning the destruction of an enemy, and indeed early accounts of seduction often compare it to battle, the feminine version of warfare. For Cleopatra, it was a means of consolidating an empire. In seduction, the woman was no longer a passive sex object; she had become an active agent, a figure of power. People are constantly trying to influence us, to tell us what to do, and just as often we tune them out, resisting their attempts at persuasion. There is a moment in our lives, however, when we all act differently—when we are in love. We fall under a kind of spell. Our minds are usually preoccupied with our own concerns; now they become filled with thoughts of the loved one. We grow emotional, lose the ability to think straight, act in foolish ways that we would never do otherwise. If this goes on long enough something inside us gives way: we surrender to the will of the loved one, and to our desire to possess them. When the moment comes, you must demonstrate that you are a good person capable of acting without regard for personal gain. The doubts of your target will be eliminated, and they will come to fully trust you due to this. The greatest mistake in seduction is being too nice. At first, perhaps, your kindness is charming, but it soon grows monotonous; you are trying too hard to please, and seem insecure. Instead of overwhelming your targets with niceness, try inflicting some pain. Make them feel guilty and insecure. Instigate a breakup—now a rapprochement, a return to your earlier kindness, will turn them weak at the knees. The lower the lows you create, the greater the highs. To heighten the erotic charge, create the excitement of fear.

Lenin: The Man Behind the Mask by Ronald W. Clark, Faber & Faber Ltd., 1988. Reprinted with permission. The Ideal Lover is a keen observer. He/she identifies the victims’ deepest desires, then gives an illusion of what they want to satisfy their needs and make them feel truly special. They’re like your dream come true.

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The trouble with Rakes is their tendency to over-exaggerate their love and insinuate improbable fantasies of lasting partnership. For example, when we've grown accustomed to the office banter, the politically correct and neutral acceptance of things and our banal schedules, the Rake stirs things up and makes us feel special. The Rake is guided by his enflamed passion for you at the expense of others, and gives you the thrill of hot romance. Like the Siren, they strive to help you let go of responsibilities in favour of in-the-moment pleasure. No talk of future responsibilities. The combination of these two elements, enchantment and surrender, is, then, essential to the love which we are discussing. ... What exists in love is surrender due to enchantment. The Dandy exhibits a mix of male & female traits. They’re ambiguous, fluid, and radically different, defying all norms and expectations. They embody freedom, creativity, and confidence to capture our imagination. The Charismatic radiates an intense energy and sense of higher purpose that infects people. They use a blend of conviction, magnetic presence, words and theatrics, often with a touch of the uncanny.

At the end of the day, your life is how you choose to live it, and that includes the people you choose to let in. But always always always live with love and never stunt your talents. Its weakness is part of its charm. The Lamb is pure innocence, so innocent we want to possess it, even devour it. Our adolescent days were when we forged our model for love and affection. It's when we added meaning to the words "love" and "affection". Whatever we felt as children set the bar for how we want to be treated as adult. Take inspiration from their free-spiritedness, but do not forget your responsibilities and the others you need. To combat this, I want you to really understand your definition of love. Your feelings and byproducts and symptoms and associations and images of love. There are 7.4 billion definitions of love on this planet, and to really make the most of this life, you really just need to understand one.

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Charm is seduction without sex. Charmers are consummate manipulators, masking their cleverness by creating a mood of pleasure and comfort. Their method is simple: They deflect attention from themselves and focus it on their target. They understand your spirit, feel your pain, adapt to your moods. In the presence of a Charmer you feel better about yourself. Learn to cast the Charmer’s spell by aiming at people’s primary weaknesses: vanity and self-esteem. Perhaps you’ve heard that many of Freud’s female patients had feelings for him. This happened because these patients recalled childhood memories in his presence, which sparked an intense emotional bond. However, children should be limited from reading it. We imagine childhood as a golden paradise, attempting to replicate it intentionally or unconsciously. The Natural personifies the child’s lost qualities: spontaneity, genuineness, and unpretentiousness. We feel at ease in their company and are fascinated by their silliness. We aim to safeguard and assist them. Much of what they do is natural, but certain aspects are exaggerated – a deliberate attempt at seduction. The Review of Art Of Seduction by Robert Greene Your greatest power in seduction is your ability to turn away, to make others come after you, delaying their satisfaction.” Greene writes that every action has reversals and that once you decide to ‘play the seduction game,’ you win or lose.

Every seduction has two elements that you must analyze and understand: first, yourself and what is seductive about you; and second, your target and the actions that will penetrate their defenses and create surrender. The two sides are equally important. If you strategize without paying attention to the parts of your character that draw people to you, you will be seen as a mechanical seducer, slimy and manipulative. If you rely on your seductive personality without paying attention to the other person, you will make terrible mistakes and limit your potential. To compensate for the difficulties in their lives, people spend a lot of their time daydreaming, imagining a future full of adventure, success, and romance. If you can create the illusion that through you they can live out their dreams, you will have them at your mercy. Aim at secret wishes that have been thwarted or repressed, stirring up uncontrollable emotions, clouding their powers of reason. Lead the seduced to a point of confusion in which they can no longer tell the difference between illusion and reality. Once you’ve chosen your victim, draw them in subtly instead of pursuing them directly. Phase 2: Lure Them Deeper A wide range of intense emotions can be evoked by childhood memories, from compassion to a sense of abandonment. Your target will be even more responsive to your message once you’ve found them. Everyone has unmet needs, making us all susceptible to seduction. Robert Greene identifies 18 types of victims, each with a primary unmet need. The key is to use the right strategies and maneuvers to target each one:An isolated person is weak. By slowly isolating your victims, you make them more vulnerable to your influence. Take them away from their normal milieu, friends, family, home. Give them the sense of being marginalized, in limbo—they are leaving one world behind and entering another. Once isolated like this, they have no outside support, and in their confusion they are easily led astray. Lure the seduced into your lair, where nothing is familiar. Think of the nine types as shadows, silhouettes. Only by stepping into one of them and letting it grow inside you can you begin to develop the seductive character that will bring you limitless power. the Siren