For these two crimes Tantalus was punished with the ruin of his kingdom and, after his death by Zeus’s own hand, with eternal torment in the company of Ixion, Sisyphus, Tityus, the Danaids, and others. Now he hangs, perennially consumed by thirst and hunger, from the bough of a fruit tree which leans over a … Read more
The most devilish seductive tactic is to enter someone’s spirit. It gives your victim the feeling that they are seducing you since you are indulging and imitating them. You will not seem dangerous in this way. And by mirroring them and paying attention to them, you give a boost to their vanity, and this sets … Read more
What distinguishes a suggestion from other kinds of psychical influence, such as a command or the giving of a piece of information or instruction, is that in the case of a suggestion an idea is aroused in another person’s brain which is not examined in regard to its origin but is accepted just as though … Read more
“What can Love be then?” I said. “A mortal?” “Far from it.” “Well, what?” “As in my previous examples, he is half-way between mortal and immortal.” What sort of being is he then, Diotima?” “He is a great spirit, Socrates; everything that is of the nature of a spirit is half-god and half- man.” . … Read more
In So Good They Can’t Ignore You, Newport argues that we have been conditioned to think about work in the wrong way. There is a myth that tells you that if you get lucky, and you change jobs enough, you’ll finally find your true calling, your passion. It says that you should never settle for … Read more
Create love triangles to seduce. Lou Andreas- Salomé was the androgynous Dandy that Greene discussed before. She managed to attract the attention of the likes of Freud and Nietzsche by constantly hinting that others were after her. Intellectuals of all types were all competing for her attention, they all wanted to possess her, and she … Read more
We find contradictions fascinating. Send mixed signals to others, make it hard for them to figure you out. Seduce someone by filling their mind with your image. But to deepen your interest, to keep their attention on you, hint at a complexity that is hard to grasp. Once they start to fantasize about you, they … Read more
I do not approach her, I merely skirt the periphery of her existence…. This is the first web into which she must be spun. —SØREN KIERKEGAARD Never be obvious with your intensions. If you are a friends with someone you want to seduce, do not panic, friendship can lead to deep knowledge of the person. … Read more
It is not the quality of the desired object that gives us pleasure, but rather the energy of our appetites. —CHARLES BAUDELAIRE, THE END OF DON JUAN Don’t waste your time chasing after someone who is too difficult to be seduced, but don’t go for easy targets either. Pick your targets carefully, don’t rush in. … Read more
The Victims of Seduction Everyone is a potential victim of seduction, but you must first identify the type of victim you are dealing with to know how to approach them. A timid person may yearn to play the star; a prude may long for a transgressive thrill. Never try to seduce your own type. Robert … Read more