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ADVANCED TECHNIQUES
GUIDE
By Brad Jackson
P.U.M.A. Skills
P.U.M.A.SkillsAdvancedTechniquesGuide
I. UsingMagictoPickUpGirls
II. TheP.U.M.A.Mindset
III. TheFundamentalsofMagic,PickUp,andPickUpMagicArts
IV. NaturalGameandPickUpMagicAreTheyCompatible?
V. HowtoOpenwithMagic
VI. TheBestTimetoIntroduceMagic
VII. ClosingSkills
VIII. AvoidingMistakes&DemonstratingLOWERValue
IX. TheP.U.M.A.Filter:HowtoPickthePerfectMagicTricksforPick
UpMagic
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UsingMagictoPickUpGirls
Illbethefirsttoadmitthatthetitleofthischaptersoundskindofcheesy.UsingMagic
toPickUpGirlsDoesitpaintapictureofadorkinasparklyjacketandannoyingly
pseudomysteriousvibewalkinguptoagirlandsayingHi,wannaseeamagictrickand
thenpullingoutadeckofcardsorspongebunniesandhammingupthemagichesbeen
practicinginthemirrorafterputtingonhiszitcreamforthenight?
Ifitdoes,yourenotalone.Thatsthenotionmanyguyshaveandwhysomanyofthem
failtoseehowusefulmagiccanbetoenhanceyourpersonalityandattractivenesswhen
donecorrectly.
IamnotlookingtobethenextGuruofPickUpandIveneverclaimedtobethenext
DavidBlaine...farfromit.ButIamskilledateachandmoreimportantlyIvefounda
waytosuccessfullyintegratethetwoskillstogethersothatmygamewithwomen
improveddramatically.
Thereareguyswhothinkthattheyonlyusemagictoattractagirl,asthoughitwilldo
theworkforthem.Therearealsoguyswhowillneverdomagicbecausetheythinkit
willeitherhurtthesituationordonothingtoimproveit.Thus,theyeitherneverlearnit
ortheyholdbackwhattheyknow.Thebalanceislettingmagichelpyougetthegirl
ratherthanlettingitgetthegirlforyou.
Youcantpickupwomenwithmagicuntilyoucanpickupwomenwithoutmagic.
Yousee,magicisanappealingvisualthatcanenhanceourpersonalityinavery
memorableway.Sometimeseventhesimplestofeffectscanhaveaterrificeffecton
someonewhonotexpectinganythinglikethat.Themosteffectiveroutinesarewhen
theeffectisunbelievablebuttheperformanceisdownplayedassomethingnatural.
Magicgivesyouaseeminglyimpromptubutcarefullyscriptedopportunitytointeract
withgirls.
Imagineapproachingorinteractingwithagirlthatisdifferent,exciting,fun,non
presumptuous,like,magictheentireframeoftheinteractionwillbeshifted.
Usingmagicwilltypicallyhaveoneofthreeeffectsonagirl:
1) Diminishorevenkilltheattraction
2) Intensifyorcreateattraction
3) Justprovidesimpleentertainment
Ifyoucanaccomplishjustnumbers2or3,youllbedoinggreat.Evenjustentertaining
canbeagoodoutcomebecauseyouprovidelevitytotheinteraction.Ifyouhavefun
andeveryoneelsedoes,theresreallynolossinthat.Itsinmakingsurethat#1doesnt
happenand#2doeshappenthatPUMASkillsfindsitsmission.
Regardingnumbers1&2,thepreconceivednotionsthatgoalongwithmagicareon
oppositeextremes.Manyperceivemagicianstobenerdygeekswhodabblein
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childrenshobbies.Howevertheotherextremeisthemysterioussexappealof
performerslikeDavidBlaineandCrissAngel.Couldtherebeanytwomoreexamplesof
magicianswhoareNOTnerdyorgeeky?
Sowhatseparatesthetwo?Presentation.Itswisetotakenoteofthestyleofeach,the
mysteriousvibe,theunassumingnatureoftheperformance.Ifyoutendtomodelthe
attractivepartsofthelatteryoudbedoingyourselfafavor.Youcandothissimplyby
goingtoYoutubeandwatchingtheirstylenotwhattheyredoing,buthowtheyre
doingit:Calm,cool,andcollectedwithanairofmysteryandevensexualtension.Keep
theonelinerjokestoaminimumandifyoucanmakethemtongueincheekjokesor
sarcasticones,notthejokesthatgrandpawouldtell.
Someofthebesttraitsthatyoucanexhumeare:Confidence,Charisma,Humor,and
Mystery.
Confidencecancomebestfrompracticinganythingandbecominggoodatitand
comfortableinyourownskin.Thisiswheremagiccanbeamajorskillbuildertowards
thistrait.Asyoupracticeyourmagicyoubecomebetterconfidentinthoseabilities.If
youlackatremendousamountofconfidenceinotherareasofyourlife,thiswillhelp
makeupforthatandeventuallybleedovertootherareas.
Charisma,thiscanbethehardesttoconveyifitdoesntcomenaturallybutcanbea
directresultofbuildingconfidence.Whenconfidencegoesoverboarditbecomes
arrogance.Confidencecombinedwithhumilityandinterestinothersbecomes
charisma.Agreatsenseofhumorcanlendgreatlytoacharismaticpersonality.
Girlswillalltellyoutheyloveaguywithagreatsenseofhumorbutattheother
extreme,fewofthemwanttodateacomedian.Somanyguysgetthiswrongby
overcompensatingwiththeirhumor.Nogirlwantstheclassclown.Mostofthemwant
anunderstatedsenseofhumor,afunandfunnywit,butnotonethatcravesthe
attentionitreceives.Doyouseethedifference.Thekeyisinnotseekingapproval.
Thatgoesforyourjokesoryourmagic.
Mysterycanbeconveyedwithmixedsignalsandonceagain,notshowingtoomuch
interestorcareabouthowmuchattentionyourereceiving.Ifyoudoagreatmagic
trick,moveontoanothersubject.Itwillstrikeherasstrangethatyourenotrevelingin
theattentionshewantstogiveyou.
OneofthekeytenetsofPickUpMagicisthatyourebetteroffdoingnomagicthantoo
muchmagic.Thereactionsandeffectsyougetfromperformingcanbeveryintoxicating
andmakeyouwanttopullmagicoutateveryturn.Butremember,thisisasecret
weapon.Itsnotthefrontline.Themostdifficultpartofusingmagictopickupwomen
istointroducemagicwithoutlookinglikeatool.Assoonasitlookspreplannedorlikea
gimmickorploytopickupgirlsyouredone.Themagicmustbenaturaltothesituation.
Now,letmetellyouastoryabout
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TheNightIDiscoveredPICKUPMAGIC
Onenightin2001,Iwashavingdrinkswithafriendofmineatabar.Wewereaboutto
orderadrinkandmyfriendgrabbedapackofmatches,turnedtomeandsaid,Watch.
Hemadeamatchchangecolors,vanishandreappearandthentoreitinhalfand
restoreditrightbeforemyeyes!
Iknowthesewereprobablytheonlytricksheknewandhethoughttheywere
simplebutIthoughttheyweresimplyamazing!Fortunatelyforme,hetaughtmethe
methods.Afterpracticingforabout3minutes,IknewIhadtotrythemout.
Standingnearmeatthebarweretwogirls,outforthenightwiththeirpartydresseson.
Theonenearestmehadasundressonwithlegsthatcouldmakeagrownmancry.
Everythingonherwasputtogether.Fromherhighlightedblondehairtoherperfect
makeupandPradabag.Thisgirlmeantbusiness.
Sheandherfriendwerealsogivingoffaverycoldandsnobbyvibe.Youknowthetype
Imsure.Itshardenoughtogetthenervetoapproachagirllikethatandevenharder
torememberyournameonceyoudomuchlessengageherinaconversationthatwill
keepherinterested.
TheresalotIknownowthatIdidntknowthenaboutopeningandrunninggamewith
girlsthishot,butthatnightwasdifferent.Iliterallydidntcareifshelikedmeor
notbutshewastheclosestonetomesoIcouldshowoffmynewlittlemagictricks.
Afterlearningthesetrickswithmybuddy,Iwasalreadyinareallyfunandplayfulmood.
Ibumpedherontheshoulderwithminewhenshewasstandingnexttome.IsaidIm
sorry,Ididntseeyouthere.Hey,youlooksmart,tellmeifyoucanfigurethisout(By
theway,Improbablytheonlyguywhosevertoldhershelookssmart.)
ShelookedatmeandsaidWhat?IbegantoperformtheColorChangetrickwith
thepackofmatchesandsaidIcantfigureouthowitdoesthatcanyoutellme?
BythetimeIgotthroughwithallthreetricks,somethingamazinghappened.SheandI
werehavingfun.Shewasnolongerthissnobbyhottiewithfangs!Shewasactually
verycool.
Shepulledmeovertoherfriendsafewfeetawayandtoldmetodoitforthem.I
refusedandsaidImsorry,Imoffworktonight,ImnotarealmagicianIjustplayone
onTVthatkindofstuff.ThenIsaidIwasgoingbacktomyfriendbecauseitwasmy
roundfordrinkswhichistrue.
IseehowpowerfulnotperformingthetricksagainwasbecauseafterIboughtthe
drinksshecamebackoverandfoundme.Shewasbeggingtoknowthesecrets.My,
myhowthetableshaveturned.
Inevershowedherthemethodstomyfutureobsession,butinsteadwentoffinto
anotherflirtyconversationaboutalotofotherthings.ThatinteractionandthewayI
playeditpaidoffhandsomely.Ididshowheronemoretrickthatnightmuchlater.
Somethingaboutmakingherclothesdisappear.:)
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NoticeintheexampleaboveIneveraskedherifshewantedtoseeamagictrick.She
wasntexpectingmagicuntilitalreadyhappened.Also,bypullingawayandnot
succumbingtoherbeggingIwasabletogenerateevenmorecuriosityfromher.
Obviously,themagictricksdidntgetmethegirl.ButtheygavemeanangleIwouldnt
havehadotherwise.Moreimportantlyitenhancedmypersonalityandgaveher
somethingthatmostguysatthebarthatnightcouldntfun.
EverynightIwentoutonthetownafterthatnightIperformedthesetricksfor
someone.EitherforgirlsIwashittingonormyfriends(whogotsickofthesame
tricksbuttheysawhoweffectivetheywere).
Ilearnedthehardwaythatopeningandapproachingagirlwithmagictricksisvery
dangeroustoyourgame.Thatfirstnightwasbeginnersluck.Buttheseskillswereto
powerfultonotuseinaninitialopen.Soaftertime,Ifiguredoutacoupleoftechniques
toopenasetofgirlsorasinglegirlupwithoutlookinglikeaclown.
MyfavoriteandbyfartheeasiestiswhenIcausethegirlIminterestedtocomeover
andopenME!Illrevealthatinanotherchapterinexplicitdetailthough.
SoafterIsawthelightofhowwellmagicworkswhenusingityougameIbecame
obsessedwithlearningmoretricks.IwenttoeverywebsiteIcouldthinkoftolearnas
manytricksasIcould.IveforgottenmoretricksthanIknowbecauseIneverhada
chancetousethemtheywerentappropriateforbarandsocialsettings.
Ispentoverathousanddollarsdownloadingvideos,buyingDVDs,grabbingeverythingI
couldgetmyhandson.Iwasdrinkingfromthefirehoseofmagic!
IndoingallthisIwasalsofilteringdownallthetricksthatIcoulddowhenIwasoutwith
myfriendsanddiscardingalltheonesthatdidnt.Forinstance,IlovecardmagicandI
knowsomegreattricks,butImnotagoodcardmagicianbecauseIdonttakethemto
bars.Ididgetreallygoodatcloseupthough.
ButabigdifferencebetweenbeingaP.U.M.A.andacloseupstreetmagicianisthat
P.U.M.A.sneveruseobjectsthatmakeitlooklikehecameoutintendingtodomagic.If
Icarrymagicwithme,itsprobablygoingtobecoinorcurrencymagicandafewother
neattricksofthetradethatarecompletelyinconspicuoustothegirlwereperforming
with.
Soletsskipforwardfrom2001to2008.IhavecometothepointwhereInotonlyuse
magiceffectivelyinmygamewithgirls,butnowevenmyfriendsrequestmagicwhen
theyseeit.TheyalsoknowImagreatwingmanwithmymagic.Theycanpullmeover
togirlstheyretalkingtoandthatstheonlytimethatIllbethedancingmonkeyisifI
canhelpthemout.(DISCLAIMER:Sometimesitdoesntworkoutsowellformyfriend
becauseIgetalltheattentionofthegirlstheywereinterestedinIhavetobecareful
withthat.)
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THEP.U.M.A.MINDSET
ThemindsetandattitudeyouusewhenyoubecomeaP.U.M.A.isveryimportant.This
isthefinelinebetweenbeinganentertaininginaharmlesswayandbeingattractivein
aseductiveway.
Iwilltouchonthispointseveraltimes,butIneverletitbeknownthatIcameouttodo
tricks.MagicissomethingIlldowhenthetimingisrightorIknowitwillservethe
outcomeIwant.IdonotdomagiceverytimeIamworkingonagirl.Youshouldtrust
yourintuition.
However,ifIgetboredwhenImoutortheresnorealeyecandyortargets,Iwill
practicemagicformyfriendswhenImjustbored.Doingtrickswhenyoureboredisa
greatwaytosalvageeventheworstofnights!Youneverknowwhereitwillleadand
yourepracticing.
IalsowillstrategicallyplaythepartoftheReluctantMagician.Ifoneofmyfriends
asksmetoperformatrick,IllactembarrassedandplayitoffwhileIthinkofavery
simpleoneIcandoatfirstjusttolooklikeImnotprepared.Illusuallyfollowthatup
withsomethingmindblowing.
Sidenote:Ialsoplayguitar.ButIwontpullitoutunlesswerebackatmyhouse,the
girlasksmeifIplayandIshrug,alittle.ShellaskmetoplaysomethingandIllplayit
offlike,OK,butIhaventpracticedinawhile.ThenIllstrumsomebasicchordsand
usuallyplaythesongSmellyCatfromthesitcomFriends.Italwaysgetsalaughand
theyassumeImnottryingtoshowoffbutthatswhenIhitthemwithapanty
droppingsongthatleavestheirjawsopen.Sameistruewithmagic.Theunexpected
surpriseispowerfulwithmanythingsbutnonesomuchasmagic!
Themostimportantmindsetthatyouneedthoughisjusttohavefun.Lifeisgood,go
outandenjoyit.Donttakeyourmagictooseriouslyoryourselfforthatmatter.
WhenyouhaveP.U.M.A.Skills,youhavetheabilitytoattractANDALSOentertain.I
didntsaynottoentertain,justdontmakethatallyoudo.
Yourealsogoingtomesssometricksupandgetbusted.THATSOK.Itstheonlyway
youlearn.
Peoplewillneverrememberthatyoumessedupatrick...
andtheyllneverForgetwhenyounailit!
Anotherimportantthingtogetinthehabitofisnoticingyoursurroundingsandobjects
thatcanbeusedformagiceffects.Onceyoulearnthefundamentalprinciplesofsleight
ofhand,misdirection,etc,itopensupaworldofpossibilities.Ivedonemagictrickswith
thingsthatnooneeverwouldhavethoughtaboutjustbecauseIknewhowtousethe
fundamentalswithobjectsorotherideas.Onceyouknowthisaspect,youllbe
scanningtheroomforanythingyoucanusetodemonstrateaneffect.
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Lastly,practiceyourmagic.Whenyougetconfidentinyourmagicitwillshowinother
areas.Firstyoullknowthatyoucandosomethingthat99%ofguysarentabletodo.
Second,whenyoureperformingconfidentlyandnotworriedaboutscrewingup,itgives
youpowerovertheinteraction.Youdothetrickinstinctivelyandyourmindisfreeto
tellherwhateverstoriesorpatternsyouwanttogetherintheexactframeofmindyou
wantherin.Thisisalsocalledframecontrolandnowheredoesithaveasmuch
potentialasinmagic.
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NaturalGameandPickUpMagicAreTheyCompatible?
TherearetwomajorschoolsofthoughtinthePickUpandseductioncommunity.Therearethe
Systematicschoolsthatteachsuccinctstrategiesforeverstageofapickup.Theymakeuseof
cannedlines,practicedroutines,DemonstrationsofHigherValue(DHV),negs,gambitsandthe
like.ThegurusarepeoplelikelikeSpeedSeduction,MysteryMethod,StyleLife,VenusianArts,
Ontheoppositeendisthe"Natural"gamerswhichtakesamuchmoreholisticapproachtothe
personaandsocialinteractioningeneral.Insteadoffocusingonexactlywhattosaytheytend
topromotereallywatchingandcalibratingtheinteractionandthenchoosingyourcourseof
actionmorenaturallyfromtherewithoutanyrealcannedlines...justthestyle.ThinkJuggler
Method,DavidDeAngelo,Zan,Stephane,justtonameafew.
Usingmagicasagambitcanbeafuntooltoinsertstrategicallyintoyoursetinordertoconvey
anentertainingvibe,socialproof,elicitcertainstates.
Unfortunatelyforthem,someoftheNaturalgamersbelievethatusinganythinglikemagic
tricksorotherskillsamountstotryingtohardorbeingmanufactured.
Thisisonlytrueifthepersondongthemagicoranygambitforthatmatterapproachesitasif
thetrickwilldoallthework.Alsobytakingthemselvestooseriouslyduringthetrickitcan
backfire.Manyguysletthisactuallystopthemfromeverusingsuchapowerfultooltoconvey
greatemotionsingirls.
ThereasonsthattheSystematicapproachteachesalltheroutinesandgambitsissothatafter
havingsomethingtopracticeforawhileyouincorporatethemintowhoyouareanditthen
becomesnatural.
Theybothgettothesameresult.
Butthatbringsmebacktothemainquestions.CanPickUpMagicandNaturalgamecoexist?
TheanswerisABSOLUTELY.
Ifyoucanlearntoactuallyenjoytheprocessofdoingamagictrickforsomeoneandwatching
theirreaction,andnottryingtouseitasamagicpillthatworksforeveryone,itwillbe
congruentwithwhoyouareandanotheruniqueskillssettingyouapartfromtherestofthe
field.Trustme,Iknowfromexperience.
ThisgoestrueforabsolutelyanygambitdesignedtoDHVandevenentertain.Ifyouperformit
likeyou'relookingforareaction,you'regoingtousuallygetareactionyoudon'twant.
However,ifyouknowafewmindbogglingtricksandknowwhentointroducethem,howto
performthemandhowtoclosethemusingthefundamentalsofsoundpickuptheory,knowing
whentopullbackandwhentoteaseyou'regoingtohaveanincredibleimpact.Bestcaseisthat
she'sblownawayandshecan'tgetyouoffherminduntilyoudropheroffthenextmorning
backatherplace.Worstcaseisthatyoutotallyfumbleatrickandlaughitoff...whichiseasyto
doifyoudon'ttakeittooserious.
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Morelikelythannotit'sgoingtofallinthemiddlelikeandshe'sgoingtoreallylikeyou,like
hangingoutwithyoubecauseyou'refunanddifferentthanotherguysandyouwere
memorable.
Ifyoutreatpickupmagicasatechniqueforashorttermgainthatyouthinkwilldoallthework
foryou,thenitwon'twork.You'llbeanotherdudeswingingatoolaround.
Butifyoucantakethebestthatmagichastoofferandinserttheprinciplesofmystery,
seduction,andcuriosityintoyourpersonality,thenitbecomesquitenatural.
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THEFUNDAMENTALS
Itsimportanttohaveamasteryofthefundamentalsofanyskillbeforeyoucangrasp
masteryoftheoverallsystem.SinceP.U.M.A.Skillsmarriestwoseparatefields,each
hastheirownsetoffundamentalknowledgeandskillthatyouhavetoknow.Eachone
isimportantandlaysthefoundationforyousuccesswithPickUpMagic:
TheBASICFUNDAMENTALSof:
MAGIC
PICKUP
NEVERrevealthesecret
LearnMisdirection
Havepatienceandconfidence
Leavethemwantingmore
Beplayful
Alwaysbepreparedtodo
sometrickifthetimeis
right.
Sometimesslowerisbetter
NEVERrevealthesecret
Beconfident
Havegoodstyleandgrooming
Understandtheartofbuildingrapport
DemonstrateSocialValue&Proof
Keepagirlguessingalittlebitabout
whatyourethinking.
Havesomecanned&practicedstories
butdeliverthemnaturally
Dontchasethem,causethemtochase
you
Youwontgeteverygirl,butkeeptrying
toanyway.
BasicP.U.M.A.Fundamentals
BeverycarefulusingmagictoOPENacoldsetofgirls.Thiscanbe
accomplishedafteralotofpracticeandskillwithyourperformance,butyou
riskstartingofflikeyouretryingtoentertainandyougetpigeonholedas
theguyinabartryingtoperformmagic.Doingatrickduringyoursetatan
unexpectedmomentisasurpriseandhasamuchmoredramaticeffect.
Impressherwithwhoyouarefirst,thenwhatyoucando.
Donotdomorethan3trickstoonegirlandspreadthemout.Makeherask
foranotherone.Ifshedoesntask,maybeyourtrickwasntthatgood....or
maybeshesstillmystifiedbyyourfirsttrickandonemorewillpushyouto
theentertainervibe....whereyoudontwanttobe.Yourenotonstage,
keepsometricksfornexttime.
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Whenyoudoatrickperfectlybecoolandcollectedandgathertheenergy
theyregivingyouandleadit.Realizethattheresthatmomentthatyou
REALLYhavethem.Itslikeaminortrancetheyrein.Theyllbesusceptible
tominorsuggestionsandopentoalltypesofideas.Inthemomentthatyou
amazeheryouownher.
Ifyoubombatrick,itsok...youswitchyourframetofunnyguyandtellher
youwereboredwiththeconversationandwantedtodosomethingmore
fun.CanbeagreatuseofaNeg.
Pickyourmagictrickscarefullyandfilterthemouttobethemosteffectivein
whateversituationyouaregoingtobein.Formoreinformationseethe
ChapterinthismanualcalledTheP.U.M.A.Filter
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SLEIGHTOFHAND
Sleightofhandisthemagiciansbestfriendanditwillbeyourstoo.Ifyoulearnafewbasic
sleightsandhowtoapplythemtomultipleobjectsyoucandoamazingmagicalmostany
where.
Keepinmindthatsleightofhandisnotonlysneakymoveswithyourfingers.Itisalsousingthe
verybasicprinciplesofmisdirectiontokeepsomeonesattentionfocusedsomewherewhile
youperformasleightofhandmove.Oftentimes,thesleightisanythingbutsleightitsoutin
theopenforeveryonetosee,iftheyreonlylooking,whichifyouredoingitrighttheyrenot.
Imtellingyou,sleightsandmisdirectionareFUN.Thereisnothinglikedoingsomethingthat
youthinkissosimpleandyetwatchingutterconfusioncreepacrossagirlsface.
Whetheryouremakingabookofmatchesdisappearinfrontoftheireyesorapparently
throwingtheircreditcardacrosstheroomonlytomakeitreappearoutofthinair,same
principles.
Causingacointodisappearintoyourhand,thetableoreventhinairsameprinciples.
Misdirectioncanbeeasilyperformedwithyourwords,eyes,handsortouch,orevenwithtime.
ThereisamagicprinciplecalledDualRealitieswhichIloveandusealot.Itsverysimpleto
doanditsamazinglyeffectiveinmentalismeffectsthatcanreallyblowpeoplesminds.
Onmyblogatwww.pumaskills.com/blogIhaveanexcellentvideoofPenn&Tellerperforming
ashortroutineusingmisdirectionandtheytellyouexactlyhowtheydoeverything.
Feelfreetocheckitout.
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HOWTOOPENWITHMAGIC
ORHAVETHEMOPENYOU
EarlierIrecountedastoryofhowmyfirstmagictrickforagirlworkedoutwonderfullywhenI
openedherwiththeintentofshowingheramagictrick.Ineedtowarnyou,thatmethodisthe
leasteffectivemethodtoopenaninteractionwithagirl.Ivetestedthisandcrashedand
burnedmoretimesthannot.
Usingmagictrickstopickupgirlscanbeaverypowerfultacticwhendonecorrectly.Butitcan
alsoberiskyifyoudon'tknowhowtodoit.Firstimpressionsareeverything,andifyoustart
outasamagicianandthat'sallsheknowsaboutyou...therestoftheinteractionyou'llbetrying
toconvinceherthatthere'smoretoyou.Plus,you'vefiredthebiggunswaytooearly.
Alotofguyswon'tusemagictricksbecausetheythinkthey'lllookstupid.Theycan'timagine
walkinguptoahotgirlatabarandsaying"Wannaseeamagictrick."Whocanblamethem?
Magicisatitsbestwhenthegirlleastexpectsit,withlittlesetupandwhenyou'vealready
establishedrapport.UnlessyouhaveamazingskillsandanevenMOREamazingwaytofollow
up,atruePickUpMagicArtist,wouldwaituntillaterintheinteractiontoopen.
Ideally,thebesttimetointroducemagicinyourgameiswhereyouwouldnormallytellastory
tothegirltocreatesomesortofconnection(realorcanned)?That'sagreatplacetointerjecta
magiceffectspontaneously.Butyoudon'twanthertothinkyoucameouttothebartodo
magicforherandimpressallthegirls,becauseyou'llbedoingtheexactoppositeifthat'swhat
shethinks
BREAKINGTHERULES:THESTEALTHOPENERS
Rulesaremeanttobebrokenandthesearenodifferent.Whatgoodismagicifyoucantuseit
tomeetthegirl.Herearethesituationsthatwhenusedcorrectlycangiveyouafootinthe
doorwithalmostanygirlorgroupyoumeet.
TheProximityOpen:Thisiswhereyouaredoingacasualbutvisualeffect(likelevitatingan
objectorusingflashpaper)inagirlslineofsight.Perhapsyouredoinganeffectforafriend
anditscloseenoughtogetnoticed.Itsimportanttobelowkeyandcasualhereshellbe
muchmorelikelytocomeoverandopenyou.Ivepersonallyhaveaboutan80%successrate
withthismethod,especiallywhenIusethemostvisuallystunningtrickinmyrepertoire(for
detailsonthetrickandmethod,pleasepickuptheP.U.M.A.SkillsMasteryCourseat
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WingmanEngages:Thisisalittleriskierunlessyoufollowthesecondhalfofthisroutine
closely.Ittakespracticebutoncemasteredgetsveryeasytodo.Illhavemywingmanpulla
hotgirlinandsay,"Watch,yougottaseethis!"orevenbetterCanIborrowa(dollarbill,
cigarette,lipstick,yourhand,volunteer,whateverthetrickcallsfor).Butifhedoesthis...make
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sureyoubecome"TheReluctantMagician."Playitoff,laughandtellthemthatyourfriendis
impressedveryeasily.I'llsay,"Okwatch,mygrandpajusttaughtmethis..."They'llthinkyou're
abouttopullacoinoutfrombehindtheirear.Whenyoufloatabillormakefive$1billsturn
intofive$100billsinfrontoftheireyes...youmayevengetascream!
TheBackDoor:OccasionallyIhavetakentheopportunitytoopenagroupofgirlswithamagic
trickwhenthegirlI'mopeningisNOTthetargetofmyaffection.She'sthefriend,thegirlgoyle,
thegrenade,theobstacleetc.Iliketofindherwhenshe'snotdirectly"with"herfriend,but
standingnearherorwaituntilthehotgirlhaslefttemporarilythenopentheoneyourenot
reallyinterestedin.
Theoryhere:
Imentertainingherfriends,nother.
Youdontcareifyouimpressorattractherfriendifthetrickdoesntworkout.
WhenitDOESWORK,andtheobstaclelikesyou,shewillundoubtedlypullherhot
friendovertomeetyousoyoucandothetrickforher.IfthishappensYOUMUST
REFUSE!DonotbeaDancingMonkey.Youjustgotanintrotothehottargetwithout
usingmagicdirectly.Yetbecauseyouwontshowher,nowtheressomething
mysteriousaboutyouANDyourenotcomplyingwithherdemandslike99%ofAFCs
orAverageFrustratedChumpswill.(Youcanpulloutatricklaterinthenightafter
youvebeenengagingyourtargetforawhilebutonlywhenshedoesntexpectitat
all!)
Summary:DontsayWannaseeamagictrick?Insertthemintoyoursetatcertain
unexpectedtimes.IfyouabsolutelymustopeneitherdoaProximityOpen,haveyour
wingmanpullagirlinandbeTheReluctantMagicianoropentheObstacleofthegirlinthe
group.
Keepinmindtwothings:1)Thegirlisattractedtohowcoolshethinksthatyouareviewedby
thegroup.IfyouarealeaderofmenasMysteryputsit,yougetsocialvaluepoints.
2)Itshardtogetanywherewithagirlinagroupwhileyoureinthatgroup.Youneedtoisolate
her.Ifyouperformmoremagicorjustrungameonherafteryouisolateitsuptoyou.Butyou
needtoisolateher.
Also,unlikemanycloseuppersonaltricksIllshowyou,rememberthatgrouptricksshouldbe
morefunandvisibleandentertainingthatthepersonalcloseuptricksthatyoullbedoingin
isolation.
Onceyoureinisolationwiththegirl,anytricksshouldbehighlypersonalized,withelementsof
humorpepperedinaswellasasexualtensionwhenpossible.Mentalisteffectsworkperfectly
inisolation.Atthispoint,themagicshouldbeaboutherandgiveyoutheopportunitytobuild
rapport.
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THEBESTTIMETOINTRODUCEMAGIC
ThisisreallyhitsattheheartofP.U.M.A.Skills.Youwanttolookfornaturalmomentsto
introducemagic.Dontbeonedgewaitingtodoarick.Mostimportantly,havefunandletit
enhanceyourcharismaandcharm,nottrytoreplaceit.
Thetrickiestpartofintroducingmagicintoaninteractionwithagirlorgroupofthemistodoit
withoutlookinglikeyoucameoutplanningtodoit.Ivediscussedthisbeforeafewtimesbut
itsimportantsoIllreinforceit.Theworstthingyoucandoislooklikeyouretryingtoohardto
impressher.Butthebestthingyoucandoistounexpectedlyimpressher.
Iwilladmitthatknowinghowtodomagicandthereactionsitbringsevenmakesmeanxiousto
bringitoutearly.Itcanbeeasytorelyonitasacrutchormakeittheprimarypartofyour
game.Ifyoudoeitheroftheseitsamistakeandwilltypicallygetyoutheoppositeresultthat
yourelookingfor.Thisworksformagicians,butnotforP.U.M.A.s.
IllrevealafewinsightsintothebestsituationsIveexperiencedovertheyearsandtheunique
aspectsofeach.
ScenarioA:TheTotalSurprise
LetssaythatIamalreadytalkingtoagirl,Imbuildingrapportandenjoyingtheinteraction.
DependingonwhereIamandwhatobjectsarehandyIwillgointoatrickjustlikeIwouldgo
intoanotherconversationalthread.IwillmakesurethatIamnotimpressedbythereaction.
Igivenosenseofperformingforher.ThemostIllgiveherwhensheseestheeffectisa
slightwinkandgoon.Iwillbarelyacknowledgewhatshesawthatjustamazedher.Thiswill
typicallyarousehercuriositytothepointofmakingmewanttotalkaboutit.Byrefusingtodo
soIcausehertochasemeconversationally.
Theotherwaythatthistechniqueaffectsheristocauseyoutobeverymysterious.You
obviouslyhaveatalentthatsurprisedheranditmakesherwonderwhatothertalentsyoumay
haveelsewhere.
ScenarioB:DeliberatePerformance
Thekeytodeliberatelyperformingmagicforagirlthatyourerunninggameonisrapport.
Rapportisthatfeelingofconnectionbetween2ormorepeople.Ifyouhavereallystrong
rapportthenthereslittlethatyoucandowrongandalotthatyoucandoright.Shewillmost
likelyimmediatelyseeanytrickyoudoascharmingandfun.Itmayacceleratetheattraction
thatsalreadytherethroughtherooforintroduceanewplayfulvibetotheinteraction.Thisis
thebesttimetodomagicsinceyouvealreadygomomentum.
OnephraseIlluseoftenincaseslikethisis:Haveyoueverseensomethingthatyoucouldnt
explain,andafterseeingityoucouldntthinkaboutanythingbutthatallnightlong?While
sayinganythingbutthatIwillpointtomyselfortouchmychestinaverysubtlemanner.
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Thisiscalledanchoringandembeddingasuggestion.Youretellinghersubconsciouslythat
shellbethinkingaboutyouallnightlongandbypointingtoyourself(subtley)itwillreinforce
that.
Therearevariousotherverbalpatternsthatcanfollowthatopeningline,buttokeepitsimple,
youcaneasilyfollowthatupwithWatchandgointoyoureffect.Thiswillputherintoa
veryslighttranceandyouretellingherwhattoexpect.
WhatifyouDONThavestrongrapportwiththegirlbutaretryingtostiruporliventhe
conversation?Well,thisisalsogreatforstokingthatfire.Byusingasimilarlineasabove,you
aredemandingherattentionandtakingcontroloftheinteraction.Inthesecasesneverrush
yourmagic.Youvegotauniqueopportunitytousethismomenttodrawherintoyouandget
hervibingonyourlevel.Ivedonethisbeforeandturnedwhatlookedlikealostcauseinto
breakfastthenextmorning.
ScenarioC:TheGroup
Theeasiestwaytointroducemagicinagroupsettingistohaveawingmanrequestatrick,in
whichcaseyouplaythereluctantmagicianandthenbringsomethingout.Thesecondeasiest
istodoasimplevisualtrickforjustoneofthegirlsbutlettheotherssee.Forinstance,ifsitting
atatable,startatrickforoneofthemquietlyandtheotherswillcatchon.Soonyoullbe
gettingtheattentionoftheentiretablewithouteverrequestingit.Alleyesareonyou,timeto
shine.
*ScenarioD:TheDifficultGirl
Nomatterhowgreatyourmagicisyouregoingtocomeacrosssomegirlsthatwontbe
impressed,willbecynical,willtrytoruinyourtricksorwilltrytofigureouthowyoudidthe
trickoutloudinsteadofjustenjoyingtheexperience.Especiallyifyousucceedinfoolingher,it
willdrivehernutsandshellbecomemoredifficult.IhaveheardseveralgirlsevensayThat
wasjustsleightofhandorsomethingitsatrick.DoesthewordDuhcometomindhere?
Nowthisisusuallyaredflagformesincemyexperiencesaysifagirlcantenjoyasimplemagic
trick,achildlikepleasure,thatshesgoingtobedifficultinmanysituations.Thismuchcynicism
turnsmeoff,BUTyoucanreallyplaywiththemandhavefunifyouknowwhatyouredoing.
Allowmetorecountoneofmyfavoriteencounterswithoneofthesetypes:
Wemetthroughafriendandchattedabitatfirst.Ithoughtshewasprettyhot,unfortunately
shethoughtshewasprettyhottoo.Badsignalready.Shewasalittledifficultatfirstandbeing
asmartass,thoughinaplayfulway.Myfriendaskedmetoshowheratrick.Iwasreluctantat
firstandthenperformedaneffectthattookmoreofherattentionthanshewantedtogive.I
succeedinginfoolingherbutshekeptsayingshewasntimpressedandtodoanotherone.
ThatwasatesttoseeifIwouldcomplywithherlikemostmenwould.
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Irepliedmynexttrickistomakeyoudisappear.Imadeapoofactionwithmyhandsinfront
ofherandthensaiddamn,yourestillhere.IaskedmyfriendwhointroducedusIsshe
alwaysthisdifficult?ThenIturnedtoherandsaid,ThisiswhyIcouldneverdateyou,waytoo
highmaintenance.Youprobablymakeyourboyfriendsgogetpedicureswithyoudontyou?
Shelaughedandtriedtogivemeahighfive.Igaveslappedherhandlikeshewantedthen
toldhertogostandinthecorneruntilshecancomebackandplaynice.
Guesswhatshewenttothecorner.Nowshewasbeingplayful.Ididntputupwithherand
sherealizedIwasnttryingtoimpressherwithmymagicbecauseIdidntcareifshewasnt
impressed.Shecamebackoverandaskedmetodoanotherone.
ThistimeIdidamentalisteffectthatreallyscrewedhermindupandNOWshewasimpressed.
Thetablestotallyturned.ShesaidYoudomagictotrytoimpressgirlsdontyou?IsaidNo,
Iimpressgirlsbybuyingthemridiculouslyfancydinners,expensivejewelry,andtakingthemon
exotictrips.Goodtoknowthatmagicisallittakestoimpressyou.GuessIdonthavetodoall
thatotherstuff.(Insertshiteatinggrin).
Imgoingtoskipaheadandletyouknowthatthisinteractionworkedperfectlyandturneda
hot,cynical,painintheassintoafunplayfulgirlwhowasallovermeandevengenuinely
requestedmoremagictrickslaterthatnight.
Disclaimer:Thiswasauniqueresultandtheyusuallydontturnaroundthisnicely.Butthis
storygoestoshowthatwithpropertechniqueyoucanturnalmostanythingaround.Most
timesyoulljustwanttoavoidthosegirlsorbustonthemforbeingdifficult.Practiceknocking
heroffherpedestalalittlebit.Thistacticcanbeusefulinmanysituations.
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CLOSINGSKILLS
Thischapterisaboutclosingoutofthemagicsetandtransitioningtoclosingthegirlforher
numberorevenmore.Whenyouhaveasuccessfulperformanceitsverytemptingtoride
thathightoolongandkeepondoingtricks.Thereactionscanbeintoxicating.However,its
importanttoknowwhentoquitandusethemagicasasteppingstonetoacceleratethe
rapportforthenight.
Theeasiestwayisjusttotransitiontoanothertopicifyouhaveone.Butoneofmyfavorite
techniquesistosay:Ok,yourturn.Youshowmeoneofyourtwohiddentalents.
Shewilltypicallyreactoneoftwoways:(Thisishardtocapturetheessenceinwritingbythe
way.)
ShesaysOneofmytwotalents?Yourespond:WerenotmarriedyetsoIcantsee
thefirsttalentthatwouldbeasin.Butyoureboundtohaveonetalentinthere.
Comeon,whatdidyoudowhenyouwereinthosepageantsasalittlegirl?
ShesaysIdonthaveanytalents!Yourespond:Imalittledisappointed.Ithought
therewasmorethanmeetstheeyetoyou.Nothingbutaprettyface?Wewouldnever
workout.Ineedmorestimulationthanthat.IfImreallyhammingitupIlltellherto
golearnaskillandcallmewhenyouvemasteredit.Thenwellcontinuethisdiscussion.
BothscenariosareonesthatIvefieldtestedtimeandagainandtheyworkonmanylevels.
Feelfreetomakethemyourownandplaywiththem.Butitsimportanttopayattentiontothe
structureoftheinteractionandhowIleadheraroundplayfully.
Therearealotofwaystocloseoutyourmagicbutifyoudonothingbutthose,youshouldbe
covered.Torecap.A)Transitioneasilytoanothersubject.B)Tellhertoentertainyounow.
Makeherputonashow.
IntheP.U.M.A.SkillsMasteryCourseIuseanamazingillusiontomakeitlooklikeitwasfatefor
metohavehernumberanditworkswonders.Ittakesgettinghernumbertoawholenew
level.IcallittheDestinyNumberCloseanditsavailablebyvisitingwww.pumaskills.com
andinvestingintheMasteryCourse.
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AvoidingMistakes&
DemonstratingLOWERValue
Thenameofthegameinusingmagicskillsisdemonstratinghighervalue(DHV)orshowing
herthatthereareskillsthatyouhavetoentertainandimpressherandotherpeople.Simple
DHVscanbeveryeffectiveingivingyousomethingcalledsocialproof.Mostgirlswanttobe
withinterestingguysthatareunpredictableandcancommandattention.Therearemany
techniquestoDHVandyoucanneverhavetoomanyskillswithwhichtoimpressgirlsor
anyoneelse.
Magicisoneofthoseskillsandwhenusedcorrectlycanbeaverypowerfulonebecauseofthe
magneticeffectithasonwomenandmen,adultsandchildrenalike.However,asyoure
probablyaware,likeanyskillitisadoubleedgedsword.Ifusedcarelesslyorincorrectlyitcan
comeoffastryingtoohardtoimpressandseekingvalidation.ThesearecalledDemonstrations
ofLowerValueor(DLV).
Imentionedearlierthatitstemptingtogetcaughtupinthereactionsyoureceiveandstep
overthelinetobecomeaperformeroradancingmonkey.Itsimperativethatyoudontdo
allyourethetricksyouknowandenduplookinglikeyoureonstage.Thiswillhavethe
oppositeeffectyourelookingfor.
Dontmakeobviousattemptstolooktoocoolorevencarewhatotherpeoplethink.Your
attitudeshouldbethattheseareskillsthatyouhaveandyoureperformingthemforyourself.
Ifotherpeoplelikethemthatsgreat,butyoureconfidentinwhoyouare,whatyoucandoand
youenjoyentertainingpeople.Thiswillbeapparentinyourvibe.Yourehavingfun.
Anothermistakeistryingtokeepherattentionlongafteryouvealreadywonit.Pushand
pullintheinteraction.ThatswhyIsaidearliertomakeherperformsomethingforyou.Its
alsogoodtotakeyourattentionawayfromherafteryouvegottenagreatreaction.Makeher
chaseyoualittlebit.Ithelpsvalidatethefactthatyourenotseekingvalidation.
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P.U.M.A.FILTER
Allmagictricksareallpointlessunlessyouknowhowtoperformthem.Whetheritsasa
magicianorasaP.U.M.A.oranythingelseinlife,theskillisntasimportantasthewayits
displayed.Thatisonehalfofwhatpumaskills.comteachestheproperperformance.
However,itsequallyimportanttoknowwhichmagictricksarethemosteffectiveand
appropriateinspontaneoussituationswhenyoureoutwithyourfriendsandyouhappento
meetagirlandknowingagreattrickwouldcomeinperfect.
Butyoudontwanttopulloutadeckofcardsorotherprops.Sohowdoyouknowwhattricks
todo?Whatmakesforagoodtrickinthesesituations?Therearealotofgreatandvisually
stunningmagictricksouttherebutmostjustarentappropriateandmightgivethewrong
impression.
Thekeyhereisnotnecessarilythemostimpressivemagictricks,butthemostimpressivethat
areeasilyavailable,providespontaneityandhelpyoudemonstratehowcharmingyoucanbein
anysituation.
ThroughoutmyexperienceswithmagicIveprobablyforgottenmoretricksthanIremember.
WhenIfirststartedIwantedtoknowEVERYTHING!Cardtricks,levitation,stageillusions,
sleightofhand,streetmagic,pyromagic.Younameit,Iboughtit.TheproblemwaswhenI
triedtousemostofthosetricksinrealsituationsitallfellapart.Remember,Imnotaworking
magician.IwanteditforonereasononlytoimpressfriendsandfemaleswhenImout
socially.Thateliminates90%ofmagictricksoutthere.
Ifoundmyselfcombingthroughalltheonlinemagicinstructionsiteswithamentalfilterin
placetryingtoidentifywhichtrickswouldwork.HereswhatIwaslookingfor:
Tricksthatgetagoodreaction
Tricksthatareeasytolearnandmasteredwithalittlepractice
Tricksthatarecloseup,spontaneous&impromptu
Tricksthatinvolveverylittlesetuporcleanup
Trickwithgimmicksmustbeextremelyportable&concealable
TricksthatareconvenientandeasytodoataClub,Bar,Restaurant,orParty
TricksthatcouldtieinagreatstorylinesoIcouldbuildrapport
Mentalisttechniquesthatwillengageagirlsmindandalsofittheaboveparameters.
Tricksthatwontembarrassyouifyoudotheminpublic.
ThishasbecomewhatIcallTHEP.U.M.A.Filter
Thisfiltergavemetheideaforpumaskills.comandtheMasteryCourse.Ifyouarecontentwith
combingthroughallthetricksonyourowntofindonesthatfitthismoldIencourageyouto
usethisfilterandadaptittoyourneeds.
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However,ifyouvalueyourtimeandmoneyandwouldliketousemyyearsofexperienceand
fieldtestingthesetricksIwelcomeyoutoinvestintheP.U.M.A.SkillsMasteryCourseat
www.pumaskills.comandgetajumpstart.
Ifyourebrandnewtomagicandneverreallyuseditbeforethenthecourseisperfectforyou.
Ifyouonlyknowacoupleofthetricksandhowtoperformthemyoullprobablyhavealot
moresuccessinyourgame.However,knowingacoupledozenormorewillmakeyoumore
flexibleinothersituationsandyourfriendswontgettiredofthesameoldtricksoverandover.
Ifyouvebeendoingmagicforyearsyoumaywatchtheinitialvideoandthinkyouknowhow
todoallofthetricksalready.YoumaythinktheyrenotcomplexortechnicalenoughbutI
challengeyoutoseethebeautyinthesimplicity.Thoughmostoftheothertricksinthe
MasteryCoursearemuchmoreinvolvedandvisual,thekeyistoknowwhichtricksarethe
mostappropriateandhowtoperformtheminthecontextofmeetingandimpressinggirls.
Haveyoubeenusingmagicbutareunsurehowtogenerateattractionwithit?Thenthe
MasteryCourseisforyouandmightmakeallthedifference.
Magicdoesnthavetobecomplicatedtobemindblowinglyeffective.
Forinstance,Igiveaway3FreeMagicTricksonavideoonceyoulogintowww.pumaskills.com.
Thesevideosinvolveasimplepackofmatches.Theyaredefinitelynotthemostvisually
stunningtricksbutimaginehowoftenyoucanusethemtosurpriseagirlintheright
circumstancesandhowoftenyoucouldusethem.Therestofthetricksinthesystemtypically
moreadvancedthanthis.YetthesearethethreetricksISTILLdomorethanalmostanyother.
PayattentiontotheinstructionsandnuancesofpresentingthetricksandhowIexplainwhen
tousethemandhowwhenyoureworkingonagirlthenexttimeyoureout.
Butforthebeginnerandintermediate,itstheonlymagiccourseyoumayeverneedunlessyou
wanttobeastageillusionistorthehitofachildrensbirthdayparty.
ButIllquestiontoeveryone:Whatsoundslikemorefun?Beingaprofessionalmagician
doingtricksforanaudienceandmakingacouplebucksbutbeingforgottenaboutafteryou
leaveorknowingwhichmagictricksyoucanuseinanysituationtoimpressthepantsoffa
girlandensurethatshewontforgetyouforalongtimeandknowingyoucangooutanddo
itagainthenexttime?
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