I didn’t include these books in my first book list because they are a bit “out there” for most peoples taste. But… if you are looking for an edge I would recommend reading them.
The first book is The Satanic Witch by Anton LaVey.
If you are a fan of Marilyn Manson you would enjoy this book. The title of this book is somewhat misleading but most of the contents is very logical and not centred on superstition or what most people view goths/satanists being about. Anton LaVey seems like a well researched and intelligent guy.
Here is what is included in this book:
- Introduction by Peggy Nadramia / Introduction by Zeena LaVey
- Prologue
- The Test of the Thirteen Factors
- 1. Are You a Witch?
- The Myth of the “White Witch”
- The Drug Scene
- The Married Witch versus the Single Witch Choose an Image
- “Natural” versus Acquired Ability
- 2. Knowing Yourself and Others
- The Real You
- The LaVey Personality Synthesizer
- Predominantly Masculine Types in Female Bodies and Vice-Versa
- Temperament
- Skin and Flesh Tone
- General Proportions
- Sexual Proclivities
- Sense of Humor
- Alcohol and Drug Use
- Professions and Occupations
- Sports, Athletics, Aches and Pains
- Are You Passive or Dominant by Nature?
- The Power of Certain Names
- His Name
- The Law of the Attraction of Opposites
- By His Automobile Ye Shall Know Him
- Sleep Patterns … and Other Bedroom Activities
- 3. E.S.P.: Extra Sensual Projection
- The Pupils of His Eyes as a Measurement for Success
- Sound
- On the Importance of Odors
- Taste
- Touch
- 4. Looks Mean Everything
- You Don’t Have to Be Ugly
- Make-up: Projective Coloration
- Your Fur
- Your Undercoat
- The Law of the Forbidden
- Secrets of Indecent Exposure
- 5. Fashion: The Witch’s Greatest Friend, The Witch: Fashion’s Worst Enemy
- Cartoon Cuties
- Stockings versus Panty Hose
- The High Heel
- On Prostitutes and Pentagrams
- Accessories
- Color Clues for Witches
- 6. Bitchcraft
- Taking Advantage of Men Who Think They’re Taking Advantage of you
- How and When to Lie
- Learn to Be Stupid
- How to Charm a Married Man
- Giving In
- The Folly in Trying to Charm a Self-Aware Homosexual
- The Lesbian Witch
- Gesture, Mannerisms, Toilet Habits and Assorted Ploys
- 7. Means of Divination
- How to Tell Fortunes with No Previous Experience
- “Cold Reading” and “Casing the Mark”
- Prophesy
- 8. Ceremonial Magic
- Sex Magic without Sanctimony
- Casting a Spell
- How to Protect Yourself from Another Witch’s Curse
- How to Become a Succubus and Attack the Man of your Choice While He Sleeps
- On Choosing a Familiar or a Demon
- 9. Public Relations for Witches
- How to Break the news
- Select Bibliography
- Afterword by Blanche Barton
- The endpapers display the LaVey Synthesizer Clock
The second book is Seductress: Women Who Ravished the World and Their Lost Art of Love by Betsy Prioleau which was recommended to me by Neil Strauss.
Link to an interview with the author http://dir.salon.com/story/sex/galleries/2003/10/31/seduction/index.html
The next is a compilation of articles called the Playboy Philosophy that was written by Hugh Hefner and published in Playboy magazine around the 1960’s.
It is very informative about the development of today’s societies attitudes towards sex.
Link to .pdf download http://therhetoric.net/2007/04/08/the-playboy-philosophy/
Ars Amatoria. Latin meaning the art of seduction. Was written by Ovid a few centuries ago and is a Roman equivalent of the more widely known Kama Sutra although it focuses more on seduction and attraction and not on what happens after that.
On first glance not very relevant to today but it makes for interesting reading and there are some things you can learn from it.
Available for download from http://books.google.com
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