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Vampyrism 101
I would like to start this section off right by giving you an intro into Vampyrism 101. The the information below was written originally by Belfaazaar Ashantison. I found it quit informative and useful. Any questions please post them in correct sections of the board.
Read and Enjoy,
Lady Adriana
HSG Founder & CoElder
Vampirism 101
by Belfazaar Ashantison
A BREAKDOWN ON REAL VAMPIRISM...
I think here I should take the time to define what vampirism is so that you might better understand the finer details contained herein...
Vampirism is a physical condition wherein the 'afflicted' person's body does not either produce enough, or none at all, of the essential energies to maintain a proper balance of physical, mental and emotional well-being and must, therefore, turn to outside sources to attain these energies. These sources range from blood to psychic energy to empathic energy to elemental energy to the ambient negative energy present every day to eclectic mixes of any of the above sources.
TYPES OF FEEDING...
Sanguinary
The most widely known, but also the most widely misunderstood of the feeding types... Being falsely dubbed as 'psy-vamps on training wheels' or some other such nonsense, this is, of course, a blood feeder, a person who can pull their much needed energies from a physical source
Psychic
This type of vampire must feed on the ambient energies given off by all living entities, yet others, feed through a direct link. They must have this direct link in order to draw in their much needed energies.
Pranic
This type of vampire, though touch-based and physical, like the sanguinary when attaining the energies they need, derive their much needed energies from all of the dense prana energies given off by the body, including sexual contact. The difference between the Pranic and Sanguinary vampire is that a true sanguinary only draws their energy from the blood.
Elemental
Most feed on the elements of fire, water and wind, due to the difficulty most have when attempting to feed from the prime element of the Earth. They can tap into the 'para-elementals' of plant-life (IE trees, grass, bushes and house plants), but for some reason dirt, rocks and gemstones elude them.
Empathic
This feeder pulls their much needed energies from the emotional energies given off. Most of this is ambient emotional energy, however, some, as with psychic feeders, must establish a direct link in order to do this.
Negative
Most of these vampires feed on the ambient negative energies prevalent in the world around them each and every day. They hold an innate ability within themselves to flip this energy to a 'positive' feed for THEM. HOWEVER, there are negative feeders that will CREATE VERY negative situations in order to feed. These beings have been dubbed by many within the vampire community as 'psychic leeches' due to their obvious hazardous nature.
Eclectic
These vampires have awakened with the need for multiple sources of energy to maintain their already precarious balance of energies. This distinctive nature gives them some obvious advantages, like the capability of drawing from many sources instead of being locked into just one and having to adapt to others. The drawback to this, is that sooner or later, if they do not maintain a semblance of balance in these feeds, they, too, will feel the same side effects any other vampire would not feeding.
Adaptive
These vampires, through necessity, such as the lack of a donor for a sanguine vampire, have 'adapted' to other feedings in order to attain their much needed energies. However, there is a slight drawback. Adaptive feeders must return to their primary feed sooner or later. The primary feed implies the source of energy that was needed when the vampire first awakened.
COMMON FACTORS...
There are some common factors (perhaps falsely) labeled as 'symptoms'. These 'symptoms', as with many other physical conditions, mimic a variety of other physical conditions. The key to remember here is that a vampire NEEDS the energies he or she is drawing upon to maintain their physical, mental and emotional balance.
These symptoms include but are not limited to... Migraines, photosensitivity, obsessive/compulsive behavior, depression and mood swings.
There also seems to be an underlying psychic ability to hone in on their specific energies needed to maintain their precarious balance.
COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS OF VAMPIRISM...
The misconceptions of vampirism have become so widespread due to the popularization of fictional vampires, such as Dracula and Lestat, and the steady dogma pushed upon society as a whole by Catholocism and Judeo/Christians alike. This perpetuation of myth and misconception by religious forces has done nothing but create an air of fear and suspicion, to which psychologists and pshychiatrists have added to this stating that 'persons are not suffering from vampirism but some sort of dimentia or psychosis'.
Some of the more common misconceptions are:
Severe/deadly reaction to silver, severe/deadly reaction to garlic, adverse reaction to holy symbols/holy ground/holy water, people of faith cause pain and/or suffering, sunlight is lethal, Cain is the father of all vampires, Lilith is the mother of all vampires, and vampires must sleep in coffins or possess earth from their homelands in order to rest.
There are organizations out there trying to combat these misconceptions (and others), yet I caution all who read this, that there are those that are fully immersed in these misconceptions and perpetuate the myths. There are like-minded organizations that are trying to combat these misconceptions, so I thought I would list a few of them here. They are the Vampire Church, Vampyre Society, Vampiric Nations Council, and the House of Mystic Echoes. There are other organizations out there, but these are organizations that I have had personal dealings with and know you, in your search, will find answers to your questions.
Well, this ends Vampirism 101, I hope you have found this writing informative and suggest that you check out each of the groups listed above. For more information on them, I suggest you go to...
The Vampire Church at www.vampire-church.com
The Vampyre Society at www.vampyresociety.org
The House of Mystic Echoes at www.geocities.com/xvzaarvx/
The Vampiric Nations Council at this time has no website to view, but I will change this as soon as one becomes available...
Lady Adriana
HSG Founder & CoElder Edited by: HSGSanguineousGuardians at: 11/6/03 8:47 am
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