A vampire is essentially an energy feeder or blood drinker that may
display various levels of psychic ability. While the causality,
interpretation, and sometimes even the “proper” spelling of vampirism
are debated, vampires are generally individuals who cannot adequately
sustain their own physical, mental, or spiritual well-being without the
taking of blood or vital life force energy from other sources; often
human. Without feeding the vampire will become lethargic, sickly,
depressed, and often go through physical suffering or discomfort.
Vampires often display signs of empathy, sense emotions, perceive
auras, and are generally psychically aware of the world around them. To
a degree, the specifics of vampirism manifest differently on an
individual basis and these nuances sometimes insulate the confusion in
defining the vampiric range of ability and experience. The alternate
spelling of “Vampyre” is sometimes used depending on the path from
which one approaches vampirism. There are numerous vampiric Paths,
Houses, Orders, Associations, and Groups within the vampire community
that exist both online and offline; often each having their own unique
philosophies, teachings, ethical tenets, and protocols.
Sanguinarian (Sang) Vampires feed by the drinking of
blood - either human or animal. Sanguinarian vampires can vary in their
experience of blood hunger and in how often or in what quantities they
need to feed, but the unique craving for blood and the physical
symptoms associated with neglecting to drink blood are unifying
features of sanguinarian vampirism. The consumption of blood from human
sources is facilitated through a consensual agreement by verbal or
written contract between vampire and donor. Not all members of the
vampire community actually acknowledge the difference between psychic
and sanguinarian vampirism, and there is a popular but not
universally-held theory within the vampire community that the life
force energy or "prana" contained within the blood is the source from
which they feed, rather than any physical component of the blood
itself. This theory is supported by the notably small amount of blood
that vampires consume to alleviate their hunger; usually one to two
tablespoons, but challenged by the fact that vampires who consider
themselves primarily blood drinkers often do not display as many or any
of the psychic tendencies that psychic vampires do, and more often
report more physical symptoms, such as sense acuity and physical
strength, than do the psychic vampires.
Psychic (Psi) Vampires are understood to feed psychically on life force
energy. Psi (or psy) feeding is usually performed on a willing
individual or from the ambient energies of a large group or crowd. This
term is often mistakenly confused with the pop psychology use of
"psychological vampire", used as a metaphor to describe specific
socially manipulative behaviors. Psi vampire, refers to a vampire who
feeds by some manner of energy transfer; this term may also be
shortened to psivamp. Psy vampire, and "psychic vampire" are sometimes
considered synonyms for psi vampire, but are also sometimes employed as
separate terms with distinctive meanings. For example, "psi" is often
employed as a synonym for ESP phenomena in parapsychology, and "psy" is
short for either "psychic" or "psychological". Those who make
distinctions between these terms may use these meanings as the basis
for their reasoning.
Hybrid or Psi/Sang Vampires claim to have no primary
feeding method, being able to feed from either source at any time.
Others report changing their primary feeding source from energy to
blood, or vice versa, at various points in their lives. Some, but not
all, vampires who can feed or have fed via both methods choose to
describe themselves as Psi/Sang or Hybrid vampires. Still other
Community members go further to define sub-classes of vampirism based
on the detailed methods and sources of psychic feeding. These classes
are most often distinguished from one another based on the type of
energy gained. Those who feed from natural or elemental energy, and
those who feed from humans either during sexual contact, during
magickal rituals, or during times of high emotional output may be
described as specific types of vampires. Further subcategories of psi
feeding energy exist, including terminology to describe those who feed
from direct contact with the human aura, those who feed from the
ambient energy of crowds and public places, those who can only absorb
certain kinds of emotions, etc.
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