Merticus Site Admin & Founding Member
Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 603 Game Trophies: 1
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:18 am Post subject: * Official Mission Statement Of House [AVA] * |
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This description may be copied or published exclusively within the vampire and energy worker communities provided no content is omitted, edited, or otherwise modified from the original text presented below.
The mission of the Atlanta Vampire Alliance [AVA] is to promote unity in the greater Atlanta community while being available to the newly awakened to encourage self-awareness and responsibility. We honor the traditions of history, respect and discretion regarding Community affairs while advocating the safety and well being of our members. Emphasizing research and supporting social gatherings, we highlight the importance of education and strength of involvement as a cohesive force in our area. By taking an active role we will serve not only ourselves, but also our Community, and our city.
The Atlanta Vampire Alliance promotes itself as a neutral vampire community organization or independent House. We are not directly affiliated with any other House, et. al., although we welcome associate members from many diverse areas of the vampire community. The majority of our members share a similar background of solitary participation and therefore when drafting our fundamental articles, we made a personal decision to avoid using a hierarchal or social promotion system. While we respect others who choose to institute such a caste system, we remain steadfast in our chosen structure, allowing us to freely encourage camaraderie and proactive involvement within the vampire community. Despite the lack of common ritualistic protocols, our policies regarding those we do accept and the maturity of our applicants are taken very seriously. Our members enjoy equal status and voice regardless of the path, religion, or philosophy they hold. Further complimenting this system, the five founding members of the [AVA] conduct business as a cooperative body, sharing a vision of responsibility, tolerance, and awareness among both the greater and local vampire community. In addition to our participation in a varied spectrum of social activities, our energies are also directed towards the support of the local vampire populace and those who come to us seeking guidance. The majority of our work is conducted offline with frequent monthly meetings. Aside from our strong offline presence we host an expansive open forum to all who wish to join regardless of location or affiliation. The topics of discussion in this forum include but are not limited to psi/sang vampirism, energy work, occult magick/ritual, spirituality, as well as local Community issues and events.
The primary focus of the [AVA] is to expand the educational boundaries of our own community while improving the quality of the study of the vampiric condition among the mundane population. Members of our House have been working on various educational and professional papers over the course of several years. Our base membership and associates encompass decades of involvement from all paths of the vampire community. It is from this collective of unique individuals that we draw our strength in the fields of occult, paranormal, magick, parapsychological, phenomenological, psionics, and general underground community research. The Atlanta Vampire Alliance’s research arm released the Vampire & Energy Work Research Survey (VEWRS) in March 2006 and the Advanced Vampirism & Energy Work Research Survey (AVEWRS) in August 2006. Composed of 379 and 609 questions respectively and covering a vast range of vampiric personal and community experiences, these studies are unique in their scope and purpose. The [AVA] is currently involved in other related studies of interest to both the Community and institutional researchers.
All who share a sincere interest in our research, forums, and Community hosted events are encouraged to participate. We extend an open hand to those of all Houses, et. al. who visit our city; as we share a common vision of productive growth and organization within the Community. For more information please visit us at www.atlantavampirealliance.com
(c) 2005 - 2007; Atlanta Vampire Alliance [AVA] |
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