Atlanta Vampire Alliance [AVA]

SoulSplat · Last edited by SoulSplat on Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:52 pm; edited 4 times in total

I really haven't found a website or anything that satisfactorily defines our subculture. Here is what I'd like to see in Webster. I'll edit as the discussion progresses. What do you think? Anything missing?

Thread Summary updated 8.21.07:

Current Definites
• Do not assume, when someone uses the word "vampire", they are talking about the Hollywood Nosferatu.
• There is a contemporary subculture who uses the word to describe their pursuits of energy gain and release.

Contraversial Statements for discussion
• The subculture chose this name in its beginings at a time when it was relavent. But since that time the culture's beliefs have grown and evolved into something different. Is there still a relavent link to the vampire label?
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nightchild · Joined: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 1127 Location: Belgium

there are many way's to get energy sometimes i would do chakra but when coming to the 6th and the 7th i fall asleep.someone told me cause its from my psychic energy which is low & thats the reason why one falls asleep.
Vampires are like other ppl but with something special about them some call it evolution.But to be honest most about vampires ppl get is from books or Hollywood. Energy workers are hard to label most of them do alot of good.
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SoulSplat · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:45 pm Post subject:

I totally agree with you nightchild.

Todays "vampires" are nothing like the Hollywood vampires. It seems to be an attempt to rebrand the word.
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Lord_Abdou · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:12 pm Post subject:

That's the probléme , when you talking about vampires here or

anywhere , most ppls think about the vampires in hollywood ,

Dracula , Bram Stocker ... some ppl ignore you and walk off .
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nightchild · Joined: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 1127 Location: Belgium

Cause some ppl don't really have any interest in it and find the movies intertaining ans some don't like watching these movies.
some are affraid of the darkness within themselves so ingore it but it catches unto them. They rather not know so they can go one with there life in bliss.ignorance is bliss.
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Maloryn

SoulSplat · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject:

I too think deficiency might be the wrong word.

Revised definition posted.
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SoulSplat · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:10 am Post subject:

I think one reason why our subculture is misdefined, is due to misinformation. To date, I have not seen an accurate definition of what "we" believe. The only thing the public has to use for a reference is the Hollywood/horror definition of the word "vampire". So of course the public is going to gravitate towards that.

I almost think it would be easier for us if we selected a new term, that did not have the stigma/reputation "vampire" does. I do understand the term's relavence to our message

Its funny but I just looked up the word in "THE NEW WEBSTER'S LIBRARY OF PRACTICAL INFORMATION" (copywrite 1990). It defines the term "Vampire" (on page 476) as :

Vampire n (in popular superstition) a ghost or evil spirit which leaves a grave at night to suck the blood of people asleep // a person who exploits others ruthlessly.

In my opinion, neither of these convey what I believe myself to be. Speaking on a very basic level, I would say, factors that drew me to this site were as follows: (1) Tendencies to "get off" on the energies of others (2) An affinity to mystical or metaphysical concepts.

To date, I have found no public dictionaries that do our subculture justice. If you have, please let me know.

But I think the key to fighting the mass misinformation is to . . .well inform them.
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nightchild · Joined: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 1127 Location: Belgium

In movies they say vampire can turn into a fog or a bat or a wolf.
Some ppl really go up into the movie and start to believe it whilst movies are based upon the folklore and fiction.
To stop the mainstream of misinfromation isn't easy to do so some rather remain ignorand to the facts.
Most of the story's brought are related on Vlad (Stepesh)dracul.
the same for ppl whom are into satanisme ppl have only one view on it and without studyin the truth the misinfromation will continiu.
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SoulSplat · Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 4:06 pm Post subject:

Why has the subculture chosen a word that has such a strong stigma behind it already? VAMPIRE.

Could it be that during the birth of our subculture the term WAS relavent, and now we've grown and evolved into something else. You think?
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nightchild · Joined: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 1127 Location: Belgium

Evolution doesn't stop here.
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SoulSplat · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:50 am Post subject:

That is my belief too. Sometimes I just need others to confirm it.
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nightchild · Joined: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 1127 Location: Belgium

It depends how they see it or believe thing's to go and how they experience the evolutionary ladder.
I wonder what Sandy think's about it all?
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