Nocturnal Musings

Whether you are a Psi Vampyre, energy worker, or magician, Filtering & Shielding are foundational practices to keep your mind and energy body clear of unwanted or harmful energies. They are often used together, much like Grounding & Centering, due to their similarities but they still differ in degree. A Filter is like a moat, keeping invading armies at bay and a Shield is like the castle walls protecting the internal structure. As with many terms in occult and fringe cultures

Two months ago I wrote an introductory article detailing my thoughts on energetic flow in conversation, how psychic vampyres can feed through it, and how anyone can use these very basic techniques to their advantage. This piece will be a continuation of that article (in fact, I plan to write a few more progressing along this little niche of mine). It may not be necessary for you to read that article before diving into this one, though if you are an absolute beginner when it c

Content Warning: This is a bit more serious than my usual standard publications. This serves as a cautionary when looking into the VC, whether you are new or have been around for a long time. The definition of cult gets thrown around like crazy without knowing what a cult is. Since around the time of the 19th century to the 20th century, the word cult has been modified to mean a devotion of some sort. This could be a movement and/or ideology. This isn't quite where cult gaine

The tension between Sanguinarian and Psychic Vampyres is a dynamic that many members of the now-primarily-online Vampyre Community (VC) are familiar with. The most volatile and argumentative period of the online VC lasted from the mid-1990s through the mid-to-late 2010s, and was primarily hosted within VC forums, Facebook communities, and other public and private message boards across the globe. The “Psy/Sang War” was an era of the online VC that was seen by its participants

A big question that many people have when they first come into the vampyre community is "Am I a vampyre?" There is a tendency to answer this question by comparing oneself to other people within these spaces. Then the question becomes "Am I vampyre enough?"

One of the most memorable characteristics of the modern conception of the vampire is that of fangs. In media, fangs come in many forms from

As you may know, Project V has launched a survey for the Vampyre community to fill out. What is this survey about? This survey is about the

In certain Left Hand occult paths of vampyrism one is encouraged to adopt the self image of the "apex predator". This predatory mindset is p

The vampire has an allure to it whether we found them from our favorite book, television show, or game. Stories of immortal aristocrats, hel

From the moment of my awakening, the image of my vampyric identity has changed many times, shifting and crystallizing the more I learned.

To be a vampire of any kind is to embody an archetype straight from legends and the works inspired by them. The perpetual state of starvation and need to sate it can be torture for some, even at its most euphoric, but there is an art to the experience. Depending on your needs and style of feeding, it can be subtle, undetected even on an individual level, or perhaps you take a more personal approach that reaches into one’s very core; you may lie somewhere in the middle, or per

Escapism is commonly a coping mechanism used to escape one’s reality. This coping mechanism allows a person to disconnect from times of struggle and dedicate their falsehood to activities, fantasy, or even a whole new identity or persona. Now escapism isn’t necessarily bad until it has gone too far to the point you can’t maintain your necessities and is a lifestyle that stunts personal growth.

When we first came up with the system of Vampyre alignments as a tool to describe and label where one might position themselves in relation to the many perspectives, philosophies, and attitudes found within the contemporary Vampyre subculture, we did not at all expect that the terminology might gain popularity beyond Black Rose Society. As it stands, the terms of Traditionalist and Modernist, as well as..

Within various subcultures or communities, there are niche rules, ethics, and goals. This is no different within the VC. conformity stifles

When you think of identity, what do you think of? You may think of self-expression, gender identity, cultural background, and even...