Nocturnal Musings

Reiki, in English speaking countries, translates as Universal Life Energy, but in Japanese proper it translates along the lines of "ghost energy" as the kanji for rei is "spirit, ghost, departed soul," and ki translates as "vital force, life energy." Reiki involves a variety of energy practices with the intention of moving ki through the Reiki practitioners body. It has several sub types, but the original is Usui Reiki, named after the founder, Usui Mikao Sensei. In Japan it

It is said by many in our community that anyone can learn the techniques underpinning psychic vampyrism. Whether it be in M. Belanger’s Psychic Vampire Codex, or through a myriad of other sources large and small, it does seem to be a common thought among Psis. There is nothing exclusive or special about what we do, we simply learned these skills out of necessity. This is a stance I share, and I believe it is evidently true when one takes even a passing glance at other spiritu

First, we would need to define what counts as history for the vampyre community, and where it starts. Do we start it off in 1965, Dracula Fa