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

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?"

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

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 we approach the end of the year I have a tendency toward reflection. This year it occurred to me to do some reflection on the Vampyre Com

Something that I've noticed regarding the Online Vampyre Community is that once all of the questions are answered, we are still left seeking

Biases affect the way you interpret, react, and spread information. These biases can come in different forms some shaped by your own ethics

In any community that seeks to sustain and evolve, these and similar phrases are poison in the well because they stem from intellectually la

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

I've commented before on how in recent years the community at large has become a little more welcoming to viewpoints and identities that in

There is subjective reality where belief resides and there is objective reality where fact resides. Belief is the conviction in something ba

In recent days gatekeeping is usually a dirty word when it comes to any sort of community or group. The connotation is one of elitism and re

The concept of energy feeding on another person through an Internet connection is something that I've seen gain traction in the VC..

The generational division is not a new predicament that is just stuck in the realm of the mundane; it is a reoccurring issue within the VC.

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