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?"

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

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

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

A tool in every psychic Vampyre’s arsenal that often goes unused is the Phylactery, which Father Sebastiaan, in his Black Veils, refers to as a potentially endless source of energy for the Vampyre to draw from. In both magickal and religious traditions, the Phylactery is sometimes referred to as a reliquary, a soul jar or vase, or an amulet into which the practitioner places a piece of themselves.

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