Vampirism & Magick

Quick question: How is vampirism related to magick?

Easy answer: It is not.

However, both require the the person to be a rather skilled energy practitioner. Vampirism is not a religion. It is a human energy affliction where the affected person's body does not naturally produce enough living energy or "chi". Vampirism is not a new affliction, but like many human conditions, now that information can be easily accessed and exchanged, those that may have the condition now can identify their affliction. Those affected with vampirism learn to take and use energy from an infinite variety of sources. The ability to do so requires learning to skillfully manipulate energy.

Magick is practiced by some members of the Pagan community. As with all religions, it involves the raising and direction of energy in either a group or individual setting. The rituals involved in magick are very similar to rituals found in most of the world's religions. A quiet sacred space is defined and transformed by the lighting of candles and / or incense, repetitive words are chanted in the form of a prayer or song and energy is raised. That raised energy is then directed to do good work for the benefit of the community. The ill are healed, the sad are enlivened and everyone departs with an added energy boost.

Persons affected with vampirism find that they are drawn to these hyper charged energy filled rituals. Magick or pagan ceremonies hold a special attraction because the magick practitioners understand what they are doing is manipulating energy and do so by deliberate means. In other words, compared to a church or synagogue service, a magick ceremony is a much more highly energy charged event. Someone needing an energy boost would leave feeling super charged.

Do members of the Pagan community welcome persons affected with vampirism?

Sometimes. While the magick / Pagan community tends to have a much more open mind than those of more traditional religions, you may find folks that are not so welcoming as well. Persons with vampirism are thought of as "energy thieves". Energy raised in a magick ceremony is being used and directed. Taking or sampling that energy without permission is a faux pas. Ask before you take.

So while someone with vampirism may use some of the same energy manipulation skills as some practicing magick, the relationship ends there. The person affected with vampirism needs the energy due to a physiological condition. The person practicing magick has made a personal religious choice.

LA. Judge / nodecaf
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Iku_Iya   |Registered |2010-04-05 06:54:49 Sad to say but Judge's words are true . not alot o f people in the pagan communi ty are very accepting of vampirism. I have been a practicing pagan for 17 yrs and no one knows about me. when I first bec ame awakened the pagan chat rooms I became a fixtu re in turned ugly when I told them about my vampir ism. But that is the nature of the beast. So lesso n learned keepeth thou mouth shut LOL Re spect A nd Honor, Raven

Starcaster   |Registered |2010-05-14 02:50:16 I find that what Judge has said is true as some of the members and I in my o ther community have a theory on why pagans may not be very accepting of vampir ism. Ok so here it goes.... pagans raise e nergy to perform magick, while vampi res consume en ergy due to a need for it. Well it the vampire is feeding on th e energy that the pagan is raising t hen the pagan is not going to look very kin dly upo n the vampire as they are using the energy that is needed for the spell at hand.

Debby   |Registered |2010-06-07 10:23:58 It would be interesting to see what would happen i f all the Pagans raising the energy were also Vamp ires.

*VeNoMoUs*   |Registered |2010-06-08 20:17:15 Sad to say that it is true... My family has been p art of the Pagan community fo r generations... yet no one knows about me. I'm the most open person in the fa mily yet nobody questions my difference... Ah well...

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