The Ultimate Vampire Resource and Directory

While Bankei was preaching quietly to his followers, his talk was

interrupted by a Shinshu priest who believed in miracles, and thought

salvation came from repeating holy words.

Bankei was unable to go on with his talk, and asked the priest

what he wanted to say.

“The founder of my religion,” boasted the priest, “stood on one

shore of a river with a writing brush in his hands. His disciple stood

on the other shore holding a sheet of paper. And the founder wrote

the holy name of Amida onto the paper across the river through the

air. Can you do anything so miraculous?”

“No,” said Bankei, “I can only do little miracles. Like: when I am

hungry I eat, when I am thirsty I drink, when I am insulted, I forgive.”

One God supreme the universe does sway

With rev’rence his omnipotence obey;

And know, that all we possibly can name,

From heav’n itself originally came;

Let no mean thoughts of dissolution fright,

Or damp you spirits with the dews of night.

The soul’s immortal and can never die;

For frail existence no vain efforts make,

For fear to lose what he wants power to take.

Of awful vengeance ever shall be hurl’d

By nature’s God against a sinful world;

In dreadful deluges we must expire

Or else consume in rapid flames of fire.

In these tremendous elements alone,

Mankind shall perish, and their sins atone.

Another world is ready to receive

Immortal souls, that earthly bodies leave

To dust the perishable parts return,

But at the grave eternal spirits spurn.

And if in virtue’s path they trod below,

In heav’nly mansions ‘tis their fate to glow;

But if by vice enslav’d, their doom’s to roam

Without a heav’nly, or an earthly home.

On your young offspring spend your utmost care,

And of the early seeds of vice beware;

This noble talk you can’t commence too soon,

Expand their virtues, and their follies prune.

Their youthful minds, like melted wax impress,

And heav’n’s fair image in their souls express.

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Called "The Black Pope" by many of his followers, Anton LaVey began the road to High

Priesthood of the Church of Satan when he was only 16 years old and an organ player in a

carnival:

"On Saturday night I would see men lusting after half-naked girls dancing at

the carnival, and on Sunday morning when I was playing the organ for tentshow

evangelists at the other end of the carnival lot, I would see these same

men sitting in the pews with their wives and children, asking God to forgive

them and purge them of carnal desires. And the next Saturday night they'd be

back at the carnival or some other place of indulgence.

"I knew then that the Christian Church thrives on hypocrisy, and that man's

carnal nature will out!"

From that time early in his life his path was clear. Finally, on the last night of April, 1966 -

Walpurgisnacht, the most important festival of the believers in witchcraft - LaVey shaved his

head in the tradition of ancient executioners and announced the formation of The Church Of

Satan. He had seen the need for a church that would recapture man's body and his carnal

desires as objects of celebration. "Since worship of fleshly things produces pleasure," he said,

"there would then be a temple of glorious indulgence..."

Blood Vampires

I am using the term "blood vampires" here to refer to those self-defined HLV's whose main vampiric tendency is a compulsion, or need, to consume blood for reasons that are not primarily related to eroticism or emotional satisfaction. Amy Krieytaz has coined the term "sanguinarians" for such HLV's. Blood vampires do not experience any psychic vampire tendencies of which they are consciously aware and tend to be rather bewildered by the reported experiences of self-defined psychic vampires. Blood vampires feel a physical craving to consume blood, and most do so on a regular basis. Most desire human blood, and many blood vampires have arranged for "donors" to supply them with fresh blood. Some blood vampires describe a life-long fascination with blood and blood-drinking, while others experienced an abrupt awakening of blood-craving which they may or may not be able to trace to a certain event.



The amount of blood consumed, and the frequency of consumption, varies highly among blood vampires, but few consume more than tiny amounts at a time, usually obtained through slight cuts or punctures made by lancets or razor blades on willing human "donors". Often, the "donors" themselves undertake the making of all cuts or wounds. Many blood vampires insist that "donors" undergo testing for blood-borne diseases, including HIV and hepatitis. Some blood vampires consume animal blood, but this is unpopular and usually considered an inferior substitute for human blood.



Because of the obvious difficulties in finding trustworthy or consistent "donors", or other sources of fresh blood, many blood vampires are highly concerned with the problem of "blood famine" or blood deprivation. Online discussion fora for HLV's often address the issue of blood deprivation and ways of alleviating symptoms. These discussions sometimes result in more frustration than assistance, however, when blood vampires are urged to "psi-feed" as a substitute for drinking blood and find this suggestion impossible or incomprehensible. More material substitutes for blood that are reported include "blood" drained from raw meat, rare meat itself, milk and dairy products, and even chocolate.



Blood-drinking HLV's believe strongly that their need to consume human blood is not merely psychosomatic, but none of them has been able to present any workable theory as to just why they require blood. This remains an open area of inquiry.



Blood vampires are divided into two primary categories, by intensity of their need for regular blood consumption.



Severe or "bloodlusting" blood vampires experience the most critical and physical blood cravings. They report a need for larger amounts of blood than most blood vampires or psi-blood feeders consume at one time, and require it more often. They also report the strongest feelings of physical "withdrawal" when prevented from consuming blood, sometimes so extreme as to resemble narcotics withdrawal (although I have yet to hear of a blood vampire who was hospitalized for blood withdrawal or blood famine symptoms). Some severe blood vampires believe that blood consumption may in itself be addictive, with higher amounts consumed resulting in an irreversible higher degree of need.



Some severe blood vampires talk about the strength of their inner compulsion to obtain blood by any means possible, and the difficulty of keeping such antisocial impulses in check. The phrase "The Beast" has been used to describe this almost overwhelming "shadow self" that threatens to take over when a severe blood vampire is suffering from blood deprivation, or when he or she has a source and that source is threatened. While I have not yet heard any of these blood vampires describe giving into "The Beast", they seem to agree that it requires their constant vigilance to keep under control.



Moderate or "blood-craving" blood vampires are satisfied with smaller amounts of blood from "donors" and do not experience the same intensity of withdrawal symptoms, or inner compulsion as severe blood vampires. They may be satisfied for far longer periods of time with various substitutes, and their need for blood may be more intertwined with complex emotional and sexual feelings. However, they are not merely blood fetishists, because they do report a physical need to drink blood.