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| Friday, December 4th, 2009 | | 5:11 pm |
| | Sunday, November 8th, 2009 | | 3:11 pm |
| | Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 | | 4:59 pm |
| | Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | | 6:33 pm |
| | Saturday, September 12th, 2009 | | 5:16 pm |
| | Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 | | 11:16 pm |
Real Vampires, Night Stalkers, & Creatures From The Darkside - Brad Steiger
The vampire community is discussed on pages 117-130 and includes material from the Vampirism & Energy Work Research Study, commentary from Michelle Belanger, and interviews with Merticus & Zero of the Atlanta Vampire Alliance [AVA]. We encourage everyone to pick up a copy! http://www.amazon.com/Vampires-Night-Stalkers-Creatures-Darkside/dp/1578592550/ref=sr_1_1      Real Vampires, Night Stalkers and Creatures from the Darkside
by Brad Steiger A chilling chronicle of the often ignored history of vampirism as it has surfaced repeatedly in news articles, historical accounts, and first person interviews, this shocking account of occultist rituals and the inhuman forces that influence them shines a light on the horrifying truth. Revealing that real vampires are not immortal, do not have fangs or sleep in coffins, and have no fear of sunlight or crucifixes, the examination dispels many myths but also confirms the truth behind several traits of real vampires, such as the insatiable thirst for blood and the dream of an eternal soul. Complete with 30 spine-tingling tales of the hideous wraiths and creatures that lurk in shadow, this fascinating collection includes the stories of the Mexican prostitute who mesmerized an entire village, convincing them she was an Incan goddess who required human sacrifice for her magic; the three teenagers who left a trail across the South as they conducted blood-drinking rituals with animals; and the mysterious Lady in Black who draws psychic energy from men who dare approach her as she wanders through city streets and parks. | | Friday, August 14th, 2009 | | 9:29 pm |
| | Thursday, August 6th, 2009 | | 11:22 am |
Global Vampire Community Discussion Transcript - August 2, 2009 (VVC Hosted)
Voices of the Vampire Community
Global Vampire Community Discussion - August 2, 2009
171 Attendees - 80 Page Transcript Discussion Topics: a. Discrimination: Have you or your friends and family been discriminated against or threatened because of your vampirism? If so, how have you coped and what advice would you give to others in similar situations? If not, what precautions do you take in your community involvement to prevent facing legal, professional, financial, or personal repercussions in your life? b. Open Vampire Community Discussion: Any topic you’d like to bring up for discussion is welcome. - Donors - Vampires In The Military - Philosophical Discussion On Vampirism The transcript is available from the following links: http://www.veritasvosliberabit.com/images/VVCGlobalVampireCommunity... http://www.veritasvosliberabit.com/images/VVCGlobalVampireCommunity... Please help circulate throughout the vampire community. Other Transcripts: Global Vampire Community Discussion - July 10, 2009 http://www.veritasvosliberabit.com/images/VVCGlobalVampireCommunity... Voices of the Vampire Community (VVC)
Public Meeting Transcripts: 2008 - 2009 April 27, 2008 - http://www.veritasvosliberabit.com/images/VVCPublicMeeting04.27.08.pdf August 9, 2008 - http://www.veritasvosliberabit.com/images/VVCPublicMeeting08.09.08.pdf December 6, 2008 - http://www.veritasvosliberabit.com/images/VVCPublicMeeting12.06.08.pdf April 25, 2009 - http://www.veritasvosliberabit.com/images/VVCPublicMeeting04.25.09.pdf Voices of the Vampire Community (VVC) http://www.veritasvosliberabit.com/vvc.html | | Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 | | 9:18 pm |
| | Thursday, July 9th, 2009 | | 11:17 pm |
| | Monday, June 22nd, 2009 | | 7:17 pm |
Shadowdance Podcast #29 - "Vampires" w/Michelle Belanger, Chris, & Jackie
Shadowdance 029: Vampires
Posted on June 21, 2009 at 9:59 PM http://www.shadowdancepodcast.com In this episode, Michelle and Jackie visit Chris’s backyard around midsummer and revisit and update the topic of vampires, which we last looked at in 2006. A lot has changed in the past three years, and the hosts look at every aspect of the community in this ninety-minute rollercoaster ride. Links for this show: * Voices of the Vampire Community (VVC) * Atlanta Vampire Alliance * Vampirism & Energy Work Research Study (Normal and Advanced) * Joseph Laycock’s Vampires Today | | Saturday, June 6th, 2009 | | 4:32 pm |
Vampires Today: The Truth About Modern Vampirism (Academic Book)
If you're interested in the Vampirism & Energy Work Research Study (VEWRS/AVEWRS), sanguinarian and/or psychic vampirism, or the vampire community in general you will want to purchase a copy of this book. There hasn't been anything quite like this published before... a very different kind of text/approach than that of Ramsland, Guiley, Guinn, and others. The academic and sociological significance of this work can't be underscored enough. Laycock offers a sweeping scholarly examination of the vampire community and the process of self-identification as a vampire. He counters many of the negative stereotypes of the vampire community and posits thought-provoking arguments regarding ontological diversity. I strongly encourage everyone to obtain a copy of this book and link to it as a resource for vampirism and the vampire community. Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Vampires-Today-Truth-Modern-Vampirism/dp/0313364729/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230149021&sr=1-1 Praeger Publishers: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/C36472.aspx Religion Dispatches Article: http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/rdbook/1438/modern_vampires%3A_your_neighbors_and_spouses/?page=1 
Vampires Today: The Truth About Modern Vampirism
Joseph Laycock
Chapter 1: What Is a Vampire? or, The Varieties of Vampiric Experience
Chapter 2: Why Vampires?
Chapter 3: The Vampire Milieu
Chapter 4: Initiatory Vampire Groups: Vampirism as Apotheosis
Chapter 5: The Vampire Community
Chapter 6: Vampirism and Religion, a Dialogue
Chapter 7: Out of the Shadows
Chapter 8: Vampires and the Modern
Bibliography & Index
Names You May Recognize (Mentioned and/or Contributed Material):
Atlanta Vampire Alliance, Corvis Nocturnum, Daemonox, D'Drennan, Don Henrie, Dozens of Groups/Houses/etc. (House Dark Haven, House Eclipse, House Kheperu, House of the Dreaming, House Pantheon, House Quinotaur, House Sahjaza, Temple of the Vampire, Order of the Vampyre, Ordo Strigoi Vii, etc.), Eclecta, Father Sebastiaan, Father Vincent, Goddess Rosemary, J. Gordon Melton, Kiera, Lady CG, Lady Dark Rose, Lord Alistair, Madame X, Maloryn, Martin Riccardo, Merticus, Michelle Belanger, Nicholas, Sanguinarius, Sarah Dorrance, Shadowlore, SoulSplat, SphynxCatVP, Stephen O'Mallie, Vlad & Sky, Voices of the Vampire Community, Vyrdolak, & Zilchy
Inside Cover:
Vampires are not just the stuff of folklore and fiction. This book explores the modern world of vampirism in all its variety.
Around the globe, untold numbers of people are identifying as "vampires" and following the ways of "vampirism." But what does it mean to be a vampire? Is vampirism a religion? Is it a fantasy? Is it a medical condition? Based upon extensive interviews with members of the Atlanta Vampire Alliance and others within vampire communities throughout the United States, Vampires Today looks at the many expressions of vampirism.
In the past two decades, modern vampirism has come under increased study, yet most scholarship has portrayed the vampire community as a cultural phenomenon or, at worst, as a religious cult. Having interviewed many vampires across the country, both "lifestylers" and "real," even those "reluctants" who try not to be vampires, Laycock argues that today's vampires are best understood as an identity group and that vampirism has caused a profound change in how individuals choose to define themselves. As vampires come "out of the closet," either as followers of a "religion" or "lifestyle" or as people biologically distinct from other humans, their confrontation with mainstream society will raise questions about the definition of "normal" and what it means to be human.
In this book, readers will meet "lifestyle vampires," who adopt a culture and a gothic ascetic associated with the vampires of art and legend. They will be introduced to "real" vampires, who feel that they must actually consume blood and/or psychic energy for their well being. They will hear from members of the Atlanta Vampire Alliance, and they will learn about the Order of the Vampyre, the Ordo Strigoi Vii, and the Temple of the Vampire.
There is no doubt that anyone who reads this book will find the details of real vampire life--including vampire role-playing games, grimoires, "vampyre" balls, vampire houses like House Sahjaza and House Kheperu, the vampire "caste" system, and other details--utterly fascinating. Additional Notes: The author holds a Masters of Divinity from Harvard University, a recipient of a grant from the Pluralism Project, and currently enrolled in the Division of Religious and Theological Studies at Boston University where he's working on his PhD. He has presented on the topic of vampirism at the American Academy of Religion Conference in San Diego where he argued that "vampirism" should not be classified as a new religious movement (NRM) and to faculty at the University of Michigan and other institutional bodies on the sociological and emergent scientific aspects of vampirism. He will be delivering a paper on Otherkin in August (2009) at the Association for the Sociology of Religion's annual conference in San Francisco, CA. Laycock is well versed in the structure of the vampire community, has interviewed many individuals from diverse paths, and attended multiple gatherings. | | Friday, January 2nd, 2009 | | 1:39 pm |
Real Vampirism Research Network - Please Join!
 Suscitatio Enterprises, LLC
Vampirism & Energy Work Research Study We have consolidated our contact and information sharing network on Ning into one central location and invite everyone who has already participated, in the process of participating, or is interested in this study to join the following Ning group. This network will only be used for internal community informational purposes whereas the existing http://www.suscitatio.com web site will remain the primary research hub. This will greatly reduce the time it takes to notify those who are interested without the need to post future minor updates across 30+ Ning groups, 100+ MySpace groups, 20+ LiveJournal communities, etc. Additionally, any important breaking community related news will be available via this network; see VVC RSS Feed. Please Join: http://suscitatio.ning.com The latest information concerning the Vampirism & Energy Work Research Study (VEWRS & AVEWRS Surveys) will be posted via this network. All charts are available and posted in the photos section for data sets one through four. 2009 is going to be a busy year for us with analysis, the completion of additional data sets, and a couple important publications released that involve our research. Thank you for your continued interest and support! - Suscitatio Research Staff | | Friday, December 26th, 2008 | | 9:50 pm |
| | Friday, December 12th, 2008 | | 12:06 pm |
| | Monday, December 8th, 2008 | | 2:04 am |
| | Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 | | 1:11 pm |
| | Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 | | 5:50 pm |
TWILIGHT III - Seattle, WA - September 26-28, 2008
TWILIGHT III - Seattle, WA - September 26-28, 2008
A Formal Gathering of the Real Vampire Community
http://vampires.meetup.com/914/
TWILIGHT is a formal gathering of individuals involved in vampirism (practical and academic), coordinated by Merticus (http://www.myspace.com/merticus) (of Suscitatio Enterprises, LLC (http://www.suscitatio.com) and the Atlanta Vampire Alliance (http://www.atlantavampirealliance.com) and Daemonox (http://www.myspace.com/daemonox) (of the Vampirism Community eList (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vampirism). The goal of this gathering is to bring together the community's serious and sane for discussion, knowledge exchange, networking, and social engagement. This is an invitational event that screens attendees, and we reserve the right to refuse access to anyone.
TWILIGHT III will be held on the weekend of September 26-28th in Seattle, WA. This gathering will be officially hosted by Eric Bloodstorm (http://www.myspace.com/eric_bloodstorm_pdx) from Portland, OR, and Lady Slinky (http://www.myspace.com/ladyslinky) (of the VCMB (http://www.vcmb.org) from Seattle, WA, along with the Vampirism Community eList, which will celebrate its 10 Year Anniversary as of September 28th.
- Gathering Itinerary -
For this gathering, we have the following presentations and guest speakers planned, as well as several more that we look forward to committing to the conference shortly:
- "The Vampire Archetype in Media, Culture, & the Real Vampire Community" by Michelle Belanger (of House Kheperu & author of "The Psychic Vampire Codex", "The Psychic Energy Codex", as well as author/compiler of "Vampires In Their Own Words")
- "The Vampirism & Energy Work Research Study" by Merticus (of the Atlanta Vampire Alliance (AVA), & Suscitatio Enterprises, LLC - authors of the study)
- "Energy Work Within the Void: Integration of the Individual as a Whole" by Soma (of the Los Angeles shamanic & vampiric communities)
- "Law As It Relates to the Real Vampire & BDSM Communities, & the Practical Reality of the Donor Contract" by J.G.C. (of the Los Angeles, CA legal field & vampiric community)
In addition to the presentations, there will be open group discussion, and discussions panels that will involve the aformentioned presenters along with the following special guests: Eric Bloodstorm (Portland, OR), Lady Slinky (Seattle, WA - VCMB), Cole (San Francisco, CA - Carpe Noctum), Zilchy (San Diego, CA - Vampire Q&A on YouTube), Daemonox (Los Angeles, CA - Vampirism Community eList), and as a delightful twist, Case (Seattle, WA - Seattle Skeptics). We look forward to adding more finalized details, such as topics and additional presentations shortly. Thank you for your patience.
- RSVP'ing For Gathering & Hotel Booking -
As of Tuesday, August 19th, TWILIGHT III is currently just over halfway booked, with a capacity limit of 60 people, maximum. Discount hotel rates for the location of this gathering will ONLY be available until September 1st! For this reason, early RSVP'ing and hotel registration is highly encouraged (you will not be charged until check-out). Please RSVP NOW (http://vampires.meetup.com/914/) to secure your ability to attend this gathering, and to receive your hotel booking information.
At this time we are also interested in hearing topic suggestions for group discussion and the panels, along with any questions or comments that you may have. Please contact either Merticus or Daemonox by way of Meetup.com, or make your topic suggestions in the TWILIGHT Meetup message board (http://vampires.meetup.com/914/messages/boards/).
Attendance is restricted to members of TWILIGHT only.
For more information, to join meetup.com, or to RSVP for this event, please visit:
http://vampires.meetup.com/914/
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- TWILIGHT Gathering History -
TWILIGHT I was held in Los Angeles, CA on October 30, 2007, and officially hosted by The Wretched eList (California Vampires), and the Los Angeles Vampire Meetup Group. Originally intended as a one-off occurrence, the evening began with a formal banquet dinner on one level, and progressed to presentations and discussions on a second level. Presenting at this gathering was Michelle Belanger (of House Kheperu and author of The Psychic Vampire Codex), along with Merticus and Zero (of the Atlanta Vampire Alliance (AVA), and Suscitatio Enterprises, LLC - authors of Vampirism & Energy Work Research Study). With an attendance of 50 individuals, representative of many notable and active community members from the Southern Californian region, as well as attendees from as far away as South Carolina, Ohio, Georgia, and Northern California, this memorable gathering was heralded as a success and quickly demanded encore.
TWILIGHT II was held in Atlanta, Georgia on the weekend of March 7-9th, 2008, and was officially hosted by the Atlanta Vampire Alliance and Atlanta Vampire & Non-Conformists Meetup Group. Presentations were held by Jason Crutchfield and Michelle Belanger of House Kheperu, Merticus, Zero, and SethNunMin of the Atlanta Vampire Alliance, Alistair of House DarkHaven, Tau Peristera De Magdalene and Tau Heosphoros Iacchus of Liberi Sanguinis Luciferi, RavenHarte of Clan Caladvwlch, Stephen O'Mallie of Clan O'Mallie and House Vengeance, along with discussions involving Aislin Ni MorRhiaghan, Khan, Lady Onyx Ravyn, Allen Greenfield, and Daemonox, and group discussion of the much debated documentary, Vampyres: When Reality Goes Beyond Fiction. With an outstanding attendance of 75 people, this gathering brought together attendees as far away as California, Ohio, Colorado, Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, Texas, North & South Carolina, Alabama, along with the greater Atlanta region, and set an even higher standard for future TWILIGHT gatherings.
| | Sunday, February 17th, 2008 | | 3:23 pm |
| | Friday, January 25th, 2008 | | 11:16 am |
Suscitatio Research Forum Now Active + AVA Forum Revised & Ready For Registration
If you've not taken a moment to stop by either of our new forums please consider taking a moment over the weekend to do so. Hopefully you'll register for both as each has different features to offer.
1.) http://www.suscitatio.com/forum
* This will be the main research commentary hub for the Vampirism & Energy Work Research Study (VEWRS & AVEWRS). Activities concerning the research are exclusive to Suscitatio Enterprises, LLC whereas activities that concern general vampirism and community reside with the Atlanta Vampire Alliance and are sometimes sponsored by Suscitatio - this is why it's important to visit both places to keep up with current news. Statistical analysis from the surveys as well as all future updates/information/etc. will be discussed here. PLEASE register for this forum (even though we've yet to place large amounts of content here) where we can notify you of the major updates coming soon and to be revealed at the March 2008 TWILIGHT II in Atlanta, GA - http://vampires.meetup.com/914/
2.) http://www.atlantavampirealliance.com/forum
* This is our newly revised forum (upgraded from phpBB) - you do not have to live in or even near Atlanta or have any relation to House AVA to join! Everyone who had an account on the old forum needs to register an account with the new one. This forum will feature more in depth discussions on psi and sang vampirism as well as features a gallery, over a hundred flash games in the arcade, shoutbox, and other bells and whistles. Please let others know about this forum and we hope you'll enjoy visiting and will register an account! |
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