Simplified Ambient Feeding

Author: Masticina Akicta

Date: 6 September 2021

Who Am I

I am Masticina Akicta, I woke up to my psy vampirism more then 20 years ago. In that time I had a lot of energy experiences and learned a lot. And got quite some insights into energy. In time reading and energy manipulating became a second nature. Much of what I learned what by experience. 

Now the question, why does this matter? It became obvious that maybe I think too easy about things at time. After all, when I was just 2 years in my awakening I had trouble with shielding, feeding, filtering and so on too. I have through time reached advanced skills levels. But this is for the vampires who just woke up. So, lets simplify things a bit. 

Simple Ways to Feed

We all swim in energy, so the easiest is to go somewhere there is much energy and just soak it in. This will give you good energy and bad energy. And let me tell you that there is a difference in energy. The energy you feed on matters. In quality and effects it can and will have on you. I used to feed in rather dirty but high energy areas. Meaning the energy could and would affect me. 

A lot of young psy vampires know to get energy one is just having to find a fight or maybe causing it. Fights or irritations lead to release of energy and easy food. Or to draw attention from others on other ways. But many of these have a negative name to it. The reason why psy vampires get a bad name. 

Locations

If one has a busy party scene in town. Or a shopping mall, maybe a sport place where big plays happen. You don’t even have to like the music, or shopping, or sport. But the energy there is high chance on much free energy out there in the ambiance. 

I used to feed a lot at a dance hall where they had different kinds of feasts. Yummy delicious energy and so much of it you could cycle it. 

Changing where I lived and getting older led me too feed in public areas like train stations. A lot of people rushing in and out, not as yummy but functional. 

Simple Ways of Improve Energy Quality

Energy in public places can be quite dirty. REALLY dirty, or contain things that will affect you badly. You are what you eat! So early on it helps to use some basic tools to improve the energy quality. Even the most basic filter-shield can help take out much of the gunk. Gunk, my word for the yucky energy you don’t want to feed off. As on learned to filter and process things become quite clear, that the syrope like stuff isn’t good food. 

Energy Constructs

First all all, an Energy Construct is something you create to do something for you. Like a shield to keep bad stuff out! Or an energy transmutation machine. To create a construct visualize and will your energy to do something. At first it will be hard, but like muscles energy manipulation will become easier and at a point you’ll be able to use perma shields and highly advanced transmutation systems. 

Transmutation

Transmutation is changing energy A into B. It is treating energy to change it, or do something with it. A basic filter shield won’t require knowledge about this though. But more advanced methods will use transmutation.

Cycling

Cycling is when you open up your energy system and let the energy pour through you. No filtering, no cleansing, no transmutation, nothing. You and the energy are one. This can be done at big dance parties, rock or metal concerts and so on. It also means you’ll draw into yourself a lot of “crud” and other stuff that WILL affect you. If people use drug at the party, expect to be affected by such too, to a lesser degree. 

It is easy and cheap and if it is safe enough you can quickly refill your needs. At the price of feeling groggy the day after. 

Filtershielding/Filterbox Shielding

A basic shield can be used to force the energy through to block most of the bad energy out. What it bad? That is up to you! Emotions technically can be seen as bad energy. Emotions do add taste to energy and many vampires start out as Negative Energy Feeders. Aka, able to feed upon bad stuff. Some energy is obviously bad and would take work to transmute and turn into useful, and transmutation requires energy! So filtering that out means less work is needed. 

Visualize a box in what energy goes in one way, is pushed through and gets out without said bad things. Filter shielding might require a number of filters on a row, much like how in nature water is filtered and cleaned. 

In nature water goes down into the earth, through a few layers of ground and sand with pebbles and finally pours out much cleaner. 

Think of your box the same, energy goes in top, then goes through a number of filter layers, ending out much cleaner. It might come out like a clear enough quick running syrope. 

Yet just as nature this takes time. So you are probably stuck in the same location for a while as you do this. Train Travel, or bus travel if that is common in your area means you are stuck in an area and got the time. So using slower methods to feed make sense. 

Make sure energy is captured in something, like a cup made of energy, so you can sip from it. And take it slow and enjoy the ride. 

Time and Experience

As you get experience and your gifts awake some things seem ever so easy or obvious. But this depends on the person, there is innate needs and ways to deal with it. And yes it helps to learn things guided. 

In the beginning life is pretty darn harsh though for a psy vampire or a hybrid. Not to mention sanguinary vampires. But those have other teachers. 

My suggestion is to learn basic shielding techniques and use that as crude and basic filters. That way you can decide what energy you feed on and what you won’t. Keep a dairy, find good feeding grounds, and learn to keep track of your own energy levels. So that you feed on time! A dairy is bound to help with that. If required create your own little secret language of signs that you can put aside normal dairy entrances. 

The Fuel-tank

So how do you know how much energy you have? That takes experience. See it as a fuel tank on a car, it only lasts so long. So you need to check its level every once in a while at least. And, if you have a very busy time you might have burned up more energy. 

Learning your energy body will mean you can see ahead when you need to have fed. And keep healthy and sane. 

Personally I can do a pressure test, much like a blood pressure test. I try to compress my energy system, a within a certain range, and I measure its reaction. If it goes very easy it probably means I am running low. If it shows much tension then a lot of energy pours through my internal system and systems should be fine. Another way is to learn to recognize your hunger… 

Walking on a Knives Edge

Author: Masticina Akicta 

Date: 14-05-2021

Walking on a Knifes Edge

This is written more then a year into the Covid situation. Covid has changed a lot, many places one could go before to find a lot of energy freely laying around are closed. Even lesser options are much harder these days. The once in a while travel by train isn’t doing to push me above surviving to midrange levels. And with that I am luckier then many others.

Nature can feed, yes but never seems to come up to the level human energy gets me.

I am lucky that train travel still is allowed in my country and train stations are usually capable to retain some energy. In Europe we use trains more. In some countries it is very common for people to use the train to go to their jobs, of school, or university. The thing is with schools shutting down, jobs limiting the amount of people that can show up and universities only opening up a little. The good times are over! Sure they are slowly opening but the big herds of people walking through train stations doesn’t happens as much as before.

As a psy-vampire I can go to a train station, draw energy through a filtering and cleaning system and get out life energy. Some call it bottom-feeding, but I am quite pride on the ways I have worked to long term be able to feed without needing direct donors. And with adjustments living like that is doable. I rather go to a club or a big event but hey gotta take what is given right? 

And then Covid came, no more clubs, no more big places where a lot of people get together and even though travel has opened up again and I can feed once in a while. Even train stations are not in the level to really feed m e up to the point I could easily before Covid. 

Some weeks I am on a knives edge, that hunger always in my mind. And making my tongue a bit sharper then I hope to have. I really don’t like to piss off other people. Not more then they deserve! 

Surviving not Thriving

I know my situation is better then some other vampires, after all blood and donors are much harder to find and get too. Many of us are stuck surviving, not thriving, some of us deep bouncing against the lowest levels we have been in a while. And yes even I with all the methods I have can’t find enough resources. Or at least not to the level that makes me thrive. 

Edging on that ever hunger, seeing the tank getting emptier and knowing that you are easier to topple or end up making rough mistakes. A thin skin, emotional less stable and sharper of tongue. It is surviving, not thriving. Also less fed our energy shifts and some people being to notice. Luckily I have a few tricks but yeah I wish I had fed better and hence more stable energy to do more stuff. 

Solutions

I think many of us know solutions that work for us. Sang’s have sources of blood, not the best choice and harder to get but there are certain 3rd options. A donor still is the best and getting that donor to you or being able to travel to them is going to be the only long term solution.

For psy-vampires having more then just human energy as sources is one way. Yes, munching trees, I know it isn’t what you want. But you survive… just not thrive. 

And me? The few train trips I still can take are my source for the human one… the rest is the vegan diet. 

Future

The future seems simple, vaccinations and getting the Covid virus down. That opens up access to things again, travel and that also means food for psy-vampires and donors for everybody.

I get it, vaccinations, ergh. But it seems the science behind it is solid enough and in areas that vaccinate a lot the spread is a lot slower. Nothing is 100% in life as they say. But one thing is sure, we have some weapons against this virus. And we have potential to open up certain things again for our needs.

Vampire Awakenings

Author: Masticina Akicta

Date: 28 August 2020

A new age

Your voice deepens, your body changes, you begin to feel odd emotions and hair grows places... oh wrong fact sheet. 

*looks through the pile of papers* Young vampires do go mentally and bodily through a stage that might look a bit like this. An awakening can be rough! 

You Are Different

So you are different then others. Let me tell you a secret, everybody is different then others one way or another. There are so many things that make someone different that it isn't strange to be "off" the linear path. 

The thing is, vampirism isn't really well known or even accepted. Though through time we have gotten enough information out that it has gotten from being seen as an insane outsider to, just weird. Yet that depends on who we are talking about.

Lets just say it this way, there is a reason why not everybody needs to know about your condition. At a point if you want a donor it helps a lot. And you might need to find a way to get your family to accept that you wear darker clothes*, sunglasses and suncream. [* Or at least covering clothing that bounces off the light and makes sure the UV won't hit you!]

That is not a fashion statement, that is how we deal with the issues it usually comes with. I say usually, how strong we get these side effects differ. The trick is that not everybody has to know the core truth behind it all. After all not everybody is willing to accept our nature. Some would send us to the psychiatrist or the likes. So make certain changes in smart ways.

To be fair, I was sun sensitive as hell as young child. So when I got to black clothes and sunglasses it was kinda expected. Even these days I wear darker clothes, not all black but dark enough so it absorbs a lot of the light. 

The thing, YOU are different, and that is fine. Finding ways to survive and fit within groups is something you'll have to work with your whole life. Get used to it! 

What is an awakening

In short it is learning what you are and learning how to handle it. It begins with waking up to odd needs and odd nature that seems so unlike most around you. And then you find our community and many are like you, in certain ways.

 It is your energy system shifting into full gear and you suddenly gaining insight and in time you might get control over it. The hunger pours through you, you feel stronger yet also weaker. And something in you whispers to find food. Get used to it, it will always be with you. 

And no it doesn't just last 6 years and you get a piece of paper that says you are awesome. It lasts a damn lifetime as your energy needs keep changing as you age. Learning more and more what your energy being means to you and what needs to gives. 

Like puberty it definitely hits hard in the beginning. It can hit like a brick wall, with all such entails. Hunger rising, strange feelings, mayor energy shifts and stuff happening that you simply don't understand. And just like puberty you better get used to it.

An awakening isn't a fixed time period. It is finding out things and beginning to understand just what is happening. And every energy sensitive being had their own, but vampires, well we got a harsh one. A hunger that lives deep inside of us.

Also it can happen early in your life but also later. So unlike puberty there isn't really a fixed time when it should hit. Some people only learn about their energy condition much later. Others know it very young. 

The need for blood, life energy or other ways to feel good again will be strong in you.

Rough years ahead

So you are hit with the hammer, welcome to life. Rough years ahead, but it doesn't has to be done alone. To make it easier for yourself you can learn the basics and have experienced vampires to talk to. But to do that you need to find active communities and others willing to take time for you. Teach you the basics, the ethics and the way to stay healthy.

People willing to support you, even accept that at times you still act rash, as any young vampire would. And that you need time to adjust. 

Hell you might even want to seek for a cure, I give you a hint, so far we found none that works permanent or makes us "fully normal functioning" whatever that means. We can learn to deal with our condition though and survive. 

Being a vampire means you are stuck with it. And making your own life a bit easier by learning the ropes and connecting up with the right people to help you along. You don't have to do this alone, even if you are having to deal with all this stuff. Many did go through much of the same before you and not only survived but also thrived. You can do also! But it will take time and (self)training.

What experienced vampires can do

First of all patience. I know, young just awoken vampires can be a bit caustic and rough like 80 grid sandpaper. But weren't most of us like that too? And how many of us were born in families or groups where other vampires could teach them? Indeed! So a bit of patience and accepting that they will make a mistake at times is part of it. Like watching a toddler run, then fall, cry, get helped up then run again. Once we all were the toddler!

So if possible be patient, and show new members where to go for help or information. True, not everybody has the same function within a group, some of us are more suited in helping others directly. But at least know where you can send vampires to for the right help. We are more powerful if we work together. 

And maybe you are not trained or experienced in specific needs for a just awakening vampire. For instance, you are a sanguinary vampire and you meet a young psy vampire. Then send them the way to the psy's that can aid him/her. And vice versa.

My Awakening

You don't really put all those years in a tiny end of a blog post. But it is fair people learn about it. 

In short, rough, chaotic at times painful. I didn't have vampires around me so I only had the online community. So yeah I have been there, and I know how rotten it can be. So the need for the community to offer teachings and aid is obvious. Best is to find a trust-able group or community that can offer both teachings and a kind of family.

Your Future

So, there you are, where do you end up? Where will you go? What help will you find? What long term friendships might you end up with. And just what will this all mean to you.

That is for you to find out.

Covid and Ethical Feeding for Psy Vampires and Hybrids

Covid and Ethical Feeding
Author: Masticina Akicta

Date: 29 March 2020

Hard Times

When hard times are upon you, and your choice of food is little you do with what you can get. And psy vampires are not just bound to human energy, though it certainly is the nicest option. It has the right frequency and taste, like a juicy steak. Compared to a vegan meal. [Note: Vegan meals can be delicious, but see feeding from trees/nature as early vega burgers, yuck.]
The difference is that the energy has a different frequency and you’ll feel less full-filled. Like drinking water instead of a nice tall glass of beer. You need to transmute the energy to something fitting life energy and it is the vegan option, so it never is as good!
Yet, in these hard times we are in it might be the best solution.
And I mean it, with all of us stuck at home, what else? Even if your donor lives in the same house, they will just as much need that energy to stay healthy in a dire time like this.
Covid19 really got us all down, be it donor, vampires or anybody else. Everybody will require their energy just to fight off this disease.
To add to it, there is no public travel.  Neither are bars open, discos, gyms, churches and schools. And whatever is open is due to the limitation of foot traffic very low on thrown away/wasted energy. In short, the main resources for psy vampires that try to feed ethical are running very thin. Many of us all now stuck in our own little bubble, and any vampire will get hungry. That never ends.

Ethical Feeding

The thing is that if you right now take energy of people who require is to stay healthy and safe. You are endangering them. And I can’t stop anybody from doing that but if possible try more ethical ways. Even if it means going vegan for a while. And I know as Psy vampire just how much it will suck, pardon that expression. Because I rather wouldn’t either. My preferred choice stays human frequency energy in thick layers found in public places. That is in my eyes already a pretty ethical way going at it without requiring a willing donor. But than this happens and those places hardly have enough energy to run the non-energizer bunny. And the need to feed remains, so what are you going to do?

Going Vegan

No matter its weak taste and feel the earth energy carries a lot of life energy. Just in another frequency without the punch that human life energy seems to have. There is still energy around us we can feed on, if not slower and needing a bit of work. I know that many of us are used to the rich steak like frequency and consistency of human life energy. So rich, so delightful, so tasty. But sometimes you have to do with less.

Earths Gift

Earths energy is slow, very slow, so slow that is easily can be used as grounding to get rid of energy. So how do you draw higher frequency life energy out of it to feed from? You have to treat the energy. You could go outside, if allowed, and sit in a park, again if allowed, for a few hours. Slowly drawing in the energy and taking little nibbles. Earths energy is clean in most situations so little filtering is required. But with its low frequency it can take quite a while.
When trained a good public area feeding in the good times and locations can be done in mere minutes. And give you that lovely rush. Feeding from earth will be a lot slower, and you’ll miss the taste.
Transmutation is your option, drawing the energy close to you and raising [at the cost of some energy] the frequency to something more palatable. Much like you can turn grape juice into wine. A bit of treatment and it gets a lot more fun. It still will be a slow process though, yet it should keep that hunger from rising up to quickly. It can take many weeks maybe months before our feeding grounds are normal again. The safe second option might be what is left to us. We can survive on it, not sure if we can thrive on it though.

Turning Economic Mode On

This is just a theory, but after many years of improving energy flows and methodology. Pushing how long one can last with energy I do have the idea that there are ways to extend how long one can last with a limited amount of energy.
Like a car can get an economical tune to give it more Miles Per Gallon.
Now, this is not possible for everybody, first of all years of working on energy improvements and adjustments is not something one can be taught within just a few weeks.
Second it depend on the situation, if you are stuck with kids, work issues, have to take care of people and so on it is obvious you’ll require more energy to burn. But I am certain that many energy vampires already can handle energy better compared to when they were just awoken.
Finding out if there is any leakage, what costs a lot of energy and how you can make the needed changes/adjustments can buy you time. Again, life can be tough and you can’t have many options.

Final Notes

I wish I still could go to public areas and feed. But with how little there is left there hardly is reason to even start. Not to mention, social distancing, and the chance to get Covid whenever you go out. It isn’t worth it.
I don’t have all answers but I have hope. That with some adjustments we will make it through. Just as we make it through the uncertain times, being stuck at home and mentally staying sane.
I just hope that this article can bring you ideas and insight.

Who are you within the vampire community

Who are you within the community

Author: Masticina Akicta

Date: 23 February 2020

Different Roles within the community

People are different, they are good and bad in different things and hence float to different things within our community. Nobody is good at everything and not everyone even decided it was there role but ended up with it. You’ll meet a lot of different types of people within the community, from those that are very active to those that show up to offer their insight only on certain matters. 

We are a clan a cats, we don’t always agree. Actually we don’t agree a lot. But we all have our strengths and weaknesses.

The Leader

The leader, either by desire or just pushed into the seat is a person people look up to. Being active within the community and in connection with others. Their job is to keep the community from falling apart. And within a clan of cats, that is quite a job. They obviously need to have the charisma and the ideas that pull others in. Not everybody is born to be a leader. But may will join in a cause once a leader has shown up. 

The Media Supporters

The media supporters are the vampires well known by the media. They are not always leaders themselves and their viewpoints might not always be liked. But the Media knows when and where to find them if needed. And yes more and more vampires are showing up in the Media. And no not all wear fangs, white make-up and red lenses. Some are very like anybody else in how they present themselves. There have been a few pieces that are very mundane to read. Not offering maybe the juicyness the Media at times desires.

Writers

Our community wouldn’t have gotten far without the influence writers had, good or bad. Not only did the fictional vampire books draw attention to our communities but much more important the writers that wrote guides for psychic vampires and sang’s. A few books are even written from outside but with respect to our community and members. And of course some less respectful.

These non fictional books offer great guides for young vampires to deal with the first hurdles and many are great to show the outside world about our lives and communities. 

Teachers

The teachers job is to make sure the students safely understand the basics and improve how they do things. Helping their chances to make life for themselves and others a lot better. There are certain basics that with the right training a young vampire learns much quicker and much safer. 

For instance how to safely get blood from a donor and how to store it safely. How to deal with psychic vampirism, sensitivities to sunlight and that gnawing hunger inside. And the oddities many of us end up with. 

And of course donor aftercare. All these things need to be taught. 

Student

A student has found the community, the books and hopefully a group willing to teach them. And hopefully can learn the teachings of safety, ethics and respect. All of us have been here and it is our job to aid those who are here are the moment.

Depending on the type of vampire a student will need different information and support.  

Researchers

The researchers can both be outsiders and insiders. From the outside they tend to be psychology or sociology students/professors that want insight in our world. And within the measure of safety and respect are given.

From the inside there are projects that help our members on the long term. From statistical research showing just how normal we are as a group and what needs might follow. From research and questionairies to what the community should offer its members. Down to research in how to keep blood fresher long for sanguinary vampires.

In short a lot of hard work is done to make sure our community improves and gets a lot smarter. 

Visitor

The humble or not so humble visitor. Not a vampire nor an outsider probing into our community for research reasons or Media Support.

But a visitor, that finds vampires really interesting and wants to learn more. Many come in, ask a few questions, and walk out. There are always visitors in the public groups. Always! Some are trolls and others become strong allies or at least have respect for the time and energy we spend offering insight.

Mental Support Providers

Though true mental support should be done by local organizations. A lot of vampires who have need to talk about things find the public community rather harsh. For them more semi private groups exist that offer a listening non-judging ear. Lead by those who have insight in mental issues.

I repeat, true mental support should come locally by professionals. But these Mental Support Providers are there to offer members of our society a step in between of being part of the Greater Vampire Community in a safer surrounding. And a step to getting professional help outside out community when and where needed. The mental support people have a deeper understanding of the issues, many times not directly connected to vampirism, that need specific ways to deal with. 

Technical Support

Where would we be without our websites, forums, discord servers and more. A lot less organized. Many of the groups employ someone not directly connected to the vampire community. You got a technical problem, ask ahead. Don’t come to them to complain about inter-vampire politics.

They earn a place here since they are the unsung heroes of keeping the technical side of our communities afloat.

So be nice to your webmaster, discord admin or the ones running the groups. Many times it can be a troubling job trying to fix whatever is broken again. And many of the leaders do not have the skills required for such. 

Multiple Roles

Many of us are more then one thing. So obviously we take multiple roles. Some of are both Researchers and Teachers, or Writers and Teachers. Or do Media Support and write. Many are overlapping. We grow and change, and find ourselves in different seats. The thing is, all of us have things to offer to the community. 

Co-operation

Co-operation is the key to success. Since none of us is everything on the list we need each other for our own specialties. And hence we need to work together. 

When multiple people gather together, it is inevitable that we pick the roles that fit us the best if we are allowed. Like anywhere else it is a lot of tiny gears spinning that make things work. And there is nothing wrong with knowing just what gear you are and just how you offer support to the community and its people. 

The Vampire as a healer

The Vampire as a Healer

Author: Masticina Akicta
Date: 16-12-2019
With suggestions by: Xyenaq

The Vampire as a Healer

Quite an unorthodox position right, aren’t vampires all about taking? Aren’t they evil? True, the nature of the vampire requires them to take, but that doesn’t mean they always are the bad guys. See, there are different types of energy and some of it is good for people and some of it is bad.
And like poison in someone or rotting flesh… as long as it is in there it is dangerous. But very few would safely be able to draw it out… adding healing energy only does so much and it is a slow way to do things.
But what if there was someone that could draw the bad energy out and survive it?

Lets talk about Energy

As alluded to above, there is energy out there that can harm out or heal you. And even too much healing will be bad for you.. Stuff that makes one healthy and stuff that makes one sick. Energy in different balances and that at times can be very useful, and sometimes it is not very nice. Stuff that stays around when you are long in a bad location or among people who cause a lot of trouble.
Lightworkers might see it as a dark heavy energy. And each of us will pick up some negative energy as we go through the day. But usually we get rid of it… usually.
But if someone is very spiritually hurt or lives in a situation where there is very little positive to go. Where there is a lot of spiritual poison going around. Where they are mentally, physically and spiritually hurt… the nasty energy can grow and grow and grow. With so little light and so much bad… it does gets worse.
At a point, a person might have a lot of bad energy in them, a lot of poison!

Psychic Vampire Energy Transmutation

Here is where the psychic vampire, the much feared being comes in. Many energy workers… don’t like getting close to the poison. And drawing it out and handling it can make them also sick. This to a point also goes for the psychic vampire, such is true.
But a psychic vampire can handle bad energy a lot better. Many psychic vampires can easily feed on bad energy. It is as if they have an Iron Stomach for the stuff. They can naturally transmute or treat the bad energy in ways to make it clean and usable. At least to them and with the right mind also to others.
The ability to purify energy comes natural to a psychic vampire. At least one with a few years of energy training, be it self trained or not.
What I am saying is, that what poisons others, can much safer be handled by vampires who are used to negative energies. The Yin and Yang, both sides of creation, light and shadow. Call it what you want, if you got a really bad case you need someone that can cut the rot out of the wound. A psychic vampire with enough experience might just be the doctor you are looking for.

In and Out

As written above, just trying to slowly replace bad energy with good can take a long while. So… this is where the vampire comes in. They, being able to survive a lot of bad energy, can draw out and unblock the patients a lot safer.  Such can get the energy flowing again and make place for fresh new rejuvenating energy. They even can transmute part of the bad energy into clean clear energy. It is of course, for the safety of the person, and healers a process that can’t go too fast. Transmutation is not a simple process after all.
But I know it has been done before. And it works!

Transmutation

And spoken about that word, transmutation, changing A into B. If there is something trained psychic vampires can is taking energy in one state and changing it into another. To some it comes as if it is inborn, to others they require some training and tricks. But many psychic vampires can put energy in A and change it into another getting out of B.
In the above case, draining the bad energy and working on the energy in such a way that it is harmless in the end. Through an adjusted way of filter feeding.
To the point that the energy might not even enter you but it dealt with in an external box you create for it. An energy device made for one cause… take in energy, filter and cleanse, burn off the negative stuff and release the cleaner energy. And a tip: hooking it up so it feeds itself. Some of the energy is burns/uses will keep it working.

Co-operation

So now you have the theory down. How to get it in practice? First of all you need to find energy workers who are neutral to vampires. Second of all they need to understand our seemingly natural abilities and just what it can mean. And of course it requires the one situation that there is a patient so poisoned by nasty energy that this healing method is faster then As usual.
Also for the sake of the patient don’t go too fast at it. Opening energy flows can cause a lot of sudden pain, mental pain and memories to flow out. And it should be obvious that patients who get wounds uncovered need the right mental support too.
This is also why I highly suggest co-operation. Both the patient needs to know what is going to happen as the others.

Vampire Beacon: What is it?

What is a vampire Beacon

Author: Masticina Akicta

Date: 9 October 2019

What is a Vampire Beacon

A vampire beacon is the energy a vampire sends out. As a vampire gets stronger in their realization and control over their gifts on an energy level they begin to “shine” like a light house in the darkness. Even a young vampire will have a faint beacon, faint enough that with some training another vampire might pick it up. But also faint enough that such isn’t always assured and faint enough so that not every energy worker picks it up.

It requires experience to know what a beacon is, how it feels and how it affects things.

How does it work

The energy of a vampire is different. And I am certain the same goes for witches, empaths and other energy users. Each person has their own energy signature, and vampires have a specific kind of energy signature to it. So an energy worker with enough training and/or experience should be able to pick up the “vampire” code. But to many they won’t pick it up. After all, what they don’t know they probably won’t pick up as easily. Unless it shines out as brazen as a lighthouse that is.

But it isn’t really that strong either, vampires will affect the world around them through their energy and the way they do things. And the vampiric beacon is specifically part of our energy kind. It exists in medsangs, sangs, psy vampires and more. It is the signature of a strong vampiric energy being. But also unawoken have a faint beacon, much like a firefly into the night. It is there but faint.

Why do vampires have it?

Anyone who works with energy is changed by it. Witches, Spiritworkers, Empaths… all of them carry some kind of signature. This post is all about the vampire one. It helps us identify each other. And that has many potential great things to offer. It is like a signature we can send out. A secret handshake. A “You belong to our secret club.”

It draws in energy sensitives and unawoken vampires. It leads those who are at the begin of their path to us. Even if they don’t understand it yet. The beacon, like a light house, draws people in. Seeking something even if they don’t know what they are seeking.

So it isn’t odd of a vampire ends up being asked by a stranger about things. Because, in ways we are not strangers. And, if your beacon begins to shine so bright you attract unawoken ones or just awoken ones. Be prepared, it is going to happen. Every big vampire we have out there once was a small little firefly. And as a small firefly gathers in power they will be noticed more easily.

To us, it is the secret handshake. The way we know by second nature that we deal with another vampire. And with that comes how we treat others. Some will be teachers willing to teach you. Others will notice you and maybe give you a hint or give you the space. And some might warn you to behave if you don’t.

Understand, we tend not to walk up to teach other, giving a handshake or a hug and welcome you to our family. After all, that is silly and crazy. What if you don’t know what you are and we invite you like that. Crazy I tell you! But our energy signatures can give little hints.

Will I become a beacon

Many years of growing into your own vampirism, learning the tricks, adjusting the energies your light will shine brighter. And yes one day maybe you find someone walk up to you with a question. Or you might notice a little firefly, feel a tang in the energy around you. And notice someone who seems rather hungry or out of balance. It might just happen.

But it isn’t something gotten in a year. No, it tends to take a long while growing into your own vampirism before you are steady enough to be even able to help others. And maybe become a teacher to them, or lead them to a community of equal kin. But the beacon lights slowly, and once its light strongly, hopefully you’ll know how to handle it.

Only time and experience and lead to the right use of such.

What is the Vampire Community

What is the Vampire Community
Author: Masticina Akicta
Date: 30 August 2019

What is the Vampire Community
Mos Eisley spaceport: You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. - Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi
I am not saying that the vampire community is wretched but, it definitely has it scum pits. So yeah, welcome to a whole new world. And yes sand gets everywhere!

The vampire community is one where you easily can find yourself into the court of egos. Of fighting cats, of people who are utterly against each other. And of media hording people good and bad. Of people taking sides and so on. But, also it is where we have teachers, places that are safe, where you can learn in relative safety and help the many things that can help a vampire learn the tricks safely. And yes feed safely to, very important to sanguinary vampires. So, as much as it seems as if this at times is Mos Eisley, it also is a little bit of a haven. You just gotta find your place.
The community also is split, there are disagreements and socio-political situations that have lead to different groups to exist. For instance South Africa has its own Vampire Community. The Americans seem to pick up a little bit of the European and Canadian slack. But there is also the Germans and before I even go further. There are a lot of players on this board. So let me just keep it simpel. When we talk about the VC, we talk about vampires, donors and supporters working together. But also VC can mean a local thing, like South Africa has its own VC. Which deals with South African vampires and their plights. Though in the core does the same, teach young vampires and offer certain level of support and information.


What does the Vampire Community Stands For
The VC, in the best case stands for teaching people, vampires and non vampires about vampirism. Offering support, insight and safe methods to feed. It has access to ways to find donors, deal with donors and offers many years of written materials and insights of older vampires. This obviously will help the young vampire, donors and supporters on the road. It also offers certain contact points for Media to contact us and talk about matters. For instance if they want to make a series for television and it won’t be the usual Media Hungry Crap. But actually wants to look deeper into the issue. Few vampires are out in public, for obvious reasons!
In the worst case it is cats fighting over little. Grudges hold for very long, different groups disagreeing with each other and a political push and pull.  You gotta take the good with the bad.

Drama
Oh this, drama, delightful drama. Yeah it happens. Big names, big egos. Sometimes a fight happens and sometimes things go to far and damage is done. It, is inevitable, vampires are a lot like cats. You can keep buying new cat trees, they will still fight over the same spot. And sometimes some really troubling stuff happens. Dangerous to young vampires to say the least.
What I want to say here is, judge someone on their actions and do not give full support or always believe someone. Drama happens, things flame up, damage is done, best to stay out of it while you are young. Hell if you are older you probably can smell the Bovine Excrement from miles away. And know not to get close! Many times it is just Fireworks, yet another fight, yet another night. At times it is a real life soap.


That Sounds Dangerous
Maybe, but there is also a lot of good. There are places where one can learn about vampirism. How one can feed safe and with consent, how to find donors. You can hook up with the right people to help you on the way and things can get running just fine. They can offer you classes, a social cohesion and a home within the strange world of real vampirism.
Also, you might find friends there, a listening ear that understands what you are going through.
It is just that there are also very strong minded people who might come out a bit sharp. It happens in every community. So finding the right people can help you a lot. Staying out of trouble can help you a lot. Not jumping directly into a drama storm is suggestible. Even though as young vampire I did that. But, you get older and hopefully a bit smarter.

Tips
Take your time.
Read and learn as much as you can.
Take nothing you are given as 100% truth, do your own research too.
Don’t let yourself be swindled in supporting a side of a war you don’t even know what the stakes are in.

Copyright 2019 Masticina Akicta

Dealing with the Sun

Dealing with the Sun
Author: Masticina Akicta
Date: 01-06-2019

Vampires and Sun

Lets first open the doors with some basics, vampires don’t burn into ashes up in the sun. At least not the human living vampires, I haven’t seen any of the movie vampires around. It is just that most of us don’t like sun, and some of us even have a medical condition called Porphyria[1] in what acute troubles can rise due to solar exposition. I leave it up to the websites just to tell you. And even better a friend has a blog about her experiences with it[2], she has a lot to tell.

No, even if the human living vampire doesn’t get skin issues sun just feels wrong, warm, bad. And that is a reason many of use wear concealing clothes even in the summer, even those who can get a color, and yes that also include people who don’t burn like a red lobster. It just feels bad, tingling, warm and wrong on the skin.

Even as a young child I knew it felt wrong. When we did go to the beach, that is what you did as a family, I would dig a big hole and hide in there with the towel to lay on as a cover. In time we usually had something with us to provide shade, because I didn’t like the sun, even as a young child. And worse I was half blind in the sun, so that didn’t help much either. I was the kind of kid that liked to play inside and read books inside, in the shadow.

As I grew older I learned some skills to help me out. Mostly that suncream can help a bit and the right types of clothing. That and sunglasses are not a luxury. And there is some kind of full bright/full range light the dentist uses that has the same effect. I can wear sunglasses at the dentist, yes.

That aside, I and the sun were never friends. Nor the heat of a hot summer. Guh, it just feels wrong, I enjoy those cloudy days that most despise. Because at least I can see easier and feel better.

Solutions

Luckily we live in an age where many solutions exist. We got a lot of methods to fix our little issues. Or big issues, quite a few of us don’t like to be outside too long anyway in the hot sun so will enjoy time inside. And might garden later in the evening when the sun is lower. Limit how long we are outside, if and were possible and even then use the different solutions.

The Internet/Weather Reports

Check your daily UV levels for the area. Remember UV levels don’t give an S about cloud cover. So even on cloudy days, it might have a high level of UV. In my country UV level, 7 is about the most we currently get. I say currently because these days everything changes. And yes I have seen places like Australia where it hits UV 12, which requires everybody to use suncream.

Sun-lotion

It is almost magical, a lotion you put on your skin and you can stay longer outside. It feels a lot better than just the heat of the sun directly on the skin, and it does works but one has to be smart and buy sun-lotion that is wide-band. That means it blocks both UV-A and UV-B!
There can be differences in how well sun-lotion blocks UV-A and UV-B. But buying a wideband will definitely help you a few steps up compared to cream that is made to mostly block UV-A. Also, make sure you apply it thick enough and replenish where needed. It can’t hurt to have a small bottle of Sun-lotion in your bag, just for on the road.
You might get people complaining about how white you still look, let them. That is them, you gotta take care of yourself!

Sunglasses

I told you about how sensitive our eyes can be right? Well, sunglasses are the cure, you’ll end up wearing them earlier than most people. The good news, it is pretty normal to wear sunglasses for some people so we don’t look too odd. Now, good sunglasses matter, you don’t have to pay $500 for a set but more then the plastic $5 that claim to block UV is a good idea. Oh, and it helps if it is the type that has a UV-blocking function. And isn’t super cheap so it actually blocks most if not all of it. Chinese Plastic Crap still is crap.[3]

Covering Clothes

Breathing but covering clothes are going to be your friend. If you think I will go in the middle of the summer in shorts out there and sandals you are crazy. I will still have some level of cover even if I have to stay cool and show off some skin. That nice big hat, silly as it looks, will keep much of the sun away from you. I know big hats look silly at first but if you can rock the look and make it your own it is awesome. That or maybe a smaller type of hat, something that offers some protection.

Problem Solving

Now that sounds simple, but the reality isn’t so simple, just read the other blog[2]. Trying to get people to understand you like it inside and in the shadows is very hard.

Worse, depending on how a school is built and ran you might be in some real issues. Look, vampirism can’t be determined by a doctor, you can’t get on paper. “He/She is a vampire and needs shadow and inside time.” No, you have to realize your problems might be too vague to be given attention. All of us have had to use tricks and persuasion.

There always will be situations where you have to brave the sun in, sports days at schools, and the weather is lovely. That trip to the beach, summer camp and if you are older, work and study. There will be times you are stuck out there in the sun and have to deal with all it entails. And sadly I can’t really solve all the problems with a simple blog. But at least, this should give you something to think about.

Find little solutions here and there. Sometimes you are F-ed by the situation, sometimes you can find yourself a bit of shadow or stay inside. And sometimes you are in control of what happens.

As much as my plants love sun and water, I stick with staying inside. Till it is shady enough and colder in the night so I can give them water.

Resources

[1] Porphyria; https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/porphyria/symptoms-causes/syc-20356066

[2] The Porcelain Vampire; https://theporcelainvampirespeaks.blogspot.com/

[3]Sunglasses and UV Protection: https://www.allaboutvision.com/askdoc/sunglasses.htm

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Copyright: Masticina Akicta 2019