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I have received an enormous
amount of attention on the Psy-Vamp essay on my site...
One of the main reasons I was
hesitant to add it to the site is the sheer controversy that it has caused.
Below is an email I received
on the subject and my reply which I feel makes a perfect disclaimer/rebuttal/defense
of the content in the essay. Anyone who wishes to contact me about it,
may email me at the address found on the contact page.
Thank you.
EMAIL
First of all, you should have just plain avoided the
topic. You are not a psyvamp yourself, and making these statements make
it seem that you know everything about us. I am both a regular vampire
and a psyvamp, and am easily able to exchange blood energy for regular
energy, or vice versa. There are few of us that are power-hungry. And unlike
what you have said, anyone can not do this. In fact, most of the population
can't. Those of us who are psivamp have developed the powers at about the
age that most "regular" vampires develop their cravings for blood.
I found your section on avoidance to be quite laughable.
You say that if a person stands up to us, we are likely to leave them alone.
For one, most of us like a challenge, and for second, we prefer to drain
a little bit of very rich energy from the strong that may resist, rather
than draining large amounts of weak energy from someone who would not even
realize what is happening.... Psivamps are not weak, sniveling whiners
who need to drain energy to inflate their ego. The need for energy in many
of them is the same as the need for blood in the normal vampire. The plus
is that we do not have to make any physical or even real mental contact
with the person. You say we must talk with the person at the least to drain
our energy. It's simply not true, and I would appreciate it if you would
at the least, modify your page, and at the most, take it down. Or, if you'd
like, I could write something up that would shed more light on the situation
without discriminating against psivamps.
-Name Withheld
REPLY
I respect the fact that you took
the time to read the essay. And you are right in that I do not practice
such habits personally. This does not, however, mean that I do not posses the
knowledge to do so. It is something I choose to NOT do. I was born into my magick (something of which I
have always had) and I was born into my Gifts, so perhaps
this gives me a different outlook on the world. But, whether or not you
realize it to be true, anyone CAN indeed learn to manipulate energy, including
life force. Will everyone have as in-depth skill, knowledge, and control?
No. That comes with either natural talent or great learning and practice. My
essay, therefore, is designed for the general population who feels that
it is "cool" and "trendy" to play with things they know nothing about.
They think (much like the children of old who believed the same of cigarettes)
that this habit will make them suddenly better than others; cooler than
others; and all-around more powerful than others. In reality, they often
times simply fumble around and end up with an addiction they never really
needed in the first place. In that way, the feeding of energy is a creatable
habit and I wish to prevent people (read, 'young impressionable teens')
from this pointless burden. Much in the same way I explain that the need
to drink blood in itself is not a blessing, but a hindrance and truly a defect -
in short, a weakness that no one should seek. This is the same
advice I give for those seeking to teach themselves this trick. As for my avoidance tips and whatnot,
again, I was born into my power and something as simple as disallowing
it to occur works for me. Perhaps those with less natural magick (or realization
therein) would have a harder time with this technique, however, I know
that the "taste" of those with natural strength is much more sweet than
those of the herd, and, generally speaking, if you have that natural strength,
you will be sought out more but would better understand my explanation. In
short, it is a complete and logical circle. In any event, as I said, the page
is designed for those who seek the same thing about psyvamps as blood vamps -
someone
to either tell them how to be "turned" or someone to tell them they are
not freaks, but they need to spend a little time growing up and understanding
the world, because it's not all rose-colored like they want it to be.
If you would like to submit an essay
yourself, I would be happy to review it and consider adding it as an open
entry to the page as a more in-depth commentary from a practicing psy-vamp
for other practicing psy-vamps. Please be assured, however, if it is derogatory
to me or my page, it will not be included. If you can write a neutral,
informative, and helpful essay, then please feel free. You know the addy
and you know the url where to find me...
-MemoryandDream, Webmistress
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