| Shadowdance Podcast #29 - "Vampires" w/Michelle Belanger, Chris, & Jackie |
[22 Jun 2009|07:17pm] |
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
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| "The Vampire" |
[10 Jun 2009|06:25pm] |
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This is one of my favourite paintings; it was done by artist Philip Burne-Jones in the year 1897. The woman in the painting was an actress with whom he was having an affair. When she ended their relationship, he was heartbroken, and this inspired him to paint this portrait.
His cousin, Rudyard Kipling, was inspired by the painting to write a poem called "The Vampire":
The Vampire
A fool there was and he made his prayer
(Even as you and I!)
To a rag and a bone and a hank of hair
(We called her the woman who did not care),
But the fool he called her his lady fair
(Even as you and I!)
Oh the years we waste and the tears we waste
And the work of our head and hand,
Belong to the woman who did not know
(And now we know that she never could know)
And did not understand.
A fool there was and his goods he spent
(Even as you and I!)
Honor and faith and a sure intent
But a fool must follow his natural bent
(And it wasn't the least what the lady meant),
(Even as you and I!)
Oh the toil we lost and the spoil we lost
And the excellent things we planned,
Belong to the woman who didn't know why
(And now we know she never knew why)
And did not understand.
The fool we stripped to his foolish hide
(Even as you and I!)
Which she might have seen when she threw him aside --
(But it isn't on record the lady tried)
So some of him lived but the most of him died --
(Even as you and I!)
And it isn't the shame and it isn't the blame
That stings like a white hot brand.
It's coming to know that she never knew why
(Seeing at last she could never know why)
And never could understand.
(by Rudyard Kipling)
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| Vampires Today: The Truth About Modern Vampirism (Academic Book) |
[06 Jun 2009|04:32pm] |
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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.
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| Dracula's Ball March 21st with Unheilig & The Azoic |
[15 Feb 2009|01:33pm] |
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| Vampire Documentary |
[10 Feb 2009|11:44am] |
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Hey there, I hope you don’t mind me posting here. I am a casting associate working on a documentary for MTV’s series True Life. We are currently looking for real vamps and psi vamps who would be interested in participating. Please email me at vampire@mtvn.com if you’d be interested in applying or just learning more about the project. Best, MTV Research/Casting
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| Real Vampirism Research Network - Please Join! |
[02 Jan 2009|01:38pm] |
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
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| Book Project: Being a Vampire |
[20 Dec 2008|02:16pm] |
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Greetings,
I'm the founder and webmistress for Sanguinarius.org for Real Vampires. I am collecting personal experiences from self-identified real vampires for possible inclusion in a book about real vampires. I'm looking for essay responses to the following: 1.) How you came to identify as being a vampire, and 2.) What being a vampire means to you. If you would like to contribute material for consideration to be included in a future publication, please go to http://www.sanguinarius.org/project.shtml and read the page for requirements and instructions.
And if you have a page or a blog, would you please put a link to the Project page?
Thanks in advance,
Sanguinarius
http://www.sanguinarius.org/
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[16 Nov 2008|09:35pm] |
Dracula's Ball/Nocturne on New Year's Eve w/Cruxshadows, Bow Ever Down
And free drinks, too. :-)
Philadelphia, PA
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