Re: relegion and magic. By: Lark Moderator / Adept
Post # 2 Nov 16, 2010
I'm Wiccan and have been one for nearly 30 years. I ran a large teaching coven for 12 years but I am now HPS of my Tradition with three daughter covens.
I am an eclectic, which means I select the things that I like from various doctrines, methods, styles. I have been a psychic vampire since birth(along with my sanguine side) but I was awakened at the age of tweleve I beleive. I started learning the basics at eight, and using magick at nine.
I'm what's called an Eclectic Wiccan, and have been one for the past 11 years. I run Divine Spirits on this site, have 2 websites of my own, a youtube channel, and make it a point to push those who are lost back in the right direction. I have dedicated quite a bit to teaching in the pagan community in general with my videos, and am members of several other pagan communities, and am Outer Court to the Corellian Tradition (for an example). I've loved teaching in the community so much that I have taken up a teaching degree at my local college to teach in public schools. There's a lot of kids who could use the time and dedication I put into what I've done here, applied to daily life and I think I could be a real help.
Any further questions please see the assistant who typed this (LOL J/K)
It's just a form of psychic vampirism, Brysing :) a subcategory in which the vampire can only "feed" off of sexual energy. It's almost like a succubus or incubus, but not as over dramatized.
Re: relegion and magic. By: Brysing Moderator / Adept
Post # 9 Nov 30, 2010
My problem is that I was trained in "natural" magic. To study the animals, birds, insects. I was taught the "old" mysteries; the sacred dimensions; the secret of the pentagram.The influence of the Sun and Moon, and the planets. The life cycle of the frog, and the bumble bee, and many other animals. The magic of plants, especially trees. Of herbs and fungi. I am afraid I know nothing of vampires,werewolves,etc. In fact, all that I know is in the public domain, on the internet.But when I was young the internet did not exist. I depended on books, and my witch teacher. Yes, I read Crowley, and Gardner,but they impressed me not! (My teacher said that Crowley was the most wicked man on Earth!) Many Hollywood films, TV series, even comic books, have portrayed types of "magic" that would have horrified my witch teacher. They certainly bewilder me! Even though I know full well that it is all fiction. Maybe I'm just too old.
I personally do not believe in the media's form of vampires and I don't even believe in werewolves. Immortality and regeneration just sounds idiotic to me. The only reason we use the term "vampire" is because of the action of "feeding" off of another's energy... and "parasite" just didn't sound as glamorous O_o Also, someone with your experience is a breath of fresh air on this site! :)