anyone interested in a discussion on vampires? it is a belief believe it or not.
i am totally serious & find the immortal thought behind it interesting. the 'drawing of passion' in some cases. there is a big package of legend(s) as well as literal vampires. i wanted to be one as a kid. not a real one, rather a fiction one.
i suppose belief & spirituality is a good place & would appreciate some good replies from those interested or even not so interested.
to get started with the real ones, interesting article with footnotes here:
http://www.earthspirit.org/fireheart/fhvampire.html
i am totally serious & find the immortal thought behind it interesting. the 'drawing of passion' in some cases. there is a big package of legend(s) as well as literal vampires. i wanted to be one as a kid. not a real one, rather a fiction one.
i suppose belief & spirituality is a good place & would appreciate some good replies from those interested or even not so interested.
to get started with the real ones, interesting article with footnotes here:
http://www.earthspirit.org/fireheart/fhvampire.html
Real vampires do not necessarily drink blood-in fact, most of them do not. Blood-drinking and vampirism have been confused to the extent that for the average person, a vampire is defined as something that drinks blood (such as a "vampire bat"). But when we look beyond casual assumptions to the details of common beliefs, we find something quite different. Throughout both folklore and literature, there is an understanding that vampires require energy or life force. Many old folktales accept that vampires suck blood, yet never describe this actually happening. The victims slowly decline and waste away, and the survivors assume that some evil fiend is draining them of blood. They know that the Bible says, "the blood is the life", and anyone who was losing their life force must be losing blood. Yet, in many instances the vampire's "attack" does not even involve physical contact. In others, it is clearly sexual energy which is exchanged.1