The Four Types of Vampires
If you look in a dictionary you will find a few definition that relate to
vampires. The definition of vampirism itself is interesting because it is often
given as "the practice of preying upon others," or something similar. Does that
necessarily have to mean preying on the blood of others? Some dictionaries go
on to make that distinction, but a lot of books do not. Vampires, in reality,
are those creatures who prey upon others for sustenance. The source of that
sustenance, the method of obtaining it, and the need it fulfills are what
distinguish the different types of vampires from each other.
Immortal Blood Drinkers
For the most part, immortal blood drinkers are the creatures we have been
describing so far as "physical vampires." These vampires are the ones that are
most similar to the undead found in popular fiction, although, of the several ethnic
species in this category, no one particular type possesses even half the powers
attributed by authors and screenwriters to their vampires. With that distinction
made, the existence of immortal blood drinkers should seem more feasible, although
there is a lot of evidence that seemingly supports the existence of this type of
being, a lot of it is not completely convincing. For that reason, many might feel
that immortal blood drinkers are the least likely type of vampire to exist. However,
before you make up your mind, take into consideration the fact that their existence
cannot be entirely disproved.
Mortal Blood Drinkers
Since the beginning of recorded history, common mortals have felt the need
to drink blood for a variety of reasons. Those reasons range from ancient
cultures' beliefs in the power of blood, especially the blood of an enemy; to
a particular form of insanity, Renfield's Syndrome, which is named after the
character in Dracula who is zoophagous(life-eater).
Unintentional Psychic Vampires
This is a type of vampire that most never find out about, including the
vampires themselves! Unintentional psychic vampires are people who feed on the
psychic evergy of other unconsciously. The reasons their bodies do so vary
from case to case, but for the most part, they "feed" because they need the extra
energy to survive some illness. Vampires of this type are often much older than
their victims because, unfortunately, illnesses often set in as one ages. Those
illnesses usually deplete a person to the point where his or her body feeds off
younger individuals to remain vital. However, the unintentional psychic
vampire can just as easily be a child, or within any other age group. The fact
that vampires of this type feed without a victim's knowledge of their doing so
makes them dangerous.
Intentional Psychic Vampires
Of the four types of vampires, the intentional psychic vampires are the ones
that should be feared most. That is for two reasons: they cannot be destroyed
or thwarted by any physical means(i.e., a wooden stake or a cross), and as two
surveys show, about one out of five people are attacked by a vampire of this type
during the course of their lives. Luckily, those attacks are rarely fatal.
Intentional psychic vampires usually start out as individuals who drain other of
psychic energy on purpose(occasionally under some kind of group guidance). When they
master that, they move on to astrally projecting and feeding off the energy of
sleeping victims. Eventually, like all of us do, those individuals die. At that
time, they become earthbound entities that need to continue feeding in the previously
described manner to survive; they use the psychic energy they absorb to keep their
own astral bodies from decaying.
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