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Interview with Masticina Akicta
Interviewed by LA Judge
This month VC Magazine interviews the newest Associate member of the Vampire Church, Masticina Akicta. A veteran of the online communities at age 24, he brings both his experience and his uniquely European view to the resource base of the VC Associate members. Sit back and enjoy as you learn more about this helpful young man.
LA.: Greetings Daan and welcome to the Vampire Church interview chair.
Masticina: Comfy chair it surely is.
LA.: You are the newest VC Associate member - please tell the VC Magazine readers a bit about yourself.
Masticina: I indeed am the newest Associate member, but already been in the Vampire Church group and community for a while. It was just becoming time I would put more into action. After all after 5 years of soul searching I am close to getting to the point that I can enjoy my reality.
LA.: Yes, you have been growing up in the vampire public for quite a while. What is it that first brought you to the VC and why is it you finally decided to become an Associate member?
Masticina: Well been around for quite some years now, small communities, big communities, bad communities. I even was part of the council once of one of the communities that sadly crashed due to bad leadership. I tried to run, with a few friends, my own little vampire group but well such things survive for 2 years if you are lucky. I knew the VC was not only the biggest and most known, but also active and growing for so long. If there was one place I could put positive influence in the community it would be in the VC. How can the ever present need of the community best can be fed? At the most central source after all ;-)
LA.: Yes running any organization is an ardent task - having it survive and thrive in the online community is difficult work. The Vampire Church is an amazing place in that respect.
Masticina: It definitely is, but strong leadership causes such.
LA.: What is that you hope to accomplish here as an Associate member?
Masticina: Helping the newly awakened, putting into the vampire community more information and useful guides and basically answering questions when needed. Also trying to spread truth about vampirism and some core support.
LA.: Those are great goals and much needed in any community. I am glad that you chose to add your help and voice to those of the Vampire Church. Thinking back, when was it that you came to the awareness that you were affected with vampirism and what types of energies do you use?
Masticina: When I was 19 things changed for me..., a huge crash in my workstudy basically blew everything off balance and open. It lead to a kind of "soft depression” where I slept much and basically didn’t get much done in life. Study failed then also, but was in a way bound to fail. Once I returned to more normal energy levels I was affected by the hunger and well, it just led the door open. What energy I use, I generally do aura despiking but much more use a bottom feed method, sucking shopping malls from their energy and getting prana out of it... dirty work but free prana!
LA.: So basically you are using modified ambient Psi energy techniques - how did you determine this was the right energy mix for you?
Masticina: Divulging Pure Prana out of dirty energy is not easy, you might be happy with about 7% to 9% prana. But then again, shopping malls contain huge amounts of energy and even if you can get 7 to 9% it does adds up well. Currently this works for me, it might change it might stay the same for a while.
LA.: Adapting to your vampire energy needs is a lifelong must - how have your energy needs changed since first becoming aware of your vampirism?
Masticina: Oh yes, first I had problems to keep the hunger under control but over time with regular feeding it is much more timid. As long as I feed regular, there are no problems in the air.
This of course counts for every vampire ;-)
LA.: Well that is good to hear. :) In your wealth of small community experiences what is it that you have learned and how will you be bringing those things to the table in the Vampire Church
Masticina: Mmm…what I learned is important to every community. Know what you want with your community. Know your members. Capable leadership. And be nice to your members but know the boundaries you put on what your members can do within your community. They are after all YOUR guests.
LA.: Lol – too true. How is it that you see the Vampire Church apart from others in that respect?
Masticina: Well the Vampire Church has strong leadership, a definite sight over it. For it allows it’s members a "safe" area. As safe as it can be made at least. What I bring to the VC falls outside the leadership, but more to the different sides that I look into matters.
LA.: Yes, the leadership of the VC is well known - it was a big draw for me as well.
Masticina: When things happen I am one of those that look at the case from at least 8 sides ;-) I always am busy with 8 things at the same time so that generally ends up being useful.
LA.: As one of the few European Associate members how do you feel that colors your perspective of both the vampire community and the VC ?
Masticina: Not being in America means that I mostly are not capable to help in offline matters ... which is true. Europe is different in thinking and needs then America.
LA.: How so?
Masticina: Here things work different and people are generally more open, at least in Western Europe. So what I found is that the "need to meet-up" in Europe is less, as there is less reason for us to "hide out". There are not many "fundy zones" or "redneck zones" in what everything beyond the normal is in dire danger.
LA.: When you say open - do you mean socially or in their way of thinking?
Masticina: Their way of thinking…they are more accepting of each other in a way. They have to be, Western Europe carries more then 80% of the different nationalities or so.
That means all different uses, tastes and like are mixed here too. There surely are areas where being "different" still is a huge problem
LA.: I see - that is really kinda cool. I am sure many would love to live in an area such as the Netherlands where people carry less social baggage.
Masticina: Every country has it’s own charms and problems. I would love to roam through America once...but being stuck in Europe isn’t that bad.
LA.:Lol - I would think not :)
Masticina: The only thing I miss here is the closer connection the "other" people tend to form. The Vampire meet-ups here in Holland are… let’s say with 3 people it’s crowded ;-)
LA.: What advice would you give to someone new just entering here - where would you point them to start to learn?
Masticina: To every newcomer there is basically the same answers - shielding, regular feeding and some soul searching. Those are the basics of survival.
LA.: Good advice. Well I am certainly glad you are here and have added your experience and willingness to help to the Vampire Church Associate membership.
Masticina: I am honored to help out the VC.
LA.: Do you have anything else that you would like to share with the VC Magazine readers?
Masticina: Yes, that if they have any question that might pertain to vampirism, even if they are stupid, they do should ask it on the general member list. It is made for it and even if the same question is asked 10 times a month then it is still good. The only stupid question is the unasked one after all! That should be it ;-)
LA.: Great advice! :) Well thank you for joining me - it has been good learning more about you.
Masticina: It has been a pleasure. ;-)
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