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Sheal Mullin
Interviewd by LA Judge


This month I have the pleasure of speaking with Shealaina Mullin, VC Associate and offline Vampire Church representative in Canada. A native Quebecer, now transplanted to Ontario, Sheal discusses her views on energy, her way of maintaining balance and using art as an energy release. Enjoy as you learn more about one of the dynamic individuals that makes the Vampire Church truly an international organization


LA.: Greetings Sheal and welcome to the VC Magazine interview chair. Please give a quick introduction of yourself for our readers.
Sheal: Thanks for having me here, I am honored, I am a 25 year old Psy / Sanguine (blood) vamp from Ontario (nee Quebec), married with three young ones. I am also a website programmer and computer technician by profession.
LA.: Glad to have you here. Wow, that is full plate and I am sure that all parts of that take a lot of energy. You say Psy / Sang - is one primary over the other? Or do you find that they intermix?
Sheal: For me, they intermix, one compliments the other and vice versa.
LA.: How so? I know that with any type of energies one often takes another type with it - there really is no such thing as a "pure" energy source. Is that what you find too?
Sheal: Well, I知 an empath to start. My empathy helps me to "weed" out the bad energies from the good energies. When I can't get a Sanguine feed I usually jump to using the Psy feedings. And yes, I definitely agree with there are no pure energies at all. People痴 personalities mix with those energies and not taint it just flavor it in different ways
LA.: I am sure that your empathic sense also helps with that busy home life. Children can be very draining - how do you balance that energy need?
Sheal: My children are very draining at times, especially my oldest son who is ADHD, I use my empathic abilities to sense their emotional state and help them cope with their environment. It also helps me to cope better with them by sensing what they need before they ask for it.
LA.: It sounds like you have achieved a level of balance by using your empathic abilities to their finest.
Sheal: It is my strongest ability among many. It's a sensitive balance but it works for me.

LA.: You recently came back to the Vampire Church as an Associate after a long hiatus. I am sure glad you did and also sure for you it feels good to be "home". What do you find in the Vampire Church that has changed and is there anything that you miss from the past?
Sheal: Goodness that's a loaded question. The VC was still a baby in the past, still blossoming into what it is now. I missed my family the most at VC, I've known Damien for a very long time. I've missed the energies of the VC family and being able to participate in the community. The new changes are awesome. I find VC has grown by leaps and bounds, we were small in numbers in the past but so large now and ranked among the high status category by many I've referred to the site when they are looking for info on vampirism. That gives me pride to have my family looked at and commented on that we are a tight knit family.
LA.: Goodness - I didn稚 mean to ask such a loaded question there. I am just always interested in the past history and what brings people back. Many I have met say life changes are what took them away from the VC. Why was it that you came back?
Sheal: I came back because of a really simple reason, Internet access *lol* and because of missing my VC family. Besides, I felt I could make a difference in our community. Knowledge is power, and power to those who seek the knowledge to better understand themselves.
LA.: Very cool - and experience in the community is always welcome. Glad you are here. I know you are busy in the community in other ways - can you give me a sense of that please?
Sheal: Yes, I've always felt an inherent need to help those around me with what they want help in. I知 the type that can't say no to those in need. I run the Awards Program, do articles for the VC Magazine, and just generally help those who ask for my help I知 also the Canadian offline representative.
LA.: All of which is a great help. Thanks.

LA.: You are active too in the Pagan community. How do you address that? I mean, sometimes the Pagan community is not exactly welcoming of vampires. What has been your experience?
Sheal: Yes, I知 very active there too. I知 a Druid Shaman, most of my experiences have been excepting and pleasant. Actually, they ask me what vampirism is and when I explain what it is they seem to accept it well and say "oh, that's pretty cool". I have had a few nasty experiences from a Wiccan who couldn't see that Sanguine feeding was not a fetish and she ended up calling me a freak of nature. But, that's isolated in my experiences. Some have called me a devil worshipper, but I let it slide off my back and all, no need to argue with someone who doesn't want to change their point of view anyways.
LA.: Good to know that has been isolated experience for you - perhaps attitudes are starting to change.
Sheal: Perhaps they are, one moment at a time, I hope so.
LA.: When you speak to others about vampirism how do you get them to see the difference - that Paganism / Wicca is a religious choice and that vampirism is not a religion?
Sheal: *smiles* It's difficult to explain to them the differences because some just don't get it. They ask if it's a lifestyle philosophy. I usually give them the definition of what real vampirism is "A person who lacks the proper amounts of prana energies in their own bodies that cannot sustain proper life functions and seeks those prana energies out in a donor". And then, I give them the definition of the religion we are talking about.
LA.: That is a good way of doing - just get straight to the point
Sheal: I have always been a straight to the point, go through the bush instead of around it person.

LA.: Changing gears here a little - we share something in common. We both have been trained as artists. Thanks for sharing some of your work with us in VC Magazine. Tell me about your art.
Sheal: I have 3 venues for my art. My website designing, I feel that's art because it takes creativity to design in coding and foresight. My digital art or graphics design which takes great patience to accomplish and produce in short amounts of time. And my hand drawn art, that is something I use to soothe and calm my soul and heart.
LA.: Are those 3 areas separate but equal or do they interrelate?
Sheal: I think it's more of a separate but equal situation, I do the first two as a job. The hand drawings are mine alone, they are for me. I also sing and play guitar, which is also for me alone to help calm frayed nerves or redirect chaotic energies into something creative and useful. It keeps me from losing my cool.
LA.: I see you say that you use your art as an energy release - I take it then it is a form of grounding for you to keep you centered and balanced?
Sheal: Yes, exactly! I use both singing and my hand drawing to calm and ground my energies, instead of holding the chaotic and turbulent energies inside of me. I let the release into my artistic endeavors and then they become useful instead of wasted energies that irritate and grind the nerves. You should see me during pms, I知 drawing up a storm and singing at the same time. *laughs*
LA.: That is a wonderful way of releasing energies that would otherwise do you harm. It is always amazing to me how much vampirism and the arts interrelate on an energy level.
Sheal: I agree, I find most vampires seem very talented artistic wise, they seem to go hand in hand.
LA.: Is there a website where we can see more of your work?
Sheal: Two of them, not quite finished as of yet one is my Druidic Shamanism website and the other is my portfolio for my technical work and web designing work.
http://www.geocities.com/acgeal/Portfolio/index.html
http://www.geocities.com/acgeal/shadows/index1.html
LA.: Very cool thank you.
Sheal: I知 pleased to share them with the community.
LA.: Is there any thing else, you would like to share with the VC Magazine readers?
Sheal: Let me think...there is just so much I could say right now. It's hard to find a starting place.
LA.: *lol* You are a very fun & interesting person - I am glad we have you here.
Sheal: How about an old Quebecer saying just modified a little to suit the VC?
LA.: Sure.
Sheal: Vivre Le VC (old saying is actually Vivre Le Quebec) which means in rough translation long live the VC. And thank you for the compliment :)
LA.: Thank you and I am sure that we all can agree. It has been a pleasure speaking with you.
Sheal: Enchante LA. (my pleasure)

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