Cravings, Blood-Lust, and the Sanguine Vampire

Greetings Everyone,

Having had a few people comment on the e-mail I sent to the VC general list, I would like to add a bit of my own knowledge in dealing with being a sanguine vampire with, or without a donor. This article will give a few tips, and a few reasons that there are a few who will have problems with certain words, or combinations of words involving sanguine vampirism, and the energy needs involved.

First off, I just want to make absolutely clear to everyone, that just because I have been awakened for quite a while to my condition, and my type of vampirism, that does not mean that I hold all the answers to this type of vampirism, and also, this does not mean that another will not feel differently than I do, what I am writing is based solely on my experience, and the experiences of a few others whom I have contact with. So just because I feel a certain way does not mean that you absolutely MUST feel every single little thing I feel in order to be a sanguine vampire.

That being cleared up, lets begin....

On the cravings and blood-lust issue...the reason that some people get their hackles up with this sort of wording is basically this... when someone speaks of blood-lust, and cravings for blood, if they are truly of a sanguinary nature, the "cravings" and "lust" are not exactly for the blood itself, consumption of or taste of, these cravings are for the energy found in blood... I realize that or one beginning to learn or awakening, this might seem minimal in nature, and wording something as being related to just the blood might seem natural, however, true cravings and lust for only blood are not what sanguine vampirism is about. Some of course take this waaaaay too literally and become upset, or what have you and will automatically assume you are a rpg-er, pretender, faker, fetishist or whatever words might be used at the moment to say you are lying about your vampirism, I of course wouldn't know the wording because I don't get to interact with many people or watch T.V. for that matter...*sadly enough*

Dealing with Sanguine vampirism is difficult, both on the physical side (finding donors, keeping donors and making sure they're healthy before and during their time donoring to you), and psychologically (waiting for donor to be cleared of all blood born diseases, wondering if donor will stick around after all testing is done, and wondering if said donor will be around for the long haul, or just take off). It is not, however, impossible; you will not die if you do not get blood on a regular basis, you will feel drained in energy, and the various other complications that come from not feeding, but you will not die, (just feels that way sometimes...lol). I have heard from alot of "so-called vampires" that they are going to resort to being animalistic and attack and take from someone, leave em suffering in the dirt if they do not receive blood on a regular basis, that being subject to their own little world, and that is not kosher... Anyone attempting to do that, or even doing that is not only morally wrong, but is also wrong about what is needed for an energy feed.

One needs only take a small amount of blood in order to be completely replenished, and filled in their need for energy via the sanguine method, anything more than a couple of teaspoons is more for fun than for actual energy needs, and the small amount of blood does keep you pretty well energized for a while, in my case *not everyone's* once every couple of weeks is enough to keep me pretty happy. But I have gone for waaay longer periods than that, and it did not make me feel animalistic, true, the need was there, and with each passing day it got worse, but, in that time, I learned to use my mind to control the need, and didn't let the need control me.

One of the methods that I use, very often as a matter of fact, is ye olde put it out of your head trick. To do this, you keep yourself occcupied, this helps keep your mind off your needs for the moment, and also helps you get a whole lot of stuff done...lol. Another method is meditation, I myself have never been very good at clearing my mind for very long so traditional meditation is not my thing, once I stop thinking, I'll think to myself, "hey!! I stopped thinking!!" which effectively ruins stopping thinking...I think...however, meditation can take many forms, my own form of meditation involves going outside, being exposed to nature, and taking a nice walk while picking up grass, playing with little insects, and basically just enjoying what nature has to offer, this may not work for you, but I have found that it works wonders for me.

Sometimes, something as simple as playing with your pets, chatting away on the computer, anything that makes you less aware of YOU, will help you a great deal. This is something I think that all sanguine vampires should learn. We may be the most physically involved with our needs, however that does not make us the animals of the vampire nation as a whole, because remember, an animal acts like an animal because it doesn't know any better, we as humans do, and that is exactly why we are able to distinguish between, "hey, I can't find sustenance, I must kill and take" and "hey, I have needs, but I can deal with them".

I know that I am a minority in the fact that I can only take sanguine energies, which leads me to the next method, one I have tried and failed at constantly, much to my chagrin, however if it is something that you can do, then by all means use it, because remember the unlucky few like myself who cannot, and must therefore suffer with needs that must go unanswered until a donor comes along...this other method being using other methods of feeding to sustain you until you can get a sanguine feeding, feeding psy, elemental, negative, empathic, pranic, sexual or otherwise is something I truly wish I was able to do, consider yourself lucky and use that to keep you in good vampire form!

As always, much thanks for listening to my ramblings, I know they seem to get longer every time, and any comments, or questions regarding this article can be addressed to demonessbarbie@yahoo.com.

Written By: Barbie
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