About Belfazaar
Greetings Everyone,
My name is Belfazaar Ashantison. I am a primarily sanguinary vampire in the New Orleans area. Having been on the outskirts of the vampiric community since I was 13 years old, helping from the shadows (so to speak), I thought it was finally time to come forward. And at 37 years of age, I have. I have been a member of the Vampire Church for a few years now, and have grown, learned and helped to teach a lot.
I have also founded a Vampiric House, the House of Mystic Echoes, which is primarily concerned with accentuating the magickal side of our beings. Many vampires have taken on alternative and natural belief systems, so we, of the House of Mystic Echoes have sought to build a bridge between the pagan and vampire communities as well as be here to point others to much needed information on REAL vampirism.
Thank you very much
Vitae Dominae
Belfazaar Ashantison
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Question: As council members of the Vampire Church, and having experience in teaching and helping other people with their vampirism, you must have noticed the prevalence of depression within the vampire community, is it your opinion that depression is part and parcel of vampirism, or do you believe its outside influences which make this such a common issue?
Greetings...
Although I have noticed a propensity for depression amongst vampires, I
don't think it is so much a 'condition' of our vampirism as it is a
response to the issues we have to deal with due to our vampirism. Many of
us have noted that we get depressed more often when we do not feed, or must
face a person we have known not to believe us in our vampirism. The thing
we have to remember, is that depression can be directly influenced by our
thoughts as well, but when this becomes too much for us, we must turn to
professional help for aid... It does not signify that you are insane just
because you discuss things that may be causing your depression, and if you
are wary of your doctor... Just chat with them, leaving out the vampiric
issue, and see what can be resolved that way, taking into account what
he/she may have said and see if it applies to your vampirism.
You can always chat with another vampire about it as well... If you feel
that depression is getting to you, email me... I will answer... And I
acknowledge that we all need a sounding board from time to time for a good
rant as well... Just add 'Rant' or 'On Depression' in your subject line to
me...
Vitae Dominae,
Belfazaar
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