Xxxviii. Augmented Healing : XXXVIII. Augmented Healing Energy gathered into your hands, if allowed to remain neutral and uncharged by any extraneous emotions, can be used to heal yourself or another. Cup the energy in your hand and hold this around the affected area. Channel the energy through your hands to the wound. As you...
Iv. Awakenings : IV. Awakenings We are neither wholly born nor wholly made what we are. The choice for us to become was made long ago. From that time onward, we have been reborn again and again, carrying within us in every lifetime the seed of what we are. Sometimes we forget ourselves, and wander our lives like...
Xxxiv. Nature Of The Aura : XXXIV. Nature Of The Aura We all share a distinctive aura which others may perceive and use to identify us. Our vampiric signature is most obviously expressed in the auras of priests and least obvious in the auras of concubines. We may also perceive this aura as well as the auras of others. This...
Viii. The Beacon : VIII. The Beacon Our kind has ways of recognizing its own. Often this recognition occurs on an unspoken level and is very subtle, so you must learn to trust your impulses and allow your greater Self to guide you. Especially in the unawakened, this recognition manifests itself as a Beacon which...
Xxv. Cautionary Notes : XXV. Cautionary Notes When you forge a connection with someone, always keep in mind that the link goes both ways. A target, if aware of their link to you, can trace it in much the same way you can trace it to them. If the person you have forged a connection with is awakened, they can do many...
Introduction : The Vampire Codex The Vampire Codex is a document written by occultist and psychic vampire Michelle Belanger for use as the instructional text of House Kheperu (www.kheperu.org). The prototype of this work was first set to paper in late 1991. A specially printed version was offered to select...
Xxxii. Subtle Perception : XXXII. Subtle Perception Sight of the subtle which lies within and throughout all physical things comes with practice and concentration. Most of us can, to one degree or another, perceive the energy we manipulate, the life which courses through those around us. This is not so much something that is...
Xxxvii. The Energy Ball : XXXVII. The Energy Ball Once you have learned how to focus and direct energy through your body, the most basic form of external energy manipulation is the energy ball. Cup your hands slightly until you feel a build-up of energy gather in your palm. It will have a barely perceptible heft to it...
Xv. Blood And Life : XV. Blood And Life Do not mistake mere blood for life. We feed upon something far subtler. However, do not be surprised if, in feeding, you taste blood within your mouth, for blood and life are intricately interwoven. We are creatures of both matter and spirit, and thus we affect others on both...
Xxviii. Counselors : XXVIII. Counselors The counselors, of all our kind, retain the strongest connection to life. Though they have access to most of the powers inherent in our kind, they suffer only mildly from our traditional drawbacks. They are less sensitive to light and the natural cycles as are the priests...
Xxxvi. Energy Manipulation : XXXVI. Energy Manipulation It is part of our essential nature to manipulate energy, and we are not limited to only taking energy away from others into ourselves. Because we can sense energy, grasp it, influence it, and channel it, we may also give energy to others. Most often, we do this to help...
V. Potential : V. Potential We often associate with the Awakened or with those who hover upon the threshold of Awakening. We prefer the company of those who can interact at least to some degree with the level of reality that is our constant daily experience. By our very natures we Awaken those around us. Even...
Xliii. Creating Filters : XLIII. Creating Filters We are constantly pulling energy into ourselves. This function is unconscious and often undiscerning. When you are among a group of people, you will draw upon the ambient energy that is generated by that group. Occasionally, there is a quality to the energy of a group th...
Xxxi. Augmentation : XXXI. Augmentation All of the abilities and powers inherent to our kind are almost solely fueled by energy. Mastery of these powers requires an understanding of one's own energy as well as the ability to visualize that energy on the subtle level. The more advanced powers require the ability...
Ix. Characteristics : IX. Characteristics The Beacon is present to a limited degree in those who have already become. It is strong enough for us to recognize one of our number when we come into contact with him, even if this recognition is the barest hint of perception. We may also be known by our distinct auras: deep...
Xix. Dreamwalking : XIX. Dreamwalking Remember, we can feed through a touch, but our spirits extend far beyond the limits of our body. Long-distance draws that are just as intimate and intense as feeding flesh to flesh can be achieved. When you are starved for energy and no opportunity to adequately sate your needs...
X. Subtle Body Changes : X. Subtle Body Changes To the Awakened who can perceive energy or the subtle body, we may appear flawed or incomplete. This difference in our energy bodies can be mistaken as illness or disease. In truth, most of our kind partially or completely lack an energy center. This is most often the one...
Xlvi. Creating Change : XLVI. Creating Change Because of the way we interact with energy and the subtle reality, we are actively connected to the collective unconscious. We naturally respond to the eddies and tides of beliefs and ideas in that vast, psychic realm. With effort, we can also naturally affect those eddies...
Xxxv. Perceiving The Aura : XXXV. Perceiving The Aura The best place to first look for a glimpse of the aura is on the hand around the fingers. Look closely at the area just above the flesh. A very small layer, perhaps only millimeters thick, should be perceptible. It will differ in texture and quality from the air around it...
Xxx. Subtle Reality Basics : XXX. Subtle Reality Basics Our greatest power, that which sustains us and defines us as what we are, is our ability to manipulate energy. By extending our energy beyond ourselves, we are able to manipulate the energies of others even over great distances. First we must become aware of our own...
Xxix. Warriors : XXIX. Warriors The warrior caste in some ways may seem less powerful than even the counselors, but one of their benefits is that their true strengths are hidden. Their powers tend to manifest themselves in a very physical nature, allowing them to consciously augment their natural strength, stam...
Vii. Fledglings : VII. Fledglings You are responsible for teaching and guiding those of our kind whom you have awakened to their true natures. You must guide them through their transformation, helping to ease the transition from one level of awareness to the next. Those who you guide in this way will be as your...
Xxi. The Kiss And The Curse : XXI. The Kiss And The Curse We do not bring only pain and loss to those we feed upon. The experience of our touch on levels far deeper than the physical can be transformative to those strong enough to bear up under it. Let others condemn us, call us evil or perverse, but let them never speak...
Xi. Separateness : XI. Separateness Our strength and our weakness is life. We depend upon the vital force, for lacking enough of it ourselves, we are forced to glean it from others. In this we are self-serving and self-preserving, though good and evil cannot be applied to our state. We know what we need, and we know...
Xxiv. Manipulating Links : XXIV. Manipulating Links Links can also be used to control the people on the other end. Just as you can receive emotions and scraps of thoughts through a strong link, so too can you send these things down the link to your target. Thus you can influence your target's emotional state and even implant...
Xiv. Assimilating Energy : XIV. Assimilating Energy When we feed, we must take the life energy of others. It cannot be given. It can be offered freely, but still we must do the taking. This is fundamental to the way in which we must process the energy for use ourselves. When we draw in energy from another, it is transformed...
Xx. Choosing Donors : XX. Choosing Donors In crowds or when performing a general, long-distance drain, it is nearly impossible to assure that your victims are willing. When physical contact is not involved or when the drain is weak enough, such consent is unnecessary. However, when you feed deeply upon someone...
Xvii. More On Feeding : XVII. More On Feeding Our energy actually pierces the subtle body of our partner and penetrates it, drawing energy out as if through a straw. Afterward, a wound is left in the aura of the partner, though this will close on its own in a few days. It can sometimes be echoed in the flesh in the form...
Xli. Shielding Techniques : XLI. Shielding Techniques Because of what we are, we have little need for shields ourselves. Shields are, by definition, antithetical to our nature. We are constantly taking energy into ourselves. To close ourselves off from this would be to close ourselves off from what sustains us. Selective...
Iii. Catalysts Of Change : III. Catalysts Of Change Everything we touch, we change. We take in energy constantly, and although this is how we feed, this energy is never destroyed. Through us, it is transformed. It changes states. It resonates to a higher level. Yet every birth is accompanied by struggle and pain. Every...
Xlv. Otherside Beings : XLV. Otherside Beings The subtle reality is immense. Because our concepts of distance and physical boundaries do not exist there, any single space may be populated by hundreds of subtle beings, resonances, and impressions. Even the most desolate, empty space here in the physical world is crawling...
I. The Kheprian Charge : I. The Kheprian Charge We are the many-born. We are the immortal. We have been known by many names throughout the ages, though few have understood the truth of our existence. Endlessly, we die and are reborn, changed yet unchanging throughout the ages. We move from lifetime to lifetime, taking up...
Xliv. Spiritual Cleansings : XLIV. Spiritual Cleansings Energy is our greatest resource. It sustains us, it makes us strong. It is both our weapon and our tool. It is our nature to tread the very threshold between spirit and matter. For this reason, we have a greater sensitivity to the subtle than any other physical being...
Ii. Beginnings : II. Beginnings Eternal, we wander the aeons, moving to the rhythm of our own inner tides. Freed from the most fundamental of cycles, we are nevertheless beings bound by cycles. Our heightened awareness of ourselves and the world around us forces us to acknowledge natural rhythms that others simply...
Xxvi. The Caste System : XXVI. The Caste System All of us exist upon a threshold. This is what makes us what we are, and what allows us the command over energy and the subtle reality that comprises the bulk of our powers. We walk in two worlds at once, and although the bodies we have are but mortal, the spirit within is...
Xlvii. Cycles : XLVII. Cycles We are the many-born. We are the immortal. Eternal, we wander the aeons, moving to the rhythm of our own inner tides. We are active elements moving through passive worlds. We insure that energy is in constant motion. That which is static, we cause to move. That which has grown...
A Few Notes In Closing The Codex : A Few Notes In Closing The Codex Our culture teaches us that we cannot stand on our own. We cannot know something just because we know it; we need authentic degrees and certificates in order to prove our knowledge and understanding to others. If we are to amount to anything, we need approval...
Xxvii. Priests : XXVII. Priests Those of our number who are most disconnected from the physical side of the threshold have the greatest range of sensitivity and power at their disposal, but they suffer the greatest weaknesses. They are few in number and many have not survived the passing millennia as their...
Xiii. Breath And Life : XIII. Breath And Life We can adequately feed from a distance, extending our subtle bodies and our wills beyond the limits of our physical bodies in order to touch the energies of others. Such techniques can be satisfying in their own right, yet we are not solely beings of energy. We are a balance...
Untitled : Important Note This is the Internet Edition of "the Vampire Codex". This text is copyrighted and has been donated to the Internet Sacred Text Archive by the author. For more information, please refer to the Introduction. You can also visit the author's home page at www.michellebelanger.com. You c...
Xxxiii. Manifesting : XXXIII. Manifesting We all possess a certain presence which hangs about us at all times. Whether we wish this or not, it will still be present to a limited degree, even when an effort is made to damp the effect down. Our presence tends to be dark and intimidating, and it inspires fear...
Xii. Basic Feeding : XII. Basic Feeding We may gain what we need through feeding, drawing in life as we would breath. When we are the center of attention of a whole group, we may feed upon the emotions of those around us as they are directed toward us. Those involved in the group are unlikely to notice the loss...
Xxiii. Feeding Through Links : XXIII. Feeding Through Links Once a link is forged with someone, you may use the link to feed from them at a distance. The deeper and stronger the link, the more efficiently you can draw energy through it. With most such connections, you do not even have to concentrate to draw forth from the pers...
Xvi. Geography Of The Energy Body : XVI. Geography Of The Energy Body On the body, there are certain centers where energy is concentrated. These have come to be known generally as chakras. We can easily make a connection to a person at any of these centers, bridging the gap between body and energy-body, physical and spiritual. Indeed...
Vi. Other Awakened : VI. Other Awakened There are many beyond ourselves who have the potential for power. They also undergo a process like our Becoming which consists primarily of a expanded awareness and an awakening to their greater Self. This commonly occurs with the onset of puberty, although it may happen later...
Xxii. Subtle Links : XXII. Subtle Links Each time you feed from someone, you forge a subtle link with them. This link is like an astral tentacle or a silver cord. It connects your subtle body to their subtle body. Every time you feed from this person after forging the initial link, you make this link stronger...
Xxxix. Advanced Healing Techniques : XXXIX. Advanced Healing Techniques Sometimes a wound or illness may not have a physical cause. In such a case, lay your hands upon the area where the problem is focused and extend your awareness to the internal level. Probe out with your subtle sense and locate the intrusion which is the source...