We interviewed our very own Luna Luv about her ongoing research project on the narrative themes in identity development and social history of people within the Vampire Community.
In providing you with a closer look into some of the goals, challenges and other details pertaining to this research effort, it is our hope you will be motivated to be part of the survey and tell your friends.
We are happy to present a special creative submission that was submitted in the course of our community’s creative contest in 2023. It didn’t enter the contest last year as it was authored by one of our staff members, Luna Luv. We still decided to showcase it this year, because the story illustrates some interesting and relatable points linked to the experience of being sanguinarian.
Don’t miss the interview with the author to learn more about the story’s context.
You can find it added below!
Whenever gatherings of individuals turn into formalised groups, rules seeking to structure and regulate are a natural consequence. The Vampyre Subculture is no exception in this regard and its decentralised, fractured nature has led to a multitude codices, guidelines and rule sets. Many of them intended to not just ban unwanted behaviours, but also to make certain unspoken rules explicit. And while small infractions are usually not penalised, more serious violations can and do result in punishments ranging from public apologies up to banishment from a group.
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Black Rose Society is pleased to introduce House Rune. For the occasion, we spoke with Salem Rune, founder and head of House Rune.
You can visit and get to know House Rune through their Outer Court Discord server:
https://discord.gg/FkpP5qpUaH
Das Phänomen des Ferox-Vampyrismus in seiner Gänze nachzuvollziehen kann bisweilen ein schweres bis unmögliches unterfangen darstellen. Liegen doch der vampyrische Blutrausch, wenn man es so nennen möchte und die animalischen Empfindungen durchaus im engen Zusammenhang des Erlebens sanguiner Vampyre. Die vermeintlich exotische Note des Animalis, zu deutsch tierischem, wird daher nicht selten entweder dem Vampyrismus selbst oder aber dem Bereich der Therians zugesprochen. Das es sich dabei um feine, jedoch für die Enddefinition essentielle Unterschiede handelt, wird hierbei oftmals vorschnell außer Acht gelassen.
Ferox-Vampyrismus ist als eigenständige Spielart des Vampyrismus zu verstehen und als solche eine unabhängige Variation sanguiner Praxis. Diese dem Vampyrismus unreflektiert einzuverleiben oder aber komplett getrennt davon zu betrachten, würde jenen nicht gerecht werden, welche sich in ihm wiederfinden.
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To understand the phenomenon of Ferox Vampyrism in its entirety can sometimes be a difficult or even impossible undertaking. The Vampyric bloodlust, if you want to phrase it as such, and the animalistic sensations are closely related to the experience of sanguine Vampyres. The supposedly exotic note of Animalis is therefore often attributed either to Vampyrism itself or to the realm of therians. The fact that these differences are subtle, but essential for the final definition, is often hastily disregarded.
Ferox Vampyrism is to be understood as an independent variety of Vampyrism and as such an independent variation of sanguine practice. To incorporate it fully into Vampyrism without reflection or to consider it completely separate from it would not do justice to those who find themselves in it.
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Mentorship as an institution is close to my heart, so it makes sense to comment on the topic from my perspective as a mentor as well. The following article was written by me for House Sauromatos, and I provide it here as a practical guide to delve deeper into the subject.
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Black Rose Society freut sich Haus Meraki vorzustellen, ein vielversprechender Vampyrischer Haushalt, der in den Traditionen der deutschen Vampyr-Subkultur verwurzelt ist und unsere Community mit Kreativität und Inklusivität als Leitgedanken bereichern will. Zum Anlass sprachen wir mit Lilli, Gründer und Kopf von Haus Meraki.
Ihr könnt Haus Meraki über ihren Discord-Server besuchen und kennenlernen: https://discord.gg/U88NESu7vG
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Black Rose Society is pleased to introduce Haus Meraki, a most promising Vampyric Household rooted in the traditions of the German Vampyre Subculture set to enrich our communities embracing creativity and inclusivity as their guiding ideas. For the occasion, we spoke with Lilli, founder and head of Haus Meraki.
You can visit and get to know Haus Meraki through their Discord server: https://discord.gg/U88NESu7vG
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The Bladed Ankh is an international symbol recognized by many Vampyres as part of Vampyre culture. Vampyric groups use individualized forms of the ancient Egyptian symbol associated with immortality as their insignia, many Vampyres wear it as an identifying signet in the form of a pendant and it often can be found on books, documents and websites.
In particular special bladed form of the ankh, the Bladed Ankh, became unmistakably associated with Vampyres and Vampyre Culture. It was arguably adopted by vampyric communities after being inspired by the fashionable Ankh-pendant worn by the vampires in the 1983 movie ‘The Hunger’, where it is shown featuring a hidden blade the vampires use to open the blood vessels of their victims.
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