The Psychic Vampire Codex: A Manual of Magick and Energy Work

This book cannot be read by someone without an open mind (vampire or not). There are alot of good details that I have found in this book, basic techniques such as grounding, centering and sheilding which can be used by anyone, all the way to feeding techniques that are for vamps only. This book isnt just all about techniques and feeding. It tells about the basic principal of a vampire all the way to intermediate level. If you want to know more about yourself or vamps and bettering yourself spiritually this is a great book to have. This was one of my first books on vampire energy work and I havent found another one quite like it since.

In The Psychic Vampire Codex, Michelle Belanger discusses the experience of being a psychic vampire, and also gives instruction on various aspects of a vampire's abilities. The main focus in all of this is the Vampire House she started, House Kheperu. Despite this, there is much value in this book for non-Kheprian psychic vampires, as well as -and maybe not so surprisingly- for anyone who works with subtle energy. In this book, she demystifies the psychic vampire and reveals it for what it is: a condition or state, whether desirable or undesirable; not a choice. She starts the book out introducing herself and her personal story, as well as stating that a lot of this work is intended for use by those psychic vampires who are Kheprians. Then she gives a history of the psychic vampire (or psi-vamp) movement, and then about her own efforts in it. She dedicates an entire chapter to an introduction of the actual Codex, including how to use it, defining certain aspects of her wording, and which parts are applicable to whom (Kheprians, other Psi-Vamps, and anyone working with energy). Then comes the Codex itself, the heart of the book. In this, she gives practical instruction for the psi-vamp about using their abilities, how-to's on various types of feeding, and even the nature of their need for energy. Indeed, she does define the basis for psychic vampirism as a need for energy stemming from, most often, a lack of ability on the part of the psi-vamp to live off most types of subtle energies. This imparts that need to supplement these energies with the vital energy of other living things, most often other human beings. She even postulates that this can give the psi-vamp various psychic abilities naturally that others without that need might have to work for. She even introduces two aspects of working with energy which, while I'd never heard of before, I found I had done many times before in exercises like the Circulation portion of the Qabalistic Middle Pillar exercise. After the initial Kheprian and psi-vamp focussed parts of the book, she moves on to energy work. And in this part I was most impressed, as I'm not a psychic vampire and couldn't necessarily make the most use out of the Codex. In this section on energy work, she really provides a complete set of basic to intermediate energy working skills along with practical intruction. I think that a few aspects of the energy work as presented by Belanger were depicted in a slightly limiting way. For example, she instructs on how to do a house cleansing, and tells you to do the cleansing with your hands. I've done cleansings by moving energy with my thoughts. Now, while I thought Belanger's approach to things like that were *maybe* limiting, I can see how it would give more focus, and simplicity for those just beginning. The only other beef I had with the energy work she presented was in her treatment on the section on heightening energy. While the discussion about the concept was good, I just didn't

Much is revealed here that really gives ALL who delve into this book an insight into something that many fear. What I quickly saw was that anyone who is a practitioner of Magick can benefit from the techniques that are provided with much elaboration and detail. Michelle goes out on a limb and reveals alot about herself and others like her, so a hats off to honesty, and bravery. What I feel is that I no longer have a feeling of alienation and seperateness from this subject, thanks to this book. Actually the term "vampire" may even be outdated, although another term is not substituted. You may not be a vampire, or interested in vampires, but like any controversial or "dark" subject, once the time is taken to fully explore the contents of this, you will no longer be ignorant of what it means to be a real vampire.

This book was a complete suprise to me. No fluff, speculation, or useless pop culture. Useful to vampiers and non-vampires as well. In fact, this is the first book that explained the elements of energy work in a way that I used without becoming ill. This is a sourcebook rather than a read and discard. Actually I am still plumbing its depths at this time, but I can tell you now that this book is a sound investment.

The vampire subculture has been growing for a long time now, and while a few books here and there have tried to look at the culture and history of movement, none delves as deeply or is as honest as this book. In it, the reader is taken beyond the usual romantic view of the classical myth of the vampire into the subculture and practice of psychic vampires (or vampyres, though the author uses the former spelling to eliminate confusion). While the first section gives a detailed overview of the history the vampire subculture over the last 25 years, the meat of the text is the Codex itself...a series of short articles which outline the psychic and magical practices of a psychic vampire House. Most interestingly, the energy work outlined in the Codex applies far beyond just the workings of psychic vampirism itself. The practices can be applied and/or modified for non-vampiric workings as well. Discussed are such universal concepts as chakras, meditative breath, forms of deity - things which any seeker has probably read before. The difference is the lens through which the concepts are viewed. This shows a different angle, something beyond the obfuscated texts. While the old (and most of the modern texts) explain the concepts in relationship to Deity, Guides or Higher Self, or universal energy forms, this work shows the complex nature of energy work between active participants. This subject, rarely covered in such depth, makes this volume one worth having, even if one is NOT a psychic vampire. It could be used in healing or other energy work. The nuances are discussed, expounded upon, and then reviewed...as well as the consequences of misusing such practices. Ethics are everpresent in the text. This one is worth your time. It is no romance novel, nor is it an expose. It is a useful compendium of techniques, history, and perspective which is rarely seen in print these days.