Psi vs. Sang
Psychic vampires and Sanguinarians are known by many to have a strained relationship. Many, not all, but many Sanguinarians feel that they are much more, prestigious if you will, because they are born into their vampirism rather than “awakened” into it like a psi. Sang vampires are also known for having generations worth of Sanguinarians in their family, which over the years builds a sense pride and respect in oneself. This tends to cause a rivalry between the two. If you are reading this and have no idea what I am talking about, I’ll back up and explain what each is.
First off, Psychic vampires. Psychic vampires are mortals that need to feed off of the life force of others (pranic energy) in order to stay healthy (aka Magnetic Vampirism) not blood. They do not produce enough energy of their own and require feedings from others to replace low energy; they are, in a sense, psychic sponges. If you are feeling oddly drained of emotions there is a possibility that you are the under attack of a psychic vampire.
As I said above, Psychic vampires aren’t born but awakened into what they are (although there is a debate about that). This awakening comes during puberty and it causes an assortment of changes, including: problems sleeping at night, sensitivity to sunlight, they have a difficult time digesting solid food (since they switch to feeding on energy), an increase in psychic abilities and heightened senses.
There are also a few different kinds of psychic vampires. First is Elemental, they feed off of elemental energy, such as thunderstorms. Then there is Sexual Psychic vampires, they feed off of sexual acts (they are not to be confused with incubi or succubi). Finally there are Emotional Psychic vampires and they feed off of emotions.
That covers the basics; there are many MANY different views on Psychic Vampires. Many theories and ideas as to what a Psychic vampire is. Oh and before you ask, it is pretty much a unanimous “no!” when it comes to one psi creating another psi. They can’t be created.
Now to Sanguinarians. Sanguinarians are also mortals but they feed on the blood of others to stay healthy. Like Psychic vamps, Sanguinarians do not produce enough energy and require feedings to replace energy. Sanguinarians are believed to be born as they are, but like Psychic vampires they come into what they are during puberty. They also have the same results as I mentioned above: problems sleeping at night, sensitivity to sunlight…etc.
Now many feel that the only difference between Sanguinarians and Psychic vampires is that one feeds off of life energy while the other feeds off of blood. There are then others that feel that Sanguinarians don’t require pranic energy at all, that they just need something physical in the blood. There are many theories concerning why a Sanguinarian needs to feed on blood. Some feel that it is simply a mental blood fetish, a fun S&M type of game; others feel it is significantly more than a simple fetish.
All these theories on the differences and similarities of the two kinds of vampires may be why they seem to dislike one another. A clash of conflicting ideas and beliefs.
If you are either a Psychic vampire or a Sanguinarian, what do you think? Do you hate the others, if so why? What are your beliefs on what you are and why you are? With so many different views it is difficult to write a 100% accurate blog on the subject but with helpful comments we may get a better idea and understanding of one another. So please, feel free to share.
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this is an amzing article/blog. i personally hate no one, in fact even tho im a psychic vampire i wanna know more about sanguinarians. i personally believe i was born a psychic vampire, just didnt realize it til i awakened. wonderful article/blog. keep up the good work. dark and light blessings
WTF man! I think you just may be depressed. I recommend long walks in the sun for Vitamin D. Unless of course Psi-Vamps cant go in the sunlight. Then you could use vitamin D tablets. If you watch alot of TV, stop. And if you spend a lot of time on facebook go out and meet some real people!!!!!!
First off, thank goodness you mentioned elemental vamps! So many articles/books/blogs regarding vampirism leave that out or discredit that method of feeding all together.
I am a psy-vamp and agree with Mike about always being a psy-vamp and maybe not realizing the full breadth of it until I was awakened. As far as the sang vs. psy debate, I only have an issue with certain vamps thinking they’re better than others. We are all equal, in my eyes. Seriously, can’t we all just get along? :)
Well, as a “Sang” vampire i was born into it. But i believe that We are not better than “Psi” vampires, we are all the same in a sense. Just different, i think we should take up a certain respect for one another because after all we are all each other have. Humans don’t understand, and Lycans wish to hunt for us and kill us. So we should be grateful to have each other. If anyone “psi” or “sang” wishes to contact me for information about Vampirism, please feel free to @ http://www.myspace.com/lana_maundrell6642
Thanks And my the goddess be with us all.
Lana M.
What do I think? I think you got rather a lot of things quite wrong, so I question what sources you used.
“Many, not all, but many Sanguinarians feel that they are much more, prestigious if you will, because they are born into their vampirism rather than “awakened” into it like a psi.”
Nonsense. In almost every case, psychic vampires are born that way as well. Sanguinarians go through the same “awakening” that psivamps do. Awakening only refers to that point in one’s life where one realizes one’s nature, whether that be psivamp, sanguinarian, witch…whatever. Hell, technically realizing one is adopted could be considered an “awakening” of sorts, or realizing one is at heart a teacher. However, the term came into large popular usage in the vampire community (and some others) in the late 90s, so that’s what it tends to get associated with when used in a proper sense.
“Sang vampires are also known for having generations worth of Sanguinarians in their family, which over the years builds a sense pride and respect in oneself. This tends to cause a rivalry between the two.”
Again with the stuff n’ nonsense. There is no evidence aside from circumstantial that any type of vampirism is genetic, aside from genetic disorders that cause iron deficiency or blood cravings, of which the cases are rather few (in those cases, vampirism is a treatment for an underlying condition that not all vamps share). And there are close to just as many psivamps who point at parents or grandparents as being likely psivamps, or siblings. And just as many psis & sangs who have no vampiric relatives.
“This awakening comes during puberty and it causes an assortment of changes, including: problems sleeping at night, sensitivity to sunlight, they have a difficult time digesting solid food (since they switch to feeding on energy), an increase in psychic abilities and heightened senses.”
Correlation does NOT imply causation. Actually, the reverse case is how it is: the “changes” tend to cause the awakening (which can happen other times than puberty, that just tends to be the most common). As referenced above, “awakening” is the lightbulb moment where one realizes one MIGHT be vampiric. Usually the reason one comes to the realization is because one experiences weird symptoms that can’t be treated any other way, and one eventually reads about vampirism and tries feeding and it all makes sense. Since vampires (both psy and sang) are generally born and not made, for those years before awakening, the person’s system feeds on a low-level at an unconscious level to help it maintain maximum health and function. Awakening tends to happen when something causes a strain on the energetic system and it goes out of whack so that what once worked doesn’t work anymore, and conscious efforts are required in order to keep going. Most of those “drains” you reference above come from unawakened psivamps who have no clue what they’re doing, not “attacks”. And the symptoms you mention above are not universal, they’re just suggestions of what might happen. Same with the sang awakening symptoms (symptoms which non-vampiric individuals also can experience to certain extents. My ex is not vampiric in any way, yet has much worse sun sensitivity and sleep problems than I do.)
There is no “switch” to feeding on energy; unawakened psivamps as well as awakened psivamps feed on energy, AND on solid food. It’s true, if the body doesn’t have enough vitality because the vamp hasn’t been feeding, digestion can become more uncomfortable, but that’s not because of awakening, it’s energetic deficiency.
Oh yeah, and as to your “types” of psivamps, there are more than that…we can’t all be fit into boxes like that. Maybe you pinpointed 3 mains or large groups, but your current wording suggests there are no more than the 3 you mention. Might want to fix that, for clarity. And many psivamps, while haven’t a specific type of vitality they _prefer_, can adapt as needed to other sources.
I understand that you are trying to present less on the fiction and more on the nonfiction, but there are some absolutely horrible books & websites out there, and some disreputable people trolling the community. If you want to do good research in the future, try Sanguinarius.org.
@NyteMuse
I assure you everything is well researched on this website. If you look through all the psi and sang websites and books you will see every single one has a different idea on the subject. Who am I to say who is wrong and who is right? You have one large group saying it is this way and then another large group saying that it is that way instead. You can do all the research in the world and get the same result: everyone believes in something different. The psi and sang beliefs/views are different to everyone, they aren’t set in stone.
Thank you for your input though. We love to hear a real sang or psi’s point of view on the subject.
I am a fifth generation Psi-Vamp. We have the capability to live beyond a normals lifespan. There are rules past down. We can only take through permission. We also have other capabilities beyond absorbsion. We can read, heal, and other things. I find that we have a lot to offer others. I pitty Sangs. They must risk a lot to gain little. But we all have the same need, to find willing donors. Interesting site. VRIL
Thank you :)
and thank you for your comment.