Again the debate has heated up, laws vs. no laws. There seems to be no middle ground on the issue, as neither side is willing to budge. I’ve written my views on this matter many times only to be called a heretic, militant, and many other things. I see that I’m not the only one who proposes such ideas, other elders do as well. Still, those who have not had to live in chaos and fear will never know what it is like to do so.
If you have not had to deal with hostile law enforcement officers, who pull you out of work and accuse you of being a “devil worshipping, baby eater”, running a pedophile ring and a cult, you cannot understand how it feels. Unless you have been threatened, had your home ransacked, had social workers take your children away, you will never know how it feels. Because they have never had the problems we have had in Virginia, they don’t see the need for any kind of laws (outside of mundane laws, and basic courtesies). As I’ve said before, we can be optimistic and hope that everyone would act in a way that was courteous towards everyone in the community and outside of it; however I’ve found this to not be the case.
You can say I don’t have a lot of faith in people. I’ve probably spent too many years working in the public sector and seen the worst in every group of people. I’ve worked in rich neighborhoods and poor ones. I’ve seen people of all walks who were good and bad. I can say this; the overwhelming majorities are self-centered, selfish, narcissistic assholes. It’s about “I’m the center of the universe and how dare you deny me what I want”. It’s all about “me”.
The wealthy have a bigger sense of entitlement than the poor ever have had. We live in a society that values money over many other things. If people have money we tend to bend over backward to let them have what they want. Why? Because we want some of their money! So when wealthy people are told no, they tend to go bug shit. When you tell them that “I don’t give a damn who you are, how much $ you have or what business you run, you can’t run around breaking the law”, you see how many of them throw a fit, threaten to sue or have your badge.
All that aside, here’s what I’m seeing. I’m seeing the vampire community becoming two distinct groups, ones who want structure and law and the ones who don’t. It’s not so much an us vs. them situation, and I don’t want it to be seen as that. However, perhaps it’s time that those who do want a more structured, law and order kind of environment need to create their own version of that, their own Order. Those who want to join, can. Those who don’t want anything to do with it, we wish you well.
Since there are so many out there who are opposed to living under any kind of rules, law or guidelines, I say “fine, don’t”. We can’t force anybody to accept or want to live the way we do, so let’s let them go. They don’t have to be a part of what we are looking to do, which is unite the community for the betterment (and safety) of all. Let’s not waste our time trying to convince them. You might as well talk to a brick wall. We choose to serve something higher than ourselves, the spirit of the community (or what in the past has been referred to as Elorath). What happened to that spirit? Did we become what we loathe? We turned into the “me/ I” instead of what once was the “we”.
Once again, this is not for everybody! There are those who are going to voluntarily join and decide to serve something greater than ones’ self, and there will be those who know no god or anything higher than themselves. Let them worship their own narcissism in the darkness. When they are gone, nobody will remember them. It will be as if they have never lived. The black hole in their souls will never be filled. They will never have enough money, food, power, sex, material things and so on. Let them be empty shells of what they could be.
Let us take care of our own, those who see that what we are doing is for the betterment of all. Let’s seek to better ourselves and our communities (both Vampyric and mundane). Work to balance the dayside and the nightside so that we can be in a position to serve. Let’s work to encourage unity within the order, let each follow his conscience, and agree to disagree on some issues. Let’s let the various communities make their own traditions (or laws) according to a main charter (Black Veil or some other guidelines), dealing with their own set of challenges/ problems that may occur in that area.
The number one issue to address is that we need a system of checks and balances to make sure that the abuses of the past NEVER occur again. We need to make sure that it is clear that we will not tolerate the abuses of power that occurred before (blackmail, sexual harassment, violations of civil rights, ect). So how do we do this? We have a Council in each lodge, at least 3 members (elders of the community, preferably of a variety of paths). Let the members of the lodge vote on various issues. The lodge financial books will be open to all dues paying members for inspection. Having 3 elders (2 co-reagents and 1 keeper of the Veil/ local laws), keeps the balance. It keeps anybody from getting too power hungry, or vengeful. The other two can balance it out.
The days of the blood hunts an violence are gone. Those who break the Veil will answer for it to the lodge, tried by the council and the members. If found guilty of breaking mundane law, law enforcement will be notified and all evidence will be given to them. We will cooperate fully with any law enforcement investigation; comply with court orders and subpoenas. It is strongly suggested that every lodge consider retaining an attorney to handle legal issues and advice.
There are people who want the structure, ritual, and order that the old ways offered. However, there were those who abuse their power for their own needs. We need to make it clear that this is not the place for those who seek power, but seek to serve their community. Let’s make this a reality, a real brotherhood for those of the blood. Those who do not wish to be a part of it are free to go their own ways. May we part in peace as friends and brothers/ sisters.
Interview With The Vampire (2011 Edition)
Posted by Tom Naughton in Bad Diets
I was recently contacted by a famous vampire (the subject of a book and later a movie) who told me he wanted to update his story. Somewhat hesitantly, I agreed to meet with him last night at a local pub. Here’s our interview:
Fat Head: I appreciate you agreeing to meet in a crowded public place.
Vampire: I thought you’d feel more at ease if we weren’t alone.
Fat Head: I do. I’d feel even more at ease if they served True Blood here.
Vampire: Unfortunately, that’s pure fiction. There is no True Blood or any other synthetic blood we can drink, although I like the TV show very much. It’s nice to be portrayed as the good guys for a change.
Fat Head: Good guys, yes, but also good guys who happen to be muscular and attractive, which I’m sure doesn’t hurt the ratings any. In fact, in pretty much all the TV shows and movies I’ve seen about vampires, you’re portrayed as these sleek, strong, sexy creatures. Which … uh … well, never mind.
Vampire: Go ahead, ask me the question.
Fat Head: I’m not sure how to put this …
Vampire: Don’t be afrrraid.
Fat Head: Cool accent! Very Bela Lugosi.
Vampire: I’ve had a lot of time to practice. Now ask me the question.
Fat Head: Well … you’re not exactly what I envisioned. I mean, I expected the pale complexion. But frankly, the pot belly, the bad posture, the sunken eyes, the missing teeth, the limp hair … you don’t exactly fit the Hollywood image.
Vampire: Not anymore, no. The truth is, I’m sick. A lot of us are sick. That’s really why I wanted to meet with you: to ask you to convince the humans to stop making us sick.
Fat Head: But you’re a vampire! You can’t get sick. I could jam a poison-tipped knife in your belly, and all you’d have to do is go drink some human’s blood, and … oh, I see.
Vampire: Exactly. Most human blood these days is just awful. You people have completely screwed up our food supply. And like I said, there’s no such thing as True Blood.
Fat Head: So with all the diabetics and pre-diabetics walking around these days, it’s hard to find –
Vampire: Hey, we used to love finding diabetics with all that sweet, sugary blood. But they were rare, so we saved them for desserts and special occasions. Now they’re everywhere, so the sugar content in our diets has gone through the roof. And it’s not like we chose to do this ourselves, you know.
Fat Head: I had no idea high blood sugar could harm a vampire.
Vampire: Neither did we, until we had to start living on the stuff.
Fat Head: So I guess you could say feeding on modern humans really sucks, huh?
Vampire: What are you, a comedian?
Fat Head: Well, actually –
Vampire: It isn’t funny being sick when you’re immortal. At least you humans can die and be out of your misery. If I lose my toes, I’ll be limping around for eternity.
Fat Head: I’m sorry, I didn’t know. What kind of ailments are we talking about here?
Vampire: You can pretty much guess, since you write about the effects of high blood sugar all the time. Organ failure, obesity, tooth decay.
Fat Head: Tooth decay? I can see where that would present quite a problem.
Vampire: Yeah, not to mention it’s embarrassing. I have a friend who jumped some woman outside a singles bar a few weeks ago, and when he tried to sink his last two remaining teeth into her neck, they popped out.
Fat Head: So he wasn’t able to feed on her?
Vampire: Naw, the poor schmuck ended up gumming her on the neck. All he got out of it was her phone number.
Fat Head: Pity.
Vampire: There’s even a booming market for vampire dentures now. How pathetic is that?
Fat Head: And you’re telling me a vampire’s organs can fail too?
Vampire: Are you kidding me? Lousy blood is lousy blood, period. We’ve even got vampires going blind.
Fat Head: So you could say they’re –
Vampire: And if you make any “blind as a bat” jokes, I’ll tear your heart out. And I don’t mean in a bad love-song sort of way.
Fat Head: Uh … right. But here’s what I don’t understand: why don’t you and your kind just limit yourselves to feeding on the more nutrient-dense humans?
Vampire: You think that never occurred to us? Most of us left the country for awhile and lived near people who ate more traditional diets. Unfortunately, the idiots in your government got together with the idiots in your sugar and grain industries and figured out how to export your food all over the world. There’s no escaping it.
Fat Head: If I’m understanding you correctly, then, you’d like me to help convince humans to eat better food so you can eat better humans?
Vampire: We don’t eat humans! What kind of animals do you think we are?
Fat Head: Okay, drink from better humans. The point is –
Vampire: Look, we’re going to feed on you either way. There’s no reason we shouldn’t all be healthier. And think about this: you’re only one bite away from being one of us. If you don’t want to end up as a sick vampire, then don’t be a sick human.
Fat Head: Can’t you spot the sick humans and just avoid eating — er, drinking from them?
Vampire: We tried that. Sure, you can stay away from the obviously obese people. We’ve always done that anyway, except during the holiday season. The trouble is, even skinny people are walking around with high blood sugar these days. And half of them are taking some damned statin drug. Let me tell you, that’ll turn good blood into bad blood faster than anything.
Fat Head: I hadn’t thought of that. Do statins cause you the same kind of muscle pain and weakness they cause in humans?
Vampire: You know how strong vampires are supposed to be, right?
Fat Head: Sure. Like super-humans.
Vampire: Well, one of my progeny sucked up so many doses of Lipitor over the years, he went hunting one night and got his ass kicked by a teenage girl. Then she went to Hollywood and wrote a TV show about a teenage vampire slayer. Man, that really pissed us off. It wasn’t a fair fight.
Fat Head: No, of course not.
Vampire: Then you’ve got the cognitive side effects. I personally know two vampires who suffered from episodes of transient amnesia. One even forgot he was a vampire and decided to take a little stroll in the afternoon sun. Two minutes later he was rolling around on the sidewalk, sizzling like a steak and screaming, “Al Gore was right! Al Gore was right!”
Fat Head: That must’ve been terrible. In so many ways.
Vampire: Indeed. So please, I’m just asking for one small favor here. You and the other health bloggers do whatever you can to help us return to our natural diet. Keep spreading the word. I mean, you felt better when you got off the grains and went back to meat and eggs, didn’t you?
Fat Head: Much better. I feel stronger and healthier now than I did 20 years ago.
Vampire: And you actually practice what you preach? No sugar, no grains, no rancid vegetable oils?
Fat Head: Yes, that’s right. I’m pretty strict these days.
Vampire: Hmm. Your blood must be exquisite.
Fat Head: Well, I don’t want to brag, but the last time I had a checkup, the doctor said … Uh, excuse me, are you licking your lips?
Vampire: Me? No.
Fat Head: Good, because … you just did it again.
Vampire: Nervous habit. Think nothing of it.
Fat Head: Because I’m not really a bling-bling sort of guy, but I did take the precaution of wearing a silver necklace. See, under the t-shirt here?
Vampire: Chill. I have no interest in attacking you. I want you to go home and tell everyone what I said. A lot of living-dead people’s lives depend on it.
Fat Head: I will. Thank you for your time.
This dynamic list represents various houses, orders, clans, covens, and groups of the real vampire community as originally compiled by the Atlanta Vampire Alliance [House AVA] in 2005/6. This is not the same list that appears in the VEWRS, but rather an expanded internal version that includes numerous private, offline, and in many cases non-operational (historical) houses, international groups, and other related vampire organizations.
– Merticus
Version & Update History:
March 2006: 189 Entries
September 2007: 251 Entries
March 2011: 354 Entries
Aeterni
Akhkaru Society, The
Artemis Mortis Lux
Assembly of the Knowledge & Wisdom of Solomon
Atlanta Vampire Alliance (AVA)
Atum Ka-Mon
Australian Vampire Information Association (AVIA)
Black Atlantis
Black Mist Clan
Black Oaks
Black Order Of The Dragon (BOTD)
Black Rose Society, The
Blood Dragons
Bloodlines International
Carcus Covens
CERC
Church Of The Vampire
Clan (Children) Of Lilith
Clan Hidden Shadows
Clan Lilitu
Clan MavenLore
Clan Of Set
Clan Ravenheart
Clan Sabretooth
Clan Tremere
Clan Von Draconus
Club des Vampires International
Conventum Tenebrarum
Countess Elizabeth’s Vampire Coven (CEVC)
Court Dragonetti
Court Of Amen-Khepera
Court Of Atlantis
Court Of Gotham
Court Of Lazarus
Court Of Lightning Bay
Court Of Mendes
Court Of Southern Twilight
Court Of The Barrens
Court Of The Black Raven
Court Of The Iron Garden
Court Of Western Twilight
Coven Nachotter
Coven Of Darkness
Coven of the Ebon Wing
Covenant Of The Vampire
COVICA
Dark Nations
Darke Garde (Originally Castle Darke)
Darker Realms, The
English Vampires Haven
Esoteric Gateway Order
Hallo Of Antares
Hauz Of The Black Vampyr
Haven Mercury
Haven Of Kindred Spirits
House 3 Skulls
House Aeterno
House Akhkharu
House Amotah
House Angel
House Ankharzon
House Anmazti
House Anubis
House Araneus
House Arcadia Bloodmoon
House Ardathair
House Ariadne
House BatinFlight
House Bennu
House Black Dove
House Black Widow
House Boiga (Formerly House Nahash)
House Breed
House Cabal
House Chrysalis
House Clessidra Ligamentum
House Crescent Moon
House Crimson Blade
House Cruentus
House Cyprean
House D'Hainu
House Dakkem
House Damaak
House DaMari
House Dark Communion
House Dark Solace
House DarkHaven
House DarkStar
House Darkwater
House Delimortae
House Della Noir
House Delphi
House DeSalerian
House Diva
House Draconis
House Drakco
House Drasik
House Eclipse
House Ek Tranos Dianoia
House Elanath
House Elysia
House Esmaray
House Esmaray
House Eternal
House Euphonious
House Fermor'e
House Frailtear
House GryffynShadow
House Helvenore
House Kanis
House Khepera
House Kheperu
House Kithal
House Konatus
House Lavrans
House LiDeIM
House Lilitu
House Lost Haven
House Lykaios
House Maison de la Luna
House Malech
House Manyak
House Mavenlore
House Melanelios
House Miketh
House Morpheus
House Mystere & Brethren Of Nomaj
House Negoth
House Nepenthe
House Nephilim
House Nietzsche
House Night Breed
House Noctem Aeternus
House Noctem Theatrika
House Noctivagus
House Noctura
House Obsidian
House Of Ancients
House Of Annunaki
House Of Anpu (Anubis)
House Of Ariadne
House Of Bathory
House Of Bezalel
House Of BlackRose
House Of Blood
House Of Broken Reflections
House Of Caelen
House Of Candle
House Of Caomhnóir-an-Eolas
House Of Carnicrucis
House Of Cyril
House Of Dark Oasis / Vampiric Order Of Oasis
House Of Dark Path
House Of Dark Syns
House Of Fallen Timbers
House Of Hadattu
House Of Havoc
House Of Horus
House Of Illusions
House Of Kane
House Of La Bella Oscuridad
House Of Lamia Sectae
House Of Life
House Of Lunazure
House Of Ma'at
House Of Madadh-Alluidh
House Of Mancinni
House Of Melanelios
House Of Morningside
House Of Mystic Echoes
House Of Nephilim
House Of NightRealm
House Of Nocturnal Retribution
House Of Novek
House Of Obscure Divinity
House Of Osiris
House Of Ottawa
House Of Pain
House Of Phoenix Vampires
House Of Quin
House Of Raven (Clan Nightbreed)
House Of Rex
House Of Rosedrop
House Of Sacred Gates
House Of Sacred Night
House Of Shadows
House Of Sheol
House Of Shiva
House Of Silver Twilight
House Of Simion
House Of Spiral Night
House Of Syn
House Of The Ascending Path
House Of The Black Rose
House Of The Black Sun
House Of The Crossroads Angels
House Of The DarkStorm
House Of The Dreaming
House Of The Ebon Dragon
House Of The Fallen (Timbers)
House Of The Flaming Falcon
House Of The Frozen Sky
House Of The Hydra
House Of The Imperial Dragon
House Of The Morning Star
House Of The Noctivagus
House Of The Peaceful Anarchs
House Of The Phoenix Vampires
House Of The Raven
House Of The Reapers
House Of The Setting Sun
House Of The Sword And Serpent
House Of The Twilight Shadow
House Of The Unorthodox
House Of Tortured Souls
House Of Trylesta
House Of Umbrae Octo
House Of UVAONI
House Of Vargotah
House Of Yancey
House O'Mallie
House Omega
House Orion
House Orlocke
House Pantheon
House Phoenix Resurrectus
House Prytania
House Quinotaur
House Rakseph
House Ravens Loch
House RavenShadow
House Rendier
House Riju
House Rising Serpent
House Rosa
House Rose
House Rosencroft
House Sable Brahmin
House Sabretooth MacPhee
House Sahjaza
House Saint Eve
House Saint Germain
House Sang Real
House Sanguine Moon
House Scarlet Moon
House Sekhemat
House Serpentine
House Sethari
House Seton
House Solaris
House Storm
House Sutekh
House Synopolis
House Terebus
House Tirgoviste
House Trylesta
House Trylestus
House Twilight Playground
House Valur
House Vengeance (Clan O'Mallie)
House Veritas
House Verthaine
House Vespertine
House Von Draconus
House Warlocke
House Winter Haven
House Xavier
House Zavahan
House Zvahan
International Society of Vampires (ISV)
International Vampyre Alliance
Kalika Noir: The Tantric Vampire Court
Kemetic Order Of Aset Ka (KOAK)
Kunta Ainak Oma Veri
Leviathan Court
Lost Shadows Gang
Loyal Order Of St. Germaine
Newcastle Vampire Society
NOA Zhasal
Order Of Aeterni
Order Of Divinity
Order Of Energia
Order Of Enlightenment
Order Of Kharrus
Order Of Maidenfear (Cascabel House)
Order Of Maidenfear (Saturn House)
Order Of Nekhbet (Quinotaur)
Order Of Nevar
Order Of Nyx
Order Of Sabbatica
Order Of Shadows
Order Of The Black Marble
Order Of The Black Sword
Order Of The Blood Moon
Order Of The Burning Sword
Order Of The Crimson Tongues
Order Of The Crystal Phoenix
Order Of The Dragon
Order Of The Iron Vampires
Order Of The Magi
Order Of The Necropolis
Order Of The Praetor
Order Of The Red Dragon
Order Of The Trapezohedron
Order Of The Triple Flame
Order Of The Vampyre
Order Of The Vandair
Order Of The Vein
Ordo Crux Ansata
Ordo Embraced By Twilight
Ordo Kalos Haima
Ordo Sahjaza Ventius
Ordo Sekhemu
Ordo Strigoi Vii (OSV)
Ordo Tenebrae
Ordo Veneni Mortiferi & DPVO
Psychic Vampire. Org
Psyvamp Information Exchange
Pumpkin Order, The
Richmond Vampyre Alliance
Scarlet Moon Organization
Scarlet Moon, The
Senatorius Sacerdos Harpyiae
Servitude Of Darkness
Shadow Clan, The
ShadowLore
Society Nocturnus Of Gotham (SNOG)
Society Of The Dark Sun
Somnium Homunculi
St. Louis After Dark (SLAD)
Synod, The
Temple Crimson Shadow
Temple Damaak
Temple Of Eternal Night
Temple Of Lost Souls
Temple Of The Vampire (TOV)
Tiboto Organization, The
United Vampyre Unitarian Pagan (UVUP)
Vampire Church, The
Vampire House Of Ireland
Vampire Nation
Vampire Nation Concord (VNC)
Vampiric Research Council (VRC)
Vampiric Studies
Vampr Club
Vampyrbibliothek (Vampire Library)
Vampyres Against Media Publicity (VAMP)
Vampyrian Temple UVUP
Vampyrs
Voices Of The Vampire Community (VVC)
Vox Vampyrica
Watchers Guild, The
XY Society
Z/n Society, The
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I will not stop until justice is found. I hate the cancer that you have become. it is people like you that destroy my community. I will keep fighting for justice until my regent tells me to let it go. what a fucking joke you are.. You said if I came I would not make it back....LOL yeah right like you could take me LMFAO ROTF... I came to your land in your so called hood seen you and all you could do was keep your fucking head down at the meeting, then when I left you dropped your bullshit ass crip flag, so I stepped on it right infront of you and said to you say something now, all you did was look at the floor and went back inside just like I thought all talk no walk, then you wait till I get back to VA to start talking shit! Fucking coward if you had any balls you would come here but we all know as I was told by everybody from Gotham that knows you how much of a pussy you were. know this my beef is not with your house or the lady of the house but my beef is with a low life coward who can talk all big and shit on the phone and the internet but when face to face knows its place! your a fucking joke...if night cared anything for you she would tell you to keep that fucking mouth of yours shut because she knows facing me you have no chance but hey I guess she wants a show! but we know you don't have the ball to back up that shit you spew you fucking coward. Don't call me, don't txt me just show the fuck up. the bus is 60$ round trip. MY CHILDE night knows the address...don't talk about be about. like I said I came, I saw OH and I made it all the fucking way back to VA with out anything thouching me! Can you say the same?
Ryu how are you? My girl works for Univision radio X 96.3 NYC. The Luis Jimenes morning show would like to interview some one in the vampiric community live on the air. I would like to know if your interested. If you can come into the station it would be a plus if not the interview would be conducted over the phone.
Basic questions, keeping in mind that it is a comedy morning show with informative segments. Let me know if your interested call me if you have any questions or concerns.
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