Would the Real Vampires Please Stand Up?
Wednesday September 26, 2007 8:53 AM
Is vampirism a condition that exists outside of folklore and film? Are there real living people who psychically feed on human life force — or even on blood? What is the source of these supernatural hungers? The Atlanta Vampire Alliance has the answers. Formed in 2005, the AVA is a research group devoted to the modern condition of vampirism — but Dracula would never recognize these vampires as kin. The vampires of the AVA are living human beings, often psychic, who have a need for the life force of others, and they have come together as a group to study and better understand that need.
This is no fly-by-night venture. The AVA's Vampire and Energy Work Research Survey, circulated to thousands of self-identified vampires and energy workers around the world, has hundreds of questions, focusing on everything from an individual's religious beliefs to the minute details of their medical history. The AVA's goal is to gather hard statistics about real vampires — statistics which they hope will ultimately be taken seriously in an academic context. Part of this goal has already been achieved. Featured in the recent book, Vampires in Thier Own Words, the AVA has also worked with several individuals attached to colleges as part of academic research. Most recently, they have started working with author and fellow Paranormal Insider blogger Rosemary Ellen Guiley to help add their knowledge to the 2008 re-release of her landmark work, Vampires Among Us. The ongoing research of the AVA may very well change the way vampirism is defined.
Comments (4)
I'm still working on filling out the AVA surveys as they are quite extensive and long but the questions and answers to them are worth it. Hopefully in the future society will put away their xenophobic attitudes and prejudices against those who are different.
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Many dark and bright blessings.
Posted by Lillith Darkwraith | December 18, 2007 12:22 PM
Posted on December 18, 2007 12:22
I have already completed and submitted the survey, and I hope more people who haven't done it yet, do.
Posted by Pyrosandstorm | December 19, 2007 8:36 AM
Posted on December 19, 2007 08:36
I read the article and I must say that for some time I was wondering if there was a group out there somewhere that was trying to find out more about vampires. I am surprised that I found one! If you wanted to get any kind of clue or idea about vampires have you ever thought of the possibility of asking people who believe they are said vampires? I am always reading things on what people think on the matter and I just can't help it, I laugh. People know nothing about them. Some people have good ideas that are close, but they never get the hammer on the nail. I also wonder, have you guys ever found anyone interesting enough to talk to about such matter? How many people are in your organization? Numbers matter in this case because their is so much information and not enough life time for the average human.
To be completely honest with whoever reads this, I commented because your article interested me. Why do people want to know so much about vampires? If they really did they would pay attention more to their surrondings. Signs are obvious but humans are oblivious. Quiet sad honestly, I was hoping that over time people would get some kind of clue. If you really want to know the truth, start with the Aztec calender that is suppose to end in 2011.
Every sixty years the calender ends and the Aztec believed that the world was at its end. I would look into that and the history of Cain. He was the first of vampires, he was banashed from the for murder.(If I remember so, I may be wrong)If you guys are sucessful that would just place a smile on my lips.
I must say your article caught my attention, good job. From now on I will watch for this site and new postings... I am very interested.
-Erin
Posted by MythicalErin | January 26, 2008 9:34 AM
Posted on January 26, 2008 09:34
I think that vampires are cool even if they do or dont exist.
Posted by stephanie giraldo | June 9, 2008 1:24 PM
Posted on June 9, 2008 13:24