Weellll... Here I'm discovering that in order to properly function, I have to drain energy from other people. They're not at all dead, they do seem to be rather attached to that energy, and it's hard to say whether or not it would be harmful of them to take some of that energy.

There's an ethics of psi-vampirism article on the site there somewhere. [Also located onsite. ~Sphynx]

But you're not the first person to have these qualms, and certainly not the last. And I've seen quite a few people struggle to abstain on the basis that they cannot justify taking the energy that another person needs. The question arises, is there a time / situation where taking energy from someone is a *good* thing?

Have you ever encountered someone whose energy was so blocked and stagnant that is was starting to negatively impact their health? Have you ever encountered someone who seems to naturally produce such an abundance of high-level energy that they can hardly sit still, let alone concentrate on one topic for long?

IMO, psi-vamps are the natural counterpart to such people. If you can refine your skills so you can take small amounts, carefully & in such a way that it is neither painful nor uncomfortable for the other person, if your partner is someone represented above, then the removal of some energy will ultimately benefit them.

This presupposes that the exchange is consensual. That's a big part of the ethics. If you want to be an ethical psychic vampire and seek the best balance between not harming another while also not harming yourself, there are three qualifications that must be met:

1. The person you are taking energy from is aware of what you intend and has given their permission for the exchange.

2. The person you are taking energy from is knowledgeable about the process, its impact upon them, and any possible problems that might result.

3. The person you are taking energy from has an abundance of energy naturally and in some way the removal of a small amount of this will benefit them.

How does taking energy from a person ultimately benefit them?

1. Removal of blocked & stagnant energy tears away something that is old and outworn so that fresh and revitalized energy can be produced in its place, creating a healthier (and generally heightened) energetic state in the person.

2. Skimming off the top of someone who produces too much energy can help to ground them, minimize hyperkineticism, help to heal insomnia, and even help to order thoughts that are otherwise too rapid and scattered due to the constant shifting & heightened energetic state.

3. With the proper techniques, taking energy from someone through the medium of a backrub soothes and calms them; taking energy in intimate play can inspire erotic pleasure and even orgasm; taking energy from someone who is anxious or distraught (though this has to be done carefully and only the negative emotions can be targeted) can help purge the negativity and ease them back into a more positive mental state.

It's all in how you apply it. You can look at the reality of psychic vampirism and focus on the negative, thereby fulfilling the tragic vampire archetype soooo popular in modern literature ("I must love what I destroy and destroy the thing I love!" --thank you, Sting) and see only that you have to take from people something which, as you need it to feel well, they must also need to feel well.

Or you can look at it as part of a bipolar universe, where there is also destruction before creation, death before rebirth. And in that respect, with judicial application, it can become part of that positive and renewing cycle, where taking something away ultimately enriches and strengthens the target of such activity.

A great deal of self control goes into that more positive application, but it's possible. And you seem to have the inherently ethical character that will shore up the discipline you'll need to achieve that level of control. (Once again, assuming it's not all an addiction).

--Michelle

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