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An alternative that has been suggested to those who are innately vampiric,
but have moralistic or ethical issues or problems with the idea of draining
energies from other human beings or animals, is the use of ambient energy. Despite
what we are led to believe, there are a great many sources of energy than simply
our fellow man, and for those with moralistic reasons, these other sources can
provide a good substitute for the actual vampiric feedings. This is also a valuable
concept to be considered for everyone in the areas of supplemental feedings,
as well as energy-based defense techniques. I have gone into greater detail
in the section of defense, because the applications of the techniques are actually
of the most benefit to most, under those circumstances, and for those purposes.
I will give you a brief explanation of how to feed from ambient energies, here,
and for more on the uses and applications of such, you should definitely read
the Defense section.
Probably the most common means of obtaining ambient energy for a vampiric individual
is that of drawing in excess energies from others. Many of the more conscientious
energy vamps will make a point of only feeding from those who have an active
surplus of vital energy, and will only skim that excess. That, of course, requires
a tremendous amount of self-control, so the best option is to go where there
are many people gathered, and feed from the environment, rather than the individuals.
Nightclubs, Discos, Shopping Malls, etc., are all very good sources of ambient
or excess energy, as there are many people present and they are openly throwing
around a lot of energy. In this manner, you avoid the need for strict one to
one feeding, and are less likely to effect anyone directly. This is a good resource
for those with guilty conscious, or those with excessively high energy requirements.
When one chooses to feed from the ambient sources, the methods are actually
a bit simpler than those commonly needed to feed directly. There are many different
means to do this, and I will offer just a few.
Probably the most common means by which ambient energy can be absorbed is through
a light meditative state. If you can ease yourself into a quiet state of light
trance, then focus on the energy patters around you, either, through visualization
techniques or raw energy sensory, you can then consciously draw the energies
into yourself, and your own aura.
It needs to be noted that visualization techniques are a very individual thing,
and all practitioners of visualization have their own distinct methods that
work. You should find a method you are comfortable with and use it to further
your abilities for ambient feeding.
In the same frame of reference, energy perception and sensory is also a very
individual thing, and you must first learn how to sense out the energies, and
exactly how you, personally, perceive the energies, whether it be in visual
form, or otherwise, before attempting to manipulate or draw them. I suggest
meditation and centering exercises for anyone who is not completely familiar
with their own perceptions of energy, and would have to strongly suggest that
one not embark on ambient feeding or other methods until the individual understands
their own methods. More on this subject can be found in the section on Dangers
of Energy Feeding.
Another very useful ability one can develop for ambient feeding is to create
some form of permanent absorption. This requires the individual to be very knowledgeable
and familiar with their own energy patterns. This method is actually a very
useful tool for anyone seeking to obtain higher energy levels, and not vampire-specific.
I will note at this point that, technically, none of these exercises or feeding
techniques are vampire specific, in that many are actually used in a variety
of magickal and metaphysical manners, but, for the most part, these are very
useful to the vampiric individuals who need to sustain their own energy fields.
Methods for creating a form of permanent absorption are varied, but the simplest
means to accomplish this, is to center ones own energy field in a direction
towards the physical body, literally, pull it into yourself, and set up your
natural defenses so that your own energy field remains very near to the physical
body during states of consciousness. This is theorized to automatically create
a pull of outer, ambient energies to the outer layers of the aura, thus, automatically,
feeding and replenishing the individual. Care must be taken to ensure that the
energy patterns that are set up around the human fields are of the right nature,
and only attract those energies that are benign, as the individual will not
be consciously controlling the transmutation of the energies once they blend
into the aura, as in conscious feeding. Some people say that this is a poor
means of feeding, because it tends to be hard to control the effects on others
around you, but it is my own experience that if the centering of the personal
energies is done properly, then there is little harm or risk involved. I, of
course, would not suggest this method to anyone who feels uncomfortable with
their own needs, or their energy control.
Other methods have been suggested, involving the physical body as a medium
for the energy drawing. The most common method is by the use of the hands. It
is a commonly accepted theory that we can pull and project energies quite readily
through the palms of the hands, and even theorized by some, that each of us
has a Projective and a Receiving palm, likened to the differential of the right
and left hemispheres of the physical brain. I find myself quite ambidextrous,
and have found no personal truth to that, as I can pull with either hand quite
easily. The actual action involves a brief meditative state, followed by an
outstretching of the Receptive hand, palm, upward, and a call from the will
to pull in the energies around you. Some are more versatile, and choose to extend
both hands for this purpose, but in general, one will suffice. When you feel
that you have obtained the levels of ambient energy you desire, then the fist
should be closed, and the meditation ended. Care must be taken not to focus
or concentrate on any one thing in particular, or any individual during this
method, as the focus on one specific person might begin the action of pulling
directly from that person, if care is not exercised. Some claim that the eyes
can be equally and similarly used, and that by blurring the vision, entering
trance, and willing the absorption of the energies, one can feed in that manner
as well.
The last point I will mention is the aspect of using sources other than human
sources. Any of these methods works equally well when centering on natural energy
sources, such as storms and forests, etc. Some people, with strong faiths in
certain deities and symbols of divinity like to draw in these manners from their
divine sources. Most commonly, the visualization techniques are used for the
latter, as it is important that the focus remain on the divine source. In contrast,
many people find it beneficial to feed directly from an ethereal light. This
can be done quite easily through visualization techniques and is often the simplest
means by which one can feed. The methods involve visualizing a bright, white
light, and having it surround you, refueling your own aura automatically, or
by using any of the visualization techniques to link tot he light as it appears,
and draw the energies from it that way.
In regards to the White Light methods, a very useful technique for everyone,
in regards to, not only feeding, but also protection and cleansing, is the method
of aligning to the light. This is done by first visualizing the white light,
then allowing it to center over the uppermost chakra, located at the top of
the head. (Of course, one needs to be familiar with the chakra theories and
philosophies to make use of this) In matters of energy drawing, the light is
to align itself with that chakra, and the energies are pulled down through the
remaining chakra, then transmuted outward through the aura. If control can be
exerted in the final stages, and the energies are not permitted to extend beyond
the individuals energy field, then that individual has successfully recharged
their own field. This excess energy is often kept in the aura, and used to provide
protection in various different manners. It is a useful technique for any who
would learn. I do hope that this brief overview of Ambient feeding and energy
use is of some help to those who are seeking to learn such methods.
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