#vampire words

[necrolatryst]

Importance of Terminology

There are a lot of different terms in the Vampyre Community. Some are House or Order specific and some are more general. Some are older and seem silly ("twoofing") while others walk the line of cultural appropriation ("Ronin", "Tantric"), and some are useful descriptors of feeding styles ("sanguivore", "med sang", "eros", "psychic"). Some also denote different stages in the Vampyre's evolution or ways in which they go about life ("Dayside", "Nightside", "Twilight").

These terms are good to know as some still adhere to the language as it is an ingrained part of Vampyre Culture, and some can be updated as our understanding of cultures, language, and practices change. As an example, the werewolf, vampire, demon, and witch were all lumped together under the titles of 'satanic' and 'Devil's Children.' While I consider myself to be a child of the Great Ol' Devil, I know not others feel the same.

In the modern era of Vampyre Culture, Satanism, and Witchcraft, not all these subcultures are mutually inclusive. Neither are they mutual exclusive. Many Vampyres are witches and Satanists, and some witches and Satanists may be Vampyres, but they are each unique lifestyles and practices.

Ronin

I've mentioned this in other online spaces about the words Ronin and Tantric Vampire. In Vampyre Culture a Ronin is a solitary vampire, but that is a gross misinformed understanding of what a ronin is. Ronin translates to 'wave-man'. It represents the former samurais freedom as a free lance assassin or itenirant warrior. As a former samurai, they were once part of a clan and not simply a wandering person with a sword.

As the term is used in Vampyre Culture a Ronin is simply a solitary vampire with no connections to any former House, Temple, or Coven. Solitary, even Lone Wolf, would be better as it isn't culturally specific. And why is it the only Japanese word, like Tantric is the only Sanskrit word, while Egyptian is used for just about everything else?

Tantric Vampire

Speaking of the word 'Tantric', it stems from tantra which is a Sanskrit word meaning 'mind-tool' and denotes the path of tantra as one of a deep mystical and spiritual nature and not simply sexual as Vampyre Culture has used it in the past (and some currently).

While tantra does touch on sexual processes, exchange of prana, and working directly with Shakti with a partner, it also has sutras and very non-sexual rituals and meditations. Tantra is closer to an all around ecstatic practice rather than purely sexual.

Some have chosen to omit Tantric Vampire in place for Eros, which I tend to agree with. Eros is of Greek origin and is both a type of love, that of a sexual nature, and the son of Aphrodite. Many Westerners know him as his Roman counterpart Cupid. Eros is also the root for 'erotic' based off of the Greek mythos of Eros.

Ending Notes

I'm not going to get to deep into the Egyptian hodgepodge of Left-Hand Path magic and Vampyre Culture in this article. I will present a history of magical Orders of vampires where Egyptian concepts will be discussed.

If you are interested in learning more about vampire specific language:

The Dictionary of Vampspeak: Terminology and Lingo in the Vampire Community By Sanguinarius (I have not read this, but Sanguinarius was one of the original content creators for the early OVC).

The Psychic Vampire Codex by Michelle Belanger, Vampyre Sanguinomicon by Father Sebastiaan, and The Asetian Bible by Luis Marques each use Egyptian terminology in similar ways.

If you don't want to spend money, here is a website with terminology.

[satanicsoda]

Bet there are etymologist and linguist vampires who take bets on which words will fall out of use and which words will evolve by the century

[feral-ballad]

Alex Dimitrov, from Love and Other Poems; “The Weather of Our Lives”

[Text ID: “someone presses their teeth / to your skin and shows / just how needed you are.”]

[pinimi]

Armand orchestrated Madeleine’s death because she so easily outcunted him. Absolutely no effort just laughed him in the face at his questions “yeah I can live and be mentally stable for eternity. what, like it’s hard?” she said skill issue if you can’t handle killing as a vampire. Every night Armand has seven different existential crisis and Madeleine sleeps soundly without a shred of guilt WHILE ALSO looking dead drop gorgeous and being funnier than everyone around her. Armand had to take her out early. He never stood a chance

[framblebee]

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 1x2 | 1x3 | 1x4

[lizardkingeliot]

i'm still not over the cheek smooch. i will never be over the cheek smooch.

[vanilla-extracter]

some ahnk moporkian bullshit (mostly moist and the truth)

[theserpentspsalm]

[sonofcelluloid]

Real Rashid is the victim of an extremely hostile work environment with not a union rep in sight

[coriolanusbutch]

daniel, my beloved! wake up. wake up! i have discovered a television series about vampires. it is called "what we do in the shadows". daniel, it is a disgrace. it presents vampiric existence as something comedic. the fictional vampires can be killed with stakes and holy water by mere humans calling themselves "vampire slayers". they reveal their natures to mortals and take them as slaves. they- yes, daniel, i know louis and i had human servants in dubai but that is different. they all signed NDAs. daniel- daniel do not go back to sleep! there is an episode set in the theatre des vampires. they parodied my theatre company! it is an insult! daniel. daniel, my love, get up, we have to watch the film.

[sweet-shut-eye]

In his shadow

[erebus0dora]

something something a chat i am in discussing the loneliness of Armand who needs someone to define him and see him, so

"...it was ghastly and awful and loathsome, and beautiful all at the same time."

and yeah i kinda just want to give ppl hugs with anything i do and talk to them in hushed tones, so there you go

[sam-reid]

Know only this, mon cher. You are the only being I trust. And whom I love, above and beyond myself.

Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson as Lestat de Lioncourt & Louis de Pointe du Lac INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 2.02: DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LOVED BY DEATH.

[brian-kinney-apologist]

the most insane part of the whole episode if you ask me

[ladykatibeth]

Devil’s Minion is an extremely funny name for their ship because Daniel is not the Devil’s Minion he’s the Devil’s Pet. The Devil’s Arm Candy. The Devil’s Sugar Baby.

Even before Armand became extremely rich the most work Daniel had to do for Armand was wake up in the middle of the night to explain modern things and buy the plane tickets, and I guess hangs out with him while Armand interviews random people.

Armand randomly pays him in hundreds of dollar bills for literally no reason and buys him food and even rescues him from jail during the chase period. Armand takes him to the theater and concerts and movies and night classes and they argue for fun.

After they’re really rich Armand picks out his clothes and takes him to events and spoils him rotten. Occasionally Daniel gets mad and fucks off and Armand immediately comes to get him as soon as Daniel is done being upset and asks him to. Literally no minioning is happening here, just wish granting.

[lykoiii]

set alight