POWERS WITHOUT A BITE
But, while vampires have been around as long as people have, most recorded sightings of vampires date back to the 12th century. In Croatia in 1672, a local vampire terrorized the villagers. The vampire, Giure Grando, was a peasant who had died in 1656. He returned from the dead six years later and began drinking the blood of people as they slept. The leader of the village ordered that a stake be driven through his heart. This failed to kill him. Eventually, he was beheaded.<br /><br />
During the 18th century, the belief in vampires increased dramatically, resulting in mass hysteria throughout most of Europe. Government officials became engaged in the hunting and staking of vampires and cases of vampire attacks were first officially recorded. The incidents were well-documented with government officials examining the bodies, writing case reports and publishing books about them throughout Europe. The hysteria went on for a generation.<br /><br />
And yet, with all of the proof that vampires do indeed exist, there are still many who do not believe and innumerable misconceptions about these "creatures of the night".<br /><br />
- To begin with, vampires do not kill their "victims" by draining their blood. The earliest reports of vampires (although they were not called vampires at the time) speak of them drinking "the life blood" of people. Life blood is energy. Vampires increase their life span, enhance their beauty, their sexuality, their talents, drive, ambition, success and charisma by constantly enhancing their energy level, supplementing it with the energy of others.<br /><br />
- Vampires are not the undead, they are the supremely alive, filled with an energy, a zest for living that you and I could only dream of.<br /><br />
- Vampires do not kill their victims by absorbing their energy. They turn them so that they too can live a super-charged life of dream fulfillment and they too can learn how to tap into, not only other people's energy, but the energy of the universe.<br /><br />
- You will never see a vampire without a ring, a pendant, or some other form of jewelry. Precious metals, gemstones and crystals are well-documented conductors of energy. Even the Book of Revelation in the New Testament speaks of the power of precious metals, gems and crystals. Vampires wear jewelry, whether hidden or exposed, to protect their energy and to ensure that it never diminishes. And, to re-energize and serve the people they turn, they share a similar jewelry piece with them, something which they have worn, which has absorbed some of their own energy over the years. <br /><br />
- Many of the celebrities, billionaires and people holding positions of supreme power today are vampires. They do not advertise this fact because of the stigma surrounding it. If you give some thought to this, you'll no doubt notice the tell-tale signs.<br /><br />