22. WAYS OF NOT BEING SEEN

     "Keep the invisible force strong".
                         -- M

     Of course, You, the Inquisitive Reader, would deign elaboration
on the Signs by which the Nosferatu materialize and dematerialize at Will. As invisibility factors go, the sayings "feels like someone's walking over my grave" or "my skin's a-crawlin'" are hints one has experienced the off-gassing of a Vampire, Ghost Night Stalker, or Dweller of the Underworld. The unconscious mind registers tell-tale bravado when snuck-up upon from behind, overhead, or through, by denizens employing stealth and extra-sensory prowess, in pitch blackness or in daylight, exhibiting ninja-ESP and martial / occult artistry. There is a trigger of Psychic Knowing, as the flesh literally shudders (a.k.a. the shivers, goosebumps, gooseflesh, or Hawaiian chicken skin).
     Anti-heroes of lore, villains, outlaws, monsters, rebels-without-a-cause, are granted ultimate sex appeal, by virtue of their outright defiance of death. The Vampire, a Creature of highly developed Instinct, has every reason to be bold, possessing the fell-spirit of a dragon, predatory sensibilities of a wolf or panther, night vision of an owl, teeth of a jackal, sonar of a bat, and the disquieting, hair-raising laughter of a hyena. Vampire stealth tactics mirror the eloquent silence of nocturnal animals, who have honed specific hunting techniques over evolutionary dawns. Supernatural crosses in our star-evolved ancestry take us light-years further. Consider the angel / dragon Lucifer (given a bad rap as the scapegoat of  humanity's conscience). On appearances alone, it's clear he's got  "Mojo Rising"1 (magnetism, charm, sex appeal, moon magic, "Born Under a Bad Sign"2, etc.). Pray tell, why is he called "the Light Bringer?" Is it the Light of Dawn which revives us? (or the sacred dew?).
     

     The ancient Sumerians are rumored to have mastered the Art of Human Cloning, from the Star race of the Anunnaki, a reptilian bloodline / dynasty which esoteric researcher and conspiracy theorist, David Icke, claims dastardly rules the Empire (tailed fetuses should have been our first clue, and don't forget our old school reptilian brain). Hybridizing is old hat! In ye olde Germanic, men were once called Vir, or wolves. Lilith, Queen of Beasts (the Christian scourge), mated with all DNA possible, morphing into the Greatest and Wisest of Polyglots : the Sphinx. Her face (and fangs) denote the Blood Red Moon; from her spirit-eye winds a tell-tale cobra; an Oracular Vampirella, She-speaks-in-tongues, belying the riddling Code of Life itself. 
     Giving credence to heresy, the Vietnamese trace their origins from a fantastical romance between a dragon and a fairy (both vampiric in nature!). Manley P.Hall, a 33rd degree Mason, states that the initiates of Mystery Schools "acknowledge Nature as their mortal mother, and wisdom in the form of the serpent / dragon as their immortal father." Hail, Progeny's a Mixed-Bag-O'Bones! A cross-section of Old World cultures confirm hybridization - griffins, manticores, gargoyles, and chimera haunt Old Europe. Egyptian mythology features a star-studded cast of bio-fusion, including Isis and Osiris (star-crossed), Bast, the Cat-Goddess,

Sekhmet, the Fierce, She-Lion, Horus, the Hawk-headed God, Lord Anubis, the Man-Jackal at the Gate of Death, and Thoth, the Medicine Man, in Ibis form. Winged Divinities symbolize the powers of Angelic (Astral) Flight and Spiritual Immortality, which we aspire to, in Grace. The Hindu pantheon of deities offers blood-thirsty, harvest demoness, Kali, monkey-hybrid and cult-favorite Hanuman, and sweet elephant-boy Ganesha, conceived by Star-Lord Shiva and Paravati (in a head-splicing adaptation). May Ganesha remove the obstacles inherent in our Ignorance! Gam Ganjapati Namaha!
     Vampires are Magicians with a Mastery of Changeling Spells. Once uttered, a Vampire can transform into anything he or she desires (within reason and serving purpose). Shapeshifting by sheer Will, into mist, fog, or clouds, is effected by taking advantage of their natural occurrences, literally "in our midsts". Teleportation and psychic abilities are enhanced / guided by using the "Sight" ("Use the Force, Luke"), a trick / gift of the Spirit-eye, enabling one to travel into projected "visions" of the past, present, and future (triggered by sensing and utilizing fluctuations in dimensional space / time vortices, over the Earth's electromagnetic grid, and / or by channeling ancestral / spirit allies on the Other Side). 

     Our physical and auric energy is charged in polarities, which can be read and divined, as revealed by Carlos Castaneda, in the shamanic epic, Tales Of Power. Spectral vision, granted in infra-red and ultra-violet wavelengths, and by X-ray, gamma-ray, and moon-ray exposure, accounts for the astral Exogenesis undergone by the Vampire or Werewolf....certain Retrogrades, Tides, Eclipses, Transits, and Conjunctions, function to affect changes in the (Indigo) Children of the Multi-verse. Exactly why and how a Full Moon makes manifest Arcane Magick is a most guarded secret of the Wiccan Craft.
     Supernaturals live off the essences of Star Blood, the light from stars billions of years old. The Vampire is comparable to a Giant Bee, feeding upon the Nectar of Life, recycling involuted, ethereal energies, akin to the unseen "Dark Matter" of Space. If an entity lived only to drain Life's essences, it would ensure its own extinction. Vamps nurture the human race, like the species of ants which milk aphids, sustaining themselves on the Supreme Energy of Creation we embody and exchange : Prana.
     

     By trans-mutating the limited concepts of our individual egos (based on fear and separation) to the unlimited, collective consciousness of WE (ONE LOVE CO-CREATION), we partake of the sublime balance between light / shadow, life / death, yin / yang. Suck-the-life-blood-dry-vampirism is a metaphor for humanity at its worst, acting out unconscious greed and terror, fixated on CONTROL. Expanding our capacity for FREEDOM OF CHOICE and FREE WILL, grants us the option to align with higher vibrations and principles existing in our Nature, transforming "energy-sucking" behavior to "energy-sharing and co-operation". The essential nutrients (love, peace, equality, respect) we need to thrive as a species exist in infinite abundance.....as we replenish them, we realize Prana is "ripe for the making". Practice the yoga of freaky-tribal-flower-power-people! Relax! Breath! Trust! Share! We are here to help one another, with "The-All-One-God-Faith-that Lightning Unites the Human Race"3.
     Other Signs of Vampiric Identity are the ability to merge another's Will with one's own (romantically), and to influence force-fields surrounding entrances, exits, vortices, and star-portals ("Station-to-Station"4). Though M and I lived as if we had taken a vow of poverty, we were never denied anything we needed...doors opened at crucial times and items simply appeared. Subliminal hypnosis and telepathy work wonders in this overflowing material culture, folks don't even mind......sharing, once "given" the opportunity.
     Happy to assist you in any way possible, your Strangeness. The ubiquitous "password" hallowed in our Core (Persona Non Grata)
permits a veritable Carte Blanche of the Spirit. "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted"5 (though we accede a certain devotion to spiritual discipline must precede any exercise of complete freedom). So what do Socially Rehabilitated Vampires do for Fun? besides a marked predilection to Vamp (to flirt outrageously)....We Graciously Abide, along our dear Earth Goddess, and Nature Guru, Mama Gea. As budding Buddhists, We Observe All Beings with Compassion. "We Have Joy"6 in Doing Just-So. Constantly Aware of our Existence in Ether.......We Endure.

1 The Doors, "L.A. Woman"
2 King, Albert, & Cream, "Born Under A Bad Sign"
3 Message on a Dr. Bronner's Soap bottle
4 Bowie, David, "Station-to-Station"
5 Creed of Hassan-i Sabbah, Order of the Assassins
6 Killing Joke, "We Have Joy"