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 A bit disappointing. There are better books on the subject. May 30, 2008
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
The reading of this work was a bit disappointing. I was aware that this book aimed to be a simple introduction to psychic vampirism, but even for the purely beginner student of the occult or psychic vampire discovering himself, I found this book to lack a lot in depth, spirituality and metaphysical approach. Instead of it, the author presents us with many of her personal theories about vampirism, but failing to justify or validate any of her opinions with metaphysical knowledge. Despite that, she is a good writer and the reading is quite fluid. It is a book that can be read in a matter of a few days, and that is an asset not for any author. I have yet to read more books by Michelle to comment further on it, since this was my first.
Another thing that I found a bit disappointed about this work is that the author literally spends the whole book referring on how she nearly created the vampire community in the USA and how she gave voice to vampires and spread their word. I find this to be a bit limiting, and a bit of ego-driven literature, which I was not found of. Actually the whole light and superficial feel of the book gives it a very un-vampiric energy. I have seen Michelle before in several TV shows and to be honest, her image, ways, beliefs and all are a bit off when it comes to how a real vampire is. She always ends up sounding too fluffy and basic, when vampirism is precisely the opposite of all that.
If anyone is maturely and seriously interested in real life vampirism, but more into learning about their spirituality, beliefs, practices of magick, condition of the soul and their history... how they got here, where have they been, and ultimately about their secret world, which remains in the shadows of common human society, and not out there in TV shows and movies, to all of that people I would advise you to read the Asetian Bible by Luis Marques. Although we should take some pieces of the high magick included in it with a grain of salt, it presents a far more solid, deep and inspirational work about vampirism than Michelle does. Ending up to present a tradition from vampires and their own magick and practices far more trustworthy and believable than what is shown in the Psychic Vampire Codex, that I would say it merely skims the surface of how deep vampirism can go as an occultist practice or path.
To end this review, I have to say that I have been checking on some other reviewer's comments and around some less open-minded online forums, being aware of how Michelle is the owner of a group of frenetic fans, leading some new-age cult in the US. So I please ask you to accept my opinion. I am not here to insult anyone or to present any biased truth, but merely to express my own feedback on a book I read, which is the whole purpose of a review. So if someone can't handle with other opinions different than their own, they should really recheck their basic concepts of ethics, tolerance and spiritual growth.
Lana Malikah
 An excellent read for the open minded only March 12, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book cannot be read by someone without an open mind (vampire or not). There are alot of good details that I have found in this book, basic techniques such as grounding, centering and sheilding which can be used by anyone, all the way to feeding techniques that are for vamps only. This book isnt just all about techniques and feeding. It tells about the basic principal of a vampire all the way to intermediate level. If you want to know more about yourself or vamps and bettering yourself spiritually this is a great book to have. This was one of my first books on vampire energy work and I havent found another one quite like it since.
 nice book December 10, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I enjoy this book. I had read the reviews, and some say that this book doesn't have anything practical, but, it does, only that the author doesn't give it to you in baby food. She doesn't say "Do this or Do that" ... You just have to take it on your own. If you don't have experience working with energy then, I don't think this book is a good start.
There are some times when the author gets too "Me, myself and I", but hey!, it's her story, and I think it's a fun and good one to read.
Not just about Vampirism December 2, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Excellent book. The author explains at the beginning what Psychic Vampirism is and what it's not. She clears up misconceptions and describes situations/people that either resemble, think they are, or want to be vampiric. Since I don't have any experience with Psychic Vampires I can't say whether what she says is accurate, but I do have alot of experience studying human nature and can say that based on that, what the author writes on the subject is credible.
What really impressed me about this book was that it is exactly what the title claims: A Manual of Magick and Energy Work. This is a straightforward, clear, concise, no-frills manual on how energy works and how to work with it. As one just beginning to explore and work with energy, this book was extremely informative, eye-opening, and answered a lot of questions I had on the subject. No imperious, irrelevant, or baffling mystical language here, just useful presentation.
For information on Psychic Vampirism, energy work as relates to Psychic Vampirism, and energy work alone, I highly reccomend this book.
excelent July 20, 2007
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is great. It answered questions and was in an easy to understand style.
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