Vampires: The Occult Truth (Llewellyn Truth About Series) (1996)

by Konstantinos

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Discover the strange world of the undead and the proof that creatures of the night exist. The facts about vampires are stranger than anything you may have read, heard, or imagined before. Vampiresrips away the myth and exposes the habits and lifestyles of these beings. The author reveals the occult truths about these creatures, including actual first-person encounters with vampires of all types--the ancient undead of folklore, contemporary mortal blood drinkers, and the most dangerous creatures of all: psychic vampires who intentionally drain the life force from their victims. Learn about the four types of vampires Read about vampire legends from around the world Discover vampires from history, including: Arnold Paole of Serbia Peter Plogojowitz and the Count de Cabreras of Hungary The vampire of Croglin Grange, Cumberland, England Countess Elizabeth Bathory, responsible for up to 650 deaths Gilles de Rais Fritz Haarman, of Germany, from ninety years ago John Haigh of Yorkshire, England, from just before WWII And, of course, the real Vlad Dracula Present-day blood drinkers How to protect yourself from vampires Included are letters from contemporary vampires; you will be shocked and surprised as you discover what these people are really like. Besides learning about the psychic vampire that unintentionally drains you of your energy as well as the intentional psychic vampire, you'll learn rituals for protection and methods to avoid falling into their clutches.… (more)

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Let's start with positives: I picked up this book to read about vampire folklore and this book is full of myths and creepy tales. It is a rare thing indeed to find vampire lore from around the world compiled in a slim volume. Also, the inclusion of a ritual for protection was a thoughtful addition and the letters from real "vampires" were fascinating to read. As for suggestions for improvement, I have a few. As another reviewer noted, Konstantinos doesn't document much and a lot of his evidence seems rather unreliable (for example, his entire theory explaining "unintentional psychic vampires" appears to have developed out of a single first hand encounter). Also, some of the arguments were very weak (I'm being kind here), such as when K. argues something to the effect that because a certain ancient culture had advanced math, they might have also been correct about their theories on the occult. And some of his info was downright wrong, like the statement that there was no vampire lore in ancient Egypt (a brief examination into the Ka/Ba relationship will show otherwise) ... But oh, I'm being too critical. I don't pretend to have answers about "occult mysteries" and who knows, maybe K. is right about everything. All I can say is that there are ways that K. could have presented this material to make it more compelling (citations, additional evidence beyond first hand experience, etc). Even as it is, I found this to be an enjoyable book, at times reading a lot like a Lovecraft story and I love Lovecraft. Would I recommend citing this book in any scholarly article? No. Would I recommend reading this book? To vampire lovers, yes. (

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Peleiades44 | Jun 27, 2011 |

An entertaining read, Konstantinos fails to document anything. He does, at least, provide a bibliography. But that is full of pop-culture references, most of which were published in the second half of the twentieth century. (

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Snowplum85 | Mar 25, 2023 |

First edtion; sixth printing, 1999.
Originally published in 1996.

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Being a vampire doesn't make me an evil person. I would never intentionally hurt another individual to get blood, or for any other reason, as a matter of fact. Rather, I have found donors who let me take blood from them in a number of ways. When they don't wish to be bitten by me, I use a sterile lancet. Only a few drops come out from such a small woundm but it's enough to satisfy me, and it spares them a lot of pain. We vampires are not necessarily bad people, and I would like others to know that. You may print this letter for that reason. - Vampiress Paulina

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While preparing this book, I have been asked, by many skeptical people, questions like: "How could vampires really exist?" or even, "Are you serious?"

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Discover the strange world of the undead and the proof that creatures of the night exist. The facts about vampires are stranger than anything you may have read, heard, or imagined before. Vampiresrips away the myth and exposes the habits and lifestyles of these beings. The author reveals the occult truths about these creatures, including actual first-person encounters with vampires of all types--the ancient undead of folklore, contemporary mortal blood drinkers, and the most dangerous creatures of all: psychic vampires who intentionally drain the life force from their victims. Learn about the four types of vampires Read about vampire legends from around the world Discover vampires from history, including: Arnold Paole of Serbia Peter Plogojowitz and the Count de Cabreras of Hungary The vampire of Croglin Grange, Cumberland, England Countess Elizabeth Bathory, responsible for up to 650 deaths Gilles de Rais Fritz Haarman, of Germany, from ninety years ago John Haigh of Yorkshire, England, from just before WWII And, of course, the real Vlad Dracula Present-day blood drinkers How to protect yourself from vampires Included are letters from contemporary vampires; you will be shocked and surprised as you discover what these people are really like. Besides learning about the psychic vampire that unintentionally drains you of your energy as well as the intentional psychic vampire, you'll learn rituals for protection and methods to avoid falling into their clutches.

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Discover the strange world of the undead and the proof that creatures of the night exist when you read Vampires by Konstantinos.

The facts about vampires are stranger than anything you may have read, heard, or imagined before. In Vampires you'll learn the truth about the undead. It rips away the myth and exposes the habits and lifestyles of these beings.

Vampires reveals the occult truths about these creatures including actual first-person encounters with vampires of all types—the ancient undead of folklore, contemporary mortal blood drinkers, and the most dangerous creatures of all: psychic vampires who intentionally drain the life force from their victims.

- Learn about the four types of vampires
- Read about vampire legends from around the world
- Discover vampires from history, including:
- Arnold Paole of Serbia
- Peter Plogojowitz and the Count de Cabreras of Hungary
- The vampire of Croglin Grange, Cumberland, England
- Countess Elizabeth Bathory, responsible for up to 650 deaths
- Gilles de Rais
- Fritz Haarman, of Germany, from ninety years ago
- John Haigh of Yorkshire, England, from just before WWII
- And of course, the real Vlad Dracula
- Present-day blood drinkers
- How to protect yourself from vampires

Included are letters from contemporary vampires. You will be shocked and surprised as you discover what these people are really like. Besides learning about the psychic vampire that unintentionally drains you of your energy as well as the intentional psychic vampire, you'll learn rituals for protection and methods to avoid falling into their clutches.

Vampires finally reveals the truth about the undead. You will be fascinated when you discover who they were and what they are now, and you'll be grateful when you learn how to protect yourself from them. This is not a book of fantasy and imagination, but of science, history, and spirituality.

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