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Vampire Community Research: Social History and Narrative Identity Themes Within Self-Identified Vampires
We interviewed our very own Luna Luv about her ongoing research project on the narrative themes in identity development and social functioning skills of people within the Vampire Community. In providing you with a closer look into some of the goals, challenges and other details pertaining to this research effort, it is our hope you…
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Project V: Supporting the future of the Vampyre Community
We are proud to announce an official partnership agreement between Black Rose Society and Project V, one of the most promising and vibrant Vampyre community projects of the recent years. To mark the occasion, we interviewed Lady Nova (@thewoodlandvampyre) of Project V about the community project’s formation, mission, organisation and future, as well as her…
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Cheap Wine – A sanguinarian story by Luna Luv
We are happy to present a special creative submission that was submitted in the course of our community’s creative contest in 2023. It didn’t enter the contest last year as it was authored by one of our staff members, Luna Luv. We still decided to showcase it this year, because the story illustrates some interesting…
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Creative Submission: Connection by Vampyre Swan
We are happy to present the winner of our community’s creative contest in the popular choice category. Congratulations!
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Penance and Punishment – Thoughts on Justice in Vampyre Society
Whenever gatherings of individuals turn into formalised groups, rules seeking to structure and regulate are a natural consequence. The Vampyre Subculture is no exception in this regard and its decentralised, fractured nature has led to a multitude codices, guidelines and rule sets. Many of them intended to not just ban unwanted behaviours, but also to…
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Creative Submission: Do You Like This Touch?
We are happy to present the winner of our community’s creative contest in the special Directorate’s choice category. “Do You Like This Touch” deserves special mention for asking interesting questions relevant to Vampyre Identity and Vampyre Culture. Congratulations!
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Creative Submission: The Estranged Relative
We are happy to present the winner of our community’s creative contest in the popular choice category. Congratulations!
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15 Easy Tips To Attract Vampires
Some seriously helpful and some not-so-serious tips to help you attract your vampire, playing on clichés.
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House Rune
Black Rose Society is pleased to introduce House Rune. For the occasion, we spoke with Salem Rune, founder and head of House Rune. You can visit and get to know House Rune through their Outer Court Discord server:https://discord.gg/FkpP5qpUaH
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“Ferox Vampyrism” by Benu Re Thoris
To understand the phenomenon of Ferox Vampyrism in its entirety can sometimes be a difficult or even impossible undertaking. The Vampyric bloodlust, if you want to phrase it as such, and the animalistic sensations are closely related to the experience of sanguine Vampyres. The supposedly exotic note of Animalis is therefore often attributed either to…
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On Mentorship
Mentorship as an institution is close to my heart, so it makes sense to comment on the topic from my perspective as a mentor as well. The following article was written by me for House Sauromatos, and I provide it here as a practical guide to delve deeper into the subject.
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Haus Meraki
Black Rose Society is pleased to introduce Haus Meraki, a most promising Vampyric Household rooted in the traditions of the German Vampyre Subculture set to enrich our communities embracing creativity and inclusivity as their guiding ideas.
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Waking up to Awakenings – A critical exploration of awakening narratives in the Vampyre Community
Some concepts have been part of the subculture surrounding real-life vampires / vampyres for quite some time. The awakening is one such concept, among the most prevalent ones at that. It has been around since Michelle Belangers Psychic Vampire Codex, perhaps even longer, and has been undergoing many transformations and reinterpretations to this day. That…
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WHAT BLACK ROSE SOCIETY IS ABOUT
You may have found us and equally found yourself at a loss to understand what exactly Black Rose Society is, what we are about, and where you might stand within all this. The purpose of the following texts is to give you a brief introductory overview of the central topics and avenues of exploration Black…
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BLACK ROSE SOCIETY ON VAMPYRE IDENTITY
In Black Rose Society we prefer to regard the phenomenon of modern ‘Real Living Vampires’, or Vampyrism, to be primarily a matter of identity – personal, social and cultural. Approaching Vampyrism this way – as a social phenomenon and culture – allows us to appreciate a wider range of complexity and diversity of perspectives found…
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BLACK ROSE SOCIETY ON VAMPYRE CULTURE
Vampyre Culture, also called the Vampyre Lifestyle or the Vampyre Subculture, is an alternative subculture, meaning it exists as an alternative to – and apart from, yet within – larger society. Vampyre Culture in its current modern form originated with and is influenced by other alternative subcultures, alternative lifestyles or alternative spiritualities, and is often…
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Questionnaire for Editorial Profile
In our ongoing profile series BLACK ROSE SOCIETY is interviewing the makers and innovators, the representatives and heads of various vampyre community organizations, including traditional forms of vampyric self-organization like vampyre houses, vampyre covens and vampyre clans.
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Vampyre Bladed Ankh
The Bladed Ankh is an international symbol recognized by many Vampyres as part of Vampyre culture. Vampyric groups use individualized forms of the ancient Egyptian symbol associated with immortality as their insignia, many Vampyres wear it as an identifying signet in the form of a pendant and it often can be found on books, documents…
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Ehrenkodex der sanguinaren Gesellschaft
Der Ehrencodex der sanguinaren Gesellschaft ist ein Dokument, das dreizehn selbstverständliche Tugenden zusammenfasst, die auf gesundem Menschenverstand basieren.
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The Honour-Code of the Sanguinary Society
The Honour-Code of the Sanguinary Society is a document that summarizes thirteen self-evident virtues based on common sense.