I read about this book in the writings of Zak Bagaans of Ghost Adventures fame. He met and actually joined Father Sebastiaan’s Sabre Tooth Vampire clan. I was intrigued so naturally I had to follow that up by tracking down one of Father Sebastiaan’s books. There is a sector of society who are present day vampires. I had been made aware of this some years ago by a friend who was familiar with the local vampires and their clubs here in St. Louis. Yeah, there really is a sector of society who do partake of that lifestyle, a little more out in the open during the Goth awakening but more subtle and subdued these days. Vampires tend to travel in their own circles of like minded folk and avoid the mainstream. However, there are moments when the layman is allowed a brief glimpse into their lifestyle and this book gives an inkling of that. Father Sebastiaan discusses the history of the vampire or Strigo Vii in the Romanian or “Roma” tongue of the Gypsies who live in the area of the Carpathian Mountains. Strigo Vii, he says is what most of the vampire folk in Europe prefer to be known as. It translates to vampire spirit in a gentle sense not the dastardly demonic one depicted in Bram Stoker’s story, he says. He discusses the paradigm of Vampirism today, whereas vampires are by nature chaos magicians, he says, not so into faith or belief as intent and results. He talks of the healing powers they manifest, and the book is in ways a grimoire or book of vampire magic written down to share with anyone searching to know the ways of the ancient paths. While vampires today do practice rituals and do participate in rites and festivals, Father Sebastiian talks of the practice of vampirism being more solitary rather than group oriented, more personal, sometimes depending on the intent they can be quite sensual for both the vampire and the donor or lover. It is an interesting look into a subculture group that has been an underground group for centuries and is found in pretty much all parts of the world. The book is very in-depth so the reader must definetly want to research the subject from Astral projection to manifesting, to the blood and roses of vampiric wedding rites. There is a chapter on creating servitors which are similar to the wiccans’ familiars or created spirits who aid their benefactors in life (think of Igor). An interesting look into an alternate lifestyle. No dipping a toe in to test the water here, this is a full on plunge. The reader will learn much and more on the subject and come away with a new perspective. This book handles its topics very respectfully but then would you anticipate anything else from someone known as Father Sebastiaan? A good tome for the serious minded, it is not a light hearted fairy story.
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