Greetings from Sanguinarius!

Well, I started out by intending to move my message boards onto the
sanguinarius.org domain rather than using the free, remotely hosted
forums (which have gotten obnoxious in their use of popup
advertisments and commercial "messages" buried within the threads of
discussion -- traditionally, this sort of thing is called "spam"). I
found a good script to use and installed it and have gotten quite a
lot of customization and tweaking done to make it more usable and
interesting. There are no annoying ad windows that pop up and
accumulate as you view the discussions going on.

Another one of its benefits is the ability to control trolls and keep
them from running rampant and destroying all the real messages.
Also, trolls impersonating key people (ie, me) in order to undermine
what I write and to cause doubt and confusion ("Did Sangi *really*
post this message?" or "Is this a real announcement?") is not even an
issue on the new message board. Yahoo! Woohoo! Woohoo! Woohoo!
*Sangi dances around happily* Yayyyyyyyyy!

The Vampiric Community Message Boards are at:
http://www.sanguinarius.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi -- The old message
boards on Server.com and EZBoards are no longer supported or used by
Sanguinarius.org so PLEASE shift your conversations over to the New
Official Vampire Community Message Boards. Also, please be sure to
update your links and bookmarks to point to the new location.

I still have a good amount of customizing to do on the new Vampiric
Community Message Boards, but it is now online and officially open
for posting and viewing. Once all the dust settles down, I hope to
determine some of the areas that I can use assistance with and start
seeking serious volunteers who would be willing to accept positions
to help develop and maintain Sanguinarius.org.

--Sanguinarius

Sanguinarius.org for Real Vampires, Blood Drinkers and Vampiric People
http://www.sanguinarius.org/


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HAPPENINGS IN THE NEWS:

Horror of Vampire Murder Case
News story by by Patrick McGowan (News & City, 17 January, 2002)

A murder trial which has horrified Germany with stories of devil
worship and vampirism has heard that a self-styled "Bride of Satan"
drank human blood on visits to Britain.

Click here for the full story:
http://www.thisislondon.com/dynamic/news/story.html?
in_review_id=489715&in_review_text_id=447099

Links to more articles and updates on this story:

Channel 4 News (broadcast 30 January, 2002)
"Vampire" murder trial
http://www.channel4.com/news/home/20020130/Story03.htm

* The Guardian, 1 February, 2002
Blood-drinking devil worshippers face life for ritual Satanic killing
Murder trial reveals sinister link to British vampire groups
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,642874,00.html

CNN.com/world, 1 February, 2002
German satanic couple sentenced
http://europe.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/01/31/germany.satanic/index.ht
ml

The Guardian, Fri., 1 February, 2002
Tour of Britain's bizarre underworld
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,642873,00.html

The Daily Telegraph, 2 February, 2002
Locked ward for killers
http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,3696233
%255E703,00.html

The Guardian, Friday, 2 February, 2002
Self-styled vampire reveals British link
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,642872,00.html

The Devil Made Us Do It, News story by Charles P. Wallace (Sun., 3
February, 2002)
Two German "vampires" go on trial for a gruesome murder they say was
commanded by their master.
http://www.time.com/time/europe/eu/magazine/0,9868,197730,00.html

Irish Independant, Sun, 3 February, 2002
Satanic killers grin as they are locked away
http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?
ca=27&si=682649&issue_id=6828

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Md. Teen Says Demon Gave OK to Kill (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?
tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020209/ap_on_re_us/biophysicist_slain_6

Police said a teen-ager with a history of mental illness confessed to
the sword slaying of a prominent scientist, saying fantasy creatures
gave him permission to kill the man in order to protect a friend.

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Details Emerge In Double Murder
A bizarre link began to emerge between four people charged in a
gruesome crime.
News story (if you can call it that) by WLWT Cincinnatti.com (8
January, 2002)
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/wlwt/20020108/lo/1043920_1.html

This is yet another story that is not vampirically motivated, has
nothing to do with vampires, but which the press is managing to
somehow create a link between the crime and vampires and also
roleplaying games. This time, it's back to picking on Dungeons &
Dragons. Gee, didn't linking D&D with crimes and criminals go out in
the '80's???

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COMMUNITY NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:

I finally found some information on Tattunigma's vampire book, "In
the Shadow of the Arch".

Destined to be a hit among vampire fans, this book runs the gamut of
new characters, new kinds of vampires, a werewolf, and a host of
mortals. Murder, mystery, and mayhem keeps this story alive as it
twists and turns through the streets of St. Louis, MO, culminating to
a huge ending at the infamous Arch. If you enjoy vampire fiction,
you'll love this book. Available in paperback or hardcopy ebook on
CD.

More information, reviews, sample chapters, and ordering info can be
found at http://www22.brinkster.com/shadowstone/new.htm

You can read more editorial reviews and order online also at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0971108404/sanguinarius

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St. Louis After Dark ( http://www.slad.net/ ) has moved their vampire
message forums to their own domain at http://www.slad.net/phpBB2/

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Pathway to Darkness ( http://www.pathwaytodarkness.com/ ) and The
Sanguinarium website ( http://www.sanguinarium.org/ not
http://www.sanguinarius.org/ ) are in the process of merging. The
Pathway to Darkness site is currently down for redesigning, which is
scheduled for completion on 1st May, 2002, and will bring you the
ULTIMATE vampire experience unlike any other. Within the new
organization will be the expansion of the "Legacy", a special
community dedicated to lifestyle and real vampyres.

The PathwaytoDarkness VampForums are currently open, and are located
at http://pub19.ezboard.com/bpathwaytodarkness

The Sanguinarium Directory / Pathwaytodarkness.com's VampWho! is now
back online at http://pathwaytodarkness.com/php/html/modules.php?
name=Web_Links

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Texas Vampire Association

The Texas Vampire Association or TVA is now online. It has
functioned as a group offline for a while. If you live in the State
of Texas or have people who do, the TVA is an organization made up of
real vampires and vampire groups from the State of Texas. It's
mission is to bring such persons together to facilitate communication
and interraction among people in Texas. Meetings online and offline
will also be a goal of the TVA. If you live in Texas, you may
contact Damien DaVille at damien@... for more information or
visit the eGroups website at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T_V_A

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Vampire/Donor Registry

There is now a vampire/donor registry! That is, a place to find a
vampire or donor in your geographical area for feeding purposes. It
is brand new, so no one has submitted any information yet, but we
must start somewhere. :) These are NOT classifieds. It is a
private community, so all people who register are screened by
Necrobabe, the manager, before they are permitted to post their
information. The information is ONLY [your preferred] Name, type of
vampire/donor, age, sex, and location. The registry is divided into
4 sections, and easy to use. This is an MSN community, so you will
need a (free) MSN passport/Hotmail account, which you can obtain by
going to http://www.hotmail.com/ The community link is:
http://communities.msn.com/VampireandDonorRegistry

It is NOT availabe for viewing by the public. Only members that have
been accepted will be able to access the site. When you apply for
membership to the community, you will be sent a questionnaire as to
why you want to register, among other things. This is for everyone's
protection. Necrobabe hopes that all vampires and donors will take
advantage of the registry, and make it a safe and reliable place to
find what you need.

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New in the H.O.P.E Org. website, HOPE and the Alt Net community:

- The main Website ( http://hopeorg.com ) got a new FAQ, which is
located at http://pub3.bravenet.com/faq/show.php?usernum=225672038
It answers both questions about HOPE and our projects, as well as
basic alternative questions. More work will go into it over the next
few weeks.

- The alt awareness website got Wiccan and Druid Info added to it, as
well as a new counter.
( http://www.angelfire.com/weird/alternativenet/ )

- The Alt Net Community has a community area at:
http://communities.msn.com/AlternativeNetwork/
Message Boards - magick, dark alternative, beginners, techie
board, fun board, activism board and paranormal board.
Photoalbums - various, Networking Listing, file area, chat
areas, plus much more.

As well as a website bit listing resources and information for all
alternatives which will be hosted on the hopeorg server later this
week.

Paranormal stuff has been happening for the H.O.P.E. Org. too; they
now have paranormal updates on their HOPEalerts list (
http://yahoogroups.com/HOPEalerts ); they have a paranormal
discussion forum in the community areas, and they are getting some
basic info about paranormal phenonemun. Lastly, they have a way to
participate in Seti's at-home project. -- View it at
http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_131362.html (The
basic screensaver, and program you can get from the main site there.)

If you have any suggestion, ideas or criticism, or would like to
volunteer your help, please email SilverFox at: aasilverfox@...

About H.O.P.E:
The H.O.P.E Organization is a volunteer organization offering
support, networking, and activist resources to practicioners of
alternative beliefs and lifestyles, freaks, geeks, and all those on
the fringe, as well as those people friendly to them. They are
attempting to bring together the diverse groups of the "weird" and
marginalized as well as increase understanding and friendship between
alternatives and the rest of society as a whole.

Main Site: http://www.hopeorg.com
AltAwarenessSite: http://www.angelfire.com/weird/alternativenet/
AltNetCommunityArea: http://communities.msn.com/AlternativeNetwork/

Lists:
* http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HOPEalerts/ - activism
information
* http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Awakeningz/ - beginners/newly
awakened
* http://groups.yahoo.com/group/altnet/ - Alt network list

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The Vespertine

The Vespertine is a Vampiric Community forum, Sanguinarians and
friends from a few circles using this group to keep in touch and
share news and gossip. The original Vespertine group got lost, but
here's the link to the new Vespertine -
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheVespertine/ Please subscribe and
post a message so they know who's with them again!

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Interview

Hey, cool! I got interviewed for the March edition of the Vampire
Church's Newsletter. Each month, Silver interviews a community
leader for their online newsletter. You can read it here:
http://www.vampire-church.com/zine/marchcommunity.html


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SITE UPDATES:

The New Vampiric Community Message Board

Be the first on your block to check out Sanguinarius: The Vampire
Support Page's new Vampiric Community Message Board at
http://www.sanguinarius.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi This message board
is located on my domain, and has no annoying pop-up adverts! This
board replaces the Vampire Support Page's other remotely hosted
message boards.

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The Real Vampire Directory ( http://www.sanguinarius.org/cgi-
bin/links/pages/ )

If you have submitted a site to the Real Vampire Directory in the
last month or so and not yet been approved or heard back from me,
please be patient. I am behind, but will eventually get to where I
can review your site. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

If you maintain or know of a real vampire-related site or resource
for the vampire community which is not listed in The Real Vampire
Directory, I encourage you to submit the information via the
submission form located at http://www.sanguinarius.org/cgi-
bin/links/add.cgi

Also, when you visit a site from The Real Vampire Directory, please
take a moment to rate the site on a scale of 1 to 10, to let others
know how useful it is; you can do this from the site's listing in the
Directory.

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The Vampire Support Page ( http://www.sanguinarius.org/vampsupport/ )

- Added a new community graphic, contributed by Tattunigma, at
http://www.sanguinarius.org/vampsupport/graphics.htm

- Added a list of problems vampires have, submitted by Raven Blood at
http://www.sanguinarius.org/vampsupport/problems.htm

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Guidelines, Tips & Advice (
http://www.sanguinarius.org/vampsupport/guide.htm )

- Added some advice on dealing with doctors under the "Health and
Medical Concerns" section of Vampires & Blood Matters.

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New Articles ( http://www.sanguinarius.org/vampsupport/articles.htm )

- Added "The Bond", a vampiric poem by Crimson^Angel. (Added: 14
February, 2002)

- Added "The Basics of Shielding: A Visual Approach", by Lif
Fossimilis.  Useful information for beginners on developing a shield
by using visualization techniques.  (Added:  14 February, 2002)

-- Added "The Four Stages of Dealing with One's Vampirism", by
Crimson^Angel. An article by Crimson^Angel which discusses the
stages newly awakened vampires may go through. (Added: 7 March,
2002)

- Shortened the title of g0th's article on dealing with blood
cravings to "Beating the Blood Addiction" to more accurately reflect
the subject matter.

More articles on the way, so stay tuned.

Also, I've redesigned the Articles Index page and organized the
articles into categories to make it easier for people to find the
information they are looking for:

- Newer Articles -- Newer articles will appear here first for a period
of time before I sort them into their most appropriate category
below. Check here first if you haven't been here recently. I
generally leave the new articles listed here for around a month
or so.

- Vampires & Blood Matters -- Articles for blood drinkers, about such
things as feeding, blood safety, finding donors, bloodletting
techniques, and more.

- Vampires and Health, Medical & Psycho-Emotional Matters -- Articles
and information about some common shared medical, emotional,
etc., issues.

- Vampires & Psi Matters -- Articles dealing with psi-feeding, psi-
vampirism, shielding, and the like.

- Donors -- Articles about, for, by and about the treatment, care,
respect, etc., of donors / bloodsharing partners, sharing their
perspective. (Help! I don't have any articles or information
for this section!)

- Seekers -- For those seeking information about vampires, perhaps
thinking they might like to be one.

- Social Matters -- Articles ranging from the use (and misuse) of the
word "vampire", to coming out, to hunters, to the evolution of
the vampiric community, and more.

- Other Stuff -- Poetry, satire, interviews/chats, book reviews, and
other entertaining stuff.

After I sorted the articles into their categories, it helped me to
see in what areas information was lacking, and what sort of
information I did have in each area. For instance, I was surprised
that I had absolutely nothing for the donors. I was sure that I had
*some* information, but apparently not. *lame look* I know I've
seen some info for/by donors some place...

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VampFangs Store (
http://www.vampfangs.com/show.cgi/Sanguinarius/index.html )

VampFangs offers more than just custom, affordable vampire fangs. In
addition to a variety of different styles of fangs, we also have
scarab pendants in a variety of colors. We have the new Werewolf
Fangs and the New 14K GOLD Fangs! Go check these out!

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#Sanguinarius ( http://www.sanguinarius.org/~irc/ )

While this channel is undergoing growing pains, things have been
rather rough. It seems to me that since #Sanguinarius has become
more widely known, it attracts many different people with many
different attitudes, ideas, ideals, points of view, personalities,
agendas and intentions. While this variety can potentially be a good
thing, politics and personalities come into play, and if allowed to
flourish unchecked, things can get out of hand.

Due to the variety of visitors and regulars to the channel, a lack of
established and consistently followed procedures has led to a general
decline in the atmosphere of the channel and the attitudes and morale
of those who frequent it. In an attempt to restore order and still
manage to have some time available for me to do other things, I
briefly turned ownership of the channel over to Crimson^Angel, who
has gone to a lot of effort to try and help me manage channel
#Sanguinarius.

I was not satisfied with my decision to turn the channel over to
someone else, and I have re-established myself as the founder / owner
once more. This is in no way to indicate a failure on the part of
Crimson^Angel. A set of official policies and procedures has been
developed with the help of other ops. I wiped the existing ops list,
and I intend to build it from the ground up with those I see to be
the best for and most beneficial to channel #Sanguinarius.

All ops will undergo basic training (no, not IRC boot camp) that is
necessary to function as channel helpers and managers. They will
also become familiar with the official channel policies and
procedures, and be expected to follow these. Ops will be expected to
be friendly, helpful and respectful of others. This does not mean
that others will be getting away with walking all over the ops or
treating them with disrespect; troublemakers and disruptive people
will be dealt with consistently and accordingly.

We are working to make channel #Sanguinarius a pleasant, supportive
environment for vampires & blood drinkers, vampire discussions and
support, information and community.

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Sanguinarius: The Vampire Support WebRing
http://j.webring.com/hub?ring=vampsupport
http://www.sanguinarius.org/vampsupport/vsring.htm

If you have submitted a site to be added to the ring and not yet been
approved or heard back from me, please be patient. I am behind, but
will eventually get to where I can review your site. Thanks for your
patience and understanding.


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SITES TO CHECK OUT:

MOII Vampire Association
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/moiivampireassociation/
This is a group for Real Vampires and Donors that live in and around
Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana. RPGers and others who want to
learn about Real Vampirism are allowed; however, no roleplaying in
messages, please. No hunters or flaming allowed, though we are
always up for a good debate. (Formally the Chicago Vampire
Association.) You must be over 17 to join.

Vampire Slayer-X
http://VampireSlayer-X.Tripod.Com/
This is a site for Vampires who are hounded by Slayers. We offer a
guestbook where you can tell us your concerns and give us useful
info. There are articles written by Vampires and supporters
thereof. Slayer Watch is a rough directory of Slayers around the
world. Feel free to contribute your own information to add to the
site; we're always looking for help!

An Exploration of Dark Paganism
http://www.waningmoon.com/darkpagan/
Delves into topics of dark spirituality.

Goth Auctions
http://www.gothauctions.com/
Auction site catering to the vampire & gothic community. Free
listings, image upload ~ Come on by. :)


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SANGUINARIUS SEEKING SUBMISSIONS:

I'm looking for articles on and for vampires / vampirism: blood,
psychic vampires, the Vampyre lifestyle, etc.; contributions
to "Problems Vampires Have", "Fun Vampires Have", "Guidelines, Tips,
& Advice", -- send them in to Sanguinarius@...! I'll
give you credit and an email/page link if you want, just let me know
what to put and who to credit, and include the section it's for in
the Subject line.

If you have any news tidbits or announcements that you feel would be
a useful inclusion for the next newsletter (out next month), please
feel free to pass them on to me at Sanguinarius@...?
Subject=SANG_NEWS_ITEM. I can't possibly be aware of everything that
is going on, or of interest to my newsletter subscribers. Thanks!

The cutoff date for sending items to be included in the next edition
is two (2) days before the end of the month. Unless it is a special
announcement meant for immediate release. If you're planning an
event or gathering, please send in your information / announcement at
least three (3) months prior to the event date. This will allow
enough time for people to make plans and/or save up to attend after
the notice is released. (And don't forget to add it to the Vampiric
Community Calendar, too!)

If anybody is willing to help out with translating and mirroring
translated information from Sanguinarius: The Vampire Support Page,
please get in touch with me at Sanguinarius@... so we
can talk about this.


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"Fang in there!"
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--Sanguinarius

Sanguinarius@...
AIM: SangiVamp (Not Sanguinarius)
ICQ: 10090596 (Sanguinarius)

Sanguinarius.Org
~~~http://www.sanguinarius.org/

Sanguinarius: The Vampire Support Page
~~~http://www.sanguinarius.org/vampsupport/

The Real Vampire Directory
~~~http://www.sanguinarius.org/cgi-bin/links/pages/

The Vampiric Community Calendar
~~~http://www.sanguinarius.org/cal.html

#Sanguinarius Real Vampire Chat on Irc.Dal.Net
~~~http://www.sanguinarius.org/~irc