The Art of the Wampyric Tendril
          By Emperor Norduk (from "The Countess Elisabeth Bathory")


      Within the Tempel of Azagthoth, the art of drinking of the essence of
   life force from living humans is termed the Art of the Wampyric Tendril,
   the Wampyric Tendril is the prime symbol of our order and represents the
   art  of draining life force, and causing harm via astral contact to your
   intended  prey.  This symbol is not overly complex in appreance, but its
   uses  are varied according to the warlock/witch who would use this sigil
   and  practice  the arts it contains. For those familiar with the process
   of  imbuing  physical  objects  or  symbols  with astral energy, you may
   consider  its  application  when  the  Wampyric Tendril (the symbol) was
   created.  It  is  in  fact  the  Oldest created sigil from the Tempel of
   Azagthoth  and  can  be  obtained upon request. The second symbol of the
   Tempel  of  Azagthoth  is the Coffin, not only does this correspond with
   the  Wampyric principle of the human, through vampiric metamorphosis and
   training,  it  also has a very large symbolic signifigance regarding The
   Communion  of  the Dracul, the summoning of the undead gods in which the
   arising  wampyr sacrifices his accumulated life-force from his predatory
   journeys  until  exhaustion  sets in, then which comes the re- giving of
   life-force  from  the undead which is symbolized by the tendril near the
   top  of the coffin which pours down blood upon 'the resting place of the
   corpse'  thus enabling new life, higher powers through constant practice
   of  Wampyrism, metamorphosis, and finally Immortality amongst the Undead
   Gods.  This  is not an easy path and it must be stressed that Wampyrism,
   unlike  other  forms  of  the  Occult,  must  be  taken on as a constant
   practice.  The  Wampyr faces many tests, but needless to say if you fail
   at  your  arisal  to  the  Throne  of the Beast, a fate worse than death
   awaits thee.

      The  Art  of the Wampyric Tendril involves astral life force draining
   in  many  different  ways. There is the practice of the 'evil eye' which
   with  the  skilled magus can implant thoughts, drain energy, and instill
   certain factors which will affect the recipient of the enchantment later
   on.  By  projecting  thoughts  through use of the unblinking stare, your
   astral body touches the victim, and your thoughts are instilled into his
   mind  and  the victim will always view them as his own thoughts and act.
   For  instance,  if you wanted the person to pick up a book, through this
   practice  you  could use the phrase "That book looks interesting, I must
   get  it...",  never say "I Want that person to pick up the book..". That
   is  not  the  correct  method,  and  it  will not work. Always implant a
   statement  into the persons head that will make the person think that it
   is his own idea, not for the sake of the person finding out that you are
   implanting ideas in his head, that is quite ridiculous, the trouble with
   using  indirect  methods  in this art is that it tends to cause too much
   confusion  in  the  brain of the recipient to reap results for yourself.
   Human  prey  do  not believe for the most part that they can be mentally
   influenced  without  their knowledge. The Wampyric Undead as well as the
   Living  Wamphyri  always  promote  the  literature  and  teachings which
   continues  to  brainwash human society and thus blind them to our hidden
   ways.

      Astral  life-force  draining  through  sight involves the use of your
   eyes,  and  extension of the astral body (the wampyric tendril) to touch
   your  victim  and  remove  the  life  energy from them. Small completely
   undetectable  motions  with  the  fingers  and hand, as well as physical
   inhalation,  can  speed  the  process of the recieval of energy from the
   victim.  As  the  Wampyr  strengthens  his  art and power other means of
   life-force draining are possible.

      The  art  of  Astral life force draining from the human while you are
   completely  detached  from  your  physical body and a part of the astral
   plane,  is one of the primary practices of wampyrism. The sleeping human
   provides the purest life-force which will violently increase the wampyrs
   life-force.  The more beautiful the victim, the purer the life force. As
   the  human  sleeps,  they have no control over their astral body as they
   are  not practicioners of our art and have certain weaknesses, while the
   wampyr  has many uncanny advantages over the human prey. It is possible,
   when the wampyr's astral body has approached the prey, to enter into the
   dream  state  of  the  human  and  implant certain scenes in the human's
   subconsciouss.  Through  properly  prepared  potions  and elixers, it is
   possible  to  cause  sickness  in  victims,  although this seems to be a
   common  after  effect  of Wampyric attack. Remember, the more life force
   which  you  obtain for yourself, the less life force for the human. Thus
   the  weaker  and  more fragile his whole being will become. It is always
   the pleasure of the Wampyr to be able to drain the purest blood from the
   veins  of  living humans, then muse as the humans world utterly crumbles
   into chaos and disorder before you as your world increases in experience
   and you come to know the way of the Vampire Dragon Tiamat and the way of
   the Black Wizard, AZAG-THOTH.


   Copyright Emperor Norduk (C)