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Introduction: A Study In Erotica

I have been thinking about the different things I tend to post here and how they could be considered to be something of a crossection of my interests. There are the articles and self reflections concerning Vampirism as well as BDSM, not to mention the poetry, stories, music, videos and anything else that strikes my fancy. One thing that has been something of a constant though is the fact that with each post I have included an image from my extensive collection. I often find myself looking at an image that I would like to include in a post here and thinking, what can I write that will make this picture an approriate accompaniment to it? Often times though they are images that I cannot find suitable words for without veering into the category of Erotica. And I have nothing at all against Erotica, in fact I personally am a huge fan of it. ;-) I just haven't done much fictional writing in that genre.

And now I suddenly realize I have been going about it all wrong! If I wish to share an image with you, why not let it stand alone for you, the reader, to be able to truly appreciate the full impact of it. A good erotic image needs no explanation. Beauty needs no description. Sensuality needs no crutch of words. And so I present to you the beginning of a new regular segment on This Tainted Soul Of Mine, in which I will allow the art I wish to share with you to speak for itself, as it was originally intended. I do so hope you enjoy them as much as I do. *wicked grins*

Crush

Standing in the shadows
I watch your every move
With a wicked grin
Passing across my face
My tongue darts out
To lick my lips
You don’t know me yet
But I guarantee
You’ve never met a girl like me

Emerald eyes shine
As I follow close behind
I can smell your skin
The musk of sweat
The aroma of life itself
Coursing through your veins
You don’t see me yet
But I guarantee
You’ve never met a girl like me

A small hand extends
My fingers caress the air
A mere inch away
I trace your shape from behind
I linger there, getting closer
One hard breath and we would touch
You don’t feel me yet
But I guarantee
You’ve never met a girl like me

My fingers tingle
With the urge to take your arm
Twirl you round
Crush my lips to yours
Until our teeth cut in
And our tongues mingle
Coated in sweetest crimson
You can’t taste me yet
But I guarantee
You’ve never met a girl like me

How I long for you
To touch you, flesh to fingers
My hair spilling down
A soft Auburn caress on your chest
The sheen of sweat gleaming
Consumed by pleasures embrace
Head thrown back in ecstasy
You don’t know me yet
But I guarantee
You’ve never met a girl like me

As you begin to turn
I snatch my hand back
A blush creeps up my face
You look past me searching
I go unnoticed, not even a glance
I duck my head, moving on
Savoring how your arm brushes by mine
I really wish you knew me
But I guarantee
You’ll never meet a girl like me

Vampiric Abilties: Fact or Fiction

From the newly awakened to the seasoned mentor, most Vampires are fascinated with what abilities they might possibly be able to learn and/or master. For those that are just at the beginning stages of learning, this can be one of the most exciting parts of the process. When I first stumbled across the Vampire Community, I actually didn't believe that Real Vampires existed, despite the fact that I had awakened a little over a decade beforehand. One of the things that kept me progressing in my efforts to learn more was the fact that in continuing to read the words of other's experiences, I began to notice certain similarities between their stories and my own. The largest portion of these similarities lay within the subject of the abilities that they had noticed having. So in keeping with the effort to aid in the furthering of accurate and reliable knowledge within this group, I felt it would perhaps be beneficial to begin this thread as a place to discuss the various abilities that we as Vampires are capable of. I will address a few in the following paragraphs but please come forward to add your own questions and comments on the subject. There is no way I could possibly cover all viable abilities in this one post, but perhaps by discussing some of them it will spark some inner reflection in which you, the reader, will be spurred on to think of others.

First, let's dispel a few myths regarding Vampiric Abilities.

There are two separate varieties that these myths often take form as. First there is the outright fictional type of myths. These are the ones that we could not accomplish by any stretch of the imagination. Such as the ability to change our form to that of a bat or the ability to fly. Real Vampires can do neither unfortunately (though I admit it would be pretty cool if we could). The second type of myth are those that serve as an exaggeration of real abilities. A couple examples of this would be the myth that states that we have "superhuman" strength and speed and could easily outrun a speeding car or even lift a bus as if it weighed nothing. These are the tricky sort of myths because, although we may have slightly quicker reactions or may be stronger then one would expect for someone of our stature, we still remain within the range of human possibility. For instance, we could not lift a car on a whim but much as it has been known that a mother can find the strength to lift a vehicle off of her toddler by the strength of her will and adrenaline alone, many of us are also capable of such feats of strength in the event of an emergency. In a non-emergency situation however, we are only capable of slightly increased strength. Though we cannot outrun a speeding car, we can often at will put on a burst of speed as we run that is slightly faster then one would imagine to be possible. In other words, upon taking notice of our abilities an outside observer might say something like, "Wow...that person is stronger then they look!" or "That person has great reflexes!". However you should not expect to hear anyone refer to you as being "faster then a speeding bullet" anytime soon because if you do, you will surely be disappointed.

So what types of abilities are possible?

There are some that are physical in nature such as having a more sensitive sense of smell, acute hearing or highly developed night vision. These are common. There are also those that are more mental or psychic in nature such as Empathy which, although they not exclusively vampiric abilities, they do occur in higher percentages within the Vampire population then they do within the Mundane (mainstream human) population. Below I will list some of these abilities.

Empathy - the ability to transmit emotions over a distance or experience someone else's emotions as one's own

Telepathy - the ability to transmit thoughts over a distance or read someone's mind

Clairvoyance - the ability to see things that are outside the normal range of perception

Clairaudience - the ability to hear things outside the normal range of perception

Precognition - having knowledge of an event before it occurs by means of extrasensory perception

Astral Projection - the ability to seperate one's soul from their physical body and leave the physical body for a limited time to roam the astral plane or travel to other locations within the physical world and/or interact with other people.

Divination - the ability to foretell future events or reveal truth with unusual insight by means of occult practices such as the reading of tarot cards, tea leaves, crystal balls, astrological charts, numerology, palm reading, etc, etc.

Retrocognition - the ability to see objects or events in the past that one has no way of having had previous knowledge of

Psychokinesis (PK) - the ability to move objects or affect physical processes outside the body through mental effort alone. This is also often referred to as Telekinesis.

Aura reading - learning about people by perceiving the colored aura that surrounds them

Dreamwalking - entering another person's dream while you also are in a unconsious state or calling another into your own dream.

Pyrokinesis (one of several forms of elemental manipulation) - being able to manipulated fire by sheer will of thought.

Forever His Heart, Mind, Body and Soul

My heart
It screams a battle cry
Not of fear or courage
A cry of triumph
It bursts forth
And rumbles in my throat
Victory!
The sweetest taste
Of love long lost
Regained once more
And through the halls
Of Valhalla I walk
Nirvana bliss
My Shangri-La

My body
It finds rapture
Entwined within me
Baited breath
Desperate longing
A current of touch
Across my skin
Soft breaths
Beating heart
Tender kiss
His heated gaze
Sets me aflame
With desire
Running rampant
As it courses
Through my veins

My mind
It reels in delight
Dizzy in anticipation
Marveling at thoughts
Taken over
Captured in love
Released from doubt
No longer afraid
To trust freely
No reservations
No fears can take hold
Gratitude fills me
For I know Him
Remember Him

My soul
It takes flight
I find my wings
I soar above all
The poison gone
From my being
The light shines bright
Golden threads
Interlaced
Whole once again
Completed
Freedom so pure
Take me higher
I crave Him
This addiction
My true home
He is my…
Forever