Ordo Strigoi Vii

Ordo Strigoi Vii (Order of the Living Vampire or OSV) is an international intiatory fraternal esoteric order which is apart of The Sanguinarium movement and the Vampire Sub Culture. The order uses the older Vampyre spelling to distinguish between what they believe are real vampires, and those from fiction and legend.

Path of Strigoi Vii

"Strigoi Vii" is a spiritual and philosophical path which mixes the practice of vampirism, chaos magic, hermeticism, neo-paganism and Social Darwinism. The Strigoi Vii adhere to the Black Veil, which comprises five tenets which include 1) Remain within the Law, 2) Secrets, 3), The Quest, 4) Do not involve minors and 5) do not drink blood. Unlike psychic vampirism and blood drinkers, Strigoi Vii see the Art of Vampyrism as a spiritual and esoteric path tapping subtle vital energies such as prana, ki and chi for spiritual evolution and as a path to immortality. Like those who do not practice Vampyrism as a spiritual path within the Sanguinarium the Strigoi Vii relate to the Vampyre Virtues or "Red Veils" which are the positive aspects of the vampire archetype which include but are not limited to decadence, mystery, romance, primal nature, elegance, transhumanism and immortality. The core philosophies, teachings and traditions of the Ordo Strigoi Vii can be found in the books Sanguinomicon (Weiser 2010) and Vampyre Magick (Weiser 2012) written by one of the founding members Father Sebastiaan and published by Weiser Books.

Origins

Founded in the late 1990's under the name Sanguinarium movement they became the outer movement or the Ordo Strigoi Vii.^[1] The group promotes a specific spirituality, philosophies, traditions, lifestyle, with their own customs, etiquette and tenets. Internationally they private meetings known as Quorums. The Symbols of the Vampyre as defined by the OSV include Sigillum include the Vampyre Legacy Ouroborous and for the Inner Order the Vampyre Legacy Ankh for the Outer membership of the The Sanguinarium which is based on a bladed ankh.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ Belanger p10
2. ^ Sebastiaan p43

External links

• Homepage of the Ordo Strigoi Vii
• Sanguinarium Social Network for Vampyres

References

• Sebastiaan, Father. Vampyre Sanguinomicon: The Lexicon of the Living Vampire. 1 September 2010. Red Wheel/Weiser. ISBN 978-1578634804
• Sebastiaan, Father. Vampyre Magick: The Grimoire of the Living Vampire. 12 February 2012. Red Wheel/Weiser.
• Michelle Belanger. Vampires in Their Own Words: An Anthology of Vampire Voices. 30 September 2007. Llewellyn Publications, U.S. ISBN 978-0738712208
• Michelle A. Belanger. The Psychic Vampire Codex: A Manual of Magick and Energy Work. 30 November 2004. Red Wheel/Weiser. ISBN 978-1578633210
• Laderman Gary, León Luis D. Religion and American Cultures: An Encyclopedia of Traditions, Diversity and Popular Expressions ABC-CLIO Ltd. illustrated ed. 31 August 2003. ISBN 978-1576072387