The Temple of the Vampire Forums Public Forums Urban Myths about the Temple. The most common urban myths about the Temple.

Everything available to the public can be found here.

Currently for the public we offer eight books to include all five of our Bibles, Revelations, and four journals (Bloodlines).

Additionally for Active Members only, we have a large pdf book that contains all of the Dayside Secrets for earthly Mastery with checklists, references, etc. to supplement the Dayside Secrets forums.

There is one additional book which reveals deeper secrets regarding the Nine Laws of Magic which is still restricted to the Temple Priesthood.

Books are only the words that point to achieving experiences.

It is also important to remember that the internet is filled with false and distorted copies of Temple literature. That is one reason we insist upon obtaining copies directly from the Temple. (There are other reasons as well).

These books contain "open secrets". Anyone can read them but only a few can actually mine the riches within them that require effort and guidance.

Those who only collect and read these books but fail to employ them to obtain the real life experiences are missing the entire purpose.

These books are tools and like any tool need to be used to reveal their true value.

The Vampire Bible describes the esoteric essence of our practice and details the method of Awakening as a Vampire yourself. It simply is not possible to understand or practice Vampirism without this information and without this Connection to the Temple.

Additionally, making the small gesture of good will in purchasing an authorized copy from the Temple enables a Nightside Inner Connection to work for you in ritual and to allow Vampiric Transformation to occur.

The authorized Vampire Bible is your true Gateway to our world in more ways than one. At this time, there is no other way to enter our world that works. Do not be fooled.

Much of the revenue from literature, jewelry, and active membership fees goes to printing, website, and message board maintenance and other business costs. Costs for training seminars cover the travel expenses and rental costs of the seminars themselves.

Any difference between cost and revenue is intended to provide the Temple with a financial buffer and to promote the Temple Mission.

All who come to the Temple do so of their own free will and receive value for value. No one is ever required to do anything and no one is required to remain if they wish to leave.

Additionally, the rumors that the Temple is a source of revenue for other groups or individuals is simply untrue.

The Temple is certainly not for everyone and charging a small sum for our initial instruction book is an indirect way of saying that if you have more pressing financial issues, then you should pass on the Temple until those issues are taken care of.

As far as making money is concerned, as explained on the Temple website one of the Six Secrets of Earthly Mastery is entirely devoted to that issue. We want all of our members to become financially independent by learning how to make money work for them (financial independence) instead of them just working for money (financial slavery). We offer proven investment methods far superior to what is commonly available so that our members can structure a realistic plan to achieve true financial freedom.

For those members who are still struggling with building a day-to-day income stream, we offer specific methods for finding a good fit between your personality type and the careers and businesses with the best opportunities to be rewarding to you both personally and financially.

But please do not feel that you must make a decision to do this if the small fees we charge seem meaningful to you at this time. Our suggestion would simply be to wait until your situation improves such that these sums no longer seem important to you. We'll still be here then, ready to help.

No, but we do require them not to discuss Vampirism with non-members. We do this both so that we can control how we are represented and also to protect member confidentiality. We advise members not to reveal their affiliation, but they are welcome to do so provided that they don't discuss the Temple with non-members.

We can't guarantee that no one will ever find out about your interest, but we can promise confidentiality. We will neither reveal nor confirm anyone's membership in the Temple of the Vampire, with the sole exception being as required by law such as in a criminal investigation. Members are required to respect this confidence as well. Also, the name on the return label for all Temple mail is simply "TOV Publishing." This policy of secrecy has worked well enough for our members around the world since 1989.

However, if you would be seriously threatened by someone finding out about your interest and you cannot find a way to receive mail from us safely, you might consider coming back later when your situation is more compatible with your interests. We don't wish to cause anyone difficulty due to membership affiliation.

You are quite welcome to do so. You are also usually welcome to return later if you wish.

The Temple Priesthood consists of members across the world who have proven to themselves that what we claim is useful and true. This has moved them to swear an Oath of Fealty to the Temple. These individuals typically have a strong command both of their day-to-day lives and of esoteric Vampirism, and therefore often help other members develop in these areas via in-person meetings, personal mentoring, or by helping to teach seminars. They also train in more subtle aspects of the Vampire Arts.

Usually for clarity. For instance, we use the capitalized term "Vampire" to distinguish ourselves from the mythical vampire while still emphasizing that we are the source of the latter. Most of our unusual capitalization should be read this way, as an indication of metaphor.

The one exception is in our use of capitalization when referring to Those Who have achieved the Vampiric Condition. We capitalize references to these Elders out of respect.

These are meant primarily for members and those few others who would endorse the Temple. We simply decided that the jewelry and most of our books should be available to curious members of the public from the public site. We still reserve some of our literature for our subscribing members.