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Path of the Kherete

Kherete Foundations: Introduction

First edition, published June 1, 2009

Publications is written and compiled by Michelle Belanger, members of

House Kheperu, and the Kherete Administration.

Forward............................................................................................... 5

The Path of the Kherete ................................................................... 7

What the Kherete Are ......................................................................................................................... 7

What the Kherete Are Not ................................................................................................................. 7

What is the Kherete Project .............................................................................................................. 7

Before You Begin.................................................................................................................................. 8

Considerations ...................................................................................9

Sanity and Magic ................................................................................................................................. 9

UPG ................................................................................................................................................... 12

Autognosis ........................................................................................................................................... 13

Discretion & Exposure .......................................................................................................................14

Energy Work ....................................................................................15

Healthy Dose of Caution ................................................................................................................... 15

Basic Energy Perception.....................................................................................................................18

Links .................................................................................................................................................. 20

Situational Factors............................................................................................................................. 24

The Subtle Body ............................................................................... 25

Chakras ................................................................................................................................................27

Chakra Self-Cleaning................................................................................................................................................. 30

Subtle Body Variations....................................................................................................................... 31

Otherkin..........................................................................................................................................................................32

The Holistic Body................................................................................................................................33

Vampirism ........................................................................................ 35

Am I a Vampire? .................................................................................................................................35

Causes.................................................................................................................................................. 36

Feeding .................................................................................................................................................37

Getting Unconscious Feeding Under Control................................................................................................... 39

Minimizing Need ......................................................................................................................................................... 41

Donors ................................................................................................................................................. 48

Donor Bill of Rights.................................................................................................................................................... 50

Ethical Perspectives on Psychic Vampirism................................................................................... 54

The Black Veil...............................................................................................................................................................60

Table of Contents

Kherete Foundations: Introduction

Ritual ................................................................................................. 61

Kheprian Ritual ...................................................................................................................................61

Ritual Structure ................................................................................................................................. 62

Modiications to the Structure........................................................................................................ 64

Differing Approaches ........................................................................................................................ 64

“I don’t have enough of X Caste” .................................................................................................... 65

Kherete Wheel of the Year ............................................................................................................... 65

Future of Kherete ............................................................................ 67

Kherete Foundations Series ............................................................................................................. 67

Distribution and Support ................................................................................................................. 67

The Kherete Project and the Open Source Model ........................................................................ 67

Appendix A: Trance Induction .......................................................69

Appendix B: Recommended Reading List.....................................70

Forward

The Purpose of Our Project

Since the publication of the Psychic Vampire Codex , many of you have contacted me seeking to become in-

volved in my group, House Kheperu. I write extensively about House Kheperu and its teachings in the Codex -- the

document remains one of the main tools used for teaching our techniques of energy work even within the House.

However, in sharing House Kheperu's particular point of view with the greater vampire community, it was not my

intention to seduce the whole community to the ways of House Kheperu. I felt that we Kheprians had some ideas

that others could learn from, but we were not prepared for so many to identify so very deeply with the teachings of

the House.

So now we introduce The Path of the Kherete:

Over the years since the book's release, I am certain that most of you have noticed how very reluctant we are

to give someone the title of "Kheprian." Originally, this term was used for anyone who had direct ties to us from the

past -- people who shared a speciic style of alteration to their energy. However, even before the Codex was picked up

by Weiser Books, the House as a whole had decided to restrict the use of the term. We had seen too many instances

of unstable individuals identifying with a system -- any system -- and then acting in such a way that brought the

negative attention of the media to that system, making the group look bad because of the poor choices of one indi-

vidual who was not even properly a part of the group to begin with.

We agreed, as a House, that the last thing we needed was to have some troubled teen go shoot up a school

and declare that he was Kheprian. And so we have taken care to control the circumstances that allow a person to use

that descriptor for themselves. It has cost us. We have had to scold people who very probably had legitimate ties to

us, asking them not to use the term until they had gone through a long and tedious process of veriication. We have

shot down very sincere requests to start sister households, sometimes making people feel unwanted, shut out, and

judged.

At this point, we understand and accept that many of you feel a strong resonance with our teachings. Just as

many of you do not, and that is just ine, as well. But for those of you who have long sought some veriication, some

nod of approval and connection, we have reached a solution. At a meeting this past February, I was able to get the

members of House Kheperu to endorse a word.

While, for legal reasons, we will continue to reserve the term "Kheprian" as a descriptor only of oathed mem-

bers of House Kheperu, we can no longer ignore those brothers and sisters who feel a strong tie to us. And so, we

offer the term Kherete (pronounced kheh-REET). This is a new word with no previous connotations attached to it that

nevertheless captures some of the essence of "Kheperu" by maintaining the same irst syllable. A Kherete is anyone --

vampire or otherwise -- who follows the teachings of House Kheperu, in part or in whole. A Kherete does not have to

have an alteration. A Kherete does not have to be a psychic vampire. Sanguines who practice responsibly are accepted,

just as anyone else who feels a strong tie to this system will be accepted.

At this time, two Kheretian households are already in the process of being formed. We know that more will

follow. We will impose no formal laws or structure upon you; we simply ask that you keep the Code of the Black Veil

as it appears published in the Psychic Vampire Codex. You will be independent of House Kheperu, allowed to organize

yourselves however you see it. For our part, we will help you when we can. Some of the teaching materials that have

previously only been used within House Kheperu will be released to you. We will release a ritual book for those who

wish to integrate this into their spiritual practice. And several members of House Kheperu have volunteered to act as

liaisons, giving advice on the various topics raised in the Codex and other works.

I do not care if you use this word or not. I am in no way attempting to homogenize the vampire community.

You do not have to follow this path to be who you are. But the word is there for those who wish to make use of part

of all of the Kheprian teachings without directly being involved in House Kheperu. Essentially, we are giving open

sanction to sister households under the banner of the Kherete. We hope this provides a workable solution for all who

have been seeking and have felt this need.

--Michelle Belanger

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