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Michelle Belanger (born January 1, 1973) is a prominent psychic vampire, and a writer and speaker on vampires and vampirism. Author of the Psychic Vampire Codex(Weiser, 2004) and Sacred Hunger (Dark Moon, 2005), she has appeared in documentaries on both sides of the Atlantic and is a speaker on the subjects of vampires, magick, and modern occultism. Classically trained in voice, piano, and flute, Belanger has sung with both Chicago-based dark metal band URN and Cleveland's Nox Arcana.
Biography
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Belanger' was brought up in a small Midwest town which contained a haunted public library, and celebrated the return of flights of turkey vultures every year on the Ides of March.
She was raised by her maternal grandmother, psychic experiences and ghostly phenomenon were common occurrences in the Belanger household -- but were only discussed behind closed doors. Her estranged grandfather's family included healers, tea-leaf readers, and circus freaks who openly embraced their extraordinary gifts.
Afflicted with a life-threatening heart defect from birth, Belanger endured both out of body experiences and near death experiences before the age of five. Her mother believed that these traumatic brushes with death made Belanger more sensitive to psychic phenomenon. Belanger herself believes that her skills arise from a combination of genetics, environment, and fate.
Belanger's psychic inheritance manifested in a variety of ways, the most remarkable of which was psychic vampirism. Michelle identified and came to terms with this condition while still in her teens. Her pioneering work, The Psychic Vampire Codex (Weiser, 2004), details concepts and techniques that she learned through an intensive study of her vampiric experiences. All of Belanger's other works similarly benefit from her unique combination of personal experience, intellectual insight, and intensive research. A firm believer that psychic perceptions are something that anyone can cultivate, she teaches a variety of techniques based upon a fundamental perception of psychic energy.
Works
Belanger's non-fiction works include the best-selling Psychic Vampire Codex, (Weiser, 2004) Sacred Hunger, (Dark Moon, 2005) Psychic Dreamwalking (Weiser 2006), The Psychic Energy Codex, (Wesier 2007) Vampires in Their Own Words, (2007), and Walking the Twilight Path, (Llewellyn, 2008).
She is co-author of The Vampyre Almanac (Sanguinarium Press, 2000), and V: the Book of the Strigoi Vii, (Aangel Publishing, 2003).
Her fiction includes The Enchanted Wood with artist Kimberlee Traub (Shadowfox, 1996), These Haunted Dreams (Dark Moon, 2006), This Heart of Flame, (Stonegarden, 2009) and Wicked Kisses, (Darkmoon 2007).
Poetry works include Soul Songs from Distant Shores, (Emerald Tablet Press, 2006) and This Ritual of Me, (Emerald Tablet Press, 2008).
Music
Belanger can be heard on URN's Desecrated Ashes (2003) and Dancing with the Demigods (2006), Nox Arcana's Winter's Knight (2005), Xyla's Esoterica (2007) and the solo album, Blood of Angels (2006). She wrote the lyrics to several URN songs, Esoterica's "The God Within," and for all nine tracks on Blood of Angels.
Media attention
Several newspapers have written about her.
Television and film
Belanger has been involved in a number of television shows and films documenting the vampire subculture, including Hannity's America in December 2008. She can be seen on the History Channel's special Vampire Secrets as well as A&E's special The Secret Life of Vampires. She has also gained notice in France thanks to Laurent Courau's book and documentary Vampyres: When Reality Goes Beyond Fiction. Other credits include Night Bites: Women and Their Vampires on WE! and American Vampires on Britain's XYTV. She also been consulted for projects on SciFi, and her work was referenced in an episode of CSI.
Her radio appearances include The X-Zone, Peter Anthony Holder's Soul Call, and Coast to Coast AM.
Bibliography
Fiction
- Darksong: Fantasies in Twilight (Shadowfox Publications, 1994) (under the pen name of Tasha L. Mourru)
- The Enchanted Wood (Shadowfox Publications, 1996) with artist Kimberlee Traub
- Sacred Hunger (Dark Moon Press, 2005) ISBN 1411654218
- These Haunted Dreams (fiction: Dark Moon Press, 2007) ISBN 0615166571
- Wicked Kisses (Darkmoon 2007)
- This Heart of Flame (Stonegarden, 2009)
Non-Fiction
- The Vampyre Almanac (2000) (with Father Sebastian/Todd aka Sebastiaan Van Houten)
- V: the Book of the Strigoi Vii (Aangel Publishing, 2003)
- The Psychic Vampire Codex (Wesier, 2004) ISBN 1578633214
- Psychic Dreamwalking (Wesier, 2005) ISBN 1578633869
- The Psychic Energy Codex (Weiser, 2006) ISBN 1578633850
- The Vampire Ritual Book (Dark Moon Press, 2007)
- Vampires In Their Own Words (Llewellyn, 2007) ISBN 0738712205
- Walking the Twilight Path (Llewellyn, 2008) ISBN 0738713236
Poetry
- Soul Songs from Distant Shores (Emerald Tablet Press, 2006)
- Ritual of Me (Emerald Tablet Press, 2008)
Musicology
- URN's Desecrated Ashes (2003)
- URN's Dancing with the Demigods (2006)
- Nox Arcana's Winter's Knight (2005)
- Nox Arcana's Blood of Angels (2006)
- Nox Arcana's Xyla's Esoterica (2007)
References
- "Self-Described Vampires Come Out of the Dark to See 'Twilight'". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- Pelletier, Joe (2008-11-04). "An interview with a Vampire". Quinnipiac Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- O'brien, Erin (July 11, 2007). "Freestyle Lead Sympathetic Vampire". Cleveland Free Times. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- Skrip, Frank (2005-03-18). "Metaphysicist discusses energy". The Online Rocket. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- Llewellyn Worldwide press release, St. Paul, MN, December 5, 2008