Astral Vampires take the form of a spirit to attack their victims.
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The astral vampire, from occult lore, is the spirit of a living vampire or other evil entity. They can also be created by witches or sorcerers who are strong enough to project themselves out of their own bodies to attack people at great distances. The attack is said to be created psychically and they may also be referred to as “psychic vampires”, not to be confused with its other meaning. (a person who believes they can feed off others energies psychically.)

The spirit of a restless dead person may also be able to project itself by exiting its body and feed on living people. When a living person is attacked while sleeping, it feeds off of the psychic energy and can cause depression, madness, and suicide to the victim. When the spirit of the vampire returns, the dead body feeds off of it, this theory is known as the “hemolytic factor.” The vampire sucks up the red corpuscles released in the victim’s blood. These are later brought back to the grave and given to the corpse for food or energy. To protect against one of these vampires only magic will help, using a stake in the heart will not stop it.