Occult version of MLM

[Morell]

Since I consider it way more black magic than Vampirism, I won't post this in vampirism folder...

I gave some mor thoughts tot he work of N.D. Blackwood. The Devil is in details and here it proves true, when I paid more attention to what kind of vampire would be created through his system. The system goes this way. You connect to the dark god/ancient vamp, you keep feeding him and in exchange you become next in line, either you form your divinity so that you are summoned by those who come after you, or you perhaps become the one who is summoned under the name of that dark god. (didn't understood that part in depth) However what I did get easily is that the god makes some followers, who become like gods, and each of them is building their own group of followers. Followers always feed some small mount of energy towards their "like" god and those feed their gods.

This simply sounds way too much like MLM for me to ignore. And I know enough about MLM to be alarmed not to join in that madness. In MLM only the tol one percent or how much really gets real richness, the rest are loosing money or not getting much. In occult getting trapped in this chain system or pyramid scheme would be literal hell. Because you can bet that there is not that much of people who would join this OMLM (Occult multi level marketing). So the pool that you can hope to feed on won't be great and you are very unlikely to get a lot. And even if you get nothing, you will still have a master to feed.

I admit that it is pretty genius idea for the founder, but one that is quite dangerous to get strangled in.

 

[Yazata]

or you perhaps become the one who is summoned under the name of that dark god. (didn't understood that part in depth)

That sounds like how I thought about those who seek to serve their infernal lord in the depths of Hell etc. seeking power and end up being one of the horde / legion to do the demon's work. Saying this half joking but I think that's the next station for demonolators

 

[Morell]

That sounds like how I thought about those who seek to serve their infernal lord in the depths of Hell etc. seeking power and end up being one of the horde / legion to do the demon's work. Saying this half joking but I think that's the next station for demonolators

True, some Demonolaters can get into that kind of situation. Some people really do strange things for power. Just like those carzy Christians who seek to sell their soul to the devil...

Really makes me wonder how insecure one has to be to decide to follow such paths into damnation...

 

[Jadugar]

MLMs are a classic sorcery. I'm reminded of Islamicate accounts of jinns who fool occultists by feeding them false rituals, making them perform bizarre acts in order to make the magician worship them, or simply for their own amusement, while the rituals provide no benefit and any alleged boon is just a minor act by the jinn to keep the magician hooked.

Who is this ancient vampire god? I wouldn't be surprised if it's some personal egregore to funnel power into the author.

 

[Morell]

Who is this ancient vampire god? I wouldn't be surprised if it's some personal egregore to funnel power into the author.

Didn't get too deep, but I assume that he is working with Noctulius.

 

[System Error Message]

This is indeed not vampirism, the act of feeding a deity is usually done through worship. Worship feeds the deity and grants that deity a form of immortality by being able to respawn, so they cannot be killed permanently. Vampirism would mean taking from others instead especially without their consent. Worship has consent given. Its a MLM scheme of feeding the one above you with energy, so its not vampirism given energy is not taken but given.

Only the one at the top benefits. All the middle managers and the one at the bottom dont benefit. The middle managers feel some energy but dont get the benefit of the one at the top.

Didn't get too deep, but I assume that he is working with Noctulius.

would you like to put a stop to it?

 

[Morell]

would you like to put a stop to it?

MLMs are bound to collapse on their own.

Though this brings me a thought, what if Noctulius is Blackwood's attempt to create his own divine form to inhabit after death in order to be the top one in this MLM he is creating?

 

[System Error Message]

MLMs are bound to collapse on their own.

Though this brings me a thought, what if Noctulius is Blackwood's attempt to create his own divine form to inhabit after death in order to be the top one in this MLM he is creating?

i wouldnt call it a divine form but more so a deity in a manner of speaking, but i've had good experience permanently stopping even worse deities. That wont stop the followers though, but it would essentially nullify the supernatural component for it.

 

[Swampdweller900]

MLMs are bound to collapse on their own.

Though this brings me a thought, what if Noctulius is Blackwood's attempt to create his own divine form to inhabit after death in order to be the top one in this MLM he is creating?

100% agree with you that this is exactly how MLMs operate. And MLMs collapse because they're inherently flawed by design because they increase exponentially in size.

 

[Morell]

100% agree with you that this is exactly how MLMs operate. And MLMs collapse because they're inherently flawed by design because they increase exponentially in size.

Indeed. When you are at the lowest level, and most people are, you pay instead of getting paid. And when most people don't get anything, they start getting desperate and the system collapses because there is no more resources to feed it.

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