We are searchers, forever looking for the uncomfortable truth of our human condition, searching within ourselves for that which is unclean, uncertain or impure- for that which has no name. By looking at the monsters we creat, We gain new insight into our "darker half." These fiends express what we are at the deepest and most inaccessible levels of our unconscious. Since time immemorial, they have given us a connection to our animal self, the fulfillment of an unadulterated emotional vitality, and the promise of a brutal justice.
The vampire is the quintessential fiend, for the vampire is so much our own reflection. Vampires feed as we feed, by killing, and through death can feel the same dread, guilt and longing for escape.
They are traped in the same cycle of fast, feast and purge. They, like us, seek redemption, purity and peace. The vampire is the poetic expression of our deepest fears, and the shadow of our most primal urges.
Just as the hero of legend must descend into the pit of Purgatory to face the tormentor, overcome personal weaknesses, and finally be cleansed in order to return home with the gift of fire, so must we descent into the depths of our own soul and return to life with the secrets we have won. That is the real joureny of Prometheus. It is the meaning of the myth. Only by embraking on such a journey can we discover our true sleves and look into the mirror.
The lure of this promise of spiritual connection is well-high irresistable. But, in the end, it is a most disturbing undertaking. You must take heed and step carefully- for no journey is ever without its perils. Do not look into your own soul, unless you are willing to confront that which you find there
So remember:
There are no such things as monsters...
Between two worlds life hovers like a star
'Twist night and morn, upon the horizon's verge
How little do we know that which we are?
How less what we may be! Let the show begin...
