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| alma_mater = [[John Carroll University]]
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| genre = [[Dark Fantasy]], [[Horror]], [[New Age]]
| genre = [[Dark Fantasy]], [[New Age]], [[Erotica]]
| subject = [[Occult]], [[Paranormal]], [[Metaphysics]], [[Erotica]]
| subject = [[Occult]], [[Paranormal]], [[Metaphysics]]
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| notableworks = The Psychic Vampire Codex, co author of The Black Veil 2.0
| notableworks = The Psychic Vampire Codex, co author of The Black Veil 2.0
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==Appearances and Lectures==
==Appearances and Lectures==


Belanger is a prominent member of the modern vampire cult movement, and gives talks on the student campus network.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://media.www.quchronicle.com/media/storage/paper294/news/2008/11/04/CampusNews/An.Interview.With.A.Vampire-3523644.shtml|title= An interview with a Vampire|last= Pelletier|first= Joe|date= 2008-11-04|work= Quinnipiac Chronicle|accessdate=2008-11-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.freetimes.com/stories/15/10/sympathetic-vampire|title=Freestyle Lead Sympathetic Vampire |last=O'brien|first=Erin |date= July 11, 2007|work=Cleveland Free Times |accessdate=2008-11-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://media.www.theonlinerocket.com/media/storage/paper601/news/2005/03/18/News/Metaphysicist.Discusses.Energy-897399.shtml|title= Metaphysicist discusses energy|last=Skrip|first=Frank|date= 2005-03-18|work=The Online Rocket|accessdate=2008-11-12}}</ref>
Belanger gives talks on her interpretations of modern vampirism and the history of the archetype on the student campus network. She also strives to promote the acceptance of psychic vampires.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://media.www.quchronicle.com/media/storage/paper294/news/2008/11/04/CampusNews/An.Interview.With.A.Vampire-3523644.shtml|title= An interview with a Vampire|last= Pelletier|first= Joe|date= 2008-11-04|work= Quinnipiac Chronicle|accessdate=2008-11-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.freetimes.com/stories/15/10/sympathetic-vampire|title=Freestyle Lead Sympathetic Vampire |last=O'brien|first=Erin |date= July 11, 2007|work=Cleveland Free Times |accessdate=2008-11-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://media.www.theonlinerocket.com/media/storage/paper601/news/2005/03/18/News/Metaphysicist.Discusses.Energy-897399.shtml|title= Metaphysicist discusses energy|last=Skrip|first=Frank|date= 2005-03-18|work=The Online Rocket|accessdate=2008-11-12}}</ref>


In the past Belanger also gives classes and demonstrations at [[BDSM]] festivals and conventions on technique and sensuality<ref>
Belanger also gives classes and demonstrations at [[BDSM]] festivals and conventions on technique and sensuality<ref>
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===Talk Shows===
===Talk Shows===


* (2008)[[Hannity's America]]'s Beyond Belief segment<ref>[[Llewellyn Worldwide]] [http://www.llewellyn.com/bookstore/pdfs/Belanger120508.pdf press release], St. Paul, MN, December 5, 2008 </ref><ref>
* (2008) [[Hannity's America]]'s Beyond Belief segment<ref>[[Llewellyn Worldwide]] [http://www.llewellyn.com/bookstore/pdfs/Belanger120508.pdf press release], St. Paul, MN, December 5, 2008 </ref><ref>
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==


Belanger has an extensive repertoire when it comes to her writing. While most is published through major publishers, she has chosen to take full control of some of her works and self-publish them online through distributors like [[Lulu]].
Belanger has an extensive repertoire when it comes to her writing. While most is published through major publishers, she has chosen to take full control of some of her works and self-publish them online through distributors like [[Lulu|Lulu.com]].

While she is known mostly for her books on psychic vampires, since her appearance on [[Paranormal State]] she began to write about spirits and ghost hunting.


===Non-Fiction===
===Non-Fiction===
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*(2008) Walking the Twilight Path: A Gothic Book of the Dead, [[Llewellyn Publications]]
*(2008) Walking the Twilight Path: A Gothic Book of the Dead, [[Llewellyn Publications]]
*(2009) Haunting Experiences: Encounters With the Otherworldly, Llewellyn Publications
*(2009) Haunting Experiences: Encounters With the Otherworldly, Llewellyn Publications
*(2009) The Ghost Hunter's Survival Guide: Protection Techniques for Encounters With The Paranormal, [[Llewellyn Publications]]


===Fiction===
===Fiction===


*(1996) The Enchanted Wood, Shadow Fox
*(1996) The Enchanted Wood, Shadow Fox
*(2005) Fallen Angel Rhapsody, Darkmoon Press, picture book
*(2005) Fallen Angel Rhapsody, Darkmoon Press, a picture book focusing on a sensual and romantic interpretation of the [[Watcher (angel)|Watcher Angels]].
*(2006) Softly Falls the Night, Darkmoon Press, picture book
*(2006) Softly Falls the Night, Darkmoon Press, a picture book of sensual images of [[Don Henrie]] in the role of the seductive vampire.
*(2006) Soul Songs from Distant Shores, Emerald Tablet Press, poetry
*(2006) Soul Songs from Distant Shores, Emerald Tablet Press, poetry
*(2007) Bloody Kisses, Darkmoon Press, An anthology of Dark Erotic Fantasy that Belanger contributed to.
*(2007) Bloody Kisses, Darkmoon Press, An anthology of Dark Erotic Fantasy that Belanger contributed to.
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*(2007) This Trembling Flesh, Darkmoon Press, a book of Belanger's fetish and erotic modeling
*(2007) This Trembling Flesh, Darkmoon Press, a book of Belanger's fetish and erotic modeling
*(2007) Wicked Kisses, Darkmoon Press, anthology of Belanger's erotic fiction
*(2007) Wicked Kisses, Darkmoon Press, anthology of Belanger's erotic fiction
*(2009) The Sweetest Kiss: Ravishing Vampire Erotica, Cleis Press, An anthology of erotica focusing on the mythical vampire archetype that Belanger contributed to
*(2009) This Heart of Flame, Stone Garden
*(2009) This Heart of Flame, Stone Garden



===Editor===
===Editor===
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==Music==
==Music==
Belanger has toured with the Chicago-based goth-rock band [[Urn (band)|URN]] and performed on URN's ''Desecrated Ashes'' (2003) and ''Dancing with the Demigods'' (2006). She also wrote the lyrics to the URN songs, ''Esoterica's'' and ''"The God Within"''.


Michelle Belanger performs with several bands. She tours with the Chicago-based goth-rock band [[Urn (band)|URN]] and performed on URN's ''Desecrated Ashes'' (2003) and ''Dancing with the Demigods'' (2006). She also wrote the lyrics to several URN songs, ''Esoterica's'' and ''"The God Within"''. Belanger performed as a guest vocalist on [[Nox Arcana]]'s ''[[Winter's Knight]]''(2005) which ranked #8 on the ''[[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]]'' chart for Top Holiday Albums,<ref>
Belanger performed as a guest vocalist on a track for [[Nox Arcana]]'s ''[[Winter's Knight]]''(2005) which ranked #8 on the ''[[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]]'' chart for Top Holiday Albums,<ref>
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===Blood of Angels===


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===Blood of Angels===


'''''Blood of Angels''''' is a musical collaboration between vocalist Michelle Belanger and the musical group [[Nox Arcana]], released on the Monolith Graphics label in October 2006.<ref>
'''''Blood of Angels''''' is a musical collaboration between vocalist Michelle Belanger and the musical group [[Nox Arcana]], released on the Monolith Graphics label in October 2006.<ref>
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Belanger also performed as a guest vocalist on [[Nox Arcana]]'s ''[[Winter's Knight]]'' album which ranked #8 on the ''[[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]]'' chart for Top Holiday Albums.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfn=Top+Holiday+Albums&cdi=9443800&cid=04/25/2009
|title=Billboard ranking for [[Winter's Knight]]
|accessdate=2009-04-25
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====Track listing====
====Track listing====
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#"Blood of Angels" — 3:45
#"Blood of Angels" — 3:45
#"Children of Heaven (club mix)" — 5:42
#"Children of Heaven (club mix)" — 5:42






==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:58, 17 June 2009

Michelle Belanger
Pen nameSethanikeem
OccupationAuthor, Speaker, Dominatrix, Model, Singer
NationalityUnited States
CitizenshipUnited States
Educationcollege
Alma materJohn Carroll University
GenreDark Fantasy, New Age, Erotica
SubjectOccult, Paranormal, Metaphysics
Notable worksThe Psychic Vampire Codex, co author of The Black Veil 2.0
Website
http://www.michellebelanger.com

Michelle Belanger (born January 11, 1973) is a prominent advocate of the vampire lifestyle community,[1] a self-described "psychic vampire", and an active speaker and commentator for those interested in vampires and vampirism.[2] She is the author of several books on vampirism, including Psychic Vampire Codex (Weiser, 2004) and Sacred Hunger (Dark Moon, 2005), has appeared in documentaries about magic and modern occultism, and formed a club or coven for psychic vampires, called House Kheperu.[3][4][5]

Belanger is also involved in BDSM and polyamory lifestyles.[6] She is an advocate for alternative sexuality and kink (as well as safety and responsibility there in) and has spoken at scene events and conventions on topics such as erotic biting,[7] knife play and erotic energy work.[8] In her profiles for such events she notes she has worked as a fetish model and dominatrix.

Belanger has performed with Gothic music bands, such as URN and Nox Arcana.

Born intersexed, Belanger had corrective surgery upon her birth. When referencing the event she says she prefers to use the term hermaphrodite as she is fond of the poetic origins of the word.[9]

Appearances and Lectures

Belanger gives talks on her interpretations of modern vampirism and the history of the archetype on the student campus network. She also strives to promote the acceptance of psychic vampires.[10][11][12]

Belanger also gives classes and demonstrations at BDSM festivals and conventions on technique and sensuality[13][14].

Media

Talk Shows

Television Documentaries

  • (2005) The Secret Life of Vampires[17], A&E

Film Documentaries

  • (2007) Vampyres, [19], Avalanche Productions

Reality Television

Bibliography

Belanger has an extensive repertoire when it comes to her writing. While most is published through major publishers, she has chosen to take full control of some of her works and self-publish them online through distributors like Lulu.com.

While she is known mostly for her books on psychic vampires, since her appearance on Paranormal State she began to write about spirits and ghost hunting.

Non-Fiction

  • (2003) V: the Book of the Strigoi Vii, Aangel Publishing, co-author to Father Sebastiaan
  • (2004) The Psychic Vampire Codex: A Manual of Magick and Energy Work, Red Wheel Weiser Conari
  • (2005) Sacred Hunger, Darkmoon Press
  • (2006) Psychic Dreamwalking: Explorations at the Edge of Self, Red Wheel Weiser Conari
  • (2007) The Psychic Energy Codex: A Manual for Developing Your Subtle Senses, Red Wheel Weiser Conari
  • (2007) The Vampire Ritual Book, Darkmoon Press
  • (2008) Walking the Twilight Path: A Gothic Book of the Dead, Llewellyn Publications
  • (2009) Haunting Experiences: Encounters With the Otherworldly, Llewellyn Publications
  • (2009) The Ghost Hunter's Survival Guide: Protection Techniques for Encounters With The Paranormal, Llewellyn Publications

Fiction

  • (1996) The Enchanted Wood, Shadow Fox
  • (2005) Fallen Angel Rhapsody, Darkmoon Press, a picture book focusing on a sensual and romantic interpretation of the Watcher Angels.
  • (2006) Softly Falls the Night, Darkmoon Press, a picture book of sensual images of Don Henrie in the role of the seductive vampire.
  • (2006) Soul Songs from Distant Shores, Emerald Tablet Press, poetry
  • (2007) Bloody Kisses, Darkmoon Press, An anthology of Dark Erotic Fantasy that Belanger contributed to.
  • (2007) These Haunted Dreams, Darkmoon Press, anthology of Belanger's Dark Fantasy and erotic work
  • (2007) This Ritual of Me, Emerald Tablet Press, poetry
  • (2007) This Trembling Flesh, Darkmoon Press, a book of Belanger's fetish and erotic modeling
  • (2007) Wicked Kisses, Darkmoon Press, anthology of Belanger's erotic fiction
  • (2009) The Sweetest Kiss: Ravishing Vampire Erotica, Cleis Press, An anthology of erotica focusing on the mythical vampire archetype that Belanger contributed to
  • (2009) This Heart of Flame, Stone Garden

Editor

  • (2007) Vampires in Their Own Words: An Anthology of Vampire Voices, Llewellyn Publications

Music

Belanger has toured with the Chicago-based goth-rock band URN and performed on URN's Desecrated Ashes (2003) and Dancing with the Demigods (2006). She also wrote the lyrics to the URN songs, Esoterica's and "The God Within".

Belanger performed as a guest vocalist on a track for Nox Arcana's Winter's Knight(2005) which ranked #8 on the Billboard chart for Top Holiday Albums,[20]. She also performed on Xyla's Esoterica (2007).

Blood of Angels

Untitled

Blood of Angels is a musical collaboration between vocalist Michelle Belanger and the musical group Nox Arcana, released on the Monolith Graphics label in October 2006.[21] Unlike Nox Arcana's other releases, which are primarily instrumental with minimal narratives, these songs feature both lyrical and musical content.[22]

Joseph Vargo and William Piotrowski wrote and performed the music. Michelle Belanger wrote and performed all the lyrics, which draw upon ancient Enochian myths to tell a story about mythical Watcher Angels, who "abandoned Heaven for a taste of mortal love."[23][24] According to the Enochian legend, the Watchers (also called Grigori or "Fallen Angels") are celestial beings who were condemned to the earthly realm after uniting with mortals and sharing with them their mystical secrets.[25][26]

Blood of Angels was recorded in just 5 days.[27] while Nox Arcana were simultaneously working on their 7th album, Blood of the Dragon.[28]

Track listing

  1. "Ligeia's Lament" — 3:32
  2. "Children of Heaven" — 5:26
  3. "Bitter Ashes" — 3:45
  4. "Ella Sheena" — 4:46
  5. "Angels Are Weeping" — 6:08
  6. "Widow's Walk" — 3:10
  7. "Forlorn" — 4:08
  8. "Blood of Angels" — 3:45
  9. "Children of Heaven (club mix)" — 5:42



References

  1. ^ "Self-Described Vampires Come Out of the Dark to See 'Twilight'". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  2. ^ Goodman, Eleanor (Halloween 2008), "Psychic Vampires", Bizarre Magazine, Dennis Publishing, p. 88 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |publication-date= (help)
  3. ^ Goodman, Eleanor (Halloween 2008), Psychic Vampires, Bizarre Magazine, p. 90 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |publication-date= (help)
  4. ^ Goodman, Eleanor (Halloween 2008), Psychic Vampires, Bizarre Magazine, p. 91 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |publication-date= (help)
  5. ^ "The re-enchantment of the West". Google Book Search. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  6. ^ "Polyamory Weekly: Michelle Belanger interview Episode". TrueMix.com. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  7. ^ "EThe Art of Erotic Biting w/ Presenter Michelle Belanger". Arizona Power Exchange. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  8. ^ "Kinko de Mayo Speakers 2009". Kinko de Mayo. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  9. ^ "Polyamory Weekly: Michelle Belanger interview Episode". TrueMix.com. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  10. ^ Pelletier, Joe (2008-11-04). "An interview with a Vampire". Quinnipiac Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  11. ^ O'brien, Erin (July 11, 2007). "Freestyle Lead Sympathetic Vampire". Cleveland Free Times. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  12. ^ Skrip, Frank (2005-03-18). "Metaphysicist discusses energy". The Online Rocket. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  13. ^ "EThe Art of Erotic Biting w/ Presenter Michelle Belanger". Arizona Power Exchange. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  14. ^ "Kinko de Mayo Speakers 2009". Kinko de Mayo. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  15. ^ Llewellyn Worldwide press release, St. Paul, MN, December 5, 2008
  16. ^ "Night Neighbors". FOX News. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  17. ^ "Vampire expert to speak at Kiva before 'Twilight' viewing". KentNewsNet.com. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  18. ^ "Review of Vampire Secrets on DVD". DVDTOWN.com. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  19. ^ "Vampyres Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  20. ^ "Billboard ranking for [[Winter's Knight]]". Retrieved 2009-04-25. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  21. ^ "Monolith Graphics (publisher of Blood of Angels album)". Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  22. ^ "Music Street Journal (interview with Nox Arcana)". Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  23. ^ Blood of Angels liner notes.
  24. ^ Devon, King (October 2006), "Michelle Belanger" (PDF), Dark Realms Magazine, no. 24, pp. 32–33, retrieved 15 may 2009 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  25. ^ "Michelle Belanger guest speaker at Dragoncon". Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  26. ^ "Michelle Belanger describing Ecochian myth and Watchers for the Dragoncon "Blood of Angels" panel". Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  27. ^ "Joseph Vargo's official website". Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  28. ^ "Flames Rising interview with Joseph Vargo". Retrieved 2009-05-31.
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