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Energy vampire
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An energy vampire or psychic vampire is a being Fortune considered psychic vampirism a combination of psychic and psychological pathology. The term "psychic vampire" first gained attention in the 1960s, with the publication of Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible. LaVey, who stated he had coined the term, used it to mean a spiritually or emotionally weak person who drains vital energy from other people, or a paranormal entity within such a person, allowing the psychic draining of energy from other people. Adam Parfrey likewise attributed the term to LaVey in an introduction to The Devil's Notebook. Role in modern vampire subculture The theme of the psychic vampire has been a focus within modern vampire subculture. The way that the subculture has manipulated the image of the psychic vampire has been investigated by researchers such as Mark Benecke and A. Asbjorn Jon. Jon has noted that, like the traditional psychic vampires, those of vampire subculture believe that they 'prey upon life-force or 'pranic' energy'.<ref name"australianfolklore"/> Jon also noted that the group has been loosely linked to the Goth subculture. 
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