Fangs by Father Sebastiaan

A moving letter from a client…

Father — Sat, 18 May 2013 08:46:54 +0000

Father Sebastiaan,

I hope you are well.
I appreciate you taking the time from your day to read this.
Many would label my endeavors as “the cusp of a mid life crisis”: this journey of self exploration and self fuffilment that I have gone through for over 10 years. It didn’t really hit me until the passing of my birth father in 2011. At 75 years old, even to me, it seemed a life short lived and incomplete. Perhaps it was the selfishness of wanting him around a bit longer or looking into his eyes and knowing that we had both wished for more time. He had accepted my calling and my path and viewed me no differently. I suppose in his departure, to me, he was the end all, be all of accepting and embracing my life as Vampyre. And then to experience meeting You and having you make my fangs, I’ve woken up all over again.

I’ve read The Vampyre Sanguinomicon..twice. And find myself reading it a third time. In the day to day life of Me, its always organized, logical and judging. Those things quickly dissolve when I read The Sanguinomicon and I find myself just riding emotion. The dreams I have are more. Not more of anything specifically, just more.
I have thought that this was because of my fathers passing and perhaps for a time it was. Now, it is literally just me and whatever my thoughts are channeling at that moment.
My life has changed substantially since. I’ve obtained financial success and comfort and am proud to pass my legacy to my children.
Now I am on my way to figuring how to be just a bit more selfish and enjoy my success for me personally.
Thank You for Your Words and weather it was directly or indirectly, enabling me to think and dream.

Father Sebastiaan, Fanged Celebrities

Father — Mon, 13 May 2013 09:54:49 +0000

Every designer, hair stylist, dentist, cosmetic surgeon, dance teacher, car company, etc. who creates for celebrities has a specific vibe. Some friends the other night were joking around with me about being “The Fangsmith to the Stars.” So this inspired me to put this blog post together. Not everyone here is an all out celeb, however this list is of notable people I have fanged and a little history behind them. There are a few pics and vids I am still looking for some pics for including Viona of Viona Art. I just put this list short list together this morning…

Zak Bagans from Ghost Adventures TV – May 2013 – Met him in Paris on the set of a TV project.

Ashley Greene “Alice” from Twilight – 2010 – actually she told me “I signed up for this vampire movie because I wanted fangs, and then in my contract I couldn’t wear any.” Special thanks to Chad Savage and Alex Savage arranging this.

Fernando from the Band Moonspell – November 2012 - Made Mike the drummer fangs in 2008 at the Halloween Adventure Shop in NYC. Then in 2012 after returning to Paris from New Orleans they were touring and asked me to fang.

Artist Victoria Frances - October 2011 - She loved my work and came to Paris in October 2011 to get fangs. She is a lovely and very fun person.

Mark Benecke – September 2012 – Mark is a world renowned forensic psychologist and speaks all over the world.

German Alternative Model Ophelia Overdose - Made her fangs at WGT 2011

Sonya Scarlet from the band Theatre des Vampires - November 2012 Paris

The White Rite : A Vampyre’s Rite of Transformation

Father — Sat, 11 May 2013 11:00:57 +0000

THE WHITE RITE
The Rite of the Mirror and the Oracle : A Vampyre’s Rite of Transformation
This initiation is required for membership to the Sanguinarium.net
by Father Sebastiaan, edits by Silver Black (thank you) and Victor Magnus

Within the White Rite there are two components: the Rite of the Mirror and the Oracle.

Here is a little background on the inspiration for this ritual of Vampyre Transformation and what it is analogous to. I discovered a commonality of my customers reactions when they first saw themselves in the mirror with their fangs. For many the ceremony of getting fangs made by Sabretooth is life-changing experience, that continues to have a profound effect on them many years later.

The Inspiration

Soon after the first Endless Night Vampire Ball in New Orleans in 1998, when I arrived back in NYC, Tony Timpone (then editor of Fangoria Magazine) invite me and my staff of the Sabretooth Emporium to go to the Warner Brothers screening room to watch an early cut of the film the Matrix. This was five months before its theatrical release.

When I saw the Matrix, the film was not yet fully complete. Many of the special effects unfinished, and a different eerie soundtrack. As we watched the film that night, I saw the faces of my staff shift from skepticism to excitement and wonder. Their Vampyre Eyes began to open wider.

As we stood in the lobby, following the screening. We were trance-like state, trying to proces all that we had experienced, but we weren’t alone in feeling that way. There was another person standing nearby who seemed equally affected: the actor Laurence Fishburne, who of course played Morpheus in the film. A giant afro and beard had disguised him during the screening, but now I could recognize him the bright lights of the lobby. Standing there as moved by what we had just seen.

In the months leading up to the release of The Matrix in March of 1999, the promotional advertising campaign for the movie asked, “What is the Matrix?” Only a few who were fans of the Cyberpunk genre understood what a Matrix was, but even they were not prepared for the full impact of the feature film. No one could understand what the Matrix was until they actually saw the movie, and asking the question was truly a great way to make people think about it and question what it could mean.

Those who read into the film deeply ended up ponder some of our basic perceptions concerning the nature of reality. I believe this to be a major subtle shift in the history of human collective consciousness. In my opinion for the vast majority of humanity, nothing would ever be the same. And it was no exception for me as well. For months after the film was released many felt they got to see reality from a different perspective and experience a shift in awareness.

How does this relate to the experience getting your first pair of fangs? Really simply put it is another subtle personal shift of consciousness. What happened to the five of us over the next few months, leading up to the public release of the film, was truly a shift of consciousness, not unlike what Louis de Pointe du Lac (Interview with the Vampire) experienced during his first night as a vampire.

Most significantly the wonders the Matrix presented reminded of when each of us, of the experience of getting our first set of fangs, and how changed and alive we’d felt the first few weeks afterwards. While it seemed the rest of the world was still experiencing things in a traditional way, the rite of transformation we had undergone as Vampyres had caused us to see and feel things differently. We felt a sense of “awakening” stirring in our spirits.

When the movie opened, and ‘Matrix Mania’ descended upon the masses, the question “What is the Matrix?” was finally answered. It was on the lips of moviegoers everywhere, and we felt as though the process of “getting fanged” could finally be appreciated. One more step towards the Singularity had come to pass.

On October 15th, 1999 another groundbreaking, and perception shifting film would shape the Sanguinarium even further, revealing what it is like to see the world amongst other Sabretooth Vampyres: Fight Club.

This is how I discovered the shift in consciousness that making fangs creates, using film references to help understand.

The Rite of the Mirror

Since that fateful day in November 1993, when I got my first pair of fangs, I have seen the world differently. The most memorable part of my first Rite of Transformation was not having my fangs made, not holding my lip up, but looking into the mirror for the first time, and seeing myself in a completely different way. Fourteen months later, I sat my mother down on Christmas Day and put her through the same experience — but I got to see it from the Fangsmith’s perspective. Since then, I have fanged people from around the world and witnessed their first look into the mirror; their reactions as they feel their lives change, and a small shift of perception occurs.

This is why the first element of the White Rite is the Rite of the Mirror. You can see this very personal, and often life-changing ceremony done a hundred times on my YouTube Channel. Everyone has a different reaction. Some cry, some laugh, some stare in silence for what seems like hours. It is a moment as profound and memorable as getting your first tattoo, but still very different.

The Rite was also borne out of practicality. As a professional, I had to keep people and their curiosity from inspecting their fangs and critiquing them before they were finished, as seeing them before the end ruined the mystery and slowed down my fangmaking process. With the Rite of the Mirror I can stop my clients from looking at their fangs until I’m satisfied that they’re ready to be seen.

The Oracle

During the Rite of the Mirror, I found myself observing, asking questions, and compiling a collection of clients’ ideas, desires, interests, responses and perspectives into a journal; the same journal where Sanguinomicon and all my other books come from. A few years ago, I took one hundred words from vampire mythology and cut them down into one-page descriptions, based on these testimonials, and my book the Red Veils was born. Combined with notes from Sanguinomicon (a manifesto of sorts), I was describing a philosophy which I call Vampyrism, in a new way. Spelling it with a ‘y’ instead of an ‘i’, to differentiate between the mythological vampire and the philosophy.

If my clients seem especially interested in the Vampyre Philosophy, I provide them with a copy of the Red Veils to perform the Rite of the Oracle. The secret to the Rite is to look through the Table of Contents of Red Veils before looking at any other part of the book. Once this is done, the fledgling chooses one Veil which appeals to him and reads it. The result is an experience similar to reading your own tarot cards and most often will be an amazing, synchronistic, experience that adds another dimension to the White Rite of Transformation, and brings the client closer to his or her own Vampyric Awakening.

My other book, Sanguinomicon, is a long, deep, esoteric manuscript on Vampyre Philosophy– which is not appropriate for the mainstream world. The Red Veils is a much more suitable experience for my fang clients, used to introduce them to the experience of wearing fangs.

Vampyres?

I know what you’re thinking. Vampyrism as a philosophy? What? Aren’t vampires evil, blood drinking, satanic, bunny-sacrificing demons? Relax. Following the White Rite, Vampyres will not automatically live forever, fly, generate a thirst for human blood, or transform into a bat. Those are obviously misconceptions and metaphors. They will, however, be introduced to a new way of life; a new perspective, philosophy, lifestyle, and transformation as deep as they choose to take it. But one must have caution, because those who define themselves exclusively by Vampyrism miss the point. Vampyrism should compliment the individual — not wholly define them.

And Vampyres are not easily defined. On the contrary, I enjoy a diverse client base of individualists from around the world. They have taught me that Vampyres are like cats: you can’t herd them or group them; they are uniquely one tribe, each individual dancing to the beat of his own drum, then forming a collective chorus when they come into agreement.

Unlike their mythical and subculture counterparts, the point of Vampyrism is to LIVE (which is evil spelled backwards) and enjoy a hunger for life. This means engaging in every aspect of life and drinking in all of the wonders the world has to offer; from a beautiful walk in a park in Paris, to the satisfaction of learning a new skill; from climbing mountains, to the pleasures of finding love or experiencing the birth of a child. This is the true philosophy of a Vampyre, not the depressed, energy deficient, cursed, miserable life which the media makes it out to be.

The Awakening?

Often I hear the phrase, “Getting fangs does not make you a Vampyre”, and this is true. However, the ceremony of the White Rite, and its components, often trigger a fuller awakening that leads to embracing the Vampyre Philosophy, and through it, a fuller, more enjoyable lifestyle. I have witnessed this many times with my clients, and many of them will testify that the White Rite has changed their lives, their self perception, and has led them to look at the world in a whole new way.

The Sanguinarium – www.sanguinarium.net

The Sanguinarium is a private international network and of individuals who are drawn to on various levels the culture and philosophy of Vampyrism as defined by the VAMPYRE series of books by Father Sebastiaan. This community was founded and is exclusively for the fang clients of the Sabretooth Clan (you need to get fangs by Father Sebastiaan to receive an invite).

Many people ask “how do I join the Sanguinarium”? This is a simple answer, you need to go through the White Rite to get an invitation. Otherwise your experience there will remain lost as you will not connect with others through Our Current (our vibe and traditions).

We are exclusive but inclusive, everyone is welcome as long as they come with the same spirit and have the same basic experience of the White Rite and are not intimately affiliated with any other Vampyre / vampire organization. We are neutral and independent, with a dedicated Inner Circle and international membership in North America, Australia, Brazil and Europe.

Once you go through the White Rite you must respond to the email invitation provided within 72 hours. If you dont receive it and have gone through the White Rite please email the administrators at TheSanguinarium@gmail.com.

By getting fangs from Sabretooth you go through a ritual, something in common with everyone else within the Sanguinarium and this has created a unique, diverse and highly intimate movement. We have private events and the Endless Nights are our public “Outer Circle” gatherings. The Sanguinarium community is international, successful and very much like a worldwide Family of like minded individuals.

Our Story

Why do I think this is important? Because knowing the story behind your fangs imbues the experience of getting them with unique power and significance. It is an experience few others in this world ever have. After all, there are very few fangsmiths in the world and we can never make enough fangs to sell out, so I have chosen to Rock Out!

Welcome to the Family.
Father Sebastiaan

Steampunk Fangs

Father — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:26:49 +0000

Greetings all, over the years I have been a lover of Steampunk, seeing it as another evolution from the gothic culture becoming something of its own. Back in my RPG days I remember a roleplaying game called Castle Falkenstein, basically D&D meets steampunk. I never thought the genre would evolve this far. So with great pride and some small clogs, a request from Victor Magnus and a beautiful French model named Alice D. I attempted, what is as far as I know the world’s first steampunk fangs.

I am adding these to my catalog for an additional €25 per pair on top of my normal €99 Euro price.

Fangsmithing Tour : London June 28th – 29th 2013

Father — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:46:10 +0000

Greetings all,

With great pleasure am returning on my fangsmithing tour to London England for a special weekend which will include my traditional fangsmithing sessions at Haunted Tattooos on 159 Holloway Rd London N7 8LX (+44 20 7609 6276) from Noon to 6pm and then fangsmithing at Club AntiChrist from 8pm to 2am.

Last time I booked up solid so it is VERY important for you to book your appointment ASAP. Book your Haunted Tattoos appointments directly with Haunted and (number above) and all AC clients with me personally through my Facebook Page or email. Due to costs of travel and other expenses I have set my price per pair for this trip at £75 (which is still a steep discount on my European rate of €99). I am only taking 12 clients this round so book ASAP.

For a special surprise we are hosting an exclusive Sanguinarium and Sabretooth Clan members only event (my personal fang clients only new and old) on Saturday June 29th in a WWII bunker under SoHo. For more details please discover this information on the Sanguinarium.

See you all in London!

Eternally,
Father Sebastiaan

PS – My next stop will be Club Anti-Christ on August 30th for Night of the Vampires III… I will NOT be at the Halloween AC because I am in NOLA but will return in 2014 and be at Alt-Fest 2014.

Endless Night Paris 2013 Gratitude & Recap

Father — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:52:05 +0000

SEE ALL THE PICS ON THE ENDLESS NIGHT OFFICIAL FACEBOOK.

Endless Night Paris 2013 Thank you list!

The Endless Night Paris 2013 was an outstanding success, first thank you for all the patrons who supported this event in attendance and costume, you all an AMAZING effort on your costumes. Thank you for making the best Endless Night yet to happen in Europe yet! You can see all the photos on our official Endless Night Facebook page here…

Now for the many thank special gratitude…

First a special thanks goes out to our core krewe Anne CrazyHorse, Frater Asryan and Carline Porte for your loving dedication, hard work and standing by this event.

Our DJs D. Void and Marquis for rocken the dance-floor and bringing the dark classics to life… Check out DVoid and Missy Void’s upcoming exciting project Alt-Fest, which I am fully behind.

Maxi Monster Music Show, you can see them starting June 20th for over 60 performances and a special forthcoming “Vampyres Night” with a special tribute to everyone. Stay tuned!

Dirk von Heinrichshorst and Viona Art as our guests of honor for hosting a great fashion show.

Our master of ceremonies Francçois TElombre de Chalier for a fabulous glowing costume and antics on stage all night.

The lovely Angelika for bringing bellydance back to the Endless Night stage.

Our vendors Horns by Atma / Crimson Darkness, BlacksShark, Princess Madison, Japan Attitude, Alice Bizarre, Morgane Caussarieu and MarKIZ Creations.

Our dancers Hakima & Lea Comtessa for your stunning performances.

VATRA for doing an insane firework and steampunk ritual…

Atelier Bertoldini Giuliana for coming all the way from Venice to give us a majestic fashion show.

Our official photographers Claude Becimon, Chung Hee and Theirry Paradoxel.

Siegffied Loew for

The staff of La Manufacture with Alex D and Olga V for making our preparty a great pre-party!

DJs XLII (Netherlands) for spinning our pre-party!

Muriel and Jan Jak from Darkland Paris our official retail partner.

All of the volunteers from the Order of Fred Samedi Paris, for helping with all the guests as great hosts.

The staff and krewe of Cabaret Sauvage for being the most professional team in Paris.

Thank you for all of your patronage and if you didnt get to attend this event we hope you can join us for future one in the Endless Night Agenda 2013 (see this for our full list of events) including Endless Night Vampyre Picnic at WGT, New Orleans Vampire Ball on October 26th, the New York Vampire Ball on October 31st and the German Vampire Ball on December 6th.

Rock & Roll!

Father Sebastiaan
Impresario : Endless Night Vampire Ball
Master Fangsmith : Sabretooth Fangs

PS - A secret and special thanks goes out to La Dutchessa for being our flyer model and patriot of the Endless Nights, we missed you! See you next time.

Wave Gotik Treffen 2013

Father — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:15:54 +0000

Greetings all,

As you know I am going to be at the Agra making fangs all weekend (email Eve@sabretooth.com) to schedule an appointment at the legendary Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig Germany on May 17th to 20th 2013. I will be taking a limited number of fang clients, signing books and promoting for the Endless Night “German Vampire Ball” 2013 in December.

I would like to personally invite you with your hostess Soror Eve to the 3rd Annual Endless Night / Sabretooth Vampyre Picnic at WGT. We are also hosting the Endless Night Vampyre Picnic Sunday the 19th from 20h to 00H… All my personal fang clients and Endless Night patrons are welcome at our gathering. We are meeting at the picnic tables at the end of the Catwalk and I will be buying lots of drinks for all of our friends.

This is a friendly soiree where the Current is alive and strong.

RSVP for the Endless Night Vampyre Picnic here…

http://www.fathersebastiaan.com
http://www.endlessnight.com

Eternally,
Father Sebastiaan

Father Sebastiaan private fang appointments in NYC Feb. 12-17

Father — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:19:24 +0000

Greetings, I will be coming to NYC for the New York Vampire Ball 2013 and will be making fangs at the Sabretooth Emporium by appointment. LAST APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NEW YORK VAMPIRE BALL February 17th at 4pm CALL 646 233 3105 or Email father@sabretooth.com or book your appointment below through our online booking system.

Father Sebastiaan’s Fangshop NYC AKA The Sabretooth Emporium is the original fangsmith shop established since 1995 in the Halloween Adventure Shop at 104 4th Avenue right in the heart of the East Village. I am traditionally making fangs all of October and throughout specific times of the year and in town all Halloween. Before making an appointment please visit my Agenda / Calendar Page to keep up where I am going to be and when or e-mail me at father@sabretooth.com to schedule an appointment.

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Father Sebastiaan is in a museum!

Father — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:25:51 +0000

Recently I have been invited to participate in the “Blood is the Life” exhibit at the Everhart Museum in Scranton PA. On Friday, February 15th I will be lecturing there too. So here is my fang apron, Legacy Ankh and fangkit. You can find the infos on my lecture here.

Sabretooth Vampire Girls 2013 Calendar

Father — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:35:03 +0000

I am pleased to announce that the first official Vampire Girls 2013 Calendar is now in print.

Models include; amazing photos with covergirl: La Esmeralda from Germany, with 11 other super models including; Raven Cordu of London, Ophelia Overdose, Comtesse Léa of Paris, Alice Bizarre of London, Scarlett River of LA, Necia Navine of Amsterdam, Nea Dune of Zagreb Croatia, Nikita Kitty Romanov of New York City, Sonya Scarlet; lead singer of the band Theatres des Vampires, Tessa de Dutchessa of Amsterdam and Kay Morgan of Paris / Belgium.

All of these beautiful ladies are my personal fang clients and with their photographers volunteered to support this project which apart of the proceeds will go to benefit members of the Sanguinarium Vampyre community who lost their home in Sandy in October 2012.

The price is $23.00 + S&H and available via our online store at Lulu.com. If you are interested in modeling for the 2014 calendar to support our next chosen charity we are taking applicants who are my personal fang clients. See the Vampire Girls project page.

Some sample pics….