Vampires, Werewolves, and Violence:
What is our teens’ fascination for the dark side?
By Elaine Seiler
The Twilight series has sold millions of books; werewolves are at the forefront of the latest TV shows, and The Hunger Games has topped every movie rating in recent time. What is this fascination for the dark and, for many of us, ghoulish?
The ‘teen’ and ‘tween’ populations are, I believe, tapping into their unconscious awareness that there is something beyond this physical realm. They are aware that these creatures all have immortality and that we humans are moving along a similar evolutionary path. Perhaps they sense or are unconsciously questioning if those creatures precede them on this path in some substantive way. Tapping into an awareness of the existence of such creatures facilitates this population to open to the evolution into the subtle energetic realms themselves.
This fascination and unconscious awareness is a bridge to the next level of evolution. Even if they only consider these realms an intriguing fantasy, it allows them to open up to the idea that more exists and that they may be able to transform in some way that they don’t yet understand along that evolutionary path.
But why the dark side? Why not a teen fascination with angels, cherubs, elves or fairies, rather than vampires, werewolves, shape-shifters? Violence is a primal part of the life of all animals. We, the human animal, have tamed this aspect of ourselves. We have become civilized, well, more or less so. Violence exists, but is no longer acceptable. Perhaps those who are avid followers of this genre of book or movie feel that, they would act in a similar fashion – if they let loose this primal instinct.
I believe that the fascination with these strange creatures is a resonance with that primal instinct and an effort to become part of the larger ‘collective’ which it is important to note, is also the outcome of the current energetic evolution.
As we go off to the movies and read the books, let us enjoy the stories and also see beyond the violence, and the grotesque faces to the subtle themes of immortality, unity and evolution that are lying hidden beneath.
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About the Author: Author and energetics expert Elaine Seiler (SAY Sigh-ler) is at the forefront of explaining humanity's "energetic evolution" and how we can cope and thrive in the face of rapid change. Elaine is a life and career coach, researcher, mother and grandmother. In 1992, after 20 years of work as a career consultant and life coach, she discovered energetics, the study anduse of multi-dimensional energies and their interplay with life on earth. She is the author of Multi-Dimensional You: Exploring Energetic Evolution and Your Multi-Dimensional Workbook: Exercises for Energetic Awakening. Learn more at and Contact Elaine at .