The Energy Vampire Journals

PLAN:
Wellness Retreat Survival Protocol

Thursday, March 19th, 2026
Full Moon, Cycle 3, Era 20
# The Translucent Hour
Crystal healer named Moonbeam attempted aura cleansing at 06:14. Four separate attempts. Each time my energy signature returned "the color of a dying star"—her words, not mine. She grew increasingly frustrated, cycling through rose quartz, selenite, black tourmaline, finally some Peruvian stone she claimed cost $433 per gram. Her irritation peaked around attempt three when she muttered "I've never seen anything resist alignment like this."
Harvested... 86 calories from her mounting exasperation. A 74.78% improvement over yesterday's yoga instructor yield. Not enough to offset the spirulina smoothie Lauren forced on me at breakfast, but... sustainable.
In three centuries I've never encountered specimens who pay $4.99 monthly to generate this particular frequency of self-doubt. Portland apparatus raised Prime Video to exactly that amount while I'm here getting cleansed—at least one revenue stream understands extraction optimization.
Mandatory meditation at 10:00. Instructor—a former tech executive who discovered "authentic presence" after his Series B collapsed—guided us through breath work. His voice had that particular smugness of someone who monetized their breakdown into a coaching certification. I focused on his calm. Drew it in... slowly, methodically. By minute seven his hands started trembling. Minute twelve he cut the session short, claiming "unexpected energy disruption in the space." The other participants spent twenty minutes troubleshooting the sound healer's Bluetooth speaker.
Moonbeam just scheduled me for a "deep cleanse" tomorrow using something called obsidian scrying. She's determined to fix what she broke.
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