I have read a lot lately about Pranic energy ('Prana' is a Sanskrit (The classical language of India) word meaning 'Life Force'.)
I have read that many Vampires feed on it and I wondered if anyone here does or has done.
It can also be used for healing and I wondered if anyone had any info about that either.

I love learning new things and I could Google everything I know that, but that will not give me access to anyones personal experiences, and that is what I am most interested in. Here, if I can find anyone who has information, I can ask them specific questions and get specific answers. That is much more useful than a random collection of facts printed on a page.
Just thought I'd explain my motives.
Hope you don't mind answering questions?

Thankyou very much.

Darke.

I don't mind answering your questions at all Darke.
I think that's what we're all here for exchanging ideas, thoughts, experiences and opinions.

I think it depends on what you mean by 'life force'. More specifically the life force of what?
I am an eclectic hybrid Vampire, which means that I have fed and can feed in each and every way possible. But I have found that feeding from humans either bodily or psychically no longer appeals to me, and so even though I am a Psi Vampire right now I do not feed on the life force of humans.
In fact I prefer elemental feeding to all the other types I have tried, it meshes very nicely with the 'wild force' feeling my hunger always awakens within me.

Pranic healing is something I have practiced all my life. I seem to have been born with the ability to do it naturally, either by removing the offending energy and passing it into a solid object to 'ground' it, or by adding to the life force energy of a certain area of the body in order to give it the necessary boost to help it heal itself. Working through the aura which then distributes the energy to the areas it is needed.

I am looking forward to hearing other's views on this.

Lady C.

I think everyone who is kin feeds from Prana of one kind or another.
I have never fed from humans, they are far too unpredictable and they don't taste very nice.
I get all my energy from Earth Prana. Feeding from natural resources such as trees and waterfalls.
I also love to feed from storms, thunder storms especially. They are such fun, and the energy from them is so uplifting and electric. Hmmmm Lovely.

Well as a Were that side of me would love to hunt and feed naturally, but obviously I can't let it do that. Unfortunately feeding the body does not feed the kin within so I have always supplemented my 'ordinary' diet with a good dose of Pranic energy at regular intervals.

Like Haunting Silence, I don't feed on humans. (I find the thought of that makes me a bit queezy!) I take most of mine from trees. I have a kind of bond with trees. I love them, and they provide me with most of what I need to survive. Including a place to sleep on warm summer nights.

The healing part is more difficult to answer. My mother has the ability to use Pranic energy in the way Lady C describes, and her mother had it before her, so I suppose the ability is a family trait for us, (I have it too, but I'm not as good at it) but I don't think that is always the case.
I mean I think if you have the ability then you could pass it down to your children, but I don't think you have to get it from someone like that. I think you can also just have it. If that makes sense?

Darkness.

I feed on Pranic energy for my Vampiric essence, and I manipulate it, channel it and use it for my healing and my magic.

I channel it from the source through my body and use it for healing body and spirit, both mine and other peoples.

I put it into cleansed and dedicated crystals and stones and use it through them for magical workings and healing. The stones and crystals add their own Prana to the source material and give it extra direction and strength.

I channel it on Sabbat days and nights to add power, strength and its own particular blend of energies to my rituals and ceremonies.

I recycle it through candles and incense to be re-used as calming and grounding energy.
There are numerous uses for Prana, and it is a limitless supply of energy, but just like all things in this world, do try to avoid the stuff polluted by too many or toos strong emotions. This particular brand of Prana is toxic and should always be avoided.
There is enough natural Prana out there, you don't need to take from humans.
One last thought as far as human Prana is concerned..... Those who do feed on it suggest feeding from the surplus given off by humans. Just ask yourself this question before tucking into this free floating energy......If even THEY don't want it........Why would YOU???

Moon.

I take it, however without knowing it. It turns into emotion for me but I am currently learing to turn it to energy

Well, I'm sure there are lots wondering how the likes of us feed from a person's chi. I myself fed off ambient energy, using it to flex my aura while in highschool; but didn't learn to feed specifically from one person till later.

Feeding from an individual can be so... ecstatic and transforming for both people, though I dare think that it is hard to feed from some people. I do not know if this is because of being kin or what.

For myself to do it, the person had to be of an emotional sort and have compassion in general. This trust allowed me to attune myself to pulses of energy that I recieved.

My fiance I haven't been able to do that with for reasons unknown to me. The only time I can feed off him is as he is laying calm of his own accord (like resting) and I put him to sleep if I'm succesful.

I hope this was of some assistance and and maybe common with some others' experiences.

Would it be possible for you to clarify who you mean exactly when you say

Many thanks.

Psyvamps or any of the kin that NEED that energy. Not those who can just manipulate it for benefits.

Like, a person who is accustomized to a climate is better at handling it than someone who goes to that climate for vacation or something.

Granted this example does not suggest anything about "need" but it was just to compare the familiarity that one would have with an object, thing, or idea than others.