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    Is it possible to have a lot of kintypes? Yes it is, and some people do. If you have a long list of types, are the more experienced otherkin going to look at your list and think "Are you really sure about all of those?" Also yes. A person might have had dozens of past lives, but not all of those are going to count, because not all of those are going to make enough of an impression to have an important effect on your current life. Some of them are like "I used to be that. It was interesting, but that's not me anymore." Then it's simply a past life, and not a kintype. Some people think that having memories is the ultimate test to see if something is a kintype, but it's not. Memory is extremely fallible. Sometimes you forget things that happened, and sometimes you remember things differently from how they happened, and sometimes you can "remember" things that never happened. Put someone in an awkward situation, ask them leading questions over and over and they'll confess to crimes they didn't commit. It's a known thing that happens. Humans are terrible about remembering properly. If you become obsessed with a scenario, imagine it over and over, your mind will helpfully provide you with more details to flesh it out. If memories can't be trusted then what? You look at things that go deeper. Look at your long term habits and tendencies. What kind of person have you "always been?" What are the things you end up doing without thinking about them? If you tell it all to go away, which parts of it refuse to leave? If you stopped interacting with your canons for a couple years, would those types stick around? Another suggestion is that when you have a lot of different types, look at where their attributes intersect. What things do they have in common? Could they be parts of something else? For example, I have a lot of types listed in my signature, but in truth they're all different aspects of the same thing. But ultimately, I can't read your mind, and I don't know how many kintypes you have. I don't know what kind of investment you've made into each of them. And no one else can decide those things for you. Don't worry about what is normal or ok and just be you. That's what the whole otherkin thing is about anyway, being yourself, whoever or whatever that may be.
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    No matter how much I think on it, or how many times I will myself to dream it, I can’t remember what it’s like to transform to my vehicle mode. It was part of our nature. It was intrinsically what made us a unique race (though, of course, we weren’t the only ones that could transform.) I did it so many times: while I survived, while I had fun, while I did anything really. I feel frustrated not having even an inkling of what it was like to transform. I told a friend once that it probably felt like extreme yoga/ contortion, but that’s just not right. I know it’s not the right explanation, but it’s the closest I could get to explaining it to her in a way that made sense to humans. Somehow I still haven’t had a dream of transforming. I’d really love if I could.
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    When I was in middle school, I started being this creature that I now call the black drake. It was rather sudden, and I still half believe most of it is due to it being a sort of coping mechanism born out of isolation. But I'm also not very well versed in how spiritual nonhumanity could potentially appear, so I suppose it can be a reason too, considering the noemata and strange coincidences I've had. I know I identify as a dragon, or with dragons. Most likely the first. I've seen myself as a dragon for as long as I can remember. I am also most likely a roadrunner, it makes sense, and I have the experience of a roadrunner, even if the lack of shifts in winter make me doubt it from time to time. So what's the deal with the black drake? Is it only a coping mechanism stemming from my draconity, or the source of it? It didn't disappear so far, even if I tried to make it go away by changing how I saw myself in my daydreams, or drew myself, it just keeps coming back. Maybe it's because it's one of those self applied rules I can't break out off. "Remember who you are", I had told to myself, like I had told myself I could not hurt or kill my own body or that my brother must survive at all costs. Most are good, but I can't decide about this one. I associate it with a time I wasn't happy, and now when I try to consciously make the link between it and me, it hurts. I get anxious, like something terrible is going to happen. "It had teeth to snarl, claws to hit back, but no wings to fly away with." When I used to represent myself in my daydreams or dreams as this creature, it always felt quite vivid, and right. I know how to move while being the black drake. But it was also quite scarred and pitiful. Broken burnt wings turned into weapons to grab and maul, half of the face lost to burns, blind on one side, and always aggressive and ready to bite. I've healed, nowadays, even in daydreams. I don't have most of those scars anymore. Sometimes I still feel a phantom wound on the left side of my face, like someone shot me point blank in the eye and a hole was all that was left. It goes all the way to the other side of my skull. I've wondered for quite a long time if theses lethal scars on an immortal creature were a way for my brain to conjure up a suicide that would have followed my rules. I've got a whole bunch of noemata linked to that side of me. I know what the black drake is. I just don't know how much of it is daydreams, and how much is something I should keep note off. I know it's a creature from the void. From in between the planes of existence. I know it's made of the same matter as gods and spirits are, only much, much weaker than any main deities. I know it feeds on that same matter that is in bodies, the soul. I know that he does it by hunting down creatures, but that other may have formed packed with thoses creatures, and that the soul does not have to be ripped away violently, it was just easier that way. That gods do that too, and the paradise or valhalla is only one way or another to grow, but that it's not something bad either, the promises they make are respected. That the one who made no deal just sometimes wander in the in between afterward, or go back down to be born again. Even the ones who made a deal can go back, if they honour their part of the deal and leave something behind. Those are things I believe in as a pagan, but also feel strange believing about. I'm not sure how people who worship deities like the catholic god, or the northen Odin would take it, is it offensive somehow? But I still believe in it, because I feel like I have seen it. When I think of a god I think of a network of beings in one, I think it's why I enjoyed learning about siphonophores, it felt like a weirdly appropriate comparison. I don't think it's possible to kill a god, because there will always be one little thing that keeps it alive, but it's possible for them to be so forgotten that they get reduced and reduced by other creatures and end up as weak as when they were born, to maybe join another network of being. But back to my personal noemata, and not my belief system. A lot of what I experienced is in between real and false, like how some things can appear in dreams along an incorrect context and environnement, and be changed to a point where it just look like nonsense. I remember being burnt. I remember parasites. I also remember a child, maybe a human, who knows. Someone I liked, and enjoyed the company of, protected maybe. I remember how to hunt with poisons and gases, and have that link to miasma and venom in animals and creatures that I love, from viper to centipedes, and was obsessed with illnesses and scourges as a kid. I questioned being an ill omen, being a bringer of bad luck. The last thing standing on the battlefield, a scavenger picking out the one who are not quite dead yet. I questioned monitors for their bites, looked at rattlers for their fangs, Thrax for his claw, Envy for his form, and so many other that just keep leading me back to something that looks a bit too much like the black drake once again. But I also feel like I could be any colors, and mimic voices and behaviors to fit in societies, and learn. So am I a shapeshifter? I remember the void beings as shapeshifters. I remember the black drake having been deer like and giving it up for it's more reptilian form. Gods are shapeshifters, too. From my time in witchcraft communities, seems a lot of the creatures in nonphysical worlds are. Am I a sort of astral dragon? Around two years ago, it's what I described myself as to a girl that had asked. A black drake that got sent from the void to earth to recover from it's wounds, for having wanted to take on something bigger than itself. It sounds so dumb. But here am I again I guess.
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    Interesting.... very interesting. This was a good read, I like it.
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    While I feel different than you when it comes to spiritualism, I definitely second you when it comes to social interaction. It's like I can somehow mimic the behaviour of others and adapt to it to "fit in", but only to a certain degree. This seems to happen pretty automatically, to the point that I pick up people's habits and accents when I'm abroad. I've somehow learned to feel comfortable with all this, though. Also I don't think one needs to be scared about being different... there'll always be people who understand, and others who won't. It's the same in the community. However, taking care about what one says and doesn's say is always good to stay at the safe side.
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    Woohoo, two in one day! Decided to make this other blog entry to adress something I don't often feel comfortable sharing, some beware this is a bit of a vent. Even in the community, I often feel alone, and outside the norm. It can swing both way, sometimes I feel like I'm too weird, too animal, too disgusting or rude and that was it not for the screen between me and the person I am talking to, I would not be welcome. Other times, I feel like I'm not able to relate to the community, it's what drove me away from dragons the first time, the astral travel, the magic, it's just something I have trouble connecting to. I was never a very spiritual person. My paganism is barely paganism, simply a personification of survival in the form of the Serpent, I have never been able to talk to any spirits like other seem to do, or meet dragons in the astral. I don't even connect to the idea of past lives, so present in otherkin. I'm not someone who is very well adapted to build friendships. I love people, but I am rude and impolite where i mean not to be, strange when i try to fit in, strange when I try to show that i care, strange when I try to emote, strange overall. I don't remember faces, do not say hello because a barely perseptible sign of the head or the way my eyes look at you should do the trick, I forget that it does not. I like to annoy other, play fighting to show my happiness, but bite and hiss and puff and make a fool out of myself. I don't like hugs, arms to tight around me. My face is often harsh and cold, haughty, looking disgusted at who i look at, because i'm not the one in control of my muscles. My laugh is hissy or hyena like, my voice too loud, my arms all over the place expressing what i can't with my face, and people don't enjoy that. I claw when I feel overwhelmed, forgetting that it does hurt, and feel embarassed and scared afterward, because it's not the first time someone would have wanted me to go away with good reasons. I relate to people with autism, and nerodivergences, because I have similar traits, but who knows what my own case is. In both, though, I have trouble controlling it, especially when I trust people, which hits all the more harder when I find myself punished or pushed away because of it. It has worked in my favor sometimes. My weirdness make me someone rather unique, and some people don't mind a soft bite on the hand or a few strange noises when i'm dozing off. I've found wonderful people who are ok with my animality. But i'm still scared because I know other might not be, and that being alone hurts. This insecurity plays it's role in the nonhuman community, where even there I struggle to form bonds, distrusting other and fearing they may talk behind my back or mock my behavior. I can't quite know if I feel like I only have one theriotype because I have learned at first that it was the norm of a therianthrope, or because I truly am only one creature. I can't quite know if some things are I say are always true, or a panicky lie my brain made up to fit in. I try to stay true, but it's tricky when your brain plays against you. I feel threatened when people I know have experiences I cannot relate to, when they are with other groups talking about things i am ignorant about, because I fear losing my grip and falling back into the mindset I used to have, the loneliness and the violent thoughts. And then I feel bad sharing things about me that are similar but not quite, feeling like an impostor, a copycat. I do not vent, I do not form close bonds, because if I open up I am scared people might not enjoy what they find, and it safer to just talk about what i'm here to talk about and leave. So yes, more of a problem of mental health than nonhumanity I suppose. But they are still intertwined, and it's a difficult thing to deal with.
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    I've down a whole google doc of my shifts a while ago, so thought I'd archive it here as well. Phantom Shifts I don't actually feel very vivid and clear phantom shifts naturally, I have to provoke them to get something I can get informations out of. The only exception as far as I am aware is the zygodactylous feet, which are clear and appear rather often. Zygodactylous feet (These ones I'm sure of being an actual shift. Appeared on my hands first, six fingered hands, one extra thumb. Then feet, two back toes. I don't actually feel the front two toes unless I provoke it I think.) Claws (have them from time to time on my hands. Unsure if it's actually a thing or just some weird finger tingle.) Teeth, Bared Teeth (one of the reason I struggle to make a drawing of my face that satisfies me. Beak and bared teeth don't work together ahah. Less wolfish and more bleeding heart monkey. It's some extreme teeth show y'all.) Feathers (Unsure if it ever happened unprovoked) Wings (Same, although I'd argue that I might have as a child, going from some memories. Placed on arms, unless my brain glitches and think my arms are legs, which happens rather often. In that case, either on back or kind of in superposition to the arms, but it's rare.) Tail (Usually feels like a raptor like tail. I've felt roady tails a few time but I most likely provoked that. In any case, it's rather long.) Total body roadrunner, Beak, Crest (unsure if happened unprovoked?), horns. (I think most of these only happened provoked) Cameos : Snake tail, Bull horns I think?, Pandoran back set of eyes, xenomorph tail. Missing body parts Don't have a better way of explaining it, sometimes I put it under phantom shifts. Those are stuff I feel like I should or could have. A sort of noema. Hackles/feathers/crest... (I feel like I can puff up to scare away things I don't want near me. Usually comes with snarling urge, and fight or flight. In my mind I tend to also puff up with my wings, kinda like an owl orb pose.) Wings (I definitely have flight urges. Mostly when spooked or uncomfortable, wanting to get in a safer spot. Sometimes after flight dreams too, very frustrating. High places do that too.) Pointy bits (Kind of vague, so I do feel like I should have,,, claws? Or something to stab with? Beak might fit in that too. In my daydream stuff the tail also does, I usually represent myself with a blade at the end.) Eyes (There's something weird with my eyes not sure what is wrong but it's not right.) Throat pouch (Crop was most likely thing I associated it with, although I never had the confirmation roadies had one. Mostly had that one as a kid, paired with mother instinct, bc I wanted to feed imaginary babies. I tried to swallow things really slow to not put them in my stomach and be able to give it to them. Obviously not compatible with human anatomy.) No goddamn hair (no.) Urges Hunting/scavenging urges (Small preys, like songbirds and reptiles, which I sometimes caught as a child, but honestly also things like fish, roadkills, other humans, and objects moving in my peripheral vision. Definitely don't hunt by swooping down, I mostly feel like hunting on the ground. To be totally honest I am not completely sure how I would see myself hunting. I had questioned secretary bird for their stomps(?), and monitors for the whole bite and wait (?), but roadies never quite bothered me, since some parts felt closer than other. For some reason I feel like I should have a strong bite force though. Had that as a kid too.) Diet (Like pointed at above, my urges mostly concern meat. I am able to eat raw meat and offals without being bothered by taste and texture, it actually feels quite right. I don't think I would be able to eat bone marrow, or scavenge very old carcasses, so I'm most likely not a pure scavenger.) Territory (I feel rather territorial of my nest/room, and of my stuff, but I don't mind that much if people I trust are in there, as long as I can see them. I really don't like having people climb in my bed though, especially if I can smell their scent in there afterwards. Also applies to when I have to sleep at someone's house in a bed with a scent, or wear clothes that have a scent.) Nesting (I definitely feel safer higher up. Climbing in trees has been a thing since I was a kid, and now I climb in club. I have a bunk bed, and have always felt more comfortable in tower bedrooms, like rehabilitated pigeon towers, or on a high floor. From being in New York, there is a height limit above which even I start to feel like wow this is maybe a bit high. (40th floor). Nesting includes rubbing my head on stuff bc it's the easiest way for it to smell like me. It's pretty ridiculous to witness.) Personal bubble (I don't like hugs from people aside from my parents, just makes me uneasy and feeling trapped. I don't usually like people getting to close in general, and someone I don't know bursting my bubble usually register as aggressive in my mind, and put me on my defensive. On the other side, I am an absolute nuisance to my friends and tend to annoy the shit out of everyone I can by poking and slapping stuff. I also have bitten, but in these cases never aggressively. I am surprised I still have friends but I am very happy to have them around.) Social (Usually, I'm mostly a family kind of person, with a few people that I consider friends. It's difficult for me to trust people, and although it's most likely a human trait, it does impact how alienated I sometimes feel in human society. On the other side, I feel like I need a flock/pack/group during what I suspect some kind of nesting season? Which is what makes me think I may not be a monogamous creature. That, or mated couples probably change over the years. It's more of a temporary regroupment, I think. Funnily enough, that also goes as a person, I mostly have romantic attraction during summer, and sometimes early winter although it may be a seasonal depression thing? Unsure.) Senses (I rely on smells a lot. I can't actually like, find things through smells or anything, but smells are something I use to help me with stress, and I find smell really important to whether or not I like being around someone, weirdly enough. I don't usually have a lot of smells I hate. I can also distinguish families from each other from scent, household all smell different. I have a few clothes that I could say belonged to so or so like that. I have shit eyes, so unsure if I'd have liked sight more if I wasn't near sighted. I love colors a lot though. It's one of the best things with being human, to see so much colors.) Vocalizations (Lots of weird noises. They tend to change over time, I suspect that I mostly tend to pick stuff from my environment and repeat it. Currently, I know I hiss, and make things I'd best describe as a light throat rumble, remind of the french "a" kinda? Mostly when surprised. Also a rolling tongue noise to imitate clacking, I realized I did that one while playing with my dog. Some high pitched ones as greetings/I see you kind of stuff too. For some reason human screech feel weirdly right.) Courting instincts (Hard to say, I don't think I actually fall in love easily. Bright colors and glitter I think are a thing, but I don't actually know if it's not just human. I feel the need to bring stuff to people I would wanna court tho, sometimes also friends. Food is an usual one. I'm pretty sure I had a thing were I got into a weird showing off pose that I had linked to wing display too. Weird bowing thing. I've also sometimes felt aggressive toward people I considered that way.) Sunbathing (Also weird bowing t-pose, kinda similar.) Parenting urges (Definitely not human way of reproducing, that's very alien and scary to me. Currently have a pregnant teacher and hh, it's creepy. I am not bad with kids tho, they are kinda cute, and they do trigger parenting instincts, as much as things like kitten, puppies, baby birds or baby insects do, but because I can interact more with them, it feels more important ig. One parenting instinct is definitely carrying around bb. But I think that's a general one, although maybe birds don't actually do that one? Also the crop thing I mentioned earlier. Preening too. Preening goes for most family kind of thing.) Climate (Definitely warm. Preferably dry I think. Mediterranean is definitely very nice, but I very much enjoyed California too.) Dreams + spiritual Patron (My patron is the Serpent, so that might impact my whole dragonkith thing) Flight dreams (Have them a lot, either the worst or the best. Often accompanied with really unpleasant stuff like violence, or nightmarish things.) Shapeshifting (I took the form of a roadrunner at least once, and of a draconic monster at least once too. I don't remember taking other forms, although I probably must have been a dragon a few times as a kid. Monster hunter dragons appareared quite a few time as other people or me too.) Daydream (Can't seem to get the pic to work, so basically I have had a sort of representation of myself since a while who is basically a black feathered six limbed drake with a skull like head with four protuberance. I sometimes represented it with wings were the second set of forearm was, or weird grabber things that I think I got from whip tail scorpions. Also my first character I slapped zygodactylous feet on. From researching Thanator, I think it's likely I meant the protuberance to be cartilaginous and not bony, since I showed them kinda moving sometimes. Also has a blade at the top of the tail, I remember fighting in daydream with that. Made a link with Seregios from MH, but Glavenus from the same source also is a good exemple, although in my case it's much smaller blade. Xenomorph like I'd say. Said representation is fading as I heal, so I assume it is linked to a coping mechanism, but some traits, like a beak, zygodactylous feet, a bladed tail, or draconic shape stay. Some more have appeared, and seemed to have been present before i prictured me as this, like bright colors, or a more tetrapodal body plan.) (Additional note, roadrunner appears in there, so it's most likely a mix. I don't think I have more than two creatures I may identify as) Childhood stuff Gonna add that here, found proof that I did indeed consider myself a dragon as a child, and found a ton of info from a part of my life I don't quite remember. Makes it likely my feelings are one of a wyvern. Specifics All that concern a specific creature Roadrunner Need to fly General avian gait Wings (elliptical) Way of running Semi terrestrial but can still fly Zygodactyles feet Crest Predator Sunbathing pose Strike-me pose (hunting snakes) Vocalization? (I do other, but most fit.) Neck and face length Crop (I don’t even actually know if they have one in the end. I think I could only confirm that old world cuckoo do.) Desert habitat Diurnal I theoretically never felt feathers without provoking it, but I have a need to preen/clean myself, and I’m sure I don’t have fur. i had a provoked full body shift, the body shape felt very right. I had a few beak shifts, but less than snarls. Nonetheless, beak sometimes feel better than canine mouth. On the other side, monitors I had specifically researched for head shape. I know I have a long tail. I thought I had the tail of a raptor a few times I feel like I am not monogamous/change partner every year I have felt as if I should attack with claws? See Secretary bird No smell Draconic I hoard metal. I’m not sure if I would eat it? Long reptilian tail Monitor head General dragon obsession as a child See myself as a dragon in my head Wings Possibly affinity to air and fire First confirmed kintype More omnivorous than Roadrunners, would explain general carnivorous craving. I do not get cravings for bugs, but that could be bc of human culture. It just,, makes a lot of sense Dragon stuff spiritually Ppl told me I have dragon vibes The Stare(™) Venom? Bleeding? Komodo hunting style Head things can theoretically be horns Smell claws Trouble with not real Monster Coping mechanisms mostly Aggressive Shapeshift Black sclera reflective pupils Hackles Snarl Mist Smells fear or manipulate emotion or smth honestly unsure I identify as this at all, mostly in bad mental health. Other Random stuff that makes me shifty. Big bad wolf + Sick like me In This Moment Roundtable Rivals Ga'hoole obv, Age of Fire, secret of kells, doc The last dragon One of my vest with sequins Creature I looked up and/or questioned Roadrunner (Confirmed in November 2018 I think. Lots of stuff that goes well with it, but monogamous, which doesn't, and the hunting style, which has good and bad. Other things seem right. Right now a paratype since February 2020.) Monitors (Head shape, hunting style. Not much else. Draconic) Secretary birds, burrower owls (Not right feet for first, not right head for second. Still pretty good contenders.) Rooster, Peacock, Pheasants (Similar to above, terrestrial bird. Probably kith type) Corvid (lots of stuff wrong. I just like 'em.) Dragon (From new contact with dragons, seems like I do in fact feel like it could be my kintype indeed.) Monster (Would explain a bunch of daydream stuff. Perhaps a copinglink.) Cockatrice (Honestly makes more sense than it should, but I don't think I identify as one. Avian and draconic.) Cat (Imprinting, not identity) General Grievous, Envy (Sympaths. Six limbed, general body shapes, general mind, reminds me of copinglink. Envy frighteningly so. Monstrous. A bit of draconic?) Thanator (Six limbs, snarl, general behavior. Pandoran biology probably doesn't fit though, and I thiiink they reproduce in a mammalian way which is a big no. Monstrous and a bit of draconic) Xenomorph (Similar, general form and behavior but in depth it's less likely. Monstrous only) Hounds of Tindalos (Honestly a good bet for monstrous feelings since we know practically nothing about their appearance. I don't particularly connect to the tongue and blue blood tho) Seregios (It's basically a draconic roadrunner that flies more. Honestly extremely close to most of my stuff, It is a very likely candidate, If I'm not a roady I'm probably similar to that thing. I might even have imprinted the zygodactylous feet from it.)
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    While I appreciate your effort in creating a blog about dragon information, a lot of this information is wrong. I have studied dragons in heraldry and mythology as far back as the fourteen century and no where does it state that wyverns are less intelligent than western dragons. This is pure d&d fact only. Wyverns were also original dragons and the western dragons came later, with only the french and brittish making the distinction. In many countries, there is still no disctinction and a wyvern is a dragon, period. You can also preach all you want about how wyverns are "basically shove the body plan of a wyvern onto the qualities of a western dragon and create this fire-breathing non venomous two legged lizard with forearm wings that in reality doesn't really exist in mythology.", when you claim to be a modern fantasy dragon, yourself. You do not get to define what a dragon is or isn't, and the way you worded this makes it sound like you claim that people who identify as more modern fantasy dragons/wyverns are non-legitimate, which is a very rude thing to do.
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    howdy! I'm relatively new to this community and know very little about my kintypes (I know I'm polykin) and I'm certain a few aren't even known creatures. But, I am 99.9% sure of is that one of my kintypes is a dog or (more likely) a wolf dog. and I really want a collar. I don't know why, I've always been drawn to canines (specifically dogs) and collars. the only issue? I'm scared of what people will think. for starters, a "human" wearing a collar is usually looked upon on a... certain angle. this would be fine if I wasn't a minor. I'm worried of what people are gonna think if I go out wth a collar in public. and another thing: a lot of the collars designed towards humans have a very... clear purpose. this makes me shy away from getting one. and the biggest problem: my family. there is no way I think my mom would buy me a collar, especially since I'm a furry and she's a bit misguided on what furries are. and even if somehow I can afford a collar, she probably will yell at me if I try to wear it anywhere. then theres my grandma who was clearly upset when I got a side cut, and when I bleached my tips, and when I wanted an eyebrow piercing, and when I brought up trans (as an umbrella term) stuff, so she will definitely lecture me about "my generation" if I wear a collar around her and I'm not sure what to do. any suggestions? thanks!
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    Letme preface this with saying, whether or not you're otherkin, this community will walk by your side. They're probably the best and most accepting group of people I've been a part of. Now to be otherkin is to feel that you, on some level, feel that you are non-human, be this in part or completely. That is the bond which pulls together this community. Personally, I feel non-human, but I've only truly realized this a few years ago. I am a therian, meaning I identify as an animal, but there are also fictionkin (identifying as a fictional character), plantkin (though I haven't met any), and a number of others. There are also kith (those who identify with as opposed to as), and copinglinkkin (those who turn to kinnity as a coping mechanism). It may be that you haven't awaken (realized you're non-human) and, by some force, you've been led here, or you could just be seeking out people who will accept you. Either way, I hope you the best on your journey of self-discovery.
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    I'm certainly not an expert, but those sound like symptoms of disassociation. There are otherkin who share some of those feelings of not belonging. I've personally always felt like I was visiting this world rather than really belonging in it, but my sense of not-belonging sounds mild in comparison to yours. What you're describing could be caused by being otherkin, or it could be caused by something completely different. Otherkin are people who internally identify as nonhuman beings. So far you've told us about who you are not, but not much about who you are. I don't have enough information here to tell you where you might fit in. The only way to know if this site fits your needs is to try it out. Go ahead and make an introduction in the Scent Rolling area and if you need a label, just say that you are "questioning." I'm genderfluid myself, and we do have other multiple systems around that you can talk to.
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    Yeah, I get that. I often worry people won't take me seriously cause I'm a fox like so many other people (not a very common type of fox, but still), so I relate to the wolves of the therian community a lot. You can't choose your kintype, that's like the main thing therians are adamant about.
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    Yeah it's kind of hard bc half the time I think someone will just assume I'm not Wolfkin really because it is 'really common' I am wolfkin that can't change
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    There might be a copy-paste-mistake: 'Animal-Hearted - A person who is other-hearted identifies WITH one or more non-human animals, rather than AS. ' Was it meant to be: '...who is animal-hearted ...' instead of '...who is other-hearted...' ? Thank you for the whole article btw!
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    Where's some Washington (USA) Therians?? Need more friends!!!
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    Shifting is an integral part of being otherkin/fictionkin to a large portion of the communities. Though certainly not essential to consider oneself otherkin or fictionkin, you’d be hard pressed to find a place where it isn’t mentioned or discussed in some form. In this article I will attempt to go into detail about the various types of shifts often spoken about in the community, in a bid to educate and inform. Of those listed below, some are widely accepted, others are debatable or even outright denied. Note: Throughout the article you will see some terms with letters in brackets (e.g. (M)ental Shifting). This signifies the shorthand form of the term, in the case of Mental Shifting, this is M-Shifting. Methods of Shifting Voluntary Shifting: Some otherkin/fictionkin are able to voluntarily evoke shifts at will. Often used when one wishes to feel more like their kintype(s) be it in a certain scenario or just because they want to. Involuntary Shifting: The opposite to the above, involuntary shifts can occur for any number of reasons. Some are triggered by certain stimuli or emotions (.e.g a loud noise, a particular aroma, stress, elation), others have no clear cause and just occur out of the blue. Non-Shifting: Not a method of shifting, but most applicable for this section. As briefly mentioned in the introduction, though uncommon, there are a number of otherkin/fictionkin who do not experience shifts of any kind (not including those who consider themselves contherian, discussed later in this article). This doesn’t make them any less worthy of the otherkin/fictionkin labels than those who do shift in the slightest. It’s part and parcel of the many different ways that a non-human identity can manifest itself. There have been instances of those who once frequently shifted but one day find themselves not experiencing them anymore. Though perhaps disconcerting for the person involved, this doesn’t at all make someone “less otherkin”. Types of Shifting (M)ental Shifting: Perhaps one of the first shifts newcomers to the community will see mentioned, it is one of the more common types of shifting in the community. These occur when one takes on the mentality of their kintype(s)/fictotype(s). For example, someone with a canine kintype could feel more inclined to react by growling or barking than a human reaction, or become more preoccupied with chasing/hunting perceived prey. A character specific fictionkin will likely find themselves presenting behaviours and mannerisms far more in line with their fictotype than themselves. For example, wording, movements, reactions. Someone with an avian kintype may feel the urge to take flight when startled, even though they rationally know this is not possible. The actions are usually subconscious and not willed on (unless one who has the ability to voluntarily shifts) and not to be confused with merely "acting". They may not always be voluntary, but they are still normally fully controllable and manageable. (Ph)antom Shifting: Along with mental shifting, phantom shifts are by far the most frequently mentioned in community spaces. They can often tie in with other types of shifting (particularly mental shifts) or even provoke them. Much like the medical term of supernumerary phantom limbs, it is the feeling/sensation of having a limb or other (usually movable) body part which is not physically there or is different to the existing counterpart. Most individuals (bar character specific human fictionkin) have kintypes that do not closely resemble the anatomy of a human body and so it isn't surprising they can feel parts of them that are "no longer there”/are absent but expected. This can happen in two different ways. Sometimes these phantom limbs will overlap parts of the existing body, but feel and "move" much more like the limbs of your kintype(s)/fictotype(s). It may also be uncomfortable if the feeling interferes with other parts of the body. An example of such a case frequently mentioned is when this occurs with the jaw and teeth. In the case of phantom limbs such as wings or a tail, they naturally don't overlap parts of the existing body. They are completely separate from any physical part of your body, but this does not make them feel any weaker or less real when experienced. A common misconception I have seen is that one can actually 'see' their phantom limbs. This is not true outside of anecdotal rare cases of extremely strong phantom shifts (only the shifter would be able to see this much like a controlled hallucination). This goes the same for those who claim others have interacted with, felt or seen their phantom limbs, it is most likely untrue. They are not physical in any way. Side Note: In some parts of the community, particularly Tumblr, the phantom sensations experienced in Phantom Shifting are referred to as astral limbs instead of phantom limbs. This is not to be confused with Astral Shifting, which will be discussed below. (D)ream Shifting: This occurs when one takes on the form of their kintype(s) or fictotype(s) within their dreams (this may be from the beginning of the dream or entail a physical transformation). Though widely accepted as a form of shifting, it is vital to bear in mind that alone dream shifts are not "proof" of one's identity, as from a scientific perspective, dreams are but a product of the mind. Whilst some people do believe dreams have a more spiritual cause, even in these cases caution should be taken and dreams shouldn’t be the sole reasoning. After all someone could dream of being a flying rhinoceros, but that does not make said person a flying rhinoceros-kin no matter how much they dream it if they have no other "evidence" to base it on. Dream shifts should be held with heavy skepticism if still in the phase of discovery, lest one be misled. (Se)nsory Shifting: Heading into lesser mentioned shifts now, sensory shifts may not sound the most extraordinary of claims out there, but there has been debate over them. It occurs when an individual gains the sensory perceptions of their kintype(s)/fictotype(s). For example, someone whose kintype is canine may find themselves to have a better sense of smell than usual. On the contrary, someone whose kintype is a mole may find themselves with reduced eyesight. Bear in mind that sensory shifting can only occur within what is physically possible of the human body and it is far more likely that sensory shifting is due to subconscious focus on the senses in question than it is to be indicative of a supernatural power or a physical anomaly. (Au)ra Shifting: Seldom mentioned in the community, this occurs when one's aura takes on the shape of their kintype(s) or fictotype(s). Due to the nature of auras, this form of shifting depends on personal beliefs. Those who hold spiritual beliefs will be more likely to state they experience aura shifting, but even then it all depends in whether one personally believes in auras or not. For those who believe in auras, it is likely that those who can see or read auras would be able to notice the change and comment upon it. (As)tral Shifting: Like Aura Shifting, this is again dependent on one's belief in the astral plane. Quite self explanatory, this happens when one either voluntarily or involuntarily shifts into their kintype(s) or fictotype(s) in the astral plane, their non-physical astral body taking the shape. Much like Dream Shifting this will most likely be a visible change to the individual and/or others on the astral plane, as it takes place within those realms and is not a product of the physical body changing in any way. (Bi)-Location Shifting: Again, another of the types of shifting dependent on one's belief. The basic idea of Bi-Location shifting is that the spirit leaves the body and travels elsewhere to roam in the form of the individual's kintype(s)/fictotype(s). In that sense, it is most likely a form of OBE experienced, with the exception that the spirit body appears in its nonhuman form and that this takes place in the physical world as opposed to the astral plane. Bear in mind that this type of shifting does not mean one would appear visible to others in the area where their other body is roaming. Although some have claimed that indeed, their bi-located body is also physical and visible to others, no proof has been found of this and such claims should be treated with healthy skepticism. (S)piritual Shifting: Occurs when the spirit/soul shifts into the form of the individual’s kintype(s) or fictotype(s). Again dependent on one’s belief system. For some people, this may be a constant thing, or temporary. Has also been used in some circles as a blanket term for some of the above shifts (Aura, Astral, Bi-Location), which involve at least some aspect of the spirit or soul changing form. (C)ameo Shifting: This kind of shifting can manifest itself in any of the above ways. The key difference is that the individual experiences a shift that is not of their own kintype(s)/fictotype(s) and instead is of another non-human being. These can occur just once, or several times. Some people may experience hundreds of cameo shifts of different species and beings, others may experience cameos of a select few species, some may just experience one or two in their lives, if any. If one infrequently shifts into a particular being, but doesn’t feel they qualify as identifying as said being, then it could easily be a cameo shift. On the contrary, if someone is experiencing extremely frequent cameo shifts, then it may be wise to look deeper into things to see if it is a kintype or in fact is just a common cameo. (B)erserker Shifting: The name originating from the Norse Berserkers, this is perhaps, minus physical shifting, the most contested in this article. Berserker shifting in the context of the otherkin community is considered to be when an individual mentally shifts into their kintype(s), but to a much more extreme level. In such a shift the individual has little to no control over themselves and may do things harmful to themselves or others as a result. There are many people who propose that the term shouldn’t be used and that doing such inadvertently encourages others to behave recklessly or not seek professional help for dangerous behaviours. The general consensus is that if someone is experiencing what they perceive to be a Berserker Shift, then all other potential causes should be ruled out first to ensure there isn't an underlying reason. (P)hysical Shifting: In the vast majority of otherkin and fictionkin circles, anyone claiming they can physically shift will not get a welcoming reception. Physical shifting entails the individual physically changing into their kintype(s)/fictotype(s), much like the werewolves and other shapeshifters of myth. This is impossible for a number of reasons. To physically change into another being would mean the body would have to rewrite genes, change bone structure, move around vital organs (or even create/get rid of some) at an extremely rapid pace. Something that would be unsurvivable biologically, and certainly not possible by the laws of physics. Even if it were magically possible, it would likely be truly agonizing and life threatening to go through the change. With this in mind, always be wary of people who claim to be able to physically shift and stick to the belief that it is not possible until proven otherwise with reliable evidence. There have been plenty of cases of people building up small followings of gullible people to boost their own egos or leech from others. There is no special gene or magical book that can turn you into another creature. Non-Shifting Categories Non-Shifting: See above. (Contherian)thropy: The name derives from the community where the term was first used, but now is used in other areas of the otherkin and fictionkin community outside of therian groups. An individual is a contherian when they do not experience shifts, but instead are in a constant state of shifting for lack of a better term. The levels of non-human/human experiences stay constant and do not fluctuate. (Suntherian)thropy: Also known as Vacillant Therianthropy. Like the former, suntherians are also in a state of being "constantly shifted" but unlike the contherian, experience fluctuations in the strength and severity of these experiences. These may be very slight in difference to drastically different from day to day depending on the individual. It has been described similar to a sliding scale. Originally Written: January 2016. Latest Update: October 2018.
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    Yes, I'm alive. I often visited this site as a guest, because I have the habit of only reading the forums and not really contributing anyway. However, I'm going to leave this account on an hiatus and will retreat from the community. It has nothing to do with the people, but with me. You see, for the last nearly two years now I was researching in all kind of forums, chatrooms, books and websites about otherkin and later kith. I do think I belong here. However, this search was not only connected to the wish of explaining my strange experiences with phantom shifts and past live dreams/ visions and my soul feeling as it doesn't quite belong here. It was also the searching for a deeper understanding of myself: of my souls purpose, of this life's purpose. I recently learned and accepted, I don't have a purpose in this life. All my past lives -and I had many- had spent their live in servitude and captured in one purpose, which I completed and now am free. I'm here to redefine myself. There's no wrong or right thing to do to for me, because I have no wrong or right anymore. That's why my memories are so faint, my personalities so faint and I'm not quite able to gasp what creature I had been. I'm a new blank page, that had been turned over. The reward to what I've done. So searching out the past is nothing but an old habit for me, one I don't need to practice anymore. And I won't. I want to thank you for all the support I got, you guys are seriously amazing, kind and welcoming and I really hope all of you may find what you are looking for. A deep bow, big hug, pat and a kiss Ixaria
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    From yesterday forward, Kinmunity will be keeping accounts of what is donated during a donation drive, and where that money goes. We feel this is a good way of helping people see exactly what their contribution does for the site. Each drive that is held, I will update this thread with the spreadsheet explaining incoming and outgoing funds. NOTE: The spreadsheets are updated manually, so a donation that shows up in the donation tracker may not show in the spreadsheet until the next day. COVID-19 Site Maintenance Assistance Fund
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    I made a bit of score inspired by Steven Universe, imagine the Crystal Gems fighting a corrupted gem or something. Hope this file upload works, enjoy! Gem_Fight.m4a
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    @Shezep Very interesting comment! This pretty much lines up for what I meant for creatures who did not hunt down creatures, for some more godlike creatures I remember having seen. Honestly, I think preying on soul was something much more common in lesser creatures who did not have the power required to manage to protect and be worshipped. As for the sun, although I wrote creatures, I believe animism is very possibly something that works here, with "souls" of objects and concepts being able to sip into other beings or creatures. I also agree with your comment on multidimensional gods just loosing foothold in an area. Although I didn't precise it, it's definitely a concept that is familiar to me as well. I think I knew that deities had a tendency to be a bit territorial, with things like polytheistic religions being a bit smaller beings but working together somewhat, and monotheistic religion being more of the very territorial kind. Some were more than other. Thanks for commenting!
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    By purest understanding it would have the following implications. First is that if it only arises during manic episodes, it is purely psychological because it has an overt relation to that state of mind; it is born of the psyche and impacted by it. Second, because assuming that is true, it is most reasonably one of two things - either a coping link by the individual to express and channel their period of mania, or a subset of their core personality that is amplified to a state of notable difference during mania, rendering it a typical theriotype. Third, while obviously triggered in this instance by an episode, this does not negate it being a spiritual element, however, that does not mean it should serve as an excuse to give in to an episode. One can, really perhaps should, rationalize an altered state of being during a manic period as say, an expression of self, all while recognizing it needs to be kept in control and balance as with anything else. It should not serve as an excuse or vice versa, even if one believes that is them or knows that to be them, the true self. This is more or less the same sentiment as not using a theriotype or therian beliefs system to excuse any sort of behavior or go without receiving proper treatment, say by professional counseling or regimented medication.
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    I woke up suddenly out of a nice procrastination nap to write this down. Hear me out. We all agree that the order Carnivora is over-represented in the therian community and there have been many theories on this, ranging from spiritual to psychological. I'm going to take the spiritual side of things for this one. (Now, I'm only sort of spiritual about therianthropy. I tend to waffle. I'm still not sure whether I believe in souls and past lives. But let's say for a moment that they exist.) What if souls are naturally drawn toward bodies that are genetically similar to the one they remember or are used to? Before you say, wolves aren't genetically close to humans at all! -- take a look at these taxonomy trees: https://research.amnh.org/paleontology/perissodactyl/node/55. The left one is based on morphology, and we're going to completely ignore it because categorizing species based on morphology hurts the little taxonomy nerd inside me. Focus on the right one. It's based on genetics. See how close carnivores like cats and wolves are to primates? See how close ungulates are too, also some common 'types (at least compared to, say, amphibians)? Even rodents and rabbits are more common than marsupials and manatees. And yes the alliteration there was on purpose. But Uncanny, you might say, what about apes? Why aren't there more of them? Why aren't they completely dominating the therian community? There are many therians out there who are unawakened, this is widely accepted. It's possible that there are multitudes of ape therians who are unawakened simply because of how similar animals like chimpanzees are to humans, and they don't notice anything's unusual about their experiences. I'd imagine it'd be even harder to notice if they were a contherian. (So based on that, I'm always wowed by ape therians who figured it out. I don't know anything about being an ape therian but I imagine that takes some real self-understanding.) And on that note, imagine being a Homo erectus kin or something. How would you ever know if you weren't some kind of past life shift wizard who knows themself and their kintype perfectly? This would also explain why we see so few fish and even fewer invertebrates compared to mammals and reptiles and birds. Anyways, just a theory and I'm sure there's plenty of holes in it. But honestly, at the end of the day, who really cares that bad if the community is majority wolf? Wolves are cool. Keep being you, wolfkin, and don't let anyone tell you your theriotype is "too common".
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    Hewwo! Good morning or afternoon or night. Uh, I just wanted to let you know that you are beautiful, valid and I love you! So smile, cause smiling is contagious. First things first I would like to address the elephant in the room, (no offense to any elephants on here) I am quite young (at least I my opinion) to already be joining things like this and already knowing that I’m definitely not human. But on my blog I’m going to try my best to only post things that will brighten your day or just stories from my life, as the title of my blog page. So I’ll try not to bum any of you out with depression stories or anything like that. But I’m okay now I promise, it’s just anxiety basically. Anxiety + therian + 2020 middle schoolers = Me getting partially bullied But yeah enough about sad stuff, I’m a Wolfkin therian, I’m 13 years old and on my account page I accidentally pressed the wrong year of birth so now it’s stuck like that. I tried to fix it, didn’t work. I’m female, I use feminine pronouns and have a tomboy-ish style, and I just recently (literally a few hours ago) told my mom I was a therian. I told her it’s basically the same thing as being a furry because that’s what I was before and I didn’t wanna sit there for ANOTHER 30 minutes arguing about something that I can’t and don’t want to change about myself. Omg they told me I was going to hell because I was a furry and I wasn’t “accepting my fate as a human” “women can only love men blah blah blah”. But anyway I prefer to be called Ebony or Moon Moon, if anyone struggles with home problems or bullying you can always talk to me, I may be only a young teenager but I have a lot of experience and I go on here daily for notifications so you won’t have to worry about me not seeing your responses. But yeah that’s basically it for my first blog entry, sorry if it was pretty long and boring I’ve never had a blog before.
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    Hey um hi My name is Mara I am new this is my first day and 3day knowing why I felt the way I i do.
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    Hello everyone. Today I would like to post a little reference guide for pronouncing Vampirík words, as I will be using them a lot in this blog. Let’s start with vowels. Vowels are similar to those of Spanish: a, e, i, o, u. There is a key difference, however. There are 6 Vampirík vowels, not 5: a, e, i, í, o, and u. The Vampirík i is pronounced like the English word “I” or in the English phrase “I am”. The Vampirík í on the other hand is pronounced like “ee” is in English, as in the word “cheek”. I suppose y kinda counts as a vowel but Vampirík doesn’t really count it as one. It is pronounced like when some people go “Yo what’s up?” Consonants are fairly straight forward. In English there some letters share sounds, for example C makes a “s” sound and a “k” sound. Sh makes the same sound as it does in English. There is one important sound I should add: the “r” sound. The Vampirík R is not like the hard “Rrrr” like how Americans pronounce it, sounding like “waterrr”. It isn’t even like some British accents or like an Australian accent sounding like “wata”. The Vampirík “r” is like the Japanese “r” which is lightly tapped on the roof of the mouth. It’s almost like the combination of a hard R and a L sound, which I’ve heard is why some native Japanese speaking people mix the R and the L sounds when speaking English. It isn’t like a full on R roll like in Spanish. Just a quick gentle tap as you speak the word. If you are able to try listening to some Japanese and listen closely for that r sound. The Vampirík language as a whole probably sounds closest to Japanese when comparing it to a human spoken language. I hope this helps everyone going forward. I’m still learning how to use the Kinmunity platform so if I find out I am able to embed voice recordings to aid in the pronunciation guide I will do so. Please let me know if this is a possibility.
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    Coming up with a last name is hard.
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    Most people who have been following my questioning probably saw me referencing the game "Monster Hunter" at one point or another. This game is full of very well made wyverns and other draconic creatures who follow plausible speculative biology, so I often use it to explain my own shifts. In the past, I have even questioned creatures from it. The seregios was the most convincing one, as it had traits both draconic and roadrunner like. This beast can dwells in deserts (check) but can invade any envirronement and has for preference rocky terrains (check), is highly aggressive toward any other creatures, especially rath (check, considering it's one of the urges playing monster hunter is for to me), has zygodactylous feet (check) with which it attacks (check), has two fingers on it's wings (check), a crest like horn formation on the snout (unsure), a very quick paced style of attack (check) and very good acrobats (check). They can also puff up with their hackle like scales (check). Sadly, some very important traits like the blade scale that they send or the lack of venom don't fit for me. Gore magala and it's adult form shagaru magala was another one I thought about for a long time, as the hexapodal form and the way the wings worked resonated with me. The lack of visible eyes of the gore, the pathogen that they spread, and the aggressive nature of this monster all felt coherant, and the final stage being golden and bright while retaining this pathogen felt also very adequate. These two monsters were from Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, a game I played while in middle school. Nowadays I wonder if I may have imprinted from it, my base as a draconic nonhuman serving as a support for it to becomme a part of me. My zygodactylous feet may very well come from seregios, as does my need for a crest and to live in desert (in addition to living in an already medditeranean envirronement), and the Gore magala and shagaru may have influenced the monster part of myself, the black drake i used to draw. I'm still noticing this trend of Monster Hunter creatures leaving a strong impact on me. In world, Odogaron is one of the monsters that give me that feeling, the quick paced attacks, the ruthlessness, the appearance of it all resonate with me. The claws, the fangs, the savage survival. It's one of my favorite monster to fight just because of how it moves and how much I like watching them. But other, to a lesser extent, have also left an imprint on me. Vaal hazak and their effluvium. Legiana's flight. Bazelgeuse and their explosions scattered on the map, his dive. Xeno'jiiva's appearance, the alien look that feel so familiar. Some that don't even have that much to do with my bird like habits have given me shifts and dreams about them. The Diablos is the most dream, and due to Lorelay, my daemon, taking the form of a nargacuga, I have been in a narga shift all thursday to friday. It's hard to say what's going on with this game. Are those cameos due to my love of the game? Or is my fascination for them born from something deeper? I feel extremely dumb and ashamed everytime i think about it, as i feel like i'm tainting that game that i play with my friends with my strangeness, and that it will ruin it for them.
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    44 thousand years puts it at the oldest yet, and it contains pictures of human-animal hybrids. https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/world/oldest-rock-art-humans-scn/index.html
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    My animistic worldview leads me to percieve beings in places where some would not. The rocks by the lake, the river that feeds the lake, the mountains that birthed the rivers - to me, they have presence in the same way that I or any other creature would. I also see these beings within the beasts built by man, especially machines. Computers, handheld devices, aircraft, cars and the like all feel alive. I struggle to imagine these entities as being blank and empty, devoid of Being. As someone who does, in some way, feel their sense of being take the shape of a vehicle, it is easy to make comparisons between mechanical life and organic life. Plants and animals require an energy source, be it through photosynthesis or through processing matter in digestive systems. Vehicles are similar, with some needing the light of the sun to power their bodies, and many requiring a liquid sustenance instead or alongside. Others use electrical energy, a sort of fuel that is actually present within organic life, with some even utilising it as a weapon or a tool. You then have the ability to move, sense the environment, gather information, and react to different environments - all present in both beast and machine. Whilst a vehicle does require a separate entity to drive it forward, it still has the fundamental basics that can be likened to animal or plant life. In my eyes, machines - more specifically, vehicles - can be seen as a sort of inorganic lifeform, and with the advances made in AI and self-driving technologies, I am extremely excited to see the evolution of these non-biological entities.
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    About a year ago, I had a weird dream. Unlike most of my weird dreams, I'm pretty sure this one provided some kind of insight into the universe. Looking back at it as a fully-realized alterhuman, I'm pretty sure there was a kin memory in there too. I think a lot of it was just a regular dream, but I hope to separate those parts from the truly insightful parts. In the first entry of Calligraphy Claws, I'm aim to recount the dream and then analyze it. Telling the Dream The dream began with me sitting in biology class. I think we were visiting a greenhouse that day, because there were plants everywhere, glass walls, and the sense of novelty associated with field trips. Then, suddenly, I knew "the language of the universe". That's the dream's phrase for it, not mine; I distinctly remember thinking that phrase in the dream. Apparently, the universe runs on Java, because its language was identical to Minecraft commands. In Minecraft, you can teleport yourself to locations using the command "/tp x y z". X is the east/west axis, Y is the elevation, and Z is the north/south axis. Immediately, I decided to find the origin point of the entire universe by entering "/tp 0 0 0". There wasn't a real reason for this decision, I was just curious to see what would be there. I remember being a little concerned that I might end up suffocating in space, but I dispelled that fear by reminding myself I could just put myself in Creative mode, which would make me invulnerable. Here, things get quite blurry. I ended up in my old neighborhood, and my friends and I were running around parks in the evening. We had to be somewhere at a certain time, I believe, but I don't remember why. Then, somehow I ended up over a decade in the past. I kept my memories, life experience, and mind, but I was now trapped in my four year-old body. I quickly explained the situation to my parents, who believed me and agreed to help me. I think if a toddler randomly started talking like someone much older, referenced things far in the future, and explained they'd been sent back in time, I'd probably end up believing them too. Now, things get blurry once again. I don't know if my parents told me, or if I found out somehow, or if I just instinctively knew, but I knew that I had to find "the tree with infinite branches". Apparently, this tree represented time, with each branch representing a timeline, and every leaf perhaps representing all the possible outcomes. I remember thinking that my original timeline should call to me, but I don't remember if this thought was a fact or a desperate hope. Finding one timeline among millions had to be a near-impossible task if it didn't call to you. I don't know what this temporal tree looked like. In the dream, I thought of it in two (rather contradictory) ways: 1) Crystalline, cold, and a sort of icy, iridescent blue and purple color. It looked rather like Yggdrasil from God of War (2018). 2) Green and gold, warm, with mossy bark and amber mist obscuring far branches. Analyzing the Dream With the dream told, let's get to analyzing it. First of all, I'm pretty sure most of it was just a regular old weird dream. I don't think the fact that I was in biology class is important, the whole section with my old neighborhood seems irrelevant, and even getting sent back in time feels like nothing more than smoke and mirrors. The important parts, in my opinion, are the language of the universe, and the tree with infinite branches. When I first had this dream, I thought my brain was merely comprehending the language of the universe as Minecraft commands. But, now that I know I'm herobrinekin, I'm pretty sure that was a kin memory, and the language of the universe was Minecraft commands. In my "canon", Herobrine got his powers and glowing white eyes by learning the language of the universe (i.e., the language Minecraft was coded in), and he treated commands as spells that he could cast. It's a little more complicated than that, but that's a story for another time. Feeling your mind open to the universe, instinctively knowing how to manipulate said universe . . . it definitely seems like a kin memory to me. My thoughts on the tree with infinite branches aren't nearly so straightforward. I think perhaps it represents the multiverse, with each limb a different reality, and each branch a different timeline within that reality, if that makes sense. So one limb is our world, and on that limb there's the branch we're living in, but there's also a branch where Hillary won the 2016 election, and a branch where the U.S. government collapsed long before the 2016 election had the chance to happen. Then, there could be another limb which is very similar to a world but magic is real. Somewhere else on the tree entirely, there could be a limb so different from our reality we can't even comprehend it. Now, my dream didn't mention anything multiverse-y. This theory's just speculation, but it does feel right to me. I'd like to point out that the idea of a big tree that connects multiple worlds occurs in quite a few different mythologies and cultures. It seems to be one of the more common motifs that appear in multiple mythologies. To quote Wikipedia exactly, "...many myths describe a great tree or pillar joining heaven, earth, and the underworld. Vedic India, ancient China, Mayans, Incas and the Germanic peoples all had myths featuring a Cosmic Tree whose branches reach heaven and whose roots reach hell." I think it's possible I caught a glimpse of the same tree that inspired all those myths. And I don't think it's a coincidence that I saw this and a kin memory in the same dream. It genuinely feels like I was just handed some insight into the very universe.
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    Heya pal! I know you posted a thread in the welcoming forum, but I thought I'd send you a personal welcome! My name is Pearl, I'm an ink being, nice to meet you! ...anyway, I'm gonna say something, and it might sound crazy. I think we might know each other, I saw you- or someone very similar- in a period of astral travel. I know I may be mistaken! But I wanted to check. Either way, I'm very happy to meet you!
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    Well, probably everybody feels somewhat lost at some time in their life. It reads a bit like you've taken a step back, but that's not neccessarily a bad thing since it gives the opportunity to re-explore yourself. Maybe you'll find something known altogether, maybe you'll discover something new. I know you'll make your way! In any case, I'm happy you're back with us!
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    Hello! I’m new here and I’d love to make friends!! I am a DID System and have Non-Human Alters, The main being me, Glimmer! I am spiritual Cat-Dragon!! I’ve only recently awakened though. ^w^
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    It all works differently for different people. Members of a plural system could be splits from you, they could be spirits that moved into your headspace, they could be tulpas that you created and breathed life into, they could have just appeared in your mind without being splits or from other worlds. Its just different for everyone, but it all falls under plurality. I believe my headmates are spirits that moved into my headspace. They all had lives in other worlds, then the majority of them died and ended up here. My headspace is like an afterlife for them. They are not disembodied souls cause they all have their own bodies. Not all of them are dead, but most are. The living ones are just ageless now. One of the living ones is still able to travel between here and her own world, or at least a part of her own world. A person can have a combination of different types of headmates. They can have some splits, some soulbonds, and some tulpas. I only have soulbonds. Most are outsourced, a few are insourced. But the insourced ones still came from other worlds, so they're partially outsourced.
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    They're not imaginary friends because they're not imaginary, they're real people. I consider my headmates to be just as real as I am. They are all people in their own rights with their own thoughts and feelings separate from mine. They all had their own lives before coming to me, they have their own lives in the headspace. I did not make them up like you do an imaginary friend. They came to me from other universes. If you're referring to tulpas, they are a lot like imaginary friends but you breathe life into them and they become their own individual people. The practice is not new and is actually a very old Tibetan practice.
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    No because they were fan characters so they still came from outsourced worlds. A tulpa does not show up fully formed with their own personality and backstory, that develops over time as you nurture them into a person. All of my characters came to me from other worlds with personalities and backstories already intact.
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    If they're characters that you created, wouldn't that technically make them Tulpas instead
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    All of them are considered headmates. I don't know anything about daemons, but I know a bit about tulpas and a lot about soulbonds. A tulpa is a being you create in your own mind, like planting a seed. You plant a seed and you take care of it and nurture it until it matures into a person. A soulbond is a fictional character that usually moves into your headspace from outside, like from another world or universe. I have nothing but soulbonds, 4 being my own original characters.
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    As a note though : As a french people who read a lot of european dragon mythology, I have encountered the wyvern body plan associated with fire breathing or just the name european dragon. The label european dragon honestly doesn't mean much in folklore, just that it is a reptilian looking chimera/monster with usually, venom/fire/wings and other draconic characteristics. A very good exemple of this would St George's dragon, usually represented with a wyvern body plan, and breathing fire. It is interesting to note that he seem to have been venomous in the tale, though, but most european dragon were. Iirc, it may have been a christian thing associated with hell to make dragon breathe fire?
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    Hello Naia, I came across the otherkin community because I saw some videos of you that you had made, where you talked about what it is like to be otherkin, the struggles you went through, and I felt compelled to find you and tell you what a brave and total badass you are. The legendary, Naia Ōkami! And by some fortune, I ended up here. I didn’t know there were so many others who felt like I do; I feel like I’ve found a long-lost home/family. Thank you for making a platform where so many of us can come together, feel safe, and be validated. You’ve created something wonderful, and you are an absolute blessing. -Star
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    Always a wonder how such a rich, enormous history is present even if not written yet modern people, foolish as they are, regard therian psychology or therianism as "new". The fact that the concept predates any major civilization and ties itself back directly to the earliest creative works is proof enough it has always existed, just that people now have been consumed by their own anthropocentrism; that because they are apart from all the natural world conceptually, only the human one must exist.
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    I am a cedar tree. Any other phytanthropes?
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    Introduction The term "copinglink" (c'link for short) was coined fairly recently by a member of the Tumblr otherkin community. The term is officially defined as such: Why was this term created? In recent years there has been a rising trend in the idea of using a non-human or fictional identity as a means for coping. The term copinglink was created to replace the term "copingkin", which was a bit of a misnomer since it contained the word "kin" when copinglinkers are generally not seen as falling under the otherkin or fictionkin umbrellas. What is the difference between copinglinks and otherkin? Otherkinity is characterized by being an integral identity as a non-human creature in a non-physical sense. Otherkinity is usually considered to be "innate", or being an identity that is present within someone "from birth", or something that is present in the constitution of one's mind, brain or spirit without having been created consciously or by experience. The only common exception are identities that arise from trauma. In short, otherkin do not choose to experience their identities, nor do they choose their kintypes. Copinglinkers are people who consciously create and choose the nature of their identity in a way that best suits them as a coping mechanism. Because copinglinks are a choice, they do not fit within the definitions of otherkin or fictionkin. Are copinglinks welcome in the Otherkin community? Even though copinglinks do not fall under the otherkin umbrella, it is perfectly fine for non-kin to participate in the otherkin community. Copinglinks and otherkin do share a lot of common ground and that is worth embracing. There is nothing wrong with not being otherkin. You do not need to identify as otherkin in order to be welcome into the community. Final thoughts It is perfectly legitimate to identify as a copinglinker. As long as a coping mechanism is effective in helping the individual deal with their stress and is not harmful or unhealthy, then there is nothing wrong with using it.
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    Definition On our community, to avoid any confusion, we use a very specific definition when referring to otherkin. While there are many different definitions of what qualifies as otherkin, we apply the following definition: Otherkin as an umbrella term On Kinmunity, we generally use the term 'otherkin' as an umbrella term which applies to otherkin, therianthropes, and fictionkin. We do not use the term to apply to the otherhearted, totems, or other similar concepts. This is because we desire to be a welcoming and all-inclusive community. It is generally considered okay, for example, for a wolf therian to call themselves a "wolfkin", but it is not generally considered appropriate for one to call themselves an "elf therian". There are some grey areas, for example Dragons may refer to themselves as "Dragon Therians" or "Dragon Otherkin" and so forth. Generally speaking, proper use of such terminology is simply learned by participating in the community. Don't worry too much about it! In our community... It is not appropriate to use the term "otherkin" to refer to an identification used solely as a coping mechanism for mental illness. The term "copinglink" is used in this case, and yes, copinglinkers are welcome on Kinmunity! It is not appropriate nor healthy to base your otherkin identity off experiences you had while under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs. Fictionkin are generally welcomed and accepted into our community with open-arms. We feel it is possible to identify as a fictional character that has distinct characteristics, personality traits, and behavior. It is not acceptable to make claims that you are physically your kintype, that you can physically shift, or that being otherkin gives you special abilities. It is not acceptable to claim an individual or currently living being as a kintype. A healthy dose of skepticism is welcomed and even encouraged. You should expect questions on introduction threads, and so forth. It helps people grow to be challenged and questioned.
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