othermagic:

stirdrawsandreblaws:

it was brought to my attention that “otherkin” now means “identifies as [noun]” (e.g; kintype) rather than “identifies with [noun]” so

i made a word for “identifies with [thing]” sorta

or more like a word for the thing.

a synpath = a person, object, or concept one identifies strongly with while maintaining an identity apart from it

and saying you have a “sympathy/harmony/resonance with [thing]” implies it’s your synpath, or at least a synpath for you

to reiterate: synpath does NOT mean the same thing as “kintype”, as explained in the first sentence; the relationship is not the same. kintype is something you identify as. synpath is something you identify with.

EDIT: as there seems to be some confusion, no, YOU are not a synpath. the things you identify with are synpaths. at least that was the original intent.

EDIT 2: more usage details and clarifications can be found here

EDIT 3: due to persistent rumors regarding my personal character, please read, reblog, and signal boost this. it’s absolutely horrendous that this is even something i have to deal with due to people not fact-checking.

EDIT 4: there is now an FAQ!

We’ve been notified about the original post that the term “synpath” was coined in, in case any of our followers would like the resource!