Hey, sorry for the late response. I had much going on these last days.
And I’m glad, that you take your time to ask for advice instead of simply writing wrong and uneducated stuff about a group.First of, you should be sure of the basic concept.
There are different definitions floating around on tumblr and many people getting it wrong, but the accurate and the one the community has agreed on the be the right definition of otherkin is to “involuntary identify AS a non-human, non-earthly being on a spiritual OR psychological level”
The important points about this is, that it’s
1) involuntary = You can’t choose to be otherkin, you can’t change it either. You just ARE otherkin. Otherkin is nothing someone does, it’s something someone is. There are words like “kinning” used sometimes, which is probably because it’s easier or faster to write, but it gives the wrong idea. I’m not kinning an angel, I’m angelkin. The same as you’re not “kinning” a human. You are a human.
2) identify AS = This should be self explanatory, but I still say it, because this is also something people get wrong. To be otherkin means, as stated before, that you ARE the being. It’s not just a strong connection, it’s not just really liking it, or identifying with it. It’s identifying AS it.
3) spiritual or psychological = Otherkin are aware that they are physical human.For the non-earthly… it simply means that it has to be a being, that has never existed on earth, to be otherkin. Like dragons, angels, aliens and such.
This is the difference between otherkin and therian.
Therian = animal that has once existed or still does on earth. Dogs, cats, dinosaurs, birds…
Otherkin = being that have never existed, or are at least unproven, on earth. Angels, dragons, aliens, gods…Then, the reasons for being Otherkin.
It depends and is different for many people.
I can’t speak for everyone of course.
For me, my kintype is due to a past life. I believe in the multiverse theory where everything can happen somewhere, sometime. Even though angels might not exist in our world, or at least aren’t proven yet, they may exist somewhere else.
And in this somewhere else I have lived as an angel. I also do remember some stuff from this life.
Spiritual otherkin can also be due to a swapped soul, a parallel life or something complelty different.
It’s also possible to be psychological otherkin.
Even though I have one kintype that I thin is psychological, because don’t feel the spiritual connection like with every other kintype and also feels closer to the here and now, I can’t really explain the why.How does Otherkin act?
Like everyone else I would say. As I said, Otherkin are aware, that they are physically human and they act like that. Otherkin don’t jump off of builiding trying to fly, they don’t eat rocks because they are a dragon, etc.
But most otherkin probably express their identity somehow. I for example like to put decorations in my apartment that remind me of my kintypes, like to listen to music that reminds me of my kintypes, like to dress in a similar fashion, things like that.What it feels like to be Otherkin?
This is also different for everybody.
Many otherkin have shifts. A shifts is a state where you feel closer to your kintype. There are many types of shifts. For example astral shifts, where your astral body changes to that of your kintype.
Some also feel phantom limps like their wings, or their tail (I also feel them sometimes), they sometimes may the behaivour changes a bit in a shift.Honestly, it’s not so easy to put everything into words.
May someone else add things I’ve might forgot?
@shadowfae @dovewithscales @ranthimi @kin-assistance
Sounds right to me. I’d ask around and get more experiences, though, so you have a rough idea on what’s acceptable community behaviour and what isn’t.
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