hallowedbone:

lost-souls-of-the-void:

Warning for Otherkin

A lot of otherkin, myself included, have had visions of a nebula or something else in space and hearing something along the lines of “come home”

Be careful if you get a vision like this, because this could mean you’ve opened a gate into the astral plane.

Those who have allowed themselves to go through this gate often don’t wake up and their bodies remain in a coma in this realm.

Please be careful!!!

Bitch this is a life goal, not a warning. If you got the hookup for some SCP space gas you need to share it. Some of us work retail on this mortal coil.

Are we getting reconnected to those parts of the astral? Sign me up, I’d like to go back home.

sheperdyoung:

As of my knowledge. Otherkin are people whom associates with a fictional species. (Dragon, Elf, Misc) On a spiritual level. That’s A-okay. Just great. But there’s people whom I think believe themselves to have legitimately been a fictional species in a past life. And I just think that’s bogus.

That isn’t what otherkin is. Associating with the thing isn’t otherkin. You identify as the thing on a nonphysical and involuntary level. Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean people don’t believe in it, and I see no reason why you should be against it when you don’t know what it is.

noratm:

This topic I have been seeing more and more on tumblr and in person.
So I just wanted to ask some questions to better understand it, I want no drama out of it knowing that online with these topics there are firearms.

I just want to ask these:
-Do you really have to think you are nonhuman to be otherkin?

*I personally think you don’t for the reason I heard you don’t need to, You only beed to associate with it in some way*

-How does one become a Therian?

*This one I am more educated on for I meet a ton in person and would just like to understand a bit more. They actually tend to be chill people.*

-Like therians, Do otherkin have common personality traits to each creature? Like dragons being anti-social, wise on one or more topic or is it more free?

*I have tried to look into this one but found almost nothing. I find them interesting topics and would find it really cool if they did have this set up, It could help people understand more of themselves as a person.*

I ask these questions because I am getting asked a lot: Which animal do you think is your spirit animal?
Which creature do you feel more alike? So on. Truth be told I think I would relate more to lizards.
For mythical it is between demons and dragons, these are both creatures we know don’t exist (If you don’t believe in much like I do, I will leave religions out of this comment.) but they have good symbolic meanings and common traits.

Demons dealing in mythology with the darkest parts of things and dragons being clever, misunderstood creatures.

If these questions are answered nicely I think I might actually be a bit of either which I would be honestly fine with.

1. Yes

2. You don’t, you discover you are if you were already one. You either are or you aren’t.

3. No. There’s no set in stone criteria beyond identifying as the thing on a nonphysical and involuntary level. You’ll find very nice demons just as you’ll find very mean Disney fairies. Stereotypes don’t work.

angrianfamily:

aestherians:

canissoupus:

“Berserker” shifts are not a thing. You aren’t wearing an animal skin. You haven’t taken drugs. No, you’re a goddamned liar trying to be cool. Call it an “edgelord shift” instead. Makes more sense, kiddos. In all seriousness, though…“berserker shift” is bad terminology. You aren’t doing anything a real berserker did. Calling it that is wrong. And on that note, if people still think it works…we should just let people who are -hearted claim to be otherkin because sometimes it’s close enough.

Not sure what’s stopping people from going berserk now when they could easily do it in the iron and viking ages. I don’t believe that berserker shifts happen on their own (except in some cases of neurodiversity, I suppose), but they can easily be willed forth. While I have no idea why anyone would choose to go into one of these shifts, they’re by no means impossible or made up.

From what I’ve heard, berserker shifts usually take place during mental health breakdowns. I don’t doubt that they could be called forth, I’d agree that they’re very legitimate. -Adviser

Berserk shifts are not fun and I wouldn’t wish them on anyone, but they’re certainly a thing.

fargoniac:

shadowfae:

fargoniac:

Genuinely curious: What exactly is the difference between otherkin, therianthropes(spirit animals AFAIK) and furries?

1. Otherkin identify partially or entirely as a nonhuman entity on a nonphysical and involuntary level.

2. Therianthropes identify partially or entirely as a nonhuman, Earthen animal on a nonphysical and involuntary level. (Like dogs or dinosaurs- nothing scientifically unproven, only things that exist on earth at some point.)

3. Spirit animals are not at all related to otherkinity or therianthropy. They’re a cultural thing, more prevalent in Native American things than others iirc. You don’t identify as them, though.

4. Furries are just people with fursonas.

So therianthropes are a subtype of otherkin? Interesting!

Sorta, yeah. All therians count as otherkin, but not all otherkin are therians. Something like that, anyway. There’s a lot of nuance that I don’t keep much track of since I’m not a therian myself.

fargoniac:

Genuinely curious: What exactly is the difference between otherkin, therianthropes(spirit animals AFAIK) and furries?

1. Otherkin identify partially or entirely as a nonhuman entity on a nonphysical and involuntary level.

2. Therianthropes identify partially or entirely as a nonhuman, Earthen animal on a nonphysical and involuntary level. (Like dogs or dinosaurs- nothing scientifically unproven, only things that exist on earth at some point.)

3. Spirit animals are not at all related to otherkinity or therianthropy. They’re a cultural thing, more prevalent in Native American things than others iirc. You don’t identify as them, though.

4. Furries are just people with fursonas.