I see! Not sure what's the appropriate solution, probably whatever you feel best communicates who you are. What experiences led you to identify as the concept of fire, how is it different from a fire elemental, and how does it feel separate from your fire wolf self? When you say you're from minecraft/rats SMP, does that mean you feel like you're a specific character from the narrative or just that minecraft mechanics (vanilla/the rats mod) apply to you?
Sorry for grilling you, there's just many questions floating around my head.
Welcome! You listed so many kintypes on your profile, what experiences made you figure out you're all of these things? Many of them are fandoms/media rather than entities, are you tagging them as home sources or as concepts or how does that work?
I'm the most comfortable calling myself agender, I shouldn't even have a corporeal body that biological sex or gender could apply to. Genderfluid is fine too, since whichever gender divided subgroup of humans I feel more connected to differs day to day.
It makes sense you'd be xenogender since your species doesn't even come from this planet, so why would it be chained to earthly conventions!
I knew I wasn't human before discovering the community, but it never occurred to me to narrow it down and ask, okay, what am I if not human? Because to me, it was just frustration with humans choosing and desiring things in life/in the world that distressed me like a creature stuck in a cage, a vague idea of what else life should be, and what I now know are phantom and mental shifts.
I made a list of all the creatures and characters I liked being likened to, related to, or would associate myself with. Studied the kind of wings I felt. Found out the crucial piece of information that mythological faeries don't have insectile wings--we don't necessarily have wings at all, though as shapeshifters we can transform into animals who do or simply change our forms to display them. Preferred habitats (clouds and caves) matched, morality intuitive, interests shared.
I never ruled out (fallen) angels, mixed kin, or narrowed down my fae origin (see this post), not even mythology (I feel connected to both Celtic and Slavic, but it makes sense as we can hardly even trace how cultures mingled in prehistory). Maybe in the future something will click better or fit alongside my fae identity, but for now I feel satisfied seeing myself like this.
I journal about twice a month. Quantitative logging makes it into a spreadsheet, meanwhile the journal holds epiphanies or diary entries or little essays on specific prompts, but those don't happen often. Life is monotone, there isn't always something (alterhuman) to write about daily, and that's okay.
I knew I had wings since young age (and stressed my parents out by trying to climb furniture to fly) but didn't necessarily see myself othered from humans until high school when people started to more outwardly steer away from my preferences, rather than the other way around. We were all weird kids in my social bubble, but I was the only one uncomfortable with having to 'grow up' both physically and lifestyle wise. Why are they involving me in this human nonsense!
I relate to this a lot, like I wasn't 'built correctly' as a human down to the biological level, didn't even feel hunger until adulthood. It definitely relates to my autism as well, but there's still a lot left unanswered even with the diagnosis.
For me it's more about the surroundings and weather, regardless of the time of day. Stormy, misty, windy, midday in the mountains, night time in the forest, etc.
Self-discovery takes time and patience! the thing about fae is that we can be very many things, the categories and names we've been given reflect only what humans have been able to comprehend and tried to understand.
Welcome! Very intrigued by both of your experiences, I definitely connect to the strange calmness of desolate places, sights long forgotten and roaming empty buildings.
Livejournal/Dreamwidth is something I never properly experienced, so that explains why this feels unfamiliar, but I think I'm getting the grasp of it now! I seem to have completely skimmed over the groups section, shall look through it *nods nods*
Welcome. What made you conclude you are otherkin? Do you know your kintype? And what's a motif monolith?
Hi Emi, welcome!
Then yes, I have plenty plushies! They help me tackle human responsibilities, teamwork :o)
What exactly does that entail?
I see! Not sure what's the appropriate solution, probably whatever you feel best communicates who you are. What experiences led you to identify as the concept of fire, how is it different from a fire elemental, and how does it feel separate from your fire wolf self? When you say you're from minecraft/rats SMP, does that mean you feel like you're a specific character from the narrative or just that minecraft mechanics (vanilla/the rats mod) apply to you?
Sorry for grilling you, there's just many questions floating around my head.
Welcome! You listed so many kintypes on your profile, what experiences made you figure out you're all of these things? Many of them are fandoms/media rather than entities, are you tagging them as home sources or as concepts or how does that work?
Welcome! :]
I'm the most comfortable calling myself agender, I shouldn't even have a corporeal body that biological sex or gender could apply to. Genderfluid is fine too, since whichever gender divided subgroup of humans I feel more connected to differs day to day.
It makes sense you'd be xenogender since your species doesn't even come from this planet, so why would it be chained to earthly conventions!
I knew I wasn't human before discovering the community, but it never occurred to me to narrow it down and ask, okay, what am I if not human? Because to me, it was just frustration with humans choosing and desiring things in life/in the world that distressed me like a creature stuck in a cage, a vague idea of what else life should be, and what I now know are phantom and mental shifts.
I made a list of all the creatures and characters I liked being likened to, related to, or would associate myself with. Studied the kind of wings I felt. Found out the crucial piece of information that mythological faeries don't have insectile wings--we don't necessarily have wings at all, though as shapeshifters we can transform into animals who do or simply change our forms to display them. Preferred habitats (clouds and caves) matched, morality intuitive, interests shared.
I never ruled out (fallen) angels, mixed kin, or narrowed down my fae origin (see this post), not even mythology (I feel connected to both Celtic and Slavic, but it makes sense as we can hardly even trace how cultures mingled in prehistory). Maybe in the future something will click better or fit alongside my fae identity, but for now I feel satisfied seeing myself like this.
Happy to inspire :}
I journal about twice a month. Quantitative logging makes it into a spreadsheet, meanwhile the journal holds epiphanies or diary entries or little essays on specific prompts, but those don't happen often. Life is monotone, there isn't always something (alterhuman) to write about daily, and that's okay.
I knew I had wings since young age (and stressed my parents out by trying to climb furniture to fly) but didn't necessarily see myself othered from humans until high school when people started to more outwardly steer away from my preferences, rather than the other way around. We were all weird kids in my social bubble, but I was the only one uncomfortable with having to 'grow up' both physically and lifestyle wise. Why are they involving me in this human nonsense!
Interesting, it never occurred to me to think about zombies as social beings but it makes a lot of sense!
Welcome! What made you figure out that you may be undead?
I relate to this a lot, like I wasn't 'built correctly' as a human down to the biological level, didn't even feel hunger until adulthood. It definitely relates to my autism as well, but there's still a lot left unanswered even with the diagnosis.
For me it's more about the surroundings and weather, regardless of the time of day. Stormy, misty, windy, midday in the mountains, night time in the forest, etc.
Self-discovery takes time and patience! the thing about fae is that we can be very many things, the categories and names we've been given reflect only what humans have been able to comprehend and tried to understand.
Welcome! Very intrigued by both of your experiences, I definitely connect to the strange calmness of desolate places, sights long forgotten and roaming empty buildings.
Glad to see you as well! came to check the site right from the resource thread :]
Livejournal/Dreamwidth is something I never properly experienced, so that explains why this feels unfamiliar, but I think I'm getting the grasp of it now! I seem to have completely skimmed over the groups section, shall look through it *nods nods*