I find the notion of "everyone is everyone" from Weir's The Egg to be just a valid belief as any other, though not one I personally ascribe to. If one is able to recall past lives, than one could reasonably recall concurrent lives - if everyone is everyone.
Is the ability to recall past (or concurrent) human lives on this earth solely sufficient to label oneself under the alterhuman umbrella? maybe. Under the otherkin umbrella? maybe not. But it is not for to tell anyone who they are or what labels to use.
I am just trying to learn. Being challenged on my beliefs are part of that. My hope is others are trying to learn too.
I intended to imply the reverse: myths started as local stories that spread and evolved through people and time, but they might be considered as "fiction" at the very time and place of their origin.
Of the stories that are written today and survive to be retold and rediscovered for thousands of years into the future, will they not also come to be seen as myths and legends that have originated now? Can stories even last for thousands of years without impacting spiritual beliefs and cultural fabric through time into the future?
And also, I know my spiritual beliefs are heavily influenced my fiction written within the last century. Fiction written today can directly influence one's spiritual understanding and personal sense of mythology.
What's the difference between a "fictionkin" type and any other kin type that might be called "mythological"? /sincere
Is it not just time? Are not all stories we tell the leaves and blooms on the tree Amalion: borrowing from and adding to a collective unconscious that half remembers legends and creature and lives long-forgotten? Just because a "source" might seem newer to us now, does not mean it is not reflecting something that has long existed.
And reflecting is what stories do; they give us an imperfect mirrored glimpse of what may become, may be, or once was true. If parts of a "source" resonate with you, hold on to them tightly. And freely discard the parts that don't - especially if the reflection is distorted or twisted from your own experience.
This isn't picking and choosing from what an author chose to depict. It's searching inside yourself for what makes sense to you.
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Thank you for writing all of that.
I find the notion of "everyone is everyone" from Weir's The Egg to be just a valid belief as any other, though not one I personally ascribe to. If one is able to recall past lives, than one could reasonably recall concurrent lives - if everyone is everyone.
Is the ability to recall past (or concurrent) human lives on this earth solely sufficient to label oneself under the alterhuman umbrella? maybe. Under the otherkin umbrella? maybe not. But it is not for to tell anyone who they are or what labels to use.
I am just trying to learn. Being challenged on my beliefs are part of that. My hope is others are trying to learn too.
of course! I'm happy to!
I intended to imply the reverse: myths started as local stories that spread and evolved through people and time, but they might be considered as "fiction" at the very time and place of their origin.
Of the stories that are written today and survive to be retold and rediscovered for thousands of years into the future, will they not also come to be seen as myths and legends that have originated now? Can stories even last for thousands of years without impacting spiritual beliefs and cultural fabric through time into the future?
And also, I know my spiritual beliefs are heavily influenced my fiction written within the last century. Fiction written today can directly influence one's spiritual understanding and personal sense of mythology.
Wonderful! I love the K2 azurite stones in this piece.
hihi cutie! Welcome welcome! Emperor penguin theriotype is so cool!!
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What's the difference between a "fictionkin" type and any other kin type that might be called "mythological"? /sincere
Is it not just time? Are not all stories we tell the leaves and blooms on the tree Amalion: borrowing from and adding to a collective unconscious that half remembers legends and creature and lives long-forgotten? Just because a "source" might seem newer to us now, does not mean it is not reflecting something that has long existed.
And reflecting is what stories do; they give us an imperfect mirrored glimpse of what may become, may be, or once was true. If parts of a "source" resonate with you, hold on to them tightly. And freely discard the parts that don't - especially if the reflection is distorted or twisted from your own experience.
This isn't picking and choosing from what an author chose to depict. It's searching inside yourself for what makes sense to you.