Presenter signups for Shining Hearth are still open at https://forms.gle/V3hYJnos9NLBNM8Y6.
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Presenter signups are now open for Shining Hearth! We are looking for people to give talks, lead discussions, do rituals or meditations, all sorts of things. The form is available at https://forms.gle/V3hYJnos9NLBNM8Y6 and will remain open through December 31.
And as always, we encourage subscribing to the Shining Hearth newsletter: https://www.shininghearth.net/newsletter.html. (We occasionally have problems with the confirmation email not being delivered, so check your spam folder, and if you still don\'t see it, send an email to staff@shininghearth.net and we\'ll get it sorted one way or another.)
Staff signups for Shining Hearth (an online gathering of elves, fae, sidhe, and similar folk) will close tomorrow, December 2. If you have been thinking about helping out as a mod or assistant but not signed up yet, the form is still open at https://forms.gle/8ii3XtYjW63r4GTC6.
Also, since it seems OKN is balking at trying to put more than one link in the same post, Shining Hearth encourages you to sign up for our newsletter at https://www.shininghearth.net/newsletter.html to get future updates!
Staff signups are now open for Shining Hearth! We are looking for people to volunteer to moderate chat, to help presenters get set up, and to help take care of technical needs for activities such as watch-alongs and game sessions. You can select only one of those or any combination. The form is available at https://forms.gle/8ii3XtYjW63r4GTC6 and will remain open through December 2.
We are pleased to announce *Shining Hearth*, an online gathering of elves, fae, and adjacent folk!
Online gathering of Elves, Fae, and adjacent Folk... Would you attend?
This past August, some therians and otherkin from Tumblr organized a free virtual convention called Othercon. It went off well, proving such a thing can be done, so my husband and I plus a couple of elven-faery friends wondered: could we do a similar online gather that was specifically intended for Elves-Sidhe-Tuatha-Fae?
We are still in the very early planning stages, at this point just seeing if there is enough interest to make it work. If you are of one of those folk, take our survey at https://forms.gle/iYADL7bKrpwoZ8z88 ! It will remain open through October 27.
Feel free to send this link directly to friends or to share it in locked posts or private groups, but please check with me before posting it anywhere public.
(To answer one likely question up front, we do not intend to bar entry to anyone who is not Elf, Sidhe, etc., solely based on what they are. We are just trying to keep the scope of panels and activities fairly narrow.)
@otherkinnet @jarandhel (not sure whether you actually use the personal account... last active 11 months ago?), this artwork kinda made me think \"Dreamhart\": https://www.deviantart.com/useless-machine/art/Crystal-Deer-575295194
SF Bay Otherkin - Virtual meetup tomorrow, Saturday, March 14.
In lieu of the in-person event (cancelled due to coronavirus concerns) we will be having a virtual meetup at the same date and time, 2 PM March 14th, on Jitsi https://meet.jit.si/. No account or program installation is required for desktop computers (mobile apps are also available). Comment or PM for the room address and password.
(posting as a personal update since the Events feature has been broken for a while...)
@otherkinnet Since there is no \"flag user\" function anymore, and I haven\'t seen a similar one for reporting individual items, what is the best way to bring obvious spam accounts like https://www.otherkin.net/members/hzr414ch/ to your attention?
CANCELLED - November SFBayOtherkin Meetup - The November meetup has been cancelled due to smoke from the wildfire in Butte County drifting southwest into the bay area causing hazardous air quality. We\'ll take another stab at this one in December. (We hope.)
A hearth for those of mythic heart
Fae-born, Elf-souled, from Otherworld,
Of dragons' power, angels' grace,
Chimaeric beasts of eld,
Shifting folk of fur and tail,
Spirits of the living Green,
Of shadows or celestial light,
Tribe of Danu, Aes Sidhe--
@Lash Can I ask why it is you change your profile pic multiple times a week, sometimes multiple times in 24 hours? The activity feed for OKN is full of tons of notifications of you doing that.
AAAUGH RANDOM DEFAULT USERPIC IS HORRIFYING
forest deep
redwood's height
river swift
stars bright
lights glow
colour spins
flame leaps
dance begins
hands clasp
voice sings
fingers pluck
harp strings
majik flows
majik flies
moon's light
laughter, sighs
couples, then
ancient dance
sacred cauldron
bleeding lance
faery majik
flowing far
living dreams
dreams are
A lot of these might also apply to anyone [kin or otherwise] of a general magical or pagan persuasion as well. YMMV. Look to the *s for Eshari's humble opinion of which "count" more, as they're less explicable by other things.
I might look the same, but I'm not quite like you
I'm at least a little fey; can you see right through?
I'm still made of flesh, I'm still made of bone
But I've had you fooled enough to leave me alone