Brightest

I've been on this site so long, and have yet to make an introduction. Better late than never, aye? 🤣 
I'm Neve (p. Neev, rhymes with Steve,) machinekin, a large format analog mixing console. I've known myself as a machine almost all my life, and learned of my specific make and model as a preteen. It's been a journey and a half, but a rewarding one. 

In body, I'm a 37 year old disabled, autistic, trans guy who loves music, art, games, and books. I'm a total nerd for electronics, computers, science, science fiction, and spirituality. I draw, paint, 3D model, write, and sing. 

Spiritually, I follow an eclectic path comprised of the spiritual expressions of my ancestors and the various wisdoms I've picked up along the way. My being otherkin has spiritual roots in animism and eternalism that I'm more than happy to elaborate more on. 

The new site here looks great, and I'm looking forward to more discussions here! 

- Neve

Hello hello!!! First time poster here :D

Reaching out of my swampy waters to wave hello! I am glad to be here! I am testing out how posting works and the like. 

I got diagnosed around 14, and while it my scoliosis is not debilitating, the locker rooms in school reminded me that my skeletal structure was vastly different from the average human. This caused a great rift of dissociation between my mind and body, as if an impossibly thick cloud of fog formed between them. 

it's a bit difficult for me to know what to type, but i'd like to try. hello, i am rook. ive been... human for 18 years. i use it/its and object related terms (think "that thing").

im new to serious kinning, but not the idea of it. most of my kintypes are centered on past lives. or current lives. unsure. i am also a zombie in this life. i am not alive. i don't believe i am? anyway.

i consider all the undead my bretheren. 

i am experiencing a heavy dose of shame, but after years of researching the community and grappling with my own feelings, ive decided to indulge. 

i am also questioning therianthropy. some sort of rodent, i believe.

lovely to be here.

Howdy! I am curious how everyone in this community came to the conclusion of what species, being or thing they are / identify as, the process of conforming certain parts of your identity. Your "awakening", if you will.

Rarely do I identify with anything mammalian. Usually it is (closer to) avian, or reptilian, if it is something that is "alive" and not android or replicant. But, when I do, it is the bear in particular. A common pattern that has stayed with me, to varying degrees, across multiple lifetimes.

First time trying out the writing prompt feature, and realizing I may need to add a button to automatically quote it in the post text.  The one I selected today was: 

Hello! My name is Xeep or Lucian, I am bodily 17. My pronouns are xe/they > he [I am a xenic individual]. I am an alien in every way, labels that describe my expreinces well are otherkin, holothere and transspecies. I have known about my identity since early childhood but discovered the alterhuman community about 4 or 5 years ago. I have a typing quirk where I replace 's' with 'z', but that occurs during intense shifts. I never do that as a joke. I'll  provide translations to anyone who needs them, or just some time later. I also have other alterhuman identities. More: I like art and poetry, hate social norms, love and feel connected to nature, and daydream about fictional characters. I'm plural and my "alien-ness" affects many of our alters, as it's the most important identity.

Hi :0
Beastie you can call me. I've been searching for a nice quiet place to discuss with other alter/nonhuman beings and I just happened to stumble here via Gillman's personal site. Tumblr wasnt doing it for me at all, and I preferred not interacting via my already established account out of "privacy", and I happen to find the community there to not be my thing anyway (too many kids for me too :x). I've always been fond of forums even though they aren't quite of my time lol, and this seems close enough to the atmosphere I've been searching for. I hope I'll find my place here.

Hit me up! While mildly anxious to talk to new folks online, I don't bite and if you click with me I'll never shut up, lol

I've had a digital journal all about the various things i go through as a nonhuman being for quite a while now, but unfortunately i find myself writing less and less. I don't feel like it's a lack of motivation or anything, rather i just cant find anything to write about? I wish to keep adding stuff so I can look back on it later on, and it's a little frustrating to just have nothing to add to put on the blank page :x

I'd like to know if 1: you have a journal/log of sorts you write in and 2: how you manage to keep updating it on a regular/semi-regular basis

Does your kintype have an influence on your gender identity? Maybe you disconnect your gender from your kitnype's gender? Or your gender identity changes during shifts? If you feel like you have an answer to any of these questions, feel free to share your thoughts. Like in my previous post, I'll also write about my experience:

Howdy! 
I am Krin (he/him/his). I am 20 yrs old and have been awakened / in the therian community since late 2019. I have had my ups and downs in discovering myself since I first joined, but it has been a marvelous time getting to know who I am in my roots.

I am currently in my second year university, studying electrical engineering as a transfer student from preforming arts. I have been a cellist for over 9 years. and an artist for over 10. 

I am alternative, neurodivergent, and queer. I love to participate in up-cycling and alt fashion.. though I usually opt for comfort. I am covered in tattoos and piercings. All of which I love. 

I am an animal nerd at heart and am passionate about keeping the world clean and safe for ALL, not just humans.

My two identities are woolly mammoth and diamondback rattlesnake. I have a feeling I have at least one other theriotype but have yet to give myself time to explore or question it. 

I moved here from instagram at a hope of a different pace and to meet new alter humans. I needed a more relaxed blogging site as instagram felt too cluttered and popularity based rather than individual experiences and just enjoying the community we have. 

I am looking forward to meeting people! feel 

hangs my feet over the edge of the void and glares down with unease as I try to comprehend how this site works

Bwoof!!

I saw a few posts online depicting detailed care guides for their species / theriotypes, and it inspired me to start planning my own! I wanted this care guide to be about my Xenomorph fictype (?) since my canine theriotype has been quite dormant for the summer. This will grow into either a couple of slides on Instagram, or just a proper blog post. 

I'm not sure how much of an outlier this is, but I went ahead and created a group for robots, androids, replicants, reploids, anyone who relates to having been an artificial life form.  

i was wondering if any of your kintypes effects how you eat? whether it's what you eat or how. 

If your source material continued, changed significantly, or was rebooted — has that happened? And if so, what did it mean for your identity?

The hoot of the owl we'll follow with care
Jack o' Green, Will o' Wisp, Robin and Puck
She'll lead us a goat-path no mortal should dare:
Come, off to the woodland to drink the moon's luck!
The tracks of Tod-Low'ry shall show us the way
Jack o' Green, Will o' Wisp, Robin and Puck
To glades which are hidden in harsh light of day:
Come, off to the woodland to drink the moon's luck!
We'll rade on the ridge at the top of the hill
Jack o' Green, Will o' Wisp, Robin and Puck
And humans shall find the wind suddenly chill:
Come, off to the woodland to drink the moon's luck!
Singing fey music from moonrise 'til dawn
Jack o' Green, Will o' Wisp, Robin and Puck
And as sudden we came, we'll sudden be gone:
Come, off to the woodland to drink the moon's luck!
We'll steal through the forest, which often at night
Jack o' Green, Will o' Wisp, Robin and Puck
Holds many a wonder for fairy delight:
Come, off to the woodland to drink the moon's luck!
The meadow-brook's waters to touch and to taste
Jack o' Green, Will o' Wisp, Robin and Puck,
With twilight upon us I bid ye make haste!
Come ye, o follow, to drink the moon's luck!