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Hi, I’m new here. I’m Minny, a blind elf. Honestly, though, I’m still figuring a bunch of stuff out and I really don’t know very much about the otherkin community in general. I’m hoping that I can learn a thing or two but hanging around here for a while, so thank you for having me.

searching for friends and seeking aid

Now that the Events function is fixed (*crosses fingers*), I have added this year\'s Shining Hearth as an event: https://www.otherkin.net/events/shining-hearth/ I plan to post further updates there as comments on the event, which hopefully will be more manageable (though I\'ll have to make some tests and see). Briefly, today\'s update is: Staff signups are now open, and late/backup Presenter signups will be accepted through February 7th.

Late presenter signups are still open at Shining Hearth. There\'s a couple of presentation timeslots still available in the Americas block and plenty still available in the Europe and Asia/Australia blocks. We also like to have several backups on hand in case of last-minute cancellations. Late presenter signups will close on February 7th. (Please note that the later you sign up, the sooner you will be asked to complete reading the Presenter documents, have your final workshop title and description prepared, and give final confirmation your timeslot!) Presenter signup form: https://forms.gle/1Xu2guRYc3kWfRt6A

In the silence of the night,

The problem with the guest authors plugin should be completely resolved. A disclaimer has also been added to all articles which were migrated from the original otherkin.net noting that the date of publication is not correct. Unfortunately I do not have the original publication dates to update them in the database, I could at best approximate using archive.org and I know some of those dates are inaccurate.

Originally posted to the WanderingPaths mailing list on April 8, 2011. This was written as a poetic focus used as part of a Calling to the spirit the otherkin community once had.

By oak and ash and rowan tree The ancient magic calls to thee Who are kith and kin to we By blood and spirit called to me.

When we realize that we were once an intelligent being different from humans, we tend to drift away to those distant times when things were simpler and much different. This happens for two reasons: the previous body had a number of advantages over humans, and we simply already know how to live in that other body. Even in the same lifetime, we may have a more localized situation where, in the face of difficulties, we do all kinds of things to escape back to a carefree childhood. So the fierce rejection of the current body is the same thing, but on a slightly different level. Yes, we were once animals and other humanoids and maybe even nature spirits, but that doesn't devalue the life we have now - it enriches it.

It is possible that we may sometimes be able to remember past lives as they were, but it would be foolish to argue with the fact that remembering is done through the brain that we have now. This brain has been developing its own associative map since childhood, and, in most cases, this very map will be used to decode the memories of past lives. From my own lengthy experience, I can summarize that the most reliable memories come in dreams. There, you can see images about which the current brain knows nothing, and then find these items in the Wikipedia and marvel at the fact that such things actually existed. If the objects you are looking for do not appear in the World Encyclopedia, the only thing left to do is to draw them… And it is possible that there is a huge benefit to doing so. After drawing some objects from dreams about past incarnations, one can compare them with the data received in dreams by other otherkin of the same type. Sometimes, a memory is triggered by something you have seen, heard, or read. But there's a good chance that such memories are running through our current associative map. When I practiced conscious dreaming some time ago, I discovered that the associative map is very important because disembodied objects often don't have images of their own, and the brain picks the most appropriate one to understand what it is dealing with.

Just so folks know, there\'s been a problem with the plugin used to generate author names for the older articles that were imported into the wordpress version of this site from the original otherkin.net. It was causing all comments on the posts by \"guest authors\", authors without accounts on the current wordpress site, to show as the guest author rather than the commentor. I\'ve installed a new guest author plugin and it appears to be working, but it\'s going to take a while to edit all of the existing posts. In the meantime, the author is going to show up (incorrectly) as otherkin.net. I\'ll be going through these as and updating them as fast as I can, but please bear with me in the meantime. It is my intention to restore credit to the proper authors as quickly as possible.

Looking for others like me 🤔

Late Presenter sign-ups for Shining Hearth will be accepted through February 7th or while space is available. We still have a couple of timeslots available in the Americas schedule block, plus plenty of slots in the Europe and Asia/Australia blocks. Please note that timeslot selections may be limited depending on your region, and your proposal may not be added immediately, but kept on hand as a backup in case someone else has to drop out. Sign up to present here: https://forms.gle/1Xu2guRYc3kWfRt6A

General registration for Shining Hearth is now open! Register to attend here: https://forms.gle/71K1Yp9DnGT4tUcUA You do not have to be Elf/Fae/etc. to attend, but it is our target audience, and we try to stick to that theme. We are also still seeking Presenters! So far we\'ve received proposals for tips on glamour; fae identity and human gender; fae \"traps\"; maintaining a connection with the otherworld in times of toil; the return of the perennially popular Realm of Refuge; and possibly the Divination Salon. The schedule will be posted mid-February.

We\'re now six weeks into the sign-up period to present at Shining Hearth. We\'re looking for at least seven more presenters to fill out the timeslots aimed at the Americas, as well as still seeking anyone from Europe or east Asia/Australia regions to help us expand. Applications will be accepted for three more weeks, through January 10. Presenter application form: https://forms.gle/1Xu2guRYc3kWfRt6A General registration for the event will begin in a little less than two weeks, on January 1st! (eta: the link to the form has been corrected. if you got an error that the form was closed, please try again.)

We\'re now four weeks into the sign-up period to present at Shining Hearth, and are still sitting at two presenter applications. That means there\'s many timeslots available through the weekend for all three regions outlined in the schedule - Americas, Europe, and Australia/Asia. Presentations can be on any topic that would be of interest to elfae folk and can be in any format: lecture, panel, group discussion, demonstration, ritual, meditation, performance, etc. Timeslots are 1 hour long; you don\'t have to fill the whole time, but should use at least 30 minutes. Ready to sign up? Fill out the form here! https://forms.gle/1Xu2guRYc3kWfRt6A

We\'re two weeks into the sign-up period to present at Shining Hearth, and have received two sign-ups already. There\'s still plenty of timeslots available through the weekend for all three regions outlined in the schedule - Americas, Europe, and Australia/Asia. Presentations can be on any topic that would be of interest to elfae folk and can be in any format: lecture, panel, group discussion, demonstration, ritual, meditation, performance, etc. Timeslots are 1 hour long; you don\'t have to fill the whole time, but should use at least 30 minutes. Ready to sign up? Fill out the form here! https://forms.gle/1Xu2guRYc3kWfRt6A

Presenter sign-ups are now open for Shining Hearth! Presentations can be on any topic that would be of interest to elfae folk and can be in any format: lecture, panel, group discussion, demonstration, ritual, meditation, performance, etc. Timeslots are 1 hour long. This year we are offering additional timeslots that should be more accessible for those living outside of the Americas. Presenter applications will be accepted through January 10, 2025 or while space is available. The signup form is here: https://forms.gle/1Xu2guRYc3kWfRt6A

Announcing the fifth anniversary of Shining Hearth, a free online gathering of Elves, Fae, Sidhe, and adjacent folk! It will be held on March 21-23, 2025, the fourth weekend in March, on our Discord server. You can get all the details and sign up for our newsletter on our website: https://www.shininghearth.net Please note that the event and server are 18+ only. Presenter sign-ups begin November 8 and general registration will begin on January 1. This year we are hoping to offer some timeslots that will work better for those in Europe or Asia/Australia and are looking for presenters, staff, and help with outreach in those areas. Feel free to ask any questions here or email staff (at) shininghearth.net. We hope to see ye elfae folk there!

hello, recently awakened dragonkin here. i need some advice. when i tell people about me identifying as a dragon in a human body, they tell me to get in touch with reality, or they think im begging for attention. can someone please relate, and talk to me? i feel alone. . .