greetings, havent posted in a bit due to things happening in everyday life; i come back to ask, what does a pack, a pride, a constellation or other have to be for you? who do you consider part of the group, is it strictly family-based, strictly alter/nonhuman, does it have to be a certain amount of folks, does everyone need to be the same 'type or clade, what do you do together (if anything), does everyone know eachother, etc etc. if you dont have a pack or are more on the solitary side, would you enjoy being in one anyway?
Personally, my constellation as of now consists of my mate and my biological little brother, all alterhuman and with 'types unrelated to mine. i would consider some irl/online human friends part of it as well, but in a more distant way if that makes sense. they may not be part of the core constellation but they are welcome anytime to join us for things.
Universe
Posts from across the community. New members are part of the Universe too — the dust and gas of the Nebula simply obscure them from view until they reach a certain luminosity. When they graduate, everything they have written shines through here.
Does your identity ask anything of you — impose any pull, obligation, or sense of responsibility that you didn't consciously choose?
What role has community played in your self-discovery?
What part of your experiences feels most connected to the past in relation to your otherkin, therian, or nonhuman identity?
Hello new friends
I'm Sparveria. I am a Siren with both aquatic and avian forms. Hoping to meet any others who might be the same. 🤞🏻
I've always known this about myself without ever having the words to describe what I understood. Now I'm looking to learn more and share community with all of you! 💜
WIP - Wolf Therian Beaded Necklace
I make things when I am bored and/or angsty.
Very recently, one of my two major "source" fictions released a new comic in the franchise. I have the book, but I haven't taken a look at it yet, nor am I in any rush to do so. Honestly, at this stage in my journey, I am more intrigued with whether any sort of "source" fiction contains themes that line up with dreams I've had, synchronicities, events that might have taken place in my life, et cetera.
Love this!
On Identity
Been a while. But I've been feeling more dog-like as of late. Some of it stems from spending time with my partner, and I love that so much. They amplify my experiences greatly, and I really want to tell them about how I feel identity wise.
Today I started a Blade Runner marathon, both movies plus the spinoffs. I don't consider Blade Runner to be a "source" material for me. However, there are a lot of similarities and parallels to the world I remember in my own memories, and I would probably be considered a "replicant" in the sense that I had enough human features: I could bleed, feel pain, and I did look human "enough".
New group for avian therianthropes. Come check it out and maybe at some point I'll try to explain the phoenix kintype I don't talk about much. Because it's complicated.
Avianthropy Group
One topic I had been meaning to write more on is the usage of natural materials (bones, skins, stones and etc) in the otherkin and therianthropy exploration process. This is a topic I and my system have decades of experience on, having utilized natural materials in our personal explorations, our art and our magic for almost three decades now. I am, however, out of practice with writing and producing long form content, something I used to be very good at. Time and covid have left me rusty, and I'm working on changing that.
I made a group for avians of various sorts: @Avianthropy
Currently rewatching the entire Blade Runner series, including spinoffs. Although Blade Runner wouldn't be considered my "source fiction", it did come from the same inspirational wellspring. I do see a lot of parallels and similarities in the fiction to the world I remembered as an android or cyborg. It is one reason why I often use "replicant" in posts relating to this topic.
A lot of different folkloric and fictional creatures have been called "dragons"; despite that (or maybe because of it), a number of dragon stereotypes have persisted!
What assumptions are you trying not to make too quickly?
People often speak of many otherkin, therian or alterhuman "identities", but I never found that wording as something I could identify with, personally. For me, I have one single identity, as one single person. However, that identity has many facets. All those facets are interconnected parts of a whole. They all relate to and with each other, all share a single crystal lattice. Angel and dragon, goshawk and bear. Even the cyborg.
Recently set up an account with LibraryThing as a container for my years of reading and research as other and therian. It is forever in process; backing up 20+ years of books is no small task.
Howdy! My name is Lupine of the Leaf Cooperative (my daemon and I). I have many alterhuman identities and many thoughts about them and alterhumanity as a whole, even if I forget to write those down. (Don't be like me--journal consistently!)
Some beautiful work by one of our husbands.