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creatureheart · 1 month

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I've made a few posts talking about things in the nonhuman and alterhuman communities recently, mostly just brief looks into them, so I thought I would share this one.

The info may not be all that much, and could easily be expanded upon, but I did my best for a simple bit of info for certain things.

All pictures have ALT text included, but I shall post the text also here, under a cut, cause it's a bit long, lol

Nonhuman as an identity: To identify as not human either fully or partially. (hate/trolls will be reported and deleted)

Reminder: These are all personal identities and why someone identifies as nonhuman and what term someone decides to use for themself is exclusively their business. In the end it is what makes the most sense to the individual and not up to others. Now, onto some of the communities that are included under the nonhuman identity:

Otherkin: from the term "otherkind" - an identity which typically encompasses being wholly or partially a nonhuman entity. Usually understood to cover those who identify as mythical creatures and other fantastical things. Also covers those that fall outside of beings and creatures.

Examples of non-being or creature based identities: Conceptkin: an identity where one identifies as a concept such as the concept of night or fire. Objectkin: and identity where one identifies as an object. Songkin: an identity where one identifies as a song.

Examples of being and creature based identities: Therianthropy: usually shortened to therian - where one identifies AS a nonhuman animal. Some will say that this term refers to only earthen animals, living or extinct, but it has never only encompassed earthly animals. The community's language came from those who identify as werecreatures. Theriomythic: an alternate identity term for one who identifies in some intrinsic was as a mythical creature. Paleotherian: an identity term for one who identifies as a now extinct earthly animal, like a dinosaur or mammoth.

Cladotherian or Cladokin: an identity term for one who does not identify as a distinct species, but a broader identity encompassing an entire genus or larger grouping. Cladomythic: an identity term for one who identifies as a group (clade) of animalistic mythical creatures.

Fictionkin: an identity term that covers all things fictional. For those who identify as something fictional like characters, animals, species, objects, etc. These can be from books, shows, video games, etc, but not always! Original fictional characters and such are also possible.

There are many other identities that fall under the nonhuman umbrella which is why it's important to do your own research to figure out if a certain term works for you. All these identities share the trait of being involuntary. You cannot choose to be therian, otherkin, or the other mentioned identities.

While the already mentioned identities are involuntary, there are some identities that fall under being voluntary. Otherlink: an identity where one voluntarily identifies as nonhuman. Copinglink: an identity where one voluntarily identifies as nonhuman to copes with things such as trauma, stress, etc.

A lot of people may also say that it is impossible to become a therian, otherkin, etc. While the identity is involuntary, things like trauma and neurodivergence can cause an individual to take on a nonhuman identity when they had not had one previously.

Most will usually see people explain that these identities are spiritual or psychological, but these are only some of the ways that individuals may experience them. Some other experiences of nonhumanity: Symbolic Metaphorical Ancestral Physical (Yes this is an actual reason for some and they are just as much a part of the community as anyone else. Physical and Ancestral nonhumans are part of the community's history and some of its founders.)

For those looking for more information, and community places, here are some places to check out! Werelist Nonhuman National Park Alterhuman Archive The Chimera's Library. The above are forums and archives of information on the community. Most archived information is thanks to who-is-page, liongoatsnake and frameacloud on tumblr.

While this is a brief look into the nonhuman identity that I could share, I do hope it has been helpful in some way. Remember to be true to yourself, and don't let anyone tell you how to feel. Ignore, report, delete and block the haters!

Yeen out~

#alterhuman #otherkin #therian #therianthropy #alterbeing #nonhuman #otherkind #fictionkin #conceptkin #songkin #objectkin #cladokin #cladotherian #cladomythic #theriomythic #paleotherian #creature; the voice #library; open book

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tropical-starlight · 7 months

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(EDIT: term name has been changed from othervior to othersimil cuz vior refers to a different term in the mogai community. othersimil comes from the latin word similis which means similar) you know what? fuck it we ball

Othersimil: a term that has two different meanings:

not exactly being a creature, but sharing or having behaviors and traits that are similar to that creature

identifying as SOME aspects of a creature, not all

an example of this would be a dragonkin who has cat-like traits and identifying as catsimil. they may not be a cat themselves but cats do play a role in how they identify a similtype is written like (creature) - simil another example of this would be me, i am wolfsimil. i feel as if my kintypes may have wolf-like behaviors (such as howling, snarling, etc) and i do identify as a wolf to some extent. but i am not FULLY a wolf. so its basically a much stronger connection to a hearttype, but not as completely identifying as a kintype. if that makes sense lol theres no symbol or flag...yet. but i might make one let me know if this has been coined before but i was tired of not having a term to describe my coastal wolf similtype lmao mostly meant for otherkins and theriomythics, but anyone who feels like this fits them can use this!

uh yea please reblog so that this term can become more well known i guess :3 (not forced)

#term coining #alterhuman coining #otherkin #alterhumanity #nonhuman #nonhumanity #therian #therianthropy #theriomythic #alterhuman community #alterhuman #nonhuman coining #therian coining #othersimil

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cripp-tid · 5 months

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made a lil something for myself since I'm a werewolf -- I'm personally going to use it for a custom phone case, but you can also have it as a background or something. credit to @kenoinevibe for the theriomythic symbol

#werewolf #werewolves #wolf #wolves #werewolf kin #werewolfkin #werewolf otherkin #theriomythic #theriotype #therian #nonhuman #nonhuman alter #werewolf aesthetic #werewolf stuff

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demon-dragon-leopard · 1 year

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My interpretation of the theriomythic dragon flag! Made by me!

(The rainbow symbolizes all of the elements)

#art #otherkin #therian #dragonkin #alterhuman #theriomythic #theriotype #rainbow #rainbow flag #therian flag #dragon aesthetic #dragon flag #dragon therian #dragon #dragon otherkin

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liongoatsnake · 1 year

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Website Update

“Symbols Found In The Alterhuman & Related Communities” – Our most recently created alterhuman related article. This 22-page document lists some (and information about each of them) of the symbols created throughout the history of alterhuman communities.

Can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19UJKlWZH-fZ8l7FuD9RYUUkHqnEFJggN/view?usp=sharing

“From the Blue Fleet” by Ocean Watcher – A 25-page about Ocean Watcher’s experiences as a frilled shark & blue sea slug polytherian and Tetsu Hayami fictionkin (from the anime, Blue Submarine No. 6).

Can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UX2crVYAqYuzpLjlk5fYNy5UagicVtkv/view?usp=sharing

“Iridescent Green Feathers and Scales” by Quatz – A 12-page personal essay by Quatz explaining a bit about being an emerald tree boa & resplendent quetzal polytherian (and thereby how being a polytherian leads him to also be an amphithere theriomythic).

Can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18DwsVv3RYXJ5MMQQXqMWS5YDV_WmcG_A/view?usp=share_link

(These and more are found linked on our website, The Chimeras Library, at https://houseofchimeras.neocities.org )

#hoc website #hoc projects #alterhuman #alterhuman community #alterhumanity #therian #therianthropy #aquatic therian #reptile therian #theriomythic #fictionkind #fictionkin #otherkin community #polytherian

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irritatedandroid · 3 years

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The Fire Burns Bright

A Personal Essay From an Alolan Marowak -Jasper (@irritatedandroid, @irritatedDroid)

Summary: Below the cut, this is a personal essay written by Jasper on his experiences with being an Alolan Marowak fictherian and fictionkind. Personal experience, discussion of awakening, shifts, instincts, animality, culture and spirituality are elaborated on alongside a critical view on community narratives and boundaries.

CWs: In-depth look on death, personal experiences with death

I find there isn’t enough discussion on the fact that nonhumanity can be approached from multiple different angles and axis, instead treated like a hard binary of animality vs humanity - or if you’re lucky, a two-way spectrum. I’m someone who is nonhuman through and through, but the way in which I can experience being “other” from humanity can shift wildly. A strong sense of animality is brought on when shifted towards my Alolan Marowak fictotype - enough that I tend to strongly identify with the word fictherian. Though that sense of animality is its own thing, and is a wholly separate scale from the nonhumanity I experience when shifted towards my android kintype. But the experiences drawn from being an android could fill an essay of their own. We’re here to discuss the Marowak.

Both very not human, both very “other”, but a wholly different view upon what it means to be human and not human respectively. And I suspect the scale my Marowak self experiences may be different as well from the scale any given earthen animal may experience. Similar enough to where therianthrope discussion rings loud mental bells of familiarity and understanding, but still something else worth acknowledging. After all, how many earthen animal therianthropes feel the raw instinct of fire breath? Were-dragons however may understand that one well. And yet that animality is not something to be ignored or to set aside entirely even if the axis runs at a slightly off angle in comparison.

My name is Jasper, and some of you might know me, I’ve been around the community for a couple of years. Some folks even remember the internal grapple with identity and understanding that I had when I started being unable to deny I am an Alolan Marowak. The moment when the Alolan Marowak design was teased, and I had pointed out the familiarity as well as the typing before it was actually shown. There was a moment then when experiences and vague, blurry memories I’d held onto quietly for years without the priority of digging in deeper - as I was already busy with questioning and understanding my android kintype - became an absolute priority of mine to understand further.

I often half-joke about how my “awakening” as discussed in nonhuman communities was completely rocky, as it was. It was less a solid awakening, and more multiple years of slowly accepting and embracing aspects of my life that had always been present, which I had denied either to ease my own responsibility to myself or to appease others. Folks in the community may recall seeing me step into denial, and to substitute in any possible reptilian, fire-based creature I could in order to try and understand the experiences. Because how could I be a Pokemon? I’d been critical of fictionkin while diving into the community, something which when looking back was likely a compensation for already having been something odd and to be met with criticism - the android. I ran through a number of species when questioning: everything from earthen lizards, to draconic entities, to the elemental spirits of salamanders.

There were multiple aspects absolutely vital to communicating what I was experiencing, those being a) instinct-driven and wild, reptilian, and b) inherently connected to the elements of fire and spirit. My thoughts could be as unflattering as a scavenger’s instinct, growing frustrated at any leftover food or uncleaned-up animal remains (which sure made living in a populated city interesting, with abandoned scraps of food everywhere and the leftovers of unfortunate urban creatures who tried their luck at crossing Yonge Street), or curious to try and make a meal for myself out of the live insects I keep to feed to my own little old leopard gecko, Saleen. Yes, she was named after a car. No, that is not important. Having her around does however provide an up close frame of reference to draw out my own lizard drives. In terms of food instincts, raw eggs are absolutely another tempter of mine, as my carnivorous scavenger self would have been ecstatic to see a nest of unattended eggs to make a meal of. As I’ve learned due to that raw eggs absolutely suck, please cook them. It’s much better that way. But embarrassing nonhumanity stories will always be embarrassing.

Some of us Marowak - especially the males like myself - could become quite territorial. And that territorial feeling is something I’ve had to settle in my mind over life. Nowadays it’s decently well integrated, but it does now and then try my patience especially when it comes to setting out what is for me and what belongs strictly to me. Renting a small apartment in a populated city, once again, does definitely force you to keep the “this land is mine and it belongs to me, so screw off before you chase off my dinner” thoughts in check. A bit of human humbling for an animal’s self thought. I’ve of course needed to remind myself a number of times that the tourists in the train station on my way to work, while annoying, won’t manage to chase off the Tim Hortons I’ll be eating on my break.

But in the wild frontier of the Pokemon world, predator and prey dynamics were absolutely important to know and understand - and those dynamics reach beyond game mechanics such as elemental types and abilities. Even as a carnivore, scavenger and troublesome predator that I was when I reached the age of a full-grown Marowak, I still was in a dangerous spot on the food chain. The worst predators I’ve had to deal with while working to survive in my ecosystems were other Fire types, intriguingly. Even as a small Ground type Cubone. The fact that Cubones wear the skull of their lost mothers was something I am familiar with, my own having been taken down by a Charizard. This natural order of predation is both a major part of my animalistic experiences as a Marowak, but also did tie into my more sophisticated or spiritually-focused aspects that stemmed from my Pokemon identity and lifetime.

All of this lead to an animality-focused time in figuring out what I was, to the point where when I was in denial of the possibility of being a Pokemon, I identified myself as a theriomythic, fire-oriented reptile. And the animality definitely tends to lead the discussion upon how I live and experience being an Alolan Marowak. I sometimes joke that you could strip that side of my life down to the bare essentials and I’d be a lizard hanging out by a campfire. Though it certainly isn’t every aspect of me, as the Marowak.

At times I think on the term theriomythic, and how it could be extremely valuable in describing more than just “animal but from myth”, but to also communicate experiencing the self on a spectrum of animality and mythicality. In my case this spectrum is very much there, and the aspects of experience that make up me as the Marowak are scattered along it. All aspects are important to me and how I live as myself, as well as how I understand my own fictional animality and nonhumanity.

The Marowak, despite being a wild animal in how I recall and experience my species, do have a displayed aspect of culture and even spirituality. Setting aside the fictional wildness of being able to summon up fire at will to defend one’s turf, we’re shown to be able to interact comfortably with each other when it comes time for rituals, such as fire dancing at the sun rise and to mourn the lost. Mourning the lost is a large part of how one can experience being the Marowak as well, as it’s a pretty integral part of the species’ canon lore, starting from when we’re little baby Cubones. For those unfamiliar with Pokemon lore, a Cubone wears the skull of its dead mother Marowak. Adorning bones in a sort of ritual to mourn is something that I can’t say I’ve seen an earthen animal do. If you have then please do let me know, because it interests me a lot. But all I can say about it in my own drives and thoughts is that it’s just what we do, it’s cultural. To cite the Pokedex, “MAROWAK is the evolved form of a CUBONE that has overcome its sadness at the loss of its mother and grown tough. This POKéMON’s tempered and hardened spirit is not easily broken” (Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, 2002).

The donning and weaponizing of bones is both symbolic and an act of mourning, but also an example of tool using similar to some of our world’s apes. The Pokedex talks of this vaguely, stating “It has been seen pounding boulders with the bone it carries in order to tap out messages to others” (Pokemon Gold, 1999). The various Pokedex entries theorize on where the bone clubs come from, some entries mentioning a graveyard specifically for Marowak existing in the world, where Cubone and Marowak get their bones. Some entries state this like fact, such as Pokemon Crystal, meanwhile others bring up this as a rumour, such as Pokemon Silver. In my experience, it’s a rumour. I’ve not seen a Marowak graveyard, my bone club first came from my mother. But the main referenced use of the bone club is as a weapon, and also as a method of overcoming grief and turning to viciousness. “It is small and was originally very weak. Its temperament turned ferocious when it began using bones.” (Pokemon X, 2013). In my case, the symbolic use of them is as a tool of war, transforming grief into a vicious will to fight on and survive. Due to this, I hold bones and particularly skulls as a sacred object and have my small collection of skulls I keep as comfort objects. With time, having a large femur bone similar in shape is a life goal.

Though it does then get taken a step further, when peering in through the eyes of an Alolan variant Marowak. A spirituality that incorporates the dead and lost is brought in and becomes an extra step of important, crediting the Ghost type aspect alongside the Fire. Newer Pokedex entries focused on specifically this variant states “The bones it possesses were once its mother’s. Its mother’s regrets have become like a vengeful spirit protecting this Pokémon” (Pokemon Sun, 2016) and “It has transformed the spirit of its dear departed mother into flames, and tonight it will once again dance in mourning of others of its kind” (Pokemon Let’s Go, 2018). Spiritual awareness is very much accepted to be something that the Alolan Marowak possess and engage with openly, even building monuments to the lost as stated in the Generation 7 Pokedex entry: “Its custom is to mourn its lost companions. Mounds of dirt by the side of the road mark the graves of the Marowak” (Pokemon Moon, 2016).

Culturally there is a lot to the Marowak’s experience, comparing and including both Alolan and Kantonian variants of the species. The species as I remember are mostly solitary but I do recall clan dynamics and groups especially among the Alolan variant. These groups were less for survival and more for the purpose of those ritual gatherings, mentioned above. At times I was very foreign to these clans, being a Kanto-born Cubone evolved in Alola (a fact supported in canon and proven in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon via the ability to evolve a Kanto Marowak in Ultra Space). Behaviorally and culturally there are differences between Kanto and Alolan Marowak, brought on by how each looks at their situation differently. While an Alolan Marowak processes mourning in a more spiritual way, a Kanto Marowak becomes hardened by anger. “A MAROWAK is the evolved form of a CUBONE that has grown tough by overcoming the grief of losing its mother. Its tempered and hardened spirit is not easily broken,” (Pokemon Emerald, 2004). Because of this there was a separation between myself and the local Marowak that reinforced my solitary nature, and also influenced my introverted and almost outright nomadic nature in my current life and self. The fire dance under the sunrise was one known in canon. These rituals and dances are a custom humans in canon have taken notice to, and can even speculate the reasoning for. “This Pokémon sets the bone it holds on fire and dances through the night as a way to mourn its fallen allies” (Pokemon Sword, 2019). The fact that that cultural dynamic prevailed even through the difficulty of communicating is something that may be surprising, but a number of nonhumans know well that body language and tone of animal vocalizations can go a long way in communicating

Ignoring these experiences would be a step towards cutting down and denying important experiences that affect me as a fictherian and as a Marowak. There’s important parts of how I experience being this Pokemon that are heavily grounded in a context of a mystical world where visibly potent acts of fantasy are possible unlike the world we are living in here. Some of these aspects can be emulated in more subtle ways through exploration of spirituality, religion and the occult. To dive deeper into that, I used to identify as Pagan, however now I practice what is called chaos magic. Chaos magic is a magical practice that developed in England in the 1960’s, working off of Austin Osman Spare’s occult practice and ideas. Chaos magic gave me an approach and freedom to incorporate what I know and remember as an Alolan Marowak into my every-day spirituality. Tailoring my spiritual beliefs and practices to focus on working with the element of fire, with spirits and the energy of death, bones, and to the very fabric of fiction crossing over into reality was extremely important as an avenue for me to explore the way my fictotype affects me in the modern day, and in the human body. This practice also gave me a bit of freedom to accept working with an entity from my source - Giratina - as a patron deity in pagan circles, which ultimately proved to be extremely valuable in exploring my own Pokemon identity. Practices like energy work, meditation, spirit work and visualization hit close to satisfying that need to be delved into the magical world we see in animation. And yet, even in these more sophisticated and fantastical experiences lie links back to the animality and to an inherent disconnect to humanity.

One thing I always enjoy in therianthrope and non-humanoid otherkin discussions is an openness to discuss the instincts that are ugly, disturbing or outside of what one’s human morals would ever agree with in this life and time. And in a lot of cases these instincts and memories can become a lot more “ugly” than a scavenger’s drive to eat carcasses or the awareness and cynical eye needed to survive in a completely wild world. At times, a wild creature can have defense mechanisms or behaviors that to our human minds would seem outright malicious. And Pokemon, even in the whimsical canon, are no exception to that. Once again I’ll drag up a few Pokedex entries - as honestly the Pokedex is a wonderful thing for exploring the deeper aspects of a wild Pokemon - to illustrate my point. “When it beats opponents with its bone, the cursed flames spread to them. No amount of water will stop those flames from burning,” (Pokemon Ultra Moon, 2017) and “The cursed flames that light up the bone carried by this Pokémon are said to cause both mental and physical pain that will never fade” (Pokemon Shield, 2019).

Yes, even the fun and magical world of Pokemon is no stranger to wild animals who inflict effects upon others that seem absolutely awful, and in some cases cruel. But, that’s survival in the animal kingdom, or in this case the Pokemon kingdom. It can be surprising to some that a person who’s fictotype hails from the fun and upbeat franchise that defined a number of childhoods may be hardened to the need to survive in a natural world. The things I know I had done to creatures who my childhood Pokemon fan self would have only wanted to hug, at least at a baseline mental state. In a shift, that’s a different story after all.

But ultimately, this blend of experiences causes an interesting time in exploring myself within the general nonhuman community as it can be quite split up. Certain narratives of individual communities I can’t find myself fitting into, or find myself sitting in between. I settle into spaces focused on everything from therianthropy, to mythical otherkinity, and to fictionkinity, though there’s narratives and cultural aspects in every separated community that either are foreign to me or that I might confront as they expect clear-cut boxes between them which individuals can fit into. In therianthrope communities I’ve been one to criticize the expectation of a solid line between human and animal experiences, or in general animal vs non-animal with regards to forcing a further divide from the otherkin community. I’ve also been involved in discussion criticizing therian community narratives such as a shifting focus and the model of integration. The model of integration is interesting to me, as I experienced it in a way that I was unaware of at the time, particularly with my android kintype. My android kintype is almost fully integrated into me - I barely shift at all at least mentally. However my Marowak fictotype provides less integration, and my mental shifting will be a lot more noticeable against my baseline self. At times it can be as stark as appearing like a different person, or more accurately like a wild animal. But ultimately the differences in the closeness of each kintype draws up issues for me with the integration model, as well as having found it normalized a severe mental health issue I had with my traumagenic plurality at the time of “least integration”.

The therianthrope community is far from the only community with narratives that put a barrier between me and relating, especially as members of each community push for further separation between individual branches of nonhuman experience and identity. I have trouble relating to humanoids when heavily shifted towards my Marowak self, and that puts a bit of a barrier between myself and the otherkin community’s more humanoid side - such as elven, fae, divine, angelic, etc. - as well as the fictionkin community’s focus on humanoid or completely story-driven fictionkind. I have no use for prioritized experiences within the fictionkin community such as finding canon-mates and creating aesthetics. Even in some Pokemon fictionkin specific communities I find I cannot relate often. My experience with my “Pokemanity” is heavily wild and animal-based as I was never caught, socialized with a human, or trained. In no way shape or form is my Pokemanity adjusted to interaction with humans, nor is it something that is settled down or subdued for human consumption unlike what my source was created for.

In both otherkin, therian and even fictionkin communities there is a push towards prioritizing the narrative of a solid awakening. That’s one more focus in the communities that I struggle with, as like I said before, mine was a process of accepting bits of myself which spanned multiple years. Every part of me that is nonhuman has always been present within my life, though for almost two decades muted heavily.

To draw back into my spiritual practice here, consider a practice known as shadow work. Shadow work is a practice that hybridizes spirituality and psychology, and describes the process of becoming aware of one’s shadow (the id, shadow archetype, or shadow aspect drawn from Carl Jung’s psychology) and working to integrate it into oneself by accepting the repressed parts of oneself that are pushed back and merged into the shadow. The shadow can be known as the unknown dark side of the personality, and I theorize that more nonhumans have undesirable aspects of their nonhumanity pushed onto their shadow than they might think they do, like I had done to my own Pokemanity for a number of years. In my case, I was slightly forced to tear into and meet my shadow aspects of my nonhumanity due to the fact that even upon immediately breaking into nonhuman communities, the specifics of what I was were already viewed with hostility and disbelief. In a way, it strengthened me. But with my shadow opened wide and not much held back, I can be a bit of a fire-starter in spaces where I speak my mind whether others want to hear it or not. And part of that is directly confronting the forced separation of animal vs non-animal, or the arbitrary ideas of what is a human experience and what is not.

I can only best put forward my experience as a Pokemon through in-depth discussion, which I find tends to come across better in spaces where the experience of being by-and-large a feral animal is allowed without restraint. Ultimately a space I will thrive in most and be most open about my experiences and life as someone who is spiritually and psychologically an Alolan Marowak is one where I can discuss both my animality, my experience with fiction, my spiritual practice and the combination of these things that seem to be pushed into separate boxes. The Marowak serves a lot to my sense of self and to my life, and has psychological affects on me as well. It’s been a part of me that has fought through and survived when my life hit a rocky start early on, witnessing the death of my brother in childhood, and having loss and grief be present all around as I grew. The Marowak is both an inherent part and vital context in my life, as well as a symbol of my own endurance.

Through it all, the fire burns bright.

Citations

Marowak POKÉDEX: Stats, MOVES, evolution & locations. (n.d.). Retrieved April 23, 2021, from https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/marowak

Chryssides, George D. (2012). Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements (2 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-8108-6194-7.

Jung, C.G. 1938. "Psychology and Religion." In Psychology and Religion: West and East, Collected Works of C.G. Jung 11. p. 131

Roberts, Gwilym Wyn, and Andrew Machon. 2015. Appreciative Healthcare Practice: A guide to compassionate, person-centred care. M&K. ISBN 1907830936. p. 71.

#essays #personal essay #fictherian #fictionkin #fictionkind #otherkin #otherkind #personal log #alolan marowak #death tw

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xeno-aligned · 4 years

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Theramo-

Describing a therian attracted to other therians of the same or similar theriotype(s), e.g. a coyote being attracted to a wolf; a whale being attracted to a dolphin, etc. This extends to other nonhumans (otherkin, theriomythics, fictionfolk, etc.), therian was used as a shorthand. Counterpart to chaein-; similar to alloda- & kin-.

Colours represent nature, as well as the brown shades representing the similarities between theriotypes, the white representing the differences (if any), and the green representing the bond of having a same/similar theriotype as well as the attraction. The symbol is the theta delta, a symbol of the therian community. Name is a combination of ther, from therian, and amo, from l’amour, French for love.

[ID: two pride flags. they are identical, except the second flag has a large black theta delta symbol in the centre of the flag. the symbol is a triangle interlocked with a circle, with a dash in the middle. the flags have a brown stripe at the top and bottom, a thin light brown stripe under the first stripe and on top of the last stripe, and a thick white stripe halved horizontally by a thin green stripe. end ID]

#apologies for the second flag - i had to resize the flag to be able to centre the symbol #& then couldnt resize it again or it looked shitty & blurry #so the no-symbol one is 5000x3000 & the symbol one is 500x300 #theramo-#term #flag #fenpost #fenterm #*#orientation #captioned #edited 23 feb 2020 for desc

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aestherians · 7 years

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Alterhuman Groups (v.2.0)

The alterhuman community is a lot more varied than simply the ‘kin, copinglinkers, and otherhearted we tend to see here on tumblr. Most of these groups tend to keep to private forums and mailing lists, which is why we seldom see them anywhere public.

Before moving on, the definition of alterhuman is: “A category of personal identity which encompasses identification that is alternative to the common societal idea of humanity.” It is not strictly necessary to belong to one of these groups in order to be alterhuman. Please also note that my knowledge of multiplicity is highly limited, and that any and all criticism of my descriptions is more than welcome.

With no further ado, these are the known alterhuman groups:

Copinglink A person who voluntarily chooses to identify as nonhuman, usually to better cope with depersonalization, dissociation, and similar issues. Despite the name, a copinglinker does not have to have created their copinglink solely for this reason.

Otherhearted A person who has an integral, fundamental connection to something other than human. This connection can often be summarized as a longing to be said thing, though it can also be a connection to a thing that has fundamentally changed who you are as a person or without which you wouldn’t be the same person. Synpath and otherkith are often considered synonyms. The most common symbol to represent otherhearted is the diamond heart:

Otherkin A person who identifies as a nonhuman or fictional being on a nonphysical level (i.e. metaphysically or psychologically). This is an involuntary identity, and one cannot choose to become otherkin, nor can the identity be discarded without losing an integral part of the self.

- Fictionkin are people who identify as fictional characters or creatures. Fictionkin with fictional but human identities might choose to not identify as otherkin since their kintype is not nonhuman. - Elvenkind are people who identify as elves. Elvenkind might choose to not identify as otherkin due to the history of the community. Elves were the first organized community of people who can be classified as otherkin, and it’s generally accepted that ‘other’ means ‘other than elf,’ not ‘other than human.’ - Divines are people who identify as angels, demons, deities, or similarly divine beings. Some divines might choose to not identify as angelkin (or whatever their respective -kin suffix might be) because it’s too vague concerning the cause and expression of their identity; some people may use specific terminology such as incarnates or godshards, for example. - Draconics are people who identify as dragons. Draconics might choose not to identify as otherkin because their community developed separately from the elvenkin community, on Alt.Fan.Dragons. - Therianthropes or therians are people who identify as earthly (and in some cases mythical but feral) animals. Therians might choose not to identify as otherkin because their community developed separately from the elvenkin community, on Alt.Horror.Werewolves. - Theriomythics are people who feel that their experiences more closely align with those of therians despite identifying as mythical creatures. Theriomythics might choose to not identify as otherkin as their community developed alongside the therian community on Alt.Horror.Werewolves. - Unicornkin are people who identify as unicorns. Unicornkin, usually referring to themselves simply as ‘unicorns’, might choose not to identify as otherkin because their community developed separately from the elvenkin community, on Always Believe.

Some people who fit the definition of otherkin might choose to reject the label for personal reasons.

The most common symbol to represent otherkin is the heptagram:

The most common symbol to represent therians is the Theta-Delta:

The most common symbol to represent phytanthropes/plantkin is the following, usually colored green:

Vampire A person who feeds off the blood and/or energy of others, nearly always non-vampires. Most likely the oldest modern alterhuman community, originating either around 1965 (John Edgar Browning, “The Real Vampire Community: A Concise History,” 2014) or 1914 (Jim Hicks, “Transformations,” 1990). Vampires are not to be confused with vampirekin, as a vampire’s identity is physical in nature. Vampires can generally be grouped into three categories: - Sanguinarians who feed on blood. - Psychics who feed on energy. - Hybrids who feed on both blood and energy. The most common symbol to represent vampires is the dagger ankh:

Furry Lifestyler A regular furry is simply a fan of anthropomorphic animals. A furry lifestyler by comparison identifies very strongly with their fursona, often acting out the animalist behaviors of it. This might be coupled with a belief in totems, and lifestylers frequently believe that their fursona’s species chose them, not that they chose the species. The broadest, simplest and shortest definition of this concept was put forth by Renard Foxx and states simply that “A lifestyler is any person for whom furry extends beyond a simple interest and affects their daily life.”

Plurals More than one person inhabiting a single body. Anyone with more than one person sharing a body is considered a plural. In the alterhuman community, the people sharing their body will refer to each others as headmates. For some, plurality is trauma-based, and they are more than likely associated with Dissociative Identity Disorder. Recently the term ‘natural multiplicity/plurality’ has come forth as a descriptor for non-trauma based systems. Plurals can generally be sorted into three groups: - Multiple system. The headmates are distinct, separate beings with their own personalities and thoughts. Usually incorporates the headmates sharing time in the front and cooperating with each other. - Median system. In between singlet and plurals and share their body with fragments of themselves i.e. past lives or emotions personified. There is usually one sole fronter and the headmates are not always as distinct as with a multiple. - Gateway system. It is believed these plurals have a headspace in another dimension/plane/reality and the headmates use the body as a gateway to interact with the world. These tend to have a very large number of headmates that come and go as they please. (source)

Starseed Starseeds believe themselves to be reincarnated aliens or inter-dimensional beings sent to Earth to make it a better place. Beliefs in abnormal spiritual powers or supernatural traits are not uncommon. A synonym is star child. There is little to no organized community of starseeds, but many individual websites and blogs. Starseeds sort themselves into three categories: - Indigo children are the first wave of incarnated extraterrestrials. - Crystal children are the second wave of incarnated extraterrestrials. - Rainbow children are the third wave of incarnated extraterrestrials. Each wave serves a specific purpose in making the world a better place, according to some New-Age beliefs.

Soulbonder A person with an integral connection to a fictional character, which usually manifests in the soulbonder being able to hold conversations with the soulbond, essentially making them a headmate. A soulbond can be intentionally or unintentionally formed, and is often associated with writers/artists whose characters have ‘come to life’ in their heads. Soulbonds can be permanent or temporary, and can be projected into the physical world like a tulpa or dæmon. Some soulbonds have been known to possess their host.

Teen Wolf Teen wolves are an off-shoot of the emo subculture. They tend to dress in typical emo (or as of late, grunge) fashion with added tails, fangs, contact lenses, and collars to resemble wolves or dogs. They have a tendency to form “wolf packs” with alpha, beta, and occasionally omega ranks. They prefer to simply call themselves werewolves, living a werewolf lifestyle as best as they can, but for clarity’s sake, most people outside the subculture refer to them as teen wolves or teen werewolves. A synonym is wolf packers.

Transhumanist Transhumanism is the belief or hypotesis that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations, especially by means of science and technology. A transhumanist is someone who ascribes to this idea and seeks to improve on their own human self, often via (usually experimental) body modifications. The philosophy isn’t limited to just improving the human body, but also seeks to improve society. The most common symbol to represent transhumanists is the H+:

Physical shifter Though often trying to weasel their way into the otherkin community, ‘p-shifters’ don’t fit the definition of it. Otherkinity is a purely non-physical identity, and beliefs in literal shape shifting have no place in the otherkin community. Despite this, most p-shifters do genuinely identify as other than human, which would put them somewhere in the alterhuman community.

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