July 2012
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More Self-Honesty
genuineferalswagger:
I don’t understand why I’m not a polymorph. I feel such a strong connection to all animals, yet I only shift as a cat. I don’t feel a strong connection to cats. I don’t feel that they are cool, or in any way exceptional (although when I was learning about them, I certainly came to appreciate their talents and the subculture that had sprang up around them). I know that...
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ann-tagonist:
Do otherkin exist in real life? Do they exist on other websites besides tumblr, even? If I met someone in a pub who told me they identified as a filing cabinet, I wouldn’t have a clue what to do.
“Filing cabinet” is pretty much past the point of absurdity, but yes, we definitely exist on websites other than tumblr, and in “real life” as well. (In fact, the...
hetaliansassemble:
So I went into the ‘kin tag today to try to find some more info on the whole thing
Only to come across ‘kin who are kettles or buses..
I don’t understand if they’re serious or not
So I don’t know who to go to for more info—
jzbgsikjgb
The “kettle” and the “bus” here on tumblr are both trolls (in the internet sense), I think.
June 2012
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Wiccan Denied Clergy Status in Virginia →
The Arlington County Court refused to grant me the right to perform marriages in Virginia, apparently on the grounds that my “congregation” does not own a building.
I presented my certificate of ordination and documentation of the 501c3 status of the Order of the White Moon, which ordained me. Since my Order is incorporated in California, the secretary asked me if I had a congregation in...
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Ask me anything about otherkin and therians
frameacloud:
During the past few years, I’ve written a few e-books about otherkin and therianthropes: the history of the communities back to the 1970s, a bibliography of books published about them, and a bibliography of articles about them. Whatever question you have about them, on any event, sub-topic, or issue, I’ll probably be able to show you some answers. I’ll take the time to cite my...
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i found my faerie-type~
the-orchestra-system:
and now i feel incredibly silly!
a Sprite.
originally i was put off because they’re of the water element, but then it finally clicked, the water element also includes snow and ice~ i’m scared of deep water but i adore snow and ice <3 i like the cold because it feels right to me, i like being in calm places. i definitely fit the creative aspect of Sprites ^^
feels very...
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Anonymous asked: Is MythiCalia an annual event?
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Turn Into a Bird with Futuristic Art [VIDEO] «... →
(argh, I thought that would embed the vid. hope this works—)
Skip to about 1:00 for the title stuff.
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I'm genuinely curious about Otherkin and a couple...
lollipocalypse:
Like “plurals” and “multiples”?
Can someone talk to me about this?
I’m trans-aware and I’d like to know more about this….
Is there a difference between otherkin and therian? Is one an umbrella term?
You can talk to me anonymously if you’re worried it’s a trap, but I’d really like to be better educated about this.
Thanks in advance for the 411!
Hope you have a wonderful...
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TW: rape, slurs.
vyashari:
This is my first post, and it will be difficult to write.
I’ve been reading the otherkin tag for a while and hearing a lot of things about how the worst things that otherkin have been through are being harassed on the internet. I wish that were true, but it isn’t.
I’m fae. I’ve known this for a long time, long before I even started using the internet. But that’s not what this post is...
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I wonder how long it'll be before otherkin adopt...
Ummm… since we haven’t adopted that yet in the approximately 40 years there’s been some kind of recognizable community… I’m going to go with “never.”
(Yes, 40 years: the Elf Queen’s Daughters were writing snail mail letters to 300-500 people in the early 1970s, and in any case documentably publishing in Green Egg magazine by 1975.)
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Feelings about spaces and 'to be'
ordinaryavia:
I think maybe forums focus a little more on what was, what people say they have done, what people say they felt like, what they know has happened, as the basis for identifying, relating to each other as therianthropes or otherkin. Very retrospective. That’s okay, it’s relevant, but I feel “what has been”, and coming to understandings and comfortable feelings based on what has...
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Wolf in human's clothing: Sometimes I ponder…Had I... →
your-deer:
susitar:
Sometimes I ponder…
Had I not been a therian myself, would I had considered therianthropy bullshit? I’m kind of a sceptical person. If I consider other things that I’m highly sceptical of, and not a part of that community (multiplicity, for example) and try to guess how I would have reacted to…
The way I see it, it has a lot to do with how you explain yourself, and to...
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uzucu:
i genuinely am paranoid that everyone secretly hates me and thinks i am really really annoying and awful and is pretending to be my friend and it’s all part of some big joke
Logically I know the latter part can’t be true, because that would be some bizarre amount of coordination and while I am paranoid that everyone hates me and wants to hurt me I am not that kind of conspiracy...
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od-a:
WARNING If you get sent a link saying “click here to watch the new Twilight trailer”, don’t click it! The link is to the new Twilight trailer.
*snerk*
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colevasqwibqwib:
Raise your hand if you think Jarandhel is an asshole
Ummmm okay. Look. I’ve known Jarin for more than ten years, and yeah, I have my differences with him. I do think he’s said some antagonistic and counterproductive things here on tumblr, taken stances I think are unhelpful in bridging the awkward gaps between older and younger ‘kin, between tumblr and...
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dragonlope:
I feel like my dragonself wouldn’t actually be able to breathe fire but instead wind up breathing concentrated blasts of air. o: I dunno, I like associating myself with the air element and it kinda works I could be an air-powered desert dragon that’d work
it’d be amusing if they thought they could breathe fire all their life and just
PAH
BOOM
SAND FLIES EVERYWHERE DUE TO A...
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swanblood:
mizmagpie:
darkericdraven:
What would you do if you were all otherkin everywhere were suddenly turned into their kintype?
Have a super hard time holding down the shift key in order to keep talking to you all. Because let’s be real I’d probably still be sitting here talking with everyone. Only that I would spend more time outside flapping around and stealing shoelaces and bits of...
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Going to say this now. (Pokemon BW2 updates)
liminalbeast:
taiyoufox:
Therians AREN’T people who shift into animals. In fact the whole concept of physically changing into an animal is looked down upon by most in the community. What it is is someone who either has a spiritual connection with an animal, or they feel they were born into the wrong body species wise, or they feel they were an animal in a past life. It’s different for...
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still haven't written that essay, yikes
your-deer:
[…]
Also, I’d like to point out that many of the creatures that humans find cool aren’t really that cool. I’m a wolf therian. To me, wolves aren’t magical, special guardians of nature. A wolf is an animal. All animals have something cool about them. And most animals are afraid of something (in the case of wolves: big bears, unfamiliar wolves and humans). Personally, I wouldn’t...
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Your URL will now determine your career.
childofthefoxes:
asnowleopardnuzzledyouand:
samekh:
aradiadelosmuertos:
abhorticulture:
a-prawn:
a prawn.
abhorticulture…accurate
excellent
a giant robot
A large feline that gives out hugs
Sounds exactly right.
I’m assuming I’m a fox that mooches off my parents because that’s the only way that makes sense…
What the hell is a “silveth”?
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kintypeisyou:
I haven’t blocked anyone on tumblr before
then I found the otherkin tag
reblogged for truth
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gorgos:
no excuse for folks who think they’re not human
no fucking excuse
if any of them were over 15 and had made a conscious, reasonable decision not affected by hormones and teenage idiocy, then maybe i’d accept it as a thing
but nobody ever will
sorry bout it!
Uh huh. Right.
I’m 33; my husband is 31. Both of us were over your arbitrary line of 15 when we came to this...
