zaphaera:

zaphaera:

I thought of a term for spiritual oriented kin, though I don’t think anyone would catch on to use it.. But here it is anyway,

“Animafidem”

Taking the Latin words “anima” meaning “soul” and “fidem” meaning “belief”.

I thought it sounded neat for those of us who specifically believe our souls were non-human.

You know, the more I think about it, the more I like this idea.

Please feel free to use this term if you believe that your soul is non-human and would rather not go by otherkin. (do not use simultaneously with ‘otherkin’ as this is for people who don’t want to identify by that term)

I thought of this because there is so much baggage with the word otherkin that I find many of us do not want to be associated with it, or maybe even just because it has simply become too broad a term.  Animafidem was created for just that, for us spiritual “otherkin” who do not want to be associated as such. 

Animafidem 
     “soul belief”

Definition:

-A person who only spiritually believes that their soul is non-human. 

-A spirituality in which a person believes that their soul is non-human.

Pronunciation: 

A-ni-ma-fĭ-dem 

Animafidem is: 
– a spirituality
– a person with a non-human soul
-someone who is only in spirit, non-human

Animafidem is not:

– psychological or mental (only spiritual)
– something you get to pick and choose (it is memories, feelings, or intuition guiding you)
– a coping mechanism ( having a spirituality is not a mental illness nor should it be treated as such, the same goes with religion)

Coined by: Zaphaera 2/9/2016