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Some Identities

beaconsystem: Otherkin: An involuntary, non-physical non-human identity. One who identifies as it. Fictionkin: An in voluntary, non-physical identity as a character/species as portrayed in a…

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You can be an atheist and believe that angels/god exist. Specifically, you can believe that the -entity- of ‘god’ exists, but not believe in the ‘divinity’ of that entity. Being atheist necessitates that you don’t believe in ‘higher powers’, but doesn’t explicitly mean that you don’t believe in spiritual entities. I could say YHWH is real, but not agree that he is [a] god. If I refuse the ‘godhood’ of all entities, this would still qualify as atheism.

Technically, you are absolutely right, anon. Generally I use the term ‘atheist’ when what I mean is “someone who believes there is no magical or spiritual element…

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So a non-kin friend of mine recently told me that they think all otherkin are mentally ill for thinking that they are animals. What’s the best way to explain to her that kinity is a belief about your soul/mind and not about physically being an animal? I know you focus on fictionkin but this is a kin thing in general.

Some people won’t be convinced no matter what you say, anon. Which is unfortunate, but true. I suppose you could ask them if they believe…

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I’ve had a few mistaken kintypes – but they’ve all had something of my ‘actual’ so I can only think of them as prep for my reality when I was able to understand it. And I’m glad for that.

I know the feeling, anon. When I’ve had mistaken kintypes, its generally because the character is going through something that is either very familiar to…

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Please stop. This is unhelpful and damages religions that believe in reincarnation, science, transgendered individuals, and a lot of other things. Please, just at least think about how you affect others with this.

I do think about how I affect others, anon, unlike perhaps you. When I think about how I affect others, I think about all of…

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what does it mean to id as a character? do you have to be kin?

The problem with “ID” as a term is that it doesn’t have a set definition and means different things to different people. Some people who are…

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Is there a blog/place specifically for sharing kin memories and trying to find your canon? Like, where people can describe memories and maybe someone who’s come across the canon can point them in the right direction? Can I create one?

I think this really applies to most canoncall blogs? Please reblog this if you’re a blog like the anon describes.

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Do you have many messages in your inbox at the moment?

soulbonder: There are 34 questions in my @soulbonder inbox after I answer this one, and 99 in my @fromfiction inbox ^^;;;

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Can you feel phantom limbs when not in a shift?

Absolutely. There are people who feel their limbs quite often, and not necessarily during a shift.

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I want to say thanks for bringing the term “fiction-hearted” to light. I have a headmate who closely associates with a character, but doesn’t identify as being the character–he’s not a fictive. When he and I discovered the term “fiction-hearted”, it turned out to describe his feelings PERFECTLY. We’re both grateful to finally have a word to explain what he’s feeling!

I’m so glad! I think its important to have words to describe all different kinds of feelings.