What are fictionkin? Fictionkin; (noun): A person who discovers that they have in some way inherited the soul/spirit/complete mentality of a fictional character, and the…

The idea that fictionkin are somehow ‘violating copyright law’ has been making me laugh for nearly a decade. Seriously, i made a bunch of *livejournal* icons…

(part 1) The otherkin community has interested me for a long time and I admit that in the beginning I did not understand it and had some less than nice thoughts about it simply because of that, but now I’ve read up on it, especially here on your blog, and I have found that I can relate? A lot? This is all very confusing to me, but I think several experiences I haven’t understood earlier might be signs that I’m fictionkin. I have identified with a character for a long time and I thought that

(Part 2) it was only to the level everyone gets, but after reading your posts I’m starting to see that might not be it. I…

Why do people say “there’s no such thing as otherkin”? That’s a little like saying ‘there’s no such thing as pagans” or “there’s no such thing as communists.”…

There was recently someone who clumped me in to being like other “godkin” (I use the term with caution due to some religious protest) but the biggest complain they have is that gods are higher than people, as though monism and impersonal universal forces aren’t legitimate. I’m nervous to come off anon, but what are your personal (and/or analytical) thoughts on those who identify as deities from human history and/or deities from works of fiction?

As a pagan, and a spiritual person, I have mixed feeling about people who identify as deities. Firstly, I respect anyone who sincerely believes that…