otherkin

n.pl. people who believe themselves to be, at least in part, something other than human. Also singular. Subjects: English, Animals, Insects, & Birds, Biology

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Citations: 1995 [be088@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Cliff Goodman)] Usenet: alt.vampyres (Feb. 6) “Re: Vampyr and elves”: Vampyres quickly learned NOT to sup on most otherkin. Fae blood can do really nasty things to a vampyre. 2001 Nick Mamatas Village Voice (New York City) (Feb. 20) “Elven like me”: As kids, many say, they felt out of place in this world, even insisting to their parents that they were adopted. By their late teens, most Otherkin were involved in paganism, fantasy fiction, the Internet, or past-life regression. 2003 Lorne L. Dawson Cults and New Religious Movements (May 1) p. 290: The Otherkin believe they are reincarnated elves, dwarfs, and other mythical and mystical creatures. 2004 [Tirl Windtree] Otherkin.net (Feb. 5) “What is an Otherkin?”: Otherkin are essentially people who consider themselves to be not entirely (or not at all) human, for some reason.

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The bit about fae blood isn’t true. It’s a white wolf roleplaying term only. Vampyre’s can sip on fae blood in the real world all they want. Our blood (being a Vampyric Fae) is quite potent and magickal and won’t harm you at all. In fact it might even help you.

by AnaraOfTheSidhe 21 Feb 05, 0421 GMT

My Definition of Otherkin is: A non human soul who is reincarnated in a semi-human/mortal/mundane body
who through time and awakening that continues may forever alter their semi human body too become a total kin physical flesh body. The astral spirit is the kin soul after all. It is not hard too believe or experience that the more awakened a kin’s soul and mind is that it may in turn and in fact alter the physical host body too reflect that which is inside it.
I also believe that this is true immortality and the only form of it.

by AnaraOfTheSidhe 21 Feb 05, 0425 GMT

Except that not all Otherkin are reincarnated. Some see it as more a psychological/neurobiolog ical thing, while others attribute it to genetics or physical anomalies, and still others view it as a magical or metaphorical phenomenon. (Or some combination of some/all of the above).

by Lupa 29 May 07, 0907 GMT