Newly awakened by meeting two dragons, and feeling as if I'd known them forever... Thank-you for your article, it pointed me in the right direction, and laid a couple of fears to rest. E-mail welcome, as I am trying to contact otherkin of all races, I'm Dragon/dryad. Thanks! Earthsong
OOps! forgot to put e-mail address up! I'm at: Gwengangrel@hotmail.com and log in after midnight most nights except weekends. I'm also in the directory. Earthsong
What is the difference between elves dragons or... umm the others.whatever that may be. ...im still tryin to figure myself out here...not realy working...more confused...
I'm not a jaded fey any longer, or for that matter, a faded fey. I shine, shine SHINE! Humans are cute. They smell funny, but they're cute. And I love it when babies start clapping and yakking at me in stores or on a sidewalk. I'm a stroller stopper! LOL! Thanks for the heads up and a place I can point peeps to.
Sorry I just clicked "read others comments" and I wound up here. But here I am so say something I shall... A friend of my believes herself to be Otherkin and who am I to say Otherwise!? Imagine what some people would say if I said Im a witch...possibly the same reaction, so Im open, Im here and Im ready to learn! Blessings! :)
Thank you, after reading the "other" otherkin site it is nice to find some people who've woken up without so much baggage and anger. I think we are all here to learn something (real original thought right?) but there you are, we evolve through learning and we learn through choice. I welcome discussion or questions. Your site seems well designed and ordered very intriguing
two weeks ago I suddenly became extremely interested with dragon's, all other things (the ones I normally would do) faded away as if they were nothing, I almost had contact with a dragon via spiritual ways, is this all a sign that I have awakened or am I still awakening, send me an e-mail about it please because i'm very confused about all of this.
I have been gradually awakening with my sister, and recently two of our roommates. We all got together one day and were very excited when the others felt the same way. All the same, we've wondered where others were and if we were insane... finding your site really made me feel better about the whole thing. Thankyou!
I offen daydream that im a dragon.When i was young i was obsessed with dinosaurs and now dragons and other lizards.I told my friend about this and he said that its crap.I really believe im a dragon though.I think im still Awakening.I never fit in and im a freak at school.I dont no ne 1 else that can be an Otherkin and it makes me so upset cuz i have no 1 to talk to.If u could help me plez e-mail me.If u have msn,att,or aim plez e-mail me so we could talk.
My mother said she was related to an elf. She said that her family roots could be traced back to elfin origin. All the people in my family are to some degree fae. I didn't really know this wasn't normal, it was just a part of life for me. I find it odd that some have such problems with it.
You really are some disillusioned people, aren't you? Everyone is taught about fairytales, elves, dragons and monsters when they are little, permanently imprinting the suggestion in deeply in their minds that these ficticious animals exist. It might well be a way of coping with life, or trying to be more of an "individual" or a need to feel accepted as part of some secret, special society, but you're kidding yourselves really, aren't you? Each to their own I s'pose, but at least choose a belief system that has some sort of credibility.
-Like the saying goes: "If people lose their belief in a particular faith,(i.e. christianity) then they'll believe anything."
And who's to say we're the ones who are crazy? Perhaps christians are crazy for believing in a big invisible man up in the sky. The Bible is a good book, with some good lessons, but it doesn't explain everything. We know dinosaurs existed, but the Bible doesn't mention them. And do you know why? Because men wrote the Bible, and in their time, they didn't know about dinosaurs. If the Bible WAS the word of God, don't you think he would have mentioned, that in the beginning, he created dinosaurs, so you might still find their skeletons buried in different places?
First off...I don't think anyone who has different beliefs from my own is crazy, nuts, or insane, they simply believe what they believe and I respect that. Secondly, dinosaurs AND Dragons ARE mentioned in the Bible....read it again....closely. And lastly, I thank you, the creators of this site, for all of the information.
Gees, I'm delusinal (sorry, I am NOT a good speller) for believing humans will one day go to the moon! Gees, I'm crazy for thinking the world is round!
The way religion and spirituality works in general is people believe something or don't believe anything until they hear/think of something that rings truer to them. The humans and probably some fae in this time period(and the past 2000 years or so) seem to subconciously have a need for a belief system that teaches either a)that there is some all-powerful force floating around in the sky and he shall act as a parent-figure to all humanity, punishing and rewarding them as a good parent might, or, b) that they must seek enlightenment via meditation. This would account for the rapid spread of Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, and Islamic beliefs.
For an example, me and my sister were both raised Christian. I soon embraced agnosticism and then atheism. Then I encountered Wiccan and animist beliefs, and they rang truer than Christianity ever had. Then my friend introduced me to the fact that he may be an elven Kin and it just clicked with me. I am now not sure of what I believe other than that I may be an awakening gnome. Meanwhile, my sister slides into Buddhism.
And saying we'll believe anything is a falsehood greater than saying that all Christians believe the sky is really teal marbled with bright red and all humans have sight problems. Well, maybe not that great of one, but you get what I mean.
You are incredibly incredibly rude, insulting the beliefs of those whom you've likely never met. It really isn't any of your business what we believe... Did you ever think that maybe, just maybe, your beliefs might be the ones that need checking? Hm? I'm going to assume that you're Christian, b/c of the i.e. Christianity bit, and say that just b/c your beliefs are more widespread than others doesn't give you any right to pass judgement, and for that matter doesn't make them any more true. And in case you haven't noticed, there are plenty of people out there who find credibility in the belief in otherkin! How dare you come to a place where people are already doubting their sanity enough because of what they are feeling and tell them that the likely one thing that they have found comfort in is delusional. I despise that quality, that "holier than though" tripe that makes people ashamed of what may be the truth. Its exactly that attitude which has demonized the oldest religions in the world and made people to this day ashamed to be proud that they are children of the Goddess! (Yes, I know I just switched from tlkn about otherkin to discussing paganism... just bear with me.) Furthermore, I am starting to wonder why you are here to begin with. If you think what we are saying is so delusional then why are you yourself looking for it? Maybe you stumbled upon this by accident, but lets say that you didn't, that you meant to be here. (Which would make sense b/c if you didn't mean to be here then you would have never commented.) Why are you here then? Are you just being the bully, for lack of a better term, and acting on your own insecurities? I really wish that you and people with your mindframe could be just a bit more open about everything, because there are some things in life which are beyond credibility.
I feel very strange about confiding this but maybe it will prove therapeutic. I am not entirely human. I have known this as far back as I can remember and then some. I have always felt as though I am on the outside peering into the human reality. When I was nine, my Grandmother stopped washing the dishes one day and looked me straight in the eyes and told me in a very loving and non-threatening way that she was very curious as to just who I was exactly. I know your not like your Mom (her daughter) and I know your not like your Dad and for the life of me I just can not pin point who you are. It made me feel very bonded to her. The fact that she noticed something that I was convinced was only my own personal revelation. She visits me now in my dreams. I used to feel as though I had been left here quite against my will for some unfathomable reason. Now, of late, I am beginning to have the uneasy feeling that my task is near and my days of being merely an observing entity may be coming to ,perhaps even abruptly so, finality.
I half-believe I am Otherkin- several odd things have happened when I concentrated. But I am still thinking, no matter what I read, "I'm making this up; I want to be special." And my religious views get in the way- will God be angry at me for believing I'm not human?
I do think that I am a dragon. When I was little I was into dragons thinking I am one.When I got older I dreamed that I was flying and I looked and I saw my wings! I was a dragon! But after the dream was over I was back to my human form. this can realate with this, Thank you for showing me this hope god wont get me when I die. :(
Does the fact that I have been Elven in a past life mean that I am Elven or Otherkin now? I have been many different things in many different lives.
You speak of choosing the label that fits you best, but what is the point of a label.. to identify yourselves on other peoples terms?
This is a very interesting website, and I respect all of your opinions. However, once you have come to terms with the feelings, I believe in simply BEING.. no labels needed.
This applies to me for all aspects of existance... I suppose it gets down to simply accepting things for THAT they are, not WHAT they are. ("I am that I am" rather than "I am what I am") In that way, there is room for just SO much more possibility and potential and growth. : )
It's psycological. Some people, without anything in the form of something tangible(even quasi-tangible, like words) would go crazy.
I merely use the label that I do(gnome) because the fae that I clicked with and I suspect of being Kin to are the gnomes(D&D style). No, I have not played too much D&D(though I do play it). If someone looked into a Norse mythology book, for instance, and saw elves and related to them, that's what they'd call themselves: elf. If they first discovered their nature while looking in a book from a random, ficticious subculture of Norway that I shall use for this example and saw the same fae labeled "hispefourus," that's what they'd call themselves.
I believe the advice to choose a label is a good one if you are having a hard time coming to terms with who you are/may be, but it should not be taken as necessary by any means.
I'm a were-cat (in that I'm a mix of lion,tiger,and a few others) and I don't have any "memories", allergies, or any of the problems mentioned in the FAQ. Folks, I just figure you are what you are, and you don't need to act any differently from the time before you awakened. It's just another part of who you are, another piece of the puzzle that is oneself. I say behave any way you want, and don't submit to what others tell you about how you should be. Be yourself, no matter what you are.
p.s. I've got a craving for those little cat-treats. Should I be worried?
By all means, eat 'em. They're just fheat flour and clavoring...and oil...and other stuff that I can't remember...yup, I have a cat.
And this has no relation to anything else, but if I found I was a Were___, I'd probably call myself a Changechild...just cause Were___ feels to me like I turn into one on the full moon...
I believe I am/may be an awakening gnome(as they appear in D&D). I don't act any differently. Why? Gnomes were already very similar in personality to me. If what you believe you are isn't similar to your personality, choose another label to believe you are. This is one reason against having "labels" to determine what we are. We should only find a label or number of labels to explain to others who we are(which would be a lot easier were most of us gifted with telepathy).
Well, I do act a little differently. I am doing more soul-searching and contemplating on my nature. But that is what most of us do during and after our awakening and it doesn't really count, anyway. It is merely like a change in religion, not personality.
thank you for your advice. I was new to the prospect of otherkin for a long time, except i knew that i was different in some way from other people. then a close friend of mine, told me something about me was odd. i asked what. he said first he had to tell me what he was. my friend is an elf, of some sort. i havent asked him what kind. but as i was saying, he told me about this site and said that i should go there, because he thought i might be an otherkin. so i came here and read this information and then i had an "inner journey" later that week. (which, I have found, i can only journey in absolute quiet. Personal quirk, or maybe alot of 'Kin are like that) I do not doubt i am 'Kin. I have fully decided i am most obviously 'Kin, my soul has reassured me in that prospect. then later on, i was at home in complete silence, and i had a memory of a forest, and i saw elves and i saw evrything so CLEARLY. and then it vanished. Very fleeting.. Ever since then, i don't doubt im Elven. thnak you for the guidelines in awakening.
Ok what awakened me was I went to a psychic spirit guides night and the lady told me that my guides are all mythical creatures that i have winged creatures all over that i am massively psychic and that my healing ability is huge I went in ther knowing this and i was also told that i am a wizard of another realm eg. a wiseone.
Thank you for this great site that seems to help me much... weird things happened to me and some peope think that i'm an otherkin...I don't know if i really am one, but this site help me to feel better and it's the essential I think... If somme people would like to talk with me, they are welcome blessed be :o) Dryadhan
ok, i need some help here. I am a werecat, though i have no clue what kind. Nor have i had any past memories. However i've always had an attraction to Russia/ eastern europe. I Beleive this could be a clue ( obviously). Anyway, if anyone has any info on legends of that area,( more specific then just Werecreatures and Draculas ;)), Por favor Ayudame! ( help me!)
Long have we been alone in our memories of things we find spoken of here. It brings us Great joy to see so many awakening...:) We, Husband Astalolond and myself look forward with hope that someday we may meet some of you, face to face on one of the gatherings OR on line OtherKin. We are Not young though we look it. Astalolond went to woodstock... He was born awake... and quite 'different' from his family whom were (painfully) 100% Norms. His parentage was always in question. By them as well. His medical/physical history is beyond this areas abilities Or comprehension. Myself, I was born a Genetic Kin. yes, my ears were Very pointed and were immediately lobbed when my mother went into hysterics upon seeing me, preceeding the delivery. There are many other physical 'anomalies' I share with Kindred as well that have baffeled the medical profession in my area to the point where my family gave up on doctors and turned to the NA medicine of my great grandmother. I was luckier than my mate. My inherited my 'anomalies'from my father, though his ears were less severly (& more neatly) lobbed. At least they matched..he could still wiggle them :) I was...Maimed.
Father said we were Silvan...? Anyone know what branch that is ?
Mother was..for all the world..as much like a Hobbit that I ever saw. While we stood 6' or better..she never made it to 5' Astaldolond towered above his family. There are more internal differences as well that we have. I have an extra organ, that seems to be functioning, but they could not say what it did. Father saved me from becoming their guineypig. For these reasons of Obvious physical differences, and the Many Unseen, we have always kept to ourselves. NEPA, It is Not a kind and forgiving area we live in. And That is Precisley why we are so pleased to see a presence -Growing!- on the Web :D
Stars at'cha! Aeriatheil & Astalolond B. nuliform@ptd.net
My "other half" told me of this place and it is a good site. Thank You.
I feel compelled to respond to a few others I read here. One such seems to have become lucky enough to evolve beyond needing a root form. That is as it should be for some spirits. Well Done ! Many of us have been many things, but still long for the First form of consciousness.
And to the others whom worry about God's favor. Did he Not create us All? As we are? Methinks it Not be What we are, but what we Do that counts.....
I very much enjoyed the information on this site. I am newly awakened and it is hard to find information that helps. It's a little scary and lonely to awaken, and I had an "alarm clock". A person with exposure to many fae asked if I was elven and told me to explore it. I believed that we had met before. Thanks for having a site that deals with some of the questions I've been having.
Hi, Im also a dragon. I remember bits and pieces of at least three past lives as a dragon and my i know my dragon family are in the spirit world watching and helping me.*grins* I also remember two as a human which one was a witch and the other took place in the middle ages.Im trying to find more about myself and am currentlky trying to cover the missing pieces of my dragon soul. I feel so lost without them. I think i go into too deep of a trance to retrieve my missing piece of a soul lol. does anyone here have any advice or is it best i go get a soul healing done by another person?Thankyou for reading my comment
Since I was very young, I've had dreams of a fairy-like girl, from her point of view, living in a strangly familiar place. I've watched her grow with me and now I'm thinking that I could be watching a past life. But if her pain, if her joy was mine, is it still mine?
And who's to say we're the ones who are crazy? Perhaps christians are crazy for believing in a big invisible man up in the sky. The Bible is a good book, with some good lessons, but it doesn't explain everything. We know dinosaurs existed, but the Bible doesn't mention them. And do you know why? Because men wrote the Bible, and in their time, they didn't know about dinosaurs. If the Bible WAS the word of God, don't you think he would have mentioned, that in the beginning, he created dinosaurs, so you might still find their skeletons buried in different places?
First off...I don't think anyone who has different beliefs from my own is crazy, nuts, or insane, they simply believe what they believe and I respect that. Secondly, dinosaurs AND Dragons ARE mentioned in the Bible....read it again....closely. And lastly, I thank you, the creators of this site, for all of the information.
Gees, I'm delusinal (sorry, I am NOT a good speller) for believing humans will one day go to the moon! Gees, I'm crazy for thinking the world is round!
By all means, eat 'em. They're just fheat flour and clavoring...and oil...and other stuff that I can't remember...yup, I have a cat.
And this has no relation to anything else, but if I found I was a Were___, I'd probably call myself a Changechild...just cause Were___ feels to me like I turn into one on the full moon...
The way religion and spirituality works in general is people believe something or don't believe anything until they hear/think of something that rings truer to them. The humans and probably some fae in this time period(and the past 2000 years or so) seem to subconciously have a need for a belief system that teaches either a)that there is some all-powerful force floating around in the sky and he shall act as a parent-figure to all humanity, punishing and rewarding them as a good parent might, or, b) that they must seek enlightenment via meditation. This would account for the rapid spread of Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, and Islamic beliefs.
For an example, me and my sister were both raised Christian. I soon embraced agnosticism and then atheism. Then I encountered Wiccan and animist beliefs, and they rang truer than Christianity ever had. Then my friend introduced me to the fact that he may be an elven Kin and it just clicked with me. I am now not sure of what I believe other than that I may be an awakening gnome. Meanwhile, my sister slides into Buddhism.
And saying we'll believe anything is a falsehood greater than saying that all Christians believe the sky is really teal marbled with bright red and all humans have sight problems. Well, maybe not that great of one, but you get what I mean.
It's psycological. Some people, without anything in the form of something tangible(even quasi-tangible, like words) would go crazy.
I merely use the label that I do(gnome) because the fae that I clicked with and I suspect of being Kin to are the gnomes(D&D style). No, I have not played too much D&D(though I do play it). If someone looked into a Norse mythology book, for instance, and saw elves and related to them, that's what they'd call themselves: elf. If they first discovered their nature while looking in a book from a random, ficticious subculture of Norway that I shall use for this example and saw the same fae labeled "hispefourus," that's what they'd call themselves.
I believe the advice to choose a label is a good one if you are having a hard time coming to terms with who you are/may be, but it should not be taken as necessary by any means.
I believe I am/may be an awakening gnome(as they appear in D&D). I don't act any differently. Why? Gnomes were already very similar in personality to me. If what you believe you are isn't similar to your personality, choose another label to believe you are. This is one reason against having "labels" to determine what we are. We should only find a label or number of labels to explain to others who we are(which would be a lot easier were most of us gifted with telepathy).
Well, I do act a little differently. I am doing more soul-searching and contemplating on my nature. But that is what most of us do during and after our awakening and it doesn't really count, anyway. It is merely like a change in religion, not personality.
Well, I do act a little differently. I am doing more soul-searching and contemplating on my nature. But that is what most of us do during and after our awakening and it doesn't really count, anyway. It is merely like a change in religion, not personality.
several years ago i would wake up at nights believing i've seen myself but in a strange or different form and the land was different. After awhile i begcan believing it to be a past life. Ever since the "dreams" i've felt strangely towards myself as if i didn't know who I was. And i've grown strangely close to swords, and magic. After awhile i began to wonder if i was actually human. And I learned that I was a Fiend. The clues seemed too obvious, strange eyes that would draw attention, and lack of romance... Now i know that i'm an Otherkin, which has answered oh so many self-questions
For the last two years I have been fighting the notion that I could be more than I am. Being raised in a "good christian home" no one would have expected otherwise. I supressed my true self for almost 30 years now. Other's have told me that I "drain" the life from them or that they seem to have a hard time in keeping up with my personality. One of them being my husband who has recently admitted that I am too much for him. I talked to several people and was told that I was goth but it didn't feel right. I found a name for what I really am the other day and have just today come to realize that it is not just a name. I am an energy vampyre. And now that I know, maybe I can control my subconscious feeding and give back the pleasures I have unknowingly kept.
I found one of my biggest answers in your comments section "Am I Otherkin?" It pointed out to me that there was only one person I could ask, myself. I was very suprised to hear an answer to my question,moreso to hear one that I know deep within my soul is right. I have always been here, just supressed inside this shell. But I will be no more. For I have found and have freed myself. Thank you for pointing out to me who had the answers I was seeking. ~Taylon
If you truly wish to cease draining energy from others without their permission, if you wish to learn how to "give some of the pleasures back" to others I recommend finding a Reiki practitioner who is willing to take you on as an apprentice or who at least offers classes. This will give you the tools to do proper energy work. I would suggest however that you speak plainly to your instructor and explain what you have done unwittingly in the past. He or she will then be able to help you learn how to guard against such behaviour in the future.
You are incredibly incredibly rude, insulting the beliefs of those whom you've likely never met. It really isn't any of your business what we believe... Did you ever think that maybe, just maybe, your beliefs might be the ones that need checking? Hm? I'm going to assume that you're Christian, b/c of the i.e. Christianity bit, and say that just b/c your beliefs are more widespread than others doesn't give you any right to pass judgement, and for that matter doesn't make them any more true. And in case you haven't noticed, there are plenty of people out there who find credibility in the belief in otherkin! How dare you come to a place where people are already doubting their sanity enough because of what they are feeling and tell them that the likely one thing that they have found comfort in is delusional. I despise that quality, that "holier than though" tripe that makes people ashamed of what may be the truth. Its exactly that attitude which has demonized the oldest religions in the world and made people to this day ashamed to be proud that they are children of the Goddess! (Yes, I know I just switched from tlkn about otherkin to discussing paganism... just bear with me.) Furthermore, I am starting to wonder why you are here to begin with. If you think what we are saying is so delusional then why are you yourself looking for it? Maybe you stumbled upon this by accident, but lets say that you didn't, that you meant to be here. (Which would make sense b/c if you didn't mean to be here then you would have never commented.) Why are you here then? Are you just being the bully, for lack of a better term, and acting on your own insecurities? I really wish that you and people with your mindframe could be just a bit more open about everything, because there are some things in life which are beyond credibility.
I am no ordinary otherkin. I am half-vishorin(human eq. jaguar) and half human. I can shift (in my form), but how do you deal with being an outcast? I have a half-brother (same bday, same byear, same father, different mother) who is my fraternal twin, but he looks like a jaguar when he shifts and I don't. I look like a panther. I did some researching through old archives and discovered that there were very few, if any, of my particular kind born and that I was the only one in the 21st century. When I do shift, I appear as though I am a very large black panther. I tend to not have the compassionate emotions that most people do (ie. happiness, sadness, joy, fear, ect.). I tend to have the fighter's emotions (ie. anger, rage, emotional neutrality). There is no love in my heart. I am taking care of someone simply because I have nothing better to do. She is an otherkin and is 8 months pregnant. She gives me something to do in my spare time. I care nothing for her. I do not mind being reclusive or seclusive. In fact, I enjoy it. How do I deal with my half-brother trying to make me love this woman? How do I deal with the fact that I might be the only one of my kind living?
If you truly wish to cease draining energy from others without their permission, if you wish to learn how to "give some of the pleasures back" to others I recommend finding a Reiki practitioner who is willing to take you on as an apprentice or who at least offers classes. This will give you the tools to do proper energy work. I would suggest however that you speak plainly to your instructor and explain what you have done unwittingly in the past. He or she will then be able to help you learn how to guard against such behaviour in the future.
I'm trying to be understanding, but this just seems like another way to be Extra Special, to stand out in a sea of average humans. Terms like "Sleepers", "100% Norms", wanting to be "more than I am"... these all have an air of superiority. Many people feel at odds with society and can't relate to most other people. Being Otherkin seems to mean your a special, one-of-a-kind snowflake.