terminology – Otherkin.net

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A

alardan	A term taken from a fictional book which means a small gathering the way it is used in the community.

angel	One of many types of celestial beings, often considered to be in servitude to a major deity.

angelic	A incarnated being which resembles an angel in many ways.

aspected	Someone who has a single mind (thought-stream, memory) but “facets” which are quite different in behavior patterns and/or emotional responses. Most people have this to a small degree (a “work” persona and a “home” persona for example), but this is a more extreme variant. Medically, in the extreme end this is classed as ESD (Ego-State Disorder).

Awakening	An informal stage in an individual’s self-actualization. From unaware, mundane and “asleep” one is “awakened” to some basic truths about oneself, the nature of people as a whole, or about the laws of nature. For Otherkin, “Awakening” is almost always used in relation to one’s non-human nature. This term is used by a number of spiritually aware communities (entirely unaffiliated, offsite: Awakening into Awareness, Spiritwalk, Pleidians: Awakening, etc.). [see also So, You’re Awake?]

D

des’tai	A term in one specific remembered-language (Elenari) which means “On one’s (karmic) path.” Used as a blessing. (see offsite article Des’tai at Elenari.net)

Dreaming	The world beyond the veils often reached when one is sleeping. A counter-existence to Earth.

F

Faerie	The world from which they come (cf Veil and Dreaming)

G

gate	Usually used in the otherkin community to describe a magical doorway which allows one to travel into another dimension, universe or reality. Also “Portal”.

glamour	A minor, generally illusionary, magic.

H

host	A multiple for whom one or more of the other minds in the body were not, under usual circumstances, supposed to be born there. The entities in the body may have been there at birth, or be walk-ins. The original mind may also be a split. [Note: in the DID/split community and a fair amount of the medical references “host” is frequently used to refer either to the birth mind or the “front” or main persona. That is not how it is used with regard to otherkin multiples.]

K

Kella	One subrace of elvenkind, with its own language [see also the Kella Language Dictionary]

M

multiple	Someone with more than one mind in a single body. Outside the otherkin community it generally refers to a Split.

mundane	Simple descriptive term for those with no magickal skills and/or with no awareness of any reality beyond that commonly accepted by modern science. Also used as a pejorative term for those who adamantly deny any other realities, and attempt to belittle those who do explore beyond the boundaries of science. Also dictionary-defined as “ordinary” and “of this world”. Used in other fringe communities to mean different things.

O

otherkin	(aka “other” and “kin”) Anyone assuming the identity of not being completely human, in body mind and/or soulAnyone assuming the identity of not being an ordinary (cf. “mundane“) human. Includes, in the broadest sense, aliens, humans from other worlds, furries, vampires, therianthropes (aka werewolves and shapeshifters), etc. Usually used specifically to refer to mythological phenotypes, including (but not limited to) fairies, elves, dragons, merfolk, etc. Does not necessarily include “non-mundane” humans (such as Psis, Mages, SCAdians, etc.). [see also What is an Otherkin and Otherkin FAQ] {also Fairth, Metahuman, Changeling…}

Otherkin Reiki	A subset of non-traditional Reiki with a focus on experimentation, hybridizing with other systems of energy work, individuality in the use of the energies and implementation processes. Although there are many people who do not practice Traditional Reiki, this subgroup has a very heavy Otherkin influence. [For more information see the Otherkin Reiki pages]

P

Pagan	A broad term encompassing a great number of polytheistic and/or earth-based religions. [more specific subcategories: Druidism, Wicca, Asatru/Odinism, Hellenism, possibly Church of All Worlds, etc.]

polyamorous	(aka “Poly”) Any person assuming the identity of being theoretically open to responsible non-monogamous relationships (ie. a person likely to choose Polyamory). [see also Polyamory.org]

polyamory	(aka “Poly”) The theoretical or actual practice of responsible non-monogamy ie. where all partners are aware and accepting of their partners’ lifestyle. [see also Polyamory.org]

R

Reiki	A popular energy-working system. Includes many techniques for healing both physical and non-physical complaints, and for using various energies in ritual and distance work. Very generally speaking, one needs to be initiated to use this system by what practitioners call a Reiki attunement. [see also Traditional Reiki and Otherkin Reiki]

Reiki attunement	(also “Attunement”) A ritualized initiation or introduction into Reiki energies.

remembering	Recalling aspects of or events from the past life or lives in which the person was non-human.

S

split	Someone who, for whatever reason (but usually severe trauma at an early age) shattered or split into two or more minds (two seems rare, four to six moderately common, and there are cases of over a hundred). In the case of a split, all the minds belong in the body and many choose to reintegrate when the trauma is healed (but not always). In medical parlance this would be DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as MPD) or DD-NOS (Dissociative Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified), the latter being used if the person does not fill all the criteria for DID.

T

traditional Reiki	A subset of Reiki with a focus on ritual, tradition, history and purity, which excludes experimentation and innovation outside of a certain (often rigid) framework. Generally modified with the name of the tradition in question (eg. Traditional Usui Reiki). [see also Reiki and Otherkin Reiki]

V

veil	The boundary between two overlapping worlds. Dpending on the speaker and the context, may refer to the boundary between: the world of Faerie and Earth; the Dreaming and the waking world; the astral and physical worlds; or any other two places where there is a liminal between them.

W

walk-in	A mind/spirit who was not born to the body they are living in, but arrived some time afterwards. At times the walk-in displaces the original spirit, or replaces it when the original has left or spiritually died. This results in a singleton (one mind, one body) who is not native to the body. At other times, the walk-in does not displace but joins the existing entity(s), thus becoming a host.