#alterhuman spirituality

[e1ectrostatic]

30 Day Fictionkind Challenge Day 17

Q: Does fictionkinity connect to spirituality for you?

A: Not inherently. But for me, yeah, to an extent.

I guess I'll start off by saying the spiritual vs psychological dichotomy doesn't do much for me personally, so I don't adhere to it very strictly. It's useful as a loose frame of reference, but I prefer to think of my fictionkinity more as a combination of the two, as well as something else entirely.

Still, yes, one could easily connect my fictionkinity to spirituality. For one, I believe in reincarnation and always have for as long as I could remember. I've also always believed in the multiverse theory lol. These beliefs are a framework through which I process my fictionkinity, but do not rule over it or hold any authority, so to speak. If any aspect of these beliefs doesn't sit right with me when applied to my fictionkinity, I prefer to disregard it and find other ways to explain my experience.

Or sometimes, I just don't feel inclined to explain my experiences. I just am, and I'm comfortable enough with that.

But anyway, to elaborate on how my fictionkinity may connect to spirituality, I do believe myself to be a universe-hopper of sorts. Things like why this is, how I came to be, and how long I've truly existed are unknown to me, but I'm comfortable in my beliefs nonetheless. I know this isn't my first life. As such, I don't much connect myself to my body — it can be seen as an extension or representation of me, and it's what tethers me to this world, but my body isn't wholly me. I don't begin and end at my physical form. I've taken other forms, and when I'm done here, I'll take another form still.

What it takes for me to be "done" in a world is a mystery to me still. In this world, it seems to be death, but I'm not sure if that applies to every other life I've lived. Perhaps I once encountered other means through which to begin a new life elsewhere. I doubt I'll ever know the full truth. But I'm going on a tangent again. I'll elaborate on these thoughts another time.

Like I said before, I've always believed in the multiverse theory. My beliefs in reincarnation and infinite universes go hand in hand when conceptualizing my fictionkinity. I believe there are infinite worlds and universes with infinite possibilities, and I've been to a few in other lives, with other forms. Some of the lives I've lived have manifested in this world as fictional stories, crafted by other people. How similar my canon is to the canon of these stories greatly varies from source to source. In some cases, looking at my source is like looking in a mirror. In other cases, I couldn't be more different.

There are still some cases in which my fictionkinity shies away from my spiritual beliefs, though. I'm not entirely comfortable with the "past lives" narrative despite my rationalization sounding very much like it. With most of my kintypes, I feel not like I've died, but rather like I'd been forcibly taken from one reality and plopped into another.

Even if I'm wrong, and I had died, I don't like describing it as such, because to me it sounds like I no longer fully consider myself to be the person that I "was", or that my story as [xyz kintype] ended. There is no "was", there only "is". I didn't die. I'm right here, still utterly and fully my kintype, regardless of the world and body I'm in. I know the "past lives" narrative doesn't have to imply that your previous iterations are no longer you, but that's just how I personally feel about my own experience.

Though I guess "death" is a meaningless concept to an immortal soul, anyway.

This is all I have to say on the topic for now, but this prompt has inspired me and got me thinking. I'd like to revisit these thoughts in the future, and really get into why I feel what I feel. Of course, I'll also be elaborating more in the next prompt about neurodivergence.

Thank you for reading, and take care :]

[xpostmortem-pupx]

Remembering Home

In the night I see her eyes reflected Lady of Void and Starlight Her howling song sung by her children Hidden beyond the stars light As she transcends that which I know to be true I beg to feel her embrace once again To be reclaimed and reborn by her touch To burrow myself in her fur Dark and deep as the abyss And tell her the stories of my time away She who was before all Who’s being came into existence at first breath Who shapes all that which came after her Let me sing to her once again And embrace my life as her child Let the glittering light of the stars call me home Remind me of where I have found myself before Where I will find myself once again Let my limbs carry me across the milky way And join her in rapturous delight

[winged-on-earth]

"my kintype is due to trauma!" "my kintype is spiritual!" cool cool cool mines just here. No idea why or how. Just is. I am just draogn :]

[tranquilwilds]

I have recently seen a few posts hating on those who spiritually connect to their kintypes/theriotypes/etc. Addressing this felt important.

We are meant to be an inclusive community. Do not allow a false sense of superiority allow you to feel as if you are above people in the same community as you. Everyone here is hated on by outside people enough, we have to stick together and stop trying to tear our community apart. It is only achieving infighting and spreading our community far too thin.

Physical therians/otherkin/nonhumans are valid and belong here. Spiritual therians/otherkin/nonhumans are valid and belong here. Those who identify in all sorts of ways belong here and are valid.

Stop distancing yourself from the only ones that will truly have your back.

[d0gbite]

hate it when alterhumans assume “spiritual therian” automatically means “had past lives”

there are other kinds of spirituality!! you can be spiritual and not believe in past lives, or not believe you had one! your spirituality is YOUR spirituality and you can define it however you want. if being a spiritual therian is a label that you believe suits you, then it’s your label.

[rabiesriddenkittie]

Bite bite bite gnaw gnaw gnaw bit bit gnaw bite gnaw gnaw meow mew purr bite gnaw meow meow bite bite bite mew gnaw gnaw gn-

[copperrust]

genuinely every single expression of nonhumanity is so beautiful

i love therians and otherkin spiritual psychological or otherwise

i love otherhearteds and copinglinks

i love physical nonhumans of all kinds including zooanthropes endels and holotheres

i love alterhumans

i love real-life and fictional theriotypes

i love animal-related xenogenders and neopronouns

i love connecting to nonhumanity or being nonhuman due to neurodivergence

i love nonhumans due to delusions or trauma

i love furries and i love people who feel like their true selves wearing a fursuit

i love pups and horseplayers and queer people whose sexuality is connected to their nonhumanity

i love people who are fully 100% nonhuman and i love people whose nonhumanity is wearing cat ears and a tail

i love puppygirls and catboys and werewolves

i love people who connect nonhumanity with them being outside traditional gender norms

i love how making a human-lion was one of the first product of artistry ever made by humans (and the oldest statue that we discovered)

(this is mostly animal-focused but i love people connected to flora and still life and machines too and everything related to that)

we see ourselves in everything around us as if it were our reflection

[rott3nmutt]

first time wearing my mask in public and a bunch of kids asked to take a pic with me ! one of the girls said "I love gay people" as they walked away 😭

note: I apologize if the alt text isn't sufficient, I'm very new to this !

[dogs-have-fallen]

i am so tired of seeing people calling therianthropy spiritual. sure, for some people it is, but this is not a spiritual exclusive experience. it is psychological, it is physical, and it is spiritual. not everyone has a past life they’re connected with. people need to stop being exclusive in their terminology

[theverynothumankai]

i’ve been watching a lot of nonhuman shorts on youtube lately, and i feel the need to say that i’m quite sad (and then pissed off cuz of that) about how many of them are just skinny, in-shape young kids (around my age or a few years younger than me).

i wanna see my fellow chubby out of shape teens who don’t do quads that often, because of how out of shape and chubby they are, even if they love quads.

i wanna see my fellow out of shape teens who pull a muscle when doing quads, or are out of breath right away, or are completely sore afterwards for days.

i wanna see my fellow chubby teens who’s quads are clumsy and not graceful because we have all that extra weight on us.

i wanna see my fellow queer chubby teens who bind and who don’t do quads that often cuz their chest doesn’t stay in place right or stay flat and it makes them feel gender dysphoria.

i wanna see my fellow chubby, out of shape teens doing this stuff. or not even teens! anyone of any age! that isn’t skinny as hell and that isn’t in shape!

i just would like to see some more nonhumans like me please.

yeah, that’s about all. *goes to lay down in my little den again*

[zoppa682]

HAPPY THERIANTHROPY DAY TO ALL THE CRITTERS AND CREATURES OF TUMBLR! :3

MAY WE ALL CELEBRATE TOGETHER AS ONE UNIFIED PACK :>

[twinkle-dragon]

As a reptilian alien, I hate the trope of entire races or species being evil. As a scaly, slithery, reptilian thing, I should get to see myself represented as the hero, or at least as a neutral citizen worthy of basic empathy, just like anyone else. Just because most humans would find me creepy and repulsive without my human mask doesn’t mean I deserve to be seen that way.

[huhunder]

My other kintype is… a dragon! I'm a mix of Japanese dragon (Ryu) and Indian serpent (Naga).

I did a quick draw of my dragon self. Nothing too fancy... maybe except for these long and thick "eyelashes" things

[deitynile]

this has definitely been said countless of times by other beings, but being at work while in a kin shift is so funny. these individuals don't know they had an entire ass dragon staple their papers.

[moonpool-system]

So like shoutout to soulbonds with exotrauma. To soulbonds with traumatic memories, soulbonds who're in a whole new life now and hafta figure out how to deal with that. Soulbonds in bodies with trauma and without. Soulbonds that're scared of people disbelieving our PTSD or other traumabased disorders, being called fake or roleplayers, or our trauma being treated as lesser. Soulbonds who even struggle to treat ourselves as just as important as others that were hurt. Soulbonds whose painful experiences involve fantastical elements that make it hard to talk about in a down to earth way. Soulbonds who're scared they'll "speak over" others with similar bodily trauma. Soulbonds in bodies who only have PTSD at all because of exotrauma.

What happened to us was real because we experienced it and it affects us, and that's so important. We deserve to be treated with respect and we deserve help! It's not fair that we're treated as lesser than bodily trauma. I want every soulbond with exotrauma to know that we CAN find healing one day, and it's gonna be okay. I love you and you'll find others that do too