#cladokin

[creatureheart]

Made an updated version of this with a bit more info on things and a few tweaks, so go check out that version here!

I've made a few posts talking about things in the nonhuman and alterhuman communities recently, mostly just brief looks into them, so I thought I would share this one.

The info may not be all that much, and could easily be expanded upon, but I did my best for a simple bit of info for certain things.

All pictures have ALT text included, but I shall post the text also here, under a cut, cause it's a bit long, lol

Nonhuman as an identity: To identify as not human either fully or partially. (hate/trolls will be reported and deleted)

Reminder: These are all personal identities and why someone identifies as nonhuman and what term someone decides to use for themself is exclusively their business. In the end it is what makes the most sense to the individual and not up to others. Now, onto some of the communities that are included under the nonhuman identity:

Otherkin: from the term "otherkind" - an identity which typically encompasses being wholly or partially a nonhuman entity. Usually understood to cover those who identify as mythical creatures and other fantastical things. Also covers those that fall outside of beings and creatures.

Examples of non-being or creature based identities: Conceptkin: an identity where one identifies as a concept such as the concept of night or fire. Objectkin: and identity where one identifies as an object. Songkin: an identity where one identifies as a song.

Examples of being and creature based identities: Therianthropy: usually shortened to therian - where one identifies AS a nonhuman animal. Some will say that this term refers to only earthen animals, living or extinct, but it has never only encompassed earthly animals. The community's language came from those who identify as werecreatures. Theriomythic: an alternate identity term for one who identifies in some intrinsic was as a mythical creature. Paleotherian: an identity term for one who identifies as a now extinct earthly animal, like a dinosaur or mammoth.

Cladotherian or Cladokin: an identity term for one who does not identify as a distinct species, but a broader identity encompassing an entire genus or larger grouping. Cladomythic: an identity term for one who identifies as a group (clade) of animalistic mythical creatures.

Fictionkin: an identity term that covers all things fictional. For those who identify as something fictional like characters, animals, species, objects, etc. These can be from books, shows, video games, etc, but not always! Original fictional characters and such are also possible.

There are many other identities that fall under the nonhuman umbrella which is why it's important to do your own research to figure out if a certain term works for you. All these identities share the trait of being involuntary. You cannot choose to be therian, otherkin, or the other mentioned identities.

While the already mentioned identities are involuntary, there are some identities that fall under being voluntary. Otherlink: an identity where one voluntarily identifies as nonhuman. Copinglink: an identity where one voluntarily identifies as nonhuman to copes with things such as trauma, stress, etc.

A lot of people may also say that it is impossible to become a therian, otherkin, etc. While the identity is involuntary, things like trauma and neurodivergence can cause an individual to take on a nonhuman identity when they had not had one previously.

Most will usually see people explain that these identities are spiritual or psychological, but these are only some of the ways that individuals may experience them. Some other experiences of nonhumanity: Symbolic Metaphorical Ancestral Physical (Yes this is an actual reason for some and they are just as much a part of the community as anyone else. Physical and Ancestral nonhumans are part of the community's history and some of its founders.)

For those looking for more information, and community places, here are some places to check out! Werelist Nonhuman National Park Alterhuman Archive The Chimera's Library. The above are forums and archives of information on the community. Most archived information is thanks to who-is-page, liongoatsnake and frameacloud on tumblr.

While this is a brief look into the nonhuman identity that I could share, I do hope it has been helpful in some way. Remember to be true to yourself, and don't let anyone tell you how to feel. Ignore, report, delete and block the haters!

Yeen out~

[kalvanreaped]

Caninekin stimboard

A stimboard of a cladokin with canines; from pet dogs / domestics to wilds of wolfs & wolfdogs with few skulls included in. Kinda self-indulged lol.

Links in order :3

^. ^. ^.

🎡🎡 | 🫀🫀 | 🎡🎡

🫀🫀 | 🎡🎡 | 🫀🫀

🎡🎡 | 🫀🫀 | 🎡🎡

[mars-bos]

touches you with my cold wet nose and looks at you with my big pathetic wet eyes (you want to give me your cold fries)

[marshmallowmateys-ship]

Does anyone else have a cladokin of a fictional race or species?

I mainly see cladotherian which isn't bad, since cladokin stuff is hard to find, but sometimes I feel I'm in a small boat of an already small boat

[amr-alterhuman]

Magic kin aesthetic

[kinmoorland]

I recently started meditating to past life videos/wolf videos. And… I think I’ve gone through my whole wolf past life line! Or lineage? Not sure what to call it!

I wouldn’t necessarily consider each past life it’s own separate kin type, rather they all fall under, in some way, wolfkin/caninekin, as either vaguetypes or clado-kintypes! And note I do mention a few past lives I do not consider ‘kin, but they still are related to my wolf past lives.

Lemme go in order chronologically! I’ll try and add the subtypes too :)

400 BC: Demaenetus the Wrestler (past life)

An Ancient Greek wrestler who was able to transform into a wolf

400s: Mythkin / Wolfkin

A very old legend that the Neuri (near modern Belarus) villagers would turn into wolfs a few days a year

400s/Arthurian Era: Melion (past life) , Werewolfkin / Wolfkin

Melion was a figure from King Arthur myth who was said to have transformed into a wolf to hunt a stag for his wife, but becomes stuck as his wife leaves him for someone else. He becomes one of King Arthur’s prized animals, and King Arthur finally realizes it’s one of his knights, as such he finds a way to transform Melion back to human.

1100s: Ossory Werewolfkin

Known as Irish Werewolves, ossory people were thought to be descended from Laignech Fáelad, who like the figure were able to transform into wolves.

1400s Werewolfkin

During the era of witchcraft trials across Europe, werewolf hunts also populated the land. What is distinct abt 15th century werewolves is that it was not a disease nor birthright, but rather a regular human making some ‘pact with the devil’ (read: magic). The werewolves from then would killed dozens of people and commit many crimes, and act feral once human again.

1500s: Blackshuckkin/Blackdogkin

The black shuck was a legend of hellhounds Ronaldo dogs that roamed the moor killing people

Subtypes:

Blackbeastkin: different from a dog or cat, this kin type spans 1500s to modern day

Houndkin: not to a specific time period but it falls specifically under blackshuckkin, and not caninekin

Phantomcatkin: this is a modern subtype under blackdogkin, since black dog sightings continued into modern day, along with the phantom cat sightings in England.

1500s: Benandanti Werewolves

People of a specific tradition were said to turn into wolves in their dreams and fight devils and witches. Considered themselves as good werewolves and hounds of god.

1700s: Beast of Gévaudan, Wolfkin

In the 1760s there were a continuous series of wolf attacks in the town of Gévaudan France. Though wolf attacks occurred, it is merely a legend of a terrible beast who would be killed by men and who come back another day. What was thought to be one regenerative creature, was more than likely multiple wolves in the area continuing to hunt in the town.

1800s: Wolfkin / Redwolfkin

This kintype was alive during the 1800s when settlers killed wolves in the US en masse, resulting in a wolf genocide.

Modern: Mythkin / Werewolfkin

My main and most prominent wolf related lossy life is definitely my modern werewolf kintype. It falls under the depiction of werewolves/lycanthropy as a disease that is passed from people.

Modern: Caninekin Vaguetype / Canidae Clado-kin

I count this since many of my shifts end up being connected to my caninekin or canidae clado-kin kintypes.

[awkwardlysocialcatterfly]

feline cladokin but including non-earthly felines as well . feline aliens , feline fictional characters , feline cryptids , feline mythical creatures , feline objects , etc

[alterhumanblog]

This is a PSA because my bio is not long enough!

This account is a safe space for: psychological therians, spiritual therians, physical therians, poly therians, holothers, contherians, suntherians, cladotherians, starkins, theriomythics, ambitherians, alterhumans, otherkins, snakelinks, plantkins, objectkins, dollkins, concept kins, otherlinks, link hearted, otherhearted, therians who don't do quads, devinekins, stormkins, lightningkins, copylinks, fictionflickers, fictionkins, demonkins, angelkins, autistics, godkins, zombiekins, vampirekins, ghostkins, monsterkins, cryptidkins, objectums, nonhumans, voidkins, songkins, spacekins, objectlinks, plantlinks, felinelinks, caninelinks, link hearted, therians that don't have gear, polykins, placekins, factkins, goat therians, snaketherians, ADHD, tropecepts, paleotherians, alterbeings, cladokins, cladomythics, fox hearted, shark hearted, dog hearted, clown hearted, gunkins, robotkins, Aikins, demon hearted, angel hearted, furries, transspecies, species queer, fictionkins, mythkin, speciespunk, glitchkins, coping links, musickins, oceankins, firekins, earthkins, marskins, planet hearted, Rainkins, snowkins, mouse therians, rabbit therians, ockins, neopronouns, xenopronouns, emojipronouns, multi name users, alien hearted, alienkins, aesthetickins, aesthetichearted, and everything else that I couldn't fit!!

[cheesecake-the-chicken]

official intro post!

🪽goodmorning!! i go by Cheesecake but you can call me anything you like :7

🪽he/him please!

🪽genderfluid lesbian

🪽minor

🪽white

🪽plural

🪽able-bodied

🪽Gemini sun, Sagittarius moon and Leo rising

🪽PTSD, OCD and possible ADHD, please be patient

🪽Pacific Standard Time

🪽日本語もできる！8年ぐらい勉強したのがあるのでまあまあペラペラだけど、もっと練習したいです！

🪽bird therian, mainly Moluccan and Umbrella cockatoo but also cockatoo cladokin. fnaf fictionkith/synpath. awakened 11/2023

🪽i LOVE fnaf, and i’m very partial to Madoka Magica, SCP, TADC and Vocaloid! i mostly listen to Vocaloid especially Maretu. i’m also always looking for new interests, i’ve always wanted to get into Sonic the Hedgehog and DSAF,,,,,,

🪽my main hobby is music but i also draw and make friendship bracelets! i sing (im a choir kid 💔), and i play the guitar, piano, drums and a little bass!

DNI LIST

🪽please DNI if you’re

bigoted (-phobic, -ist etc)

terf/swerf/radqueer, transID

anyone who doesn’t support he/him or mspec lesbians

ECTA/RCTA

proship/profic

pro-zoo, pro-MAP, l*li/sh*tacon, etc

discourse/syscourse

NSFW/k*nk

anti-otherkin, anti-therian, i’m not in the loop about KFF but just let people have fun or be serious about kinning as they want

13 or under (for my comfort and your safety, this blog isn’t nsfw but i would like to swear and make jokes)

🪽feel free to ask about anything not listed here!

misc blog stuff

🪽dms and askbox will always be open, i’m very extroverted so i will always try to follow/reach out first :7

🪽i may begin edit/moodboard/meme requests sometime!

🪽tag system (please feel free to help me improve it 😭):

#cheesecake’s perch: text posts/random thoughts

#cheesecake’s progress: journaling my otherkin journey; probably gear, shifting, activities etc!

#cheesecake’s enrichment ipad: image posts/memes

#cheesecake’s chicken scratch: any edits/moodboards/art i make!

🪽(I KNOW I HAVENT BEEN TRUE TO THIS YET please be patient 💔)

🪽other therians, especially aviankin please interact!

🪽i will edit this post over time as necessary

🪽thank you !!

[murruspins]

Do warrior cat kins exist?? Like,, I’m a feline cladokin,, but I’m REALLY questioning warrior cats 😭. But idek if it exists

[creatureheart]

Decided to update my "a basic look into the nonhuman identity" post.

All of it is basically the same as the old one, but with a few minor tweaks here and there. =D

All pictures have ALT text included, plain text under the cut.

Nonhuman as an identity: To identify as not human either fully or partially. (hate/trolls will be reported and deleted)

Reminder: These are all personal identities and why someone identifies as nonhuman and what term someone decides to use for themself is exclusively their business. In the end it is what makes the most sense to the individual and not up to others. Now, onto some of the communities that are included under the nonhuman identity:

Nonhuman: To identify as not human either fully or partially. Used both as an umbrella term, and a standalone identity. How specific you get with your identity and what terms you use is entirely up to you. Sometimes "nonhuman" is enough.

Otherkin: from the term "otherkind" - an identity which typically encompasses being wholly or partially a nonhuman entity. Usually understood to cover those who identify as mythical creatures and other fantastical things, but these are not the only things otherkin covers. Also encompasses non-creature/being nonhuman identities.

Examples of non-creature/being based identities: Conceptkin: an identity where one identifies as a concept such as the concept of night or fire. Objectkin: and identity where one identifies as an object. Songkin: an identity where one identifies as a song. Phytanthrope or Plantkin: an identity where one identifies as a plant.

Examples of creature/being based identities: Therianthropy: usually shortened to therian - where one identifies AS a nonhuman animal. Some will say that this term refers to only earthen animals, living or extinct, but it has never only encompassed earthly animals. The community's language came from those who identify as werecreatures.

Theriomythic: an alternate identity term for one who identifies in some intrinsic was as a mythical creature, typically refers to those with animalistic characteristics. Paleotherian: an identity term for one who identifies as a now extinct earthly animal, like a dinosaur or mammoth.

Cladotherian or Cladokin: an identity term for one who does not identify as a distinct species, but a broader identity encompassing an entire genus or larger grouping. Cladomythic: an identity term for one who identifies as a group (clade) of animalistic mythical creatures.

Fictionkin: an identity term that covers all things fictional. For those who identify as something fictional like characters, animals, species, objects, etc. These can be from books, shows, video games, etc, but not always! Original fictional characters and such are also possible. No all those who are fictionkin identify as nonhuman.

There are many other identities that fall under the nonhuman umbrella which is why it's important to do your own research to figure out if a certain term works for you. While these identities are experience mostly involuntarily, the line between voluntary and involuntary can sometimes be incredibly blurry and hard to explain and figure out.

While the already mentioned identities are mostly involuntary, here are some identities that fall under being voluntary. Copinglink or Otherlink: an identity where one voluntarily identifies as nonhuman. Able to be changed as need dictates. This could be for a number of reasons, some examples being simply wanting to identify as nonhuman or as a consciously created coping mechanism. Copinglink was coined by Who-is-page, who made an official definition post in 2016, the definition detailing that the term is for all that want to take on a voluntary nonhuman identity, and not just for coping reasons.

A lot of people may also say that it is impossible to become a therian, otherkin, etc. While the identity is mostly involuntary, things like trauma and neurodivergence can cause an individual to take on a nonhuman identity when they had not had one previously.

Most will usually see people explain that these identities are spiritual or psychological, but these are only some of the ways that individuals may experience them. Some other experiences of nonhumanity: Symbolic, Metaphorical, Ancestral, Physical (Yes this is an actual reason for some and they are just as much a part of the community as anyone else. Physical and Ancestral nonhumans are part of the community's history and some of its founders.)

For those looking for more information, and community places, here are some places to check out! Werelist, Nonhuman National Park, Alterhuman Archive, The Chimera's Library. The above are forums and archives of information on the community. Most archived information is thanks to who-is-page, liongoatsnake and frameacloud on tumblr.

While this is a brief look into the nonhuman identity that I could share, I do hope it has been helpful in some way. Remember to be true to yourself, and don't let anyone tell you how to feel. Ignore, report, delete and block the haters! Yeen out~

[buddy-barks]

Introducing: Teddy

(Pt: introducing: teddy)

Name(s): Teddy, Poe, Rohan, Buddy

Pronouns: He/Hir, Hy/Hym, They/He, Pup/Pups, Bark/Barks

Kins: Cladokin Bear (American Black Bear, Cinnamon Bear, Kermode, Asiatic Black Bear, Sun Bear, ect.) Wolf (still figuring out the details)

Kiths: Werewolf

Faceclaims:

(This post is a WIP! Will be updated often!)

[fays-land]

Hello this is my introductory post! This is going to be my Therian blog where i will be posting therian things and rebloging therian things as well!

I’m Fay (They/Them), I’m 23, non-binary and a Therian, I discovered the community a long time ago and have been identifying as a Therian since I was around 13 but have felt this way since i can remember.

I’m going to college to become a veterinary technician and a ASL interpreter

Some things I like to do are play video games, watch shows and listen to all kinds of music (drop some recs?)

If you want talk to me feel free to DM me or invite me to your discord I’m always looking for more therian friends

I am a spiritual Therian and these are my kintypes

Canidae CladoKin (I mainly represent this as a arctic fox and red fox but it includes all Canidae)

CatKin

AntKin

FinchKin

BatKin

Nixie/NackenKin

DragonKin

[amr-alterhuman]

Magic kin (& therian) inspired outfit :)

You can't tell but the sweatshirt is a bit sparkly.

[theflaggerrrr]

furby cladokin flag, + oddbody furbykin flag?

[No IDs]

" Furby Cladokin "

A flag for furbykins who are all types of furbies.

A flag for furbykins who are also cladokins or vice versa.

[No IDs]

" Oddbody Furbykin "

A flag for oddbody furbykins.

Note: sorry if this is not what you meant, I know nothing about furbies.

[ID: A transparent image that says "Willy holds no DNI, but is not afraid to block.", there's an additional text that says "(Also, thanks for the request!)" below. It has a picture of the account's mascot (mentioned in the introduction) upside down.]

[shepherd-knight]

Can someone explain to me what cladokin is? /gen