#different dimensions

[childofthenightuwu]

The Otherworld, Different Dimensions, and Otherkinity.

The under/otherworld has been attested to in various different cultures in many different ways, most of which stemmed from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Mesopotamian religions through not only the blood of the people but the culture as well. This can be seen in indo-european, Greco-Roman, Indigenous North and South American, as well as various Asian cultures. Each one had their own path traveling from Africa to their home continents.

The idea of the underworld being both underneath the earth, closer to the fire core and beneath the primordial ocean, but also in a somewhat different reality than ours where time goes much quicker and things which happen in that world can affect this world is present in many of the cultures I mentioned above.

One of the best examples of this double world effect comes from pagan Irish legends of the fae realm. One would stumble upon a faerie circle and be transported to the otherworld to join in their partying. To them, it would feel as though it had only been hours, but when they escaped, it had been years.

The fae realm is depicted as under the burial mounds and beneath the earth's crust, specifically when dealing with dead humans or animals who became faeries (in the sense of spirits). The god of the dead, depicted as Dis Pater by Caesar in his accounts of the Gauls, was also associated with the faeries. He was said to be the king of the other/underworld and dwell in the dark part of the forest as well as the primordial sea where one would go when death took them. He is often seen as the Horned god in more modern depictions.

Various portals to the under/otherworld exist on the European continent with rich cultural mythology surrounding them. Most of these are caverns leading out to the ocean or into the darkness.

This underworld is where the fae realm resides and all fae creatures, including more contemporary faeries, house spirits, Demons, genii, satyrs, kelpie etc. live.

In the ancient Egyptian belief the Sekhem was the shadow of a person in a spiritual sense. The double living the same life with the same Ka though in darkness rather than the light of the sun. Now where would one live in darkness? Under the earth where the light does not penetrate.

I believe that the Sekhem is the underworld version of the animal or their double in that separate realm.

This had me thinking though, if one is otherkin could their Sekhem possibly be that form? As a dragon the idea of the fae realm feels very close to home and many believe dragons originate from there.

Giant flying lizards are definitely possible looking at dinosaurs but perhaps dragons are similar animals just in a different realm where things work differently. That would mean that each dragon living in a human form would be living half in the underworld, their soul home, and the middle world or this world.

If you compare hominids in the mid world to the smaller and different looking hominids in the underworld, being brownies and the like, you can begin to make comparisons between the two worlds. It is a difference of dimension rather than one of species.

These dimensions do overlap though. At certain times of the year when the veil between worlds is thinnest the dead travel to the underworld and depending on what you believe live out their second life. In my personal belief system when one dies in the mid world they're reborn in a different dimension, either being the underworld, the upper world (or astral plane), or perhaps a different dimension entirely. The world tree map of dimensions in religions such as the pagan norse and celtic show various dimensions on each branch.

Multiple exist on the middle plane, the underworld plane and the upperworld plane. This makes sense with our current understanding of different dimensions in science as well as it has been proposed at least five separate dimensions exist, each slightly different to our own.

Perhaps in some way, death, travel, etc. Otherkin from different dimensions came to this one. For some this is an explanation of their past lives, for others like myself it is their soul travelling to another dimension and deciding to be reborn there for a few centuries.

Regardless, this interdimensional way of viewing otherkinity may explain Bilocation and Aura shifts.

When one shifts, it is them experiencing their past or true body and connecting to their home dimension. This can explain otherkin from different planets as well who possibly have their own world trees.

[spacewolf555]

Travelling between dimensions.

[awesomecooperlove]

“THERE WILL E DIFFERENT REALITY FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS… “

👻👻👻

[sularis]

The first time he came to me, he was just a young lad. Couldn't be older than 12. He still had a fraction of innocence in his face, his eyes still had hope within them, which is rare to see in someone who discovered dimension travel, especially when they're this young. It's generally a rare sight to see kids or young teens waltzing through different dimensions alone.

He entered my shop with hesitation and from the way he looked I could tell he has been through something. He observed the shop carefully before making his way to my desk, I could barely see him from where I sat. In a nervous voice he asked if I sell something that would reveal lost memories in a dream, which I had, but these are one of the more expensive ones. Dream aren't supposed to be too much of a clear story tellers or past divers, they are silly films that your brain makes you watch in your sleep that show stuff you already had seen, most usually in not-obvious way. That's why sometimes they show you people you don't know personally, but your brain had seen even just pass you on the street.

The young lad pulled out a bag full of interdimensional currency, to this day I have no idea where exactly had he gotten it from, but I took it and looked over the sum. I asked him in meanwhile what did he want to reveal in his dream exactly. He went quiet for a second and then answered me in the most lost voice I ever heard from another human:

"My... my family"

It took me as surprise to say the least, I turn to look back at him which shocked him a tad.

"I just... want to know who they were." he continued in a panicked voice "Or... or at very least how they looked like. So I could maybe... find them easier..."

I didn't really know what to say, it very much was the saddest thing I heard and I heard a lot of heart-throbbing stories. I just answered with whatever and went back to counting the sum he has collected. It turned out to be a little short, which he must've sensed since he asked me if it was enough. I didn't want to break this kid's heart anymore, so I told him that he's even a bit over the sum and handed him the back only a fraction lighter than it was before, took the bottle and handed it back to him and said that I hope the dream will reveal to him what he's looking for. He was ecstatic and thanked me profusely, before leaving my store with way more energy that he entered it with.

I wished him best with all my heart and thought it'd be the last time I see him. Boy was I wrong.

Fast forward few years and who would believe it. The same face as before, only aged a few years older and now emptied of all its previous innocence. But that hope in his eyes remained throughout the years.

He walked into my shop with a polite smile on his face and greeted me. The shock on my face from seeing him made him chuckle.

"Surprised to see me again?"

Well sure as hell I was, and I answered him with just that. I said that never once had I seen anyone come back, which he said he was aware of.

"Searching for the placement of your shop in between-dimensional realm took a while, it doesn't have a solid stand ground after all." he explained calmly.

"Usually people find me an accident, but you've been searching for me for, how long now?"

"Not that long, honestly, maybe a day or two. But that's only because I remembered which dimension took me to you in the first place back then. Though it didn't lead me here again, I was in dimensions placed nearby so all it took me was a few shots in the dark."

Few shots in the dark...

"Ain't popping in whatever realm you want without a permit illegal?" I asked out of pure concern.

"Ain't owning a shop in-between dimensions illegal?" he clapped back at me as if he heard this question way too much.

"Touche. Well in this case, what can I do for you today? Or did you want to come back to give me feedback for my stock?"

"I've come to get what I had the last time, but this time I'll pay the full price."

"So you figured."

"I knew from the start, I was a kid but not a fool. Well, in a child-way fool. I appreciate the gesture, back then I was as poor as ever, but now I can pay the full price. Even double for our last deal."

"Son..." I wanted to refuse him, but my shop was in a worse financial state and him paying doubles would really help, so I complied "So has the liquid dream I sold you last time worked for you?"

He sighed.

"Not to the extent that I had hoped, but at very least I more or less know now what happened that got us... separated." he cleared his throat.

"I see... Well, would you like to try it again? Is that what you came here for?"

"No, no, I don't think it'll work this time if it hadn't worked last time. This time I want to find someone else. Or the cords that would lead me back to her dimension."

"You've found yourself a girlfriend that you lost in between the realms?"

"She's not- No. She's a... very close friend. And I hadn't lost her, just the cords to her home dimension." he cleared his throat again, looking a little flustered "It's, uh, a long and complimented story. I just... I promised that I would come back for her when I was leaving, but my dimension travel machine reset and I don't know where she was now. I know for a fact I saw her cords at least once, but can't remember them for the life of me. That's what I came here for."

"To be able to get back to her?"

"Correct."

"Well, that should be easier than the task with your family at least. It's nice that you care about her so much that you're breaking the law for her."

"I happened to stumble across her dimension while running from Law Komenders for breaking the same exact law."

"Well then-"

I handed him the bottle of dream he wanted, he handed me a large sack of money back. Once again he thanked me profusely and headed out. Before he left though, I called out to him.

"Aye" he turned to look at me with a questioning expression "I hope you find all that you're looking for soon, son."

He smiled with determination in his eyes, thanked me again and left.

With the hope for the best for him, deep in my heart I also hoped that I'll never have to see him again. Contrary to popular belief, people searching for dreams, no matter for what reason, are one of most miserable souls in all universes. That's the reason they arrive at mine in the first place - to find closure, peace or just some momentary joy in their life. Truth be told, in no way can I actually know if what I'm selling works, it never did for me but my family is satisfied with the product, so I'll never know.

Some people just want reassurance, something to hold onto, some ray of hope that world shows to them. That's what they search for in dreams and that's what I hope they will find in them.

I hope I won't see anyone I ever sold my stock again, I hope their life got better.

I hope they won't find me again. Especially by accident.

You’re a shopkeeper who sells liquid dreams. People come to your shop for many reasons; self revelation, escapism, to see a gone loved one or for a precious good night sleep. Your shop is located between dimensions so no visitor can come twice. However, recently you’ve seemed to gain a regular.

[noodles-and-tea]

I think the new memories that are being made come to the future stans in their dreams

[mischievous-thunder]

Bonus:

They're flirting and also starting a fight

[ogeneraloito]

interesting how fords been surrounded by triangles his entire life. looks like ford and bill were always doomed to meet each other

ford did seem to think that he is destined to be in gravity falls, destined to be part of greater things, and bill also thought he was "destined for so much more"

to quote on alex, "that's ford's great flaw, is arrogance. is he believes that there's special people, and everyone else. that human attachments are actually weaknesses. and the song and dance that he’s giving dipper right now, is the song and dance that he gave mcgucket, back when they were younger… ‘you and me are different, we’re better than everyone else. we have a path that no one else can understand, and only us can do this.’"

i think at some point bill really thought ford was the one that UNDERSTOOD him (well, ford did think "why did rudolph not simply kill the other reindeer? he shouldve burned his workshop to the ground"). some of his henchmaniacs didnt seem to actually like bill at all

quick edit for something ive found:

this is from "dreamscaperers", and apparently ford had been dreaming about the cipher wheel for weeks before he even found the cave. enough times that he was even able to perfectly draw the wheel on the journal. bill didnt even know about ford yet.

[badgerclawsaresharp]

trifecta of brennan lee mulligan self-inserts in fantasy high junior year

[siplifeslowly]

God is Burden Bearer

I was recently gifted the opportunity to share a testimony of one way God has revealed Himself to me. Over the last two years, He has been revealing to me different facts of Himself as Burden Bearer. It has transformed my life in deep, lasting ways. I got to share it with friends at a You are Worthy Ministries maturing in the Lord night. In case other friends want to hear it, too, I’m linking…

[jadeinretrogrde]

kipperlilly, in another dimension

[inconspicuousd20sideblog]

[kipper-face-penny-bottle]

Headcanon that Fig was just as much of a wonderful nightmare when she was preppy. I think she ordered frappucinos with a pump of every syrup. I think she tried that get the cheerleading coach to shoot her out of a cannon as part of the routine.

[spacewolf555]

[soldrawss]

Something something 16yo 2k12 Mikey gets sucked into a portal and sent into the RISE universe and ends up helping raise the RISE kiddos AU

[spinaholi]

gender euphoria? nah, have you tried dome hysteria? that’s when it’s 3am in a warehouse in la and you need a ride home. symptoms also include pissing constantly, eating a jam and egg bagel, and smelling like a dutch teen

[ewwww-what]

When are the cignifiant figure’s releasing their album made specifically to bully Ruben Hopclap?