Why I'm Otherkin, and why I'm not.

[polycreature]

It just dawned on me that my first post was really just about my exploits as a furry. I got so wrapped up in that, that I forgot to write out why I've decided to join the ranks of otherkin, even though I don't really "fit in" to an exacting standard

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[sun_huntress]

*grins* This is totally random, but your icon is beautiful. =^_^=

Hmm, in which case I have to clarify myself. Myself, I know that my soul... is unlimited in the shapes it can choose to inhabit. So, in that sense, there's no "right" body for me--but as, I guess, a shifter, I find myself able to enjoy all manner of forms, because all of the forms are equally right for my soul, that which makes me "me". Make sense? So in one sense, I'm a therian, because I feel most at home as a lioness and I know that form fits me best. But at the same time, because my Self has no bounds, I enjoy this human body, and I enjoy the intangible other bodies that I take. And of course, with each shift comes not only the "physical" (using the term lightly here) shape of the animal, but its mindset and instincts as well. ^^;; As a writer, this helps immensely, because in a way I can "shift" into my characters and immerse myself in their situation as though I were them.

Although, I don't mean to make it sound as though shifting into any creature is a breeze for me. 'Cause it isn't. ^^;; I have very little rapport (plenty of respect, though) for birds, and I've not done much with instincts or fish. I know that, in the future, those creatures will stop in and teach me a few things about well-rounded-ness (*grin*), but I started out with furry mammals, dolphins, and snakes. (Snake being my primary totem by far.) I guess my point is--no, it isn't easy, and none of the forms fits perfectly, but it isn't impossible, and it's an immensely enjoyable journey seemingly through all walks of life. It just... feels good, to spread my "wings" and be different things, be more than this human body.

Ooh, waxing poetic here. *grins* Now, off to take my roommate out. ^^;; He has no car, unfortunately. =^_^=

[polycreature]

... Hee. Well, I admit that I hunted the picture of the raven down on google images. But the photoshopping, the purple, the highlights of color, are my doing. Always been an important color to me. I like the glowing sphere effect, too, because I always thinking about the story where raven steals the light from the child, and puts it in the sky. (Sun! n_n)

Anyway. Okay! I understand now. Yeah. Was quite comfortable as a coyote, but the realization that I have... little fresh use for the mentality or physicality was disappointing. So I get you.