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1. I mainly identify as alterhuman, otherspin (so I'm my special interest, basically) and voidpunk

2. I am a cat and an extraterrestrial (maybe even extradimensional?) being of light. Fun fact: I also used to be a reptile cladotherian

3. I experience plenty of phantom limb shifts, mostly of having a tail, pointed cat ears or ethereal tentacles. Lately I've been having a lot of paw shifts, too. Due to my amorphous nature, I experience a lot of cameo shifts: I've already been a snake, a river otter, a gryphon, etc.

4. Oooh this is such a huge giant question... Well, to sum things up, it is an experience that is melancholy yet very refreshing and exciting... It means having to sit for hours at school when I really want to be pouncing and playing and zooming about, but it also means that when I do something as mundane as, say, eating chocolate, I am experiencing it as a human who likes chocolate, as a cat who usually wouldn't be able to eat candy, and as an energy being who wouldn't be able to eat material food simultaneously. If I wrote any more, this would quickly venture into essay territory

5. The otherkin community (I'm using "otherkin" as an umbrella term to make the text less cluttered and because I've seen it used that way before) has a lot of similar dynamics and issues to the furry fandom and the wider LGBT+ community (gee I wonder why). On the one hand, it is very accepting and welcoming and holds space for beings from all walks of life, on the other hand it has a lot of petty high-school-esque drama, which isn't surprising for a community consisting largely of high schoolers. Guess the elder otherkind are out there doing their own thing *shrug*

6. Being a cat and an energy being means I'm very... Well... Energetic. That means a lot of delightful zoomies. My parents even bought me an indoor trampoline so I'll stop bouncing on furniture and breaking it :3 I'm also an infovore, so learning is yummy. That's why I actually don't hate going to school. I still have a lazy side that likes napping and sunning, though. Additionally I like hiking and exploring this beautiful planet, taking in all its sights and sounds and smells...

7. As a shapeshifter, I usually don't experience species dysphoria, this is just another form that I have to adapt to. And since cats can be found almost anywhere in the world and my alien species is nomadic, everywhere is my hearthome! Still, I occasionally experience episodes of dysphoria. One time, for instance, I didn't wear my cat ear headband to a youth club I go to and I had a mini-panic attack because my friends wouldn't perceive me as a cat

8. Don't feel pressured to put on a show in order to prove your alterhumanity (unless you want to, putting on a show is fun!). You are not the ambassador of your kintype. And like a snake sheds its skin, don't be afraid to shed parts of your identity that no longer serve you

9. I have the aforementioned black cat ear headband and a small collection of collars. I guess you can can count my fur coats and my obnoxiously brightly-colored clothing, too

10. Maybe I am in my larval stage and will hatch into my proper form after I die, maybe I'm here to collect information for my hive, maybe I had past lives, maybe I'm just an autistic girl who was ostracized in the past and deeply identifies with cats and incorporeal aliens. In this crazy universe, who knows what may be possible?

11. @kitsuneechoes @pocketsizedking @cosmicwolfdog @fr0g-0bzz3z3d tell me your SEEEECRETS (or don't, it's up to you)

If you are a alterhuman, reblog and answer these questions!

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1/ Which category of alterhumanity do you belong to?

2/ What/who is/are your type(s)? (if you have any)

3/ Do you experience shifts? If so, can you tell us your most common shifts and your strangest cameo shift (if you've ever had a cameo shift)?

4/ How do you experience your alterhumanity in everyday life?

5/ What do you think of the community?

6/ What are the things that make you most comfortable and euphoric in your alterhumanity?

7/ Are you experiencing species dysphoria?

8/ What advice would you like to say to a young alterhuman who has just awakened?

9/ Do you have/want to have gears?

10/ Do you know/have any theories about the origin of your alterhumanity? If so, tell us! (all beliefs are legitimate)

11/ Tag someone/a creature to answer these questions!ㅤᵕ̈

All cats are prophets. All cats receive divine transmissions and higher truths, but unfortunately it's only the ones directly pertaining to them. The great tragedy of their species is that they will never develop a meaningfully complete mythology. One cat alone assumes she's entirely normal and her perceptions are standard. Two cats in a apartment might begin to discuss some things, though they'll remain generally unbothered by it all. Larger groups in a home or barn will usually begin to cobble dream, true vision, and superstition into something resembling a low-commitment cult. Cats have folklore, sure, but the teachings remembered enough to be passed on are scattered in origin and intention. Only in large feral colonies do they begin to gain the ability to contextualize their individual divine experiences, and maybe start thinking about what they could do with it. The problem is that cats will never get anywhere with this because they're terrible communicators.

love seeing revisionism in the wild “free the nipple never meant you can walk around topless every where that’s still sexual harassment it just meant for like breastfeeding and stuff”no it literally means you should be able to walk around topless anywhere because get this. breasts aren’t fucking sexual organs.

I'm definitely not a hiveminded alien because of my desperate desire for connection and understanding. That's totally just a coincidence haha *smiles in a way that implies that I could break down at any second*

And being a cat doesn't mean I don't like being smothered with affection from time to time

hot take but I think nearly 90% of therian identities are at least somewhat subconsciously (or consciously) affected by emotional states and how the heart feels through the logical filter of the mind (like.. wanting unconditional love is clearly a canine thing, wanting respect and space is a feline thing, wanting to be feared and yet soft is like some big cat thing.. etc.. no? The stereotypes still are ever so present)

but idk man

Okay so thanks to my brother I found an avatar that kinda looks like me and it made me feel the way I assume trans people feel when they look in the mirror after gender reassignment surgery

I'm trying to find an avatar for VRchat, but they're all anime characters and furries, which are cute and all but I need to be an ethereal glowing orb...or an ethereal glowing cat, but that sounds too specific to be available for free

https://youtu.be/wrxHTU8TOo4?si=0rwIXUYNGxPeE72_

I like this one. This band makes a lot of songs about aliens and first contacts. Might be too New Agey for you though IDK

Can anyone help me find songs that are about aliens non-metaphorically??? Or at least songs that can be interpreted as being literal. I want to put together an alienkind / starseed / wanderer playlist but having a hard time finding songs actually about aliens. Any genre is fine!!

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12 Days of Medieval Illuminations. Today, 11 medieval suns. (Getty Museum)

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Flying Across The Universe Part 2 (From Top to Bottom: Cone Nebula, Omega Nebula, Carina Nebula, and Lupus 3)

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