Dæmians & Dæmons

Fred (dæmian) and Aza (dæmon) Gorgeous art by Ashe https://www.instagram.com/ash_n_dynamite/

[daemians-n-daemons]

Hi, we are Fred and Aza!

Welcome to our blog! I Fred (he/him) am a 30 year old daemian. I like my morning coffee, role-playing games of all kinds, hiking in nature, cooking from around the world and chilling at home with my cat. My daemon Aza (she/her) has been with me since primary school and is settled as a barn owl, though she changes forms as she wishes. She likes libraries and the scent of old books, learning new things, walking in the forest with me and classical piano music.

We've been on and off in the daemian community since I discovered its existence when I was about 20. I was so surprised to know there was a whole community of people who had daemons like me! With the end of the His Dark Materials TV show, we figured we’d try and make a blog to share about daemonism. Our blog is aimed at anyone interested in daemonism, whether you're new to the idea and want to learn or if you're an old time daemian looking for more daemonism content and discussions. We mostly post/reblog daemonism related things and barn owl pictures and art. We're also part of a bigger system so even though we focus on daemonism here, we might share some system/plural perspectives as well along the way.

If you have a daemonism blog, say hi! We'll likely follow you.

We've got a few "daemonism 101" type posts that you can find here or under #daemonism 101. They cover some of the basics or common questions.

[vanessagillings]

Happy Solstice 🦉

[marysmirages]

Polar Star (2025)

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Mountain Hare

By Will Hall

[possumnest]

november barn owl

[fruitpigeons]

DECEM-BIRD Day 20-Barn Owl

[mongoose-bytes]

I don't know how much other people have talked about this sort of thing, but part of why I connected so much with dæmonism was because it really helped me deal with my self deprecating thoughts.

By viewing yourself as also a separate self, it makes it harder to say/think negative things. You're not just insulting yourself, you're also insulting your dæmon who is a part of you.

I'd catch myself being negative about myself and pause because I'd feel guilty. And while it's kinda a silly motivation for it, it was a really important step in working on improving my mental health.

[odd-im-o]

I'm glad that daemonism takes such a psychological approach bc that's how I view a lot of my identity (otherkin, posic, even my spirituality tbh). Like, this can be something real and significant while ALSO being a personification of my inner voice and I like that a lot. Margot isn't less real bc they're just my own thoughts. They're real BECAUSE of that

[transgender-chiroptera]

Barn Owl, via

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[freak-went-void]

a piece I did for my art class. I don't shade with pencil a lot so I'm proud of this lovely boy :)

[otherkinwiki]

Our latest article: Dæmonism!

Dæmonism is the practice of creating mental constructs that have a symbolic animal form.

Our latest article! Dæmonism (or daemonism) is the practice of creating and interacting with an animal personification of one's subconscious, inspired by the His Dark Materials series. The daemonism community also created the word "otherhearted."

You can read and contribute to this article, and many more about otherkin and other alterhumans, on the Otherkin Wiki. We welcome editors of all skill and knowledge levels. See our How To Help page for more information about editing.

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Barn owl in Buenos Aires, Argentina

[clara-scintilla]

Midnight hunter

[daemians-n-daemons]

Low Tides

We're in a period of our lives right now where our daemon isn't talking as much, isn't present as much. She's still there, but further back. So we take a moment today to express that... these moments are okay and normal to have.

People who don't have a daemon aren't expected to be connected with their inner selves all of the time. People who aren't daemons aren't expected to be aware of themselves and project themselves into the world and provide and inner dialogue 100% of the time.

If you are like us right now, in a time when your daemon isn't as present as they used to. You're okay. You're fine.

Perhaps other interesting things are capturing your attention, like a new hobby or series. Perhaps you're more tired than usual. Perhaps a situation at work or school or in your family or in your country is taking all of your mental energy. Perhaps other aspects of your inner self require more attention right now. Perhaps you don't really have an explanation as to why. You're not a bad daemian. You're not a bad daemon. It's okay to feel sad or miss each other. We miss each other. Sometimes we yearn for a world like Lyra's where we could see, hear and hold each other without needing any brain power.

In case you want a few ideas of small things you can do in these times that don't require too much effort, here are a few things you can try:

Say good morning when you wake up, and good night before bed

Try to do projection for just a moment, like taking a picture, but don't strain to maintain it and don't aim for details

Have an image, small figurine or item that reminds you of your daemon and place it somewhere you will see it regularly

Say a little something to your daemon from time to time without expecting a response or a conversation to come out of it

Sending warm thoughts to any other daemians and daemons who are going through a similar time.

[clara-scintilla]

Midnight hunter

[thestrangeforest]

Entanglement