The Eklesia System Blog

Hi there! We are a plural system with many members. Hosts: Justin and Russet. This blog is for us to share our experiences and have a little fun along the way.

[eklesia-system]

REINTRO: The Eklesia System

Collective Name: Jesse Storm Collective Identity: Transmasc Nonbinary Collective Pronouns: he/they Bodily Aged: 28

Hello again! We're the Eklesia System. You can call us Eklesia or Jesse. Cy is fine too.

We don't know how many members our system actually has anymore; keeping count has proven to be difficult with so many people being silent, dormant, or fusing without anyone's explicit knowledge. It's most likely over or around 200-250, but we haven't done a proper headcount in quite some time. As for members who are not dormant, that's 77 last we checked.

Zed (formerly Rex) and one of Tulip's components (JJ) were purportedly two of the first to form for us at age 6. For most of our life we didn't know we were a system and embarassingly didn't even believe DID was a real disorder. But we were always drawn to the idea of plurality and related heavily to songs that involved a great deal of internal conflict, where different "voices" represented different parts of the self, because that was how we experienced inner conflict: as literal debates among distinct voices.

At some point we forgot about all of this. About all of the voices our former hosts used to hear. Susan had almost succeeded in integrating a huge portion of the system to her liking, but she couldn't keep the rebellion quashed for long. Granted, not everything that brought her down was positive. And Beccs was a wonderful host, the strongest of us all. But denial of self can only go so far before trying to carry three crosses at once crushes you where you stand.

Recent years not only revealed our systemhood to us, but fractured us gravely. Now we're picking up the pieces. Some of us are fusing, some of us are healing alone. Some of us are dormant for the time being. Our headspace doesn't even work the way it used to anymore, and we're still working out the kinks. What works best for us? How can we be more functional? It's a journey we're still on. With us, nothing is set in stone. Change is the only constant.

Our Flock

It's not the whole gang, but here's a few birds you should know.

Host Team Justin - Host, Work Alter, System Manager (26, he/him) 🐍 Russet - Co-Host, Caretaker, Guardian, Guide, Love (34, he/they) 🌀

Gatekeeping Team Tulip - Authenticity, Fear Manager, Minder of Madness, Gatekeeping Manager (42, he/him) 🌷 Clair - Primary Gatekeeper (17-18, she/her) 🖤 Les - Secondary Gatekeeper, Morale Officer (18, he/they) 🦎 The Carousel - Additional Gatekeeper (it/its)

Formation Team Himmy - Division, Distinction (he/it) 🏳 Rowf - Fusion, Unity (he/they) 💎

Protectors Sleet WarGreymon - Primary Protector, Anger Holder (U, he/him) 🍊 Khaz - Sexual Protector, Secondary Work Alter (24, he/him) 🦋 Madness - Instability, Persecutor, Emotional Protector (31, she/he) 🎲 Blindeye - Paranoia Holder, Distrust, Persecutor, Physical Protector (19, he/him) 🙈 Vertex - Void Holder, Emotional Protector (24, he/they) 😶 Rascal - Protective Spatter of uncertain role; may also be a trauma holder (he/they/fluff/wah) 🎃

Memory Team Phoenix - Primary Memory Keeper (16, he/him) 🐓 Helios - Record Keeper, Organizer (21, he/they/she/sun) ☀️ Sid - Secondary Memory Keeper, Accountant (20, he/they/she) ❄️

Trauma Holders Kayle - Former Co-Host (middle school), Middle School Trauma Holder (13, they/he) 🌱 Zed - Trauma Holder, Littles Protector (13, he/him) 👑 Asher - The Carousel's Trauma Holder (Adult, he/him) 🎠 Hollyhock - Morale, Trauma Holder (28, she/they) 🏵

Other Guys, Gals and Pals You Should Know Luc - Social Alter, Secondary Work Alter, Childhood Treasurer, ADHD Holder, etc (23, he/it) 👽 Henrik - Spiritual Guy, Holder of Petty Grievances (29, he/they) ✨ Firth - Resentment Holder (Adult, he/him) 🍻 Cephas - Energy Transmission and Transferrance (21, he/him) 🏮 Snowy - Pet, Emotional Support Spatter (any pronouns) 🧀 Remy - System Maintenance, Compassion (17, he/him) 🐙 Jackie Seth - Depersonalization Holder (he/she/they) 🔼 Jordan - Former Host, Social Anxiety Holder (19, he/him) 🌱 Sisyphus - Communication (he/him) 💉

Important Posts

Here's a few posts we'd like to keep track of, which will provide further information on ourselves for your reference.

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💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 15 · Meet the Alters Masterpost · Collection of all the Meet the Alter posts we've made so far! This will be linked on our Intr

[eklesia-system]

It's time to go to bed but the unidentified ASShole in the front won't move!!! I keep screaming too!!! Get 'em out! Who is this? I'm about to take matters into my own hands! BED AND MED LET'S GO PEOPLE!

oh yeah look at my new pic I have cat ears instead of a big ol' hat, I'm living my best life 🐱

-Mads

[eklesia-system]

Headspace is noisyyyyyy today and someone must've thought it was funny to have me and Justin co-front! It's like we're uncomfortably close and in a "get-along shirt" and I no likey!

The two of us just aren't getting along right now. :/

I need another new picture for myself, sometimes I'm a wolf guy now too. :0

-Sai

[eklesia-system]

Heh heh... May the fourth be with you. 👀

Sorry lol I'm a huge nerd. 😅 I'm gonna get myself some dinner and watch the Phantom Menace. Fun fact! Qui-Gon Jinn is Russet's voiceclaim. It's not exact of course, cause Russet's not English, just posh. But the quality of his voice is super similar and honestly I think one of Russet's earliest forms in the system could have been Qui-Gon! Cause they're kinda similar imo. That's just speculation though. ^_^

-Luc

[ask-a-sysmember]

Dear headmates/introjects from the Victorian era/Victorian media [general], how has it been adapting to the modern world?

This question is for Victorian era (1800s, 19th century) based system members, regarding adapting to the modern world.

We have two main people from the 1850s. Twins. One is the core and she grew up with the body so she's accustomed to the modern world. Her brother didn't grow up in the body, so he has had a harder time. It took him a long time to start using our phone. He still has trouble understanding modern things.

[eklesia-system]

I am quite at home in 2026, I must say. Which is perhaps not what you would expect the gentleman who lived during the latter days of Victoria's reign (albeit across the pond) to say. I find today is not so different from my day in many respects, but markedly so in others. Naturally; it is 100+ years on from my time.

Technology presses on, and I have been eager to observe it all. I think my favorite modern invention is the microwave. Marvelous work, I have no notes.

My biggest struggle with adjusting to the modern day at the moment is a personal one. I loathe the styles of this day and I would much prefer to wear the finest clothes of my era, but finding any of quality is expensive. (Finding a real top hat? I'd sooner get an apartment with that kind of money.) Not to mention wearing such clothing draws attention to myself, which I dislike. I know that my real face is not being perceived, but I feel terribly about it.

I must remember that it benefits us all to not be ashamed of ourselves. And I certainly do myself no favors by burning myself up with shame.

I've not bothered to adjust the way that I speak. I speak the way that I speak. If anything I have only noticed my speech become more "Victorian" over time. Yes, I know this also makes me stand out. But in combination with the clothes, I'm certain everyone in town assumes it's all part of a bit. And I say Very Well, I can use that to my advantage and truly be myself in public. It takes a lot of the pressure to conform off my shoulders and I find myself enjoying modern life much more readily.

-Russet

[jesse-storm]

My Dear, You Are a Work of Art. 🌀

(Artwork of ourselves, or of our OCs based on ourselves. It could be either. We are headmates working on a creative project together!)

[eklesia-system]

Rare, finished art of myself and Justin. :)

-Russet

[eklesia-system]

Trying to get Tulip to drink enough water today has been extremely difficult! Nevertheless, tough love has won the day in regards to him. That being is most stubborn! /affectionate

Take care of yourselves, dears.

-Russet

[eklesia-system]

Heya. Posting slurs and hateful shit in the inclusive tags and endogenic tags is still a coward's behavior btw. :)

Some user called "pluralty" I think it is? Is posting hateful sentiments in the endogenic-inclusive tags, so please go about blocking them in whatever way is healthy for ya.

-Tulip

[positivitygenic]

your in-system relationships are real relationships, and are more than worthy of being celebrated in every way a relationship can be celebrated.

[eklesia-system]

Justin and I crossed 7 months on April 21. :)

-Russet

[pluralasking]

#One-Hundred-Thirty-Six

[pt: #One-Hundred-Thirty-Six]

Plurals, what does switching feel like for you? Is it a long term process, or rather something that happens in the blink of an eye?

[eklesia-system]

It kind of depends on who's gatekeeping, or if anyone's gatekeeping at all on a given day. The actual experience of switching is different too, depending on the gatekeeper:

Les: 1-2 minute switches. The individual headmates are moved in and out of the front based on emotions being felt and can be identified relatively quickly on a good day. The stronger the emotional pull, the easier the fronter can get to the front and stay there. These switches feel like floating back into the head, then being rolled back into the front of the eyes, with an added sensation of a forward-rotating "wheel". He's best for high-stress days and work days.

Clair: Clair is our only gatekeeper capable of switching us instantly. It takes her a couple of seconds and then the next person needs around 10-20 seconds to orient themselves and they're fully in front. Most of the time she only does this if she's specifically asked to do so, because it IS extremely disorienting and there is no real reason for us to switch this quickly. She normally switches us based on vibe differences, which can take 2-5 minutes. Her switches feel similarly to Les' switches, minus the wheel sensation; it's more like the next fronter slowly saturates the mind and body. She's best for chill days.

Archive: Archive rarely gatekeeps but when he does, switching feels like transforming from one person into another rather than switching places with someone else. It's fluid, painless, and barely noticeable until you suddenly realize you're not the person you thought you were.

The Carousel: The Carousel's switches feel like a much larger wheel that turns sideways instead of forwards starts spinning after the previous fronter has pulled away from front, and a series of vibes and emotions flash past the brain until one of them sticks and comes to the front, filling the space behind the eyes.

Blurry switching: Blurry switches are the worst possible things. They'll start when someone gets into the front relatively quickly, but then for some reason gets booted from the front. For approximately 10 minutes, a period of intense dissociation and blurriness will ensue, sometimes followed by the person who was trying to front, and sometimes the person who was out before them fronts again. This is a consistent phenomenon that's been happening to us for a while, usually on days where we didn't get enough sleep the night before. It's no doubt some kind of brain gaff. I hate blurry switches more than being blurry, honestly.

-Tulip

[eklesia-system]

Just heard Madness shout "I LIKE COOKIES! ...Wait, I don't eat cookies." I thought it was funny and wanted to share it.

Sorry we haven't been posting lately. There's a lot of factors at play with that. I might just have us take a sort of-break from Tumblr just to focus on creative shit.

BUT the asks for Russet are still a thing he wants to do. (He actually fronted more than I did during April but he doesn't want to be called our main host... yet. He's still got 20 hours over my ass! If anything we're both co-hosting the system rn.)

He doesn't have a preference for the types of questions asked, but he would like to keep the tone lighthearted. Some topics of particular interest to him are birds, abstract concepts, food, and of course, music. But really he's kind of interested in everything on some level; he's just a curious person and I love that about him.

But uh, yeah. I started a lot of sketches I was unmotivated to finish and I'd kind of like to try and finish them maybe. And I've got an idea for a short story. So many ideas and things to do. That's the biggest reason I'm gonna take a posting break from Tumblr. I realize the others might still post.

This is the most rambling post I've ever written, time for bed, haha. See ya. 👋

-Justin

[eklesia-system]

I believe I have been taking on and absorbing other sources and it has been contributing to my development overtime.

This struck me right as Justin has been quite absorbed with developing further his Ravenseye story and lore, which means finding new bands and musicians to draw from. Recently we stumbled across Avantasia, which certainly has an abundance of Ravenseye imagery.

Shortly after this, I started to feel more connected to my identity than ever before. And after tonight, I have come to the conclusion that I must be absorbing and taking on these other artists' works as sources.

This most recent addition has pushed me quite far into my head, I must say. The clarity of mind with which I can think is truly astounding, but at the same time I am not nearly as easily grounded as I was before. Again, I look forward to acquiring some new clothes.

I still consider Another Perfect Storm to be my primary source, but now I know I must have others. I wonder what they are? Hm.

-Russet

[does-your-system-have-an-alter]

does your system have an alter...

who presents androgynous?

yes! (that's so cool, androgynous individuals are amazing!)

nope :D

maybe / don't know! :>

nuance :3

results!!! :]

Voting ended onMay 7

PT: Does your system have an alter who presents androgynous? /End PT

(Creators Note: Apologies if this isn't the correct grammatical use of androgynous!)

[eklesia-system]

Our dearest Tulip presents androgynously but oft gets mistaken for masc. Yes, he uses he/him pronouns. Yes, there is nothing explicitly feminine about the way that he dresses, but there is nothing explicitly masculine about the way that he dresses either. He is androgynous. (He likes to say that he's seen old ladies on the street dress the way he does, ergo not masc.)

-Russet

[eklesia-system]

Our damn switch headaches are back... pain in right temple now every time we gotta vamoose... owch

-Justin

[orthodoxnations]

Do any of ur headmates have specific preferences for drinks?

All of my femme ones enjoy teas and caffeine as a whole. (Healthier side...)

Honeys favorite is strawberry milk! Their comfort.

Boo and Flesh love soda tho, only one of them is sweet like one tho 😅 -🐝

[eklesia-system]

We're so specific about drinks.

Most of the system are fiends for Mountain Dew. Derek, Puppetmaster and Cephas all hate it and can't taste it at all. For Madness, it tastes different every time she tries it, to which she gleefully declares that she despises it and keeps drinking it.

Now, that same gang (Derek, Puppetmaster and Cephas) all love Coke, especially Cherry Coke. They also love coffee, but not too sweet. At most, mocha. At best, hot black coffee.

Helios is a pumpkin spice latte, white mocha kind of person. Miss them with that black coffee shit. Khaz doesn't care about coffee but he is a Pepsi drinker and does not like Coke at all. He also likes Sprite.

All of our Adam (The Hollow) introjects like Dr. Pepper, but Matt's favorite beverage is room-temperature cream soda. He can't stand it cold.

Both Mads and Russet love ginger ale. It's not a favorite for most of the system. Russet also loves some hot, lightly sweetened tea. He's very fond of apple cinnamon tea. Nobody else is really a tea drinker that I know of. He's also a big fan of lemonade I've noticed, especially strawberry lemonade.

The only reason we buy apple juice is because Remy loves it so much.

-Justin

[ask-a-sysmember]

Dear system members with different ages from the body, how do you know how old you are, especially if your age is close to the age of the body? We’ve been very curious since both of us age with the body but as far as we’ve seen, most systems have many members who don’t.

This question is for all systems/plurals, regarding age.

We tend to go by age groups. So like baby/toddler, syskid, systeen, young adult, older adult, elderly, etc. but we all age slide tbh.

[eklesia-system]

It's like we get a perception of "youth", I guess? And appearance plays into it as well. The older an alter gets in appearance and the less youth they have, the harder it is to determine exact age. Which makes sense because kids grow up a lot in a year's time. So, an older kid/younger teen like me is pretty easy to gauge. I'm an age slider but I'm always between 12-14 years old. I know I'm 14 and not 12 because I have "less youth" right now, and I feel taller. That probably doesn't make a whole lot of sense, idk.

Justin's pretty close in age to the body, he's only a couple years younger at age 26. He has just slightly more youth than the body does. The 20s age range and the teen years are pretty easy to determine I guess. Anyone 30+ usually ends up with a broad guesstimate like "early 30s" or "late 30s" unless they know for a fact what their age is. Anyone 40 or 50+ is like. "50s", "60s".

Agelessness totally lacks any sense of youth, they just feel ancient.

-Geoff (he/they)

[eklesia-system]

Hello. It seems we've switched over to Eklesia Right for the time being. Yes, we can hear Eklesia Prime still, if minimally.

My name is Red Willow, I'm the "captain" on this side of headspace. I'm not a big fan of the scrolling format of Tumblr; I find it increases our dissociative tendencies. I'm hoping to spend my time out doing something productive.

I thought that while I'm here, I might as well formally introduce myself. The last time I fronted I was at work, and somebody had brought a puppy. :)

-Red Willow (she/her)