Gateway Systems & Soulbonds

  We at GatewayPlurals aim to inform people about plurality, specifically about gateway systems and soulbonding! 

[the-clockwork-mirrors]

[slightly-sigilant]

thank you OP (sincere) for giving me the opportunity to post MY BIG OL' PLURALITY AND BEYOND COPYPASTA on tumblr:

I would direct you to read about plural history and divergent experiences of selfhood across the world. It's extremely important to realize that the concept of a static, singular self being the only "normal" and "healthy" way of being is a Western construct; same with realizing that the experience of being more-than-one transcends both clinical diagnoses and the limited ways the (very Western and very online) plural community presents it. Here's a few links to get you started.

LB Lee's essay series on plural history

The origin of the term "endogenic" (note how its meaning when it was first coined differs from how people use it now) and the history of the use of "system" in plural spaces

Can the DSM-5 differentiate between nonpathological possession and dissociative identity disorder? A case study from an Afro-Brazilian religion (research paper, what it says on the tin)

Big Sourcedump of Nonwhite Spirit Marriage, Possession, and Many-Selvedness (1878-2022) (what it says on the tin)

The Mask As The Truest Thing (essay about the fluidity of self, by a Nigerian writer. my description does not do it justice)

The Importance of Being Real (essay on questioning the fears behind being "fake", and the maladaptive behaviors they spawn)

A Cure For Plural Piss-Fight Poisoning (very down-to-earth, concrete advice on how to detox from plural discourse. Can be applied to all kinds of online discourse tbh)

A catalog of plural stories and notes about its curation

[gatewayplurals]

Heya! Long time new server!

We’re Sega-Out-of-Bounds!

A brand new 18+ Sega related sources and worlds server that’s focused for All Fictionfolk and Systems alike of connected origins, especially noncanon.

Maybe you remember someone who wasn't in the source material, or just are curious / questioning, nobody here bites :)

📚Info?

Can Canon sourced individuals join?

Yes!

What system bot do you use?

Pluralkit and Tupperbox !

Can I be noncanon from other properties (like Mario) to join?

Yes, it’s not exclusive to just Sega only sources. We just chose a sega theme. ::3

Age cap?

18+ only, no age-cap.

Pro/anti Endo?

Inclusive of all alterhumanity all systems types & origins. Who cares.

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This server is fairly new, we’ve open to feedback and ideas to make the space more fun! Hope to see you there!! ✨

vvv Join Bellow! vvv

Check out the Sega Out Of Bounds - Noncanon Fictionfolk community on Discord - hang out with 6 other members and enjoy free voice and text c

[gatewayplurals]

Anyways, if I ever have to explain how the process of Soulbonding and connection works for us would be like the Tsaheylu of the Na’vi from Avatar.

Now there’s no weird tendrils going on but sensing, feeling and connecting on such a deep level with another person/entity is so intense and intimate—least for us.

We’re not the same person, we’re still two different people (sometimes even species) giving each other’s information, sharing the same experience.

How is that not cool? It’s weird and sometimes raw, but that’s plurality for ya! - Flash

[gatewayplurals]

I don't suppose this blog is still active?

Not as often as we like!

Life been very hectic but we’re thinking about coming back!

[gatewayplurals]

I guess the one thing that’s kinda bittersweet is that the previous host of our system was Tails.

The system collapsed and then I, a Sonic, became host.

My bestie and I really are the unbreakable duo! I love her so much ::3

[moringmark]

[spiritgenie]

@funnier-as-a-system

[funnier-as-a-system]

[ID: a five panel comic featuring Standford Pines and Fiddleford McGucket sitting in a car, with Stanford driving. Stanford, with a tired expression, says, “Ugh, driving is boring. Bill, will you take the wheel for a while?” In response, his eyes start glowing yellow, and Fiddleford’s expression becomes shocked as Bill replies, with exaggerated mouth movements, “No prob! Sixer.” Both Bill and Fiddleford sit in silence for a panel before Bill looks over at Fiddleford and says, “Sup.” / end ID]

[69constellationsinatrenchcoat-d]

*sigh* just a friendly reminder that PluralKit attaches a unique code to your system that allows anyone to look up your system - and if you look up a system on discord using pk;system [code], gives a link to all of their public system data on PKs website, which for some of you includes information on triggers, sexuality, and other things that cyberbullies may misuse.

I have been messing around with the settings as much as possible and I cannot find a way to avoid this beyond privating all alters and all system info, which many users don't do.

Even with information privated, it still seems that PK will link your discord handle with your Pluralkit user if the unique code is plugged in.

Sharing as this seems to me like a breach of privacy at best, and dangerous at worst.

[gatewayplurals]

Still active? :) hello!

@syscursed

Hello!

Yeah, unannounced break due to life circumstances but we’re still active. -The Master

[cosmossystem]

what i feel like is lacking from conversations about plurality is how genuinely, fundamentally cool it is to be plural. doesnt it fascinate you how our brains can create entirely new selves, inner worlds, inner structures to keep itself afloat? doesnt it make you so curious? especially with regards to atypical plural experiences. i dont hate people for having entire systems full of fragments or fictives or subsystems. in fact, i find it wonderful, a miracle of the mind. you have a complicated inner world with unique lore? incredible, how did that develop? your entire system is full of fictives from the same source? thats amazing, hows that going? your system has entire layers on itself, with several systems running in tandem? wow, thats fascinating, how did you know? you believe you came from different worlds? tell me about them. please, tell me more about yourselves. id love to hear it. i do not fear the potential of the human brain.

[septiccoffeefreak]

"who's the evil alter" Me, if you don't shut your ass up right now

[musings-from-mars]

As awareness of plurality continues to spread online, that also means more and more people will realize they are plural. And unfortunately, there will be a response from certain gatekeepy exclusionist types, who will push back against these newfound systems and insist on invalidating them. They’ll insist they’re just hopping on a trend, or just fooling themselves, or whatever other justification they can make up to maintain the idea that being plural is extremely rare and being plural means suffering for it.

Don’t fall for it. Being plural presents challenges and difficulties without question, but being plural also can bring joys and clarity that weren’t possible otherwise. Being plural can be hard, and it can be beautiful.

No two systems present and function exactly the same ways. No two systems are plural for the exact same reasons. So we can’t expect there to be an absolute common trait present in every system. So any attempt to weed out the “fakers” is pointless and malicious.

If someone believes themself to be plural, they have good reason to. No further “proof” needed. If someone comes to us believing themself to be plural, we will help them along without critique or question. And above all we will be happy for them. Even if someday they realize they aren’t plural, that process of being allowed to question and experiment is so important, and they should be allowed to do so regardless of where they end up.

Plurality is a spectrum that encompasses a vast swathe of experiences and outlooks. It can be difficult to reckon with, which is why community is so vital. And as that community online grows and becomes more and more visible, we should all do our part, systems and singlets, to make sure these newfound systems feel safe, seen, and welcome.

[mind-on-recovery-deactivated202]

Call to action - Plural Community

 Systems need your help! Recently, a hospital targeted the PinkSugarFairies and other systems with an ableist lecture using their videos as an example of “faking” DID.This is extremely unprofessional and dangerous. Please contact the hospital mentioned in this TikTok and tell them what they did was unacceptable and reblog. Systems will not be silenced. 

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[abracazabka]

sorry professor I could not do this assignment. there are fictional characters in my head.

[blackboxtheatrecrew]

Shout out to all my girlies (gender neutral) out there who have DID, UDD or OSDD with origins other than traumagenic. I know people like to erase us and a lot of people see it as DID/OSDD = 100% traumagenic, but that isn't true and we're still out here whether people like it or not ❤❤❤

❤Alice❤

[equinoxiansystem]

i understand that younger people can get swept up in discourse about not wanting to step on the toes of disabled people (DID, UDD, OSDD etc systems), but back in the day in the early 90s, the people paving the way and pioneering inclusive plural safe spaces were almost entirely endo systems. every single site about multiplicity from the 90s and 2000s focused very heavily on healthy and non disordered multiplicity and how DID (known as MPD back then) was valid and also a form of multiplicity... just not the ONLY one. they also helped dispell myths about DID, and gave links to accurate information about disordered plurality as well

there were people identifying as naturally and spiritually plural way, way before DID even got the name it has now, it's such a normal phenomenon that has numerous causes. sites like kinhost.org and Astraea's Web were all about discussing plurality without mentioning disorders, without passing judgment.

even so, the spiritual and natural multiplicity communities literally helped me realize i had DID. they gave me access to information about real people with DID like Trudy Chase and The Troops, and helped me research actual medical papers and documents. though a hard read, When Rabbit Howls helped me confirm that I also have DID... and I have only ever seen this book mentioned on sites run by non disordered systems. (lots of TWs for the book BTW please ask me or research before reading.)

we work best together. all system types make a great team. let's keep working together.

[plural-culture-is]

Plural culture is "is this my memory or someone else's memory??"

[parablesystem]

i love saying "[character] lives in my head rent free" to singlets, but little do they know... i mean it literally. there's a fictive of this character living in my head. they dont pay rent