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YES. A thousand times yes. Applause for this person putting into more elegant words what I rant my ass off about.
So, lately I’ve been alerted to a big argument on the internet (always a good start) over the over people who are comparing therianthropy to being transgendered. Have all of you stopped rolling yo…
sylvereapleanan replied to your post: I am a sanguinarian… How did yours find you? I need a donner badly… The side effects suck
Just fyi, Sphynxcat has some suggestions for blood substitutes & recipes using beef blood on her site: sphynxcatvp.nocturna.or… so your Anon might find…
Actually, there are some sangs who rely entirely on animal blood because they don’t want to deal with finding and keeping a donor and it works just as well for keeping them healthy. Your Anon might prefer a donor, but if it’s a choice between animal blood and going hungry with all the attendant health issues that come from not feeding, it’s better to go for the substitute. Extreme hunger can lead to ignoring potential risks and making unsafe choices.
The sang I donate for raises rabbits for blood. Food grade, and she’s taken the time to learn to slaughter them humanely. I’ve skinned and cleaned them and cooked the meat myself afterward. It really doesn’t work just as well for keeping her healthy, long term, though. If she doesn’t get human blood at least once a month, in addition to the animal blood, she displays the same symptoms as if she was getting no blood at all. The animal blood works longer as a substitute than other substitutes, but in the end it still is a substitute and doesn’t fulfill her needs, even if it can fool her hunger into making her go too long without human blood. And I’ve seen the same pattern with other sangs.
That would be me. Jarandhel is correct, if I subsist only on animal blood, I weaken over time. It helps, but I still need human blood. For those wishing to go with a more medical option, get a phlebotomist to draw donor blood into several EDTA (purple) tubes or Sodium Citrate (light blue) tubes. Also as a note, Otherkin blood has more "kick" but you will need more sooner than animal or human. I use about the equivalent of 15 vials of blood a month,and for optimal health, more than half should be human.
Typical Otherkin Gather Workshop
I think I have been to that workshop at Walking the Thresholds. It did not go any better there than in the movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NlhIuJ-y8k&feature=player_detailpage
Thank goodness the ones that Jarandhel runs are not this kind of mental masturbation. Come on, Otherkin Community. Make me wrong. Create better gathers and attend the good ones so I can stop posting this sort of thing.
Doing it right.
I know he is not Otherkin as in he does not use the word. However, take note that he is intelligent sounding, seems stable, has a career, fits in with daily people, is in a relationship and does not force others to follow his beliefs. See? It can be done without invoking the "I am just built different, give me the rights usually reserved for the disabled but don't ask me to research my condition" crap I see around here so often. Not to mention being functional, which according to so many of you is a huge and terrible burden.
http://www.inquisitr.com/602125/tlc-introduces-a-real-life-merman-on-my-crazy-obsession/
A new subject for me to rant and be politically incorrect about! That’s right, I do veer off the subject of Otherkin and vampires on occasion.
Apparently there is some utterly idiotic trend called “psychological otherkin” where it is all a figment of your imagination instead of the nature of your…
Thats, from what I’ve seen, not what psychological otherkin are about.
These are people who don’t necessarily believe in souls or past lives and think that their nonhuman nature might stem from something psychological instead. Perhaps related to trauma, or odd brain development or wiring.
it has nothing to do with them not wanting to admit to the spiritual or whatever. They just don’t believe it and have no other way to explain feeling nonhuman other then psychology.
Both spiritual and psychological otherkin have both been guilty of acting like complete morons in public or whining about people “oppressing them” or whatever. and both are perfectly capable of being normal, rational critically thinking people who can function just fine in society.
I honestly don’t know where you got this idea from.
Perhaps a bad explanation on my part comes from only having seen this term used on Tumblr, which to me is the absolute lowest dregs of the otherkin community. With that explanation, I challenge you to read the other reply I posted. The cliff notes version is to ask why these psychological otherkin do not do one of the many free studies involving getting an MRI and electrical scan of brain activity, along with doing an interview about their nature with a psychologist. Also, what theoretically would create such atypical neurology? Are we going with a prebirth exposure to virus theory, biochemical anomaly (which is meaurable with the right lab work or interview) or a variation on the Aspergers/Autism spectrum?
A new subject for me to rant and be politically incorrect about! That’s right, I do veer off the subject of Otherkin and vampires on occasion.
Apparently there is some utterly idiotic trend called “psychological otherkin” where it is all a figment of your imagination instead of...
Now that's a good, intelligent and well thought out response.
I suppose my biggest problem with psychological otherkin is that very little is explained by what is meant by the term. You speak of neurology being the basis of this theory, but how precisely does one's neurology differ in the case of Otherkin? Are you suggesting a hereditary neurochemical difference based on one's neurotrasmitters and glial cells or a structural difference based on prebirth trauma? If prebirth, are we looking at a similar theory to the influenza causing autism and nonneurotypical behavior or lack of oxygen? A simple EEG and MRI of the skull should prove or disprove the above.
If you go with the nonneurotypical theory, is it benificial or harmful to functionality, how and where does such neurology originate? It could be suggested that a difference in biochemistry of the brain would be easily detectable medically or in an encounter with an experienced psychologist. I would love to see medical and neurological personnel research this. As I have submitted to repeated blood tests and MRI scans as part of an NIH study investigating my family's history of clinical depression due to serotonin imbalance, I very strongly encourage you "psychological" otherkin to also submit to brain scans and interviews. So far none of the research I have been a part of has showed any biological or neurological difference other than that to be expected by my clinical depression, and yes, the researcher did know about my nature. Hence my view of my vampirism being a soul condition. My one remaining test will be a full mitochondrial and genetic assay which I plan to do next year.
Magic
A new subject for me to rant and be politically incorrect about! That's right, I do veer off the subject of Otherkin and vampires on occasion.
Apparently there is some utterly idiotic trend called "psychological otherkin" where it is all a figment of your imagination instead of the nature of your soul. That somehow makes it more valid, because soul nature and the belief it is different is nowhere near as acceptable as pretending you are your own imaginary friend in your head. Right.
What I feel it comes down to is fear of commitment. If you pretend it is not real, that you are making it all up, you don't have to make a scary commitment to act according to your nature and maybe stick out and really be different from those around you. You can have your nonhuman nature all in your head and pretend it is important and not accept that there really might be something to all this. At the same time you can whine like a cheerleader with her tampon in sideways about how misunderstood you are because you cannot demand attention by acting like a moron in public. Its the best of both self centered and pathetic worlds.
I see this all the time in magicians. Mages do not want to read hundreds of books to create pathways of symbols and associations in their minds and change their neurology to change the world around them. They want to take a dose of peyote at a club and claim that makes them a shaman, or read a Konstantinos book that convinces them that getting angry about their ex stealing their lipstick is raising magical energy. They think that magic should be accessible with their fast food. At the same time, gods help them if something really untoward and generally spooky actually happens. Either they become a self proclaimed guru like Michelle Belanger (who declared herself the official emissary of the Vamp Community with no vote or opinion of the community) or they do a screeching 180 degree turn, dive into bed pissing themselves and trying to pray the scary away.
Magic takes real, hard, daily work. It takes working when you don't feel like it, when you are sick and when you are bored or frustrated. It takes being humble before the spirits and beings you work with and knowing how to bargain with them. On one hand most gods and spirits remember well the good old days of animal and human sacrifice. Some beings flat out need at least animal sacrifice, like a quail, rat or guinea pig to Work on this plane due to being starved for so long. That's right, our gods are not omniscient or omnipotent though they are very powerful beings. Their food is our offerings. Just like you would not serve pork to a person of Muslim faith, they are offended by or find certain offerings distasteful and it is the magician's job to find out their preference.
That preference is NOT dictated by our culture. Mesoamerican gods NEED blood offerings of animals, preferably quail or rabbits for cultural reasons and expect to be fed a few drops of the worshippers blood daily. Frey of the Norse culture expects the offering of a boar on special occasions, and Hecate likes goats and cypress. Never give Erzulie of the Yoruba honey without tasting it after invoking her or she will think you are try to poison her. The Rainbow Serpent Damballah must have a perfectly clean temple with all white offerings and foods.
Most gods will on occasion accept generic offerings of flowers, incense, and water. However, that's like giving a gift card or fruit basket. You care enough to make appearances but not enough to truly give a shit or dedicate serious thought and effort. It means very little in the end.
Otherkin Meetups
People always say to me, "Why don't you run Otherkin Events or go to them?" My reaction is typically to say that after six years as a bouncer at a rough nightclub, parties always feel like work. Even if I am there to supposedly have fun, it rarely works out that way. Instead I end up babysitting drunks, cleaning up puke and watching fights begin or watching idiots try to score illegal drugs.
The other reason is that in my experience, Otherkin are unreliable and their word is no good. When I worked with House Eclipse the only membership requirement was to make two meetings a year out of the 12 we had yearly, one every month. Most meetings no one or one person showed up and we all wasted our time. Mind you, policy and articles were reviewed at these meetings and voting on both took place. We had them publicly scheduled for the whole year on our website calendar and announced on the forums. Eventually we decided no one was showing due to the day and moved the day of meetings several times. Still no one showed or perhaps one or two different people each time. People cited time issues so we scaled them back to quarterly meetings and asked members to make one per year. Still few if any people showed or voted.
At this point the House founders basically came to the conclusion that no one cared enough about being House members to actually take the time to show. So we stopped having meetings or accepting members.
A couple years later Jarandhel started Otherkin Support Night at Sticks and Stones. He held it every Friday for over a year. The first two meetings were well attended but then attendance fell off to three or four regulars, several occasional people and a few visitors and curious. They all left too after a while. So we stopped having them at Sticks and Stones. Now we have the public Northern Virginia Otherkin meetings which Jarandhel is still stubbornly organizing and showing up at. We have met a few nice new friends and seen some old ones, but no one has showed two of the last four either.
My conclusion is that the support of a community of like minded individuals is obviously not important to local Otherkin. I feel that it is a waste of time to provide such a service to people who obviously feel that they do not need it nor care as much about it as, say, getting drunk at a tiny, sleazy Goth club like Midnight or whatever local one is going on in DC. I know people have occasional schedule conflicts, and I understand that. However, their actions obviously show that an Otherkin support group is not a priority to them.
This is not bitterness on my part, but the observation of 18 years in the vamp community. If you make an event, people will not show up for it because they do not care. Not about Otherkin or that part of their lives or the people who run these events. However much they bitch, moan and complain they simply must not feel it is an important part of their lives. Otherwise they would not make even large events across the country from my area fold due to lack of attendance.
So feel free to whine like babies about how you cannot possibly set aside the money you spend on Starbucks coffee to attend a local gather or how you would go to a meeting but you need to give your dog a pedicure. I gave up on Otherkin for reliability years ago and I dare you all to prove me wrong and give me faith again.
This raccoon never left the side of a cat who was dying of a tumour The cat was comforted for the final hours of her life by her long time friend.
i think i'm a vampire, what do i do.
First things first, energy or blood cravings?
DO you know any other vampires in Northern VA?
I do, at least 20 others counting Sangs, Psis and tantrics. No, I will not tell you where they live or any personal details.
Think before you act.
To those of you who troll for fun, who bully people online for whatever reason, I have reblogged the following essay from Traynor's Eye. All credit for it goes to the author and no challenge of copyright is intended.
http://www.traynorseye.com/2012/09/meeting-troll.html
I'm human and I want to be turned into a vampire, how do I do that?
No, you want to be turned into what Hollywood says vampires are like. I tell you what, go read the descriptions of being a sanguinarian vampire on www.sanguinarius.org and on Sphynxcat's real vampire page. Take in the part where we have digestive issues, migraines, the need for blood or energy and have to hide that need. Then remember that most vampires do not believe they will have a lifespan any longer than the average one. Then ask me that question again.
Mental Health and Otherkin
Let's clear up a few misconceptions about crisis counselors, psychiatrists and psychologists.
Sure there are some who are closed minded jerks, but the law prevents them from committing anyone to involuntary confinement unless they present an immediate threat to themselves or others. If you bluntly tell them that you are suicidal or planning to kill someone else, they can and will commit you because that is the law. If you tell them that you wish you would just disappear or that you hate your ex boyfriend and wish a truck would smash them, they might be suspicious and recommend therapy or medication strongly.
The difference between sanity and insanity, functional or dysfunctional may seem murky, but here is how a woman with a PhD in psychology who worked for the National Institute of Mental health explained it (paraphrased) when I told her I had dreams that came true and saw ghosts.
"Do you expect others to see ghosts? You are aware that culturally you are expected not to mention it to strangers in casual conversation, but that in other cultures it is acceptable to do so, right? Then you are sane, whatever your spiritual beliefs and mystical experiences are. If you told me that there was a giant pink teddybear on the ceiling of your house ordering you to hurt me and expected me to see and interact with it too, then you would be dangerously insane by the legal definition."
After we talked for a while and she was supportive, fascinated and open minded, I dropped the Otherkin bomb. It was a huge risk and I knew it, but the study I was doing at NIMH on depression in families had always given me great experiences. So I said it. She asked for a definition and clarification of Otherkin and I gave it. She was fascinated, commenting that it seemed that a new subcultural spirituality was evolving under her nose. She wished that she had government funding to interview Otherkin and start a research program to measure WILLING and volunteering Otherkin for mental and physical differences. She mourned when I told her that so many Otherkin feared mental health professionals, and said that those Otherkin who did seek therapy should seek those who worked with alternative lifestyles and open belief systems. She remarked how very alone Otherkin must feel as well.
Sure, some of you will say, she was the exception and not the rule. However a whole school of therapy and psychology exists that believes in helping people understand themselves via reflection and not behavior change. This is the Humanistic therapy model and that and the Jungian therapists are most likely to be open minded towards us.
With this in mind, also remember that a lot of Otherkin have mental health issues. I have fought depression for years till I found the right combo of therapy and medicine that worked. Once I did, I functioned. I still have frustrating days like anyone else, of course, but that's life. What is gone and good riddance is that terrible bleakness of depression and the sadistic urge to make others around me share my misery by being cruel to them and dragging them down. I have a decent life and accept that therapy and medication are part of maintaining that.
I suspect that for some people out there, they feel that being or suspecting they are mentally ill makes them "Special" due to suffering more than others or having a unique perspective. Maybe they fear that their Otherkin nature will be cured by therapy and that they will no longer be special. That's a load of crap. My art has gotten better since I went into treatment due to a positive attitude, better concentration, optimism and the ability to look at my work and see and know its worth. If you are Otherkin it is in your soul, not your serotonin and other neurochemicals. Suffering does not make you any better than other people, even if you enter into it for spiritual or political reasons. It just makes your approach different but the approaches of others are still valuable and legitimate. Mental health interventions should make you more of who you are, not less.
As a patient you have the right to terminate a relationship with any doctor at any time unless you are a danger to yourself and others. Even the schitzophrenic patients we see at my doctor's office still have freedoms. We have a guy who wears jewelry made of copper, plastic and duct tape, sees choirs of angels in his living room, talks to God in public, pees in his sink for fear that the Martians who control the Russian Mafia have placed electrodes in his toilet to corrode his brain through his penis and never bathes. He lives in assisted care but is not dangerous so he can come and go at will. He walks to our office, smells terrible and keeps the appointments necessary to his health. At any time he could fire my doctor as long as he found another one and took care of his health issues.
We all have so much more freedom and in most cases so many less issues than this guy. In most places, there are public mental health clinics, support groups and schools for psychiatry with sliding scale fees. I encourage any Otherkin who suspect that they might have a mental health issue to look into and utilize all the resources at our disposal to improve the public image of Otherkin.
you know, being a teenager and claim that you are otherkin is… welp, understandable (sort of); but being a 31 years old adult is ridiculous. are you transage or something like that
There are people in the otherkin community much older than myself. It’s not a teen thing, it’s...
Also agreeing, not just a teen thing. I am over 30 and have known I was otherkin for more than 15 years.
Self diagnosis.
Self. Diagnosis.
How much loathing can I possibly cram into a text post?
So you have a lot of the same symptoms as this disorder or that illness. So you’ve done a lot of research on the subject and you’re like 99.999999% sure you totally have it. Are you a doctor? A...
Exactly. Even professionals know better than to study their own cases.
Hello are you a vampire? A psy vamp? Honestly I dont care what kind of vamp you are I just need a friend. Someone like myself. Im a physic vampire and really please dont start with the 15 questions, Im going to be straight up forward with you, theres no need to lie.
I am a sanguinarian vampire and have been for 18 years. I am not sure I can be of assistance to you but I will try.
