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Kinsenses #2 - Releasing the Supernumerary Phantom Limb
Restricting ones' true vessel into that of a human vessel can feel irritating, stressful, and uncomfortable. In this post, we will focus on the freeing of the SPL, and reshaping the vessel of the mind.
To start this meditation, you must get yourself comfortable. A safe position is to lay on your side on a cushioned surface; perhaps a bed, or a large sofa. A carpeted floor may suffice. Lay yourself in the foetal position; curl yourself up, hug your knees, and tense all muscles as tightly as you can for ten to fifteen seconds, then release.
This beginning maneuver primes the body by removing built-up stress; the 'fight or flight' reflex can build up in our minds and bodies when we are not our true selves; by causing a lactic acid build in our limbs by holding fast all muscles, we fulfil the 'flight' condition, thus releasing stress.
From here, in the foetal position, close your eyes and imagine your true vessel. In example, if you have a canine or perhaps vulpine form; imagine the true bend of your feet and legs; visualise your paw pads where the pads of your feet are; your heel is higher up your foot, your toes are digits of your hindpaws - they always were; you just tend to walk with them flat to the ground instead of in the air these days.
Picture your tail, which sprouts from the base of your spine; let it wave freely behind you in your foetal position. Visualise your front paws; your thumb as your dew claw, the pads of your paws, they are all in the right place.
Visualise your snout; your nostrils are where they need to be; your canine teeth are sharp; you are the shape in which you know that you are. Picture your ears, how they stick out from your head.
Picture the sensations of your tail, ears, snout; the movement of your limbs; feel the sensations deep within yourself. Wag your tail; you are yourself.
Picture your true form for as long as you desire, curled up somewhere safe. You were always this form. You always will be.
Supernumerary Phantom Limbs, the forgotten phenomenon - what are they, and how do I get them?
Supernumerary phantom limbs have somewhat been forgotten in today’s community, in that they used to be one of the few defining traits of being Otherkin. Many of you may have heard of supernumerary phantom limbs, but it is pushed to the side in todays’ Otherkin society.
What are they?
Do not worry if you have never felt a supernumerary phantom limb (I will refer to this as a SPL for the rest of this post), as these were typically felt through focused meditation - a method which has somewhat been lost to time. It IS possible to feel a SPL without meditation, but many members of the community may not know what this sensation is.
SPL is a phenomenon in which, you feel the limbs which you would have in your kintype’s body, that are lacking in your human form. These can be in the form of wings, tails, etc.
A SPL can feel like a presence - a strange sensation that something is there. It may be uncomfortable to have something in the place of this SPL, as if it is being restricted.
Meditating on it
If you can not feel any SPL’s where you should have them, and would like to experience this, there are ways of meditation.
A common method is to fill a bath tub with 8 inches of lukewarm water, undress, and light some scented candles of your choice. The higher relation to your kintype, the better (e.g sea scents for ocean creatures, forest scents for woodland critters). You may also choose to play relevant, soothing sounds.
Darken the room and lie down in the bath tub, taking in the atmosphere of the room. Picture yourself as your kin type, then focus on their limbs - limbs that you do not possess in this form. Picture how you use this limb, familiarise it. Soon, you will start to feel this limb. Congratulations, you have done it!
If you do not feel your SPL - do not worry. Try again when convenient to you.
Some may never feel SPL, this does not change the legitimacy of your kintype. You are still Otherkin!
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