#plural labels

[pluralwordoftheday]

Day 8 of Plural Word of The Day: Solstar

This post may be lacking information, or full of mistakes due to us having dificulty in understanding the original post, and later finding out the term evolved

What is Solstar?

Solstar, started as a alternative visual identification for those with non-autonomous identities or personas, but soon, it evolved into it's own umbrella term

Its etymology is based on the solar system, taking it as a good way to describe the term, as the facets circulate around the sun.

A role may be named "Solar XYZ," with "XYZ" being a pre-existing term, such as "Solar Gatekeeper" or "Solar Caretaker." However, there are also terms specific to Solstar.

Flags:

The symbol is represented by diamond pieces, shards that are part of a whole. The circle shows the parts alternating, or revolving on a whole.

Coining: The coining of the term and flag was made by @/daeitsys, September 30th, 2025

Sources:

https://www.tumblr.com/solstar-archive/798408376377802752/solstar-functionroles

https://www.tumblr.com/solstar-archive/798210401009631232/solstar-general-about

https://www.tumblr.com/solstar-archive/796171814000836608

Thank you so much for @/solstar-archive, saved us a good time

[puppybeing]

miitive !! ✩ a term to describe fictives / introjects that are miis or are based on miis !!

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☆ tagging for archival !! - @radiomogai @scarmogai @fleurvoidteacollective @birdlistening2music

[co1n-operated-boy]

🐦‍⬛🪙 ⋮ BLENDED/AMALGAM MONEOTIEN

a sublabel of moneotien in which one's primary fronter is a combination of all of one's headmates, rather than a single headmate by themself. instead of having one headmate that other headmates influence, this term describes experiencing every headmate blended together as the one who fronts the majority of the time. headmates front by becoming a larger, more separated, or otherwise more influential part of that blended whole, before eventually returning to everyone blended together. some related terms include musaicus and median, but identifying with those terms are not required to identify with this one.

❯❯  intended as an alternate term for amalgam p-did, for those who do not have p-did or prefer not to medicalize their experiences ❯❯   flag meaning: the alt moneotien flag combined with this blending flag

❯❯   already coined? consider this an alt flag/name! ❯❯   please reblog if using/saved! ❯❯   plain text below the cut!

[PT: Blended/Amalgam Moneotien. A sublabel of moneotien (link) in which one's primary fronter is a combination of all of one's headmates, rather than a single headmate by themself. instead of having one headmate that other headmates influence, this term describes experiencing every headmate blended together as the one who fronts the majority of the time. headmates front by becoming a larger, more separated, or otherwise more influential part of that blended whole, before eventually returning to everyone blended together. some related terms include musaicus (link) and median (link), but identifying with those terms are not required to identify with this one. flag meaning: the alt moneotien flag (link) combined with this blending flag (link). End PT]

[plutoqueer-terms]

Voice Instead of Alter & Choir Instead of System !

Voice Instead of Alter: For systems who would rather call themselves “voices” instead of alters, headmates, or parts.

Choir Instead of System: A term for those who use the word “choir” in place of system/collective.

[mantra-repeated]

Parallel shifting

Pt: Parallel shifting :End Pt

Similar to Identity shifting (1 [Link] , 2 [Link]) and a certain definition of Parallel system (Link), this is when a member of a plural unit will "shift" to another version of themselves, whether it be an au version of themselves, different points in their life, etc, and often having a change in personality (Though not always), while still having a continuous sense of self. They are still themselves, just a different version of themselves. This shift also is often not permanent, and they will "shift" back to their "Base" self. These shifts can also layer on top of each other, with a shift having it's own shifts that are specific to that state of themselves. Such as an au of an au. Mentions / Tags: @radiomogai , @pluralterms , @system-term-archive , @pluralitywords , @system-terms

Banner transcript: This term was made by an Endogenic. Anyone can use it however :End Id

[Parallel shifting flag id: A rectangular flag with 11 wavy stripes, the first 5 peak on the left, while the last 6 peak on the right, and the and the 4th and 5th stripe overlaps the bottom stripes. the colours go as such from top to bottom: light blue-green, dull blue-green, dark dull blue-green, dark blue-green, darker dull blue-green, dark blue, dark indigo, dull purple, dull indigo, light blue. :End Id]

[mogailabels]

System origin collector

System origin collector (or system origin hoarder) is a mixed origins label where a system has many origin labels, whether that be because they have many origins, or because they just like to collect labels (eg. calling yourself multigenic, polygenic, and mixed origins, even though they all mean the same thing)

Stripe meanings -

Yellow for the fun in collecting labels Red for traumagenic origins Purple for complex/mixed origins Darker blue for non-traumagenic origins Lighter blue for the security in labelling yourself

[multiplicity-positivity]

hi!! I only confirmed my plurality recently as a median system, but the issue actually is that I’m not sure what term to use. I’ve been using ‘plural’ instead of ‘collective’ or ‘system’ since it feels strange as I’m only aware of having one facet/medianmate, so it just doesn’t feel like ‘enough’ to be considered a collective/system? any sort of advice would be great if possible !! thank you so much ^^” 🫶

hey, as long as you are more than one, exist as more than one, perceive yourselves as more than one, identify with the plural experience, or feel like you’re multiple, that is enough to be considered plural, a collective, or a system. even with just one other headmate or facet, even with half of another headmate or facet. 1.00001 is still more than one, and folks who find themselves in those positions can call themselves plural as long as that terminology works well for them.

you can call yourself/yourselves plural, a system, a collective, a median, midcontinuum, multiple, or whatever feels right, and anything you choose will be correct. the only potential problems here would be saying that you have a dissociative disorder when in fact you do not, or calling yourself and/or your facet “alters,” as “alter” as a term has specific medical connotations and is reserved for those who have complex dissociative disorders (p-did, did, osdd, etc).

we’ve definitely heard the term “plural” as a noun before and sometimes use it ourselves. so you definitely can keep using that language if it works for you. but know that you are not confined to that specific label, and may use whatever terminology you like to refer to yourselves collectively.

hope this helps - good luck with finding the right labels and language that brings you and your facet happiness and fulfillment.

[hazyaltcare]

I've been wondering, do people not use the term "headmate" anymore, and if so, why? I used to see it go by all the time in system related posts and now that I've been realizing might be part of a system myself (still learning the terminology though) I think it might describe like. The other parts of me better than "alters" but if it's a problematic term I don't want to use it? I'm still very new to all this and I've been nervous to look into it because I've been in denial about it for a long time. If you can't answer that's OK! I'm able to do my own research too, it's just something I realized when I noticed I never see the term anymore it seems.

Hello, thank you for the ask!

Many people still use the terms "headmate" - but I do agree with you, it is rarer nowadays to see people using "headmate" as a catch-all. Nowadays, I think the common catch-all is "system member". It does not mean the word "headmate" has become offensive - it just means the plural internet users we see prefer other terms nowadays. I think it's a linguistic shift akin to English-speaking people using "genderqueer" as an umbrella term in the 1990s and 2000s, and "nonbinary" in 2010s and 2020s.

This is anecdotal, but I remember, just a few years ago, it was seen as more polite to use "headmate" as a catch-all in plural communities. Why? Because "headmate" is considered more neutral than "alter/part" (which have medical connotations) or "soulbond" (which have spiritual connotations). The use of "headmate" is not a jab against people who are more medical or spiritual, but it is usually preferred in large spaces where we can't know who uses which terms. It's like people using "they/them" as a default in queer/LGBTQIA+ spaces - it's polite, but of course, not every person prefer it individually.

(also, the medical and spiritual are not necessarily separate for many plurals)

Neither of the above terms is "problematic" - the only time it's problematic is if you use a term for someone, when they already said they don't want it used on them.

It all comes down to personal preference - what feels right to you (all).

Any plural is allowed to have label preferences. Some collectives can prefer "plural", some "multiple", some "system", others "collective", others prefer a combination (like "plural system"), and more. Same as individuals. Some prefer "system member", others prefer "part", some prefer "soulbond", others use more than one for themselves. Some prefer being called "you", others "you&" or "you+", etc.

(For example, I myself prefer "system member", "headmate", and "walk-in".)

So yes, you are allowed to prefer the term "headmate" over "alter". Anyone is.

If you want some plural resources that are inclusive of all more-than-one experiences, morethanone.info and healthymultiplicity.com are good places to start.

Best of luck and take care of yourself/yourselves in your discovery ❤️

Mod Vintage 🪞(DH)