An Apocalyptic Interpretation of Otherkin

[fraterachdae]

Numerous eschatological thinkers (including myself) have of late been reevaluating certain statements made by recent academics and philosophers about the 'change in consciousness' which seems to be presently occurring. Jung, I believe in An Answer to Job, makes a point that not only are the archetypes self-willed and able to act outside of the

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[lupagreenwolf]

Wow. Just....wow. This really puts into words what I've been trying to say about myself for years.

I can't necessarily apply this to everyone, because I can't get inside their heads and figure out if it matches. But I do think that it is one of the best-developed theories as to the Otherkin phenomenon, and the way that you've explained the microcosm/macrocosm connection fits my own situation to a "T".

May I post a link to this on my own LJ? And may I pretty please use this as a source for the book?

[fraterachdae]

I'm glad you liked it! You can post a link to it, or the essay itself, wherever you like, so long as I'm credited (duh). And feel free to use cite it as you see fit.

[lupagreenwolf]

Sweeeet. TY.

[adamdobay]

You know about me that my tagline is that "nothing is new". This is what I feel about this situation. I feel that archetypes are like emotions and other elements of what is outside the conscious mind by default. If they come up and you are aware of them you can control them. If they come up and you are not aware of them, they can control you. From experience, repressing anger, in a stressful situation where the barriers brake and the subconscious creeps to the surface, can result in what people have described as being possessed. I find it probable that other repressions may work the same way

[fraterachdae]

That's precisely how I look at it. It's nothing new; just a different manifestation.

And your two groups of Otherkin I agree with, as well, though I tend not to consider the 'rebellion for rebellion's sake' people to be Otherkin, just as pseudo-Goth teenagers who wear pentagrams to make mommy and daddy upset aren't Neo-Pagans or occultists.

[adamdobay]

Oh, and as for aliens, my thought about alien abductions has been strengthened by the Hungarian anthropologist expert in faeries and other creatures in Europe. She confirmed that the manner and usual recollection of the alien abductions of the 20th century is exactly the same as the manner and usual recollection of the faerie abductions of the pre-20th century era, and also similar to shamanic initiations. Bright lights, being taken away, being experimented on, being made pregnant, having spiritual experiences, having grave changes in life. It's all the same.

[lupagreenwolf]

Have you read Daimonc Reality: A Field to the Otherworld by Patrick Harpur?

[fraterachdae]

I've read quotes and excerpts. I'll eventually grab the book after I'm done surveying Jung and Nietzche.

[fraterachdae]

Precisely. Robert Anton Wilson, Daniel Pinchbeck, Patrick Harpur, Bob Frissell, and others have made this same point for decades. Further, the symptoms are almost identical to 'vampire' and 'Old Hag' experiences (similar to sleep paralysis, but with so-called hallucinations).

[lupagreenwolf]

Hey there :)

skatche posted this to my journal as he wanted to comment on this essay but you've got you rcomments set to friends only. So here it is:

Dear Sir,
I am deeply impressed by your essay on the otherkin condition (perhaps the more so since it comes at a time when I myself have been pondering long and hard about the epistemological problems surrounding otherkin). I hope you don't mind if I add you to my friends list.

~Skatche

[fraterachdae]

Thanks for the heads-up.

[lordsluk]

Lucid as ever Nick!

[fraterachdae]

Well, shucks, I try. ;-)