Catkin - Blog Posts
Kind of related to my last reblog: Awakening as an alterhuman has made me a lot less insecure about being more dependent on others than most humans my age are.
Now I feel less like a broken human and more like an average domesticated animal and (former?) hivemind member
I’m not really a fan (at all) of this persistence within the therian community that, if you are domesticated, this means you’re just a “cutesified” version of your wild (or wild-er) counterparts.
Being a dog was never a “stepdown” from being a wolf or a fully-wild canid for me. In-fact, it was always the opposite. Being a wolf would ignore the characteristics I’ve been bred to have and therefore indulge in; instinctually or not, which would diminish the entirety of me.
-Sure, a wolf spends a good portion of its life chasing cervids down. Sure, a wolf spends its life trying to survive. But why are these acts suddenly synonymous with “far stronger” and “far cooler”? -And who said domesticity was simple? It seems inherently disrespectful to prod that “wild is better”, implying that the usage of domesticating a specimen..helping eachother in the act of work, through blood and sweat, is just some “foolish game of domination.”
I like being domestic, I love it. I prefer it over being “wholly wild” - Because being domestic is strength, it’s the hunger of needing something so bad that you find eachother time and time again. Human and dog. Domestication was never “the easy way out”, it’s just another form of life - another life being born. I just.. have never been a fan of this assumption that domestication is a loss of harsh wilderness, when domesticity has never been inherently easier.
Maybe it's more of a philosophical belief than a spiritual belief, but I've been a mind-body-nondualist for a long time. However since I've awakened as an energy being (and as an alterhuman in general), I've frequently felt like I'm wearing or puppeting my body, which creates a lot of cognitive dissonance. I still believe that I am my body or at least have some sort of intrinsic connection to it, though
I have a question that I'd absolutely love to hear others opinions on. As far as I've seen, "spiritual nonhuman/otherkin/etc" generally means someone who's identity is tied to their spirituality (the only example of this I know of is things like past lives or alternate lives, forgive my ignorance here) but are there many others out there who feel like their spiritual/religious beliefs and nonhuman identity are completely disconnected or even a little contradictory?
When I first introjected I was still disconnecting from beliefs I followed in source (if you know... yeah... wasn't very good for me) and currently I am religious and finding myself feeling such a connection to a human/earth religion was a little bit of a strange experience.
Obviously I'd love to hear specifically other aliens that have found themselves in a similar position, but any response is welcomed and appreciated. I suppose the two aren't entirely separate, my memories specifically tied to the fact I am a Vorta could influence the fact I feel a connection to the idea of keeping religious beliefs, but I hope I've explained my point regarding disconnect/contradiction well
I'm a cat because I have a great day of school
I'm a being of pure energy because I was so good👍👍👍
The educational system is turning people into cats!! I also like the implication that I became a light entity because I'm just so awesome
new tag game: use predictive text to see why you are your theriotype/kintype. start with "i'm [x] because"
i'll go first
i'm a dog because i have to fight
Rolling in everyones clean laundry stimboard
Humans are like ants to me: beautiful, fascinating, good team-workers and also kind of cute
“ᴡʜʏ ᴄᴀᴛs ᴘᴀɪɴᴛ: ᴀ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ғᴇʟɪɴᴇ ᴀᴇsᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄs”, 1994. x
Why are we criticizing "TikTok therians" for not grasping the nuances of their therian identity... Most of them are kids ffs let them play outside
Cats Stealing Food in Paintings
Still Life with Cat (1705) by Desportes, It's no use crying over spilt milk (1880) by Frank Paton, Still Life of the Remnants of a Meal with a Lunging Cat (18th Century) by Alexandre-François Desportes, Fish Still Life with Two Cats (1781) by Martin Ferdinand Quadal, Still Life with a Cat and a Mackerel on a Table Top (18th Century) by Giovanni Rivalta, The Collared Thief (1860) by William James Webbe, Cat Stealing a String of Sausages (17th Century) by Abraham van Beyeren, Still Life with a Cat (1760) by Sebastiano Lazzari, Kitchen Still Life with Fish and Cat (ca. 1650) by Sebastian Stoskopff, An Oyster Supper (1882) by Horatio Henry Couldery, Still Life with an Ebony Chest (17th Century) by Frans Snyders, Still Life with a Cat (1724) by Alexandre-Francois Desportes, A Cat Attacking Dead Game (18th Century) by Alexandre-François Desportes, Still Life of Fresh-Water Fish with a Cat (1656) by Pieter Claesz, Still Life with Fruits and Ham with a Cat and a Parrot (18th Century) by Alexandre-Francois Desportes, A Cat Holding a Fish in Its Mouth (18th Century) by Sebastiano Lazzari, Still Life with a Cat and a Hare (18th Century) by Desportes, Still Life with Cat and Rayfish (1728) by Jean-Siméon Chardin, A Cat with Dead Game (1711) by Alexandre-Francois Desportes, Still Life with Cat and Fish (1728) by Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin
Via James Lucas on X/Twitter
Non-mundane creatures: If you were an SCP, what would your object class be? I think I would be Euclid. Provided I get the proper enrichment, I would be pretty chill. Maybe I would use my psychic powers to fuck with the personnel a little from time to time, but not more than that
My stupid collar can't contain all of my swag. Also I put mushrooms on my head because mushrooms are cool
incredible cat picrew!!
@caffeinated-eccentric-polymorph @milanesa-con-matecocido
SILLY PHOTO DUMP OF KITTIES THAT LOOK LIKE ME/MY THERIOTYPE
that’s all QwQ
Goodbye shitpost profile picture... Here I am on the 'puter
lurking beneath autumn’s glow 🎃✨
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Some activities that help me feel connected to my kintypes:
Light entity
- singing
- dancing (music plays a major role for my species)
- swimming (because it feels like flying/levitating)
- swinging on a swingset (same reason as swimming)
- meditating
- yoga and other exercises that improve flexibility (that's the closest you can get to shapeshifting with the human body)
Cat
- playing and hanging out with my cat
- climbing/bouldering
- doing obstacle courses (you can make one at home with various household objects)
- eating messily and licking my plate afterwards
- roaming outside at night (make sure to do this in a safe area and/or with people you trust)
- doing nature photography (because it feels like you're hunting an animal without actually killing it)
Obviously I am quite an energetic and active person, so these activities won't be suitable for everyone, but I hope that someone finds this post to be of help. I might add other stuff later on
After much lurking and overthinking, i have finally decided to create my own kin blog :3
Edit: I should have probably said this earlier, but I will not be sharing donation asks. I have trust issues due to being scammed and intimidated by beggars IRL. Sorry!
I am a 20-something autistic alterhuman and i use she/it (sounds like "shit" hehe) pronouns. My kintypes are:
cat therian
energy being/light entity otherspin (i'm an alien being, not an angel! but i don't know the name of my species yet :( )
Both kintypes are psychological and spiritual. I additionally identify with the voidpunk label.
In this blog I will post about my alterhumanity and occasionally about fandom and special interest related stuff. Here are my special interests:
animals
the hippie subculture and all things psychedelic (although i don't take drugs recreationally other than occasionally alcohol)
as my spintype implies, energy beings, cosmic/eldritch beings, angels and anything that may be considered a "higher being"
Lastly, since i'm here for a good time, so I will block anyone who...
posts discourse of any kind
has "Zionists/Pro-Israel DNI" in their bio (I grew up in Israel and still have family there)
calls me a "starseed" or an "indigo child" or tries to worship me
and that's all! I am looking forward to finding new creature friends :)
no, you don’t need to wear your mask/tail to school.
i wish young nonhumans didn’t feel compelled to be ‘out’ at school, especially when it’s a dangerous environment. i keep seeing posts along the lines of “wore my tail/mask to school! people berated/teased/put their hands on me, but it’s ok”.
no, it’s not.
like.. i understand a mask or a tail can be a very validating thing for some people. and i’m not saying NO ONE should wear them at schools. but i just keep watching this mounting trend of young therians insinuating you need some physical accessory or to do quads to be a ‘real’ nonhuman. and then it leads to things like this and it makes me incredibly sad.
i’d known i was alterhuman since late elementary school, actually. it’s a huge part of my life even now, years after graduation. there wasn’t a reason for it to be brought up, so i never did. it was a closely guarded secret to me, but it didn’t feel like a weight i was carrying. i always thought “no one needs to know i’m an animal if it jeopardizes my safety. so, oh well”.
“but, how will people know that i’m an animal?”
they probably will. they probably already do.
i was the designated ‘animal’ person my entire school career despite not ever handling animals in front of anyone. if there were pets, lost wild animals (baby rabbits, birds, lizards), or sometimes even loose livestock that got onto campus, it was always me who had to go tend to them.
everyone wanted me in their group in environmental science. if a project called for animal illustrations, the same thing would happen. it was certainly weird because i was also a ‘weird kid’ and not especially desired to be around outside of that, lol. but i was never harassed for it. it made me feel very validated, actually.
i had fun during gym running and fiercely destroying the opposing team in field hockey. i taught everyone which plants were okay to forage (and we snacked on them when we had to sit on the lower field for practice). every day i was hyperaware of the limbs i had that weren’t quite there. friends noticed my ears twitch and my nose wiggle at certain stimuli. i felt nice walking on two legs. i felt nice because i felt animal and i didn’t have to prove it to anyone.
really like… just do what makes you happy. i admire the bravery it takes to so earnestly wear your identity on your sleeve like that. that’s very impressive. however, there is NO obligation to do anything like that if you understand that there will be a reaction that poses a threat to you.
i want our kids to be safe, too. you don’t have to feel dysphoria over being discreet. sometimes it’s the safest option. and sometimes, that can be really fun, too.
study everything you can about your ‘type. wikipedia and animalia are good resources. ramble about them to anyone who will listen. jokingly refer to yourself as one in friend spaces. wear discreet clothes that remind you of your ‘type. find a nice private place outside where you can run and explore and look at plants and smell the air and feel like yourself. but by no means do you have to prove yourself. you know you.
Different ways to solve paw dysphoria:
