A Gathering Echo 2009 is an Otherkin/Metaphysical gather planned for Labor Day weekend (September 4-7). We have a limited amount of cabin space, and tent camping space for up to 50.

The foci will be metaphysical practice and social networking.
The target audience is primarily Otherkin, although there may be some non-Otherkin attendees.

The event will open Friday afternoon, and close Monday at Noon.
We will probably gather for lunch somewhere with AC after the event.

This event will be held in the Houston area.
Current expected cost is $50 for tent camping, and $65 for cabin space.
Cost includes site fees and basic meals from Friday evening through Monday breakfast.

Workshop List:
This is the current list. It is pretty stable at this point, but we have room for one more workshop than we currently have planned, and it is possible that one or two of these might change.

Practicum: Energy Fountain / String of Beads
Workshop: Different Types of Perception
Workshop: One of These is not like the Other
Workshop: Personal Shielding
Workshop: Seeing Through Another's Glamour
Workshop: Meditation: Flow Thought and Ocean Waves
Workshop: Energy Sampling
Workshop: Basic Soul Space Exploration
Workshop: Open slot
Opening Event: Group Energy Working
Main Event: Faerie Glamour
Main Event: Group Projection
Closing Event: Group Energy Working

Tags: gathers

Hi. We are Lodestone Collective, a multiple system. We haven't been in this community long, nor in the otherkin community at large. So hi!

We wanted to know about the way people define otherkin. So far on this community, we have mostly seen people say that they were such-and-such in a past life. Is that generally the meaning?

If someone is from an alternate universe right now, not in a past life, and is something other than human, but has somehow been brought here, to this universe, to live in a shared human body... is that still otherkin, or is it something else? In our system, we have many non-humans, and they've been classing themselves as otherkin because of our shared human body, but we're not sure.

-Dani, LC

Okay, usually with these sorts of communities I prefer to keep my big fat mouth shut, but something's been itching the back of my brain and I need to scratch it.

How does this community feel about identifying with fictional species? Let's say for example, I thought I was a Pikachu in my past life. Would that be a sane claim or would that be crazy even for an otherkin?

Current Mood: curious

"Arrakhos"

If others have knowledge of this word, please contact me. We may have some information to share with each other.

EDIT 10:38pm:

The reference I'm working from is to a people, not a world; the linguistic context does not refer to drink or dance, but rather the stalking of prey. I did know about that planet in Dune (the associated tribal region is not desert) I did know and have ruled out the resemblance to "arachnid", and I did not know of any Earthly people with such a name nor of the Arabic word mentioned.

Thank you for the information and reality checks, folks, I'll continue looking into this on my own for now.

The most incredible thing happened this weekend, and I’m still amazed by it.

I was contacted by someone in one of the Yahoo groups I’m in. He asked if I could do channeling and remote viewing. I told him yes, sometimes. He was quiet for almost a full day after that, so, curious, I asked him why.

Seems he had himself so shielded, his spirit and body were not making a complete connection, and he wanted help getting it removed or lessened. When I was able to take a look, this guy had some pretty heft shields and locks and traps. As well, he had at least six beings around him that were guarding and … working with his protection in odd ways. Seems that someone tried to make an attack on him spiritually a few years ago, and his defenses kicked in, and into overtime.
In the course of talking to him, talking to the guards, and trying to get a damned closer look at his locks and stocks without getting pulled in myself, deities from all over were gathering.

I finally managed to trigger a release, enough for me to reach in and start removing creatures and servants that had been trapped in these locks, and their energy used to further protect him. The first to come out was a little ball of dark fluff, barely holding on to life. She was practically shoved into my hands. And I nearly cried. I wasn’t sure why.

So, now, with all the servants released, his locks and stocks diminished to almost nothing, the deities dispersed, and I was left with an unclaimed ball of fluff.
( Piecing it together… )

Does anyone out there have any contact with VampireKitten (I think the name was) to find out if there are any plans for Trueform Within (http://trueformwithin.org/) to come back, or should I assume it's permanently defunct? The registration expired sometime in April (the last time I personally read the board was on April 5th), and I seem to recall someone saying "oh, she probably just forgot to renew it", but seven or eight weeks later I'm not sure "just forgot" applies anymore.

eta: I'm amused that the first ad on the "parked" page is "Sealy Trueform Take an extra 5% off Sealy Trueform Free delivery no sales tax. mattresshotline.com". Mattress-kin, you heard it here first!

I’ve started up a new LiveJournal community: otherkin_news, where we’ll talk about current events in the communities, and discuss newspaper articles that are about us or our common interests. I spent the last couple weeks researching and writing before broadcasting its presence now, so feel free to read back and comment on its several existing entries.

(I looked in the user info for otherkin, and it didn't say whether community ads are permitted here or not. Hope this is OK!)

Some of you might be interested in this.

Syleniel (of Elenari.net) hosts an annual otherkin/metaphysical type gather, over the Memorial Day weekend.

Dancing the Endless Dream 2009 will be held in Texas. I believe it will be in the Houston area this year. For details, see Syleniel's Dancing the Endless Dream site:
http://www.elenari.net/dancing.html

Syleniel was not able to get cabin space this year, so this year's Dancing the Endless Dream will be a tent-camping-only gather.

Note: I do not own or run this gather. I will be helping with some of the workshops, but I do not control the event, nor am I involved with it financially. I pay to attend, just like anyone else.

Current Location: Austin
Current Mood: content

For those of us who don't mind a little intermesh with fantasy for fun:

Please Save My Earth



I think just about anyone who
identifies as otherkin or related should watch it. Unfortunately, I
do not believe that the OVA is in print anymore and the movie was
never realized in the USA (it was just a rehash of the OVA anyway).
Some of the manga still is, but I really recommend watching it as the
music was made by Mizoguchi Hajime and Kanno Yohko,which is amazing.
I mean, just listen to "Toki no kioku."



Unfortunately Viz dropped the ball with this one a little I think.
Poor subtitle editing (names change spelling and some lines never
appear though you won't notice those few missed lines), and the dub
is completely terrible (using the same distinctive voice actor for a
main character and non-main characters, what were they thinking??).

Here's the synopsis a la Viz video:

Part Science Fiction, Part Fantasy, Completely Engrossing. Could a
strange recurring dream of being part of a team of alien scientists
on the moon truly be real? Sensitive Japanese high school student
Alice Sakaguchi doesn't really believe that, of course... until, one
night, when she dreams the same dream! Now, even her eight-year-old
neighbor is acting strange. Is history really doomed to repeat
itself, even when that history carries over from a previous life...?


"I am Enju..."

I was curious...

Has anyone broken laws?

Of physics I mean.

Edit- If yes- Why? If no- Why not? (maybe I'll make it a limerick next time.)

Honestly though, I'm wondering if anyone out there has done/perceived-themselves-doing anything impossible or magical.

Current Mood: curious