Otherkin are a fringe group of human society who, for one reason or another, believe themselves to be the reincarnation of mythic creatures, typically [elves], though others include [dragons], [demons], [vampires], [ogres], [deities], and so on. Related groups include [therianthropes], who believe themselves reincarnations of animal souls, and [otakin]/[otakukin], people who think they are reincarnations of fictitious characters from Japanese anime, manga, and video games.
Otherkin often find themselves the subject of ridicule. In the majority of cases, it is because their beliefs fly in the face of rational, critical thinking and tend to fall apart very quickly under hard scrutiny. One of the most common beliefs is of an Elven Holocaust in which humankind supposedly wiped the elves from the Earth, despite the fact that no such evidence, archaeological or otherwise, exists anywhere in the geologic record either for the supposed holocaust, let alone the existence of elves.
Other aspects common to Otherkin belief include a sense of superiority over their fellow human beings. This takes a variety of forms, such as a tendency to ascribe positive aspects of the human personality as something only unique to Otherkin. Mundanes, the rest of humanity who do not share their beliefs or are simply unaware of them, are looked down upon as inferior brutes.
Otherkin often exhibit certain personality traits common to dissociative disorders and manic depression. This includes what are known as grandiose, persecutory, and religious delusions.
This combination makes them very unpopular.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/43659/otherkinRSS for NodeMon, 15 Jun 2026 15:12:37 GMTMon, 17 Apr 2017 07:52:15 GMT60Typically, an overweight web designer (i.e. [unemployed]) adolescent who discovered the reason they were bullied as a child was due to the fact they are spiritually a reincarnated dragon, angel, vampire and/ or cack-faced unicorn demi-god, and not because almost all children are bullied at one stage or another.
Many otherkin have a deep resentment for humanity and preach mankind’s tyranny, while simultaneously claiming all discrimination is bad. Otherkin believe themselves separate from society and above the mundane stresses and problems of normal life. Otherkin generally believe themselves to have superior intelligence and see themselves are truly above our evil consumerist world.
Unsurprisingly, the number of otherkin popping up out of the woodwork after the advent of the Internet has swelled their ranks considerably.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/94778https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/94778Thu, 15 Oct 2020 21:55:02 GMTA bunch of degenerate role-players that appeared during the advent of the internet and role playing games. Evidence points towards them as being escapists (i.e., a person who tries to escape the pressures of their life through non-orthodox methods), though they fervently deny this. They bitch about the human race and their wrong ways. Also they are depressed over the fact that they are not whatever the hell they like to role-play. This also shows more evidence of escapism. Otherkin are also a bunch of hypocrites because if you do not believe the bullshit that they tell people you are a mundane close minded human.
One annoying thing about otherkin is that they are tree huggers and that they are concerned about nature. That means that they are hippies which explains a lot of things since hippies are retarded pot smokers like otherkin (although the pot smoking part is questionable, the retardedness is a self evident truth). The reason why they believe that they are otherkin because ever since they started bullshiting the idea that they are otherkin, it has manifested itself within their three brain cells to a degree where they have become too full of shit to realize they are full of shit.
Recently a group called otakukin has popped up. Otherkin seemed to have accepted them as one of there retarded own. Probably because they have little support for the shitty otherkin community and they need reinforcements real bad. Or because they are so stupid as to believe that they are a reincarnate of anime characters even if the anime was made after they where born.
The internet has seen a major increase in lunatics and is a very scary place for our children. I can see why insane asylums where so full back then. Not because of wrongly convicted people but to keep these idiots off the street.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/94777https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/94777Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:00:03 GMTThose individuals who believe that although born human, their souls are those of a non-human being, animal or mythical creature. Many believe that they are reincarnations of such beings and are able to access memories of previous lives.
The movement is the source of much controversy, ranging form philisophical/intelectual and spiritual debate to mud-slinging, derision and name calling. Some kin are happy to lead what the great majority of people would describe as normal lives, finding solace, support and companionship amongst their fellows, free to explore the nature of their seemingly paradoxial existance. While others may appear eccentric, arrogant or insane to the bulk of the populace. It must be noted that as with all groups, organisations or belief systems the actions of a few can lead to a negative perception of the group as a whole in the eyes of others.Indeed some Otherkin view themselves as superior to mundane humans, blaming the modern ills of society and the world as a whole on humanity.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/94776https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/94776Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:59:33 GMTBasically, a bunch of weird pseudo-intellectual hippies who like to hate on humans because they think theyre elves, dragons, fairies, unicorns, angels, and other things. Even though most people would tell you these things cannot be proven to exist, Otherkin insist that they inherited some magical super special soul from another dimension. They would rather deny their humanity because theyre so delusional than accept the fact that they are not special snowflakes, and their disdain for humans is pointless because they, too, are human. They often get ridiculed because their beliefs are so batshit insane and fall outside the realm of what a sensible person would believe in that they sound like socially-retarded emo kids who take their White Wolf games way, way too seriously.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/94775https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/94775Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:59:33 GMTThe otherkin are a group of people who believe their soul originated as something other than human. The source of that origin as as varied as the individuals themselves. These can range from creatures of various mythologies. (i.e, faeries, dragons, vampires, etc.) to figures of more conventional spiritual beliefs. (i.e. Angels, Demons.) as well as but not limited to these and even more fanciful types. (i.e, Starseeds, extra-terrestrials, or any other variety.) The explosion of Otherkin groups and the spread of this belief is due in no small part with the accessibility of the Internet, allowing these groups to congregate and exchange ideas. Though the idea itself predates this media by a considerable number of years.
Each of these Otherkin types undergoes a process that is often called an Awakening. This awakening, according to several Otherkin sources is a process that brings about a spiritual transformation of the individual, taking them from their Mundane life and connecting, or in some cases reconnecting them with their Other selves and all of the attributes associated with it.
It is much debated as to the substance of this sub-cultures belief, as well as the mental stability of those who hold this belief. Often pro and anti Otherkin debates degenerate into namecalling matches with animosity on both sides.
Having listened to the different sides of the argument I can see valid points from both camps. The truth of the matter is this: It all comes down to what you believe. Belief, no matter how odd it may appear to any one else is strictly a matter of faith. The right to believe whatever you wish is just that. A right. If boiled down to its lowest common denominator, to denounce that which otherkin believe is to in essence denounce all faith. Why is it any harder to believe this person may be or have been an elf than it is to believe.. Oh say.. Some Jewish Carpenter returned from the dead? Or that some prophet moved a Mountain? Or even that a sea parted so slaves might escape Egypt? All faith defies logical reason. All of it. The use of any sweepingly general term is a poor practice, nor can a whole group be classified by the behavior of a select few. For example: Not all Germans are Nazis. This is not to say that some of these people dont have a mental illness associated with delusion or what not.. But to assume that everyone who has this belief is insane would be a gross misrepresentation. Generally one does not think a Christian crazy even though a ressurection, that claims of Christs divinity cannot be proven. Nor should these people be unless the same yardstick is used to measure everyone.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/94774https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/94774Sun, 12 Jul 2020 09:25:03 GMTn., sing. or pl. A person who holds the belief that they are not entirely (or not at all) human. Usually a spiritual belief pertaining to ones soul and the reincarnation thereof, but may also be a belief that ones genetics are descended from, for example, the Irish fae. The word Otherkin was coined to describe people who felt a connection to mythological humanoids such as elves and faeries, but has expanded in recent years to include dragons, gryphons/griffins and other supposedly mythical beasts as well as animals, angelic/demonic beings (angelkin/demonkin) and in some cases extraterrestrials.
adj. Of or relating to Otherkin.
See also [therianthrope], [were].

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