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Otherkin is a subculture of people who identify as partially or entirely nonhuman. Some otherkin believe their identity derives from non-physical spiritual phenomena, such as having a nonhuman soul[1]: 73–76 [better source needed] or reincarnation.[1]: 57–58 Some otherkin give non-spiritual explanations for themselves, such as unusual psychology or neurodivergence,[1]: 80–86 or as part of Dissociative Identity Disorder or multiplicity.[1]: 76–79 Many otherkin say they are physically human, but some say they have nonhuman ancestry, genetics, or are otherwise in some way physically nonhuman.[2][1]: 66–72
The otherkin subculture developed primarily as an online community during the 1990s.[1]: 50 It had partly grown out of some small groups of people who described themselves as elves during the 1970s and 1980s.[1]: 49 During the late 2000s, the word has came to be treated as an umbrella term for some other nonhuman identity subcultures.[1]: 107–108
- ^ a b c d e f g h Lupa (2007). A Field Guide to Otherkin. Immanion Press. ISBN 978-1-905713-07-3.
- ^ Michelle Belanger; Father Sebastiaan (2004). The Psychic Vampire Codex: A Manual of Magick and Energy Work. Weiser Books. p. 274. ISBN 1-57863-321-4.
/--/Some feel that their difference is purely spiritual, while others believe there is a genetic difference between themselves and humanity. /--/