The Daemian Union (TDU) V2 (POSTING OPEN!)

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[Juplin]

Hellu... So, What exactly is a daemian? I know what therians/otherkin are, but is this similar?

Not exactly. A daemian is someone who takes their internal voice (the internal monologue, as it's known in psychology) and converts it to a dialogue. So instead of thinking, "Man, I hate having to do homework...I wonder what's on tv?" the person might think "Man, I hate having to do homework." and the daemon responds "Maybe you can find something to watch on tv instead?" That's a really crude and basic example, but it's a start. :3 Form finding and projecting is about finding an animal that exemplifies your personality, the traits of the animal correlate with traits of your personality and won't necessarily be your favorite animal, but rather an animal that expresses who you are, good and bad. You can project this form as a sort of invisible companion, they can remain in your headspace akin to head mates, or they may not have to be projected at all.

Over time, with meditation and practice, these companions can be invaluable for introspection, easing bouts of loneliness and helping you truly understand yourself. I've known my daemon for 12 years this year, we talk to one another on a daily basis and form finding with him has really helped me appreciate myself for all my faults and gifts. He came out of the box, so to speak, with a full personality but some people take a lot of time to get to know their daemons, the nuances of their psyche and how they can be of benefit. They can be funny, sarcastic, serious, kind, crude, chiding, it's quite an individual thing. They make excellent focuses for spiritual practices, they can be very grounding or uplifting. They're your natural internal voice, your conscience.

Oh shoot. I've always had this like alternate person in my head and when I was little I would think of questions like "I wonder what tooth paste is made out of" and the other voice would go "Well I dont know, go look it up" and when I got older I thought it was just me talking to myself or being crazy, because I would always argue with the other "person" in my head.. would that be what a daemian is? (Sort of?)

[a sky full of stars]

Hellu... So, What exactly is a daemian? I know what therians/otherkin are, but is this similar?

Not exactly. A daemian is someone who takes their internal voice (the internal monologue, as it's known in psychology) and converts it to a dialogue. So instead of thinking, "Man, I hate having to do homework...I wonder what's on tv?" the person might think "Man, I hate having to do homework." and the daemon responds "Maybe you can find something to watch on tv instead?" That's a really crude and basic example, but it's a start. :3 Form finding and projecting is about finding an animal that exemplifies your personality, the traits of the animal correlate with traits of your personality and won't necessarily be your favorite animal, but rather an animal that expresses who you are, good and bad. You can project this form as a sort of invisible companion, they can remain in your headspace akin to head mates, or they may not have to be projected at all.

Over time, with meditation and practice, these companions can be invaluable for introspection, easing bouts of loneliness and helping you truly understand yourself. I've known my daemon for 12 years this year, we talk to one another on a daily basis and form finding with him has really helped me appreciate myself for all my faults and gifts. He came out of the box, so to speak, with a full personality but some people take a lot of time to get to know their daemons, the nuances of their psyche and how they can be of benefit. They can be funny, sarcastic, serious, kind, crude, chiding, it's quite an individual thing. They make excellent focuses for spiritual practices, they can be very grounding or uplifting. They're your natural internal voice, your conscience.

Oh shoot. I've always had this like alternate person in my head and when I was little I would think of questions like "I wonder what tooth paste is made out of" and the other voice would go "Well I dont know, go look it up" and when I got older I thought it was just me talking to myself or being crazy, because I would always argue with the other "person" in my head.. would that be what a daemian is? (Sort of?)

Yeah, that's sort of it in a way. A daemian is just someone who gives this voice a persona and identity, and tends to project them - usually in the form of an animal.
On another note, Sarophinx has taken a gorgeous ginger cat form, less fitting but slightly more comforting than his usual osprey form. He's slightly smaller than the average ginger cat, and though he's taken the form of ginger cats before, never like this one. It's a nice change. I need to start form finding again.

[nyacinth]

Ah, we've wanted to change Muri's name for a while now, and we've finally chosen one: Naoko. The meaning fits both of us quite well and sounds nicer than "Muri", which has a sort of heavier meaning. c:

Though the Virginia possum form fits her well, recently she's been more comfortable as a dark brown, fluffy cat, or a white mouse. I don't mind this at all.

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[a sky full of stars]

Congrats to you both ^ Hogosha and Minty!

I'm curious, Hogosha, you said your mother gave your form her stamp of approval, could I ask, how did you come to telling her, or how did she come to know of your daemon? It's not something you really hear of too often I don't think, as they're usually more of a private thing, so I'm curious.

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Well we'll never know for 100% sure, but I was doing some research and it looks like Chi's CIEday was approximately July 12th, 2006. Since we were uncertain we were using my started-stalking-TDF date, March 5th 2012, for a placeholder. Since I can't remember my exact whereabouts of nine years ago, this might be another estimate. But it definitely feels right, and Chi's a lot happier being a Cancer than a Pisces I suppose? XD

Don't you guys just love the ambiguity of dæmonism? Be it name, form, or CIEday, there's always something ambivalent to it, haha.

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Ah, I hear you Dae ^ I have no idea what Phinx's CIE is as I didn't really fully understand what I was getting into xD
Sorry for my inactivity, I haven't been on CS for days oops

[Draekonic]

Hai, I'm new to daemonism.

I don't really have much to say, but
The Chatzy doesn't work
Just so you know

Bye *sneaks back out*