Otherkin

Otherkin: Otherkin are individuals who identify non-physically as non-human. Depending on the individual, their belief could be spiritual, but its not always.

Related Terms
Alterhuman is an umbrella category of anyone identifying as non-human. Otherkin falls under this category.

Therian is the belief that someone is an animal from shared reality, sometimes in a previous life.

Fictionkin is a type of otherkin, but its either focused on being kin from a species from a fictional work or being a character from a fictional work.

Factkin is a type of otherkin, but its identifying as a person who has existed in shared reality at some point, either living or dead.