Spotting Fake Otherkin Part 1: Intro

and Angelkin
February 1, 2014

For those not in the know, otherkin are people who are
reincarnations of past lives that were non-human, usually also
defined as a species not thought to be native to earth, although
Angelkin are included in this definition even though they are
native to earth. Among otherkin the most popular claims are
Angelkin, Faekin, Demonkin, Elfkin, and Dragonkin, in that
order. Relative to the population, otherkin are relatively rare.
Still you put seven billion people on a planet, youre going to
end up with a sizeable chunk of otherkin, and theyre going to
be more predisposed to alternate spiritualities, so if youre
active in the community, you have a good chance of meeting
one. Still the vast majority of people in the community, even
among adepts or spiritual masters, are human through and
through.
A large amount of people do claim to be otherkin though.
Although a few might be outright liars, most are just troubled
people who wanted it to be true so badly that they convinced
themselves that it was. Being otherkin feeds a fantasy of
escape from their mundane and sometimes difficult lives, it
lets them feel special (without having actually earned that
specialness), and it justifies why life hasnt worked out so well
for them. Its a variation of the theme where people have
convinced themselves they have major psychological disorders
like autism or a learning disability despite never being
diagnosed as such. Just like those disorders, real otherkin often
find themselves faced with major issues in their life because of
what they are, especially in terms of socialization and fitting in
with normal society, because theyre operating with an (at least
partially) alien logic, alien emotional spectrum, and alien
energy. Schizophrenics also operate on an alien logic.

Sociopaths operate on an alien emotional spectrum. Those

groups also have issues with socialization and fitting into
society.
The main point of this series of articles is to give some tips on
how to tell the real otherkin from the fake ones. Maybe, also,
someone who identifies otherkin will give this a read through
and finally find the proof they needed, or more likely take a
long look at how they identify themselves and the fact that
maybe they were mistaken. Ill definitely go over Angelkin and
Faekin, since I understand these species and their kin very
well, and am always able to spot them immediately. Im not as
well versed in Dragons and Elves, and mainly rely on the
energy and what I do understand of the logic to identify them,
but I may eventually give them a try. Demons are not worth
doing, because if someone claims to be a Demonkin they are
almost certainly faking. Demonkin are extraordinarily rare, so
much so that Im unsure if theres even one on the planet.
Impkin exist, and almost always identify themselves as
Demonkin, but even those are very rare even among otherkin.
To start, here are a few tips to tell which are real that is pretty
much universal among otherkin. Do remember though that
everyone is different, and all otherkin also possess a human
aspect which is 100% normal human when taken by itself, so
none of these rules are hard and fast, just guidelines. The
energy never lies though.
1. Possesses a non-human energy signature If you meet
a Demon, an Angel, a Fae, whatever, you can always tell that
these things are what they are by their energy signature.
Theres a specific kind of energy that all Angels emit, and
theres one for all Fae too, and for everything else. Even
animals have specific energy signatures that are unique to their
species. Otherkin always retain some aspect of their former self
and so they always emit the energy signature of their previous
species to some degree, some so powerfully they can easily be

mistaken for what they were instead of what they are. The
energy signature is very difficult to fake, and most things and
people that can wont bother, and are generally self-aware
enough to know for sure whether or not theyre an otherkin.
The very best way to identify an otherkin is by their energy
signature. If you know the energy signature of the species well
enough, you can always tell for sure if they are the real thing
or not.
2. Possesses a non-human logic In addition to the energy
signature, otherkin also possess a non-human logical base.
They dont think like normal people do, and they dont
understand the world in the same way. This is why, to a lot of
people at least, spirits of the same species seem an awful lot
alike. Within their species they have personalities as varied as
humans, but were largely drawn to the part of them that is the
most different from us, and the most difficult for us to
understand. If you understand the logic of a species, you can
usually identify whether or not someone is otherkin by the way
they interpret that logic. Very few fake Angelkin are able to get
their logic right. Even though Fae seem a lot simpler to
understand to me, Ive never seen fake Faekin that got it right.
Logic isnt foolproof though. If someone understands a certain
type of spirit, and theyve spent a large amount of time with
that type of spirit, and theyre fairly intelligent they can
sometimes fake it. Otherkin are also part human, and that
human part may be suppressing the otherkin part, or they may
have just figured out how to hide it very well. This is especially
true after theyve been incarnated many times over as human.
Also this is the sort of thing that extensive therapy and
medication can sometimes normalize. So an otherkin may not
show the logic, because they happen to have a good therapist
or psychiatrist.
3. Has trouble socializing and fitting in Real otherkin
often times find it difficult to socialize, to have relationships

with friends, and to do things like get along in school or hold

down a job. Its often difficult for them to understand the world
and how it operates, and what is expected of them in order to
fit in. This isnt a hard rule, some are very well adjusted,
especially after many incarnations. This is also usually true of
fake otherkin, because the kind of person who is drawn
towards believing theyre otherkin probably has some of these
same issues.
4. Doesnt long to go home Just about any fake otherkin
will talk, at length, about how theyre eventually going to go
back to their home world where they belong in some future
incarnation. Thats part of the escapist fantasy that leads nonotherkin to self identify as such. Very few real otherkin will ever
mention going home. Usually by the time most are spiritually
advanced enough to realize what they are, theyre spiritually
advanced enough to realize they are never going home.
Otherkin arent some sort of spiritual astronauts exploring
other realms. Things dont normally go incarnate on different
worlds. If something jumps worlds and species like that, theres
usually a pretty good reason for it, one that didnt leave them
any other alternative. Either they could not stay where they
were from, or their previous species failed to provide them with
something they spiritually needed. In any case their spiritual
path lies ahead of them, and their current incarnation is a
spiritual growth for them. They should be going forward, not
back to what they were.
If you look at past lives, even fake ones, people dont want to
go back to who they were. Out of all the people who claim to
have been Cleopatra in a past life, none of them want to be
Cleopatra again after they die. Theres a reason for that. It
doesnt make sense that actual otherkin would want to go back
to their past selves. People dont think, or grow, like that.

So lets get into some specifics that only apply to Angelkin that
will help you identify one:
1. An Angelkin will never found or attend an Angelkin
group Angels dont enjoy each others company. Angels dont
have the normal human spectrum of emotions. Many emotions
that are common among humans are never felt by angels, and
Angels feel a wide variety of emotions that, under normal
circumstances, humans never will. One of these emotions
triggers when an Angel is in close proximity to another Angel,
and its best described as an overwhelming urge to beat the
crap out of the other Angel. The same way humans can
suppress their emotions instead of acting on them, an Angel
can suppress this emotion, but its very uncomfortable for them
to do so. Because of this, Angels dont like to be around each
other. The emotion is triggered by Angelic energy, which
Angelkin also possess. Angelkin will feel this same emotion,
just like Angels do.
So for a real Angelkin, to be around others of their kind is a
very uncomfortable situation, and a sort of personal hell. Its
not something they would willing do unless they had to, or it
served some important purpose or helped them reach some
goal. They wouldnt do it just to connect with others like them,
and maybe have a few laughs.
So anytime you see an Angelkin group, whether its online or an
actual meet-up, every single person in that group is not an
Angelkin.
2. An Angelkin will not evoke Angels, usually Theres a
lot of magic out there that involves Angel evocations. Protective
circles and banishing rituals commonly make use of Angels. You
can also straight up evoke them if you want, just like a demon
or anything else. Some fake Angelkin will take to owning their
Angel aspects and constantly evoke Angels in their magic, just
to prove how Angelific they are.

Actual Angelkin will usually go out of their way not to evoke

Angels. There are of course exceptions. In a dire emergency it
might be worth it to evoke an Angel. And sometimes a person
might actually need to speak to a specific Angel, especially if
they have a past life history with that Angel. But under normal
circumstances, an Angelkin wont be evoking Angels, and will
usually modify any magic to remove Angelic evocations.
Of course theres the reason above, that Angels dont like each
other and dont want to be around each other, and this extends
to Angelkin. Also, for the same reason, when an Angelkin just
evokes an Angel for no good reason, theres a good chance
theyll end up in a fight. Not only are Angels compelled to beat
the crap out of each other, its part of how they socially interact
with each other.
Theres a more important reason why Angelkin dont like
evoking Angels too. Angels dont like Angelkin. I dont mean
emotionally, but on a cultural level. Angels are proud of what
they are. Theyre proud of what they do and their place in the
universe, and see themselves as fulfilling an essential role. For
an Angel, dismissing that role and not doing what youre
supposed to do is one of the most vile and disgusting acts
imaginable. Angelkin got to be Angelkin by not being Angels
anymore, and Angels will usually despise them for it.
So if an Angelkin isnt getting the crap beat out of them,
theyre getting some lecture about what a worthless piece of
shit they are and how theyve made horrible decisions and how
they really should go back to being what they were.
So for them its like every conversation youll have with your
parents after youve dropped out of college.
3. An Angelkin wont normally announce themselves If
an Angelkin tells you theyre an Angelkin, most likely theyve
identified you an Angel or Angelkin, theyre threatening you, or

theyve developed a very close and intimate relationship with

you. Otherwise they probably wont bring it up, and may even
attempt to hide it if asked directly. They may claim to not be
otherkin, or not know what kind of otherkin they are, or just
plain not want to talk about what kind of otherkin they are.
As stated, Angels are very proud of what they are. No matter
what sort of situation led an Angelkin to stop being an Angel,
one of two thing is true. Either theyre no longer proud of what
they were, or theyre ashamed of what theyve become.
Of course thats a simplification. An Angelkin may be going
through all sorts of emotions trying to figure out their place in
the universe, if not being an Angel is right or wrong, and there
may be both elements of being an Angel and elements of being
an Angelkin that theyre proud of, and that theyre ashamed of.
However the whole thing is typically a very personal ordeal and
full of strong emotions, some of them very negative and
directed at themselves, and so it isnt the sort of thing that
most people just go around announcing. For example, it would
be very unlikely that an Angelkin would stand up at an otherkin
meetup full of strangers and say their name and that they
identify as Angelkin.
Dramatization:
Gandalf (not his real name): Hi, my name is Gandalf, and
Im an Angelkin. In my past life, I served the god Zeus.
Group: Hi Gandalf.
Lord Fuzzlebottom: Hi, Im Lord Fuzzlebottom, and Im an
alcoholic.
Group Leader: Cmon people, lets stop with that joke. It got
old like ten meetups ago.

Of course, there are reasons why an Angelkin might just

announce themselves. Its common for Angels to announce
exactly what they are prior to an attack. Its part of how they
threaten and intimidate. The cultural aspect may carry over to
Angelkin, and they may be announcing themselves before they
even realize what theyre doing, or might not even care when
theyre thrown into battle and start regressing aspects of their
past self. Likewise it would be a show of respect, a common
courtesy, not to hide what they are from other Angels,
including Angelkin.
4. An Angelkin never served A lot of fake Angelkin will tell
you how they served under a certain god. The main source of
Angel mythology is Christian mythology, which paints a picture
of Angels serving under the Hebrew god and Jesus. Some
supposed Angelkin may consider themselves Christian angels,
where as those with a more Pagan leaning may just suppose
that every deity has Angels, and that Angels serve deities, so
they pick a cool deity they like to have served under.
Any Angelkin who says theyve served under a god is not a real
Angelkin.
If there is a manual out there about being an angel, the sort of
thing that every angel has to read to know how to act and
behave, the very first line of the very first page is going to
have in giant bold letter the sentence, Angels do not serve.
Angels do not serve anything. Not people, not Gods, not
Demons, not other Angels, not Satan (even if they are fallen),
not Jesus, not institutions, not spirits, not religions. Angels do
not serve.
The specifics delve deeply into Angelic culture, logic, and their
emotional base, so much so it would be difficult to go into it.
The gist is that Angels believe very strongly in certain ideals,
and they also believe themselves to be incorruptible, and at

least in regard to serving their ideals perfect. To some degree

there is truth. You can not bargain with an Angel, reason with
it, it wont compromise, theres nothing it can be tempted with,
and you cant coerce it with threats. Even if youre vastly more
powerful than an Angel, if you attempt to beat the crap out of it
to get it to do what you want it will just keep fighting you until
you finally kill it.
From an Angels point of view, they are perfect in serving their
ideals. Gods, by definition, are imperfect, and even if they
werent, theres no reason why they would necessarily follow
the ideals of Angels. Therefor Gods arent to be trusted as
commanders. Angels need only trust in themselves to know the
right thing to do. They dont need to be told what to do by a
superior.
Angels wont even serve other Angels. Part of that is because
an Angel may have been corrupted, and Angels can only know
that they themselves havent been corrupted, not others, so
they will only trust themselves. Plus, even among uncorrupted
Angels, there are differences of opinions at time, and Angels
dont compromise.
Granted there is a lot of collusion between the Hebrew god,
Jesus, and certain angels. This is largely a matter of these
parties working towards the same goals. Angels are more than
willing to do what you want them to do, so long as its also what
they want to do. They also arent going to be very upset about
not getting the credit for their actions, or the fact that theyre
labeled as servants (so long as that doesnt hurt their overall
goals). As said, they have a different emotional base.
However the whole relationship between Angels and
Christianity is far more complex, but not something worth
getting into.

5. An Angelkin will understand the hierarchy and how its

used The hierarchy is one thing about Angels an awful lot of
people have heard about. Its something we know about
because certain ancient magicians got this information from
spirits they conversed with. However they may not of really
understood the information, so they may not have explained it
well, so now we have fake Angelkin just throwing it out there in
ways that doesnt make sense.
First off, this hierarchy thing isnt a real hierarchy, not the way
in which we understand that word. It isnt like the rank of
power in the European feudal system, or a chart of what rank
commands what like in the military. Its actually more like a
family tree, except Angels dont reproduce sexually, so it isnt
based on genetics.
There are actually two separate hierarchies. One of them, the
main one, includes every Angel in the entire multiverse that
has ever been, including former angels that have become kin.
Actually when we say every Angel in the multiverse, we mean
the ones that originated in the higher realms. There is a lower
realm equivalent to Angels, however those arent quite exactly
Angels. There are of course Angels that have ended up
incarnated in the lower realms, but this will never happen to
most Angels and kin. Were getting off topic.
Anyways this hierarchy serves a few purposes. When two
Angels meet, they introduce themselves by saying who they
are and who is around them in the hierarchy. There are Angels
above, Angels below, and there are lateral moves. The main
point of this exercise is for the two Angels, if they are
strangers, to start naming Angels in the hierarchy that they
Know of until they find an Angel in common. This lets them
determine what their relationship is to each other, and more
importantly in a situation who actually has dominion.

Angels do follow a complicated system of dominions where who

is able to act is dependent on their position in the hierarchy.
Placement in the hierarchy is power based (Angels determine
their place by beating the crap out of each other to see whos
stronger), but ability to act is not. For example, an Archangel is
extraordinarily powerful and holds a very large dominion over
their planet. However in some situations a very small, weak,
and mostly insignificant Angel may actually have dominion to
act over the Archangel, simply because their lower position
gives them dominion in that specific situation over a much
higher positioned Angel. Getting off topic again.
An announcement of hierarchies is a common greeting among
Angels, sort of like saying hello to each other. However even
when Angels do know each other, they still announce
hierarchies, because its a show of respect. Angels are proud of
what they are, and by spouting off the hierarchy theyre
announcing that theyve identified someone else as an Angel,
which to an Angel is the highest compliment they can pay
someone.
Because of this some Angels will spout out the hierarchy to
Angelkin. They do this as a general show of respect. Even
though an Angel may disagree with an Angelkin and despise
their choices, sometimes they may also have reasons to
respect them. Its very complicated to explain, but Angelic
culture is largely based on respect and proper shows of
respect, so it happens.
Real Angelkin generally wont remember much of the hierarchy,
if they remember any of it. Its hard to regress specific things
like that, and if they could regress it their puny human brains
probably couldnt memorize all that information. So a real
Angelkin probably wont be able to tell you much about their
place in the hierarchy, or may only know a few general things
about it.

If theyve regressed the hierarchy at all though, they should

know what it is and how its used. They wont be claiming it
works like a real hierarchy, or that its a simple tree.
Likewise an Angelkin, like an actual Angel, isnt going to be
spouting off information about the hierarchy to you. Angels
only mention it (sometimes) to spirits and people that have a
curiosity and want to know what it is, and they only ever spout
it off to other Angels and sometimes Angelkin. Theres no
reason for your dumbass to know their place in the hierarchy,
and they wont go over it with you anyways since its an undo
show of respect if youre not Angel or kin.
6. Angelkins are violent Angels were built to be warriors.
They are violent spirits. Theyre one of the most violent things
youll find outside of the lower realms. Angels were put in this
universe to beat the crap out of things. Thats their nature.
Angelkin almost always retain this nature, at least to some
degree. Angelkin are rarely pacifistic, and when they are they
are going directly against their nature. Its much more common
to find Angelkin that think with their fists and rarely look for
other non-violent solutions to problems.
An Angelkin that tells you that they were a peaceful Angel or
some sort of healer is a faker. Even an Angelkin thats
struggling to be a pacifist and trying to find alternate solutions
knows that as an Angel they beat the crap out of things and
thats what Angels do.