Kin Theory
(This theory would only apply to people who attribute their otherkinity to things of a spiritual nature.)
Personally, I like explanations for things. I don’t like to have to say “Well, that’s just how it is and we don’t have a reason”, because it is very rarely enough.
It is true that you see many more dragonkin, fictionkin, wolfkin, spacekin, etc. than you do others such as birds or fish. My questions is, Why?
One possible answer, is, of course, the ever-prevalent anti-kin statement that goes along the lines of “ Well you all just choose cool kintypes, you don’t see people being kin with uncool animals! If it was involuntary you’d see more uncool animals like blobfish!” (Always with the poor blobfish…) However, this is lacking in real substance and is based off of the assumption that kin are either lying or tricking themselves into believing falsehoods.
I’ve spent some time thinking about it, and I’ve noticed something. Many of the more common kintypes are also more intelligent, longer-lived creatures, or they are existances that are so vastly different from human life that they are nearly incomparable.
Dragons are generally intelligent, and typically live very long lives.
Fictional humans or beings with intelligence on par with or exceeding that of a human are the most common fictional kintypes.
Wolves and foxes are very intelligent animals. While they aren’t as smart as humans but they are far more intelligent, than, say, a goldfish.
Plants can certainly be long-lived and they experience a life vastly different from that of a human.
Space related kintypes are things that are very different from our experiences as humans.
Also, some people who find that they have one of those kinds of kintypes will then discover that they are kin with other things as well. For myself, remembering that I was a dragon was easy, whereas remembering my life as a seagull was substantially more difficult.
Basically, my theory is that we remember these lives more easily because the being that we were at the time was senitent, long-lived, or vastly different from a human being.
Any thoughts?
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