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'''Awakening''' is a term used by the otherkin, therian, and vampire communities to describe the process of becoming aware of the fact that they are in some way other than human. The term itself likely derived from the roleplaying game [[Wikipedia:Mage: The Ascension|Mage: The Ascension]] by [[Wikipedia:White Wolf, Inc.|White Wolf]] first published in 1993. Due both to the association with roleplaying games, and the metaphysical tone of the word, some therians and otherkin prefer not to use the term, or simply dislike it but use it anyway.
{{b|Awakening}} is a term used by the otherkin, therian, and vampire communities to describe the process of becoming aware of the fact that they are in some way other than human. The term itself likely derived from the roleplaying game [[Wikipedia:Mage: The Ascension|Mage: The Ascension]] by [[Wikipedia:White Wolf, Inc.|White Wolf]] first published in 1993. Due both to the association with roleplaying games, and the metaphysical tone of the word, some therians and otherkin prefer not to use the term, or simply dislike it but use it anyway.


Awakening often takes place during the teen years<ref name="amenti1">{{website|first=Countess|last=Amenti|title=The Dilemma Over Awakening Teens|year=2007|url=http://www.sanguinarius.org/articles/Amenti_dilemma.shtml|publisher=Sanguinarius.org|date=April 2, 2012}}</ref>, though it can occur earlier or later, and may involve experiences such as an awareness of one's [[astral form]] being nonhuman, the development of a need to [[feeding|feed]] on blood or energy, the development of metaphysical gifts such as [[empathy]], or even the recovery of memories from nonhuman [[past lives]].
Awakening often takes place during the teen years<ref name="amenti1">{{website|first=Countess|last=Amenti|title=The Dilemma Over Awakening Teens|year=2007|url=http://www.sanguinarius.org/articles/Amenti_dilemma.shtml|publisher=Sanguinarius.org|date=April 2, 2012|archiveurl=http://archive.is/LSQrW}}</ref>, though it can occur earlier or later, and may involve experiences such as an awareness of one's [[astral form]] being nonhuman, the development of a need to [[feeding|feed]] on blood or energy, the development of metaphysical gifts such as [[empathy]], or even the recovery of memories from nonhuman [[past lives]].


Some groups, such as the [[Lostkin Project]] use the term awakening more narrowly, to refer to "the process of reclaiming memories of other lives, and/or powers generally attributed to the Fae."<ref name="lostkin">{{website|first=Gazer|title=The Lostkin Project|url=http://lostkin.org|year=1999|date=April 2, 2012}}</ref>
Some groups, such as the [[Lostkin Project]] use the term awakening more narrowly, to refer to "the process of reclaiming memories of other lives, and/or powers generally attributed to the Fae."<ref name="lostkin">{{website|first=Gazer|title=The Lostkin Project|url=http://lostkin.org|year=1999|date=April 2, 2012|archiveurl=http://archive.is/fOUIb}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Awakening
Coined by unknown
Wherecoined
unknown
Status Current
Date coined unknown
Alternative forms Awakened
Part of Speech * Noun: "My awakening happened when..."
* Verb: "I'm awakening to memories of another life..."
Community used by otherkin, vampires, therians
Antonyms Going back to sleep


Awakening is a term used by the otherkin, therian, and vampire communities to describe the process of becoming aware of the fact that they are in some way other than human. The term itself likely derived from the roleplaying game Mage: The Ascension by White Wolf first published in 1993. Due both to the association with roleplaying games, and the metaphysical tone of the word, some therians and otherkin prefer not to use the term, or simply dislike it but use it anyway.

Awakening often takes place during the teen years[1], though it can occur earlier or later, and may involve experiences such as an awareness of one's astral form being nonhuman, the development of a need to feed on blood or energy, the development of metaphysical gifts such as empathy, or even the recovery of memories from nonhuman past lives.

Some groups, such as the Lostkin Project use the term awakening more narrowly, to refer to "the process of reclaiming memories of other lives, and/or powers generally attributed to the Fae."[2]

References

  1. ↑ Amenti, Countess. 2007. The Dilemma Over Awakening Teens
         Sanguinarius.org. http://www.sanguinarius.org/articles/Amenti_dilemma.shtml. (accessed April 2, 2012).
         Archived at http://archive.is/LSQrW.
  2. ↑ Gazer. 1999. The Lostkin Project
          http://lostkin.org. (accessed April 2, 2012).
         Archived at http://archive.is/fOUIb.
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