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Hi. I'm Dan O'Dea. I've been part of the online Otherkin community since February 1998, and the "offline" Otherkin community since March of 1998. |
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{{b|Dan O}}Dea' organizes the gathers [[Summer Gateways]] and [[A Gathering Echo]], runs [[North_Houston_Otherkin_Monthly_Meetup|North Houston Otherkin Monthly Meetup]], and is a moderator of [[Embracing Mystery]]. |
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== Entrance into the otherkin community == |
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I currently help run the North Houston monthly Otherkin meetup, and run annual Gathers over Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend. I also moderate forums on EmbracingMystery.org. |
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Dan O'Dea awoke as a young child, and interacted with local groups that predated the otherkin community during the 80s. Dan encountered the online otherkin community in February 1998, when his daughter pointed him to the [[DarkFae]] mailing list. Dan joined it and a few other lists almost immediately. Dan met several members of what was then the offline Fort Worth otherkin community in March of 1998, including [[Syleniel]] and [[Ashran]]. He has been active in the community since then, participating in and helping run numerous email lists and forums, and attending and organizing gathers and meetups. |
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In the past, I was actively involved in TwilightFae, DarkFae, MidnightVoices, the ORB, F.A.E., the previous EZBoard version of EmbracingMystery, and the Elenari community, and helped run the Dancing the Endless Dream and FAE Retreat gathers. You can still find some of my stuff on Elenari.net and Otherkin.net. |
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== History in the otherkin community == |
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Like some others who have been around awhile, I don't label myself much. I'm comfortable with other people using labels like Elf, Sidhe or Fae for me. If you use a different one, I would want to know where and when you met me. |
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Dan O'Dea has been on many lists and boards both active and defunct, including [[TirNanOc (Mailing list)|TirNanOc]] and its associated IRC channel [[TirNanOc (IRC)|#tirnanoc]], [[TwilightFae]], [[WyldFae]], [[Midnight Voices]], [[Embracing Mystery]], [[Drink Deeply and Dream]], [[Angelkin.com]], the [[Otherkin Resource Board]], [[F.A.E.]], [[Elenari.net]] and the otherkin community on [[wikipedia:LiveJournal|LiveJournal]]. He attended [[Walking the Thresholds]] in Ohio in 1998, helped organize and run [[Dancing the Endless Dream]] from 1999-2009, and helped organize and run the [[F.A.E.]] retreat from 2001-2006. He has been organizing [[A Gathering Echo]] since 2007, and [[Summer Gateways]] since 2011. He is also the organizer for the [[North_Houston_Otherkin_Monthly_Meetup|North Houston Otherkin Monthly Meetup]], which has been running since March 2010. He has also been involved in some email lists, sites, group, and meetup groups which are no longer active, including the Austin Otherkin Meetup group on meetup.com. |
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In addition to Otherkin, I have a background in metaphysics and mysticism. I started studying things like ESP, PSI, yoga, and martial arts as a child. I added various new age, occult, and pagan things in college and shortly thereafter. I've gone through the basic course with Art of Living, but am only an erratic follower of their practices. I was a student of Mark Roberts, and have stood in circle with Isaac Bonewitz (who had an amazing voice). I currently hang out with Llygedyn Grove (Celtic Recon) in Austin. |
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== History in the pagan and new age community == |
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Dan O{{b|Dea started studying ESP, PSI, and martial arts in grade school, yoga in jr. high, and energy work and Zen meditation in high school. Dan began learning group energy work and ceremonial magic in college, and started studying Astrology, Wicca and Druidery in his 20}}s. He has been involved with several informal groups, and a few formal ones. He studied under Mark Roberts, and has stood in circle with Isaac Bonewitz. Currently he associates with Llygedyn Grove (Celtic/Druidic recon), and sometimes teaches workshops at Texas pagan events. |
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Latest revision as of 21:53, 13 September 2023
| Dan O'Dea | |
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| Real name | Dan O'Dea |
| Other names | DanODea |
| Date of birth | 1959 |
| Profession or hobby | Thinker |
| Kintype | Elf, Danaan, Sidhe, Fae |
| Location | Austin, Texas USA |
Dan ODea' organizes the gathers Summer Gateways and A Gathering Echo, runs North Houston Otherkin Monthly Meetup, and is a moderator of Embracing Mystery.
Entrance into the otherkin community
Dan O'Dea awoke as a young child, and interacted with local groups that predated the otherkin community during the 80s. Dan encountered the online otherkin community in February 1998, when his daughter pointed him to the DarkFae mailing list. Dan joined it and a few other lists almost immediately. Dan met several members of what was then the offline Fort Worth otherkin community in March of 1998, including Syleniel and Ashran. He has been active in the community since then, participating in and helping run numerous email lists and forums, and attending and organizing gathers and meetups.
History in the otherkin community
Dan O'Dea has been on many lists and boards both active and defunct, including TirNanOc and its associated IRC channel #tirnanoc, TwilightFae, WyldFae, Midnight Voices, Embracing Mystery, Drink Deeply and Dream, Angelkin.com, the Otherkin Resource Board, F.A.E., Elenari.net and the otherkin community on LiveJournal. He attended Walking the Thresholds in Ohio in 1998, helped organize and run Dancing the Endless Dream from 1999-2009, and helped organize and run the F.A.E. retreat from 2001-2006. He has been organizing A Gathering Echo since 2007, and Summer Gateways since 2011. He is also the organizer for the North Houston Otherkin Monthly Meetup, which has been running since March 2010. He has also been involved in some email lists, sites, group, and meetup groups which are no longer active, including the Austin Otherkin Meetup group on meetup.com.
History in the pagan and new age community
Dan ODea started studying ESP, PSI, and martial arts in grade school, yoga in jr. high, and energy work and Zen meditation in high school. Dan began learning group energy work and ceremonial magic in college, and started studying Astrology, Wicca and Druidery in his 20s. He has been involved with several informal groups, and a few formal ones. He studied under Mark Roberts, and has stood in circle with Isaac Bonewitz. Currently he associates with Llygedyn Grove (Celtic/Druidic recon), and sometimes teaches workshops at Texas pagan events.