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Do you think that children, otherkin or not, are more psychically attuned or aware, specifically when it comes to 'kin or the presence energetic beings?
Nope, not remotely.
I think it likely that children are more prone to flights of fancy and thus may
believe that they are experiencing something "weird", but that doesn't make it so.
For example - tense up the muscles in your neck and head so your eyes vibrate, and the world will go shaky. As a young child I noticed this and wondered if it was a psychic power of some kind, that I was literally shaking the world . . . as an adult of course I know it's just that my eyes are shaking. Totally ridiculous? Yep, but I'm yet to come across examples of children having psychic experiences that are more common or notable than adult ones. Just a lot of obviously non-psychic phenomena that children might think are psychic.
As a kid, I had "imaginary friends" who I now believe were actually non-physical entities . . . but guess what, as an adult those same individuals are still around. It's not a child thing.
Quote:I've been "bothered" (for lack of a better word) by a shadow or some kind of fear-feeding demon for some time. It made me terrified of the dark when I was a child, so all I can remember about him now is the fear, which still comes on whenever I realize he's around.
Is he a fear-eater, or is it just that your reaction to him is fear? I mean I'm terrified of yellow sponge foam (really! No joke!) but the sponge foam isn't eating or even creating the fear - the reaction is entirely my own.
Quote:I asked my mom if I had any imaginary friends as a child, and she said that she used to catch me talking, mostly at night, to my friend "Oti" all the time. She figured it was the dog from the Garfield comics. After thinking about it a while and looking up the name, I realized that "Oti" can be short for Otieno, meaning "born at night." <!-- s:? --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_confused.gif" alt=":?" title="Confused" /><!-- s:? --> Found it insanely coincidental.
That's pretty awesome, actually.
I once casually mentioned imaginary friends to my mother (not having had any - just non-imaginary non-corporeal chums, that is) and I was rather surprised to hear her say I had one. Apparently I used to go off into the garden talking to someone she couldn't see, looking over my shoulder to see if I was being watched. I thought I'd been more subtle than that <!-- s

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Quote:I also know that Oti and I are connected from a past life, which is why he still hangs around. This is mostly why I believe that kids are more aware or just less jaded by the super-/un-natural, and also because I've heard some pretty crazy, but true things from the mouths of babes. It was a kid's comment who first got me looking into the whole idea of Otherkin in the first place!
I'd say it's more likely that children tend to have fewer critical thinking skills than adults. So they might see something paranormal and know it's there . . . but they might shake their head and think the world is magically moving, too. You say that your knowledge of Oti is why you believe children are more aware or less jaded than adults . . . but as an adult you're aware of him too, right? So if you were aware of him as a child, and you're aware of him as an adult, why would that be evidence of children being more aware?
(PS - I'm a shadow - feel free to ask any time for comments on how to interact with Oti, or whatever. I know we can be tricky buggers to have a chat with.)