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Otherkin Directory 2.0

Jarandhel Dreamsinger Site News Dreamhart.org / kin directory / Otherkin / otherkin directory / therianthropy Wednesday, 12th August, 2015, 11:25 am Wednesday, 12th August, 2015 Leave a comment

As some of you may have already noticed, there has been a major update to the Otherkin Directory. In all honesty, the old plugin we had been using to power the directory finally crapped itself beyond my ability to repair. So I set out in search of a new plugin we could use, and found the very impressive Ultimate Member plugin for WordPress. I’m still learning everything that it can do, but I think the new directory looks amazing and will serve us well. The profiles it provides already give users more information than the old one, even some rudimentary integration with the forum to display a user’s recent forum posts. It even provides privacy settings to opt out of being included in the directory and to hide one’s profile entirely.

The catch, of course, is that everyone who wishes to be included in the directory needs to go edit their profile and upload a cover photo. If your account doesn’t have a cover photo (not just an avatar) you won’t appear in the directory even if you previously did. I set it up this way so that no one, new or old, would accidentally be included in the directory against their wishes — it requires explicit action on your part to opt-in.

IT LIVES! New Otherkin Directory!

Jarandhel Dreamsinger Site News contact information / directory information / directory listing / location search / Otherkin / private listings / profiles / searchable directory / species search Thursday, 24th June, 2010, 12:40 pm Thursday, 23rd February, 2012 Leave a comment

Edit: Yes, for real this time. 😉

After a great deal of struggling, I’m pleased to announce that Dreamhart.org now has a searchable directory listing for otherkin up and running. To add your information to it, first you have to register for the website. Then, edit your profile: you’ll find all of the Directory information in its own section, so you can choose exactly what you want to display. You’ll also find a radio box that lets you decide whether or not you want to display your information in the directory. I’ve made very very certain that if you check “Do Not Display”, your information will never show up in the directory by any means; not as part of regular display, not as part of search results, and not even if you type the user-id in by hand in the url for individual profiles.

I believe I’ve tested everything fairly thoroughly in the course of implementing this new system, but as always if you run into any bugs please let me know. Also, if you think any fields should be included that aren’t, let me know. I can’t guarantee that everything people want will be included (I don’t actually know how to program in PHP, I know just enough to be able to read and edit someone else’s code), but I may be able to work something out.

Edit: One other small thing, I’ve now added another option for people who want to be slightly more private about their data. You can now set it to display only to logged-in users of this website. I will warn that registration is open, and anyone can register, though. It should prevent indexing by google and other search engines/bots, however.

Please note as well, privacy settings for the directory do not affect visibility of your profile on the forums.

An Aloryan Glossary

Jarandhel Dreamsinger Remembered Language Alorya / Elves / glossary / Memories / Otherkin / past-lives Friday, 31st July, 2009, 12:04 am Wednesday, 26th December, 2012 24 Comments

This entry is a catalog of words and phrases which have been remembered by those who remember being elves on a world we refer to as Alorya. Wherever possible I have credited the person who first remembered the word, and I have done my best to provide pronunciations for most of them and commentary wherever relevant. It will be updated as more is remembered, and if anyone has any additions, comments or corrections to make to the words or phrases listed here, please let me know. Especially if I’ve gotten pronunciations or attributions incorrect.

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning	Commentary	Remembered By
Acheyla	Ah-kay-lah	An informal greeting used between friends.	A shortened form of a longer greeting; the more formal version is "Harani a'kaheyla de'shanuay".	Casteylan
Alanor	Al-ah-noor	a personal name, meaning unknown		Arhuaine
Alorya	Ah-lore-yah	Means "Land of Songs"	The name for either our world or our nation within that world.	Arhuaine
An	ahn	one		Arhuaine
Anadrael	Ah-nah-dray-el	Given name; meaning Unknown.		Anadrael
Andrastai	Ahn-drah-sty	Guards (military)	Likely to be related to the Tulari word Adrastai.	Casteylan
Aravel	Ah-ra-vel	Place name, an island, meaning unknown.		Casteylan
Are	ah-rey	Gold Color		Casteylan
Arhuaine	Ar-h-wen	Given name meaning or carrying connotations of "Golden light"		Arhuaine
Bian za ri!	Bee-ahn-zah-ree	"Okay, let's go!" or "Let's rock and roll!"		Frey/Eyovah
Brynrudd	Brinn-rudd	Redhill	Not entirely sure this is Aloryan, may be a non-elven language. Upon further research this appears to be Welsh and may have been a placeholder name rather than a remembered term.	Casteylan
Can	kahn	five	May also be the word for "hand".	Arhuaine
Canan	Kahn-an	six		Arhuaine
Cancan	Kahn-kahn	ten		Arhuaine
Canen	Kahn-en	nine		Arhuaine
Canesh	Kahn-esh	seven		Arhuaine
Canlish	Kahn-lish	eight		Arhuaine
Cas	kas	red		Casteylan
Casteylan	kas-tey-lan	Personal name, possibly meaning "Red Hawk"		Arhuaine
Cenan	Ken-an	twenty one		Arhuaine
Cencan	Ken-can	Twenty five?	Alternately, may have been "annog" or "cannog".	Arhuaine
Cenen	Ken-en	twenty four		Arhuaine
Cenesh	Ken-esh	twenty two		Arhuaine
Cenlish	Ken-lish	twenty three		Arhuaine
Ceshai	Kesh-eye	Goodbye forever.	Used when the speaker does not believe they will be returning, or at a sundering of ties meant to be a permanent parting of ways.	Casteylan
Ceshan	Kesh-an	eleven	I am not sure why this is ceshan rather than eshan or c'eshan. If the root cesh is a negation or a reference to a parting/ending, this would not appear to make much sense, unless there are more subtle nuances of speech that would indicate whether the sound is being used as a number or as something else.	Arhuaine
Ceshar	Kesh-ar	Roughly "Until we meet again".	A temporary farewell with the implication that we part as friends and will meet again. Possibly related linguistically to the Tulari word "ceshtanen", meaning "erased completely", as they appear to share the root "cesh".	Casteylan
Ceshcan	kesh-kan	fifteen		Arhuaine
Ceshen	Kesh-en	fourteen		Arhuaine
Ceshesh	Kesh-esh	twelve		Arhuaine
Ceshlish	Kesh-lish	thirteen		Arhuaine
Cevenna	Keh-ven-nah	Something like "soul-twin" or "twin flame".	Not entirely sure this is Aloryan.	Unknown
Ciaren	Sea-ah-ren	A city, name meaning unknown.		Casteylan
Clarash	Klah-rahsh	A musical instrument resembling a harp, small enough to rest on the knee.		Casteylan
Cosain	ko-sane	"The Ways" or "The Paths"	A network of stones linked in such a way that moving from one to another was possible, even if the stones were on different worlds or (possibly) different dimensions. Different from standard Gating, however.	Arhuaine
C'lishan	K-lish-an	sixteen		Arhuaine
C'lishcan	K-lish-can	twenty		Arhuaine
C'lishen	K-lish-en	nineteen		Arhuaine
C'lishesh	K-lish-esh	seventeen		Arhuaine
C'lishlish	K-lish-lish	eighteen		Arhuaine
Da'laern	Dah-lay-urn	"Elven dreams"?	Not entirely sure this is Aloryan.	Jarandhel
Dorr	door	A type of wild pony		Arhuaine
El	el	"Of" or "belonging to".		Casteylan
El'Kariel	El-kare-ee-el	"Star Path of Manipulating Stars...with the mental image of a stellar life and death cycle...how the death of some stars ignites the birth of others elsewhere"?		Arhuaine
En	en	four		Arhuaine
Endrastai	En-drah-sty	Rangers (military). Wardens may also be an appropriate translation.	Likely to be related to the Tulari word Adrastai.	Casteylan
Esh	esh	two		Arhuaine
Eshira	Esh-ihr-ah	Beloved	This is not a term of endearment which should be used lightly, with casual friends or even lovers. I have lovers whom I have been with for years whom I would not be comfortable referring to with this word. It is more appropriate as a term of affection for one's chosen lifemate(s) in my opinion.	Casteylan
Gwai-	Gwhy	Root word meaning sky		Arhuaine
Gwairoch	Gwhy-roch	Literally, "skyhorse". An animal like a pegasus.		Arhuaine
Haildar	Hail-dar	Given or Clan Name; meaning Unknown		Arhuaine
Haran	Har-an	Honour, respect	Alternately may mean bless/blessing.	Casteylan
Harani a'kaheyla de'shanuay	Har-an-eye ah-kah-hey-la de-shan-oo-ay	I am honoured to greet you and walk beside you on your path.		Casteglan
Huin	h-wen	Shadow		Casteglan
Ja nevnay	Jah Nev-nay	An oath, roughly translating to 'velvet sky', most often used when thoroughly exasperated with someone/thing.	Possibly a reference to a common godform among elves in the Elenari language group currently known only as "the star goddess"; no proper name has yet been remembered.	Unknown
Jarandhel	Jah-ran-dell	Given name; meaning Unknown.		Jarandhel
Key-tal	Kay-tal	Emphatic no; possibly "no way" or "no way in hell"		Frey/Eyovah
Lairen	Lair-en	Song or possibly Summer; meaning uncertain.		Casteylan
Liesin	Lee-sin or Lee-eh-sin	Given name or title; meaning Unknown.	We may be mispronouncing or misremembering this word due to familiarity with the Celtic name/title "Taliesin".	Frey/Eyovah
Lish	lish	three		Arhuaine
Llewyn	Lew-en	A country, name meaning unknown.		Casteylan
Merka-tha lien	Mer-kah-thah lee-en	Calls for reinforcements		Frey/Eyovah
Myhidr	???	Lover/Companion - this is a term used for only the closest or most beloved ones. It is not quite a soul mate, but close.		Unknown
Nauwar	Now-ahr	Given name; meaning Unknown.	Not entirely sure this is Aloryan.	Jarandhel
Noi	noy	Darkness, shadow, absence of light.	Does not carry connotations of evil.	Casteylan
Oniya	Oh-nee-yah	Song	Not entirely sure this is Aloryan.	Unknown
Roch	rokh	Horse, or a horse-like riding animal		Arhuaine
Ruach	Roo-akh	A fermented and spiced berry drink, mildly alcoholic, served warm like mulled wine.	Sometimes referred to as "berry beer".	Arhuaine
Sadrethe	Sah-dree-tha	Personal name, meaning unknown		Arhuaine
Sella	Sell-ah	Ocean	Not entirely sure this is Aloryan.	Unknown
Shakto -tha lien	Shak-toe-tha lee-en	Make themselves more obvious, step in front. (imperative)		Frey/Eyovah
Shen	Shen	Forever or Infinity		Unknown
Teylan	tey-lan	hawk		Casteylan
Tie-zan	Tie-zahn	"(It shall be) as you command" or "affirmative".		Frey/Eyovah
Tyrian	Teer-ee-an	Given name; meaning Unknown.		Duo
Voori	Vore-aye	Wolf or wolves	Not entirely sure this is Aloryan.	Unknown
Y'	Yh	Prefix meaning "Land of"		Casteylan
Y'Finion	Yh-Finn-ee-ohn	A country; meaning unknown.		Casteylan
Y'lairen	Yh-lair-en	Meaning unclear	Another name for Alorya?	Casteylan
Zali	Zah-lee	"See" or "Go to" (imperative)		Frey/Eyovah
Zian gararth tul. Nan dian	Zi-an gar-ath tul. Nan dee-an	First part unclear. Nan Dian may mean "it is agreed" or "it shall be done".	Not entirely sure this is Aloryan.	Frey/Eyovah