Make Your Own Petrichor!

Make Your Own Petrichor!

I love the smell of rain but I don’t get it very often. A while ago I was collecting some pecans and washing them to eat when I noticed I could smell petrichor on the wet husks, so I let them dry and put them in a container. Now when I want to smell rain I just wet them a bit. I would think you can do this with mulch as well, maybe check the smell of some the next time it rains in your area.

I also like that it reminds me of my theriotype habitat.

!Caution!:

This may cause mold.

For best practice allow your mulch to dry out fully between uses. Consider occasional cleaning of the container and throw out mulch if mold forms, you never know if it may be harmful.

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relieving wing related dysphoria

something that I see many winged folks experience, including myself, is wing related dysphoria. more specifically, dysphoria relating to not being able to fly or not having wings physically. all my life this is a struggle I've dealt with, and I understand how painful it is. there are ways to relieve it though! here's some things that I've come up with and suggest to those who are struggling:

create mood boards, wallpapers, stim boards, and pinterest boards relating to the sky, your wings, theriotype, shifted form, etc

dive into media that has winged people/creatures (maximum ride, the maleficent movies, the croaking, just to name a few)

play games that let you fly, either with or without wings. bonus points if you're able to do it in VR (roblox, minecraft, feralheart, aer memories of old, superflight, fugl, etc)

practice lucid dreaming or astral projection

blankets!! especially weighted blankets, this can mimic the feeling of having wings

create or buy cosplay wings that look like your own (either typical cosplay wings worn with a harness/straps, or a backpack with wings, or a shawl in the shape of wings)

wear the colors of your wings, theriotype or shifted form

surround yourself with wing related themes or themes related to your theriotype or shifted form (buttons, pins, stickers, doodles, plushies, etc)

wear wing related accessories (rings, necklaces, hair pins, wings you can put on the laces of your shoes, etc)

if you're able to, get wings tattooed on your back or get a tattoo related to your theriotype or shifted form

if you're able to, participate in sky/air related sports or activities (skydiving, wingsuit flying, paragliding, hang gliding, etc)

draw/doodle your wings, theriotype or shifted form!!

meditate and visualize your wings. feel their weight, see their colors and textures, etc.

connect and talk to others who have wings if you need support and are looking for folks who have had similar experiences

carry around a backpack and make sure to give it some weight! having a backpack of a similar weight to my phantom wings tends to make my phantom wings go away, if you're looking to stop your phantom wings from existing for a bit for any reason

collect feathers that look like yours if you have feathered wings

connect with nature! this helps ground me and feel more connected to my natural self. I suggest going outside on a windy day or climbing trees.

stick your head/arms out of the car when you're going somewhere! this is one of my favorite things to do and it mimics what I imagine flying to feel like (pro tip, don't do this if you're driving)

make your room feel like the environment you belong in (using nature or wind ambient sounds, fans to get air flowing, that sort of thing)

watch flying POV videos

I'm sure there are more things that I could add, but I think that this is all my brain can think of at the moment. feel free to add onto the list if there's anything else that any of you want to add if I missed anything!

Imagine how fun a therian convention would be? Gear makers having booths to sell masks and ethical/faux tails. The main lobby of the con hall turned into a quadrobotics obstacle course. Panels held by veteran otherkin to share their experiences. When are we making this a thing....

Self Made Man 🌙

★﹕ freediwingic

pt: freedisingic :end pt

★ ⌒⌒ ;; coined by ! me

‿‿⋆﹒⊹ ; for ↓↓

acronym chaos 100 followers event | day 3, prompt : freedom

☆⌒⌒ ;; definition

; an alterhuman term related to the freeing feeling of flying && of letting your wings out }} / wings and freedom, freedom with wings or wings of freedom

★﹕made therian && otherkin options !! ( feel free to ask for others / plain !! /gen ) Although it shows white more ' angelic-like ' wings, anyone with any kind of wings may use thiss .. !!

; IDs && plain text below ::

pt: freediwingic. coined by me, for acronym chaos 100 followers event day 3, prompt: freedom. Definition: an alterhuman term related to the freeing feeling of flying && of letting your wings out. Alternatively wings and freedom, freedom with wings or wings of freedom :end pt

ID 1: A rectangular flag with 5 equal width strips, with colours going in top-to-bottom order of a darkish blue to light blue gradient. On the top and bottom is white semi circles, outlined with rippled && dotted semi circles above them. In the center is a pair of white wings with a light grey outline, in the middle and slightly on top is a dark blue lowered opacity Therian symbol. :end ID

ID 2: the same as the previous flag but instead with an Otherkin symbol :end ID

; tagging :: @radiomogai @liom-mogarchive | @acronym-chaos

; myles wanted to do a more broad / less self indulgent term, ( although xe will still use this lmao, since if xe does not have a request xe will rarely make something inapplicable to xim yk ?? ) !! It doesn't have an alternative less fancy / plain stripe flag, but xe thought this more fitting as too simple && it'd js be a blue gradient in the shape of a rectangle .. Which there is already fags of probably ?? Anyways !! xe knows some of xes followers / rebloggers are nonhuman, and specifically some winged nonhumans, so xe hopes this term will appease !! :D and anyone who likes it. Xe also apologizes for this being so late, it was xes mother's 50th birthday dinner && xe had to recharge after getting home, but xe got it in before the day was up nonetheless !!! /pos