Something that not many understand, we are what we define as a Multiple or Plural, we do not know another word that better fits what we are. This does not mean we have multiple personalities, or are like the psychiatric model of DID nor do we have split personalities.
We are what we define as healthy multiplicity. We are a body that has multiple souls within it, they are all their own seperate beings, they are not a part of one soul that has split off into personalities, it didn't come about because of abuse or for protection or whatever other thing you wish to think about it.
There is no original soul or owner of the body, the body is a vessel for all of us within it, we are not one being, we can never intergrate or become one being because we are not all part of the one soul, we are distinct seperate souls with our own distinct seperate personalities, likes, dislikes, allergies and so on. We all know and communicate with each other well, if someone fronts - becomes the main part of the body and is the one to interact with the world, there is no confusion as to what has happened, there is no loss of time, there is clear memory of what has happened and what was felt, we all have different feelings for the same situation, any of us can be called to the front as needed, but it takes a moment or so for that to take place.
There is a collective memory, then each soul has its own private memories, the collective memory is there to help in transitions from one soul fronting after another has been so there is no confusion. If one soul gets into a relationship or friendship with someone, that one soul will remain in communication and relationship with that person, we don't just randomly switch souls, we remain constant with the one person unless the person asks to know the other souls or is ok with switching at will, which we can do with our partner freely, and so far only with our partner as others havent been open to knowing us all.
So if you seek a relationshihp with us, the relationship will be with the Twins- Rani and Lyrah, they are the two main souls in this body, we both front equally. We sign our messages as Rani/or The Twins because we are both here, and we are twins who are usually always together, this is something that will never change and interaction will always be with both of us. The both of us control who can or can't front within this body and when, so that nothing bad happens in case a child or something wants to front in an innapropriate moment we have the powers within to hold the soul back until it is safe to do so.
That all being said, it is preferable for us to be able to switch at free will, however we understand that some people cannot cope with such changes, and want a relationship with only us Twins and will not want to know the others. Know however that this would be hard for us to deal with because being multiple is at the core of our body and souls.
If however you are seeking an intimate long term, full time relationship then all this needs to be understood and accepted and known that there will be switching while with our partner and when we are comfortable with you. It is another part of this body that cannot be changed and needs to be accepted as it is. If one of us does switch, we always make it known who it is there, with our partner this is different, because we have our own ways of showing who is there and when and other times he can just call either one of us up, it is easiest for Rani and Lyrah to switch fluidly being twins and being at the forefront of the body most the time, controlling what happens and how things are dealt with.
IF you want to know more about our way of being multiple then read on:
Rani is Queenie and Lyrah is Demoness.
What is Multiplicity?
For Information on Multiplicity/Plurality Check out these sites:
http://www.karitas.net/blackbirds/layman/
http://www.dreamshore.net/amorpha/faq.html
http://www.astraeasweb.net/plural/faq.html
http://www.exunoplures.info/
LiveJournal Community
http://multiplicity.livejournal.com/profile/
The Terms and Words We Use
Collective/System:
The total number of people/alters contained in one body, the way in which each role interacts to strive toward stability and coherence.
Souls/People/Angels etc: The individuals within the Collective/System, seen as seperate identities not as known in psychiatry as one personality split, we are all seperate souls with our own likes, dislikes, memories, wants, desires and so on.
Fronter/Fronting:
The person/people who is/are interacting with the world
Co-Fronting:
two or more people souls interacting with the world at once together.
The Twins:
The ones who interact with the world the most often, and who usually relate to other bodies as though they were the only personality, if presenting as singlet.
The Twins have all the memories of the body.
Singlet:
One Soul in One Body
Main Memory:
Memory that more than one soul/person can access, that can be accessed by another soul who did not commit the act being remembered. This can make for the surreal experience of remembering something that one did not do the first time.
Switching:
A switch takes place when one soul/person gives over control of the body or consciousness to another soul/person.
For some, the soul/person will have no memory of what the first was doing before the switch. For others it is a smooth process. Switching can be voluntary or involuntary, often it occurs due to an external stimulus or cue.
Littles:
the souls that are young [usually younger then a teen)
Age Sliders:
These are souls that can go from one age to another age, many in the collective can do this.
Gender Slider:
a soul that can go from male to female physical anatomy. Also known as being Gender Fluid.
Intersexed:
a soul that is both genders at once, or has no particular choice of gender.
Heaven/Home:
The name of our Home World, nothing like the heaven in religious beliefs.
Terms Others may use: http://www.karitas.net/pavilion/glossary.html
These words are not required or "correct" but are presented to give people a descriptive vocabulary in common. It is not necessary either to memorize the terms or to use them at all.
About us and what multiplicity is for our system.
We have known we were multiple ever since we can remember, however it is only in the past few years we learnt there are others like us and that there was a name to how we were. Until then we had thought we were the only ones, we knew about the psychiatric diagnoses DID etc, but we also knew that it didn't fit us and how we were and anything we read about that just didn't sit well with us. It didn't affect us or impact our lives in a negative way, if anything it helped us get through life better and easier than had we been a singlet.
We don't believe abuse made us this way because we know and believe we were this way since we were born. We remember past lives, and our home world and things that just aren't understood by many.
We don't believe in the psychiatric model of DID etc, we believe in healthy multiplicity, as it pertains to us. That’s not to say others don't have those things, just that it doesn't fit or describe how we are.
We function on as normal a level we can, we don't have black outs or have difficulty functioning as one being and can easily pass as a singlet. We all know who we are and where we come from and what is happening with each other and we understand how we each work and function.
Home:
The Twins Collective refers to all of the souls in the system and those that may come and go from our homeworld.
We come from another world, an alternate universe we call home, we call it our heaven it's the closest thing we have to describing it in earthly words. It is not confined by the physics of earth and what is supernatural or magic is natural in our home world. There are many things from home that we cannot find the words to describe here. The words we use here are only the words known to us on earth, in our home world we use a completely different language and words to describe who we are.
We also communicate in our own ways and understand each other easily there. Differences are all normal where we come from.
The body:
We see the body as a vessel that holds our spirits/ souls and as a medium between our home world and the earthly world.
The people within the body:
To start with there are The Twins, Queenie and Demoness, the main Fronters.
We aren't actual twins but triplets, just that we have lost the last piece of us and the two of us are closer to each other than anyone else so we are nicknamed the twins. We manage the body and interact with the world usually presenting as a singlet, it is likely that if you know us and have met us in real life you will have interacted with both of us at some point. We share all memories and events that has happened within this body. We also say who comes and goes and when as there are times it can be dangerous for certain members of the collective to front. We also manage the bodies memory and who has access to which memories and when. Some things are private for us.
Queenie known as the Queen in our home world. Is Gender Fluid, ranges from how xe feels in gender, sometimes presenting as female, sometimes male, sometimes no gender and sometimes both at once.
In our home world Queen can be anything. Xe mostly presents in human form, as a child, or as an angel or fairy, xe is also known for being a wolf and a fox at times, but xe can transform into anything xe wants to be. Part of xyr soul is within this body and part of it is at our home world, xe will not feel complete until this body dies and xe goes home again.
Demoness will always present as female, is intersexed, has both male and female parts but identifies as female. Is very dark in nature.
In our home world she usually presents as a demon or panther, also like Queen can transform into any being she desires, she is also known for being a dark fairy, and the dark princess. She is also seen as having a heart of ice, cold and impenetrable but those close to her know her better. Also like Queen, part of her soul is here and part of it is in her home but she can come and go home more readily and easily than Queen can. Demoness doesn't interact with the world as much as Queen because she doesn't feel she can be herself, though she wishes she could talk to people and have friends here but doesn't think others will understand her as her own person or how this body's system works.
Then there is those that are always around that front for certain situations or just to be out, they pass by our world and earth but usually remain close to us on earth. These are:
Sadie, Aleesha, Mandy, Lujan, Skye, Lily, Jakobe, Lasey, and more that you may come to know over time, these are just the ones coming to mind at the moment. Some of them want to interact with others and some have no interest in interacting with anyone but dad our partner.
The Others:
And last there are those that come and go from our home world. There are some that are close to Queen and Demoness that come out from time to time, then there are others that only visit once for something important or to pass on a message, there are too many names of these to list. These can pass through our world and earth easily and quickly but they do not remain within this realm.
This is just a general introduction to us, as you may see, our system is complex and can be difficult to grasp and understand. We hope that in coming to know us you can see us as we are and interact with us as our own people. We feel isolated from the world because of our multiplicity and different ways of functioning and communicating.
We hope that we can make friends who can understand us and interact with us as individuals and not as personalities, we are not of the same soul but separate beings with our own personality, likes, dislikes and so on. We even have our own allergies and some of us have our own disabilities even in our home world, some by choice, some just because that is how we are, we all accept and include everyone as they are.