recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Mesosian

**Mesosian** refers to a median system that is around the middle of the spectrum between singlet and multiple system. Its counterparts are parasian, medians who are closer to the singlet side of the spectrum, and diversian, medians who are closer to the multiple side of the spectrum. It was coined by Leliel of the Fallen Hearts Galaxy. The unofficial flag for mesosian systems was designed by plurgai on Tumblr.

1. ↑ New Terms! Mega Post by Fallen Hearts Galaxy on Tumblr
2. ↑ Median flags by plurgai-archive on Tumblr
Malicitor

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A **malicitor** is a system member who seeks to harm others for their own personal gain, rather than than to the benefit of their system.

Because of its nature, the term should be used only for self identification, rather than in an accusatory fashion.

In some cases, they can be redeemed and reformed, but it may be difficult and dangerous to attempt. Some malicitors harm others because they feel they need to in order to protect someone they care about.

Malicitors typically know that they are harming others, and usually want to continue doing so.

Some may identify using the term because they will lash out without reason, but others may use it only because they could do it under specific circumstances.

## History

The term was originally coined by Neptune's Sanctuary and has since become a common term in plural communities. Many plurality glossaries list a definition different from that of the original coiner, while still attributing it to them, which has caused the definition to vary between communities.

## Related Terms

Trechtor is a term coined to be an alternative that isn't used against people, for self-identification.

Persecutor is the class of headmates that malicitor was used against.

Persecutor-Otherholder can be considered a synonym to malicitor, minus the complicated history.
Cluster

A **cluster** is a sub-grouping of members within a system, similar to subsystem. Members of clusters have arbitrary similarities that bind them together, despite not having split off each other and not having separate bodies inside headspace. Members of clusters may frequently front together as a group, and may have better communication and understanding of concepts/feelings between themselves than with those outside of their cluster. Coined by Reaper^Iniuriae.

1. ↑ Iniuriae's coined terms post on Tumblr
Paralbond

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Paralbond is a synonym of the known term Charabond, and under the same umbrella Anaspect. The term has the same definition as Charabond, meaning: The term is a replacement for the word 'Fictive' for non-medical/spiritual systems who may be uncomfortable with the term fictive due to whatever reason.

The word 'Paralbond' comes from the terms Parallel and Soulbond, meaning a headmate may look/be a parallel to a fictional character from a source. Though the word in itself is derived from the word soulbond, the term Paralbond is not exclusive to Soulbond origin systems, and is instead exclusive to non-medical/spiritual systems such as Gateway, Soulbond, Spiritual, and other origin types.
Dualfront

**Dualfront** is a function term which refers to a system that always or almost always has two headmates fronting. While the same two headmates do not always have to be in front, there will almost always be exactly two headmates fronting at a time.

This term was coined by Tumblr user ironwoodcollective on June 23rd, 2023, along with dualhost, multifront, and multihost.

The term is a portmanteau of dual-, meaning two, and -front, referring to fronters.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Systematically Dysfunctional on Tumblr: Apparently we make words now...
Absorber

Absorber flag by mogaiboards

An **absorber** is a headmate who “soaks up” either the optimism or pessimism of other system members. They mirror that optimism or pessimism. They may be connected with another headmate who represents either the optimist or pessimism they choose to absorb.

The term was coined by Tumblr user dodstoldpackage on May 14th, 2020. This coin has been further preserved through a Google website created on an unknown date. Two flags were created by Tumblr user mogaiboards on November 2nd, 2021.

The term is most likely based off the word "absorb", as absorbers soak up or absorb.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dödstöld Package on Tumblr: System Modifier Terms
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Plural Terms - Headmate Roles (archive.ph)
3. ↑ reqs: open for flag making!//inbox: 2 on Tumblr: system roles flags!

## Gallery

The absorber flag by mogaiboards.Simplified absorber flag by mogaiboards.
Alterhuman

### Related Term(s)

Otherkin, Fableing, Fictive, Soulbond System, Daemonism, Extranthrope, Nonhuman, etc

### Community

Otherkin community

**Alterhuman**, or **alterhumanity**, is a term that was coined as an inclusive response to identity politics in the otherkin community. It was coined and first defined by phasmovore in 2014 on Tumblr. It encompasses any identity that feels relevant to alterhumanity, but is most traditionally defined as anything beyond or alternative to the traditional definition of human.

### Sub-groups

Any plural person or collective may consider themselves alterhuman, and systems that mostly consist of non-human members may be especially drawn to the term. Otherkin individuals and those with experiences similar to otherkin such as otherhearted, therians and fictionflickerers may also consider themselves alterhuman. People with non-human past lives may also identify as alterhuman. People who practice daemonism may consider themselves alterhuman, regardless of whether they consider themselves plural or not. Furries, godshards, and transhumanists are other groups that may be alterhuman.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alterhuman by phasmovore on Tumblr
2. ↑ FAQ on alt-h.net
Polyplural

**Polyplural** is an all encompassing term for polyfragmented, polymedian, and polymultiple systems.

They are typically large, with multiple layers and/or disruption in communication.

Although there is no set number for polyplural systems, most state around 100 or more.

## Related Terms

Beyond what is covered in the definition, polyplural can also be used in the context of more specific number labels like polyfractal.

## Gallery

Polyplural flag by voidestralOriginal polyplural flag by Cluster Brains.New polyplural flag by Cluster Brains.
Archogenic

Archogenic flag created by m-grouped

**Archogenic** is a system origin that described a system's origin as being created/constructed by an artisan.

This term was coined by Tumblr user m-grouped on May 5th, 2022. The flag was created on the same day.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ARCHOGENIC/ARCHORMA & ARTISAN !! — IM BACK (archive.vn)
Emotional Parts

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## Emotional Parts

### Community

Psychiatric Community & System Community

The **Emotional Part** (EP) is the part of self that is "stuck" in that trauma. They believe the trauma to still be occurring, even if it is not. The trauma responses that surge forward when a survivor is reminded of their past trauma are held by their EP. How someone reacts to trauma is subjective. They may carry anger, numbness, shame, helplessness, sadness, and many more equally valid feelings.

Anyone who has a trauma-related disorder will experience an EP; it is not inherently related to plurality or systems. According to the theory of Structural Dissociation, people who have experienced complex trauma will have multiple EP. Systems with dissociative disorders like Other Specified Dissociative Disorder and Dissociative Identity Disorder might have EP that have turned into system members, or system members who have their own EP.

EP can be a beneficial label to some systems and help them understand their experiences. Some other systems may rebuke this label for reasons such as being adverse to parts language or feeling as if the term is too restrictive. Like any term, EP should only be used for self-identification or therapeutic purposes and not forced onto others.

## History

Apparently Normal Parts (ANP), Emotional Parts (EP), and other ideas of Structural Dissociation come from Charles Samual Myers, a psychologist who worked with soldiers during World War One. He put the "shell shock" (now PTSD) into the scientific lexicon in the early 1900s and described it in the context of dissociation. Later, researchers Ellert Nijenhuis, Onno van der Hart, & Kathy Steele proposed the theory of Structural Dissociation in 2004 by incorporating Myers' terminology into more modern understandings of dissociation and child development.

EP and ANP are not strict or flawless categories. Parts of a dissociative system who fall outside of these categories, or do not fully fit them, are still fully valid. It's acknowledged by researchers like Kathy Steele that ANP can have qualities of EP, and vice versa. According to Steele and fellow researcher, Suzette, "we will therefore refer to ANP as parts that function in daily life, regardless of their appearance of normality or dysfunction," and "we will refer to EPs as parts fixed in trauma-time."

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 **van der Hart, O., Nijenhuis, E. R. S., & Steele, K.** **(2006)**. The haunted self: Structural dissociation and the treatment of chronic traumatization.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Steele, K., Boon, S., & van der Hart, O. (2017). *Treating trauma-related dissociation: A practical, integrative approach.* W W Norton & Co.
Gatekeeper

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A **gatekeeper** is a headmate who controls switching, access to certain areas inside the headspace, or access to certain system members or memories.

In gateway systems, this can also refer to a headmate whose job it is to watch over new system members trying to enter the system and either welcome them or deny them access.

Some gatekeepers may be able to force switches.

## History

The general sense of gatekeeping, restricting access or information, has been in use since around since 1943. In the context of plurality, gatekeeper has been in use for several decades. The usage in the context of gateway systems is more recent.

Elentor was coined as a synonym to gatekeeper on October 7th, 2020 by pluralrights on Tumblr due to the negative connotations the word gatekeeper holds (primarily in online communities).

## Related Terms

Gatekeepers can be trauma holders if they are a memory repository for a whole system, and may use more specific labels, like overseer, innkeeper, ISH, or receptionist.

1. ↑ https://pluralrights.tumblr.com/post/631371981109018624/plural-terms-roundup-3
Ritual Abuse

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## About

**Ritual abuse** is an extreme, purposeful form of abuse that can cause systems, especially systems with dissociative identity disorder or other specified dissociative disorder, or systems that are polyfragmented. Other system types can have a past involving ritual abuse, but the previous system types are the most closely associated with the concept within the plural community.

According to survivorship.org, the definitions of ritual abuse are as such:

*Broad definition:*

> Ritual abuse is the abuse of a child, weaker adult, or animal in a ritual setting or manner. In a broad sense, some of our overtly or covertly socially sanctioned actions can be seen as ritual abuse, such as military basic training, hazing, racism, spanking children, and partner-battering. Some abuse is private and some public. Public ritual abuse may be either open or secret.
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*Narrow definition:*

> The term ritual abuse is generally used to mean prolonged, extreme, sadistic abuse, especially of children, within a group setting. The group’s ideology is used to justify the abuse, and abuse is used to teach the group’s ideology. The activities are kept secret from society at large, as they violate norms and laws.
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Due to the extreme nature of any kind of ritual abuse, this type of abuse can frequently cause systems, although no trauma is absolutely guaranteed to cause a system, especially if the survivor receives support from trustworthy adults and is removed from the traumatic environment. Ritual abuse-caused systems are most frequently individuals who went through this kind of abuse as a young child, and it was a major contributor to them developing a traumagenic system. The more narrow definition of ritual abuse is typically the definition used within the DID/OSDD-1 community.

1. ↑ Frequently Asked Questions on survivorship.org
OSDD-1b

### Related Term(s)

Dissociative Identity Disorder, Other Specified Dissociative Disorder, OSDD-1a, Unspecified Dissociative Disorder

### Community

Medical systems community

**OSDD-1b**, or other specified dissociative disorder type 1b, is one of five diagnostic labels clinically recognized to cause a system, along with DID, OSDD-1, OSDD-1a and UDD. It is a sub-type of Other Specified Dissociative Disorder type 1, where the members of the system are differentiated from each other but do not experience amnesia of events between the members. They may, however, experience emotional amnesia - remembering the event that happened, but not the associated emotion. Due to being fairly differentiated, the different members of the system may also have different emotional attachments to events due to simply having different personalities.

Due to the way the disorder functions, systems with OSDD-1b may have a difficult time coping with their trauma because they cannot subconsciously escape from knowledge of it like those with DID and OSDD-1a can. They may also struggle with accepting their system because not losing memory makes them feel like they're always the same person, or not losing memory can make it feel like their system is out of control.

1. ↑ Other Specified Dissociative Disorder and DDNOS on traumadissociation.com
2. ↑ DID and OSDD-1: the fragmented mind (+ a coming out) by firefly
3. ↑ DID, OSDD, and Everything in Between by Alphabet System on feelingqueer.org.uk
4. ↑ DID Versus OSDD-1 on did-research.org
Charabond

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Charabond is a term similar to fictive and can be used to replace the term fictive. It is under the umbrella term anaspect and is a term exclusive to soulbond, gateway, spiritual, and other non-medical systems. It is a term meaning a headmate looks like a character from a fictional media or may have a fictional counterpart, but they are not medically introjected and come from another location/universe than this one. Charabond can also replace the term 'fictional counterpart' for ease of typing and explanation.

The word itself comes from the simple words 'character' and 'soulbond', meaning said characters anaspection is spiritual. Even though the word comes partially from soulbond, the term is not exclusive to soulbond origin systems only and can be used by any non-medical system.
Protogenic

A **protogenic** system is a system that's been plural since birth or for as long as they can remember. It was coined in 2014 by Graham and Gabriel of Alnilam (now The Lunastus Collective), along with several other origins.

## Related terms

* Kaksgenic: A subset of this origin where a system was born with specifically two system members at birth, and then slowly gained more members. It was coined by Plurgai on Tumblr.
* Magiangenic: A xeno-origin related to magic, special powers, or special abilities. The system sees their plurality as either a manifestation of or intrinsically linked to these powers, which can be real or fictional. Coined anonymously.
* Precurgenic: A system that was always there in some form, but fully formed through self-exploration. Coined anonymously.
* Pneumagenic: A xeno-origin relating to being formed from the underlying universal energy of all things. This can include the vital spirit/soul/creative spirit of someone. Coined anonymously.

Protogenic flag by Grey SkiesSimplified protogenic flag by Grey SkiesKaksgenic flag by plurgaiMagiangenic flag by plurgaiPrecurgenic flag by plurgaiPneumagenic flag by plurgai

1. ↑ Origins coining post by not-your-fucking-pet on Tumblr
2. ↑ Kaksgenic coining post by plurgai on Tumblr
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Protogenic Xeno-Origins by plurgai on Tumblr
Host

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A host is the headmate who is most active, most responsible for day-to-day activities, or otherwise is fronting most often.

Not all systems have hosts, and some may have a rotating team for the role. In addition, some do not like the term "host", and choose to use alternatives; specifically, outernaut.

## Related Terms

Host is oftentimes confused for "core", because, in some systems, one headmate is both. The former can be any headmate of any origin, while the latter refers to a body's native personality; both may or may not exist in a system.

A co-host (or perinaut) is exactly what it sounds like: a headmate that, with others, shares the hosting role.

It is also not to be confused with main.

Depending on the type of system, soulbonder and tulpamancer may also be used.

Host may align with one's singletsona.
-dian

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## -dian

### Community

Headspace sections

**-dian** is a suffix used for describing different day-night cycles, or lack thereof, in a headspace, layer, or sector.

The term was coined by Tumblr user pinklemcnades. While the original post has since been deleted, it has been archived. The exact coining date is not known, however the post was archived on January 23rd, 2022, and reads as being posted three months ago- so it can be assumed that the post is from October of 2021. The coin can also be accessed through the coiner's Carrd. No flag has since been created.

The term can be assumed to be a spin of the word "circadian", defined as " being, having, characterized by, or occurring in approximately 24-hour periods or cycles", like a day-and-night cycle.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 archive.li/xRCt3
2. ↑ lemon-scented (pinklemonades.carrd.co)
3. ↑ Circadian Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Archivist

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An **archivist** is a headmate who is especially knowledgeable about events that happen to the system, both in the headspace and in the shared reality. They may also store and organize this information by using constructs in the headspace such as folders and files.

## Related Terms

An archivist may also function as an internal self helper, gatekeeper or overseer. Some may be omniscient, but others are not. They may work in tandem with scouts and receptionists, as they can report new headmates to archivists.
Caesian

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A **caesian** headmate is one that is detached from the system's trauma, whether it be bodily trauma, intratrauma, or exotrauma. They may handle external needs, as they are unburdened by the experiences the rest of the system may have to deal with. Presenting as a singlet and masking their systemhood may also be a job a caesian has.

## History

Caesian was coined by the Dödstöld Package multiplex.

## Related Terms

A bionaut is similar to caesian; however, the former specifies that the headmate in question is a common fronter, while a caesian doesn't have to be. Also, bionauts can't necessarily mask as a singlet.

## Gallery

Caesian flag by polyextranth.Simplified caesian flag polyextranth.
Depression Holder

A **depression holder** is a type of headmate which holds onto depression, often to prevent other headmates from feeling depressed. This may refer to depression linked to a mood disorder, grief-based depression, loneliness, or other types of depression.

These headmates are most common in systems with comorbid mood disorders, but a mood disorder is not required to have a depression holder.

## Related Terms

* Symptom Holder is the general term for headmates that hold neurodivergent symptoms.
* Trauma Holders hold trauma instead of depression, but the roles may be intertwined.
Fogtive

**Fogtives** are alters who are partially, somewhat, or almost a factive, but feels that term "factive" doesn't seem quite right or entirely accurate for any number of reasons. A factive is an alter based off of a real life person, whether it be someone a system knows personally, a celebrity, or otherwise. Similar to how f\*cktive/fcktive/faitive is between or part both fictive and factive, fogtive is between or partially factive and *something else.* The something else may or may not be defined, personal choice. This term is intentionally broad.

The fictive-equivalent to fogtive is fuzztive.

## History and Flag

The term fogtive was coined by Tumblr user Quoipunk on February 20, 2020. The flag was designed and posted at the same time. The flag has no confirmed meaning.

## Resources

1. ↑ quoipunk's Tumblr post where the term was coined. [1]
Neurodivergent Interest Origins

## Estiesgenic

An **Estiesgenic** system is one that was partially or completely formed out of a hyper-focus, special interest, or similar neurodivergent interest. This origin may overlap with or be seen as a subset of neurogenic. It can also include dreamway systems (a kind of paragenic system).

Due to this being specific to neurodivergent interests, the term is only to be used by systems that consider themselves neurodivergent and have intense interests like autistic special interests or ADHD hyper-focuses.

The term is derived from the Greek word for hearth or home, which was the meaning of the Latin term focus.

The estiesgenic flag is made up of a red stripe for focus and the Red Instead autism acceptance movement, white for peace and sensory comfort, green for the safety of home that is brought by a neurodivergent interest, and gold overlapping circles to represent plurality. (Gold is often also used as a color to represent autistic people due to its chemical symbol being Au.)

The term estiesgenic differs from spingenic/fixagenic in that is an umbrella term for all systems/members formed through neurodivergent interests, whereas Spingenic is specifically for autistics and fixagenic is for hyperfixations (a feature of ADHD).

## Fixagenic / Spingenic

### Community

Plural community

Another set of terms related to systems that form due to neurodivergent interests is Spingenic/Fixagenic and related terms. The below terms were coined by The Stargate System.

* Fixagenic: A system whose members form due to hyperfixations, only for those with neurodevelopmental disorders.
* Spingenic: A system whose members form due to special interests, only for autistic plurals.
* Fixative: A member who formed due to a hyperfixation. May identify as an introject as well or as related terms, again exclusive to those with neurodevelopmental disorders.
* Spintive: Similar to a fixative, but for members who formed due to special interests, and exclusive to autistics.

Additionally, as a term from the -based suffix, there is the term spinbased/fixabased, a system whose members and/or structures are based in these neurodivergent interests, and the interests have affected the way the system is, but was not the original origin.

Estiesgenic flag by The Temenē AllianceNew fixagenic/spingenic flag by plurgaiSpingenic/fixagenic flag by xenic-ndOriginal fixagenic/spingenic flag by plurgaiSpinbased/Fixabased flag by plurgai
1. ↑ Origin & Introject Terms Coining Post by The Stargate System
2. ↑ -based flags by plurgai on Tumblr
BPD System

A **BPD System**, also known as a **bordergenic** system, is a neurogenic system formed in relation to the symptoms, to cope with, or due to borderline personality disorder. The identity disturbance characterized by BPD may result in a median system, or the stress of the disorder may simply be one of the factors that has caused splits in the system. Due to borderline's high comorbidity with DID, the stress of managing the disorder can cause splits even in systems that do not identify with either of the terms. The coiner of the term is unknown, although a flag was anonymously submitted to beyond-mogai-pride-flags in 2019. People who have borderline personality disorder are not inherently a system or median, even if they are plural.

## Controversy

The subject of systems caused by borderline personality disorder is controversial in the plural community, even to those who are not system exclusionists. The theory of structural dissociation includes people with BPD in secondary structural dissociation, which also causes other specified dissociative disorder and complex PTSD. According to some individuals in the DID community, BPD can cause a "pseudosystem", which results in a legitimate misunderstanding of symptoms. It is also held by some non-exclusionist systems that BPD systems do not count as median because median systems are non-disordered.

## Related Terms

* **BPDform**: A thoughtform that began as a BPD persona and/or part; an adaptive non-permanent thoughtform caused by BPD. Typically characterized by a sense of disconnection from self that is more extreme than typical personas or parts, as well as having re-occurring and distinct identities from the original. Coined by The Route 66.5 Polyplex.
* **Bordersystemflux**: A gender that’s related to being a BPD Median system. A gender that feels like TV static and fluctuates, and feels like a mix of Systemfluid/Plurfuid, Borderfluid, and Incertagender/Aselfgender. Coined by plurgai on Tumblr.

1. ↑ Bordergenic coining post by Voidrot Nova Cluster
2. ↑ Comorbid and Related Conditions on did-research.org
3. ↑ BPD System Flag on beyond-mogai-pride-flags
4. ↑ Secondary Structural Dissociation on did-research.org
5. ↑ BPD pseudosystems by real-did on Tumblr
6. ↑ Why BPD really, really can't cause a system on Tumblr
7. ↑ Distinguishing Factors Between Median Systems and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) by endogenichaven on Tumblr
8. ↑ A collection of terms we've coined by system-66 on Tumblr
9. ↑ Bordersystemflux coining post by plurgai on Tumblr
Janusian

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A **janusian** is a headmate who can function as both a protector and/or a persecutor depending on the situation.

Janusian does have other meanings, unrelated to the context of this term. It can be things relating to Janus, the Roman deity of gateways and duality; or it may also refer to the ability to have multiple thoughts simultaneously.

## Related Terms

Both persecutor and protector have sublabels that a janusian can identify with specifically: malicitor for the former, and swordsperson, avenger, and emotional guardian for the latter.

## References

1. ↑ https://exosystem.tumblr.com/post/650095927579852800/janusian-flag
2. ↑ https://exosystem.tumblr.com/post/650095927579852800/janusian-flag
Development-based Internal Age

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**Development-based Internal Age** is one way that systems, groups, and/or headmates can experience internal age.

In systems with development-based internal age, members will identify with/as an age because where they are in terms of development mirrors those who are bodily that age, and not necessarily because it is meaningful to them in any way.

An example of this would be a member who is considered 14 because what milestones they have and haven't passed mirrors or is the same as those who are bodily that age.

In these cases, it may be helpful to use their internal age (and body age) as a guide to appropriate socialization. However, personal boundaries and capabilities are still important to keep in mind.

## Related Terms

Metaphor-based Internal Age is another way that systems and/or headmates can experience internal age.

There is not a sharp cutoff between development-based internal age and metaphor-based internal age, but a fuzzy spectrum that can have overlaps.

## References

There are no references for this term, as it was originally coined within Pluralpedia.
Origin Agnostic

**Origin Agnostic** is a term related to quoigenic, described by the coiner as "politically quoigenic", although the coiner of quoigenic maintains that "politically quoigenic" was part of the original definition of quoigenic. Members of origin agnostic systems may strongly believe in a specific origin, but don't believe that they or anyone else can know for certain. It was coined by several members of Panopticon Cooperative. The term is inspired by agnosticism when it comes to religion. It is labeled as open for any system to use, although the system that coined it did not consent to any of their original content being tagged with diagnostic labels such as dissociative identity disorder or OSDD-1.

The term Origin Agnostic is highly controversial due to Panopticon Cooperative's history of leading cults within the plural and otherkin communities. Alternatives to the term, such as praesigenic and quoigenic, are likely to be more accepted and commonly used.

1. ↑ solipsistful's response to origin agnostic
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 PSA on origin agnostic
3. ↑ Cultiples #3: Panopticon and the Gallifreyan Tradition Society by LB Lee
Cloud Sidesystem

Cloud Sidesystem flag created by Icarus Oblivion

A **Cloud Sidesystem**, or **Orbital Sidesystem**, is a sidesystem that floats around, it can connect to any other sidesystem that is in the system/polyplex, while still being very distinct from the other sidesystems. The term Cloud Sidesystem was coined on August 29 2021 by Icarus Oblivion, and Orbital Sidesystem was coined as an alternative by goldtenhanna#7902 on Discord.

A cloud system may form a temporary bridge to another sidesystem, making it partially a part of the other sidesystem

## Flags

The flags were all designed on the same day as the term was coined by Icarus Oblivion, and have no confirmed meaning.

Alternate version of flagSecond alternate version of flagOriginal version of the flag

1. ↑ Cloud System/Orbital Sidesystem by icarusoblivion on Tumblr
-an

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## -an

### Community

Plurals

**-an** is a suffix for terms that describe system members based on certain characteristics, inspired by words like enban (a nonbinary person) and pluran (a plural person).

While the original coining post appears to have been deleted and is not archived, the coin has been attributed to Tumblr user greys-dawn. A coining year is also not known, but the Pluralpedia page was created in 2021, so it can be assumed that the term was coined before then.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 -an - Pluralpedia
Parogenic

**Parogenic** systems are systems formed by free will. This includes tulpamancy, some soulbonding, and thoughtforms. It was coined as an origin term by the Wanderheart Collective.

## Types of Parogenic Systems

### Tulpa Systems

As the members of tulpamancy systems are typically created consciously, with the exception of accidental tulpas, tulpas can count under the parogenic label. As with all origin labels, no system is required to count themselves as a specific origin, but it is a label that has been adopted within the community by some members.

### Soulbonding

Due to the purposeful nature of most soulbonding and most soulbonders performing the action out of free will, the process can be considered parogenic.

### Thoughtform

As thoughtforms are explicitly purposefully created system members, they can be included under this origin label. Thoughtform is often used as a non-appropriative alternative to tulpa.

### Senpia Systems

Senpias are headmates that are intentionally created via Senpiamancy the term is used as an alternative to tulpa/Tulpamancy by people within the tulpa community with physcological beliefs on the creation of their headmates.

### Controversy

Due to the controversy and allegations of racism surrounding Western tulpas, there is also controversy associated with the origin label parogenic, as it includes Western tulpamancy as one possible type of parogenic systems. The origin is also controversial due to many system exclusionists believing that purposely creating a system is disrespectful to those suffering from dissociative disorders.

The term willogenic was anonymously coined as an alternative to parogenic for systems purposely created that do not wish to associate themselves with the tulpamancy community.

## Flags

Parogenic Flag by greys-dawnSimplified flag by greys-dawnParogenic Flag by not-your-introsourceParogenic flag by owloftheice
1. ↑ Discussion on parogenic on r/tulpas
2. ↑ FAQs and Myths on tulpa.io
3. ↑ Multigenic parogenic culture on plural-culture-is.tumblr.com
4. ↑ Tulpa on Wikipedia.org
5. ↑ The Problem with (Western) Tulpas by Amanita System
Deprietygenic

**Deprietygenic** is a type of plural system stemming from anxiety or depression. The term was coined on the December 21, 2020, in a now deleted Tumblr post. **Deprietygenic** is often mistaken for Endogenic or Tulpa System systems. This term can be classed as a stressgenic origin, but it's up to the system who identifies with this term to call themselves that or not.

All **Deprietygenic** systems are encouraged to leave their comments and edit this page.

**Some Facts About Deprietygenic**

* Deprietygenic systems must have anxiety or depression (the disorders, which can be self-diagnosed or not).
* The original system that came up with the term deleted their Tumblr account because of hate.
* Deprietygenic systems do not stem from BPD, bipolar disorder, and/or any other disorders like them.
* Deprietygenic systems can also be Traumagenic and have mixed origins.
* Deprietygenic systems have been around for awhile, and just because they are only now being recognized does not make them any less valid.
Bombogenic

**Bombogenic** is a system origin that refers to the rapid cycling of members or otherwise rapid changes in numbers of alters. **Bombo system** and **pyro system** are both synonyms for this origin. The term **bombotien** can also be used to describe this kind of system, as the -tien suffix describes the way a system functions. The term was coined by genderarconbe on Tumblr, who also designed the two flags.

There may be many reasons a system uses this origin label:

* The system's member count rapidly increases, exploding like a bomb
* The system temporarily fuses system members to form new members, who are later again turned into fragments via splitting.
* A system that previously had many active members, but dormancy or another phenomenon caused them to no longer have so many.
* A system with alters that frequently go dormant and then un-dormant
* A system that never has a consistent number of alters.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pyro system coining post on Tumblr
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bombogenic coining post on Tumblr
Pythogenic

Traumagenic flag by owloftheice

**Pythogenic**, in a plural context, is a sub-origin of traumagenic. It was coined by The Lunastus Collective, under the name Alnilam. It is an origin for systems who were formed as a product of abuse, with the "pytho" root meaning filth, in order to insult the abuser. It is not a particularly common origin term, perhaps due to also being used in the medical community to refer to physical illnesses. Pythogenic systems may have dissociative identity disorder or another dissociative disorder, but also may not necessarily have a disorder.

1. ↑ Long ramble on terminology creation by not-your-fucking-pet on Tumblr
2. ↑ Pythogenic definition on Merriam-Webster dictionary
Polymultiple

**Polymultiple** systems have a large amount of partitionary members, typically over 100.

The "multiple" used here does not refer to the large plural umbrella but to the specific experience of having distinct headmates, as compared to median & OSDD-1a systems.

## Related Terms

Polyplural refers to any large system, whether they are partitionary or not; in addition, polyfaceted & polyfragmented describe similar phenomena.

DID is a common example of a partitionary or multiple system.

## Gallery

Polymultiple flag by voidestral.Original polymultiple flag by Cluster Brains.Redone polymultiple flag by Cluster brains.
Quoisystem

Quoisystem flag by The Nelson System

A **Quoisystem** is a group of headmates where they are unsure or not caring about whether something is a subsystem, sidesystem, layer, cluster or otherwise. This term may be used when it's too complicated to figure out or if it seems unimportant, but it's not limited to those reasons. The term was coined on August 29 2021 by Icarus Oblivion and The Nelson System.

## Flag

The flag was created on the same day by The Nelson System, inspired by two variants of the quoigenic flag.

1. ↑ Quoisystem by icarusoblivion on Tumblr
Factive

Similar to a fictive, a factive is an introject based on a real person, either historical or currently living. It is another word for a factual introject.

There are many reasons for a system to have a factive, from finding a person they know comforting and heroic, to internalizing abuse they experienced at the hands of someone with power over them and introjecting the abuser in the brain's attempt to protect itself, or a myriad of other reasons. Introjects of both outside individuals and fictional characters have been acknowledged in research and books on DID  such as The Haunted Self, and a paper by Richard P. Kluft  on treating complex Dissociative Identity Disorder, known at the time of the research as Multiple Personality Disorder.

It is important to acknowledge that similar to fictives, factives are not exactly their source and can differ greatly from their source person. Factives who are abuser introjects have the capacity to and frequently do move beyond their original role in the system, becoming a protector and moving beyond their internalized trauma and negative messages.

Factives can also form in non-traumagenic systems, for a similar myriad of reasons. They can appear in all types of systems, for example a paragenic system where a para in a daydream was based on a real person, or an intentionally created system member, although intentionally creating a system member to replace a real person who is no longer in your life is advised against by the popular site Tulpa.io .

## Flags

Factive flag by Johanna AppleforestFactive flag by beyond-mogai-pride-flags
1. ↑ Alter Functions on did-research.org
2. ↑ The Phenomenology and Treatment of Extremely Complex Multiple Personality Disorder by Richard P. Kluft
3. ↑ FAQs and Myths on tulpa.io
Furtive

There are a few different definitions for furtive

An alter who can’t figure out if their just a normal alter or a Fictive / Factive

An alter who is in between being a normal alter and a Fictive / Factive

An alter who is very similar to a fictional character / real person but isn’t necessarily a Fictive / Factive

The grey stripe on the furtive flag represents confusion, the pink stripe represents fictives and the grey ish pink stripe represents factives.
Isoscegenic

Isoscegenic is a subset of polygenic coined by the Gift Basket System. It refers to systems that have one primary origin, but the system has some members that don't "fit" the main origin. This may include systems that were originally formed through trauma and subsequently created parogenic system members, a spiritual origin system that was traumatized and split off traumagenic members, or any other combination of origins.

According to their Tumblr, the Gift Basket System was inspired by the poly- suffix of polygenic making them think of polygons, which made them think of isosceles triangles, which is a triangle with two sides of equal length and one side of a different length.

## Flag

The isoscegenic flag has seven different stripes, with indigo representing the main system origin, cerulean represnting not fitting completely into origin communities, cyan representing spiritual and purposeful origins, sandy tan representing communication and hope for plural acceptance, orange representing natural, spontaneous, and trauma origins, strawberry red representing complexity due to having multiple origins, and burgundy representing different origins in the system.

## Controversy

The very term mixed-origin is controversial on its own, as system exclusionists frequently say either that it's normal for alters in systems to have multiple different origins after the initial splitting in childhood, that the only origin that matters is the initial origin, or that all alters in a system formed by trauma count as traumagenic, regardless of whether they were purposely created or there is a spiritual component to the system. This is highly disputed in the wider plural community, with people in the community saying that individual origins do matter, and being able to have multiple origins be accepted is important in plural self-determination.

In the coining post for isoscegenic, Gift Basket System stated:

> *Many people have the mistaken belief that if your system formed due to one cause, all headmates have to have the same origin. This misconception is partly due to how this is how it works for most systems. It circles back to there not being a large mixed origins community.*
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In response to the coining of isoscegenic, an anti-endogenic system on Tumblr said that "all alters have different origins, and not all have to be from trauma after the initial split thats the point?", and that encouraging microlabeling of system origins caused harm.

1. ↑ Coining post on Tumblr
2. ↑ justanothersyscourse on Tumblr
3. ↑ syscourseofcourse on Tumblr
DNI Holder

A **DNI Holder** is a form of gatekeeper and protector, and the term is often a niche, personal choice for use.

These headmates, also called DNI-H, Do Not Interact Holders, and really anything else you want to call them, front to prevent headmates from fronting, from interacting with other headmates, from engaging in harmful behaviors, or anything else the headmate in question decides needs to be prevented.

## Related Terms

DNI Holders might front alongside rehabilitators and impeters in order to monitor behaviors and to act on standby in case they are needed. Depending on the system in question, a DNI Holder might always be kept in or near front due to their constant need, or simply by choice.

DNI Holders might also have the roles of Internal Protector, External Protector, Social Protector, Emotional Protector, Physical Protector, Sexual Protector, Romantic Protector, Soother, Janusian, Rehabilitator, Jailer, Disciplinarian, or any other role deemed necessary in order to best perform their duties as a DNI Holder.
Esogenic

Esogenic is a system origin that is very specific to its individual system users. From the word "Esoteric," esogenic means that your system origins are either:

1. A specific origin that only you and your system understand
2. A specific mix of origins that only you and your system understand
3. You can describe the origin but do not yet have a name for it
4. A specific mix where you and your system do not know every type

A system may still continue to call themselves esogenic if they fit the third definition but have found/coined a name for it.

Esogenic can also be used alongside other origins (ex: praesigenic and esogenic).

Coined by: Esoteric Collective
Amnesian Protector

*The following information was originally published on Pluralpedia, and is being published here for additional archiving purposes. You can find the Pluralpedia article for this page here.*

An **amnesian protector** is a system member who fronts in order to facilitate forgetting bad memories. They may or may not be aware of this role.

## Related Terms

Amnesian protectors are a specific type of protector.
Emotional Amnesia

While there are a few definitions of emotional amnesia, it is most commonly regarded as the inability to associate emotions with certain events. Alternatively, the person may still be able to recall the emotions associated with the memory, but those feelings are significantly numbed. Unlike amnesia the memories are still able to be recalled as other memories may be able to, with only emotions being impacted.

Emotional amnesia has been described by some as feeling numb or disconnected about what is happening around you. However, this is more often described as dissociation rather than emotional amnesia.

Emotional amnesia has also been described as emotional lag. Where, when recalling memories it may take a couple of seconds to recall the emotions that are associated with those feelings.

## Plurality

In relation to plurality, emotional amnesia is most often associated with OSDD or other types of systems who do not have distinct amnesia between them. It is described as headmates being able to recall the actions that other headmates have done, but having no emotional connection to their actions. This may be compared to watching a movie where one can observe what is happening but not feel the emotions of the recorder or characters.

## Borderline Personality Disorder

Emotional amnesia is most often associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD) outside of plural circles. It usually described how a person with BPD may forget emotions associated with a certain person when they split from said person. This is seen as a defense mechanism to protect the person with BPD.