Phoenixal

Phoenixal, also called fenikae(n) or phenixic, is a term that describes those who have died or otherwise left their past life, and were born again into this one. They may additionally believe that this process has happened many times before, and will continue in the future. An example is someone who was a deer in their past life that died, and was reborn again as a human. This term is considered to be under the alterhuman umbrella, however those who are not alterhuman but identify with the label regardless may still use it.

Phoenixal is intentionally broad; it includes those who may believe in souls, reincarnation, new versions of oneself in different time periods, and many other varieties of experiences that may not be listed here. It may be used by those who are already a certain kind of alterhuman (such as otherkin or soulbonds), or fenikae may be considered its own, autonomous form of alterhumanity. The terms come from феникс (feniks), the Serbian word for Phoenix, and Phénix, the French word for Phoenix.

The term phoenixal was created by Tumblr user extranth in 2021, with its information being stored on a Carrd.

Terminology
One's fenikaen identity can be called a fenitype. A system member that is fenikaen may be called a fenimate or fenitive. Furthermore, there are the terms ekynamor and ekyneus, which describe those whose fenikae identity affects their orientation or gender, respectively.

Current subterms of this identity include:


 * Otherkae: When someone is both otherkin and phoenixal; when someone's otherkin identity is influenced or caused by being phoenixal.
 * Heartkae: When someone is both otherhearted and phoenixal; when someone's hearted identity is influenced or caused by being phoenixal.
 * Constikae: When someone is both constelic and phoenixal; when someone's constelic identity is influenced or caused by being phoenixal.
 * Fenigenic: A system origin that came about through being phoenixal; a system that formed through phoenixal means.
 * Recursikae: A term in which one identifies as their past life due to already being dead in some way.