^ Fictive - Astraea

<p>Sep 29, 2014 02:06 PM</p>

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http://astraeasweb.net/plural/glossary.html#median<--- Links within this note section found by clicking link to Astraea's original source)</p>

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Fictive - A person from fictional or mythological sources, who is adopted into the mental space of another person. This is the term you want to use if this is a serious matter to you, differing from "soulbonding" which nowadays seems to be used to mean more like an avatar or roleplaying.</p>

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Having fictive persons in the group can be experienced as a form of hosting. Some people report including historical persons, or simply ordinary people from former times or even from the here and now. (These are now referred to as factive presences).</p>

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Both singlets and multiples may have such "adopted" individuals. Despite being from a fictional source, the adopted person is experienced as being completely real, with a will of his/her own. However, the idea that characters or fictive persons habitually front is a mistake. If fictional people in your mental space do not, you are not "doing it wrong".</p>

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When a fictional or imaginary character communicates with you and does begin interacting with the everyday world in some way -- either by making comments or suggestions, asking you to do or obtain certain things, or taking your body to act independently on her/his own -- that individual should be respected as a person in their own right in your reality. It is possible to arrange responsible communications and cooperation just as a multiple or median group would. (Online term)</p>