To explore what that means to me, read on.

What this belief means to me, and what effect it has on my life, is a more complex question, not easily condensed into the sort of soundbite that would fit in this paragraph.

This is not a belief that I hold in isolation. There are several internet newsgroups, mailing lists, and websites devoted to draconity. (I do not say this because dragons are an Internet phenomenon; I say this because you're on the internet right now, and if you're interested in further research, sites like Draconic.com are more accessible than trying to track down dragon resources in the physical world.) Draconity is part of a larger phenomenon variously called "therianthropy" (from the Greek word roots therion, beast, and anthropos, human) or "Otherkin" (a created word referring to the community of those who are other than human in spirit). Resources like otherkin.net are also available to help explain the broader idea, and Raki's Draconity Resource Project is another good starting point.

One of my ongoing resolutions is to fully update this section of the site. Please bear with me while I give it the attention it deserves.

While you're waiting, you may wish to visit some of the pages on draconity I've maintained for over a decade now:

• The Draconity FAQ, quite possibly the most-cited reference on dragons in human bodies out there.
  
• A newbie's guide to meeting dragons online -- by no means complete, but a good first-step reference to joining the alt.fan.dragons newsgroup or IRC channel. (Now out of date, but an interesting legacy document.)
  
• ClaWrite, a dragon-friendly alphabet composed of cross-slashes.

Current resources on Tomorrowlands:

• Who Am I? -- an exploratory essay on my personal draconity.
  
• On Dragons And Hate -- A response to the "human-bashing" that is occasionally problematic in dragon communities.
  
• On the lighter side of things, two song parodies -- "One Week (In AFD)" and "The XY Conspirhapsody."
  
• I also suggest you skim through my journal archives, as I talk about draconity somewhat regularly in my random musings about life. A list of relevant entries to get you started:
  • "Of dragon dreams ..."
  • "Not not believing"
  • "Mythology"
  • "In defense of crazy"
  • "No 401/K, though"
  • "What's in (my) name?"
  • "Princess Mononoke"
  • "Quantum theology"
  • "The inner skeptic"
  • "Thideras"
  • "Heritage" (read it through all the way, then read the explanation)
  • "Lesson"
  • "Ask the Advice Dragon"
  • "The unasked upgrade"
  • "Advice Dragon's return"
  • "A call to arms"
• Also see the (much more recent) collected draconity posts at my Livejournal.

More to come as I finish migrating.

-- Baxil