Sevenfold Silence

One of the big "tipoffs" to being otherkin is supposed to be a particular sensitivity to and ability to manipulate raw magical energy. They don't need complex symbol sets or firm rituals to affect the world magically, in other words; their magic is intuitive and flowing. I get the impression that otherkin I class as 'fey', like fae and elves, are supposed to do this particularly well.

I'm fey and I don't. There are magical things that I do well--like astral travel, possession, and general work with entities--that I attribute at least partially to the fact that I'm otherkin. But pure energy work--particularly outside the confines of my own aura and self--is very hard to me. I have reason to believe it's because I shield myself heavily and unwittingly, and I've been working to knock those psychic barriers down, with some success. But I wouldn't pretend I'm anywhere near adept with this work yet, or that I have any natural talent for it.

So no, I don't think it's a good idea to make generalizations, like that all otherkin are prodigies with energy. Lots of otherkin aren't--maybe we shield ourselves off unconsciously, like I do. Hell, some of us don't even believe in energy--it's not intrinsic to most of the definitions of otherkin I've seen.

Not every fairy has the potential (or desire) to be a Reiki master. Nor are all Reiki masters fairies--or even most of them. To imply otherwise is to make yourself sound like Doreen Virtue, claiming that angelics get into abusive relationships more than regular people. It seems to me like a silly, broad-brush generalization, and another means by which to play "kinner-than-thou" games.

Just because you may or may not be able to do energy work easily doesn't say anything about the status of your soul. Correlation does not equal a direct correlation, much less causation.