we're the pleiadesfolk, one of the authors of lipu linluwi pona or The Constant Companions Handbook, a guide to system discovery and plurality! you can find that handbook here: plurality.systems
this blog will be run by most of us — the Pleiadesfolk number 35 or so. our main's cryptically plural (we used toki pona to obscure the members of our system) but this blog would be openly plural. anyway, an introduction:
we are a 30+ year old transfem system that began syscovery in November 2025 (so yes we are young and new in syscovery terms).
we don't consider ourselves any form of traumagenic or endogenic; we just are. yes we have gone through trauma. no we don't owe you an explanation
we set up this sideblog because we had an inkling that we were going flood a lot of our main with plural stuff, and we thought keeping things separate would be great since searching the main (which has an exceptionally long queue and sometimes really disorganised tag system *eyes Riley*) would be tedious
the pleiadesfolk number 20 or so (we have 30 proxies; some of them represent a gestalt state, while others are inactive or dormant members)
Riley, our foxgirl, is the primary social fronter (or, sometimes, "host"). She is a trinary median subsystem — with Riley Grey and Riley Maia.
She's joined with Merope, the secondary social fronter and defender, Lyra, the creative workmoder who writes fiction, Caitlyn, the other workmoder who fiddles with code/data/writes non-fiction, Selene, the primary defender and crisis handler, Kimberly, a fictive that's a secondary workmoder, Ryn, another fictive that dealt with much of lipu linluwi pona's code, Pleione, the positive voice and the internal systems helper, Artemis, the external perception program and an operator, T'lyn, the internal perception program, Helvetica, the interest-holder and Halcyone, a defender and anger-holder, among others.
half of the Pleiadesfolk stay in the Lighthouse, a tall, seven-storey structure on a cliff. at the rear of the Lighthouse is a forest, and beyond that are mountains and lakes; in the distance on the shore is the City of the Pleiadesfolk, where the other Pleiadesfolk reside.
all the Pleiadesfolk share the body name as a last name; i.e. Riley, as a median subsystem, is called Riley Llewellyn Ellis. but for all intents and purposes, Riley's just Riley.
we find it hard to use tumblr's colour-coding, so we probably won't do it all the time! there is a pattern to our colour-coding, however; it's similar to that on the chart that we've made.
we're pro-endo and anti-discourse. honestly we're just saying this as a ward i think. our mental health's kinda ass.
fun links
lipu linluwi pona at plurality.systems
the pk;l -bmc graphing tool
the pk;m new toolkit
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i’ve been reaching out and living with my other selves, now, and it still feels weird some days
like they’re so distant and some days it feels like they’re just entirely separate
and it fills me with so much grief that we aren’t singular. like. what happened to us? why are we all split up and shattered across the lands? we know what happened now: dysphoria, trauma, stress, dissociation as defence, and potentially maybe we were just born like that, but…
why are you here? what did you see? why does it hurt so bad when i’m you? why do i miss you so much?
i love you too much to let you go, now. please stay. we can be whole again
there’s this sharp, cutting feeling in my heart at times. as though i am holding on to shard of glass and squeezing it tight
some of these fragments, they… hurt, deeply. traumatic memory, or just… plain repressed emotion. dysphoria. it cuts. it cuts so badly that it almost feels like the pain from that wound has been grounding.
months after emerging from our collective fog it still feels like there are new shards, at times. where we are walking down this sickly forest of memories, in search of the cabins and tents where you lived. sitting with you when we reach your campsites. talking to you. telling you how things are changed and better now. hugging you. letting you cry in our arms.
so many. 35 of us now total, across five distinct clusters and two layers. some of us express shock at this. some of us are in disbelief, denial even.
so many, and it fills us with such grief. we know what happened to us. we know that we weren’t allowed to entertain the possibility of transition. of knowing, until a later time, that we were a girl, that we were always a girl. there were so many wants that were simply boxed up, repressed.
there’s this sharp feeling when i hold you, and i cry. i cry along with you, but we’re whole now, at least. we will be whole again.
last song: hm. it's actually... Time Will Change You by The Crane Wives
last film: we don't actually remember this at all. the last film we watched at the cinema was probably... DC's Superman?
last search engine search: apparently, 'dealing with period cramps'. was helping a girl with that.
favourite colour: this is hard. currently, it's blue.
sweet or salty: sweet.
tea or coffee: tea
currently watching: with the Cheerleaders, we're rewatching some classics. Gundam, the original — and Yuru Camp. we're waiting on her to move in with their brother, so she can stream...
currently reading: picked up Dorley again, and 48 wrecked us, but we remember just how much we didn't care about the Cora subplot. Or Raph. Sorry Raph.
current obsession: Cait's been busy trying to get a job. She's been obsessed with that.
currently working on: there's been three personal projects happening at the same time — lyra's working on gts,k and is trying to continue writing lipu linluwi pona with Cait; and there's a thing that we should finish sewing for our partner by September but we haven't done that yet.
current desktop/phone wallpaper: we have three screens. they're all set to rotate through different wallpapers.
yes. this is from steven universe.
tagged by: @rainofthestorm
tbh we don't have a lot of sysfriends on tumblr so we're tagging: @th3vi0linist @trans-truthwatcher @ultrakart @boccher
This guide is aimed at in-system plural sex (i.e. only one body is involved). In particular, really, it's about the types of intimacy that you can probably achieve with some knowledge of how to co-front. semiplural has a great comic on the various states of being, here.
A few notes:
Our experience isn't something that's perfectly... transferrable to everyone. We're a transfem layered system that some may say is... polyfrag (we meet a medical polyfrag threshold, not that we care). We're a little traumagenic (but who cares about that either way; you can read the Memory essay if you want that dump). We're not diagnosed, and don't plan to be; we have survived cosplaying as a singlet and will continue to do so in spaces that aren't safe.
We're not great at visualisation but we do have a headspace and inner world and it's sort of... Large. Most of our sex however doesn't happen in headspace itself; it more or less happens in what i'd call thoughtspace. Like the comms band of your spaceship, or a voice chat.
If you're capable of visualising and fucking your headmates in headspace, great! We love you, but this guide won't be about that.
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Some cautions:
There's a slim chance that your in-sys partner — particularly if you possess steep memory barriers — will have some degree of traumatic flashbacks that occur when you have plural sex.
If that happens — STOP. Work through some grounding exercises, if you can. Offer to clean up after your in-sys partner if you've been making a mess. If they have trouble with the resultant emotions, seek help if you can. It will be hard to work through potential trauma, but you can get through it.
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Without further ado, let's start!
Step 1: preparation
This is essentially, foreplay. You want to be able to tease your headmate as much as possible.
Have them be aware of what you're doing. Bring them to front. We used to have front triggers for our primary taskmoder, Cait — we'd put on some really cerebral show (NERDDDD!!!) and lure her to front, and then tell her about what we intended to do.
After you bring them to front, let them watch, perhaps, as you get yourself (and them) in the mood. Of course, ask for their consent before you start. If they don't want to, then stop.
This teasing can come in many forms. The most vanilla thing we do really is to browse the nsfw channel on the servers we frequent, to imagine ourselves in scenarios we find hot, and then to touch sensitive areas of our body.
You probably know how best your body responds to things, use that knowledge to your advantage! If you don't remember, or if you're a fictive or introject and this isn't a body that you're used to, then... alright. Get some time to know how your body's like. Your in-sys partner will probably have some idea, as well.
Step 2: cofronting
This is fairly tricky, in our view. We most commonly exist in a state of cofront, with a taskmoder and a separate social aspect in front at the same time. (Our front console actually has three seats — taskmoder, analysis, and communications, but we digress).
To get into a state of cofront, invite your in-sys partner (the headmate you'd like to fuck) to front. You can put yourselves in headspace and be intimate there. Kiss it, perhaps. Hear its fans whirr. Or pose her like a doll. Touch its most sensitive parts. Kiss her again. Kiss her a lot. Tell it how much you love it, and tell it that you really want it to feel pleasurable.
It's not unlike fucking a partner outside of your system. You gotta make them feel good!
Step 3: the fucking
Let your in-sys partner feel how aroused the body is. If you have some degree of dysphoria, perhaps, you can manage this by touching yourself in a more appropriate way. (We do this by fondling the little spot on our tip using our fingers; treating our bits as a clit.)
This will be a key part of the split or partial control mechanic. You'll take motor control of your hands or arm while they feel all of what's happening. It's likely that when you start fucking you'll start feeling a bit blendy, and that's okay.
You're going to be able to feel what your in-sys partner is feeling; reassure them if they're feeling a little uncertain and remember to stop if they feel uncomfortable and no longer want to continue.
Either way, knowing what your in-sys partner is feeling is extremely titillating. You can read their mind! You know what they want! You might know they want to be treated like a little doll with no agency, or you might know that they desire to be held and cuddled and be told that they're okay, or you might know they want to be muzzled and for you to totally dominate them in headspace. Do that, maybe!
Of course, you're cursed to have only one body. Here's some things we've tried:
Using fingers in place of a phallus that the other in-sys partner had
Using a pillow in place of the head of an in-sys partner and pressing their face into the pillow (along with a vibe)
Touching the sensitive bits of the system totem (this plush) and letting the in-sys partner feel our touch
Grinding upon a pillow prone and fucking our in-sys partner (this isn't really recommended, pressure can desensitise your bits)
Pretending the vibe was an in-sys partner's phallus and that we were frotting
And finally, the favourite and most common: having the in-sys partner in our embrace while we jill them off
The point, here, for us, was to simulate or basically pretend that the in-sys partner was... there, with us, in the real. I know it can be a bit disappointing for some, but your brain is a magical sexual organ and you can make it work!
Step 4: the climax
Some really interesting things can be done here. If you're into denial, perhaps, you can take front when the body climaxes, denying your headmate of... the orgasm. It's going to be deeply frustrating, perhaps.
How do you do it? Just take over. Just take over the damn front. In our guide to intentional switching we talk about influencing the "persistent I". Here, you take control of the "persistent I", and you steal the orgasm.
Okay maybe you think it's kind of rude. So let them have it, perhaps! Let it roll over the two of you (or multiple, if you can do that; we've never really had more than two at once), and cum.
Step 5: aftercare
Yes, your headmates need aftercare too!
Specifically when you fuck a denial headmate (Astraea: fuck off) they might feel that sharp separation between you and them. That they were fucked, plurally, is pretty intense evidence of plurality, and well... (Asty: I just hate it okay?)
You can hold them in headspace if feasible, cuddle with them, make them feel safe. Particularly, if feelings of anxiety and dysphoria bubble up a bit, you might need to ground them a little in the comfort that you're offering.
You're probably going to make a mess (most of us do); offer to clean up.
Conclusion
So, now you know how to fuck your headmate. It'll take some practice — do what makes you comfortable! — but we believe you can do it!
maybe plurality is keeping different wallpapers ready so different folks can feel more at home in this life. Maybe plurality is gently taking someone’s hand in yours, even though both hands belong to the same body. Maybe plurality is calling out goodnight to the person that’s taking over for you as you slowly slip out of the conscious for the night. Maybe plurality is putting on the perfume your headmate likes because she’s definitely going to be helping you get through the day.
maybe plurality is kindness. A kindness of the brain extended to a tiredness of the soul.
maybe it’s casual. Maybe it’s gentle. Maybe we’re all still learning how to live with each other. Maybe we don’t have to be anything complicated and explainable. Maybe plurality just… is.
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Rumination is probably the most common type of OCD compulsion, but I rarely see anyone talking about it. I've talked to multiple people diagnosed with OCD who didn't even recognize it as a compulsion.
Basically, if you have OCD you have terrible intrusive thoughts. They can be about anything, but common themes are fear of being a bad person, fear of hurting someone, fear of contamination. etc.
Rumination is when you get stuck in a spiral. Rumination is when you spend hours catastrophizing, overthinking, analyzing, telling yourself it's going to be okay.
I'll say it again:
Rumination is a compulsion.
Rumination is a compulsion, and that means you have to stop doing it.
I did ERP (exposure response prevention) for my OCD with a therapist! For 9 months! And it did help, but the idea didn't really click until I found this website a couple years later.
And Oh My God. It made things make so much more sense, and I was able to pull myself out of an episode even though I wasn't in therapy or on meds at the time.
Genuinely if you have OCD, or even if you suspect you have OCD, I'm begging you to read some of these articles.
Like this was genuinely life changing for me.
Here are some of the ones that were most helpful to me:
i love you mirror versions i love you possession i love you cloning i love you simulacrums i love you shadow selves i love you digital copies of a mind i love you alternate timeline versions i love you tropes that play with identity and what it means to be a certain person
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First English version of the International Plurality Handbook is out!
This is a compilation of plural resources for systems in countries all over the world. Copying, translating, replicating, and recreating in different formats is not just allowed, but encouraged.
All we ask is that you notify us when your translation is complete, so we can link it to the original document.
It features:
an explanation of what plurality is,
a list of websites and individual articles, organised by language (of which there are currently 10),
academic papers on plurality in different regions of the world,
and a few tips on explaining plurality in your language or culture (we are hoping to add more).
Despite the original version being written in English, it is written in plain language (no figures of speech, bare minimum jargon with explainations) so that those using tools like Google Translate can get a clear idea of the information.
This guide is not perfect! We are only fluent writers in English, and we do not have insight into every single culture. It will update as new resources are found.
If you have any tips, links, suggestions or complaints, send asks to this blog or email us at [email protected].
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there is next to nothing in the documents about Metaphysical, Cosmagenic, or otherwise Gateway types of Plurality. It almost feels as if this document is trying to push the psychological and western views of plurality whole erasing anything considered Non-Brain made Plurality.
Where are the mentions of Collective members NOT residing within the brain? Why is plurality always "multiple selves within a body" and never "plurality is a body used/shared by multiple people" without the literal implications that the ONLY way is for the entire collective to be "within" the brain/body when that is not ALWAYS the case?
I know this is probably meant to be a "brochure" type of document, but that almost makes it WORSE because it further pushes the idea that Metaphysical, Spiritual, Cosmological, Soul Bonder, etc type of plurality are less than or just generally don't matter. If we want the community to be more inclusive, then those who wrote resources like this have GOT to start including those lesser known and often shoved aside and ignored forms of plurality as well. They're probably only "lesser known" because no one gives them the time of day and so when new people discover their plurality, they're basically spoon fed psychological models and never get a chance to discover anything else for themselves.
It brings to mind how children are "raised" off Heterosexual normative and are rarely, if ever, exposed to other types of sexuality or romance because their parents think it's bad, immoral or something. It's almost like the plural community is trying to "hide" these other forms so that new plurals, or even older ones, won't explore and dabble in that "crazy" rhetoric.
i’ve been reaching out and living with my other selves, now, and it still feels weird some days
like they’re so distant and some days it feels like they’re just entirely separate
and it fills me with so much grief that we aren’t singular. like. what happened to us? why are we all split up and shattered across the lands? we know what happened now: dysphoria, trauma, stress, dissociation as defence, and potentially maybe we were just born like that, but…
why are you here? what did you see? why does it hurt so bad when i’m you? why do i miss you so much?
i love you too much to let you go, now. please stay. we can be whole again
nothing new in particular to post about our own plurality except that we found another two new shards today — one protector, one little — which means that to some degree we're sort of expecting our system structure to be a little layered.
it is just a natural and normal fact of life that some people are happier plural than they would be as a singlet, and vice versa. there is no superior way of being across the board, it all depends. and that is just a really neat fact about how life is!
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