#xschlag

[PT: X-Schlag. /end PT]

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X-Schlag is an umbrella term for when a specific stimulus, environment, concept, object, being, place, or phenomenon “strikes” someone in a way that strongly affects their internal experience. It can involve the following experiences, but is not limited to:

-Overflowing / Intense emotions

-Altered / Distorted perception(s)

-Phantom sensations

-Mild disconnect from the rest of the environment

-Phantom shifts and urges

-Involuntary bodily reactions

-Faux (or seemingly real) memories

-Tachycardia (Racing heart)

-Intense Euphoria, Dysphoria, or something between, or even completely different

-Dizziness

-Etc.

This is not limited to alterhumans; anyone can relate to this! It is mildly based on Stendhal Syndrome, but the term itself is not inherently pathological. Everyone can experience these “schlag experiences” differently, and can relate to one or more examples at once. It can be positive, negative, neutral, multiple of them, or something else.

It comes from the German word “Schlag”, to hit.

The suffix is -schlag.

it is pronounced like:

Schl —> Shl

a —> the “a” in “father”

g —> k

“Shlahk”

Musikschlag

[PT: Musikschlag. /end PT]

[Image description: A flag with red outer bands and muted blue-gray horizontal bands through the middle. In the center is a large ornate four-petaled symbol with blue petals, white inner shapes, pale blue layers, and dark red outlines. Four bright cyan eight-pointed burst symbols sit around the central symbol. /end ID]

Musikschlag is an X-Schlag term for when music, songs, melodies, rhythms, instruments, voices, soundscapes, or music-related concepts “strike” someone in a way that Intensely affects their internal experience.

Etymology:

Musik (music in German) + -schlag

(Can alternatively be called “Musaschlag”)

Mondschlag

[PT: Mondschlag. /end PT]

[Image description: A muted blue-gray flag with pale blue-gray horizontal bands. In the center is a large ornate four-petaled symbol with dark teal petals, white inner shapes, and layered blue-gray outlines. Four pale blue eight-pointed burst symbols sit around the central symbol. /end ID]

Mondschlag is an X-Schlag term for when the moon, moonlight, lunar imagery, moon phases, eclipses, night skies, or moon-related concepts “strike” someone in a way that strongly affects their internal experience

Etymology:

Mond (moon in German) + -schlag

(Can Alternatively be called “Lunarschlag”)

Solarschlag

[PT: Solarschlag. /end PT]

[Image description: A warm yellow and cream flag with horizontal bands. In the center is a large ornate four-petaled symbol with dark red petals, white inner shapes, tan and golden-brown layers, and a dark brown outline. Four yellow eight-pointed burst symbols sit around the central symbol. /end ID]

Solarschlag is an X-Schlag term for when the sun, sunlight, warmth, solar imagery, sunrise, sunset, daylight, heat, or sun-related concepts “strike” someone in a way that intensely affects their internal experience.

Etymology:

Sol (sun in Latin) + -schlag

Disclaimer: I used solar- instead of sonnen-(the german word for sun), not to overlap with the existing German word “Sonnenschlag”, meaning sunstroke!!

Naturschlag

[PT: Naturschlag. /end PT]

[Image description: A green flag with horizontal light green and darker green bands, plus a bright pink band across the middle. In the center is a large ornate four-petaled symbol with bright pink petals, white inner shapes, pale pink layers, green layers, and a brown outline. Four dark green eight-pointed burst symbols sit around the central symbol. /end ID]

Naturschlag is an X-Schlag term for when nature, plants, forests, animals, natural environments, weather, earth, greenery, ecosystems, or nature-related concepts “strike” someone in a way that strongly affects their internal experience.

Etymology:

Natur (nature in German) + -schlag

(Can alternatively be called “Floraschlag”)

Weltallschlag

[PT: Weltallschlag. /end PT]

[Image description: A dark blue space-themed flag with white star-like speckles across the top and bottom. In the center is a large ornate four-petaled symbol with dark blue-purple petals, white inner shapes, bright purple layers, and a very dark purple outline. Four yellow eight-pointed burst symbols sit around the central symbol. /end ID]

Weltallschlag is an X-Schlag term for when outer space, stars, planets, galaxies, cosmic imagery, astronomy, the universe, celestial bodies, or space-related concepts “strike” someone in a way that strongly affects their internal experience.

Etymology:

Weltall (space in German) + -schlag

(Can alternatively be called “Astroschlag”)

Phew! I had been planning to coin this for a week now, but i didn’t know if anyone would appreciate the overwhelming amount of German. That is why i added the latin alternative, in case someone wanted more “conventional” names.

Everyone is welcome to tweak with the definition, flag(s), etc. I am but a humble gardener, planting seeds of inspiration :)