More about Aalea
Her real name is Christine Ashley but she would prefer to be called Aaleayha (ah-lei-ya) or Aalea for short. She was born in Schenectady, New York and was raised in Mechanicville, NY until the age of nine. In 1999, her mother followed her grandparents and moved down to South Carolina to start a new beginning there. They found a small home in Summerville, South Carolina. She went to a special school of the arts from 2001 - 2004. She graduated Fort Dorchester with a G.E.D. in 2007. In March 2009, her life got even more difficult when she had her first seizure. It would turn the next three years into a battlefield between medical professionals and her own opinions. Now, in 2012, She has found the cause and is currently working on a permanent solution for her problems. Her life has not been an easy one, she has had many trials, but she got through and is stronger because of it. The future is still unknown but she is fighting it with a bright smile and hope in her heart.
She is of the New Age faith and is a member and firm supporter of the therian/ otherkin community. Otherkin and therians are those who believe that their physical forms do not define or fully encompass their mental states, personality, psychology, or spiritual nature. Otherkin feel they have a sympathetic connection, affinity, or some other form of relation with another animal or being. Traditionally these have been mythological in nature, beginning with fairy and fey folk, elves, and a few other European mythological archetypes. It then grew to including unicorns, gryphons, dragons, angelics, and demons. Therians identify with the non-human animal. They may be partial, as in those who regard themselves as having both human and non-human attributes, or complete, as in those who regard themselves as essentially non-human animals in human bodies. She's also bisexual and proudly stands for equality for all people on earth. She wishes to help all those that are suffering and give them some Joy.
She is of the New Age faith and is a member and firm supporter of the therian/ otherkin community. Otherkin and therians are those who believe that their physical forms do not define or fully encompass their mental states, personality, psychology, or spiritual nature. Otherkin feel they have a sympathetic connection, affinity, or some other form of relation with another animal or being. Traditionally these have been mythological in nature, beginning with fairy and fey folk, elves, and a few other European mythological archetypes. It then grew to including unicorns, gryphons, dragons, angelics, and demons. Therians identify with the non-human animal. They may be partial, as in those who regard themselves as having both human and non-human attributes, or complete, as in those who regard themselves as essentially non-human animals in human bodies. She's also bisexual and proudly stands for equality for all people on earth. She wishes to help all those that are suffering and give them some Joy.