{"id":295,"date":"2013-01-05T04:31:11","date_gmt":"2013-01-05T04:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.exunoplures.org\/main\/?page_id=295"},"modified":"2026-03-20T20:44:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T00:44:48","slug":"intro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.exunoplures.org\/main\/about-us\/intro\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Are We?: A Brief Introduction to Plures House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By various Pluresians, originally written in 2013 and significantly reworked in 2024 <\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exunoplures.org\/main\/about-us\/intro\/#Who_are_you_and_how_did_you_get_here\" title=\"Who are you and how did you get here?\">Who are you and how did you get here?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exunoplures.org\/main\/about-us\/intro\/#How_do_you_work_with_each_other\" title=\"How do you work with each other?\">How do you work with each other?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exunoplures.org\/main\/about-us\/intro\/#Do_you_have_a_system_government\" title=\"Do you have a system government?\">Do you have a system government?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exunoplures.org\/main\/about-us\/intro\/#What_are_you_like_as_individuals\" title=\"What are you like as individuals?\">What are you like as individuals?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exunoplures.org\/main\/about-us\/intro\/#Do_you_have_an_inner_world\" title=\"Do you have an inner world?\">Do you have an inner world?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_are_you_and_how_did_you_get_here\"><\/span>Who are you and how did you get here?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We are a plural (or multiple) system: a group of self-perceiving entities using a single brain. (We typically call ourselves \u201cheadmates\u201d or \u201cpeople,\u201d though. Never \u201cpersonalities,\u201d and only one of us is an alter.)<\/p>\n<p>These days, we consider our system a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.exunoplures.org\/main\/articles\/medicalisation\/mutual-emergent-association\/\">mutual emergent association<\/a>,\u201d or a healthy adaptive response to severe trauma and abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Having each other has allowed us to stay alive in a world that frequently wants us dead.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_work_with_each_other\"><\/span>How do you work with each other?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Headmates take turns participating in our daily life. Often, two or more people can be present at once, which is called <em>co-fronting<\/em> or <em>co-consciousness<\/em>. We communicate with each other using a variety of methods, including text files, paper notes, the Apple Notes app, and conversations within our headspace.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_you_have_a_system_government\"><\/span>Do you have a system government?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Yes. The six primary frontrunners hold veto power over our collective decisions, but they prefer to be collaborators rather than rulers. Vova is the head of the system and is the only one permitted to make major unilateral decisions.<\/p>\n<p>For major decisions, we take votes or hold system-wide discussions.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_you_like_as_individuals\"><\/span>What are you like as individuals?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like any group of people, we vary in our personal traits and interests. Some of us are optimistic and hopeful; others are cynical and sarcastic; others try to fight off pessimism. We are Jewish, but we have different interpretations of what or who God is. All of us lean to the political left, but the ways we interpret it are different.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re different people, and like any group of people, we will vary. But we do have some shared themes, including a passion for intellectual pursuits, an interest in art and writing, and a zeal for justice and equity.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_you_have_an_inner_world\"><\/span>Do you have an inner world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Yes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By various Pluresians, originally written in 2013 and significantly reworked in 2024 Who are you and how did you get here? We are a plural (or multiple) system: a group of self-perceiving entities using a single brain. (We typically call ourselves \u201cheadmates\u201d or \u201cpeople,\u201d though. Never \u201cpersonalities,\u201d and only one of us is an alter.) 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