Beholdian

Content Warning
This page mentions themes of horror, eyes, being watched or exposed, and scopophobia. Do not read if these are triggering topics to you.

 is a xenogender connection to eyes, tape recorders, being watched, and seeking knowledge or understanding or, a gender related to The Beholding / The Eye from The Magnus Archives.

The Eye represents the fear of being watched, exposed, followed, of having secrets known, but also the drive to know and understand, even if your discoveries might destroy you. It is often associated with books, libraries, security cameras, tape recorders, and figures that keep constant watch.

Etymology
The term is uses the prefix "Behold", in reference to the entity it is based off of.

Definitions

 * • A gender with a connection to eyes, tape recorders, being watched, and seeking knowledge or understanding; or, a gender related to the Beholding from The Magnus Archives.  - spiral-gender, 2021

History
Beholdian was coined by Tumblr user spiral-gender on December 29th, 2021 by the request of an anonymous user.