alien  (from  greek  "something  or  the 
 other")  -  an entity far enough removed 
 from  you  that  you  do  not  recognize 
             yourself in it...            
                                          
 (this  is not true  by the way  - you'll 
     always recognize yourself in it)     
                                          
                          
                                          
 an  illusion or conspiracy to remove you 
 from yourself...  on  the other  hand, i 
 very  surely  am  the  outside peeking 
                   in...                  
                                          
 a   novice  at  lizardry  maybe.  but  a 
           lizard nonetheless.            
                                          
                                    
                                          
 you can percieve  yourself (the  entity) 
 as  a generalized member of your speices 
            (if you have one)