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)