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eyysince there doesn't seem to be an official flag I decided to make one! I did find one but the symbol isn't correct lol
so here I kinda made it have some serious meaning?
the therian symbol is the combination of 2 greek letters
the theta and delta symbols
the circle represents equality where a triangle represents change
also therianthropy is originally called "therios" which is greek
as for the color orange represents change where brown is associated with nature
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I thought the symbol thought you where half or you are a animal.
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no its a spiritual belief
nobody can actually be part animal
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ahh I must find out more to understand therians
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well if you ever have any questions feel free to ask me lol
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oof sorry for the late reply
its when you believe that you have the soul of an animal
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It's a belief system.
It works just like any other belief?
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You're trying to educate people while you yourself seem a bit misinformed. Let me help.
Firstly; Spiritual therians (those who believe they have the soul of an animal, for example) are only one part of the community.
You're totally leaving out psychological therians. Not all of us believe in souls/reincarnation. And no, reincarnation is not the definition of therianthropy. It was never about reincarnation.
This is the basic, established definition:
"Therians (short for therianthropes) are people who identify as nonhuman animals on an internal, integral level."
Therianthropy (not therianism) isn't really a belief system. It could be described as an ontological phenomenon (described as such by tumblr user aestherians, which is very fitting). First and foremost, it's an identity.
Therian wiki explains it more detailed and is a basic resource for terms: therian.wikia.com/wiki/Therian…
As you were also unsure about the history and age of the modern community, here's a short but nice timeline: www.theriantimeline.com/theria…
Though, humans identifying as other animals have probably been around since thousands of years. You can also read about that on theriantimeline.
Here's some other educated resources:
werelibrary.com/
therian.wikia.com/wiki/Therian…
project-shift.net/
www.youtube.com/channel/UCYbjR…
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You've misinterpreted me on a few things.
and I said alot of the same things you just did? Yes I am fully aware that therians are people who believe they have the soul of an animal or identify as one in some way but I think
maybe you should also take into consideration that there are many ways to believe in this stuff. some people believe in reincarnation and others dont
I never said it was the only way nor did i say it was the ONLY definition. and if I left anything out its because the person simply didn't ask or it just didn't cross my mind to state
every single little fact about therians. I haven't forgotten about them or anything don't worry lol
also I typed this a while ago I know already know its called therianthropy but thanks anyway.
also I'm pretty sure I mentioned its a relatively new concept to our society but I also mentioned there are other beliefs in the world that have the same concept that date
back thousands of years.
please do not talk to me like I'm clueless as I am not I do appreciate the links and thought but idk it feels like you think I don't know anything when I do lol I'm not trying to sound mean with this at all btw
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Neither do I try to come off as mean. I simply wanted to correct you. Don't take any of it as a personal attack, by any means.
You got me wrong there as well, I'm afraid. See, the issue is you answering "It's a spiritual belief. It's when you believe that you have the soul of an animal." to someone asking what therianthropy is. That answer is simply wrong. As with all words and concepts, therianthropy has an established definition. Not multiple. You can't simply bend that definition to something it is not. You don't have to name every bit of therian history to give the correct definition.
Yes, I'm aware therians identify as such because of different reasons, not just one. I wrote that in my initial comment. But that won't change the definition of the phenomenon.
Maybe you didn't consider it at the time or you didn't know any better. That's fine, no worries. Correct terminology can be difficult, but it's still important. It prevents misconceptions and misunderstandings. Every greymuzzle will tell you the same.
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again I never said anything I said about it was set in stone and
like even you pointed out there are multiple ways. I never
said my interpretation of it was the exact and only definition.
and my bad for forgetting the other part
but it is ok for me to say it is a spiritual belief because for a huge chunk of therians it is.
Again I'll admit my bad for simply forgetting
to mention the other part but it is still a spiritual belief for many people.
I'm not bending the definition I'm just using the one I'm apart of as an example because its the
side I best know.
also quick question. I've been connected to animals for at the least ten years but I only recently knew
it was therianthropy. does that mean I'm a new therian or an older one???
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Yes, but there still is an established, correct definition. That's true, you never said that, but you also didn't say that there were other ways people can identify as therian. You exluded a huge part of the community and gave a flawed definition. I don't want to demean you, I simply want to let you know.
As said, therianthropy itself is *not* a spiritual belief. Some people, like you, may connect it to their spiritual beliefs (e.g. explain it through having a nonhuman soul), but by itself, therianthropy is an *identity*. The established definition has been coined in a way that includes all types of therians, be it spiritual, psychological, neurological, etc. Regardless of what makes you think you're nonhuman inside, it's the same.
And I'd say that'd make you new to the community/therianthropy. The word "greymuzzle" is widely used to describe a member of the therian community that has collected a lot of knowledge and experiences regarding the community/therianthropy over many years. I wouldn't call myself one, but I've been active in the larger forums (where most of us are) for around 5 years now. I'm still learning new things as well, though. That's the fun thing about it.
Btw, you're a ferret therian? That's pretty interesting, I don't see many mustelids around.
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earlier I said that there are many ways to be a therian though. I did say that there are other ways lol.
I just looked back and seen my response by saying "its a spiritual belief" so that's my bad but also
please look at my fifth response to the other person. I gave a few examples along with "there are so
many ways to be a therian that (my spiritual example) is just one part" I acknowledged that the spiritual sides are only part of it
and even stated so. granted I could have been more specific but I did say it.
and yeea lol it kinda sucks considering theres more wolves and deer and such than anything.
like why aren't people choosing less popular animals or more oddly specific ones like the
Baltimore oriole, an ant eater or sloth lol or heck even extinct animals like I never see
any dinosaurs or saber tooth tigers its so weird.
not to mention people always stick with the same breeds of wolf too. grey, timber and dire XD like
boi did you forget abt the Aardwolf- my little insectivore <3
I have nothing against wolf therians btw- I just find it strange how they take up the vast majority of the community lol
kinda sucks bc I have a hard time finding other ferrets Q-Q
what kind are you? ;o;
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Aah that's true but no one chooses their theriotype, after all. I'm just another stinky ol' wolf therian, haha. There were times when I wished I was something more "rare", but I'm not complaining. I am what I am, after all. I'm also alienkin and spotted hyenahearted, though! Aardwolves aren't canids, but I get why you like those little guys!
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aardwolves from what I understand are more apart of the hyenas family but what i read it
said maned jackal so I assumed it was also more canid XD eh oh well
(not saying you arent one) but I think there is no way there are so many real wolf therians
especially all being the same breeds. like idk it just seems unrealistic to me. It makes some
since that like we as humans would feel more connected to them givin we practically evolved together
but idk I think it makes more since that there would be alot of other things out there like a mongoose or
a duck or something.
and omg alien kin yesss I speculate I might be apart of that but I can't say for sure nor have I ever really been
able to find out.
the only real evidence I've had of my types is through dreams. which is weird bc the ones that pop up I don't feel connected to lol
nor do I really understand them. Do you have dreams abt it too?
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There's some theories on why there's so many wolf therians. Sadly, there's a lot of wolfaboos, too. People who are obsessed with wolves and jump to the conclusion they must be a wolf therian. Though they might give us a bad name, I'm content with my identity. Most wolf subspecies share the same behaviours and traits, so it's very hard to pinpoint it. I think I'm closest to the yukon wolf, though.
Well, feel free to share your experiences regarding that! It's always nice to meet other extraterrestrials (or potential ones , heh). Maybe I can help a bit !
Yes, I do have dreams in which I am in the body of my theriotype, but I know that dreams are very unreliable and mostly just the brain processing information. Not saying there's not a bit of truth in them. I just always felt nonhuman, since I can remember. Being human just felt odd and wrong to me and canine behaviour was more natural to me. I discovered my types through shifts, aimed meditation, researching and connecting behaviour and intuition, I guess.
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yea I see alot of the wolfaboos ;~;
and I can understand that. heck I have a hard
enough time finding what I am let alone a specific type lol
yukons are cool! floof
tbh I have no idea how to explain it nor do I have evidence its
just a weird feeling I have. I'm gonna try to look more into it through dreams though.
if your looking to meet another extraterrestrial I can introduce you to a friend of mine who is kin with that sort of stuff ^^
I can't meditate properly oof. Dreams in my experience are pretty accurate but then again I've
been studying and working with them for years. Its about how connected you are to your subconscious and
knowing how to use it. for me I get as close as I can to meditation before I fall asleep and repeatedly ask 1 clear question
and my dream will answer it. I asked myself my biggest fear and that night it shown me. (as a test)
I asked a question about what I was or am in terms of being a therian and that night I had a dream I was visited by two twin snow
leopards. why them I have no idea and why two lol. I trust my subconscious enough anyway but I have looked into other methods.
because you are right a lot of times it is processing info. it can be hard to distinguish the info your trying to get between that.
I also did alot of research on behavior as a side thing.
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They're really annoying, yea. And usually unpleasant as well, when you try to correct them on misinformation or help them. :/
It was pretty clear to me what I was, but I've looked into similar species to be sure.
And thank you!~
Are they alienkin? I only know a few personally so far.
As with most things, it's a question of practice. I can't always do it either due to lots of stress.
I guess being able to manipulate and control your dreams could certainly help. I want to practice lucid dreaming sometime to access/relive memories better and perhaps cope with dysphoria as well.
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oof
and I believe so periheli0n.deviantart.com/ <--- its this person
and yee dreams can be rlly helpful with alot of things. I hope to better master them in the future
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No story or history? I was told that wiki doesn't have all the answers
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its when you just believe you have the soul of an animal.
I don't believe there is an overly complex history considering it didn't become super popular until recently but I could be very wrong on it too. I do believe there is some origins of it in reincarnation which is basically the very definition of therianism but there are so many ways to be a therian that its only just one part.
you could be born a human/never reincarnated and just have an animal soul or perhaps your soul is fused with another animal soul. You could be an animal and die and become a human (the most common theory is that one)
my personal belief is that the soul has no shape, much like water it can take any form. if you place it in a cup it may take the shape of that cup but that does not make the water a cup, the water is still just water much like a soul is just soul human body or not.
this also connects to phantom limbs
phantom limbs are a common occurrence among war amputees. I'm not sure why therians have phantom limbs because these normally only occur when you have lost a real limb on your body. this can be an arm or a leg or anything. basically its no longer there but you can still feel it and move it like any other limb on your body. you just can't pick anything up with it. its literally a ghost limb. well anyway some therians can feel tails or wings or ears or whatever extra appendage that humans normally don't have as if they really did have it at one point and simply lost it.
for me my view on it is your soul is trying to take that shape it wants to be. so it may be in your human body but it forms extra things like a tail because its movable and wants to be something else.
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Do they eat meat? Like some believe they could be pandas and yet they eat meat same with the horses. Shouldn't the animal soul know what looks good? Why would it eat meat but eat grass in the other life?
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you have a human body and a human brain.
human bodies tend to want meat because that's what were evolved for.
some follow a strict diet and some don't. some like me might eat a food the animal would eat from time to time
just to feel closer.
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if you believe you can become a animal in a second life how can you prove that you will become the animal? Simply basing it on personality, behavior, food favs, "You just feel connected to them"?
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Wha? no it's more so you believe you have the soul of one right now or
have been one in the past. you can't just predict the future lol
but generally people find out what they were or are through meditation, dreams.
phantom limbs or in many cases yes feeling connections and behavior/personality and even foods.
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Very interesting on how humans think
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I agree
humans fascinate me XD
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