Saturday, December 5, 2009

Dictionary for Therianthropy

What the hell are you? I'm a Therian. A feline therian, to be exact.

Here are terms and definitions you may hear me use in my blog. (These were not written by me, but by Strill). I hope that these open your mind to what I am.

Therianthrope: A person who is, feels, or believes he/she is in part or whole (non-physically) one or more non-human animals on an integral, personal level.

Therioside: The non-human animal(s) that a therianthrope identifies with.

Contherian: One who is constantly integrated with their therioside and does not shift.

Suntherian: One who is constantly integrated with their therioside; suntherians do not shift, but their therioside/human ratio varies.

Cladotherian: One who relates to a group of animals as opposed to a specific species. (eg: “Feline” as opposed to “Tiger”)

Mental shift: Shift wherein one’s mental outlook is changed to resemble that of one’s theriotype.

Phantom shift: Shift wherein “phantom” or non-existent limbs or body parts (eg: tail) are experienced.

Dream shift: Shifting in one’s dreams to one’s therioside.

Aura shift: If you believe in Auras, this means changing the shape of your aura to match that of your theriotype.

Cameo shift: A one-time shift to a species that isn’t one’s therioside(s).

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