Hello and welcome to Therian Nation.
I'm Ulfrvif.
This will be a question and answer video.
I asked members of the community to send in their questions through various social media
that includes Amino, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Youtube, and a
couple Therian forums.
So this question and answer video will answer general questions about Therianthropy, and
there will be a second video where I answer more personal questions about myself and my
own Therian experiences.
For this video, I will try to answer your questions in as much detail as possible.
I do have some notes with me that I will be referring to, so please bear with me.
You might see me look down from time to time just to check my notes and make sure I'm not
forgetting anything.
So let's get right into the video.
Tails - Can you be multiple types of therians?
The way this question is worded, it could mean two different things, so I will answer
it both ways I could interpret the question.
You may have meant to ask, "Can you be multiple theriosides (identify as more than one non-human
species)?"
The answer is yes.
This is known as being a Polytherian.
This question could also refer to the level of integration, being a standard Therian,
Suntherian, Vacillant Therian, or Contherian.
And then also being either Cladotherian, and/or Polytherian.
The first four refer to levels of integration or the merging of the humanside and animal
sides of oneself.
It's possible to be any one level of integration.
Or maybe you could even be something in between, but generally people one of those that are
closest to their experience And then you could be a Cladotherian (which is identifying not
as a distinct species but the general family or genus in the scientific classification
system).
Then you could also still be a polytherian.
_fledgekatsune - I know that physical shifting is impossible, but could you talk about your
opinios on it?
Lots of people in the therianthropy community are still hugely confused and it'd be nice
to shed some light on the very controversial subject.
I think this question could take an entire video of its own to answer completely.
There have been many other members of the community who have written good responses
about physic shifting and how it's impossible.
I will refer you to Lupa's writing.
It's called "Why Physical Shapeshifting is Bullocks" and I will provide a link to that
under the video or transcript.
A lot of Therians wish we could shapeshift, and we enjoy imagining what that would be
like or daydream about it.
We might ask each other, "If you could change for a day, would you?"
However, that's not the same as believing it's possible or claiming the ability without
any proof.
loneikran - What are your opinions on non-Earthly animal-identified people being allowed to
call themselves 'therians'?
The term theriomythic has been in use since 2010.
The term weremythic appears in Alt.horror.werewolves in 1996.
The community has really always had individuals of non-earthly animal identities who interacted
with the community and I don't see anything wrong with that.
Some people just feel more comfortable sharing their experiences with Therians, and they
feel more at home in our community.
And I think that's perfectly fine.
aestherians - "What's your opinion on people constantly proposing new terms (such as alterhuman,
cameotype, and in the fictionkin community subkin/subtype)?
Nice that people are creating new language or needless word salad?
"A subtype is a proposed term for a fictional kintype's kintype.
Say, if you were Harry Potter-kin an remember being a deer therian, but you don't presently
identify as a deer.
In that case a deer would be your 'subkin' (as the coiner of the word said, though I
prefer to call it subtype).
In this case I don't know if subkin is a useful term.
Being Therian or Otherkin is about presently feeling something that you attribute to being
nonhuman.
Or experiencing something that you think is outside of the normal range of human experiences
that makes you feel nonhuman.
If you don't presently identify as that then it's not really related in any way.
And I don't think there needs to be a term for it.
I think alter-human is a good term, and I've seen lots of people use it.
My other thoughts on this are that, even if it's a good term, because there are so many
varied social media platforms now, I worry that it doesn't get spread around and used
as much as it should.
In some cases if a term isn't good or isn't useful, all these multiple social media plateforms
could be a good thing.
But it really depends on if a lot of people find it useful.
But just one person making a term to use for themselves could be confusing when other people
try to talk to them about their experiences.
A lot of terms are being created that are very similar to terms we already have, so
they are not really useful.
I think we have people doing that because are going to get some online fame or attention.
So I think it's best to find a term that we already have that fits your experiences if
that's possible.
Sunrise the Maned Wolf - Hi, I have been having phantom and mental shifts of a theriotype
I didn't know I had before.
Could this be a cameo shift or could this be another theriotype that I have yet to discover?
I have also seen the animal that I have had the shifts about in my meditations.
First of all, if you don't know if you are having cameo shift of if it's actually a theriotype,
I wouldn't call it a theriotype yet.
Second, meditation is not for the purpose of finding theriotypes and we really shouldn't
be having any images or visions during meditation.
Meditation is for the purpose of actually calming the mind and quieting the mind.
If you are seeing visions and images then that's just your mind actually being busy,
and you are not actually accomplishing the purpose of meditation.
But to answer whether or not these are cameo shifts or shift of a new therioside, that's
really up to you to figure out.
Finding another therioside or identifying a second therioside is not any different from
identifying your first therioside.
Research is important.
Maybe keep a journal.
Keep track of your experiences.
Be mindful of how you're feeling.
I'm going to have some videos coming out soon about meditation that will hopefully explain
that more.
So look for those.
Cookie Faith - Hi, I'm new to being a therian.
I don't really know what do with research and stuff.
I just took a bunch of quizzes.
I had fox, and I looked at the results, and human was there to.
I'm still trying to take more quizzes to find advice because I don't know what to do.
Can you help me find my therian type?
First of all, quizzes are not a good way to find a theroiside.
Quizzes are not in any way personal or unique to you.
They are in no way connected to your subconscious or your inner self.
Quizzes are just for entertainment and fun.
I wouldn't but any value into the results that you get from them.
Remember that Therians and Otherkin are still physically human.
Therianthrope, if you break down the meaning of the base words, actually means animal human.
Our experiences are both.
Really I think you should ask yourself if you have experienced any Therianthropic shifts,
have you felt nonhuman first, before hearing about or finding the community online.
That can really help you make that decision.
It's important to examine your own mindset and your behaviors and maybe attribute something
to being nonhuman.
Is your mindset or instincts outside of what might be considered normal for a human being?
You can ask yourself if behaviors or things you experience can be attributed to only an
animal?
Can they be attributed to humans and animals?
Or is it only something that a human would do?
It's really up to you to examine your own experiences.
This is self-examination, introspection, mindfulness.
I would suggest that you also keep a journal if that's possible.
It's really up to you to make that decision based on everything that you know about yourself
and about Therianthropy.
I would start with learning the basics of Therianthropy if you don't know what the shifts
are or any terms that are used in the community/ It's really important to know some of that
first as well.
So I would start there.
The Weird Place - If you know you have at least one Theriotype but repeatedly have phantom
shifts with different limbs than that Theriotype but are unsure what that Theriotype is would
you be considered a Polytherian?
And how could I find out what this Theriotype I'm experiencing phantom shifts from is?
I'm thinking it could possibly be a Pegasus, but I'm unsure.
I think I might have said this for one of the earlier questions, but finding a second
therioside is not a different method from figuring out the first therioside.
You could be experiencing cameo shifts.
We're not really sure why we experience cameo shifts.
Humans are pretty empathetic creatures.
Maybe you have been around horses recently.
Or horses and birds.
Maybe you are just feeling horse-like right now, temporarily.
Human also just experience a lot of random body phenomena that we're not sure about.
So we don't even necessarily have to attribute some of these things to Therianthropy at all.
Yes, you could be a polytherian too.
It's really up to you to make that decision.
Again, I recommend keeping a journal since these are happening repeatedly and have happened
for awhile.
I do know of some Therians who had cameo shifts for years.
But they still didn't consider that animal to be part of their identity.
You can keep that in mind as well.
Next, I had a couple people ask me about Therian packs and how Therian packs work.
First, I will tell you my personal experiences of packs.
I don't have any since after my awakening.
My only experience with a pack, if you could even call it that, probably not, is just pretending
to be animals with my friends way way back in elementary school.
Sometimes we pretended to be dogs, horses, and other animals.
Sometimes we play-fighted.
But we had very little knowledge of real animal behavior, and we were just kids having fun.
I also want to note that I'm not in touch with those people any longer.
However, I'm fairly certain that they are only human-identified and don't identify as
anything else.
Just because you and your friends have a Therian pack and you're pretending to be animals right
now and you're young doesn't mean that all of your friends will keep that label or identity
when they get older.
So don't be upset with your friends if later they say, "I'm not that thing."
Everybody has their own path through life and their own experiences.
I feel like most Therian packs and human groups are nothing like real wolf packs or groups
of wild animals such as elephants, orcas, horses, or flocks of birds.
In the Therian community, one big difference, is that Therian packs are formed by some of
the youngest members of the community.
Real animal packs and groups are lead by middle-aged or the oldest individuals.
The oldest individuals usually lead in the wild because they actually have the most life
experience and the most knowledge of where to find food, water, and other resources.
They might also have the greatest knowledge of migration routes.
In the Therian community when it's the youngest members who are creating these packs they
might not have very much knowledge of life experience or Therianthropy.
I think the focus on being in packs is much greater than it should be because a lot misinformation
or no information about Therianthropy is being shared with everyone.
This can be causing incorrect information to be spread or no information at all.
I think this is contributing to the meaning of Therianthropy being lost perhaps.
In real wolf packs it's usually middle-aged or older individuals who are leading the pack.
It's because they have more experience with hunting.
Usually they have hunting methods or techniques that keep them from being injured.
That means hunts are more successful, there are fewer injuries.
The pack is healthier that way.
Usually elder members take care of the puppies at the rendezvous site.
But I don't think roles or ranks are really set in stone as much as we think they are.
The concept of an alpha has been debunked by the very scientists who hypothesized it.
I will try to find some links to that.
There are a couple write-ups and videos about "the alpha" being debunked.
To be a good leader of a Therian group I think you actually need to have some knowledge of
Modern Therianthropy and what this identity means to people.
If you know that it's strictly for roleplay and you aren't actually identifying as nonhuman,
then just call it roleplay.
When you are sharing information about Therianthorpy to your friends don't tell them that you're
the only source of information.
You actually need to let them be free to research on their own, go outside of the group for
advice from others, because these groups are actually really isolating in a way.
So you need to let people be curious and explore other options.
The people in your group need to be able to research and figure out things on their own.
A good leader is one who is honest with themselves.
They are open and transparent about what they expect from themselves and they are also open
and transparent about they expect of the group.
Use diplomacy during all arguments.
Make sure you get both sides of the argument or both view points.
Don't play favourites with anyone, and you want to treat everyone equally.
A good leader is a role-model of behavior.
I think most Therian packs are of people who are still of school-age.
Maybe being a good role-model means that you keep your grades up and you help everyone
in your group study and keep their grades up.
Maybe you show them that you can get all of your chores done that your family has asked
you to, and maybe you can help them get their chores done if you need to.
Leadership is service, volunteerism, and sacrifice.
You want to have a genuine connection to the people in your group and show them that you
genuinely care about them.
It's going to take time to be with them, time to help them.
It can also be mentally and emotionally draining sometimes to be the person that everyone leans
on, so make sure that you are capable of doing that and putting yourself second if you're
going to be a leader.
People should look up to your for positive reasons not because they are afraid of you.
Or you're all like, "I'm going to jump on your if you don't follow me."
People shouldn't be worshipping you or anything like that.
If people have ranks or roles in the pack or group then they should be doing it willingly
and not because you are threatening them.
There should be no monetary value given to the leader or services performed only for
the leader's sake.
All tasks should be performed for the betterment of everyone.
As for Therian packs fighting...Real wolf packs only fight because they might need more
territory for more food or resources.
Wolves fighting is a life or death situation.
Therian packs usually have a "territory" in a public park or a public area.
To be honest, there is no reason at all for Therian packs to be fighting.
You should all be kind, nice, and civil to each other and get along and share the space.
You can play-fight for fun if you want to.
In a way, it could be good exercise.
But fights should not be serious for any reason.
Be civil to each other.
Be helpful to each other.
Because fighting for "territory" in Therian packs is kind of childish.
I hope that gives you a better idea of real packs and how to be a good leader in a Therian
group.
If you have any further questions you can let me know.
I will try to answer them.
Leah The Therian - Why is there so many canine Therians???
This question has probably been asked and answers a few hundred times by now in the
history of the community by now.
It would take a whole other video to go over all the hypotheses behind it.
Maybe I will make another video about that in the future.
But so many people have hypothesized about it and written about it, and there are other
videos about it on Youtube about it.
I think just doing a little bit of research will lead you to some answers, but I'm also
going to link down to a writing by Elinox titled, "Why so Many Wolves?".
You can start there.
I really wish people would take some time to search for answers that are already out
there about this questions, because I feel like we are just beating a dead horse.
nyx - Do you believe in things such as plantetkin, alienkin, and like me, zombiekin?
I am a psychological therian and I believe the human mind can form bonds with thing from
the past and future, and my zombie is from the future.
is this plausibel to you?
I definitely believe that plantkin are possible.
Plants are living things.
There is scientific evidence about how plants communicate with each other in a way. and
I know of a couple plantkin who have been in the community for quite some time.
Wereplant is a term that was being used in Alt.horror.werewolves in the early 1990's.
We've also had other terms used such as greenkin and phytanthrope.
I think there is a large universe out there, and there is a good possibility of life on
other planets and places.
I think alienkin is a possibility.
I think Therianthropy and Otherkinity is an exploration or all these different possibilities
and that's perfectly okay to outside the norm of what we consider a normal human identity.
Nothing has been proven or disproved about what we believe at this point.
However, it is important to remember that we are still physically human in this life.
Our beliefs should not be used as escapism or to try to avoid function in human society.
People such as intelligent aliens, and divinekin and angels and demons should not use that
belief to be superior or act greater than everyone else because we are still human.
The concept of identifying as a zombie because that's your future self does honestly seem
a little strange to me.
And here's why.
Usually the concept of a future self is one that's transcendent or a higher self.
Sometimes people believe that they can connect to this higher self who is more like a Guardian
to have some insight on how to improve their current life.
There's not really much detail about your hypothesis for being a zombie in the future.
Just remember that to identify as Otherkin you actually need to have something that's
affecting your current experiences in this current life.
Other than that, I don't think any of us should be throwing stones in a glass house because
all of us have unique beliefs and unique experiences that pertain to Therianthropy and Otherkinity.
Dragon Runes - What's the first thing a therian/otherkin should know when starting a youtube channel
around their identity?
You need to be okay with receiving criticism about your beliefs or questions about your
beliefs.
You need to be okay with receiving criticism about the quality of the videos and the quality
of the information that you present.
You are likely to have your content taken and put into cringe compilations.
There is always that concern.
You may also receive trolling or hateful comments from antikin or just people who choose to
be ignorant and closed-minded.
My suggestion for those is to just ignore them, and it's best to delete them instead
of interact with them.
That concludes all of the general questions that I had about Therianthropy.
There will be a second video where I answer questions related to my more personal experiences
of being a Therian.
See you next time.
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