Therianthropy (subculture)
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| − | '''Therianthropy''' (also mistakenly called '''werewolf''') is the belief that one shares a spiritual and/or mental connection with an animal. The most common appears to be the wolf, but therianthropy is associated with all known animals and, in some cases, mythological ones.
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| − | The term was used (created?) by a group of people on the [[Usenet]] group [[GoogleGroups:alt.horror.werewolves|alt.horror.werewolves]], where some people seemed to be serious in their claims to be part-animal.
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| − | "Shifting" is the belief one 'becomes' an animal during the following transformations. There are three kinds:
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| − | :M-Shift or "mental shift" where one sees the change happening in their mind; sometimes this occurs while one is dreaming or daydreaming.
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| − | :S-Shift or "spirit shift" where one feels their soul or spirit becoming more animalistic.
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| − | :P-Shift or "Physical shift"; most therians do not believe this to be possible. It is the shift which occurs in Hollywood movies, and is accomplished by the body physically changing into the animal.
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| − | Therianthropy should not be confused with [[Zoophilia]], as it is not a sexual attraction to animals, but more so that one feels a spiritual bond with them.
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| − | This is by no means a completely accurate definition, as therianthropy is not something that CAN be defined accurately. Its definition varies from person to person, and this is meant to be only a general view.
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Revision as of 19:19, 11 December 2009
