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Therianthropy
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.
The term was used (perhaps created) by a group of people on the
Usenet group
alt.horror.werewolves, where some
people seemed to be serious in their claims to be part-animal.
"Shifting" is the belief one 'becomes' an animal during the following
transformations. There are three kinds:
M-Shift or "mental shift" where one sees the change happening in
their mind; sometimes this occurs while one is dreaming or daydreaming.
S-Shift or "spirit shift" where one feels their soul or spirit
becoming more animalistic.
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.
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.
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.
(This entry in the BDSM Dictionary incorporates text from the
Therianthropy
.subculture. article in Wipipedia.)
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