Who knows about Therianthropy?

Question

Just a random question to see if anyone understands and knows about the topic of Therianthropy and what it entails. :)

The therianthropy that I'm talking about does not deal with the physically changing into animals, or the actions of animals...

Answer 1

Therianthropy is the deep association with an animal or animals either mentally, physically, and/or spiritually. Sometimes referred to as were-creatures.

Unlike Werewolf or were-creature myths, people who are therianthropes do not shape-shift... Actually, they have animalistic influences in their daily lives. Such influences can be summed up into different groups of "shifts" such as: Mental shifts which the person often takes on the mentality of the animal or animals they associate with [called a Theriotype]; Phantom shifts, which act just like phantom limbs [the feeling that a part is there when physically it is not], but does not require the part of the body to be amputated in order to happen; Dream shifts, which take part when the person is sleeping, he or she may dream of taking the form of their theriotype[s] whether in the actual animal's form, or a more humanized animal... These just name a few of the most common type of shifts.

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Answer 2

Sure. Therianthropy is people turning into animals. Like werewolves.

Answer 3

Anything barbarian doings and actions of animals..