celeste-iall

[celeste-iall]

therian culture is always doing that paw hand thing. for no reason

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[celeste-iall]

"Kill it with fire" —God about Satan, probably

[celeste-iall]

Stop demonizing lycanthropy to make therianthropy "sound better"

Stop demonizing a mental illness to make your identity feel "more valid"

STOP DEMONIZING LYCANTHROPY

We should be showing support to them.

I'm not a lycanthrope but I fully support those who are struggling with it 🫶

You guys aren't deserving of this demonization :(

[celeste-iall]

Tbh I believe that for most of us, being alterhuman isn't this crazy thing you think about daily... I'm sure that a good chunk of alterhumans don't notice/care about their identity, and don't even know that there's a word for it, because they simply associate themselves with a being and that's it?

I'm curious as to how many people just "see themselves as wolves" and never mention it to ANYONE

How many people grew up with cats and now feel as if they're part of the species themselves

How many people feel euphoria when horseback riding

Or when swimming

People that just say "yeah I really like dragons" and imagine themselves as one, feeling so beautifully connected to the idea

I believe there's a bunch of us out there who don't even know

[celeste-iall]

The Personification of theriotypes; A general discussion and small rant

The rise of popularity of therianthropy as a whole can be seen as a generally good or bad thing. There are many people discovering themselves due to this popularity, but there is a huge abundant of misinformation and uneducated folks.

Now, I'm not saying that being uneducated is necessarily a bad thing. We all start that way, and the only way to improve that is to put more educational sources out there. I don't believe in bashing folks for being uneducated if they are genuinely wanting to learn (now if you're spreading misinformation purposefully that's another story). And many of the "newer" community are well- let's face it- kids.

Kids tend to be very interesting creatures in and of themselves. While I myself am still young, there is most definitely a maturity gap within the community due to the amount of minors. Now this doesn't mean I think that minors should be excluded entirely from therianthropy, but I believe that there should be more educational sources for them. Kids tend to see one thing and RUN with it, lashing out at folks who will tell them they are wrong- kindly or otherwise. It's in the nature of any young creature to act with this boldness, and we can't fault them at that.

However one thing that is very popular within the therian community does tend to irk me, and that's the personification of theriptypes. I have seen more and more of this, and I think that it is an extreme misunderstanding of therianthropy.

Therianthropy is identifying as nonhuman, non-physically, involuntarily. YOU identify as this creature or animal. No one else does, no one part of your brain does, you as a WHOLE identify as this.

Far too often I will see people (mostly kids) treating their theriotypes as if they were fursonas and OCs. I do think that this can also be contributed by the large cross-over of furries and therians in the same community, but it does need to be correctly (nicely and appropriately). I see people naming their theriotypes, giving them full backstories, giving a design to them, etc. (while the design thing can be a completely different discussion (which I plan to do) I am mostly talking about the more extreme situations.).

This, to say gently, confuses me. A theriotype is not something that is separate from the individual. And if it is, then that is not therianthropy. Perhaps some other nonhuman identity, but not therianthropy. I do understand that therianthropy can be spiritual, and I myself have a spiritual theriotype, but even so, that is you. You are not a separate being from your identities and I think that gets glossed over a lot in the newer community.

Therianthropy is identifying RIGHT NOW, in THIS LIFE, as nonhuman. If someone has a non-human past life but does not identify as that non-human being right now, in this life? That is not therianthropy. Sure, it is a different form of alterhumanity, but it does not fall under the category of therianthropy. Which isn't a bad thing! Labels do not necessarily have to define you.

I believe a lot of this was lost in translation to the younger crowd. Like said, the furry and therian community have a large overlap (I'm also a furry!) and the two can have some mix-ups. I think people have taken a lot of the aspects of fursonas and related them to therianthropy- which is just inaccurate to the community as a whole.

While I for sure will write something on the topic, being a furry is just a hobby, while being a therian is a full identity. You, yourself, right now, are identifying as this non-human creature. I think this gets lost in translation with the fact that therianthropy is not a choice either, but that's also another topic.

While it doesn't seem to be as rampant in more mature spaces, I believe the personification of theriotypes has become largely popular, which paints therianthropy in the incorrect light as a whole. I think there are many things that pain therianthropy in an incorrect light, this just being one of them I wanted to focus on.

The way to combat this however is much simpler than many people think. It's simply just spreading education. Spreading correct and informational sources with kindness. I also believe that if a young child is doing no harm directly, it's fine to let them be. If a kid has a "Cat self" who has a different name they like to act like, and don't claim that you have to have these things to be a therian, let them have their fun. It's when someone directly spreads that misinformation is when they need to be corrected (nicely! Being rude and harsh to someone is just a good way to get them to have a negative view of the community.).

Education is one of the most important things in communities like the therian community, alongside understanding. Hopefully in the future there is an influx of that, and I hope to be there to see it.

[celeste-iall]

whenever i do quadrobics i get frustrated a lot more than i would like to admit. like why are my legs so long and weirdly bent and my arms so short and weak

[celeste-iall]

Cat who learned to be a human? Human who learned to be a cat? Human who picked up cat traits? Cat who picked up human traits?

Idfk, I just live here 🤷🏾‍♀️

[celeste-iall]

📢 A reminder to my fellow Therians 📢

- a mask does not make you a therian

- a tail does not make you a therian

- quadrobics does not make you a therian

- vocals don't make you a therian

- shifts don't make you a therian

You are a Therian.

Your experiences make you a Therian.

Don't let others tell you any different, whether you're Therian, alter human, nonhuman, or whichever label you use to define yourself.

You are you.

You are valid.

Stay wild. Stay feral. ❄️🐺🐾🌲

[celeste-iall]

Nothing fascinates me as much as people obviously following therian tags just to leave nasty comments on therian blogs. You just love making your own life miserable don’t you. :3!

My advice, don’t interact and just block/report them.

They very rarely are actual people but personas made by trolls but my point still stands.

[celeste-iall]

Therian PSA:

I’ve seen some people say that they are afraid to wear the Theta-Delta out in public or that some anti-therian people have recognized it or questioned it.

In America, if you are college age or older, you can explain your theta-delta as a collegiate Fraternity or Sorority symbol.

Fraternities and sororities are basically socially accepted cults in colleges that identify themselves with names of two to three Greek letters. Examples: Chi Omega (sorority), Delta Delta Delta (sorority), Sigma Alpha Epsilon (fraternity), Sigma Nu (fraternity).

Fraternities are for boys (or can be gender neutral or co-Ed in liberal universities depending on the fraternity) and sororities are for girls.

If someone questions your Theta-Delta and you are not comfortable telling them you are a therian, tell them that it’s the symbol of your sorority/fraternity called Theta Delta. They will say something like “oh I haven’t heard of that one?” And just tell them that it’s a small fraternity/sorority that was local to the area you went to school.

The people that would not be okay with therians are the same type of people that vibe with fraternities and sororities.

[celeste-iall]

I want lots of fur un my neck

[celeste-iall]

cat that's afraid of heights because i can climb up a tree fine but i'm just a little kitty stuck in a tree and can't remember how to get down

[celeste-iall]

I see so many posts that are so black and white on nonhuman and human. What about folks whose nonhumanity and humanity compliment each other? Complete each other? Live in harmony together? Humanity and nonhumanity intertwined like ice cream on a hot summer's day? The welcoming sound of rain after a drought? The clap of thunder after a warning strike of lightning?

Here's to the nonhumans who are also human!!

[celeste-iall]

Audhd therian culture is not knowing if an animal is your kintype or just a hyperfixation/special interest, and constantly doubting yourself as a result

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[celeste-iall]

Therian culture is always choosing to be the pet whenever you and your friends played house as children

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[celeste-iall]

Winged Therian culture is really liking swingsets as a kid (and now) because of those short split-second moments where it felt like you were flying

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[celeste-iall]

therian culture is... *DEEP INHALE* *sigh*

just go on, take a whiff. go outside and smell some nice fresh air. Isn't it nice?

Gosh, I love nature.

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