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*NEW MEMBERS INCLUDE YOUR SPECIES!

:bulletred::bulletred::bulletred: When you send a Join Request :bulletred::bulletred::bulletred:
YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR THERIOTYPE OR OTHERKIN SPECIES WITH YOUR REQUEST!

:star: Those who do not submit a theriotype and/or Otherkin species with their request you will not be accepted into the group!

:star: Also, please be specific and include your sub-species (Grey Wolf / Forest Dragon) if you have one. This prevents us here at #TheriansONdA from having to continuously ask questions and speeds up your membership process.


Why do I need to include this in my join request?

We list our members alphabetically by their species classification on our Member's Listing. This helps us at #TheriansONdA keep track of our members and allows members to better connect with one another.

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Hello everyone! :wave:

How is everyone doing? Good I hope.

This is a small, quick update again, because we all probably have things we need to be doing.

We have a new folder called Et Cetera. This is mostly for things that just don't quite fit into the other folder categories. This one won't be used all that much, and may be phased out later, but during this time I think it might be useful for you and me. So if you have something that you don't think fits in the other categories, submit it there.

Also, there's going to be a DevMeet in Seattle on March 23rd. Fellow member ~The-Real-Wolfe would like to know if you're going:
Who's going to the DA meet?Who's going to the DA meet? Let me know so I can seek you out. Especially you therians!

-Wolfe B.


So be sure to check that out if you live in the area and might be interested.




Anyways, thanks for being a member of #TheriansONdA!


If there's anything you'd like for us to do or change, just let us know.

Thank you!


~Onyx-Tigeress and *GekkouKitsune
(Administrators)




:bulletblack::bulletred: Welcome :bulletred::bulletblack:

#TheriansONdA  is a group here on :devart: for Therianthropes, or therians, (and Otherkin) of all shapes, sizes and species to come together and embrace their more wild side. We are a place to view art, share thoughts and opinions, contact fellow therians or simply chillax. Please feel free to kick off your shoes, take a seat, grab a glass of your favorite beverage and ultimately make yourselves at home!
Just be sure you wipe your paws off at the door! :)
Our group also welcomes one an all, unbiased to subjects such as religion which can be controversial in the therian/otherkin communities. We also encourage those new to the therian/otherkin community, and those who are shy or withdrawn about their therianthropy/otherkin-ness to feel completely comfortable joining as well.
We bark, squeak, cry and squawk here but never bite!


:bulletblack::bulletorange: What exactly is Therianthropy? :bulletorange::bulletblack:

Search Therianthropy on the internet and you can find over 22,000 different entries, all with their own definition of the word. Ask a group of Therianthropes and they might not even give you a cohesive answer to this question.
But simple terms, Therianthrope is a term used to describe a person who believes that either mentally or spiritually, part of themselves is not human but animal.
The animal or creature a therian identifies themselves with, called a theriotype, can range from an animal as small as a sparrow to a behemoth blue whale. Most therians are mammals and the most common theriotype is that of a wolf, which is said to account for over half of the online community. A therian may also have more than one theriotype and are considered by some to be "Poly-weres" or Polymorphs.
Therians often refers to themselves as "Weres" though not all therianthropes agree with the name. Some feel it implies a physical transformation, such as does the term Lycanthropy, which is often avoided as well.
Therianthropy is also not to be confused with Otherkin, which consist of mythological creatures and beings (such as fairies and gryphons) though the two are closely related.

More Information: [link], [link] [Written by our own ~SpiritEuipoi]
And [link] [Also owned by ~SpiritEuipoi] for Dragonkin and Casters. :D


:bulletblue::bulletyellow: Join us on social media! Tumblr! & Twitter! :bulletyellow::bulletblue:

If you'd like your artwork to not be broadcast on our Tumblr or Twitter accounts, just let us know and you will be put on an Exempt List.


:bulletblack::bulletgreen: Our Members :bulletgreen::bulletblack:

If you wish to join, please read below.
Everyone please wish our newest members a warm welcome!
And as always our all of our members are listed here.


:bulletblack::bulletblue: To Join :bulletblue::bulletblack:

Send in a request and, almost always, it will be approved. If sending in requests isn't your cup of tea drop a note or message and we'll send you an invite. Please note you must be a therian or otherkin to join. And be sure to include your theriotype or otherkin species {and sub-species if necessary} somewhere in your message as we list our members this way.

PLEASE NOTE...
Those who do not submit a theriotype and/or theriotypes with their request you will not be accepted into the group! You will be asked once for your theriotype and without a response within a week your request will be denied.

You may always submit another request afterwards but we need a theriotype to match to your username on our Members List. As, again, we list (and keep track of) our members by their theriotype. And, remember, if you're not exactly sure you want your theriotype out for public viewing our Members List is linked in our journal a part of our 'Blog' archives. We don't exactly flaunt our member's personal information.


:bulletblack::bulletpurple: Deviation Submissions and Favorites :bulletpurple::bulletblack:

There is no limit to the number of deviations a member can submit in a day.

We may eventually set a limit if our number of members grows exponentially but for the time being, no.
All that we ask is that the deviation be therian-related, including a human and/or animal.
It would also be helpful, yet not necessary, if members would submit there deviations to the proper categories.
Our categories are Photography, Digital Art, Traditional Art, Writing and Contest Entries.
If the category you wish to submit to please notify an administrator (either ~Onyx-Tigeress or *GekkouKitsune) and we will create the category for you.
Our favorites are also unlimited to the number suggested per person per day.
Again, the deviations must be in some way therian-related and sorting into the proper category would also be helpful.
Our favorites categories are Digital Art, Traditional Art, Photography, Symbols, and Stamps.
If you believe a category is missing from our listing, again, contact one of our administrators.
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:iconulimwenguthecheetah:
Samahani lakini kompyuta desturi basi mimi kuandika juu ya kujiunga na maombi hivyo yeah unaweza kukaribisha yangu na mimi ni duma :)

(I'm sorry but the computer wont let me write on join requests so yeah can you invite me and I am a cheetah :) )
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*GekkouKitsune Mar 18, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Will do.
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:icondisturbeddragon:
~disturbeddragon Mar 12, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Hey everyone, I'm going to post this on all my groups that involve therian and otherkin, but I was wondering if there are any of you who play Guild Wars 2? My husband :iconharushimo: and I have started a guild strictly for therians and otherkin (which has been around since the beginning of the game) and have been seeking those who'd like to gather together and make some new friends while playing the game. If you are interested, feel free to pm me either here or in game under my toon name of Kasumi Shadowseeker. If you want to know more about our guild, more info can be found here: [link] . Sorry for the long post, just thought it'd be nice to meet other otherkin/therians on the game or people who are mature enough to have an intelligent conversation. Thanks for reading and look forward to meeting anyone who is interested in game. n_n
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~FearFurr Feb 25, 2013   General Artist
Whats the difference in therians and otherkin? Are either pegan based, or can one believe entirely in other dimensions/psychology? If so then what's the deal with the elven star being such a big symbol? what does it mean?
Thanks!
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*Malintra-Shadowmoon Mar 9, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
I have to agree with Gekkou here. Therians are always in connection with animals. Otherkin can be said mythical or supernatural creatures but they are mostly connected with the elements. Unicorns with earth, elves can be connected with air and earth, gryphons are air, dragons are fire, angels are air, mermaids are water, salamanders are fire ... there are so many to mention.

I do not know the sign for therianthropy, but I know the seven-pointed elvenstar used in connection with otherkin but not with therians. It is not the same like the pagan star as this is pentacle and not seven-pointed. You can see it as a symbol of identification, like a logo or even something like self-labelling ;)

Therians and Otherkins can be of different religions and creeds. Me for example never felt Earth is my homeworld - which has nothing to do with belief.
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*GekkouKitsune Feb 27, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Therianthropes are animal based, whereas Otherkin are supernatural creature based.
I.E. Therians = wolf, fox, dolphin, lynx, crow, etc.

Otherkin = Unicorn, elves, gryphon, etc. Dragons too but they usually subclassify themselves as Dragonkin.

I'm not sure if it's based out of any belief, as there are many different people with different beliefs. (I happen to be a christian therian)

It sort of just came about from one person to the next talking about their experiences and how they related to each other, and after so many I guess they decided to come up with the terminology of Therianthropy :B I think Otherkin came about in the same way.

But I existed this way before knowing any terminology or belief, lol. I always knew I was different, and sort of canid, but I didn't know about therianthropy until about 6~7 years ago.


I don't know what you mean by elven star, the only "symbol" I know based around Therianthropy is the Theta Delta (I.E. this, as submitted by one of our members: [link]) but even then it's still unofficial.

Therianthropy is still a very personal thing, where it can mean something more or less to one person, and mean something a little bit different to someone else. There are definitely pagan therians & otherkin, but they don't account for all of them.
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~disturbeddragon Feb 22, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Any Therian/Otherkin here who play Guild Wars 2? Me and my husband are both otherkin and started a guild mainly for our kind a while back when the game released but when we tried asking in game, we didn't get any responses.
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~Pamuya-Blucat Feb 10, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
This is a copy paste from my comment on cunningfox's journal but I do want to know so this is for anyone to answer.
Can you tell me why exactly therians seem to hate furries so much? They seem exactly as misunderstood and misrepresented as the other so... Why all the hate?
"As with any group of people it has its 'extremists' who put the rest of them to shame and creates a stereotype."
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*GekkouKitsune Feb 11, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Mmm...

Despite running this large group, I haven't been an active member of the therian community for quite some time. However, I haven't seen much of this "hate" or "disagreement" in a long while.

I think part of it came from the way therians were just assumed furries or grouped with them by some people when they weren't, and/or some didn't like the way furries represented their animal. I don't think there's any one big reason that could speak for the community as a whole, as everyone is different and they have their own opinion.

With that being said, I don't have any problems with them, in fact I sort of enjoy them, and I know several therians who are also furries.

So like I said, I haven't seen any of the "hate" in a long time, personally. It probably does exist, but so does it in every sort of community for whatever reasons.


One person's opinion doesn't speak for everyone.
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:iconpawsthefolf:
I recently found out That I have a second Kin type which is a brown bear ^.^
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