Welcome to the Therian Guide
The Therian Guide is your leading source for exploring the therian community, understanding your theriotype, and answering questions for parents and people of all ages about therianthropy.
About the Therian Guide
Everything at the Therian Guide is designed to provide a safe space to learn more about your personal identity. We offer insightful resources, personal stories, and helpful guides so you and your family members can better understand this self-discovery journey. Whether you’re brand new to shifting or have been in the therian lifestyle for a while, we are your go-to source for learning, support, and engaging with fellow non-humans.
Inside our site, you’ll find a range of content from educational articles about therianthropy to in-depth guides on how to identify your therian identity.
A quick FYI for all the supportive family members out there – a therian identifies (spiritually or psychologically) as having a non-human connection with an animal. Such feelings are deep seated and show up as behaviors or instincts from the particular animal you’re most aligned with. This is known as your “theriotype” and can range from wolves to big cats to eagles, mythical creatures, reptiles, and more.
With so many people confusing therianthropy with all kinds of strange practices, the Therian Guide offers support and knowledge so everyone feels accepted.
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What is a Therian?
What is a therian? A therian is someone who identifies more with the animal world than as a human. It is celebrating a deep, personal identity as a non-human. Nothing is wrong with exploring this connection and celebrating your journey as the natural or mythical creature you feel most aligned with your mental and emotional well-being.
How to Make a Therian Journal You’ll Actually Use
Learning how to make a therian journal that feels personal to your journey is incredible. It gives you a safe to document therian shifts, research your theriotypes, draw, sketch, and anything else that empowers your personal non-human identity. You can make your journal from scratch or personalize one you buy online.
Where Does Therian Come From
Understanding where does therian come from is a great first step to helping find information about self-identity. The origin of therian is rooted way back in ancient history from a wide range of cultures that can be found in books, art, music, and other forms of self-expression. Therians become more popular after the 1990s Usenet newsgroups online.
Who We Are
Our founder, Therian Dad, started Therian Guide after trying to understand his 13-year-old daughter better. He took the time to contact other parents and therians while researching the larger online community. Instead of finding anything dangerous or confusing, he discovered a vibrant group of non-humans interested in quadrobics, making therian masks, and connecting with other therian packs.
Since then, Therian Dad has brought in other writers, therians, and parents from all over the globe to discuss what being a therian means, what resources should be available, and how to educate everyone on therianthropy.
With so many challenging things happening around the world, finding his daughter happy and enjoying this personal identity fuels many of the articles and guides you’ll find in this community.
If you have any questions for Therian Dad or want us to cover a specific topic in our many articles, don’t hesitate to contact The Therian Guide – we’ll respond when available.
Latest Therian Articles
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14 Cool Therian Things to Do for Fun
Therians can enjoy all kinds of fun activities to better connect with their theriotypes and non-human identities. From making cool therian masks to practicing quadrobics, this list of…
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What is a Therian Mask Used For?
Therians use A therian mask to visually express their connection to their theriotype, embodying the best of any non-human traits they wish. You can make therian masks from…
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Therian vs. Furry: What is the Big Difference?
Therian vs furry is an often searched for topic because there seems to be a lot of confusion about both communities. This article covers how they differ, what…
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What Do Therian Shifts Feel Like
Therian shifts are wonderful experiences where you may feel better connected to your animal’s inner identity. This bridges the world between your human and non-human side using things…
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What is a Therian?
What is a therian? A therian is someone who identifies more with the animal world than as a human. It is celebrating a deep, personal identity as a…
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Thank You For Visiting!
We appreciate all the visitors who come to learn more about what being a therian could mean and how to engage with the rest of the therianthrope community.
Please take the time to comment on any of our articles or send us a note about questions you may have or suggestions for new topics. The Therian Guide is committed to offering supportive, informative, and exciting information about the greater online therian community.
