Welcome!!

Welcome to Therian Spirit. This website explores the concept of animal identities from a spiritual perspective.

Since you are here, you probably know what “therianthropy” is. That word combines two Greek roots: therion, meaning animal, and anthropos, meaning human, for a word implying an animal in human form.

Therians identify as a nonhuman animal (such as a wolf, badger, deer, coyote, or dog) on some intrinsic level. This will, of course, mean something slightly different to each therian. I (and plenty of other therians) consider this to have a spiritual dimension, making the term “spiritual therian” appropriate.

This site’s material was written (primarily) between 2017 and 2020 by a lone mustelid therian. It focuses on that spiritual perspective on therianthropy. Some therians see things differently, of course, and I have no problem with that.

Not every spiritual therian will agree with everything I have to say here, and that’s quite alright, too. I could be wrong, or we both might be. I’m also open to corrections and conversations.

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you find some of the material here worth reading!

Table of Contents

This is the site’s main table of contents, where you’ll find links to every page and section currently available—plus a few that are still in the works (marked with low contrast and with the ∅ symbol). While this isn’t an exhaustive look at my plans for the site, it does offer a glimpse into what I’ve already published and what’s coming soon. For a detailed look at site progress, check out the updates page. Think of this as a directory of both existing content and upcoming articles or sections. Today, on April 15th, 2025, I find myself staring at a lot of marked-out links yet to be uploaded. This site will be a process...

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• Introduction
• Concept
  • What is spiritual therianthropy?
  • Therian vs. Otherkin?
  • What is an Alterhuman?
  • Glossary
  • Frequent Wonderings
• History
  • Earlier Historical Concepts
  • First Therian Communities
  • 21st Century Therians
• For Therians
  • Awakening
  • Therian Life
    • The Yearning
    • Shifting
    • Occults
  • Fun Stuff
• Community
  • For concerned humans...?
  • Communication
  • Being Safe
• Site Info
  • Updates
  • About Site
  • Links

Thanks for visiting this (terribly unfinished) website, and I hope you find something of value in it. Please check back for more, as I plan to slowly post the above content over time, and then some. As I said, everything here is the work of me, a single mustelid therian. If you're a therian yourself and would like to help, comment, interact, or anything of that sort, feel free to visit this page for contact information and then some...

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