i actually had an experience that i guess would fit the definition of a walk in
I have the soul of a coyote , I dont know if its a past like or just how I was born. arpund early 2024 I think I started to feel like I was recently killed , and I would get nightmares of past memories i had never had before. I would lash out like a scared coyote and couldn't explain these new emotions because I had learned how to mask those reactions and emotions before.
I looked inward and realized it felt like I had an additional soul , like I was housing another being. after about a month I just stopped feeling it. the unknown emotions and reactions stopped , the feeling of housing another being with my body stopped too. my experience is probably a one off thing that cant really be used as I already identified as a coyote on a spiritual level , and this soul walk in didnt change that , but I felt like id share my experience anyways !

Hello! Im currently making a therianthropy binder and have a question about one of the reasons why somebody may think their therianthropy may be spiritual. The cause im wondering about is a walk-in soul event.
Ive found out that walk-in souls are souls who choose to incarnate into an established body rather than a newborn infant. The original soul thay inhabited the body returns to the spirit realm. Sometimes the two souls can inhabit the same body during the transition period. Some people believe that the walk-in can be permanent or temporary, and that the original soul sometimes returns. Walk-in events cause a person to feel as if they're in the wrong time and place, in the wrong body, or maybe even on the wrong planet.

The question i have is: is this considered therianthropy?

Because I found an article titled "Are You a Therian?" by Strill that suggests that walk-ins aren't considered a part of Therianthropy because the soul is an outside source and that this is more like a possession. The possibility of a walk-in being temporary also disqualifies it from being Therianthropy, which is a permanent part of a person's identity.


Another cause I found is soul shattering.
What ive found about soul shattering is that unlike a soul which originally was multiple parts, soul shattering or splitting can occur while the soul is outside or inside of a physical vessel. This can occur because pieces of a soul need to learn or have certain experiences to continue their spiritual growth, or it could happen because of traumatic events. Sometimes, the soul pieces are not human, but when they join with parts of a human soul, it can result in a person identifying as a therianthrope.
I would like to know more about the soul shattering but can't seem to find more stuff about it.

Hey guys,

Just a small update: If you added your pin and are under 16 years of age, your pin may appear up to 15km away from where you placed it, for other users. This is obviously done for security, because some of you pups would probably not have heeded our warnings regarding not placing the exact location.

It should still be quite good enough for people to know if they live near you or not, without having your exact location.

LP,
Dusty

Thank you Dusty! I knew some users had an issue with the map but I didn't know it was broken. Maybe we'll see more Therians being added nearby to some of us soon!

And of course, thanks for giving us your spare time. TG appreciates what you do for us. *Pats wolf head*

Hey everyone,

So... Therian Guide forums have had a map feature since like... 2014. But I guess we never really mentioned it on the forums? So I thought I'd make a post now.

Here it is:
https://forums.therian-guide.com/usermap.php

It can also be accessed by clicking "Our Sanctuary" at the top and then "Therian Map".

To those of you who are accessing this page without being logged in, the user map is, for obvious reasons, only accessible to TG members.


Many of you will know that the map has not been functioning for a long time, but I finally got my act together and patched it up. I also added a few quality of life improvements, such as making it more compatible with mobile phones, and I added some descriptions onto the map itself, to clarify how it's used:

Quote:This is the Therian Guide user map. It shows the approximate location of our members, according to what they themselves entered.

To add yourself to the map, provide a city name or country name or similar into the "Your pin location" field below and click Lookup to find it. The form uses Google Maps, so whatever location Google Maps can find, should work here.

To remove your pin, simply enter nothing (or clear what's there) and click Lookup.

Remember to never share your exact location online!

So, as you can see I have also finally added the requested functionality to remove a pin. Simply change your pin location to blank and click Lookup and after you click OK your pin will vanish.

I realize a lot of this was long overdue, but please try to understand that I do the coding for this in my free time and I don't really have a lot of that.


If you have any further questions about the map, you can post them here onto this thread and I'll try to answer.

LP,
Dusty

Well, for example. The other day I was feeling lonely, but that emotion expressed in a more animalistic way. I didn't want a hug, I wanted someone to headbut and nuzzle, sort of rub my head and neck with, like some cats, big of small. But I was perfectly aware of myself and my human body. I certainly remember it. I am unsure wether that was a form of weak shift, or just a typical desire expressed in an animalistic way.

(2025-07-25 5:19)Mai Wrote:  How does someone know what is or isn't a shift? I guess where is the line between animalistic desires and a shift? With phantom shifts that's clear, but mental shifts seem a bit confusing.

To answer your question, i am unsure of that. I havent been able to remember what happened in the shifts. Mental shifts can be triggered by strong emotions like stress, extreme anger or saddness, or just randomly sometimes. There is a line between animalistic desires and a shift. That line is that shifts are mostly involuntary meaning they happen whenever or when someone is triggered. What do you mean by animalistic desires?
(This is just from my own experience, i dont know if im exactly right or not)

(2025-07-28 21:30)DreamyArisazu Wrote:  I can’t find the subforum. Is it only accessible to adults?

It is not. Stand-by, tech are checking it out!
Update: It should be fixed and accessible to all now, thankyou for letting us know!

- Fern

I can’t find the subforum. Is it only accessible to adults?

Hey TG!

We have heard your concerns that the previous Rule 24 was too stifling. While it was never intended to silence the experiences of systems, or to insinuate that it was something only adults could experience, we recognize that the wording of the rule left much to be desired.

As many of you who have been in the community know, the rule was initially passed with the intent of preventing arguments, protecting systems from invalidation, and keeping TG on topic, as well as preventing the spread of misinformation and abuse of accountability. While our hope to protect members remains the same, we've realized that the previous limitations were too harsh and made the forums less accessible to those whose experience of therianthropy directly related to their plurality.

Therefore, after discussion amongst the team and some very helpful feedback from members, we have made significant changes to the rule, alongside the creation of a new sub-forum specifically for the discussion of plural alterhuman experiences.

This sub-forum was made to support discussion around the alterhuman experiences of systems (such as those with DID and OSDD), as well as spiritual or metaphysical plurals (such as tulpas, inner animals, daemons, or similar, who may not have felt their experiences were covered elsewhere), whilst ensuring we can better moderate and promote discussion in a peaceful & thoughtful manner.

Our new Rule 24 is worded as such:
24. Discussions of plurality, DID, and other like conditions are to be kept to the following subforums: the plurality subforum, adult subforums, team spaces where the staff allows, or personal journals. Indicating who is speaking is permitted in all spaces. Our reasons for this rule can be found in Explaining the Community Rules of Conduct.

A new, enhanced explanation can also be found in the aforementioned link, which better explains what is permitted and why these rules came about.

This new sub-forum can be found under the Other Communities board, and is called Plurality & Other Identities.
Some guidelines for the sub-forum can be found in the pinned post here, so please give them a look. It is also now open to all members, so feel free to post there at your leisure!

We hope that these clarifications and additions can help systems to feel more welcome within the community, as they always have been, and encourage healthier discussions surrounding their alterhuman experiences. A special thanks to those who reached out personally with feedback & suggestions, and thankyou to the community for being patient with us while Staff found a way to implement these changes thoughtfully!

- TG Staff Team