I think I remember you mentioning this theory in one of your videos so it has definitely informed my own. One of the theories I have about my therianthropy is quite similar to yours.

I believe that my soul is living a life as a service dog and a life as a human collage student (this life) both of which are taking place in different universes or dimensions. (I may also be living a life as a mother wolf too but I haven’t confirmed that yet). I experience shifts and “memories” because, while I am the part of my soul that is living a human life, I am deeply connected to the part of my soul living a dog life (because it is also me). Because of the relativity of time, my human and dog life started at the same time and will end at the same time. When I die, my soul will be made whole again and I will have gained the lessons, knowledge, and growth from those two lives.

I don’t think there are infinite versions of me because, in this context, I define “me” as my soul. I only believe my soul has been split into my life and my theriotypes’ life/lives. I’m not even sure if “split” is the right word though because it feels like my whole soul if living a human life and my whole soul is living a dog life. Idk if that makes sense and I could just making up spiritual fan fiction but that’s what I believe right now. :3

I do agree there is no one way to explain therianthropy. my reason would be a mix is me be neurodivergent and acting like an animal also not fitting in anywhere. I do think I was born a fox therian and the rest of my kintypes came later. I have never felt human so why would I say I am? for me it has nothing to do with Spiritual anything because thats not a thing I believe in. that's not to say those who are arent valid (they are valid 100%). my other theriotypes came from imprinting and the way I act and think. that's my take

My therianthropy developed over my life. While I think I’ve always been a dog at some level, I didn’t identify as a dog when I was younger. I related to them and had certain canine-like traits (chewing, denning, collars/leashes/kennels bringing comfort), but I didn’t think “I’m a dog” in my brain. It wasn’t until high school that I began to really feel like a dog and have obvious canine traits (barking, growling, territorial and protective).

I have two theories to why this identity developed. One is spiritual and one is psychological.

1. I think my therianthropy could come from another live I did live or am currently living as a dog. I think I may have had a past life as a dog (I like to believe I was a service dog) or my soul is living both her life as a human in this dimension and a life as a (service) dog in a different dimension. I feel like I was/am a service dog for a girl. Idk what I do for her but I know it’s important and that I love her. I don’t miss her or my dog life per se, they just feel distant. This makes me lean towards the different dimension theory because it’s hard to miss something you are currently experiencing. Idk tho. I like the idea of reincarnation and my soul living different lives because what better way is there to learn and grow? :3

2. Another explanation of my therianthropy is that it developed as I began to feel more and more different from my peers due to my autism. I’m not exactly sure why my brain decided to show dog behaviors as a result of this though. I’ve noticed that a significant amount of therians are neurodivergent and that can’t be a coincidence. An explanation of my memories and feelings about my life as a service dog is that they are things my brain came up with due to thinking excessively about my dog identity. This theory is a little less convincing but it’s always possible that all of this is just happening inside my head.

I believe both of these theories to an extent but I don’t know if I’ll ever find out the whole “truth”. I don’t know why my autistic brain would choose to identify as a dog of all things. I don’t know why I can only remember my dog life and not other lives I’ve possibly had.

It’s also worth mentioning that the more I accept myself, the more that is revealed to me about my identity. I repressed my identity as a dog for a long time and I experienced my first phantom shift on the cusp of me finally accepting that identity. It’s like opening the door to my canine identity opened other doors for me as well. Those will open when I am ready to receive what’s inside.

I have never felt human I any way thats from being a alterhuman and autistic. I am a atheist (altho I do not believe in past live those who have them are valid to me and infact, have past lives) so my therintropy 100% is from being autistic I am mentally a fox becuse of this.
I was born a red fox I gained the winged/antlers later always are forever but my other kin types are different I became a winged Vancouver coastal sea wolf when I was younger I know this because of a documentary I whatched when I was very young adout them and was always interested in them but me being a snow leopard came later about mid middle school I thing but I don't know why problem beinf seen by others as something less than human so I was just dehumanzed more. human are mean sometimes I wish I could just not talk to most of them like the ones who pull my tail or bark at me.
so that's my reason bye (comments are wanted I want to know what other beings think of this)

Oh no, you misunderstood!

No one is angry or offended, I just want people to think critically and from as many angles as possible. I didn't quite get that from your previous wording but now that you clarified, it makes more sense and I like your thinking a lot more.

Quote:And for your questions about why a specific life would stay with someone over other ones, those are valid questions, and i have to be honest that i dont know. In the original post, i said something along the lines of (sorry if this isnt exact, im writing this in messages bc i have screentime on my browser), but i said like “ik this isnt s very developed theory”, and im sorry o dot havet aswers to every question.

I do encourage you to develop your theory further, these questions should be of help. We all have our own understanding and beliefs and I do like learning what other people are thinking even if I personally disagree. As I said, there are no wrong answers because we can't prove or disprove anything. We just have to think about everything as a whole.

I've always been fascinated with the metaphysical despite holding firm on skepticism. I even have my own thoughts about it, but engaging with other people's ideas is still enriching.

@Observer

Thanks for replying to that.

I want to say that i wasn’t trying to present my idea as a universal truth for thrianthropy. I meant it as a personal belief, and i wanted to know other critter’s thoughts on it.. i didn’t mean to that offend anyone by saying that everyone has non-human past lives, im sorry tht i made you angry.

And for your questions about why a specific life would stay with someone over other ones, those are valid questions, and i have to be honest that i dont know. In the original post, i said something along the lines of (sorry if this isnt exact, im writing this in messages bc i have screentime on my browser), but i said like “ik this isnt s very developed theory”, and im sorry o dot havet aswers to every question.

Its (my theory) not meant to be a complete explanation, just a theory I’ve been exploring (as in, a potential reason for some critters, not for all. Im sorry if i came across as trying to make a universal explaination). It will be incompatible with for some critter’s beliefs, and other’s theorys will be incompatible with mine, and if there is a single universal explanation for alterhumanity (which there most likely isnt), then this will almost certaintly not be it (almost, because almost anything is possible). Maybe its because certain ones leave stronger impressions, or that some are easier for the mind to access, or something else entirely. I dont know, honestly. (/no offence meant)

I respect everyones viewpoints, and I’m not trying to say any one (viewpoint, theory, belief, or anything) is better than the others, or more correct, or anything. Im not tryimg to say that any theory is universal or say anyone else’s beliefs are incorrect. I just like talking about ideas (even if they’re wrong, which mine almost all are /half joke)and i also like hearing how others understand their experiences, and finding out other, new, unique viewpoints.

Im sorry i made you angry by posting this theory and responding that way, i didnt mean to. I am really sorry, and if you want me to delete the thread/ edit it in any way then i will. Again, i am sorry i offended you / made you angry.

Alos, aorry if i misunderstood something again

To me 'doing research' means exactly what the word says. I read what I can on the subject including psychology sites and sources that approach the topic from a objective standpoint and try to take in different perspectives even if it seems uncomfortable.

Doing this helps me to examine what I think I feel and determine whether it is just a passing phase or something else.
As you do more research there is nothing wrong with refining or changing your alignment if you find an aspect or species that more closely harmonizes with your internal feelings.

What I'm trying to say is, it can't be a generalized thing like that.

Now of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinions and beliefs, given we'll never know certain things. But in that fashion, you believing we all have past lives is equally as valid or invalid as someone else believing that past lives aren't real. We'll never have true verifiable evidence of either claim.

With that being said, while your theory is quite interesting (and I believe shared by most spiritual therians), it cannot be the whole truth. I'm not saying it can't be possible, but straight up claiming it as truth and not just a personal belief isn't the right way to go.

I'm mainly referring to this:

Quote:becuse everyone has nom-human past lives

We can't know that.

But to entertain it, how long has my soul lived? Why am I a wolf? Why not a sparrow, an elephant, an amoeba, a carrot... why not all? If my soul lived through countless lifetimes, what about that one life was so incredible for it to persist? Wolves barely have happy lives. Wouldn't my soul wish to immortalize a life as a well-loved pet cat? A moth that didn't know suffering? A beloved son or father who lived in the suburbs with his happy family? How could these be less impactful?

Why a wolf who likely lived a short life filled with hardship, hunger and disease, injury and hurt?

And if the hurt is the point, why am I not a fox who died on a fur farm or a pig who lived all their life confined to a pen barely larger than them before being slaughtered for the unethical meat industry?

How does this work according to your belief?

(To my knowledge) Psychological therianthropy is the belief that critters are therians because of a psycological factor (eg neurodiversity), correct?

What im saying is that my theory is that (becuse everyone has nom-human past lives, its impossible not to except for like a 1 in 1000000 chance) therianthropy is simply a neurodivergency that causes the memories/feelings/thoughts/other stuff to leak from the past lives into the mind of the present “life”.

Does this make more sense? Sorry if this one isnt clear either/ you still dont think ive included pschologoicl therians.

Also if anyone has already put a theory on here that is similar/ the same as this, it was not my intention to and i genuinely thought it was an original idea, just notify me and i will remove it!