So, if the question is what *causes* that connection, I don't usually spend much time or sleep thinking about that sort of thing. But, once we get to the point that we're saying that it is there, and for whatever reason I am a "person that is in some manner like a coyote", that is more or less how I feel. But I'm really interested in the musical analogy here:

(2020-07-27 18:09)Blayz Wrote:  [...]

I grappled with this question for years. The best thing I have to offer as an explanation for this is an analogy based on the musical principle of Resonance. If you have two tuning forks that are matched in frequency, you only have to strike one to make the other one ring.

DustWolf Wrote:Ultimately if anyone looked deep enough into their Therianthropy they might find that the reason for their animal traits is... that they're a person who is like that animal.

That is how this therian connection thing works, in my mind. We are born or are shaped into having the ability to 'resonate' aka 'connect' with a certain creature. Oh but, what about the identity part of it?

When you have notes playing with compatible frequencies, the result is a chord. When this happens, you can no longer pick out individual notes. You experience the waveform as a single sound instead.

That is a good analogy for the identity side of therianthropy. We connect, identify and resonate with said creature so strongly, we no longer experience that as a separate entity. It is now a part of ourselves.

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I very much like the idea of resonance and harmonization and so on here. I think I maybe have a different idea for harmonization in that sense. Usually, I think of harmonization more as bringing two different things together into something that sounds beautiful as one -- but I think that can still apply here. As a therian, I have coyote aspects, but I also have human aspects. And they have to come together into one thing that is, still, unique compared to just the coyote note and just the human note.

Also, now my brain is stuck on timbre (the part of sound that makes two different instruments sound different, even when they play the same note), but I can't really think of a way to incorporate it into this metaphor. I guess, it's its own flavor for the sound, in some sense? Perhaps it could be the personality a person brings to that chord; the chord will always still sound like the chord, but certain aspects of it (is it cheery and bright? Is it rich and dark?) are still unique to the individual playing the notes. Or something like that. And of course, timbre can change depending on how a musician plays an instrument, in the same way people can bring different personalities to the notes they play at any given time. Maybe that's stretching the metaphor too far, though

I very much agree with the molding portion of what you said. For me I've always felt animalistic deep down ever since I was I'd say around 6-7 years old but I never knew what that meant. But when I heard about what therians are I felt like that was me. I just didn't really know what I was yet. And I feel like I've tried to have a more animalistic connection towards different creatures over the years because I didn't know what felt just right to me yet. If that doesn't make sense, I like thinking about it as when I was younger I thought I was bi but then that didn't feel right. So, with time as I got older and had more experiences, I found a better identity for myself. As someone who is a psychological therian, this makes a lot of sense to me. But overall I think that a little bit of both comes to mind for my situation. My brain was just wired differently and I've felt like something's off in terms of being just a normal human but I've also developed a connection towards certain animals. Which in turn is the formation of my therianthopy.

definitely. but everyone's therianthropy is different i think. there's not one single cause or anything. personally i believe i am a mix. part of it is that i was born predisposed to non-humanity, and then i formed a large connection to canines which makes me act like one and such. however the main reason im a therian is simply that i feel like i should be a canine rather than human, not that i like them or that i act like them etc.

That's something I definitely consider when it comes to me.

Like: I was born loving nature and animals. And I did treat them properly without needing teaching from the very start.

That of course isn't something I remember but stories my mom told me about.

So the connection was there, I loved nature, imitating animals or simply spending time with them. Didn't get along with other kids though.

My Childhood was bad. And now having discovered therianthropy and my dog kintype I'm thinking stuff like that.

Why a dog? I do associate bad things with being a dog, I feel like people treated me like one. So it definitely seems to be influenced by life. (In my case.)

I have made a post about this before, but since this thread was opened up for the Therian Guide itself I wanted to retry explaining how I believe my therianthropy exists.

This theory is more common amongst people who are Otherkin rather than Therians only because this theory provides for anything to be possible and for every type of experience to have an explanation. I don't know why exactly I began to believe that this is how I am connected to my theriotypes, but I do know that, for me, it's the best explanation for how I would explain my experiences.

For this theory, one must believe in the multiverse hypothesis, which was known to be believed in by Steven Hawkings. I will give a short explanation of this theory, but I suggest you do more research should you want to know more about it. This is a YouTube video I found that provides the best explanation about the theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6OoaNPSZeM
The Multiverse hypothesis is a theory where people believe that our universe is not alone. Instead of one "big bang", there were several, which all individually created their own universe with their own rules of physics. Some hereby believe that the atoms that caused the many big bangs were quite similar, which caused the outcome of their universes to look a lot alike. They are only slightly altered due to the fact that several situations happened to go down a different path than another universe (closeby).

This is where I want to mention the Nelson Mandela effect. This effect means that a certain group of people remember a certain event, look of a character, names, dates, etc, differently from what is reality. This effect got its name from the fact that many people distinctively remember that Nelson Mandela died in prison before he was ever able to get out, while in reality, Nelson Mandela died several years after doing his time. Another example of this is that a lot of people remember the Pokémon Pikachu to have a black part at the end of his tail, while in reality, it's completely yellow. Or that the Berenstein Bears are actually called the Berenstain Bears (yes, really!).
This theory indicates that somehow, one of these universes overlapped one another, causes people to cross universes with slightly altered realities.

This is where I bring in my therianthropy because this is the root of my spiritual theory of it. I also have a psychological belief, mainly with my Betta Fish theriotype which just seems to be a physical association I have with myself, but that's beside the point. I believe that everyone in this world has endless amounts of versions of themselves in another universe. Endless, so not only one's therio- or kintypes. But I think that somehow, I have a specific connection with the two universes where I am a Silver Wolf and a Betta Fish. The shifts I experience can be explained with the Nelson Mandela effect, where the two universes cross one another that causes me and my wolf or betta version to overlap in any form (depending on what type of shift).

What makes this theory so believable is the fact that it's one of the only theories that explain the fluidity that therianthropy can bring. I often see therians mentioning that they hesitate if they are kith or kin with a specific animal. This theory would explain that you are connected to a universe with a version of yourself with that specific species, but perhaps the connection just isn't as strong as an actual theriotype.
I would also explain how people can have self-invented fictotypes, or how people would experience memories of a theriotype (although this is usually associated with the past-life theory).

If you do not agree with anything I said, you can of course start a debate about it. This is simply how I see my therianthropy and how I often see other's unless they tell me they believe otherwise. I'd also love to know if any of you have the same theory or a slightly altered one!

I remember thinking i could turn into a werewolf in the 2nd grade, my old friends said they would let me in their group if i swore. It was dumb really, we said we saw eachother in wereforms when we didnt. It was fun though it could never be possible

This is very helpful to newer therian and otherkin.

I is good to be safe. Mine is just the city

Bleh, people are wierd. As one of the youngest ages on here i dudnt mark my actual place on the map just a place thats near. Its a gas station so if anybody TRIES to hunt me down, they will be very confused. Ill continue to keep a look out though

Yes and this is me, I am very jumpy always on my toes, watching my back, I like being around other and will only got it alone if I have to and yes I have done that was my freinds looks like a full on death match but nothing happens and we walk away