Personally, I believe in the theory of a multiverse. I don't have a specific theory about it, but I believe that souls of critters from these dimensions can travel though the multiverse and even reincarnate somewhere else. Further I believe that there are some kind of "dimensional leaks" (where they are close to each other), where some beings are able to travel into the other world through them. And that some of them did this. And that there are some earth-like dimensions with, e.g. Dragons.
Generally I find theories of the multiverse really interesting.

(2022-12-18 16:30)Observant Demon Wrote:  The universe is immeasurably huge; so huge that it is infinite and the current level of our scientific horizon is still embarrassingly small.
That said, there does seem to be this idea that one's kintype or theriotype can only come from beings on this planet and I often thought that since the universe will never be fully explored why can't the beings that one's kintypes' (I use kintype to include therio as well so I don't hafta keep typing it out) hales from be from other worlds, other dimensions or parallel worlds?

Dragons, for example, may not exist in our earth world but is it not possible that they exist on other earth-like worlds. (maybe not exactly as how one envisions it but pretty darned close nonetheless)

The same can apply to demons too or any being that we currently view as mythological; so to write off their existence is to basically shut ones self off to the plethora of possibilities.

Yep, this theory fits with a lot of alterhuman identities, not just therian. To my knowledge the theory is more known within the otherkin community as well, but that's a coincidence for me. I also like the fact that the theory fits with the idea of otherhearted and feeling a connection tied to the identity that doesn't fully fit with therianthropy.
For the longest time I've felt like a part of me is ape, and this is actually and species that I've questioned before I discovered my betta identity, but right now I feel like it's a kind of identity that the alterhuman community currently does not have specific term for. Nothing wrong with that, but it makes sense when holding onto this theory.

(2022-12-19 13:01)EvergreenLion Wrote:  That's a really cool theory! I personally believe in other dimensions but I have no specific theories about it. I believe that I am a therian because I was a lion in my last life and I still kinda have a somewhat lion soul in this life. Maybe I'm a lion in another universe dimension thingy, honestly who knows?! It would explain a lot of things in therianthropy, I think.

The idea of time and space get wonky with this theory, so it can also easily be related to past lives.

That's a really cool theory! I personally believe in other dimensions but I have no specific theories about it. I believe that I am a therian because I was a lion in my last life and I still kinda have a somewhat lion soul in this life. Maybe I'm a lion in another universe dimension thingy, honestly who knows?! It would explain a lot of things in therianthropy, I think.

The universe is immeasurably huge; so huge that it is infinite and the current level of our scientific horizon is still embarrassingly small.
That said, there does seem to be this idea that one's kintype or theriotype can only come from beings on this planet and I often thought that since the universe will never be fully explored why can't the beings that one's kintypes' (I use kintype to include therio as well so I don't hafta keep typing it out) hales from be from other worlds, other dimensions or parallel worlds?

Dragons, for example, may not exist in our earth world but is it not possible that they exist on other earth-like worlds. (maybe not exactly as how one envisions it but pretty darned close nonetheless)

The same can apply to demons too or any being that we currently view as mythological; so to write off their existence is to basically shut ones self off to the plethora of possibilities.

I realy love the idea of a multiverse. And deja vu's that are matching and Mandela effect. Realy good theory.

AHHHHHHH Its nice to meet another Polymoprh! i had the very much the excat same experance as you and yeah trying to figure yourself out when you are a polymoprh can be insanly tricky cause just like you i was constasntly reaserching as one thing would feel me then the next it be somthing else it wasnt until i desscribed to a few therian freinds i know and they explained to me what a Polymoprh is and it just clicked and stayed that way ever since i do have more than one kintype which always stay but every so often i feel somthing new due to the polymoprh side of me the amount of years of confusion it caused me but yeah once it clicks and you embrace it and just accpet it is a pretty good feeling but yeah nice to meet a fellow Polymoprh

as for us being rare i honestly thought that to and cause of that i was scared of being open about it and my shifts and just ended with me feeling depressed but if you open up you actually do end up finding out that there is actually quite a few of us about and it is a nice feeling ^^

There are several threads regarding polymorphs already here.

Let me know if you'd like your thread merged into one of those.

That's really cool-! It definetly feels a lot like something I would do, confirming a theriotype to never hear about again, haha. I honestly thought that polymorphs were just uncommon, but I guess it does make sense if they wanted to hide the fact- for a lot of people.. pretty much being a "shapeshifter" seems a bit silly, although it's a very real thing.
I also get rare creatures- they are usually quite random, like a Trexiod creature with angel wings, yk, random stuff like that. Maybe even plants, although very rarley. It's certianly a very interesting concept, polymorphs-!

My girlfriend is a polymorph but doesn't really want to admit it
Whenever I say she should get over it she agrees that she is one. Basically for her it feels like she's constantly questioning new therio- or kintypes. All experiences she has are equally as intense and really feel like her. Sometimes she has the guts to confirm a type, which I don't hear about ever again! She sometimes has rare creatures that she hasn't identified as yet, like a rose (plantkin), void/spacekin, and a border collie, but she also has more frequently occurring shifts such as dragons, faeries, were-canines, and cats.

She still is, however polytherian/polykin and polymorph simultaneously. Her polymorph side is an ever-changing identity, but she also has a constant starseed identity that isn't related to her polymorph side. So it's not like polymorphs cannot have steady therio-/kintypes indeed.

(2022-10-24 19:06)OrdinaryDragon Wrote:  -Please note that polymorphs, are, from what I have seen, extremelly rare. Please do not jump to the conclusion that you are a polymorph quickly after learning about your therianthropy as it is common to get your kintype wrong-!

Nah, I don't think they are as I have met many polymorphs, and this kind of thinking can alienate people into being scared of identifying as something because they feel that they could be called a faker etc.