Even so, such people consider themselves human. That’s the difference.

What I beleive is that it has to do with past lives. A lot of people have dreams or thoughts of their past lives, and for therians,they were animals. I know there has been a lot of contraversy with therians,and there have been bullying and hate crimes about them.

Now, with past lives there are people who are "new souls" also known as people who havent had a past life. I beleive those people can be therians. Really its just about people who have a strong connection to animals/ specific animals.

If you are a therian but in dinial because there is a lot of contraversy, dont care what other people think. Please be yourself.There are people who understand what your going through. Please dont be ashamed of what you are or what your interested in.

I think finding ones therian or otherkin name is an experience that certainly varies from one person to the next. I can see how it is strange for those with wild animal types, but I also can see it as just someone looking for what they prefer to be called within the community. Perhaps it is words being put to a scent, a translation of how animals recognize each other to a simpler way as we are forced to live as humans. Then there are those with a more spirtual view of things who may believe names to be a more meaningful part of their animality. I don't see the harm in it either way.

For myself as a member of the dragon community, it is not uncommon for us to have a dragon name or be in search of one. The name I go by for instance, Azaphaer, is one that I meditated on until it felt right. My name originally came to me one night in deep thought: Zaphaera. This name though would not fit my experience forever to where it morphed into my current one. Do I as a dragon actually have a spoken name though? No, I do not. My actual "name" is not a word, a scent, or an image; it's an energy signature. Similar to an aura, it's a wave of life that is distinctly my own and recognized by other spirit beings to identify me by.

My other type being more alien nature has a name that was given to me in that life. This is very different from animals however, being a member of an alien race with a culture that revolved around calling names. That name, Starscream, is not my true name either though for that particular life. It's a human translation, an english one, that only reflects what my name means in my native language of neocybex. We don't speak with tongues or organic bodies. These are spoken with metallic rings, clicks, and hums. Nothing similar to an earth creature.

I can see why other beings would have names for so many other reasons than my own, which are both already so different from one another. Having multiple names isn't so unheard of when we consider our natures. The names are still all connected to one individual, no matter which part of ourselves we are using them to describe.

-Azaphaer

I think it's not an unhealthy idea, but it just may not make a lot of sense. I know I go by a lot of different names (Not in relation to Therianthropy) so perhaps someone wanting to know their Therian name could be because of something like this reason?

I'm not so sure, perhaps it's just something to do for fun. I know Therianthropy can be seen as a super scary, serious practice. And people may wanna add some fun aspects to that.

what is a human name?
American Indian names are an image with clear definitions.
The names of pagan gods? find two different gods with the same name.
These are roots from the animal world. dig deeper and we will find an image by which animals distinguish some creatures from others.

(2021-11-18 11:55)CanidOnALeash Wrote:  

(2021-11-18 11:19)Bubbles Wrote:  Dolphins are very intelligent animals, and have their own language. They give each other names which they call them by.

Yes, but I assure you there’s no human translation you could get from it.

I agree, but you said that animals don't name each other xP

(2021-11-18 11:19)Bubbles Wrote:  

(2021-11-18 9:43)CanidOnALeash Wrote:  In addition, not in context to those who have past lives and recall having a name, but names are an inherently human thing. Animals don’t name each other/themselves, so there is no “finding” your therian name. They don’t exist until you make them up. Meditation nor googling will suddenly grant you a name for your theriotype.[/align]

Dolphins are very intelligent animals, and have their own language. They give each other names which they call them by.

(2021-11-18 9:43)CanidOnALeash Wrote:  In addition, not in context to those who have past lives and recall having a name, but names are an inherently human thing. Animals don’t name each other/themselves, so there is no “finding” your therian name. They don’t exist until you make them up. Meditation nor googling will suddenly grant you a name for your theriotype.[/align]

Dolphins are very intelligent animals, and have their own language. They give each other names which they call them by.

there is an old joke
Dialogue between two friends:
- what is your cat's name?
- day or night?

cats have many names. irbis, white cat, ирбиш, Ак ирбирс, snow leopard, снежный барс, etc. which people came up with.

I believe that animals communicate nonverbally, they give names, but it's more like an image about another creature, not words and text.
I think for this reason, I often see the names of therianthropes in the form of images, reflections.