Contherianthropy

Contherianthropy is a sub-category of therianthropy, where a therian doesn't experience mental/mental-related shifts of any kind, but is always in a state of being both their theriotype and human simultaneously (often referred to as a therioside and humanside). Contherians can still experience other types of shifts, but only those that aren't related to mental shifts, and some contherians even report experiencing permanent shifts; this usually occurs with phantom shifts and envisage shifts.

The term is used in the Levels of Integration to refer to a therian who is completely integrated and is one with their theriotype. Meaning that someone's therioside/theriotype and humanside are the same, leading to them experiencing no mental shifts and having their human and animalistic traits blend homogenously.

"I bring forth then contherianthropy, adding 'con', from Latin 'contas', meaning unchanging. The unchanging is that of the single mixed agent and it's continuous perception. This then gives the single mixed agents a category, instead of a twisted definition of the parent." Joshua Lion Templin, 1997.

"In the case of the contherianthropes, the agent (soul or brain) is singular, with sections or routines that mix the values of human and animal. This then allows the contherianthrope a singular perception of the world .. with no shifting. But this is vastly more complex to define than a therianthrope's. Like the separation of the therianthropes, contherianthropy is a realization of a finer melding of two dissimilar value systems, again, human and animal." Joshua Lion Templin, 1997.

Further reading

The 4-part series by the term's creator, originally posted to AHWW:

1. "A Short View on Modern Contherianthropy" by Joshua Lion Templin, January 19, 1997 - https://web.archive.org/web/20051028221321/http://www.leonine.com/~lion/cthwww/mt_d_001.txt

2. "Fun with Faith - The Fallacy of Therianthropy" by Joshua Lion Templin, February 16, 1997 - https://web.archive.org/web/20051028221348/http://www.leonine.com/~lion/cthwww/mt_d_002.txt

3. "Proving Individual Contherianthropy" by Joshua Lion Templin, February 23, 1997 - https://web.archive.org/web/20051028214531/http://www.leonine.com/~lion/cthwww/mt_d_003.txt

4. "Building Blocks to Contherianthropy" by Joshua Lion Templin, May 11, 1997 - https://web.archive.org/web/20051028214259/http://www.leonine.com/~lion/cthwww/mt_d_004.txt

Other:

"Contherianthropy and definitions" by Akhila, Akhila's Nest, 2004 - https://web.archive.org/web/20050228123102/http://akhila.weresources.net/akhila/conthdefine.html

"A Clear Look at Contherianthropy" by Liesk, The Marsh January 1, 2007 - https://web.archive.org/web/20070401103850/http://liesk.feralscribes.org/essay2.php

"The Contherian FAQ" by Akhila, Feral Scribes, April 2005 - https://web.archive.org/web/20181212054420/http://akhila.feralscribes.org/2005/the-contherian-faq/

"Contherianthropy, Suntherianthropy, BStherianthropy, Apatherianthropy..." by Jakkal, March 14, 2006 - https://bitchcraft.livejournal.com/1968.html

"Contherianthropy and Vacillant Therianthropy" by Velvet Wings, Felinity, January 6, 2016 - https://web.archive.org/web/20160320010026/http://felinity.co.uk/therianthropy/contherianthropy-vs-vacillant-therianthropy/

"Contherianthropy" by Swiftpaw, Swiftpaw's Tree, 2004 - https://web.archive.org/web/20040114081810/http://www.otherwonders.com:80/swiftpaws/therian/old/contherianthropy.html