Latest Posts by spaniel-stars - Page 6

the watchers/listeners (evo smp, life series) and their many incarnations have been added to the pile of what i think the 'type looks like, as well as a mental connection to my friend's concept of hunters.

overall, i believe i an a vessel of the many winged, many eyed beasts, moreso metaphorically and related to my alterhumanity than a spiritual thing, but it may prove to be spiritual for me.

this is weirdly deep for me but i do really love the evo gods. they are beautiful.

YAYAY ME!!!

im the asker this is my sideblog hii they r also my favorite and i eventually realized its my hearttype lmao

TYSM for doing this its so prettay!!!!

ooh hi could i ask for a moodboard !

for a german shorthaired pointer with like. sunny forests and pine trees

ty if you decide to do it! :3

haaha! wow this is totally!!! not late at all!!!!!!!! i am SO sorry (´；ω；`) adhd procrastination is a bitch..

i hope you like this anyhow ..!!! Pointers are one of my favourite dog breeds i was happy to do this :D ty for requesting!!!!!!

HIII ME ME ME

this looks like me :D

Happy wet beast wednesday to all who celebrate!

reblogging to save 4 later :33

A small tut on how i made my ear wings

Under the cut bcuz theres a bunch of pics and i don’t wanna clutter people’s feed

List of things you’ll need:

Foam sheet/cardboard -> for the base

feathers (i used these :

Scissors

Glue (i used hot glue)

A headband

STEP 1:

Cut out the base (i recommend using a real wing as a reference. The height of the base of the wing should be a bit bigger than the height of your ear.

i labelled them left and right, but it’s pretty useless to do that.

STEP 2:

I painted the base white because the feathers aren’t opaque, and we could see the purple of the base.

STEP 3:

It’s time to glue the long feathers on! Make sure to position them before gluing, to make sure they look ok. Make sure to to follow those handy guide!

STEP 4:

Position the second (round) layer of feathers! I fold over any feather that went over the base on the top, to keep it looking clean.

STEP 5:

Now is the time to add the fluffy feathers if you want to!

STEP 6:

Time for the back! You can either leave it white or put feathers on the back too. You can use the same template, or a reference of a real wing.

STEP 7:

Almost done! It’s time to attach them to the headband. If the one you have is made of plastic and is smooth, you should wrap some thread around it and glue it to the headband before the wings, so that the wings won’t detach

This is the pink thread i used, it’s embroidery thread. I used about the length of my arm for each side, and i then lathered it in hot glue. Not super clean, but it works.

MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY THE PLACEMENT OF THE WINGS BEFORE GLUING THEM!!!!

Next, the actual attaching. You can glue the ears directly onto the headband, or use a paperclip (this will make them move , so i don’t recommend using that).

STEP 8:

Wow! Your wings are done! Good job :3

Feel free to message me if tou have questions! I’m not the best at explaining stuff ;-;

Also, if you made these, could you reblog with your finished product :3 i’m curious to see how it turned out!

@ixekopernik , @shadowfoxink , ty for asking for this!

new 'type: found!

soo i've felt like i've had wings and talons for a while, but never felt like just a bird or one of my 'types with wings. but! i think i figured it out. idk exactly what to call it but think in the vein of falin dunmeshi, howl's bird form, or seraph from hell followed with us but with more feathers.

also plot twist i think it's a theriotype? actually idk. it's more of an underlying feeling that surges sometimes. i get species dysphoria for it and it affects my behavior.

lowkey i'm starting to not care about the labels and i just know i'm stuff besides a dude. shrug. but i'm happy i could figure out some sort of name for this bird guy i am

okay besides the deity part... i almost fully relate! I don't know if i truly know what love, like, or sexual desire really feels like. My caring and affection just have different levels. The whole world is like an intersectional identity, for me everything is totally separate but it all connects and i don't feel like i can fit into just one square of that grid but if i expand outside, others will move away.

uhmm maybe that doesn't make sense or maybe it does! either way i luv this post !

On Being "Socially Nonhuman"

One thing I've been mulling over lately...

I love how acceptance of physical nonhumanity is increasing now. I think it's very positive, and especially for those who experience clinical zoanthropy - so much support to you creatures!

Personally, I don't feel physically nonhuman at all. Not even in a figurative sense. My physical humanity has been a big part of my life's narrative, for better or worse - I've had plenty of trouble with species dysphoria in the past, but my path to healing has always been to recognise the joys in being human-bodied even if it doesn't reflect what I really am.

But the consideration - "oh, well, am I physically nonhuman?" - led me to a different idea that is just... sticking with me now, and I wanted to share it in case any other nonhuman folks relate. And also just for the sake of sharing, I need to do that more!

I'm physically human, but my nonhumanity feels... externally impactful on a level where I feel like referring to it as an "identity" alone is maybe a bit minimising.

This is because, far as I can tell, I just don't... act or feel in the way humans do?

The best examples of this are all absences.

I'm asexual, in the specific sense where I don't feel sexual attraction or desire at all, and never have. I genuinely cannot comprehend those experiences. This is pretty impactful and isolating all on its own.

But even more jarring is that I don't feel love in any conventional way. And I don't mean "just" romantic love - I mean any love at all. I don't love my friends, I don't love my family, I don't love my pets. This probably sounds horrible, but it's not! I can feel affection.

What separates my affection from "love" is that it's non-selective - I don't bond with specific individuals. A more palatable way to put this might be to say that I love my cat, but I love the neighbour's cat I see out the window just as much. But that feels reductive, because selectivity is a key part of what defines "love"! Can it be "love" if you feel it for everyone, whether you know them personally or not? Not really! It's a different thing.

And the other thing I'd say I'm distinctly lacking is, uh... survival instinct? Whatever drive pushes people (and animals) to keep going even when times are hard, even when things are desperate, on the hope that they'll make it to the other side. I don't experience that and I don't understand it (though, genuinely, I do wish I did).

Other ways I'm behaviourally inhuman are a bit subtler and harder to define. The way I think kinda throws people for a loop a lot - there are things that seem naturally intuitive to me, that other people genuinely struggle with. It's not a brag cause there's other things that are absolutely the reverse, ahah!

I guess, I thought it could be explained by neurodivergence for a while, but it all seems to run so much deeper than autism and ADHD could account for.

I have to mask myself to appear human. I have to mask any time I'm around other people, no matter how much I trust them, because I know trust only goes so far and there's some things I experience and feel that - to most people - are so "out there" that they'd just sound unhealthy.

There are things that are a normal part of my life that would be radically weird for most folks. This means I have to hide parts of my candid experience of life just to avoid uncomfortable attention or concern.

I don't like attention! I'm eccentric even when masking. The best I can do is "acceptably weird".

Fact of the matter is, you just can't live a safe, reasonable life while being open about the fact that your normal experience of the world is as a quasi-deity who became trapped in a human body by accident, who remembers the beginnings of life on Earth, who can sense the spirits of plants and animals, who peers through the layers of reality, and sometimes reacts to things before they happen. These things are all normal for me - there's no way I can be genuinely honest about myself while also "being human".

What it adds up to is that I feel viscerally nonhuman in a way that has a profound impact on my external life - yet still, I'm physically human. I am keenly aware of how my human brain impacts my way of thinking, how my human hormones affect how I feel.

So I'm not physically nonhuman, but I'm... socially nonhuman?

If you take "social" to encompass things like emotions and viewpoints and such, as well as how you talk and act?

My nonhumanity is socially impactful, and that impacts the physical (insofar as it impacts how I act, how I feel, and how I engage with the world).

It's an identity, yes, but it's not... self-contained. I can't really pass as "a normal person who happens to be nonhuman".

I doubt I'm the only one who experiences something like this! And that's part of why I'm even putting this out there. I don't exactly expect (or need) "socially nonhuman" to catch on as a term, but I wanted to say that this is how I feel, and that others who feel this way are not alone.

It can seem like a very lonely existence, I suppose. I don't know if I'll ever feel comfortable to express my genuine self around other people. Even online, I mask and hide. I would be seen differently if I didn't do that. Connection and belonging are fulfilling to me, and I value them too much to lose them just for the sake of being honest about stuff that most people wouldn't understand anyway!

Still, I don't really regret being nonhuman in this way. This is just who I am! I wouldn't be me if I were different.

yes! im happy with my human body but when im dog mind, my legs (as in back and front) should be skinnier and longer and my body should be smaller

Do any other nonhumans get size dysphoria?? I feel like I'm the wrong size I feel like I should be the size of my 'types

<3 as much as i wish i could be a canine i also love the human experience. i belong in both.

i love getting human perks. endless plushies and toys. thumbs. being able to draw. being able to attend concerts and mosh. being able to go online and chat with people who share similar experiences of a variety of things. to transition genders, cozy blankets and fashion.

reminder to find positives in your lifetime, even if it wasnt the one you meant to have<3

bruhh this is my last day in washington before returning to misery/missouri </3 idk if u put any in olympia but i'll look anyway when we go downtown today

I forgot to make a post about it sooner lol, but I ended up printing out a bunch of those theta delta stickers I designed a while back! I didn't sell them or anything, just for personal use and to give out to other therians I encountered irl, but I had a ton of fun sticking them up around Washington over the course of a few months so enjoy a quick photo dump :3

If anyone encounters any of these (or others, there's some i didn't include here) out in the real world don't be afraid to shoot me a message and let me know! id absolutely love to see how they're holding up <3 Therian pride 4ever ∞

Also if anyone is curious i used StickerApp to get them printed and would highly recommend to anyone interested in making stickers of their own, they have awesome service and great quality for the price!

the dream

i need to stop trying to force myself to shift. im in the mindset that shifting = good, not faking. but it can be uncomfortable. it can just not happen. and thats okay.

i say this bcus i was trying to ear shift and ended up with paw pads that made my hands feel rlly weird.

in other news, the pnw is such a haven for me, creature and human. it is beautiful here.

me and gang

Life could look like this

its so weird being in a friend group where we used to pretend we were sled dogs and now they make furry jokes. guys it's two sides of the same coin ...

wet beast wednesday!

not really a beast but it me. girl whys the quality so bad </3

accidentally posted this on main so i had to find it again. perhaps i shall do some of these over break

hey pack

Here's a list of journal prompts and activities to help you embrace your species because I miss when therianthropy and nonhumanity ws more than quadrobics and gear and exclusionary bullshit on tiktok—

### **Journal Prompts**

1. **Self-Reflection:**

- What aspects of your species do you feel most connected to?

- How does your species influence your emotions, thoughts, or behaviors?

- Describe the sensations of a phantom shift (if you experience them). How do they feel, and when do they occur?

2. **Instincts and Behavior:**

- Write about a time when you felt your instincts taking over in a human situation.

- How do you interpret pack/flock/htouping instinctual dynamics in your human relationships?

- What does "freedom" mean to you as an animal?

3. **Nature Connection:**

- What natural environments make you feel most at home?

- Describe a perfect day in the wilderness.

- Write about how you perceive the moon and its influence on you.

[[[4.**Wolf-Specific Exploration:**

- Research the behaviors and habits of wolves. How do you see yourself in them?

- Remember or imagine your role in a wolf pack. Are you a leader, a scout, a caregiver?

- What does your howl symbolize? Write a poem or story about it. ]]]

5. **Spiritual/Philosophical Reflection:**

- How does being an animal shape your understanding of existence or the human-animal connection?

- Do you see your therianthropy as something spiritual, psychological, or both?

- What would you say if you could speak to your animal form directly?

---

### **Activities**

1. **Nature Connection:**

- Spend time in the woods or parks, observing and emulating your animal behaviors like scent marking (non-intrusively!) or walking silently.

- Try stargazing or moon-gazing and reflect on your connection to nature and your species.

2. **Creative Expression:**

- Craft a species-themed talisman or piece of jewelry.

- Make art depicting yourself—your pelt, eyes, or environment.

- Write a short story or poem from your species’s perspective.

3. **Physical Activities:**

- Practice moving on all fours indoors to feel closer to your animal side, even if you can't do quadrobics.

- Experiment with different postures or gaits that feel more comfortable with your species.

4. **Sensory Exploration:**

- Listen to recordings of your species and mimic them. Reflect on how it feels emotionally and physically.

- Engage your senses by using essential oils, sounds, touch, taste...

5. **Journaling Practice:**

- Create a "log," where you record daily animalistic experiences, emotions, or instincts.

- Keep track of the moon phases and note how they align with your therian experiences.

6. **Study and Research:**

- Learn about conservation efforts and write about how it makes you feel if applicable.

- Study your species behaviors and see how it parallels 'human' interactions in your life.

7. **Meditation and Visualization:**

- Meditate on becoming yourself—imagine feeling fur, paws, scales, feathers... and the forest around you.

- Visualize running through the wilderness and write or draw what you experience.

---

woof

12/18/24

told a friend i was otherhearted today , explaining it as "it's kind of like therian but im not actually the animal" and she goes wait youre therian!? ho whatd i just say. use ur thinkpan please

Feraveli and otherpaw are two terms that I really enjoy. I think they help break therians out of the stereotypes that tend to be placed on us without getting rid of something that (I personally see) is a part of our culture.

Doing quads and wearing maskes, and dressing in certain aesthetics doesn't make us therians even if it is something that we tend to do and mean a great deal to a lot of us. And these terms also gives outsiders a chance to enjoy what they want without getting tangled up in the therian community.

Feraveli

An individual who enjoys the aesthetic of (sometimes specific) animals and nature.

Otherpaw

Someone who enjoys to dress up and roleplay as an animal(s)

mrrp i want to curl up in a den here and sleep through january

i post from here

Fungi under water, Sweden.

omgg i want angel fangs so bad :((

the species euphoria is calling me

i miss who i was like a week ago when i didnt know what a radqueer was

uhh i can’t believe i have to say this but if you’re pro transID / radqueer and/or a pro contact paraphile don’t fucking interact LOL? Just because im pro transspecies does not mean im one of yall… from my understanding it wasn’t even?? part of transid before?? until u guys stole it?? Also being greeted by a “pro consensual contact paraphile” in my notifs is one hell of a way to be introduced to alterhuman tumblr. I am trying SO hard not to hate it here 😭

hmm yes yes

I propose a fun nonhuman centered post prompt schedule:

Sleepy Critter Sundays

- Photo of your kin/type takin’ a snooze!

Monster Mondays

- For all the monsters, cryptids, and abnormal kin/types out there!

Tiny Creature Tuesdays

- Image of your teeny tiny kin/type!

Wet Beast Wednesdays

- You know the drill, image of you kin/type wet!

Theme Thursdays

- Aesthetics, moodboards, and drawings of your kin/type!

Fellow Friend Fridays

- Image of your kin/type hanging out with other kin/types! (Whether that be of you and your friends/mutuals or you and your others kin/types!)

Snacking Saturdays

- Nom nom nom, image of your kin/type having something to eat!

What y’all think?? :)

Reblog to show others! I know I’ll be participating in this schedule

UGHHH I NEED THIS </3

I am waiting for the day I can get out of my small stupid apartment, move anywhere I want, have a cozy house with a farm, have 2 horses, 2 dogs, a cat and at least one snake, get a partner who will love me and explore with me and live a happy life as a creature.

i wish dirt tasted as good as it smelled lowkey is that weird

Stamps by me :]

Credit is appreciated but not needed

epic intro of dog-sized proportions!!

ꕤ hii im tau or lorin!! im alterhuman and my blog is going to focus on connecting with that and my experiences/musings.

i am a minor, no age dni as long as ur not a creep

i use he/they/it/tick and any dog related neos !

my 'types:

dog: gsp, english springer spaniel, border collie

fluffy black cat

some kind of canid that's not a dog?

watcher/keeper birdthing

hearthomes:

like every forest ever

star wars

lethal company

the glowy sparkly world that viktor is in

dni if you support known problematic people. racists, trans/homophobic, zionists *and* antisemites, radqueers, and pro-contact paras

i am avoidant of endos

ꕤ check out my main @rrosetinted for more about me :3

i did the same thing :) it was beautiful. just me and the snow sparkling down in the porchlight

I finally gave in to the urge to just flop down in snow a while back. I had snow gear on so I wouldn't get too cold. It felt good. Just laying there, looking up at the night sky, and watching my breath drift up. After relaxing for a bit I gave in to the impulse to just romp around in the snow too. No one could see me so I just stayed on all fours and pounced, rolled, dug, and walked around until I tired myself out and flopped down again. It felt great. Just being me and running off some excess energy. I was vocalizing while doing it too. I haven't allowed myself to be that free since grade school and you know what? When there's more snow on the ground I think I'll do it again.