-deep breath-

[Nekonna]

Greetings, people of Werecats Anonymous. I am new to all this, really excited, and a bit nervous. I believe I may be an ailuranthrope but, being a skeptic, am not completely sure.

I recently (within the last couple weeks) learned about therianthropy, though I've been fascinated by werecats since long before that. I've been doing research ever since the idea of therianthropy pounced on me, and.. well, I've decided it is worth looking deeper into... Yes, yes, I'm a natural skeptic.

I've always felt a strong connection with cats. When I was younger I was convinced I actually was a cat, went around on all fours, licked myself, pounced things, etc. 'Course, that may just be an imaginative kid thing, though I did this for about a year. I also vaguely remember catching a bird... The memory is really fuzzy though so perhaps it is just something I imagined at one point in time. Though my great great grandmother found a dead bird in her greenhouse, feet tied together with wire, and that is what I remember happening... Really, the thought that I did that sort of disgusts me now that I'm older. But yeah...

I'm a dog lover. Just about all my life I've loved dogs a bit more than cats. Maybe because I've just always had them around, but... -shrug- Despite this, I feel closer to cats, especially in the past few months. Whenever I write (yes, I love writing) I've never written anything with dogs in it, cat characters just come more naturally.

Anyways, after looking into all this, I decided to start "getting my feet wet". During the past week I've spent time thinking really hard about it all, evaluating my natural reactions and habits, and, during the past few days, allowing myself to edge along M-shifting. I think there may be something to this, partly because I've felt really alive since I've begun research into this. Maybe my cat side getting excited I'm finally recognizing it as something real? I don't know.

By the way, if anyone has tips on ways to help you find out if you really are a therian or not, and what TYPE of therian you are, I'd appreciate the input...

In other news... I enjoy drawing, writing, drama, dance, pretty much any animal, nature, exploring, geocaching... Yep. ^.^

[Capsha]

Hi Nekonna, let me be the first to welcome you to WCA!

I'm Capsha, or Cap, a poly-kin (shapeshifter) who takes the form of an ethereal lioness mostly. Though my forms are a white African Lioness, the ethereal lion and a shadow lion.

As for finding your kin type, you gotta find it out for yourself. Meditate, ask your soul/spirit guide(s) and most importantly... TAKE YOUR TIME! But the best tip I can give is to meditate. I'd be more than happy to help you if you would like. I'm currently writing a post on meditation on the new site:
www.r4pgroup.net/WCA/forum/index.php
Or you could PM me here or there. Or not at all!

Enjoy your stay here,
Cap x

[Nekonna]

Thanks for the welcome ^_^

There's two sites? Are they both the same?

[Saber]

well the other site is the "New" werecatsanonymous forum .
But there isn't allot of active users on it yet , soon . I'm on , but I'm still on here often .

Anyway , Welcome to the forum Nekonna , I'm Saber , I'm a demon-kin as In I take many forms . As in , I can take the form of many felines and other animals , tough I do have a couple of main forms . anyway Its complicated . (but ps : my new account on the new forum is more detailed about the subject of therioside so ) .

Like Cap , I wish you luck on finding your inner cat .
and yes I'll add that it can help asking your "spirit guide(s) .
And like she said ... Again . Take your time and chill about it . No need to work a bit fuss about discovering your therioside , rushing wont make it come quicker . Trust me .

So anyway Its nice meeting you , Welcome to WCA , I hope you enjoy yourself , I wish you luck on "discovering" yourself .

See you around


Good luck .

Saber

[Nekonna]

... One can have more than one form then? hm...
Yeah, I'll be taking my time. -chuckle- I've learned that rushing things generally ends in disaster. =P

Nice meeting you also. ^_^

[Kaelan]

Hi Nekonna! Great to have you here.

It's awesome that you're into Geocaching. My wife and I (the forum's admins) picked up Geocaching last November and we love it. It's actually a little bit of therian therapy for us -- getting us out into the woods where we can down little containers who are trying to hide from us. Hahahaha ((We're the CrouchingTigers on GC.com))

We're trying to move the forum away from ProBoards, because the admin features just aren't good enough. We're caught in limbo between the move, though, because of a complete lack of domain name ideas.... You see, I'm just the resident geek and not the Decision Maker. So while we wait for the Decisions to be made, there's two forums. LOL

On a final note, a word about therianthropy. It is to each therian potentially completely different. There are quite a few therians who have multiple theriotypes, but there might be more that have just one (mostly it's the wolves). And there are even some who believe that only one form is possible! Just know that whatever you find out is just right for you -- so don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

So welcome! And enjoy your stay!

[Nekonna]

Oh! Another geocacher! Awesome. ^_^ Yeah, I really like being able to get outside and run around. 'Cept for when I climb too high into a tree and get stuck. =P

Aha, okay then. Yeah, I used to admin a proboard site... They're not the best.

M'kay... Thanks for the clear up.

Thanks! ^_^ I think I will enjoy it.