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Title: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Dessum on February 06, 2008, 08:15:39 AM: Hey,
I just woke up from having my FIRST EVER furry dream.
I was climbing a HUGE cliff, which I then dived of and at the last second pulled my self up flew up into the sky.
(Notice in my description it says I have wings or I'd fall to my death XD)
I flew EXTREAMLY fast Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :D and eventually found a dark cave; I landed in it....
Then woke up Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :'(
(Funny, it's m own fursona, not as somebody elses)
So now for my main question:
Have any of YOU had furry dreams?
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Pibi on February 06, 2008, 12:23:36 PM: ...
xDDDDD
Please, stop playing Second Life xDDDDD
Nope, I have no furry dreams, all these things are located in different, deep parts of my brain ;d
IF i dream something, its usually about my family...
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Dessum on February 06, 2008, 01:51:13 PM: Quote from: Pibi on February 06, 2008, 12:23:36 PM

...
xDDDDD
Please, stop playing Second Life xDDDDD

Um... One word: Huh?
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: WingedZephyr on February 06, 2008, 03:52:25 PM: I don't think I've had any furry dreams, though I may have had one a long, long time ago where I was a cat.

Sounds like fun though.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: [D.E.M] zetsumei on February 06, 2008, 03:58:57 PM: nope, no furry dreams (obviously) but i DO have therian dreams ocasionally, which are pretty normal for any therian
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Dessum on February 06, 2008, 04:10:48 PM: Quote from: machinimamaster on February 06, 2008, 03:58:57 PM

i DO have therian dreams ocasionally, which are pretty normal for any therian

Not meaning to sound stupid, but
whats a therian? =s
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: [D.E.M] zetsumei on February 06, 2008, 04:46:23 PM: Quote from: Dessum on February 06, 2008, 04:10:48 PM

Quote from: machinimamaster on February 06, 2008, 03:58:57 PM

i DO have therian dreams ocasionally, which are pretty normal for any therian

Not meaning to sound stupid, but
whats a therian? =s

a therian is a human with a animal soul, not to sound cheesy, but its really the easiest way to explain it..
there are 3 types of therians, a shifting therian, a Syntherian (which shifts in lighter shifts) and a Contherian
shifts mostly mean that your human mentality, instincts etc. either get exchanged for those of your theriotype (the animal that supposedly is inside your body) or just that your animal instincts become stronger
theriantrophy is a serious community, not fun driven, like most furry communities

any questions? i'll answer them as good as i possibly can

EDIT: oh, and im a Syntherian in case you're wondering
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Xanaduain on February 06, 2008, 04:51:17 PM: Can you prove you have an animal soul?
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: [D.E.M] zetsumei on February 06, 2008, 04:59:47 PM: Quote from: Xanaduain on February 06, 2008, 04:51:17 PM

Can you prove you have an animal soul?

well, what can you proove?

there is having visions
having shifts
having therian dreams
feeling different
having a strange feeling connection between you and your animal
having phantom bodyparts (only some of us) like phantom tail, ears, wings etc.

and im sure there are some more things, but after a while, you just stop thinking about it
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Xanaduain on February 06, 2008, 05:08:37 PM: But an animal soul would be useless in a human body. It'd be no different than using a very old operating system on a very new computer: it won't run. Or it will run very badly. And how did you get the soul anyway? If there are souls, shouldn't that imply there is also a god, and doesn't that mean the "distribution" of souls would be carefully ordered? No all-powerful factor would make such a terrible mistake.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: [D.E.M] zetsumei on February 06, 2008, 05:22:26 PM: Quote from: Xanaduain on February 06, 2008, 05:08:37 PM

But an animal soul would be useless in a human body. It'd be no different than using a very old operating system on a very new computer: it won't run. Or it will run very badly. And how did you get the soul anyway? If there are souls, shouldn't that imply there is also a god, and doesn't that mean the "distribution" of souls would be carefully ordered? No all-powerful factor would make such a terrible mistake.

wow dude, easy there.. although ive known about the animal within for about 4 years, i found out about the therian community about a month or so ago, there's nothing magical about therians at all, see it as a kind of handicap (thats the first thing i can come up with if i shift in annoying places) either you're born with it, or you'll never be... i for one would rather be a average guy, which i view myself as, like most therians do... there isnt much difference between most therians and humans, therians absolutely DONT see themselves as special, and if you want more info:
this is how trueform explained it, way better and not as cheesy

What is Therianthropy?
Written by VampireKitten
A therian (or 'were') has an inner connection with an animal. This connection can come in many forms and types, the following are several good examples of (but are not limited to) the theory or belief that one is a therianthrope.

The person believes that their soul is that of the animal trapped in a human body.

The belief that only part of their soul is animal.

The belief they were of the animal in a past life (the idea of reincarnation).

The belief the spirit of the animal is part of them, but separate to their human souls (sort of like two complete entities sharing the same body).

Another, is the thought of genetics (such as vampirism) is passed down though several generations.

A therian's inner animal is, what used to be, known as their phenotype. Over time this word phenotype has changed to "theriotype" (yet it is still widely used in some communities). A theriotype can better be explained as the animal species or animal signature which resides within the human soul. The theriotype is what makes the therian, a therian.
While is seems the wolf is the most common theriotype so far, it is not limited to this. Other common theriotypes can include anything from, foxes, coyotes, panthers and tigers to whales, fish, ravens/crows, flamingos, spiders, bees etc. A theriotype can be any sort of animal, living or extinct. These theriotypes make up the therian as a whole and sometimes a therian can have more than one phenotype. This used to be a rare occurrence, but now adays more people are going though their "realization" of being werekin. Those souls with more than one theriotype are known as polyweres. Usually a polywere only has two theriotype, however I have seen 3-4 (though very rare). Over the past couple of years there has been a huge increase in theriotypes other than wolves as well as an increase in those who's phenotype are more 'astral' creatures - such as dragons, elves, phoenixes, etc. These are generally called, "Otherkin" and do have their own special classifications for their "species".

Like traditional (or movie) were-creatures they go through shifts. These shifts do not happen every full moon, however, an actual proper physical transformation has never been credibly recorded. Many claim to have physically shifted but all without solid proof. Most weres don't shift very often, and few shift regularly. It is not known what triggers them. Though usually it is triggered by strong emotions such as, Hate, Fear, and Love. It is also possible to induce shifts through meditation/ visualization. Many Native American tribes have learned to do this without being a therian which makes them natural shapeshifters. There are a number of different types of shifts and most weres find they will usually get one type or a couple of types. I do not know of any were's who've experienced every type. Shifting is further explained here.

Therianthropy is very different from Lycanthropy and the two should not be confused. Lycanthropy is a medical condition in which a man/ woman believes they are a wolf/ werewolf and nothing else but. Therianthropy has a more spiritual aspect to it than just believing one is a werecreature, however therians know they are human and those suffering from Lycanthropy usually do not.

Like Lycanthropy, the term "Furry" should not be mistaken as a term for Therian. Like Lycanthropy, furry is a completely different thing altogether. A Furry is a person who visits Anthromorphic Conventions and usually Dresses up as an Animal with ears, a tail, and often times a full fursuit. These people have a fascination with Anthromorphic art and often times act animalistic in real life, yiffing, purring, sniffing, usually the normal things their "animal" would do. They literally Role Play Real Life. However, many furries are Therians (but not all), some Therians like the "furry business" because it helps them be more in tune with their phenotype. As if a Real Vampire would dress in a dark Victorian manner, to feel more at home, a Therian would do this with fur suiting or ears and a tail.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: ephemral on February 06, 2008, 05:26:32 PM: Keep it on topic.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: [D.E.M] zetsumei on February 06, 2008, 05:29:44 PM: ok, im sorry, i shoulda PM'ed there anyways, have you ever had furry dreams, unicron/eph?
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Xanaduain on February 06, 2008, 05:33:02 PM: Right. Let's keep this private. On the subject, I've dreamed of being an animal many times in my life, rarely the same one though. Always fun.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: ephemral on February 06, 2008, 05:33:43 PM: If I have it was short or uneventful and I don't remember.
It's rare that I dream about something I want to or that it seems logical or simple.
My dreams are very odd and always in color.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Vosur Aekira on February 06, 2008, 11:29:58 PM: I've had a few where I was my own fursona, but most of my dreams tend to be hybrids of ideas I've seen or had before. So I can't really explain where they go.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Smitty the Airship Pirate on February 06, 2008, 11:46:27 PM: I have had dreams that I was also my fursona but also dreams that I was a shapeshifter...I don't usually dream much so they are often rare.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Soryu/Miayuki Isumi on February 07, 2008, 01:42:40 AM: I've had plenty love em all I have on odd thing where I can remember my dreams clearly. Also I find if you think hard on something before you sleep you dream about it that night ^^
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: JFPulse on February 08, 2008, 07:12:17 AM: I have had a few furry dreams, but most of them are quite a bit more feral and combative than my actual fursona.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Xanaduain on February 08, 2008, 04:50:11 PM: Hmmm. I just woke from a dream where I was conversing with hundreds of ghost dolphins in a huge conical room with sloping floors leading down to this tiny pool of a eerie milk-white water that was sort of glowing. On one end of the room were these four or five huge doors which I had entered in from, and on the other side were two stairways leading up on opposite sides to this huge sort of pulpit with railings, and two doors behind it. It was odd because the dolphins could only be 3demonsional if they were floating above or in the water. Most of them were zooming all over the room, but there bodies were like two-dimensional images on the floor. Really there was only one dolphin I was talking to, who said his name was Montesquieu, and I think we was talking in rhyme, like iambic pantimeter. I woke up when I was climbing the stairs, and I found the whole pulpit area was filthy, and there were these two weird mixes between spiders and hermit-crabs there. One of them had this shell that looked like it was made of tiny dirty bubbles, and he started spraying acid in my face!
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Pibi on February 08, 2008, 08:30:30 PM: ...
Cool :o
You talked with baron de Montesquieu (so he was :o)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Secondat,_baron_de_Montesquieu
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Soryu/Miayuki Isumi on February 08, 2008, 08:30:59 PM: Just had one last night sweets. Twas odd everyone I know from the forums were here under there fursona's although oddly enough it started at a funeral then moved on to the greatest defeat in a great battle that seemed to be based off one of the battles from the psp game Jeanne D'Arc twas odd but awesome since you guys were there ^^
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Thaddeus Q. Wolfe on February 08, 2008, 08:53:37 PM: "a therian is a human with a animal soul, not to sound cheesy, but its really the easiest way to explain it..
there are 3 types of therians, a shifting therian, a Syntherian (which shifts in lighter shifts) and a Contherian
shifts mostly mean that your human mentality, instincts etc. either get exchanged for those of your theriotype (the animal that supposedly is inside your body) or just that your animal instincts become stronger"

Then maybe i'm a therian and not a furry, even though i have had dreams of both types. Also, isn't it possible that serial killers can be marked as them, too? I don't know but i think that the entire murdering spree things that they do must come from some sort of primal snap.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Dessum on February 08, 2008, 08:55:44 PM: Well, if I was MY fursona I wouldn't murder people *shudders*
Or if I was a Therian I wouldn't either
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Xanaduain on February 08, 2008, 10:32:03 PM: Quote
You talked with baron de Montesquieu (so he was :o)

Do you pronounce the S? The way he said it sounded more like the family from Romeo and Juliet. His accent was British.

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Then maybe i'm a therian and not a furry, even though i have had dreams of both types. Also, isn't it possible that serial killers can be marked as them, too? I don't know but i think that the entire murdering spree things that they do must come from some sort of primal snap.

Just don't let your imagination run away with you. I personally can make myself feel and think almost anything. Never underestimate the mind's ability to totally fool itself. If you wanted to know for sure if you were a therian, or really if any particular feeling you have is true, you have to know for certain whether you summoned it or not, or whether some stimuli or imbalance is to blame.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Thaddeus Q. Wolfe on February 08, 2008, 10:59:42 PM: I didn't mean it that way, it is just something i've been thinking about after watching hannibal rising. But back to the dreams, a lot of them are semi-yiffy with myself as my persona in strange situations.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: [D.E.M] zetsumei on February 08, 2008, 11:00:17 PM: Quote from: Xanaduain on February 08, 2008, 10:32:03 PM

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You talked with baron de Montesquieu (so he was :o)

Do you pronounce the S? The way he said it sounded more like the family from Romeo and Juliet. His accent was British.

Quote
Then maybe i'm a therian and not a furry, even though i have had dreams of both types. Also, isn't it possible that serial killers can be marked as them, too? I don't know but i think that the entire murdering spree things that they do must come from some sort of primal snap.

Just don't let your imagination run away with you. I personally can make myself feel and think almost anything. Never underestimate the mind's ability to totally fool itself. If you wanted to know for sure if you were a therian, or really if any particular feeling you have is true, you have to know for certain whether you summoned it or not, or whether some stimuli or imbalance is to blame. Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â

i already reacted to wred in a PM, to keep the discussion on-topic
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Thaddeus Q. Wolfe on February 08, 2008, 11:21:50 PM: it seems we have some thespians amongst us. omg i dislike shakespere. :peek: he scares me.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Xanaduain on February 08, 2008, 11:24:45 PM: Quote from: Wred Fawcks on February 08, 2008, 11:21:50 PM

it seems we have some thespians amongst us. omg i dislike shakespere. :peek: he scares me.

I don't know anything about him, so.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Soryu/Miayuki Isumi on February 09, 2008, 05:25:56 AM: Oi can we drop the insults and stay on top as Machinama suggested?
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Octavia on February 09, 2008, 06:35:37 AM: I've had a few furry dreams before...>_< I spend too much time in the Fun RP board o_o...

most of what I've had were based on topic(s) in the Fun RP board here...I was my fiusona in most of them....i remember them very faintly though

I've also had a fair amount of "out of body" experiences in my lifetime...i can say they're creepy at times...
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Thaddeus Q. Wolfe on February 13, 2008, 03:39:15 AM: i saw gwar at the rave and got coated in stage blood. later i remember having a dream that i went there wearing my fur suit and it got wrecked by the fake blood, and as i walked home from a freinds house i got picked up as a murder suspect. it was kind of like that csi episode, but scarier and violent.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Sugar on February 13, 2008, 04:15:47 AM: Hmm.. I've had animalistic dreams before.
Last night I dreamed I was going to buy a fursuit,
but I didn't have enough.. then the store I went to
said I was the thousandth customer.. and gave me a
thousand dollars. o__O
Wasn't the oddest dream I've ever had.. but it was
defiantly not what I was expecting to dream. xD

I've had recurring dreams since as far back as I
can remember about flying.. I always thought it
was because I have a big issue with the ideals of
what 'freedom' really means.. I always connected
it with nature and such.. not just being allowed
to think and say what you want. ._.

Now that I think about it though.. I've never actually
'flew' in my dream.. only been able to glide.
Like I'd be running, being chased by people, and
I'd have to get a running start and jump in order
to take off.. but I'd always end up landing when
I didn't want to.

Regardless, those dreams are always amazing. ^^
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Xanaduain on February 13, 2008, 03:58:26 PM: Everyone has flying dreams, though when I think about it I've never actually flown either. It's like I'm a Jedi and using the force or something. I always concentrate and lift my legs off the ground and sort of hover around for a bit.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Thaddeus Q. Wolfe on February 15, 2008, 09:36:30 PM: all my flt\ying dreams end in a very painful fall. strange thing is i feel like i'm falling when i wake up.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: [D.E.M] zetsumei on February 15, 2008, 10:03:01 PM: Quote from: Wred Fawcks on February 15, 2008, 09:36:30 PM

all my flt\ying dreams end in a very painful fall. strange thing is i feel like i'm falling when i wake up.

thats kinda normal, everyone has ''falling dreams'' now and then... i hate em
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Renaud Magicpaw on February 15, 2008, 10:28:07 PM: Strange I don't but then again lately I've just been havin' the same one over and over again.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Soryu/Miayuki Isumi on February 16, 2008, 02:54:30 AM: I gots a new dream I had a rockband and Hedgers was my drummer Smitty was my guitarist and Ritsuka was my bassist I was the lead singer ^^ twas an amazing band.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Renaud Magicpaw on February 16, 2008, 06:47:44 PM: Hahaha. Eh mine was new but it was more about like survival training school you know. You were there and so was Smitty and Maxi and even Kid was there. It was AWSOME
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Thaddeus Q. Wolfe on February 17, 2008, 03:03:41 AM: no new dreams. just repetitive night terrors involving the cannibalism of my fursona.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Xanaduain on February 17, 2008, 03:20:40 AM: I'm kind of hoping this new PS2 game I got will give me a good nightmare are two. So long as they're about stuff like ghosts or monsters I love those.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Smitty the Airship Pirate on February 17, 2008, 03:26:13 AM: Sweet! I am in people dreams!

The most recent furry dream involved a huge wooden ship that everyone lived on...and I mean it was like a city on the water, kind of like Water World.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Thaddeus Q. Wolfe on February 18, 2008, 01:58:52 AM: Quote from: Smitty the Pirate on February 17, 2008, 03:26:13 AM

Sweet! I am in people dreams!

The most recent furry dream involved a huge wooden ship that everyone lived on...and I mean it was like a city on the water, kind of like Water World.

AWESOME MOVIE!!!!! i saw that on my friends plasma screen, an utterly amaizing experience. oh, and one of my dreams came true that night. (she's a girl, fyi) :th_Pyong-1:
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Mark the Lion on February 18, 2008, 12:28:22 PM: I had a furry dream a few nights ago

I was looking for food in the Jungle and spotted a beautiful Lioness, and as soon as i reached her
i woke up. :sniffle:
(http://www.thefurryforum.com/forums/Themes/Rose_Petals/images/warnwarn.gif) For posting a link to adult content.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: ¿ Jesse Pawman ? on February 18, 2008, 05:00:22 PM: That happens to me. I was walking toward a cute guy and then I woke up.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Thaddeus Q. Wolfe on February 18, 2008, 10:08:21 PM: Quote from: Mark the Lion on February 18, 2008, 12:28:22 PM

I had a furry dream a few nights ago

I was looking for food in the Jungle and spotted a beautiful Lioness, and as soon as i reached her
i woke up. :sniffle:
(http://www.thefurryforum.com/forums/Themes/Rose_Petals/images/warnwarn.gif) For posting a link to adult content.

He get's warned and i don't? possibly some discrimination there.
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: ephemral on February 18, 2008, 11:00:42 PM: PM me the link to the post you didn't get warned for and I'll warn you if you want. :snicker:
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Thaddeus Q. Wolfe on February 19, 2008, 05:19:34 PM: it is not that i wish to be warned, just that it seems the moderaters weren't paying attention to all the posts. off topci, but whatever
Title: Re: Furry Dreams?
Post by: Foggy on February 20, 2008, 09:40:16 PM: I had one i recall. I was in my fursuit riding my dirtbike like i want to make vids of and my tail got caught in my back wheel and I wadded up so hard ><