MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:

If you are OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE, you will be considered a Registered Lifetime Member
once you Contribute a $30 Donation, and your Basic Membership Application is approved,
if you take the Oath of Therion.

All membership records and information are kept strictly confidential,
with the exception of criminal investigations.

Registered Lifetime Members will be allowed to use our Trademarked Member Sigil logos on their websites, stationery, etc.
Non-members who use our images will deal with the legal consequences of Intellectual Property Theft and Copyright Infringement.

To become an Active Member, you must Contribute a $30 Donation and submit an Application for Active Membership.

Active Members recieve the same things as Registered Lifetime Members,
plus a subscription to our newsletter: The Therian Times, and an Active Member card.

Authorized Active Members, also known as Templars,
may also act as local contacts for the Therian Temple
and are also authorized to represent the Temple when dealing with the Media, etc,
should they choose to do so.

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and Non-Members may use our "Supporter" banners to link to Us.
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Special Exceptions / Vexillarius Templi   Memberships:
For individuals who have expressed special needs, arrangements may be made for the Required Donation to be waived in certain circumstances.
This status of membership is called Vexillarius Templi  , and those requesting it must reasonably prove both their need and basic understanding of the precepts of Therian Magic.
Individuals applying for Vexillarius Templi   Memberships may be required to provide a photo or additional information upon request.
If you you cannot currently afford to donate the regular required amount, yet find it important to join the Therian Temple,
contact the Ordo vir Bestia stating/describing your need and including your completed Registered or Active Membership Application:
info@theriantemple.org

TEMPLE STRUCTURE


NOTE: These should not be seen as "initiatory steps" which are expected of members.
No member is required to move beyond Registered Membership.
Further, to be considered for active membership one must fill out the Active Membership application .
The Second Degree denoting Active Membership is only for members
who seek more involvement with the organization and other members.

1st° : Registered Lifetime Member
This level is the Neophyte level, of the person who makes the Required Donation, submits a Basic Membership Application which is approved by the Ordo Vir Bestia, and takes the Oath of Therion.

2nd° : Active Member
This level is the Initiate level, of the person who makes the Required Donation, takes the Oath of Therion, and has also submitted Application for Active Membership
which has been approved by the Ordo Vir Bestia for Active Membership.

3rd° : Therian Adept
This level is the first Advanced level, of the person who has been offered the Degree by the Ordo Vir Bestia,
for displaying successful real-world application of Therian Magic.

4th° : Therian Magus
This level is the second Advanced level, of the person who has been offered
this position and Degree by the Ordo Vir Bestia,
for displaying successful real-world application of Therian Magic, after reaching the 3rd° .
The Magus has not only displayed his magical prowess,
but also has used Therianthropy to further not only his/herself, but also the Temple.

5th° : Ordo Vir Bestia
Ordo Vir Bestia is the decision-making Council of the Therian Temple.
This level is the third Advanced level, of the person who has been invited into the the Ordo Vir Bestia,
for displaying successful real-world application of Therian Magic, furthering themselves and the Temple,
after reaching the Magus Degree.
Members of the Ordo Vir Bestia are ordained to perform Therian Ceremonies including Marriages, funerals, etc.

6th° : High Priest/High Priestess
The public face and Elder of the Therian Temple.
This is the title granted to the most exemplary members of the Ordo Vir Bestia,
voted upon by the Ordo Vir Bestia itself.
The High Priest/High Priestess can vote twice to break ties when the Ordo Vir Bestia votes.






































The Therian Code

1. DO NOT PARTAKE IN CANNIBALISTIC ACTIVITY.
As part-Human and part-Animal, we are not to eat the flesh of either kin.
We must maintain a plant-based diet.

2. DO NOT DESTROY OUR HABITAT.
We must walk the Earth with Respect to it.
Those who destroy the Habitat will themselves be destroyed by the Habitat itself.

3. MAINTAIN OUR FREEDOM.
A caged beast lives a life half-lived.
Abiding by the laws of your Residential Land should prevent most incidents of imprisonment.
Should you become imprisoned by no infraction of Law and/or fault of your own, Fight Tooth & Nail for Freedom.

4. RESPECT THE FREEDOM OF OTHERS.
If we are to maintain our Freedom, we cannot participate in the destruction of Freedom,
as this will imminently lead to the destruction of ALL Freedom, including our own.

5.MAINTAIN OUR POWERS.
Our senses are the Primary source of our Powers.
Do not de-sensitize yourself through any form of harmful deadening, either mental or physical.

WHY DO YOU FOLLOW A VEGAN DIET? WHAT IF MY ANIMAL SIDE IS CARNIVOROUS, SHOULDN'T I BE AS WELL?
Therians, having Human physiology, cannot digest raw meat as an Animal does,
so therefore there is no way to follow the diet of one's Animal side, without facing serious health risks.
The plant based diet is one element to help attain the healthiest physical condition
of your Human body that is ideal for Ritual Magic.
In short, we believe the best physical condition
for the most effective ritual magic is attained by a plant based diet.
This does not mean that you may never eat meat, but that it is "most effective"
to abstain from it during times when one is practicing ritual magic.
No one is "excommunicated" from this Temple over diet issues.

































The Three Therian Truths

1. ANIMALS WERE THE FIRST GODS OF THE HUMANS.
The Human World's most powerful and mystical religions either worshipped Feral Gods (i.e. Ancient Egypt),
or used animalistic/feral representations of their Gods (i.e. Heathen, Eastern Mystics).
This is true in both White Light (Right-Hand Path) and Darkside (Left-Hand Path) religions.

2. THE NATURE OF OUR EXISTENCE IS THE AESTHETIC OF THEIR FAITH.
Knowing the First Truth, we recognize that Humans revere(d) Animals both spiritually and symbolically,
because of the fact that Animals are more attuned to nature (a.k.a.:"God", "Gaia", etc.) than Humans are.
The hidden understanding that cannot be communicated to Non-Therian Humans is what we call: "The Knowledge".

3. HUMANS ARE INCAPABLE OF GAINING THE KNOWLEDGE.
Therians are Born, and not made.
The carrying of the Knowledge may be sought out by Humans, but it can NEVER be attained.
This is a gap that cannot be bridged.












































































































































Commonly Used Therian Magic Terms & Our Definitions for Them

Alpha State: The ideal state for Shifting / Transmutation. A relaxed but aware state where the the brainwaves run at about 8 to 12 cycles per seconds or hertz. This compares with the 'normal' state of 13-25 hertz which is beta state. The beta state the state of most waking activities.

Archetype: An ideal or perfect example of a typeor as in Jungian psychology, an inherited pattern of thought or symbolic imagery derived from the past collective experience and present in the individual unconscious. From the Latin archetypum, the Greek arkhetupon.

Astral: Of or relating to a supersensible or hyper-real body believed by theosophists to coexist with and survive the death of the physical body.

Autohypnosis: Self-hypnosis— (or autosuggestion) hypnosis in which a person hypnotizes themselves without the assistance of another person. Can be used to reduce oneself into Alpha State.

Feral: Existing in a untamed or animalistic state. From Latin fera (wild animal), from ferus (wild)

Inner Beast: The feral nature that exists subconsciously inside Humans, consciously in Therians.

Lucid Dreaming: The conscious perception of one's state while dreaming, enabling a more cogent ("lucid") control over the content and quality of the experienc. eStephen LaBerge defined it as "dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming."

Lycanthropy: In folklore, the magical ability to assume the form and characteristics of a wolf. In psychology/pathology, A classifcation of Mental Illness where a person believes they have become or are becoming a wolf or other animal.

Lycanthrope: A "werewolf", or Wolf Therian, Often misused to refer to other types of Therianthropes.

Magic: Any manifestation of one's Will in the world through the use of otherwise unclassifiable and/or non-traditional methods.

M-Shift: "Mental shift", when a Therian thinks and acts like their Theriotype, yet they do not physically change.

PanTherian: One who identifies strongly with more than one Theriotype or species.

P-Shift: "Physical shift", when a Therian thinks and acts like their Theriotype, accompanied by physical changes such as enhanced strength, heightened senses, etc. This is NOT changing species into an actual Animal.

Shapeshifting: Shapeshifting is used to describe physiological shifting, where the body physically changes to that of the Theriotype. There are no verifiable documented cases of this.

Therian: A member of the contemporary subculture of therianthropy / therianism, which is based on a spiritual and/or psychological identification with animals.

Therianthropy: (alternate term: therianism) The art, practice discussion and/or study of part-human part-animal Magic and/ or "were-ism". Also used to describe the state of being a Therianthrope. The most commonly known form is lycanthropy, from the Greek word lycos ("wolf"), the technical term for man-wolf transformations. The word is derived from Greek therion, meaning "wild animal", and anthropos, meaning "man". Therianthropy is NOT the same thing as pathological lycanthropy.

Therianthrope: A being that is part animal, part human. Egyptian gods which display the heads of animals, such as Ra, are an example of therianthropes.

Theriotype: The animal(s) to which a Therian feels connected to. The Werewolf's Theriotype would be the wolf. It is possible to have more than one Theriotype (see:PanTherian), although this is rare.

Were- : A "Were" usually refers to a specific type of Therian, such as a WereWolf, or a WerePanther, etc. The wer- or were- in wer(e)wulf means "man"; it is related to Latin vir with the same meaning, the source of virile and virility. Both the Germanic and the Latin words derive from Indo-European *wro-, "man."