Welcome to "The Sanctuary".

This is a website devoted to my personal writings, mainly focusing on my therianthropic writings and essays, but also includes spiritual writings, poetry, and other contents of which I prefer to be up here for public view. The therianthropic writings on here are not "newbie guides" or other such basic writings, but are instead more personal and offer up an individual's view on therianthropy in general and her own therianthropy, whether different or similar to those of others, including the "norm", within and outside of the therianthropy community. I hope that by making these pieces public, that they can offer help to some therians who may find inspiration or help in their therianthropy through my personal insights, and that therianthropic and other contents on here may just also be found as interesting for those who prefer to read subjects not so 'superficial' as those seen on boards.

My writings are not to be seen as any end-all to therianthropy and how an individual can and does experience their own. And though my pieces may be helpful to some, I understand they may be of no interest or disagreement, for whatever reason, by others. For those who wish to contact me, that information is in the Contact section, and please read the notes there about contacting me. Visitors are welcome to sign the Guestbook.

Updates:

~May 17, 2008: Two new essays added, a therianthropy one called "Domestic and Wild" and my second spiritual essay here called "Oryx and the Desert". More spiritual writings are in the process of being finished to be added relatively soon. Also added TrueForm Within and Project Shift to the Links page.

~March 24, 2008: A new author, Ketrino, has been added to the Guest Writings section with her "Sheep's Quest" writing; there's a new essay of mine called "Fluidity and Fragmentation" and another Misc. Writing focused on the therian community

~January 4, 2008: New essay, "Upbringing, Imprintation, and Self-Development", and I added a Guest Writings section with works from Teja and Tamuril

~December 9, 2007: Added Part 2 and Part 3 of my "Musings on an Unknown Theriotype" because it has become a series of entries along my journey to identifying my third theriotype

~November 13, 2007: Two new therian poems added about reactions to threats, "Feral Fire" (cat poem) and "Threshold of Escape" (horse poem)

~October 28, 2007: New layout design, updated the Links section, and changed the links to my writings (they're under subfolders now)

~August 15, 2007: New essay, "Waters of Obscurity: My Therianthropic Self-Concept"

~April 5, 2007: New misc. writing, "Musings on an Unknown Theriotype"

~March 11, 2007: Added a piece of prose about Horse, "Hooves Beat as Hearts"

~November 19, 2006: Added a new essay, "Predator or Prey?", and another writing, "Reactions to Stress"

 

There are a variety of therianthropic sites listed in the Links section, and I welcome you to visit those other pages.

The Essays section is devoted to more "formal"-style writings pertaining to particular subjects (personal therianthropy and spirituality), and because of that style it takes me longer to produce them, therefore it will be a more slowly growing section, as also the pieces tend to be longer as essays (though I hope that doesn't deter people from reading them).

Misc. Writings is a section for other, non-essay style pieces, which includes poetry, and past journal entries of spiritual and therianthropic subjects. Many of my thoughts on therianthropy and spirituality end up on my journal entries, and are written more impulsively (as well as shorter sometimes, when compared with the essays), as well as not being so formalized. Yet, they can still be rather insightful and in depth. Few of those such entries will be posted on here, but I'll choose the best, more relevant ones.

Thank you for visiting, and I hope you find some use, help, or insight through my pieces here.

Important note: All of the material and designs on this website, unless otherwise noted, is copyrighted to me, Sonne Spiritwind, and it is not to be reproduced, distributed, or posted elsewhere without my expressed permission. However, you are welcome to link to this site.