Welcome to "The Sanctuary".
**September '09 Update: Although I've been slow at doing it so far, I will eventually be adding to and improving my site over time, including the Sonverrid homepage which will be completed and made into a main navigation page. At some point I may also add a guest site under a subdomain for a different author. Other planned updates include: separate link buttons in the navigation bar for Guest Writings and likely the guestbook; more spiritual writings because I want to expand that topic on my site; some minor other layout/design changes, and a few other mild alterations.**
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:
~September 5, 2009: Two more essays on my 4th theriotype (a winged theropod) have been added--"On Wings of a Living Past" and "Designing a Theriotype"--along with a new guest author, SerpentineZebra, and her essay "Snake Eyes" about being a cobra therian
~June 16, 2009: "Thoughts on My Fourth Theriotype" has been added to the Misc. Writings section
~March 1, 2009: added an essay, "Skin Deep: On Being Animal and Human" and added Elinox's site 'Lupine Instincts' to the Links page
~December 21, 2008: Another spiritual essay added, "Reflections: Personal Guidance from Mongoose", as a continuation to "The Watch-Guardian" essay but from my personal experience with the guide. Also updated the Guest Writings section with a new author, Sondu, and his "The Dao of Duiker", and redid the spiritual part of my About Me page plus I added a link there to my DeviantArt gallery
~November 8, 2008: Added a new spiritual essay, "The Watch Guardian: Mongoose Energy and Symbolism" in two pages, Part I and II
~November 1, 2008: Moved to new domain, Sonverrid.org
~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
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 also not being as 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.
Readers are also encouraged to check out the Guest Writings section with essays by other authors.
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, are copyrighted to me, Sonne Spiritwind, and are not to be reproduced, distributed, or posted elsewhere without my expressed permission. However, you are welcome to link to this site.
