The Therian Bible is apparently listed on an “Otherkin and Therianthrope Book List”. However, the majority of the information presented there is incorrect!
Corrections:
#1: The Therian Bible is NOT only 24 pages long (the real book is 47 pages of small-faced text) and we in the Ordo vir Bestia have no idea what type of “bootleg” copy was passed off to this person as our Book, but they were obviously ripped off!
#2: Their statement “The Therian Temple sells their Therian Bible only to people who have taken an oath and applied for membership.” is INCORRECT. The Therian Bible is readily Available to anyone who wishes to purchase it from our site at theriantemple.com . Applying for membership (with Oath included) is a wholly separate interaction.
#3: Their statement “Many therians responded negatively when they heard of the temple,” is MISLEADING. A small (10-12) group of extremely opinionated herd “therians” (ages 15-20 and one board Admin aged 50) at one online message board can only be defined as “many therians” if one has no knowledge of or contact with the thousands of Therians (or some who call themselves “Weres”) who exist worldwide, and have either no relation to, or interest in unsolicited internet opinion-giving.
#4:Isaac Bonewits is NOT an Authority on the Occult, Cults, Religion, or any other subject. Many groups who have never harmed anyone have been attacked by the embittered self-proclaimed “Professional Occultist”Isaac Bonewits, and other extremists who follow his lead. One example, see: http://www.skepticfiles.org/mys5/tos_bon.htm Another (more opinionated) example, see: Is Isaac Bonewits “Reality-Challenged?”
#5:”Lupa” who supposedly reviewed our Book for all the young net-therians, does not even self-identify as a Therian! In her own words, from her own site: “I use the term pagan for simplicity’s sake, though more accurately I’m a totemist, an animist and a pantheist.” While we Therians understand and respect those paths and beliefs, we all know that none of them are the same as being a Therianthrope yourself, and we also know that it is VERY difficult for non-Therians to relate to & understand Therian Magic.
Oh, If only more people could read longer than……
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