I know it is possible to train the body to react to certain stimuli. Ie under hypnosis one can be told they are being touched with a hot poker really it is a cool spoon. The skin swells up blisters red. Yes the mind can change the appearance. of the skin through suggestion. Ie swell one section of the face changing the appearance. Instant hair Ie werewolf legends would be an effect of abnormal cell growth I just cant see that it would grow so fast. In my opinion shape shifting would take time to change to a completely different facial shape. Still I think there is grounds to this idea being a possibility.
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I heard the exact same thing as well about the hot poker under hypnosis. I'm insterested in the werewolf legends, being of french/native descent, in part, the history is chock full of werewolf legends. I understand the idea is very very far out there in regards to such things. However being an avid researcher of cryptozoology, certain claims made by indegenous tribes about certain creatures, have been studied and found to be true. The last one I heard of was a certain large lizard a tribe claimed lived in trees. It was studied by an avid researcher who respected the tradition enough to go out and look for herself. It turns out it was true, and turned out to be a relative of the komodo dragon. This lizard is able to grow to as large as 6 feet from what I recall. So if this tribe was claiming this all along it makes you wonder about all claims made by tribes. Traditions that have been around for centuries. You hear of Sasquatch, and giants in North America. The oral traditions are vast. Things of that nature. I know the idea of a man turning into a wolf is very out there, if not absurd but I still wonder...I know certain wolf traits can be attributed to humans. There is a family that has been researched, that grows an abnormal amount of hair. A few of you probably know what I'm talking about, it has been featured on a lot of network shows. They look like the classic wolf man. I for instance can hear a dog whistle. No one believed me but I have proven it to them. It's nothing special but it shows that humans can have dog like or wolf like traits. Shirak, as I understand it you live in Australia. Do you know of the Aborigines mentioning anything of this nature? Such as a man becoming an animal?
@ tranceffect. well i had shapeshifting experiences from what i can remember 4 - 5 years ago when i was woken up from the normal perspective life. and also, i prefer talking about this on a instant messenger and not a post....
I'm sort of afraid of shapeshifting myself (what if I shapeshifted myself into a freak and couldn't get it back to normal?). Would rather start from shapeshifting other objects first - pencils, spoons and stuff.
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