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Lycanthropy:

The magical belief, common in European folklore, that it is consciously possible through witchcraft or sorcery to transform into the form of an animal, typically a wolf. Lycanthropy is responsible for many werewolf and wolf legends and is similar in practise to the shamans' ability to shape-shift into totemic animals.
Some of the oldest known records of lycanthropy date from classical times where people or whole tribes turned into wolves appeared in various works. The lore of lycanthropy is deeply intertwined with magic, and a number of magical methods of taking on wolf formor spells for managing the transformation have survived in Russian, Norse and Slavic sources.
A feature of lycanthropy common in medieval and Renaissance literature and later magical works, although neglected in modern horror-movie imagery, is the nature of the wolf body created. In contrast to popular legend, some lycanthrope do not transform physically into a wolf, but the wolf form is constructed of ether. The human body of the lycanthrope is sometimes left behind in a trance state, and it could be said that lycanthropy represents a form of etheric projection.
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Art: @arcanelycanthropy thank you! Check out her page!!
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