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[lastringofuranus]

◇ welcome in . . . .

i am . . . .

he/him ◇ adult ◇ physical shifter and nonhuman ◇ witch

before you follow . . . .

minors dni ◇ block and move on ◇ i dont tag triggers ◇ fuck discourse

about me . . . .

hi. i’m a p-shifter.

i usually dont interact with the modern community but i figured that id try it.

ive been in the community since i was very young so my background was being in p shifting cults or associated circles. funnily enough it didnt make me any less of a p shifter. between kik, amino, forums, ive been around.

[lastringofuranus]

its always so funny when i see an upright pentacle being portrayed as satanic. like at least flip it. is this all you have. no other sigils or anything. bummer

[lastringofuranus]

i mourn for the youth, as i look upon them

in their later days, the future is unwritten

as to whether they remain of our ichor

ever higher, as we all aim

i find myself grazing against the bottom of the cirrostratus, casting the halo down

and when your hands reach for me

the eyes of phanes behold you

[lastringofuranus]

keep going.

you’ll make it through

[lastringofuranus]

hey. let’s ascend together. self-actualize together. rekindle hope together. chase down dreams together. transcend time and space together. equal and vast. connected by our fundamental natures.

when we get there. i wanna see you there

let’s never look back together.

[haribon-dog]

Hey all! I've seen some talk of pshifters on tumblr so I wanted to ask some questions about their experiences and whatnot. I will also admit I have some doubts about the legitimacy of pshifting, so I'm mainly trying to seek explanations/"proof".

I did some research on it and am still a bit skeptical. I'm a very "see it to believe it" type being. For a second I considered trying some of the methods listed just to see if it was real, but I found it can take a while to physically shift and there's probably some sort of "if you're doubtful, it won't work" thing so I figured it might just be easier to make a post abt it.

So, pshifters, what are your experiences? Is being able to shift a genetic thing or can it be gained? What do you like to do while shifted? Etc etc

Also, I do not want to make beings defend their identities, so this question is fully optional, but how would you prove your ability to pshift?

Again, I'm very sorry if this post came off as rude or aggressive, I'm very new to understanding pshifting 🙏🙏🙏

[lastringofuranus]

no one can tell you how to shift, for starters.

at this point it’s kind of common knowledge around these parts that guides and stuff aren’t one size fits all, let alone fits any.

many of our own doubt the legitimacy of our experiences. but if you’re looking for something like completely undeniable photographic proof, you won’t find it.

if you’re looking for experiences of being a shifter, there are plenty of blogs in the p-shifter tags that detail their own on there.

[palevulture]

Old guides, like the "methods" you will find on old archived websites, are more for fundamentals.

for example: phantom shifting and/or permanent phantom shift trains your brain for moving and knowing limbs (ie, a tail or animalistic ears) that aren't there. Mental shift prepares the mind to experience instincts human forms and minds have subdued. The visualization aspect of pshift guides are less for the actual shift and more for the desensitization of the brain towards body horror and the act of the shift.

Doubt and shifting do not play a role together. Doubt however can make you overlook or look past obvious physical changes, if they occur. Plenty of shifters have shifted while having doubt, only to lose that doubt when something unbelievable happens.

Shifts themselves do take time, as well as energy, if you're exhausted shifting will likely make you sleep, as many guides are more meditative, this relaxed state will result in passing out.

People believe in different things. Some say shifting is genetic, others believe it more magical / supernatural in origin. You will find endless debate about this. The same goes for how shifting occurs - some say it is painful, some say it is painless as the body goes numb.

As for proof - it exists out there. The problem you will face with it is belief in it. People could show video or photo evidence, but would You yourself believe it? Or would you call it photoshop? I have seen and known shifters i trust who have shared photos only to end up with people calling it photoshop.

Pshifting is incredibly personal and you will not find a "one size fits all" answer, guide, method, explanation, or science.

[clowncaraz]

i do not purposely leave people in the dark nor do i try to exclude people from the shifter label bc i think there are shifters here who are afraid to use the label BECAUSE of the association with older pshifters.. but those are your ancestors. theyre the ones who gave you the culture and the terminology and the words you use. stop that self hating shit.

im also of the firm belief that if we let everyone in who has ever had a physical experience, and if we dont mention historic similarities between shifters (lineage, culture, mythology, magick, biology), we legit will not have a community or culture that is separate from the physical nonhuman/alterhumans. we just wont!

i get it i get it, it feels bad to not fit in, but no one is gatekeeping and no one is removing you from the label - the label was ALWAYS this strict before you even got here. i was the one who had to fight alongside younger shifters in other spaces to include or talk more freely about different ways of shifting, different ideas, and the addition of new kinds of methods and ideas. you think i dont know how you feel when it comes to being left out? i do, and i had to literally force myself to be seen in shifter spaces by being as loud and as consistent as possible because they didnt SEE me as a shifter and many in that amino still dont!

i made resources, i made documents, i spread papers around, and i fought people. im still doing that and im tired..

the pshifter label has always been strict, hard to bypass, and restricted access BECAUSE of how many people take our terminology, reources, words, and our shifting and try to use it themselves. mostly thank harloqui for gathering all of those resources and helping me see that i can open up the gates, but you still need a pass to enter.

its not because i dont want certain people in, its because this commhnity is more than just an identity - it is a cultural existence that spawned far before I was born. i have ultimately made it inclusive enough, and have confused enough older and younger shifters as it is lol.

being a pshifter has always been "you either are, or you arent". and if you dont believe me, research it for yourself.

[palevulture]

Shifter spaces have always been a bit of a "closed" community.

If we look at some of the older, yet most popular spaces we see how while the label and experiences themselves are broad, all string back to physical shifting or physical growth (for avians).

Like. p-shifter as a term. shapeshifter as a term. are very literal. There is a reason why all of the old webs websites focused primarily on physicality > spirituality. While you can exist fully as a spiritual nonhuman, pshifters have long been defined by the need to shift and the need for physicality. Even if we take these groups for better or for worse:

ragriz and pariah focused on pshifting, despite everything.

emberpack, despite the leader now being a "only werewolves exist" weirdo, focused largely on the documentation of physical results, especially when they had multiple mods who Did Not believe in pshifting.

Sirens cove focused on pshifting, with their unique application and development of the F-shift.

Wingedonez and other avian sites focused on physical growth and body readiness, like strength training.

Mythic shifter sites, from mythicalvalley to shiftingpolaris, all focused on the physicality they could perceive or make work from mythical forms.

Hell, even the "fight against awtok" sites focused on physicality.

This is NOT a bad thing. the single unifier of pshifters, beyond our unique circumstances and beyond our history in the community, has always been physicality. All of the drama and "you're fake" callouts stem from disbelief of someone's *physical* claims. Shifters largely do not give 2 shits about spiritual or nonphysical claims (unless, say, you claim to be a god who determines who can shift and who cant, lmao)

We have forever been fighting co-opting and watering down of words or phrases, from "nonhuman" to "mythical" to any and all of our intercommunity terms. This is largely out of our control as people still Hate Us and call us cults and as a result, the theft of our terms is Good to them.

As much as i think we need to believe people and trust good-faith admissions, yeah, get your tickets at the teller. This circus reserves the right to refuse entry.

[haribon-dog]

Hey all! I've seen some talk of pshifters on tumblr so I wanted to ask some questions about their experiences and whatnot. I will also admit I have some doubts about the legitimacy of pshifting, so I'm mainly trying to seek explanations/"proof".

I did some research on it and am still a bit skeptical. I'm a very "see it to believe it" type being. For a second I considered trying some of the methods listed just to see if it was real, but I found it can take a while to physically shift and there's probably some sort of "if you're doubtful, it won't work" thing so I figured it might just be easier to make a post abt it.

So, pshifters, what are your experiences? Is being able to shift a genetic thing or can it be gained? What do you like to do while shifted? Etc etc

Also, I do not want to make beings defend their identities, so this question is fully optional, but how would you prove your ability to pshift?

Again, I'm very sorry if this post came off as rude or aggressive, I'm very new to understanding pshifting 🙏🙏🙏

[lastringofuranus]

no one can tell you how to shift, for starters.

at this point it’s kind of common knowledge around these parts that guides and stuff aren’t one size fits all, let alone fits any.

many of our own doubt the legitimacy of our experiences. but if you’re looking for something like completely undeniable photographic proof, you won’t find it.

if you’re looking for experiences of being a shifter, there are plenty of blogs in the p-shifter tags that detail their own on there.

[lastringofuranus]

the doubt eats me alive. no one likes to talk about that one publicly.

one would love to fully embrace belief in physical shapeshifting without any second guessing, without any skepticism.

but for plenty of us, it's just not possible.

i try to confide in the fact that this came to me for a reason.

i sought it out on my own, being young and in need of affirmation, in need of solutions.

mainstream therians and otherkin condemned us along with the cultists who affected us.

with as many of the therians of our same background who reject it, there are also those who forfeited nonhumanity altogether . . . .

. . . . and us.

its a culture we grew up in, plenty of us from young age.

god forbid we embrace where we come from.

im not an idiot, im not delusional, im not an abuser, im not a scammer.

im just . . . . still hopeful, in some way.

[pebble0-0-deactivated20251019]

When I say I'm a P-Shifter people think it's in like a "I believe I can shapeshift into a nonhuman being 100% and I tell everyone about it and I have no doubts in my mind that this is a real thing!" Kind of way

But really I'm a P-Shifter in a "I was a part of the mythical community for years and I have seen genuine progress (and some fake progress) from those attempting it, I have even made some progress myself in the past, I don't tell anyone except my mermaid pod about it (and I guess you guys now) and I definitely have doubts on whether it's real or not, and I'm not delusional, I know what my delusions look like and I know how to prevent and stop them. This is not a delusion."

(obviously if you are the first example you are completely valid too!)

[porcelainkindred]

shocking to see that this is a divide in the community. shifters always had half and half 100% belief and 50% belief. hell some old webs websites had disbelievers in them.

its also okay if you feel like you have "grown out" of shifting fully. a lot of older weres find that shifting once a year is all they need. some stop pshifting altogether.

our journies are all different. some folks, like myself, need to pshift and need to fully express nonhumanity when we can.

[lastringofuranus]

i think we put too much stock in "scientific" shifting.

i believe that physical shapeshifting is different for everyone, that much im sure of. but i feel like there is too much pressure to explain it by science.

in my time in the community, theres been many theories as to why shifting happens. where it comes from. how its done.

having shifter dna or some sort of hormone or some gene and this and that.

i feel its a tall ask to explain something extraordinary with the ordinary.

with the overlap of shifter communities and those of reality shifters and subliminal users/makers and witches. and how our communities have been referred to as "real supernaturals" . . . .

its hard to make such a claim. throughout our history, its been entwined with spells and rituals and spiritual beliefs. many of us partake in these spiritual practices, a pretty good amount.

i'm not saying "don't ever say your shifting is biologically/scientifically sound", by all means, live your truth.

but i am saying . . . . do not fret if your reality bends towards magical explanations.

[palevulture]

For when the magic dies -

For a long time I've noticed that, for some, including myself, depression and outside factors can hamper and dent will and belief towards nonhumanity. Maybe you have days where your identity is challenged and you cannot respond. Maybe you have days where all of your will to shift or grow wings is dead in the dirt, and you're too exhausted to continue.

While I personally haven't struggled with doubt in years, good gods do i have a litany of days where continuing pursuing wings and/or the perm shifts i desire feel like hinderances and major roadblocks that would essentially bankrupt me.

A blanket note - nonhumanity should always be fun; that sentiment has never sat right with me. nonhumanity is a core thing, those who try to run from it always come back. While yes, you should not be obsessive and forceful with it, it should not control your every waking hour; "fun" may not be on your board of emotions that you experience around nonhumanity every single day.

So, what to do when you find yourself feeling alien like the heron below?

If there's anything working around a lot of people has helped me with - step one, Identify.

Identify the small things. maybe you hold your arms like wings while neutral. Maybe you move your ears like they're shifted when they're not. Subtlety is the king of deeply ingrained M-shifts and instincts, and a lot of times these actions are so universal to us that we do not notice them until prompted. Even subtle reassurance of these will fuel their sparks.

Step two - A Leap.

A leap in this case is a bit more forceful. Maybe your day has hampered belief. Something that's been helpful to me if I feel stuck or without path is to just trigger the very start of a shift. I do not let it go far, but enough to feel the numbness set in. Why does this help? It reminds you that your body is capable, you are in control here, and your nonhumanity has not wavered.

Step three - community.

As a final fallback, if all else fails, i go to my shifter friends and talk. Maybe about nonhumanity, maybe about pokemon, or life, or anything. Community is key, like a flock of birds or a school of fish, our friends uplift us when we're feeling down and give us further knowledge. Maybe your friend has been in the same, and gives you advice I haven't listed that works 10x better for you. Or maybe just being near others in the same boat kicks up the flock effect for you.

Just always remember - your claws, paws, wings, and more are a part of you, not separate. No matter how life may dampen your emotions or throw you around, it is impossible to separate you and yourself.

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[a-minke-whales-tale]

My experience in therian spaces in a nutshell