Lycanthropy
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[edit] About Lycanthropy
- Lycanthropy is a clinical disorder as explained below. Movies and pop culture have bridged this word to a mythical being who transforms into different animals, many times at the full moon. In terms of Otherkin, this is related to myths and legends of men transforming into different animals under certain circumstances, most often the full moon. This belief is most commonly known as the legend of the "werewolf." Hollywood has taken this to the next level in the multitude of werewolf movies (like Underworld where the werewolves are even named "Lycans"). However, in the otherkin community, physical shapeshifting is something largely considered fictional. No evidence has ever been put forward to support the transformation of a Human being into any other type of animal.
- Due to Lycanthropy being a clinical diagnosis as shown below. The terms, "Therianthropy" or "were(insert animal here)" are more appropriate for use when discussing this belief or phenomenon. Please do not repeat the mistakes of Hollywood.
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[edit] Clinical Lycanthropy
Clinical lycanthropy is defined as a rare psychiatric disorder which involves a delusion that the affected person can or has transformed into an animal, or that he or she is an animal. Its name is connected to the mythical condition of lycanthropy, a supernatural affliction in which people are said to physically shapeshift into wolves. Clinical lycanthropes are VERY dangerous, as they will often become extremely aggressive and will harm others.
[edit] Known Types of Lycanthropes
As physical shapeshifting is something of much debate, the only type of shifting in which the body may appear to have completely changed is spiritual or auric shifting. In these types of shifts, the practitioner may be able to make their energetic body appear as a completely different species or in a completely different form. Thus, to people who can see or otherwise sense the practitioner's energetic body, it may appear that the individual has physically changed form.
