#pshifter

[shifterstars]

Pshifting and Sex, GROUND FLOOR.

This series is for educational purposes only, but does not claim to be the end all to be all on this topic. Please do your own research first.

Welcome to the GROUND FLOOR. Here, we will discuss our primary topic; Pshifting and Sex. This topic has four ground floor stages, the first one being Shifter Bodies, second is Sexuality in Nature, third is Knowing Boundaries, and fourth is Safety.

Let's Begin.

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SHIFTER BODIES.

A shifter is someone who "physically (or much less commonly) spiritually transforms into another being". ("Terminology")

Both spiritual and physical are physical attributes to a body, given that spiritual is defined as metaphysical alongside regular physical experiences. A shifter is not a monolith, just like the human world, shifters have varying "true forms" and "morphed bodies". Each body looks, on the outside, similar to a human body. Many shifters struggle with dysmorphia, and feelings of not being a real shifter based on the fact that they do not or never have shifted before. Due to this, the human body may or may not be a trigger to some shifters. Some may prefer to act more animalistic or allow themselves outside time where they can shift. This relieves that dysphoria/dysmorphia.

Some theories suggest that the shifter's body changes due to hormones, some others claim magic, and others say it is simply your genetic make up. Due to the truth not being accurately studied, and only theories being used, we will be at the universal idea that it is simply physical and that is all it is- without forcing any of the major theoretical ideals.

The various types of physical includes (the ones we mentioned) metaphysical and physical, subcategories of such are spiritual, astral, aural, somatic, beserker shifts, sensory, and exolimb shifts. If you experience these shifters, you are not a shifter until you say you are and until those physical affects permanently change your body. Many alterhumans, a group of humans who are not fully aligned with the human experience, may claim that their spiritual or sensory shifts don't last permanently. By all means, they are not shifters. It is a self-identified label first, and a function later. Permanently means permanently. As in, a spiritual shift that changes your metaphysical body to grow wings or change eye colors. A physical shift that changes the way you walk forever. That's permanence.

Shifters and their bodies seem to be the most discussed topic across all pshifting sites and blogs, but many forget that there are adults in the shifter community that want to feel good about their bodies, and they do want to see more representation of diverse bodies in shapeshifter media. Some adults may indulge in pshifting with others around them for safety, as all should, but when it comes to the sexual appeal of these shifter bodies, many think it is too taboo. There's a hard line to cross between feral, and anthro. Feral doesn't include just four legs on the floor, it includes the inability to speak, consent, and/or write. Anthro can be on four legs, but are usually on two, they have the ability to write, speak, and/or consent. Those two categories are helpful for some who do feel guilty about the appeal towards our shifted bodies due to them being "animalistic". You would not call a cartoon dog real, so why apply real standards to them in order to prevent a real issue with real animals? Not only are fictional and healthy outputs safer for those with none, but most people who are geared towards that (not saying all or most shifters are), seek help for paraphilias and find it not to be disordered. Safety over society's morals saves lives, not just human lives.

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SEXUALITY IN NATURE

Thoughout time, sex and sexuality have been concepts undivided. They were not picky, or dictated by society, nor were they specifically seen as wrong. The only truth was that the puzzle pieces for making children varied based on species. A lion always has to have a lioness to make cubs, but that doesn't mean that the lion can't truly love another lion. This also varies when your species has the ability to change sexes or gender. A ftm lion is still a lion, but now has the ability to birth cubs. If that ftm lion chooses another lion to mate with, that lion doesn't need a lioness because they have a lion who can give birth. Sexuality is fluid, and there have always been same sex couples in the wild. From courting, mating, mounting, it is all love and signs of varying behaviours. Some animals like the dolphin sometimes will masturbate without the need for reproduction, which begs the question... if all nature is inherently existing with the need of pleasure and a fluid sexuality without worry, why do human beings restrict themselves so?

Many shifters also do the same, restricting themselves, but many have found it easier to let go and find the beauty in their own sexuality. By nature, shifters are extremely wild and given that they have merged into society means that there are limited options for them when expressing such sexuality. Yet, many of us have been avoiding the attention of humankind for a while.

Shifters can be straight, but they can also be gay, bi, lesbian, asexual, transgender, perisex, intersex, and much more. We are not a monolith, and we are not all young teens. So we find ourselves engaging in sex or pleasurable things at all stages of our life. Some shifters may choose to masturbate while shifted, others may not. Just like all animals, shifters don't just mate to reproduce. Some lack the partnership to mate in the first place while others don't seem to want that. It's important to know how your body feels and what is best for you. Some shifters hump, some buck, and some rub- but what matters is that they also set boundaries for themselves and others.

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KNOWING BOUNDARIES.

If you as a shifter feels uncomfortable with not shifting during sex, they are welcome to stay in their shifted form, but the boundaries they must set with their partner(s) matter more. You may think that it feels good for all parties, but at some point, you have to be an adult and ask;

Does this work for you?

It's not because you are valuing their pleasure over yours, but you're valuing the safety of their body. Say a bear shifter and a feline shifter are together, and they want to shift during sex. Sure, it may work depending on preexisting factors, but to make sure, those two have to do a size check. Size checks are similar to making sure everything will work. It doesn't account for what gender, or sex you are, it matters. A bear shifter that tops will most likely have trouble if they are the actual size of a bear and not a human-sized one. The same applies to the feline shifter in that being a receiver or giver.

This is how you set boundaries during sexual intercourse. Planned Parenthood describes boundaries as "the line between what you’re cool with and what’s not OK with you. If you’re not comfortable with something happening to you or around you, that means you have a boundary between yourself and that thing." ("Sexual Boundaries: How to Set Them")

Sexual boundaries should be formally set before sex, but they can be enforced during sex as a quick reaction. If a shifter wants to bite you, a quick "no" is setting a boundary between what you're comfortable with and what you're not. Boundaries aren't just what you're doing during sex, it can be your clothing, showing your body, respecting choices, and understanding what hurts and what doesn't. If your boundaries are being pushed, do not let them do so. Shifters are born into human society, and even if they are allowed an inch of what you, another shifter, have- there should be boundaries to protect. Protect yours first. It doesn't matter if they too are a shifter, it is your body.

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SAFETY.

Finding places online and offline like friend-owned packs, cool and calm websites, safety guides for shifters, and much more can boost your confidence. As well as your own safety while shifting. Harloqui writes, "Don't go out in secret. You don't have to tell people not in the know, but you shouldn't be sneaking out without telling anybody where you'll be. If something were to happen to you you'd want someone to alert the authorities early and fast, and sneaking out without telling anybody works against you". ("Shifting Safety Tips")

Safety extends to sex as well. Safe sex not only saves lives but prevents sex related crimes and permanent pain from occurring. Shifter sex can be, in personal experience, very pleasurable if you do it safely. Asking your partner(s) if certain things are okay is not "human-like" or "non-feral".

If you are shifting during sex, there are many ways to prevent the three Rs; Ripping, Rape, and Removing. Obviously, no one wants these, but it's common in the animal kingdom. Ripping refers to when a shifter shifts, either physically or metaphysically, and something rips. This may be the shifter's muscle, or the partner's body. Rape is a sex crime which involves one non-consenting party, and another party breaking that consent. Removing is the act or disrobing, or taking the clothes off your body or someone elses body while in the shifted state. These three can be prevented through personal boundary and safewords or training.

When shifting, does your body tend to rip, ache, tear, or bleed? If yes, you may not want to shift during sex. If you want to continue, be cautious of your partner's size and your own pain. Sex shouldn't be painful, especially not when shifting. When too large, using alternatives like fingers or tongues do well. Blood and muscle tears are dangerous to play around with.

When shifting, do you lose sight and touch with your "human side"? If yes, you tend to find it harder to reconnect to that other side quick enough to pay attention to the signs of a non-consenting party. This is harmful and if you deliberately still shift without consent, that is considered breaking boundaries.

When shifting, do you remove your clothes or remove other's clothes? If yes, it doesn't automatically mean a bad thing. See, shifters are recommended to remove clothing and jewelry, less they choke you or rip. But during that, there is still a very high possibility that the behaviour or taking clothes off is done to another person.

We covered personal boundaries, so safewords and training are up next.

Safewords are word(s) or signal that ends BDSM (and other types) play instantly. Safewords aren't entirely sexual, but they are commonly used in non-/BDSM spaces to end sexual activity. They are important, and everyone needs one. Some safewords are turn offs, and others are simple words like "kitchen". The majority of safewords aren't just "no", they have to be complex unless you are to confuse someone who thinks of "no" or "stop" as playful.

Training is what it says on the tin. To train a consenting human or shifter to understand boundaries is normal. Many relationships go through subconscious training whether we want our partners to pass or not. For some shifters, the idea of training is very erotic or pleasing, and they will have a higher incentive to learn. Most shifters like that are canines, or common pets. Training can go from simple to complex, and requires both the trainer and trainee to be in that mode for the entire time. Training, to some shifters, may be sexual due to sexuality or pre-established kinks. Find out what works for you before choosing.

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Your tour of the GROUND FLOOR has ended. I do hope this helped a few shifters out there. When we talk about sex education, a lot of shifters rely on human resources even if many of us shifters WANT to shift during sex and be in our true forms. I'm here to say that you can.

The next installment will be Pshifting and Sex, FLOOR 1. There, we will talk about Sex Appeal, Dysphoria and Shifting, The Shifter's Parts, and Permanent Changes. As always, this is educational and serves only that purpose!

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Cited.

“Terminology.” Shapeshifter’s Eden, spiritshifter.wixsite.com/harloqui/terms. Accessed 31 Jan. 2024.

“Shifting Safety Tips.” Tumblr, www.tumblr.com/harloqui/716528857941983233/shifting-safety-tips?source=share.

“Sexual Boundaries: How to Set Them.” Www.plannedparenthood.org, www.plannedparenthood.org/blog/sexual-boundaries-how-to-set-them.

#pshifter #physical shifting #p-shifter #physical shifter #nonhuman #p shifting #informational #education #educational #physically nonhuman #safety #pshifting #pshifters #lgbtq #queer #minors dni #18+ mdni #mdni #minors do not interact #not safe for minors

[palevulture]

the physical nonhuman community is genuinely in a bad state and i don't think it will ever be fixed until people learn to stop being losers over semantics and accept people as they come (provided they're not the uwu im an alpha werewolf demigod type we all despise) or until actual scientific research gets put into our existances... which will likely never happen. (hey remember how in 2012 there was supposed to be a big reveal of nonhumans to humans? what happened to that lol)

like. genetics only get us so far. they do not explain mythic shifters like mermaids, dragons, etc, or even prey shifters (how would prey shifter lines survive?)

but yet. nonhumans unexplained by genetics exist. you can jump thru as many hoops as possible - there is no genetic explanation for *some* nonhumans. or, you can go the worst route (shecuntmode) of "no shifters except wolves and some other predatory mammals exist" which is also fucking bullshit because if they don't exist.... why do they. why do they exist. no really, explain to me how nonhumans i can verify as real exist when they are supposed to not exist. u can't. congratz. you have seen the flaws in your argument.

genetic only explanations are palatable because it's what makes sense, yeah? it gives some credibility, yeah? but it is unsustainable and only causes infighting and genuinely harmful beliefs and cults to form.

yes. your "genetic only" belief is just as harmful and prone to cults as the "anything is possible" / "anyone can shift" belief is.

bad people exist and champion both sets of beliefs. one belief as for why or how we exist is not superior - i have met people on both sides who are nonhuman thru and thru. I've also met fakes and wannabes on both sides.

idk man. use like, basic understanding and deduction skills here. it's not that difficult to ensure that we both stop infighting over shit neither side can prove 100% that applies to all nonhumans, while also keeping people who are lying for that nonexistant shifter clout out of the community.

#vulturephone #pshifter #<- still hate this tag lol #physical nonhuman #btw if u r reading this: no i am not a cultist nor do i support cults. my belief of being physically nonhuman is my own and harms no one. #nh #pnh

[shifterneast]

Hello Shifters!

We're looking for panelists to speak/present at our shifter convention; Shifter Northeast!

Panelists can decide what topic they want to talk about revolving shifting and being a pshifter. That can be things like healing remedies for post-shifting, reading shapeshifting myths, informational debates and slideshows about shifting and gender studies.

Panelists who are thinking about signing up to have one must have all the following;

-A reviewed topic.

-A social media account for credit.

-Have sources or multiple points of research into the topic.

If you have all the following, have signed up for the convention, are sure that you'll have time on September 10th and 11th and are ready to lead your own panel and broadcast it- please DM this tumblr account with all the listed items above and we will review your submission!

Thank you and have a nice day, Shifter Northeast.

#pshifter #physical shifting #pshifting #pshifters #alterhuman #nonhuman #shifting #physical shifter #otherkin #tw unreality #tags for reach #proudshifter

[lycandente]

Reminder to make it clear. I am not otherkin or therian friendly. I don't want to listen to your 'dysphoria' I don't want to listen to how you miss your 'true form'.

Get fucking real. Your not special. Your begging to be something your not is sickening and pathetic. Your not above anyone and you have found no enlightenment more than looking up at the sky and realizing its blue.

Your a human with a non human identity? Some sort of attempt at otherness. An alienation that separates you from the truth. If we are all created then what sick joke to make otherkin and therians.

Only an inkling of what once was. Your blood possesses no such powers of true creatures but your mind clings to faded imprints. Why do I have to hear about it? Even in my own tags they still slip through and infuriate me. Get lost.

#lycanthrope #pshifter #beastshift #physical shifter #exp

[pshiftcultureis]

Pshifter culture is having to walk on eggshells around alterhumans and otherkin because if you say you're a shifter, you are going to get fakeclaimed.

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#real supernaturals #non human #physical shifter #nonhuman #p-shifter culture is #We have a lot to say on this tbh but this is only a confessions account #supernaturalcommunity #physical shifting #p shift #p shifter #p shifters #p shifting #physical nonhumanity #physical shifters #physical shifting community #physically nonhuman #physicalshiftingcommunity #pshifter #pshifting #we know only... a few tags #second confession

[mountain-lion-gremlin]

I know I've been hella active today, but here's something to think about:

I have struggled for years to find other physical shifters, and I either find a p-shifter who just randomly mentions to me while we are talking that they are a p-shifter, or I meet people who are "supposedly" p-shifters, but have never said it.

I've noticed this trend, especially with really p-shifters. We are very quiet. We arent going to walk around screaming at the top of our lungs and crying out that we can teach p-shifting most of the time, because one, it's super stressful to many, and two, being a physical shifting flocks SO MANY beginners who just want to skip everything else and want to know how to p-shift, NOW.

I would say it's a red flag to see anyone talking about how they can teach others to p-shift. Definently ask questions, but dont invalidate. I teach when people ask, but talk about only my experiences, and others. It's important to remember, specifically for me, I am talking out of experience only, so I can be biased, wrong, and everyone should always take my advice with a grain of salt. Because I dont know better, and I'm just a random person on the internet.

And I guess I dont really get why people think that p-shifters are so bad, because we are still beings with a consciousness and feelings too. Most of the time, p-shifters who are genuinely diabolical or terrible people are just bad people.

I will say though, I've attempted p-shifting a few times, but I have yet to fully mental shift and physically shift, so I dont have much advice on p-shifting in general.

All in all, I'm just trying to say that p-shifters are just trying to exist, and I'm not going to yell loud and proud about it because I dont want to be blocked by others just because of the stereotype type attached to the p-shifter label. It's basically a death sentence to have the p-shifter label attached to your account, because of how horrible people have been under that title in the past. Using it as a 'shield' of sorts to get away with terrible acts. The label I use does not express the views I hold, nor my actions, and I hate that it's like this out in the wild, wild west of the internet.

That's all, I did say that this post was something to think about. Apparently I've been super naive to literally everything, being so sheltered on Amino. Man that place is dusty, theres so much going on here.

And I'm not here to cause issues or make a debate, just here to talk about this stuff! This blog is about shapeshifting and such, so I'm here to educate (if requested), share my identity and my experiences, and take a break from posting on my Amino. These are just lower-quality posts for my amino, and I just don't feel like it atm.

Feel free to ask questions anytime in my inbox, and thank you for reading <3

#pshift #p-shift #physical shifting #p-shifting #p-shifter #pshifter #pshifting #nonhuman #aliurothropy #lycanthropy #physical shifters arent all bad people lol

[iterum-poesis]

Before the Dam Bursts

A shifting method by Rioliega on Amino!

Imagine in your mind a dark space. Walk around, feel human. Soon, you will cross upon a large dam. Behind it you can feel your animal's energy pulsing, asking to come out. Look around. On the floor nearby is a hammer, and a chisel. These tools could represent something to you, or just being the means to continue the shift. Hammer into the dam using these tools. You have no idea when this dam will break, but every time you come back you put another crack in it, another dribbling fault. 

If you want to go into a light shift, hammer it softly. Harsh, hard. Water, or your 'animal energy' will trickle out, or spew out (It depends on how hard you hit!) Cusp it in your hands, feel it trickle and drain out of your hands, acutally feel the warmth the energy fills you with. Holding it makes you feel closer to yourself, warm and fuzzy. And then, splash it on your face. (or drink it, whatever works for you!) 

You are no longer in your mind, but in your animals mind. Feel like your animal, reject that you were ever human. You've always been an animal, and you will always be. Try to think like your animal. This energy should help fuel you to indulge yourself. Feel your fur ripple, your firm pawpads step on the grassy ground as you explore your animals mind. (Or whatever your animal is. Soaring through the trees, swimming through the rivers...)  As you explore, you may encounter with your animal. It may be your spirit guide, itself, or you from your past life! I dont know, I dont dictate you lol. They will simply come one day, or you can try to find them. Your animal is gauranteed to be somewhere there, it is their mind after all. Play with them, run through their headspace of wild forest. You are kin to them, and you feel truely like your animal. 

When you want to leave, find a body of water. It may be a puddle, a lake, or a salt lake deep in the ocean. Jump into the puddle, feel yourself be lulled and gently pulled out of your animals mind and back to your own mind. Open your eyes.

Just by the way, the dam should look the same you came previously to. It has been shown that as time goes on and we know our animal better, we become more integrated with them. The dam to me is a physical representation of this, so this is why I came up with this method. Feel free to do whatever before starting the method. Take some deep breaths, calm yourself, go on a run, etc. Choose if you want to work on something or simply relax like most people do.

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This is not my method! It is copy-pasted from amino with permission from the creator.

#methods #pshift method #physical shifting #pshifter

[harloqui]

I Might be A Wolf

Yeah, I'm going back to what I originally suspected myself to be.

I was reading over my experiences on my site, and I noticed that it seemed a little weird. I say I'm a hyena, but my first physical shift was into a wolf form? I kinda sound like a wolf in denial, haha. Which could be the case, so I decided to try and test it.

I hadn't shifted in a while, and I decided to try shifting into hyena. Within seconds I could get something mildly spiritual, but nothing physical. I then tried with wolf, and I got similar results but on a physical level. Its hard to explain the differences in feeling, but it's like the difference between thinking about a concept, vs. thinking about your body and flexing your muscles. When you think about a concept like money, you might be able to envision it and see it mentally, but you don't feel much more than that, whereas when you think about flexing your muscles you feel it in some deeper way, even if you don't consciously do anything. I didn't feel hyena physically, but I definitely feel wolf in that deeper, muscular sort of way. Which makes me think that I may be a wolf shifter after all, and the hyena is a spiritual form?

(Its taken me a while to figure this all out, but I think these are things I can only figure out with time and experience 😅)

The gatekeeping in the shifter community might have affected how I see my experiences. Some places have so many rules and some people seem to think that if you don't experience everything the exact same way they do you're fake. But reading up on shifters from other cultures, I've begun to realize that I'm not abnormal; I'm fairly normal as they go.

The San's n|om-kxaosi (the people I was talking about before) do appear to shift physically and partially as well. I read one account by a n|om-kxaosi where they grew lion claws and fur, but not much else. Similar to them, my arm shifted a little, but not much else. Their father was also a lion but they also claim a lion spirit, so it seems at least partially genetic and partially spiritual? My experiences are also similar in that avenue too, however. Since we channel energy in similar ways and hold similar beliefs, this might also be how I shift.

I'm still confused on a few things, like what wolf form would look like for me (there are many species of wolves out there) or if I'd even be a "wolf" (what if I'm actually a coyote, jackal or fox?) but at the very least I think I'm more in the general "canine" area of things.

#nonhuman #p-shifting #physical shifting #physical shifter #pshifter #harloqui.txt #werewolf #shapeshifter

[thefirstfamilypack]

Pack Intros:

If you are apart of the pack, please repost with your intro

Aquamarine:

I am a mermaid shifter with atmokinesis. It can be fun in my pass time because I can control the clouds so I like to reshape them when I'm bored. I am the alpha of TFFP and friends with the original founder.

#physical shifting #nonhuman community #p shifting #nonhuman #kitsune #mermaid #physical shifters #lycan #shifter #shiftingcommunity #pshifter #firstfamilypack #tffp #thefirstfamilypack #physicalshifter #pack

[selkie-irl]

How to make fire quick in an emergency.

How to use flint and iron to make fire.

Grab your iron in your dominant hand, it has to be iron, not steel. Steel doesn’t work. Grab the flint in the other. look for a sharp point on the flint, the sharper the better. Get something flammable and hover over it so that it can catch the sparks. Hit the flint with the iron as fast as you can. Make sure you don’t get splinters in your eye. If you do it often enough the flammable material will probably catch fire.

How to make fire using friction

Make a bow, preferably with a curved stick.Grab another stick and wrap the bow’s rope around it one time. Put the stick on a piece of wood, grab the stick and pull the bow back and forth as much as you can until you get fire. Make sure to protect your hands.

How to make fire using a phone battery.

It’s important not to use your normal phone’s battery for this since you might need it, but if you have a spare battery lying around, it is a great way to make fire. Grab the sharpest thing you can find and stab the battery, it should catch ablaze. Protect your lungs, burning plastic is not good to breathe in.

Tips for making fire

-Use birch, birch catches fire very easily, even when wet. Keep some birch bark with you at all times in the wild.

-Use dry wood, the dryer the better. If you already have a fire going you can dry wood next to it.

-Flames =/= fire. You can have a fire going without it showing any flames, especially when using coal.

-Don’t be afraid to blow in it a lot, the more the better, you won’t blow it out if it’s big enough.

-Do not use gasoline, alcohol, or anything else like that. It will create a big flame for about three seconds and will then make it very hard to get your fire going again. It is also extremely dangerous since it’s not the liquid that catches fire, it’s the vapours. If you have vapours stuck on your clothing you could catch fire.

-Do not burn plastic, it’s bad for the environment and your lungs.

-Do not put out your fire with water unless necessary. Instead try to separate the fire and trow ash over it.

-Speaking of ash, save it, it makes amazing fertilizer.

#survival #pshift #pshifter #physical shifter #shifter

[shifterstars]

Me and @harloqui both have October/Halloween themed shifter events for the community!

Theirs is a lot more general October while mine is focused on getting to Halloween day specifically.

I was inspired by them to make mine so all credit to harloqui in the first place.

#pshifter #p-shifter #physical shifting #physical shifter #alterhuman #nonhuman #p shifting #shiftober #october #october event #shiftblr #real supernaturals #otherkin #shift-teenth #shiftteenth

[palevulture]

i love you werewolves

i love you werecats

i love you mammal shifters

i love you domestic animal shifters

i love you deer shifters

i love you prey shifters

i love you avians

i love you harpies

i love you bird shifters

i love you mermaids

i love you marine shifters

i love you dragons

i love you gryphons

i love you perytons

i love you unicorns

i love you mythic shifters

i love you polymorphs

i love you shifters with combined animal types or chimeric forms

i love you shifters who have no classification you call yourself

i love you shifters who don't know their animal form

i love you shifters who i didn't list

i love you shifters of uncommon or rare animals

i love you shifters of extinct animals

i love you shifters who have gone quiet or left the larger community

i love you shifters, of every walk of life and experience.

#physical nonhuman #pshifter #vulturephone #btw if u r reading this: no i am not a cultist nor do i support cults. my belief of being physically nonhuman is my own and harms no one. #pshifting

[shifterneast]

We are Shifter Northeast!

We are an online convention hosted on Discord about shifters, specifically pshifters!

Your mods are @einaobject and @justsayelias

Our convention will take place on September 10th and 11th Eastern Standard Time at 3PM-11PM, where our panelists will host their own panels and share their experiences!

If you are looking to be a panelist, please DM this tumblr account and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

If you are looking to sign up, please use the link below to sign up!

Here is our FAQ page!

Our official YouTube is where you're gonna find all archived events!

We'll see you there💗

#pshifter #physical shifting #p-shifter #nonhuman #discord #convention #shifting #Shifterneast

[lycandente]

Shifting and The Hunt

When it comes to physically shifting often I see no one talking about the intricacies of our relationship to nature. It is sacred and we as sole guardians of it must be the line between humans and nature. We must understand it in a way they don't. Our perspective leads us to unearthing secrets and knowledge humans seem to never care for in their quest to burn it all to the ground.

My physical shifts guide me to a deeper understanding of my land and home. My land is my heart and it's my duty and purpose to keep it alive and beating. Without every animal and plant at play, without the weather and sun this land would be destitute. I see myself as merely another cog in this greater machine of my ecosystem.

I listen to it's woes with my ears. My fur protects me from the sun. And when the rain comes I can burrow a hole under gnarled roots for protection. I could always choose to go home when the weather wears me. But I never do. I need to suffer as the rest of us. It gives me humility. Something modern day humans forget so easily.

When the season comes it is relentless. Life springs from every corner and every sign of trails, streams, and decay make it apparent it is a good time to hunt. Tracks in mud are my favorite. I spend time studying them and learning about the animal as an individual. Some deer are braver than others, some more curious, others are cautious in the season and they should be. Perhaps we have even crossed paths after an unlucky brethren was taken.

I am not above nature. Merely apart of it as a humble beast.

#lycanthrope #pshifter #shifter #lycan #essay

[strawberrybabydog]

seen some mentions of p-shifting recently, here's a reminder for psychotic alterhumans during this time:

if they follow you, block them without scrolling into their blog, they are targetting you because they think psychotic people are gullible and vulnerable. they rely on our disconnect with Reality to try to recruit us into their cults. their blogs are stuffed full of untagged unreality, and it is extremely on purpose to try to trigger us into developing very severe clinical lycanthropy just so they have one more person to control and manipulate than before.

p-shifters are not friends of psychotic people. they view us as easy to manipulate and target us specifically because of this. using people's psychosis against them is a very deep and very evil form of sanism, and it is what they're trying to do. it is a necessary safety measure for you to block them.

#also by 'if theh follow you' i dont mean if #pshifters are all up in my follower list rn #and for a long time i didnt know why because i make bewares on them and theyre in my dni. i talk about hating them openly #but the point of following me isnt to support my content #its to expose me to the unreality on their blogs and try to convince me its Real and recruit me. #p shifting #cult mention #abuse mention #on sanism #alterhuman

[mountain-lion-gremlin]

Heart broken,

Mind frozen,

I watched the moon descend upon the stars.

And I wonder, why doesnt the moon love me?

Why am I forced to hide in the light, when the darkness tenderly kisses my eyelids?

Why am I afraid of what made me?

Fronds whip my face.

Barefoot,

Soul afoot.

I am more than this limiting body.

I am more than what you think of me.

And I ask myself, do I trust myself?

Do I trust myself to fall into your paws, allow myself to carry my soul with no one to hold my heart?

I'm hurting.

Can't you see my pain?

Can't you see beyond your gain?

And yet you still dare to ask of me,

"Who are you?"

And yet, no one knows who they are.

No one waits for me to answer.

None wait for me.

I am alone in the darkness now, for they are afraid of the moon.

But I hold her close, and she guides me without judgement.

I am her daughter.

I am no longer human.

Be free.

#nonhuman #were #werewolf #m-shift #alterhuman #cougarkin #aliurothropy #pshifter #poem #sort of a vent but not really