#Dreamshift

[neonspectrumdreams]

Shifting Types

I have been awake as a therian for over 20 years. I have a long history of experiences as being otherkin, and I think that after all this time, after all these experiences, I may have some wisdom to impart in others.

These are the main shifts that I have experienced and seen other therians experience. I'll write a guide on how to strengthen your connection to your shifts as well as how to trigger and control shifts later.

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Dream Shift

Dream shifts are some of the most intense shifts that are possible for a therian/kin, and are personally my favorite type of shift. During a dream shift, a person lives through their dream as their kintype instead of as a human. It is possible to deliberately shapeshift into your kintype during a lucid dream. It is possible to be an animal for the entire dream or to change back and forth between forms.

Mental Shift

Mental shifting, or mshifting, refers to the experience of someone's mind shifting to their nonhuman kintype. They think differently in this state - more similar to their kintype. They may experience the desire to hunt as their theriotype does, or roll around and play (or otherwise move) like their kintype. Their identity may feel strongly altered and vividly nonhuman without any other accompanying changes in thought process.

A subcategory of mental shifting is sensory shifting. In a sensory shift, one's senses become sharper or more similar to what their animal senses would be. For example, a dog therian may begin processing the world with scent and sound over vision, as well as experience an intensification of their senses, during a sensory shift.

Reality Shift

When a therian feels as though they are in the world of their kintype. They may vividly see it inside of their imagination during these shifts, or just feel the presence of their world.

Shadow Shift

This is similar to imposition in tulpamancy. In a shadow shift, the mind projects your form into the physical world (although it is just a perception, it is not actually there.) This can occur naturally or a therian can learn imposition to strengthen or engender this type of shift.

Spiritual Shift

This is when you shift for a reason related to spirituality. Your aura/spirit may intermittently shift to animal form.

It is possible to construct and conduct rituals to provoke shifts, which is also another form of spiritual shifting. Mixing your theriotype with a variety of spiritual practices can lead to shifting that takes the form of spiritual processes and experiences.

Astral shifts are similar to dream shifts except they take place outside the mind in the astral plane, and this plane connects to the spirit world and things outside the mind (unlike dream shifts.) The astral realm is entered through the change of states between waking and sleeping wherein you have the experience of waking up after losing consciousness and leaving your body. Lucid dreams feel similar but you do not leave the body in a dream and are not as connected to the spirit world (although we are always connected to some extent to the spirit world even when awake) like in astral projection.

Bilocation Shift

This is when you are still existing as human in one place but are also existing as your kintype, often in the astral or inside the mind's eye. Your nonhuman self is often leading a separate and meaningful existence during these times, which you perceive alongside your regular human daily life. You are both human and shifted into your kintype simultaneously during this shift.

Cameo Shift

Shifting not associated with a regular kintype. One-off shifting. Often related to being a gateway or being an astral shapeshifter.

Contherians

A therian who is always to some degree chronically shifted into their kintype.

Coconscious Shift

When someone is a multiple system, some or all of their alters may be nonhuman. Coconscious shifts occur when a human identity is co-present at the same time as a nonhuman identity. The nonhuman identity's experiences my bleed over into the nonhuman identity's perceptions.

Phantom Shift

Feeling the physical perception of your theriotype's physical features instead of your body. So this would be the phantom perception of wings or a tail, or being larger or smaller like the kintype.

Physical Shift

Pshifting is when one physically transforms into their kintype. This one is the coolest of the shifts and, tragically, the only one that is not physically possible. There are guides as well as people who claim they can teach this - they are lying. No one has ever been able to do it.

[nekophy]

Commission for @authordgaster's amazing AU DreamShift! in this AU reaper is a threat to the multiverse & Geno's trying to put a stop to it- it's a very cool concept! ✨

[klonoafan5]

just because i'm also in a undertale/undertale multiverse mood today, let me tell you about this idea i've been having in the back in my mind along with the restart au

so, as you all come to know/realize, is that i'm a big giant sucker for all things roleswap. i literally can't get enough of it

one of my favorite ut aus is dreamtale. i really like the concepts it has as well as the two main characters - dream and nightmare. (mostly because of the whole light/dark, sun/moon aesthetic they have)

so knowing all that, i bet you can guess what i made

yep! a role reversal au. what makes it different though is that i didn't really switch their personalities or have dream eat a ton of golden apples as a parallel to what happened in canon, my thought process was more in the lines of...

What would happen if Dream ate a black apple in a attempt to understand Nightmare better?

and then it spiraled into 'nightmare becomes the new guardian of positivity and joins sides with blue and ink while dream gathers the bad sanses up and makes them his gang'

unlike my other aus and au ideas, i don't really have much a plot in mind for them - just character dynamics and relationships

as for the name, it's literally just dreamshift (mostly because dreamswap's already taken /j)

[authordgaster]

Paladin Bernie

Basically just a mini AU idea I had where a confrontation in the Holy Mausoleum leads to the birth of a rivalry.

Basically I just wanted to let Bernadetta go rage mode and see what happens from there.

Warning: Depictions of violence.

Within the Holy Mausoleum, sounds of steel meeting steel could be heard as the Black Eagles faced off against the thieves from the Western Church.

Professor Byleth had entrusted her students to handle the more basic enemies as she held back the Death Knight, not wanting to let her students risk the armor-clad monster’s ire.

Bernadetta was practically crying as she shot down another Dark Mage with her bow while Dorothea used a Thunder Spell to pick off a Thief.

The Mage and Archer had grown used to working together, having been designated as partners by the Professor near the beginning of the year. Dorothea would be in charge of using her Thunder Spells to deal with enemies who were further away while Bernadetta would use her arrows to keep them from getting closer.

This partnership had allowed the two to become close friends, enough so that Bernadetta was willing to share some of the part of her past that she preferred remained forgotten, including why her fear of befriending Commoners existed.

“Nice shot, Bern!” Congratulated Dorothea with a weak smile. Bernie could tell she wasn’t the only one who wanted to be anywhere but here.

“Th-Thanks Dorothea… let’s just get this done so I can go hide in my room until the Horsebow Moon rolls around…”

“Amen to that…” Said Dorothea drily.

“DIE!” Both girls flinched as they heard the rumble of the Death Knights voice followed by a cry of pain. They turned and saw Byleth go flying through the air and land on her back, her clothes becoming stained with her blood. Slowly the Death Knight’s horse trotted closer as the armored man raised his Scythe, preparing to end their teacher.

“Professor…” Gasped Bernadetta. “No… she’s losing.”

There was a beat of silence before she heard Dorothea speak up. “Not if I have anything to say about it.”

“Huh?” Bernadetta barely had time to question what Dorothea meant before the songstress suddenly rushed in. She saw sparks form around her hand, before casting a Thunder spell that struck the Death Knight, distracting him from Byleth.

“Hey! Guy in the tacky armor! Get away from my teacher!” Shouted Dorothea.

“Do not interfere…” Growled the Death Knight before raising his scythe, which crackled with magic. Dorothea looked up to see a Thunder Spell forming above her, but she was fortunately able to jump out of the way before being hit. The Death Knight prepared to fire off a second bolt of Thunder, one which Dorothea wouldn’t be able to dodge. Fortunately she didn’t have to as an arrow shot through the air and struck the Death Knight’s forearm, throwing off his Counterattack just enough to make the spell miss its target and instead obliterate the shattered remains of a nearby pillar.

“Dorotheaaa!” Cried Bernadetta as she rushed over to her classmate, helping the girl to her feet. “Don’t just run off like that!”

Dorothea chuckled despite the circumstances. “Sorry about that Bern, and thanks for the assistance.” She replied.

“Get out of the way you two!” Byleth’s monotonous, but loud voice carried to the girls, who turned in time to see that within seconds, the Death Knight had turned to instead target them.

Bernadetta froze in place, unable to react in time as the Death Knight’s scythe raised into the air before coming down at her. Her eyes widened as she hear the sound of clothes and flesh alike tearing while blood splattered against the floor.

She then heard Dorothea let out a cough, her blood getting on the purple haired girl’s uniform as her legs gave out, collapsing against Bernadettta as her blood continued to spill from the injury on her back that she’d received when she decided to serve as a human shield to protect Bernadetta.

The weight of her friend caused Bernie to fall to the floor with her friend resting her head and body against her chest and lap while her skirt slowly became soaked with her blood.

“D-Dorothea… you… why…?” She asked, barely able to form words from the shock.

“Because… I’m your friend… silly…” Wheezed the girl weakly, unable to look Bernadetta in the eye as she lied against her, bleeding out.

Bernadetta felt her breath catch in her throat as tears welled in her eyes.

“One down… one to go…” Said the Death Knight menacingly as he raised his scythe to finish the girls off once and for all.

Little did he know that in that moment, everything Bernadetta had experienced up until now flashed before her eyes, including the friendships that she’d forged thus far. Most importantly, her friendship with Dorothea. And then, something inside Bernadetta von Varley snapped.

“DON'T YOU TOUCH HER!” The Death Knight physically recoiled at the sudden shift in personality from the timid girl as she suddenly shouted at him. She then raised her bow and fired off an arrow, managing to go through one of the gaps in his armor and pierce his flesh. He attempted to react with a Counterattack, but before he could he saw the Crest or Indech flash above the girl’s head as she drew her bow once again. “GET AWAY FROM US!” She shouted and fired again, striking another weak point, causing him to stagger back a little. But this time, he was able to react, summoning a Thunder spell and bringing it down on Bernadetta.

Her eyes widened, and in the last moment she managed to push Dorothea off her, sparing the songstress from the lightning, but not herself.

Bernadetta’s cries of pain as she was electrocuted echoed throughout the Holy Mausoleum, drawing the attention of her allies.

Bernadetta let out a pained wheeze after the Lightning subsided before gritting her teeth and drawing her bow again, her unique ability kicking in. “YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HURT ANYONE ELSE!” She shouted before planting a third arrow into the Death Knight, this one managing to hit even harder as the girl forced herself to her feet. Then, the Crest of Indech flashed once more as she drew her final arrow. “NOW DISAPPEAR!” She practically screeched as she fired one last arrow into the Death Knight, sticking it straight into his throat.

“You win this time…” The man’s voice came out slightly gargled thanks to the blood pooling in his mouth as he ripped the arrow out. “But next time will be different…” Then, with a flash of pink magic, he vanished.

Panting and exhausted, Bernadetta felt the effects of her adrenaline fueled rage amp fade away as she fell to her knees. Weakly, she looked over to see her friends still bleeding out on the floor of the Holy Mausoleum. “Doro…thea…” She said softly before collapsing to the floor.

As her vision began to darken, she could hear shouting. She was pretty sure she heard Linhardt’s name being tossed around as she lost consciousness…

[authordgaster]

Mah boys.

Mah creatures.

Some comm snas designs I made in a while :3

They all from same shift au hehe

[ghostie-dreamshiftie]

i remember putting this here as a joke lmao

[travischarestcomics]

Weapons of the Metabaron pages 10-15 by Travis Charest.

These pages must have been painted around 2002-2003.

[askashapeshifter]

;w; Thank you. 

It was a dear friend of mines birthday the other day!! Had to draw the ship for him 💚🖤 happy birthday @shiftermod here's to many more years of cute boys and friendship!!

[king-dra]

if you could choose to have any one power from Worm or Ward, what would it be and why? (hard mode, no OP powers like QA, Glaistig Uaine, Triumvirate etc)

for myself i think i would choose Genesis' power, it's strong and versatile, and as someone with a pretty solid interest in biology, i feel pretty sure that id be able to come up with some novel ideas on how to use it

[ashthewaterghoul]

🎃 and 👻 for the WIP ask game, please and thank you 🖤🖤🖤

Seestor!!! (I always read your name in Nihil's voice for some reason lol) Thank you for the ask! :D

🎃Do you have any favourite brainstorming techniques? How do you like to gather ideas for your wip?

I like to try and plan and stuff but a lot of it is what I make up as I go along. Like, take Even The Brightest Stars Burn Out, I knew that Phantom was going to go through the ringer with their mental health, and I knew they were going to have a suic*de attempt (cheery ik) but getting there was a lot of making stuff up. Like the whole dreamshifting ability that made them see Dew's nightmare then accidentally claw their neck and visit the afterlife for a sec. All just kinda made up as I wrote it lol.

Sometimes I get ideas from hcs I come up with, sometimes it's other people's stuff and I do always try to credit where I can!!

👻Can you tease some wip ideas that have been haunting you/something you want to write in the future?

Ehhhh, got some very angsty ideas for mine and @bloodysyren 's fic A Cosmic Collision, Dew's not going to be having a good time at all for a while lol

But there will be some sassy Rain so at least there's that? 😂

Also, got a plan for the 'Mountain finding an abandoned kit who turns out to be Phantom and he raises them' fic, just need to actually start writing it. (I'm not obsessed with Phantom, what are you talking about?)

[renfieldrenrat]

Talking about my Alterhumanity 🌙

Howdy! I go online by the name Renfield! I'm a therian who's been awakened* since October 2018, alongside multiple other kintypes and identities which I discovered over time.

*I knew I was different in a way since a very early age and always thought of myself as not human, as early as I can remember. I would describe my "awakening" as finding out what therianthropy is and having a name for whats going on with me.

Wanted to take the time to talk about my alterhumanity, as I don't see those type of posts so often around and it might even help people who are struggleing on finding their own identity or just to get a general better understanding of what an alterhuman is.

(Looong post ahead)

🌙 First off I should clerify what my identities are!

(Poly) Therian

My Theriotypes are: Coyote, black (gray) wolf and red fox.

(Coyote als being my core animal identity).

Otherkin

My Kintypes are: Vampire (Vampyre), Werewolf and Timelord.

(Timelord is also tied to one of my Fictionkin identities)

Fictionkin

My Fictotypes are: Renfield, Doctor Who, Clint Barton, Edward Munson, Eric (AQPDO), Stede Bonnet (OFMD), Mobius, Jack Russel (Werewolve by Night)

Renfield also being my core identity in general. Renfield is my strongest kintype, I am constantly and always Renfield involuntary.

Songkin (Conceptkin)

Songkins: Steam Powered Giraffe - Honeybee, Wired Wrong, Fire Fire

Albums: Djo - TWENTY TWENTY and DECIDE/D-SIDE Album

(Will make an extra post)

Fursonakin

Cody and Joshua

(Gonna make an extra post for this too)

(I'm also Otherhearted with a vew Kithtypes!)

🌙 How I found out I was a Therian

My therian identity was the first alterhuman identity I discovered and ties to my animalistic urges and the behaviour I had since I was a kid, which weren't usual compared to other children (seen from my own perspective). As side note, I am neurodivergent and would describe my mind as simply wired different. That's also the best explaination I have for my therianthropy.

Since an early age I would see myself as an animal and genuinely believed in elementary school that I was a werewolf and could transform, if I only tried enough or was old enough. (I know I am physically human, I was just a kid being a kid). I would sometimes experience ear- and tail shifts as a child (didn't know what this was about as a kid. Thought everyone had that). I've always been highly sensitive of sound and weather. I also experience emotions much stronger and intense than majority/typical (HSP)

Which I would later come to see as: I think as my Theriotype/Kintype.

Anyway, so in October of 2018 I discovered PD (Pink Dolphin)'s YouTube channel, hearing of the term "Therian" for the first time. I watched a vew of PD's videos and looked up some reddit posts about therianthropy. (Reddit not being the best source ever but didn't know where to look back then). I quickly realised "Hey, I think this term fits me and how I've been perceiving me and the world this whole time." And so the questioning for my possible theriotype began. While scrolling through multiple pages related to therianthropy I actually discovered that I experience a certain type of shift alot. Dreamshifts. I can distinguish intense/realistic dreams from experiencing actual dream shifts. It's this one certain feeling dream shifts have to them when I experience one, which I cannot really put into words. (Quick side note, you don't have to experience shifts in order to be a therian. Some do, some don't. I just personally happen to get dreamshifts specifically alot and sometimes but not as frequent mental or sensory shifts.) To get back: Clear images of what my internal self looks like come mainly from my dreamshifts, colour and exact shape wise.

I would first believe that I was a winged wolf. Realizing later, after proper and long research, that I am a Coyotekin and Corvid Otherhearted. (Till this day I get often cameoshifts of birds and back then had them mistaken for a winged canine creature). Also found to be a red fox a little later and in 2022 also that I am a black wolf aswell, after having it as werewolfkin first. I was wrong with being a werewolf and just a "regular" wolf instead, making it a theriotype.

And that's the best I can put it. I'm a psychological Polytherian with three theriotypes.

🌙 My identity as Vampirekin (Vampyre)

At first, let me explain to you what being a Vampyre / Vampirekin means to me. Everyone has different experiences. This is how I experience mine and how it affects my life.

There is a bit of a difference between vampire kinshifts I experience and my general Vampyre identity.

I consider myself a Psychic Vampire (metaphysical energy.)

(* as side note, I am not that deep into spirituality)

I am a highly sensitive empath (HSP) and feel most of the time something missing on a emotional basis. I found to be a psychic vampire as I use the energy of others to recharge what is missing on my behalf. I feel drained most of the time and rarely have moments of longer lasting energy. More intimate moments between me and another human being are not a thing really accouring so I basically have to stick to such simple things as positive conversations with others or hugs from friends, in order to take energy. As it's very "light" it's not a draining process for anyone involved. I don't want to feel like "stealing" the energy from them so I always try to give those something back and thanking them (not in words.)

However, going over to my kinshifts and the things I seperate from being a Psychic Vampire and rather count it to Vampirekin as a seperate thing:

I OFTEN get fang shifts, the vampire "teeth shifts" are different from the shifts I get from my theriotypes. For my canine shifts I feel a snout and full set of sharp, canine teeth. For my vampire shifts it's the single sharp canines inside my (human) mouth. I also have claw shifts that are fingerlike with sharp nails and differ from my paw shifts.

I also experience sort of blood lust and have a biting urge.

I have a general fascination for blood. (Don't take this in a creepy way.)

My Vampirekin is also linked to my Renfield Fictionkin.

Other things I consider part of my identity:

I've always been a night person and feel the most alive at night/I am most productive during that time.

Very sensitive to weather (hot and cold), highly sensitivity in general (HSP).

I am drawn to graveyards, consider it a hearthome.

(Random side note, my biggest and longest lasting 'till now hyperfixations are Vampires and Dracula in specific.)

Fictionkin identities 🌙

It takes too long to cover every single of my Fictionkin identities, so I'll try to chop it down and use my corekin Renfield to write about.

Renfield:

This is a fictionkin, heavily linked to my vampire identity in general. On one hand Renfield from the 1931 cinematic version of Dracula, played by Dwight Frye and Renfield from the 2023 film, played by Nicolas Hoult. (Also Renfields depiction/describtion in Bram Stokers gothic novel)

At a faithfull night I started reading Bram Stokers Dracula, as I've been hyperfixating on Vampires since I was a kid and thought it would be a nice addition, since I also love reading. On page 99, R.M. Renfield is first mentioned. Reading further and further, I immediately knew that this is not just a "I relate to him" it was a "this is me." I never had felt something like this up until this point. After I had watched the 1931 version of Dracula I was sure. I see myself internally as Dwight Frye's portrayal of Renfield, alongside memories of the particular Carpathian Mountains and Castle Dracula that is shown in that version of the movie.

(Kinfirmed Renfield in february 2021)

Y'all can only imagin the hype I felt when I saw that there would be a Renfield focused movie to come in 2023!

For Hoult's perfomance as Renfield, I saw him the first second and it was like looking into a mirror, that isn't reflecting my outlook but my internal self. As they are both Renfield (the 1931 film even having a flashback appearence in the Renfield movie) with just different takes on the character and story, I coined them as one identity. I am Renfield. My own, internal version of Renfield entails every version of Renfield in a way.

The next part is more on how I see Renfield as a person so opinions on his character might differ on this but that's okay! Everyone can see a character how they want and interpret them. This is how I see Renfield.

Thinking back I kind of always been Renfield. Missunderstood and always seem to be second choice, just like Renfield. Spending all of my energy on others, ignoring my own needs, just like Renfield. Lonely and just left behind in the end, just like Renfield. Used and manipulated, just like Renfield. I don't have a master to serve but I never put myself first and cry if not able to finish a task as expected. (Example buying something specific at the groceries but that food item isn't available, so it's not my fault for the store running out of stock but I am still frustraded and angry for not being able to bring that item). I am not a leader, rather a follower.

This was very personal and I hope I won't regret this ✨

Anyway! I hope this was helpfull in any way and that this wasn't a too long of a read.

Feel free to ask me questions in my QnA thing! I love answering questions!

[eclipsenonhuman]

I kinda feel conected to death, if that's a thing. Like, I'm still a winged cat, obviously, but there's something in the concept of death that's so... Me.

The name "Angel of Death" speaks to me. Maybe my kintype, the winged cat, was death's companion or something. I don't know, I just... I have dreams about it, about having some kind of job related to the spirit world, idk. Dream shifts are very common for me, but I also have lucid dreams, so idk how much of it are dreamshifts/memories and how much is me worldbuilding. Kinda like being a reaper.

[sh4rki3-fr0gz]

Very very very very very very very VERY long WIP part 1 post of my experience with all my kins

reader beware its very fucking long and did i mention that it was long and going to get longer than it already is because im still working on it?

~~Theriotypes~~

Iberian Lynx

Name - Jasper (chosen) Sex - Male (he/him)

I had an extremely traumatic past life as Jasper, where I died at 4 years old by a hunter stabbing me in the back with a large knife. I suspect this was the reason I'm terrified of knives in my human vessel now.

He was my first discovered theriotype, and I discovered him after I had a dream shift as a lynx, prowling after a rabbit. I woke up, looked at my paws, which were back to human hands, and I cried. Because I was no longer a lynx. It was very distressing to 11 year old me. I googled 'Why do i want to be a lynx' and discovered therianthropy. I did more research and confirmed, yes, I was a lynx therian. Ooh, boy, was 11 year old me in for a ride of dysphoria and anxious typing.

European Fallow Deer

Name - None. Sex - Male (my pronouns)

I am a fallow deer. I am a fallow deer stuck in a human vessel with about 30 other beings that aren't supposed to be there. It is scary.

He was my second discovered theriotype. I don't shift to them, but I know that i am it. It is me. We are the same thing and yet so different. Shark is graceful and swift, while I am a pathetic meat-sack of human flesh. And i'm going to move on now before i turn this into a vent q-q

Snow Leopard

Name - Violin (chosen) Sex - Female (she/her)

She is me. I am her. Same as the fallow deer. We are the exact same thing and we are not different at all. I am a predator that creeps silently through the mountains. She is a predator that creeps silently through the mountains. There is no difference between us.

Like the fallow deer, i rarely shift to her, but when i do, the dysphoria that comes after is like a wave. Our bodies are so different and it pains me. She is one of my more recently discovered theriotypes, and i found her out after watching a dinosaur documentary, seeing the dinos in the snow and feeling shifty, like i should be there, right then and there.

Clouded Leopard.

Name - Bubblegum/Gum/Bubble (given) Sex - Male

I had a past life as Bubblegum, where i only lived to 2 months old. I was born and raised in a zoo, probably somewhere in north america, where the keepers named me. I don't remember much since i was a cub when i died of an unknown illness.

I shift quite often, and i like it! i get to jump around and play with the keepers when i dreamshift, it feels a lot like age regression! Overall my favorite theriotype to shift to :3

German Shepherd

Name: Vax (given) Sex: female

I don't know if i had a past life as her, but i know i am a german shepherd and i am a guard dog. When shifted i get more aggressive, violent and stressed out when people come near or hurt my chosen person i'm looking after, which is usually my friend Alex (not legal name), Beni (not legal name) or Solar (not legal name), but sometimes when talking with my online friend and they have had a bad day, i get shifty and want to help.

I only shift when triggered, which, as stated before, is when people come too close to, hurt or threaten one of the people listed above. It is usually stressful and i don't like it.

Flat coated retriever

Name: Chomper (given) Sex: male

I'm pretty sure i had a past life as Chomper, as i remember being a hunting dog and diving into lakes, rivers and streams to fetch the water birds that my Handler shot dead. It was a good life and i always got pets and treated well.

I only ever have phantom shifts or dream shifts, sadly dream shifts are rare and very nice.

Pitbull

Name: Captain (chosen/given) Sex: Male

Like with Vax, i don't know if i had a past life as Captain or not, i just know that i am a pitbull who is a Psychiatric Service Dog trained for helping someone with depression.

Again like with Vax, shifts are only triggered when someone is venting to me or says they are struggling, i shift, and then i feel an urge to help them get over it. Usually i cant though, as my instant response is to lick them and lay on their chest until they feel a bit better.

[ghostie-dreamshiftie]

HI CHAT!!! IT'S GRIMMY!!!!

I've decided to dedicate a blog to Hollow Knight: Dreamshift! You've probably heard me yapping about it on my main blog, sk1p-sandw1ch !!

Why did I do this? Because I'm bored and want stuff to do since I can no longer do digital art for the time being, so traditional stuff will be much more prominent!

You guys can ask questions about the au, give me ideas, the works! This is all for fun and I'll gladly make more if you like the au. I'll be reblogging all my Dreamshift posts from my main here too! See ya!

[doomspiral]

Sorry I'm a bit out of track, is there any specific, impending reason for the DreamShift..? I think I had an account there many years ago but never really used it.

Personally, i miss the way fandom used to function and i think we deserve to do fandom more slowly and less frantically. Tumblr is also planning to change drastically to stop Being Tumblr-y, and i think that blows.

If we can get at least an anchor for fandom on a journal site again we stand a chance of not losing our stride and still having a good time. Tying it into posting on ao3, pixiv, tumblr, wherever else also enables it to be more of a foundation than where you have to do all your fandoming, and keeps more information and fanworks available than discord servers do. (Frankly, servers are an overall loss for fandom activity and lead to splintering and other shit. Just make friend servers and delete them when they suck without uprooting entire groups of fandom).

It may also allow us to run better events than hinging our Big Fan Activities on zines and anthologies. Those things are fun but due to my experience with them in previous fandoms, i dont believe they should be enormous things that cause large groups of people to burnout and go quiet for months at a time. But im an annoying punk who thinks zines should be easy to photocopy and leave at bus stops, so.

Anyway, fandom anchor in these trying times, thats why.

[therianterritory]

Zoanthropy Dreamshifts

Disclaimer: I'm not a clinical zoanthrope or lycanthrope. I do not physically identify as an animal or believe I can become one.

I'm always amazed by how much my dream shifts tend to turn into more zoanthropy or lycanthropy territory. I know most people dream of being their theriotype, but instead I often dream that, while I'm in my human body, I fully believe I'm 100% a wolf. What some therians do not know is that having a different type of shift in a dream is still considered a dream shift. These surely feel like it too.

I've had a dream before where I was locked up in a glass cage as I was acting fully as a wolf, growling at people who came to see me for entertainment. "The wolf in the human body". They had made this enclosure inside a building just for me. All I could do was pace around and growl, wanting to get out.

Another time I dreamt that I had somehow escaped from something, though I do not know what. I, while being physically human, crossed a street on all fours at night and ended up in a field of roses. It felt incredibly real, I could almost feel the prickly bushes underneath my paws. The dream ended in me being a wolf, though I'm not sure if I had actually formed into one.

Last night I dreamt that I began telling my mom I was actually a wolf, even physically. I believe I had just attacked somebody in anger, and so my mom decided to treat me equally to how the "zookeeper" of the Wolf (2021) movie would treat his patients: by treating them like animals. My mom placed down as mattress on the floor and stated that wolves do not sit at the table. I distinctively told her "good, because I will enjoy it here", or something along those lines. I then laid myself down on the mattress and placed my head on my arms.

Somehow this feeling of physically being a wolf was very much present during these dreams (even though I had human arms and legs and could only move like a human can). I don't have such feelings in the slightest when I am awake. I definitely wonder what this switch in beliefs entails. What if my subconsciousness somehow thinks I'm physically a wolf?