#perception shifter

[perceptionshifter]

AM I BEING AUTHENTIC?

Every time I ask myself if I’m expressing authentically in a specific situation, I find aspects that respond positively, but others that I feel are still suppressed, or being expressed in a distorted way.

Life can be seen as a quest to find our suppressed aspects due to neglect (or self-abandonment). Sometimes we know they are there, hidden and peeking from the shadows, but in the majority of cases, we don’t even know they are there.

They are left unrecognized until we become aware of what they really are. Then, we have the opportunity to heal the organic part of us into our compassionate understanding, and let the illusion dissolve. We learn to let go.

When the neglected and unwanted aspect of ourselves hits us in the face from all angles, we cannot continue to suppress it, avoid it, run away from it, deny it, or project it anymore. There’s nowhere else to hide it, and nobody else is coming to save us from the agony of experiencing it.

So, what if we think we are not ready to face it? If we are not ready to listen to it, our bodies start to scream at us to get our attention (pain is the language of the body). If we become a stranger to ourselves, disconnected from our true Source of boundless energy and inspiration, then we turn outwards to seek that which we think we lack/need.

Overvaluing external information over effortless knowing (cellular mind, non-cognitive, clear from programming), allows misleading information to be the one running our bodies, minds, hearts, and ultimately, our lives.

We need to come to terms with the fact that we’ve been lied to. Over, and over, and over. We are so used to giving credit to anybody that portrays they know better than us. Governments, organizations, institutions, industries, the so-called “experts”, authorities, family, friends, bosses, gurus, etc.

Yes, it’s a hard pill to swallow, but it’s true we take external information at face value while disregarding our authentic source of inspiration. Why? Because we’re a stranger to the voice of the Infinite, which is the voice of Inner Guidance, and True Authentic Inspiration.

We don’t listen to it, because we don’t really know how it feels like, how it ripples through us, how it resonates with our core. All we know is that someone else’s titles, studies, experience, and expertise have more value than our aware experience at the moment. For most people, our surrendered trust in ourselves and the Infinite + our inner guidance and intuition are unreliable.

The fear of the unknown, the fear of our vastness is too strong. and it’s unimaginable to really feel that life is benevolent. How can it be benevolent when XYZ happened in the world, and ABC happened to me. Right? Well, no. We are our environment as much as we are our bodies. Our experiences are shaped by what we express in authenticity, and by what we suppress in illusion/distortion.

Many people hold their authentic expressions back, which dampens the immense power of the voice. The idea that our life experiences can diminish our self-worth is fraudulent. Our worth has nothing to do with how much we’ve studied, our titles, and our expertise.

Feeling you are worthy, that you are good enough… that should be a given. No matter what is that you do, where you are, who you are. All are equally valuable, worthy, and unconditionally loved by the Infinite. You are worthy because you exist.

We’ve been conditioned to question ourselves. Due to trauma, belief systems, traditions, habits, indoctrination, programming, and social conditioning… all of this (and more) creates the prison walls of our minds and the self-imposed limitations of our expression in life. This creates incredible amounts of density and blockages that generate illusions and distortions in our lives. Authenticity cannot be expressed in these conditions.

When we are in that stage, the dark night of the soul, we come to the conclusion that it’s either giving up or allowing ourselves to see behind appearances, raise our eyes above the storm, and surrender to the Infinite Being. When we give ourselves permission to alter our perception, change comes immediately. We realize we need to take responsibility for the state of our bodies, mind, emotions, and our environment. To become, one step at a time, self-sovereign in all aspects of life.

How can a change in perception alter life to such an extent? We start looking inwards, as we realize that we are the cause and not an effect of external circumstances. We stop listening to our reflections. The ones we forgot we generated in the first place.

In physicality, we have the ability to listen to our bodies. If we are in silence and aware of our inner nuances, we become receptive. We cultivate the desire to assimilate the subtle inner whisperings. We see our environment as extensions of ourselves. We slow the pace of life, we pay attention to the symbols, and we see life through a poetic perspective. Nothing is personal, nothing is literal. We focus on the details and see beyond appearances.

Sometimes, awakening an aspect of ourselves that was deep in stasis feels like dying. Because we need to let go of the security of our comfort zone, there is a tremendous amount of fear that needs to be let go of first to be able to see what is truly going on within/without.

We know people are exhausted, and so are we. All of us are doing the best we can, but still, it feels as if it’s never enough. It feels like a never-ending treadmill of rules and responsibilities, expectations, and promises that need to be fulfilled. How could we have the time and clarity to process all these things? To realize we’ve been tricked for so long? That we’ve tricked ourselves in unimaginable ways?

Yes, taking responsibility for our actions requires “energy”. If we are always in survival mode, how can we comprehend that we’ve been living in an illusory reality within an elaborate control system? It’s almost impossible to detect unless we are making unfathomable efforts to be courageous enough to free ourselves from the massive amount of mind programming, parasites, and infiltration we’ve been subjected to.

Silence is required to achieve this. How can we be comfortable in silence, if we are constantly being bombarded left and right with distractions, and noise? Struggling with emotional pain, trying to avoid being present in the moment, by using addictions and distractions to just cope.

We think that emotions include frustration, depression, anxiety, disappointment, anger, sadness, emotional pain, guilt, shame, blame, joylessness, hopelessness, etc. But those are not pure emotions, they are distorted emotions.

Distorted emotions are felt because of blocked meridians (there are 12 ordinary ones). We don’t fully understand what that entails, yet we attribute them to an outside source. We’ve been accumulating them, over the years, and eons of time, without ever really processing them, or letting them go.

The reservoir of darkness within/without is so uncomfortable to look at, to feel, that try our absolute best to suppress it temporarily with all sorts of gimmicks, only to watch it surface again the next moment. We run away from it and pretend it’s not there. We get ourselves busy to distract ourselves from the inevitable. We use food, drinks, and drugs to suppress the darkness rising until we temporarily can’t feel it anymore. We avoid people, places, and situations that unconsciously remind us of our darkness because we cannot deal with being triggered and the resistance to life it creates.

That darkness has nothing to do with the devil. The unwanted, unbearable, unforgivable, dreaded, shameful, disappointing, unlovable aspects of ourselves we know exist within us, but even more, the aspects of ourselves we don’t even know exist. Those parts of ourselves that we cannot accept, are what create the spaces in between where even etheric parasites can dwell to create even more chaos.

We were forced to accept, consciously and unconsciously, a reality ruled by a complex control system that resulted in mass insanity from the disconnection from the One and the Only One, our true organic nature and source, our organic habitat. We forgot an undeniable truth. The indivisibility and interconnectedness of life.

Identifying with the tribe, the masses – social structures – only suppresses our authentic expression of a being as vast as the cosmos having a human experience. It’s understandable to feel one is like “losing their mind”, due to the standards that only know how to divide and manipulate for the sake of the few.

Social conditioning systems projected by massive inorganic artificial intelligence systems do not support true health, wellness, joy, passion, creativity, cooperation, communication, assimilation, satisfaction, growth, peace, inspiration, love, trust, etc. The masses overlook, ridicule, and reject the undeniable truth that we are each unique, and that we are diverse, but we still are within Unity. Understanding we’ve all been subjected to this hijacking of our organic nature is key.

In such a passive-aggressive environment, “the powers behind the power” know that someone who expresses his/her true authentic self is dangerous. Their goal is population control and domination. They have been launching their operations to support their hidden agendas left and right, for ages. To make mankind fearful, sick, powerless, confused, enslaved to be drained of their energy, and ignorant enough to be eager to give their consent to them to withstand and even promote such infiltration.

Being authentic, strong, fearless, confident, having trust in the Infinite Being, and loving is the most rebellious act we can do to dissolve and dismantle such mind-controlling games. It’s the key to reclaim our true sovereignty, to live masterfully, as a clear conduit of Infinite’s Intent.

It all starts to change when we grasp a little bit more of the concept of self-sovereignty. My being is my sustenance. Taking full responsibility means really letting go of all the constructs of our minds and truly, with humility, embracing that which we couldn’t embrace before. Our darkness is the unknown parts of ourselves that beg for inclusiveness in our compassionate understanding.

When we express the bold Song of the Self (our own authentic symphony), that is unique to each of us, without questioning it, without doubting it, we are expressing in authenticity. When we listen to our true inspiration and express it unapologetically, we are being authentic. When we say NO, when things don’t resonate with us, we are being authentic. When we command our space and put healthy boundaries physically, mentally, emotionally, and energetically, we are being authentic. When decide to put ourselves first, we are not being selfish, we are being authentic.

© Perception Shifter "Illusions shatter as perception shifts." Art by VALMARK Writings by Nathalie Markoch

[meadow-roses]

So grateful to the queue function on tumblr 😂😂 it's been nearly a month and I realized I got so invested in the animatic I'm working on I've forgotten to do social media-ing 😂😅

[shironezuninja]

Gumoko is feeling sad. She comes over to Spidey’s apartment, knowing that he’s hiding from the outside hustling holiday cheers…which was also filled with the scent of mint. His Spider DNA makes him allergic to mint, but now he also caught a head cold and is shivering under his blanket fort.

He sneezes a soft “Ah-Choo!” as Gumoko pokes her head through the fort’s opening. She sees him looking miserable; a snot drop forming outside of his mask.

Gumoko enters his fort and wraps a blanket around the both of them. Spidey cuddles up to Gumoko with a happy expression in his masked eyes; a heart shape forming to the side of his head.

[suppotato123]

One time in DnD, my Rouge Shifter, Conri, was in a tournament and this round was a game of capture the flag. There was a catch, however, in that, players could hide the flag on their persons while trying to evade the other team. At one point, a player on the opposing team to Conri’s, a fish man named Gill, had hidden the flag in his pants. Having previously rolled a decent perception check, I knew that that’s where the flag was hidden, so on this turn, I rolled to cut the guy’s belt and take the flag. I rolled a nat 20 and the DM narrated, “you go to cut his belt with such force that you end up stabbing Gill in the dick. You take the flag leaving Gill bleeding and doubled over on the ground in pain.” Conri’s team won the round, and it was epic.

[itscamile222]

No, shifting is not for everyone

There, i said it. Shifting is not for everyone. Although, it’s not because of an impossibility to do it, neither a “genetic component” that gives you the ability to shift. The reason, is that not everyone is able to keep their minds open. Not everyone can leave beyond all the beliefs society has imposed us. Not everyone is ready to know, to understand the truth about existence. Not everyone is brave enough to see shifting is real even if the evidence is in front of their eyes.

Shifting changes everything. Our perception of life, the concept of death. The understanding of what humans are truly capable of, the nature of consciousness and immortality itself.

We, the eternal dreamers, who from an early age wanted to be part of our favourite films and universes. We’ve been blessed with an open mind. We are not conformists. We’ve been bold enough to understand and accept life isn’t as simple and dull as it seems to be.

We, shifters, were capable of leaving the reason and the logic behind and jump in an ocean of opportunities. We’ve said no to the limits and made possible what most people think impossible. We’re the few fortunes ones that are capable of doing that. You found shifting for a reason.

Don’t give up. Do not dare, because shifting isn’t for everyone, but it is for you.

Go shift.

[rrcally]

for those shifters that feel stuck…

i haven‘t posted in a little while… (months) but i feel ready to start posting again and help out shifters that feel stuck in their ways.

but what you needa do is simply learn about self concept and law of assumption.

i promise you its really simple, in my opinion i‘d say working on self concept is the more important thing first. To get better, a clearer mind, a clearer vision to know what you want a 100% and not what you wanted because you want to escape.

geez I don‘t even know where to start but for self concept; we change the perception that we have of ourselves. To do that, learn who you are and transform your negative thoughts into positive thoughts, be positive and comfortable being YOU. Get rid of negative habits and get better mentally.

and during all that, you‘ve already started unconsciously with the law of assumption,

by changing your negative thoughts into positive thoughts, in simple terms; our thoughts create the 3d and our surroundings and the state we are living in mentally and physically is just the mirror of our thoughts.

Now if you worked on your self concept, or started on it, you have it easier to be positive about life and manifest your desires.

Genuinely just assume, pretend, imagine or visualize your desired reality; connect it with emotions by acknowledging how you would feel every day and if you want even affirm daily with „I AM“.

If you assume you have your desire already, then it should exist in your 4d (imagination & consciousness) already and THEN it will manifest into your 3d (physical reality).

thats literally why manifestation and reality shifting is the fucking same guys; if you manifest your desire then you automatically shift to a reality in which you have your desire. Thats the same with reality shifting, if you shift you just manifested your desire!!!

Its really so simple, and i‘ll try to post more from now on. Ma apologies if my english is messy, not native!

[theshiftingwitch]

The multiverse theory VS The consciousness theory:

Shifttok has struck again, confusing baby shifters and veterans alike. The current discourse about which of the shifting theories is more accurate is throwing me for a loop, so let's dive in, shall we?

What is the multiverse theory?

It is a school of thought that suggests that there are infinite realities, infinite universes, and that You exist within all of them. You are a part of every possible reality within every possible universe, and in order to shift, all you have to do is become aware of that specific reality.

Cool? Peachy.

What is the consciousness theory?

This one suggest that you are pure consciousness, and that everything that exists around you is a reflection of your inner world. You create reality and it materializes as you observe it. You are the creator and everything is the result of your perception. In order to shift, you have to change your inner world, and your outer world will follow, shaping the reality you desire.

Are we on the same page so far? Sure thing.

So, which one is more accurate when it comes to shifting?

Well, let's look at it like this:

If you are the universe having a human experience, and you exist within all realities, doesn't that mean everything is your creation?

If all you have to do to shift is switch your awareness from one reality to another of your choosing, and all of those infinite possiblities already exist for you to perceive them, doesn't that mean you are (you're never going to believe this btw) PURE CONSCIOUSNESS?

If the multiverse is a bunch of infinite realities within infinite universes, and you are at the core of every single one of them, ready to experience the one you become AWARE of, doesn't that mean YOU ARE THE MULTIVERSE? YOU ARE THE CONSCIOUSNESS THAT CREATES AND PERCEIVES REALITIES??

Why create a meaningless division in the first place when at the end of the day, everything is a loop that leads back to you? You are both pure consciousness, and the multiverse with its infinite realities. You are the creator and the creation, you are the reality that you wish to perceive and the perception itself.

Creation is already finished and every possible thing you could imagine already exists. But who do you think created it?

The universe?

The Multiverse?

The Omniverse?

You.

Happy shifting ❤️

[itspheenixbaby]

elephant in the room 🐘

rant about the state of online shifting; "get-it-off my chest" moment

part 1. scripting trauma/ being a bad person in a dr how many people are really doing "bad things" or scripting in trauma in their dr? lets be so fucking for real here. why is it that everytime someone "morally corrupt" it gets exposed months apart and the "culprit" is some small ass account with like ten followers? its not common. and im not saying it never happens. but shiftok is always on about these people and im like...who tf are yall talking about? they find one bad apple and then decide the whole community needs to be reminded how fucked up it is to do xyz.

i mean lets be realistic, how many people are going out of their way to script something traumatic or harmful? the majority of the online community (reddit, tumblr, tiktok) always talks about shifting for their s/o, adventure, frienships, family or a better life in some way. how many people are deliberately scripting to harm themselves or others? and is the number really so much that we need thinkpiece after thinkpiece about it?

aand when others behave immorally or get traumatized in their dr they will experience it. they will see the effects of any bad things they do to others. they will feel the trauma first hand and suffer from what theyve scripted in many ways. we dont need to punish these people. their dr will do it for them.

P. S what about when you shift to a dr like the walking dead? or even mha and keep in the war arc? thats traumatic. hell, even an idol / fame dr can be traumatic and those are hella common! yet nobody bats an eye or reprimands it...odd...

part 2. racebending race doesnt exist. i saw a shiftoker (a white one too??) act like someone was crazy for saying it! the whole concept was created by europeans! white mans burden, race based social classes, and eugenics all seems natural to yall? i mean logically its not odd to anyone that modern racial concepts were made by the same group of people in the same time period...? the time period people needed excuses to kill, rape, steal from and enslave other groups... search up "who created race" and then report back to me..anyways..

name one good thing that splitting people up and assigning them identities based on their background does for us? its caused mocking of those that dont fit the mold their race gives them, harmful views of other because of their racial group(s) and low self esteem from outside perceptions of your race. oh and division among groups on top of everything. so what is the point of holding on to race? abandon it! shift to be white, asian, black, indigenous, do what you want! youre not "changing your race" until you shift to become a different species (and theyres obvi nothing wrong w that!).

and some people say "if you script your another race your downplaying the racism poc face" but not every country has the same type of racism the states has. not every country is even as racist as the states. for example if im shifting to be fully south korean born & raised, and live full time in south korea, its not likely ill experience racism. and even so you can just...script out racism? like what...some people literally hate shifters who dont script out racism and expect everyone to script it out, but then turn to say that they cant change their race because of racism...huh? genuinely dont get that.

P. S im only really preaching abandonment of race so flippantly in regard to shifting. in this reality we're kinda stuck with it at this point lol.

P.S.S and it seems shifters from the usa hate racebending the most! as an american, i wonder how much of that is being intimidated that the concept of a racial hierarchy, that our nation has been built upon for centuries, can be shattered so easily...and therefore obviously proves it as obsolete. food for thought. (half joking here teehee)

[shimmershifts]

an open letter to those who have not yet shifted.

i don't know how many of you will see this, let alone how many will read it entirely. this letter is for those who have been trying to shift for two years, five years, more. those who cannot give up, and those who will not give up, and maybe even those who already have. to preface, this letter will not rehash everything you already know. you've scrolled every forum, you've seen every method, you've read every tip. you've trialed, and errored, and persevered... but you're still here. law of assumption, manifestation, belief, intention. but you're still here. you've been told all about shifting... right? you already know what shifting is... right? you should already know how to shift... right? but you're still here.

this letter is not intended to debase or invalidate those who do already believe in those things and who are satisfied with that. this is for those who have been trying that way for 2 years, 5 years, and more, and still haven't shifted. this is for those who might want an alternative perspective.

what you've been told

in my personal opinion, the online shifting community as it currently stands is very... rigid. narrow. there are a few dominant views, and then the many who drown out any possible dissent or disagreement. i do understand why this happens. reality shifting is already a marginal belief, hounded by anti-shifters and disbelieved and debunked on all sides, so it makes sense that people feel the instinct to close ranks at any sign of an outsider. unfortunately, this has led to a community that raises its hackles at even other reality shifters who simply don't believe the exact same way that you do. law of assumption. manifestation. intent. (and dare i say it, the multiverse.)

i don't believe in any of that, in the context of shifting.

now, wait! don't go yet, stay with me. it's okay if you do. i'm not intending to change the minds of those who already believe in these things. i'm not going to go at anyone and say "i'm right, you're wrong, and you must change your mind to agree with me!" that would be silly, and counterproductive. let's lower our guards, and extend an olive branch, please. if you feel these things serve your journey, then carry on. you're allowed to disagree with me, i won't be upset. you're allowed to think i'm wrong, if you want. literally no worries at all.

but i am a little tired frankly of certain ideas being treated as the only options, and often in a rude or hostile manner. if you are someone who has spent five years trying to shift, and you see yet another post that boils down to "all you have to do is want it hard enough" does that not hurt your soul? the following sections of this post are for those who these ideas have not been working for. for those who have not yet shifted. it's been two years. five years. more. and you're still here. are you open to another possibility?

what is reality shifting?

i've told you what i don't believe, but what about what i do? i'll try to keep this as concise as possible for the sake of brevity and comprehension, knowing i could potentially clarify in future posts. but please continue with the understanding that im a chronic overexplainer, and my curse is the fact that the extra words don't always actually increase understanding. bear with me.

reality shifting: broadly speaking, this refers to shifting your linear experience of reality from one, to another. this has been known by many other names in the past, across continents and cultures, even in pre-agriculture societies. i'd include ideas like persistent realms, quantum jumping, focus 21, etc. language is subjective, and people may describe or understand the same experience in different ways.

i believe reality shifting is a haphazard side effect of our limited ability to perceive and comprehend reality. let me explain. space, as we understand it, is three dimensional. but reality isn't. it's our bodies and minds limiting our perception and understanding that makes all of reality seem that way to us at surface level.

1D: let's consider a hypothetical one dimensional existence. everything would a straight line, and the only way to perceive anything else would be as a single point directly in front or directly behind you. forwards and backward. the 2D and 3D are beyond your limited ability to physically sense or feel, let alone to comprehend. Forget about the 4D (time). due to your lack of comprehension, you cannot move at will in two dimensional planes, let alone three dimensional space or even time. you are static, a single point.

2D: let's consider a hypothetical two dimensional existence. it would be a flat, infinite planar expanse. you might be a square, or a circle. you can move freely in two dimensional directions (forward, backwards, side to side), but not in the 3D. No up, no down. If you tried to perceive a three dimensional object, you would only be able to comprehend it as linear, a line on the horizon where it intersects your 2 dimensional plane. you would perceive the 3D as moving around or within you on its own, without the ability to direct it. the 4D, or time, if you could perceive it, would be static, a singular point at a time.

3D: what about our three dimensional existence? congratulations, you now are a form, such as a sphere, or a cube. you can move freely in a voluminous, infinite three dimensional space. Forward, backwards, side to side, up, and down. if you *try* to perceive the fourth dimension (time), you can only comprehend it as linear, a line where it intersects your 3 dimensional space. You perceive it as moving around or within you on its own, without the ability to direct it yourself. any dimensions higher than that, if you could perceive it, would be static, a singular point at a time.

quick 4D sidebar: clearing this one up now because this will confuse some of you who are involved in other communities. in many law of assumption and manifestation communities, "4D" has been used to refer to your imagination, inner world, a bridge to "higher vibrational states", etc. i don't use it that way. i use it in the sense of the mathematical concept, or linking three-dimensional space with time. 4D=time.

4D and 5D: so, time is the fourth dimension. that means it is four dimensional, yet due to our limitations as 3D creatures, we can only perceive it as linear. we perceive it as moving around us, without our direction, forwards, (or backwards in some cultures). what about the 5th dimension? the static one? the one we can only perceive one point of at a time? let's call this 5th dimension... reality. due to our limited perception, it may not seem like it, but time and reality are just like space in that all of it exists at once. if you were a 5th dimensional creature, you wouldn't see a bunch of different realities, you'd just see one the way we just see one 3D universe around us right now.

tip: think of it this way, if a three dimensional creature moving through time is only able to perceive it linearly, it may think that each point of time exists separately, passing by in chronological order. this would be like a character in a book, the character experiences each page one at a time as we turn the page. but we know that actually, the entire book exists all at the same time, and already did exist before we picked it up and started reading it, and continues to exist even when we set it down. the same is true of time, and reality. even if we perceive it as linear, or a point, all of it actually exists simultaneously, like space.

still, we can only perceive one point of reality at a time. i believe when we reality shift, we are by some freak of nature (or nurture) finding a way to trigger a "movement" in this "5th dimension," and therefor shifting our linear experience of time and our singular perceptual experience of one reality to another. ("movement" is a bit of an abstraction here, as movement generally refers to 3D space. you're not actually moving anywhere, you're already there, you just... can't see it at the same time as this.)

ok, so how the heavens do i shift?

if you read through all of the above, i assume that's what you're asking by now. "get to the point shimmer! how do i shift?" if you don't need intention, belief, assumption, manifestation, three gallons of water, crystals, or anything else then what do you need to shift?

if we boil shifting down to its absolute core, all you need to do in order to shift is to shift. (put down the pitch forks, and the flaming feathers and tar. i'll elaborate.)

shifting involves finding a way for us 3 dimensional creatures to trigger a shift in a dimensional direction that we do not have the capacity to perceive. so what i mean by "all you have to do to shift, is to shift" is that there is no physical movement, or secret password we can whisper that makes us shift, not inherently. it's sort of like being told to find your invisible and non corporeal primordial tail, and then swish it in a direction that doesn't spatially exist. find your "move in the 5D button", and then press it. except, there is no button.

so how do we "move" from one point of reality to the other? well, the first clue to this is in noticing what part of us is actually doing the "moving".

you don't make it happen with your three dimensional form. there is no body part or mass or motor function in your 3D body that triggers a shift. there's nothing that allows a three dimensional form to move in five dimensional directions... you just can't. your body stays here. that's good news actually, in my opinion. there is no need to force yourself into strange bodily positions, or chug water, or whatever else. your 3D body is irrelevant, because it's not going anywhere. you don't have to do anything with your body to shift. some people can shift awake, asleep, in the shower, walking around, etc.

you also don't necessarily do it with the fourth dimension, time. there is no specific amount of time that you'll shift after. it might seem you've spent a lot of time trying to shift, but the actual shift itself is instantaneous. some people shift their first try, and some of you might be on your second decade of attempts. again, the time factor being irrelevant is good news because this means it doesn't have to take time.

i also don't think we do it with just intent or belief. the intention word gets used so much it basically means nothing, but the general idea is that intent is the driving force that manifests your desired outcome. in the context of shifting, people use it like "set your intention to shift, and you will" or "intent makes you shift." or the dreaded "you just have to believe harder." personally, i don't think that's true. i don't think intention makes you shift. if it did, you all would have shifted by now, right? i think looking anyone who's been trying to shift for 4 years dead in the eye and telling them they just haven't intended to shift yet is honestly a bit cruel and unusual. some people who intend to shift will shift, but in my opinion, its a case of correlation, and not causation. there are also people who shift without intending to, or who intend to shift but don't.

it's also not really our thoughts that shift. or our mind as a concept, or our entire self. we know this because you don't turn into a comatose vegetable when you shift to a different reality. your thoughts, mind, and self here are unaffected by your awareness shifting away from it. if you successfully "permashifted" to hogwarts tonight, your self here would still wake up in the morning and go to work.

so what does shift? only our linear experience of our own awareness. so in order to reality shift, we just need to find a way to trigger our awareness to shift from one point of reality to another in a non linear fashion, and then integrate that into our linear experience. aha! you think. great! now how do i do that...? unfortunately, this is not an exact science (yet.) once you begin shifting regularly, i think it gets "easier" in some regards because you get a sense for how your awareness "feels" and what works for you. for those who haven't shifted, i can't say "take three deep breaths and recite the secret words, and then you'll shift." there is nothing specific you can physically do that will for certain make you shift. there's no secret passwords.

there is no key to shifting. the good news is, this means there is also no lock.

what we can do is get ourselves primed, into a state that increases the chances our awareness is triggered to shift. ie, find the "move in the 5D" button, (you know, the one that doesn't exist) and learn how to press it. and because it is our awareness that shifts, my "methods" have to do with priming your awareness for shifting. you don't need to believe, which is a good thing because it means doubts won't hold you back. you don't necessarily need to intend, which is a good thing because it means there are no secret blockages in your way. no "subconscious", no "reprogramming", no "delusion is the solution." you don't need any of that. you also don't have to do anything specific with your body or space unless you feel like it and want to. you don't need a script, but you can make one if you want. it's whatever, it's irrelevant darling, it's non-consequential.

these three methods below basically encompass all shifting methods out there. i might expand on techniques for these methods later, but for now i'll go over the basics.

method one: pure awareness

it basically boils down to two steps. get into a state of pure awareness, and then shift.

the first step for this method is actually a simple one, sort of, but i think it's unkind to call it easy. it can be easy, if you just happen to have a perfect technique that works for you on your first try. if so, congrats! if not, don't despair. it comes more naturally to some than others, at first. you can probably build the skills and try different techniques necessary for you to get there.

but what is pure awareness? it's currently very often being called "the void state", but i'm not using that term for a few reasons. one, i think using the term "the void state" or calling it "the void" is making people think it's some sort of place that they're trying to go. it's not. it's not a physical place at all, and that's kind of the point. most of the time, your awareness is perceiving reality through the confines concept of 3D reality, because that's the data input it's receiving from your brain and body. that grounds you in this reality, and allows you to go about your day to day life. your goal with the pure awareness method is to focus on just your awareness, absent of all 3D distraction data and input. that way, your awareness is primed to be triggered to shift its focus to the 3D perception of a different point of reality when you come out of that state.

i might make a post about techniques for getting into the state of pure awareness, but this post is already long enough.

method two: destabilization of awareness

this method gets over complicated, but it basically boils down to two steps. destabilize your awareness, and then shift.

honestly, most shifting methods i see online are in some way doing this. lucid dreams, the hypnogogic state, SATS, self-hypnosis, "symptoms", and also all those iterations of the "raven method" the "staircase method" the "alice in wonderland method" etc are all basically ways to destabilize your awareness from the linear perception it is so used to in this point of reality, offering the opportunity of triggering a shift to a different one. they're all sort of either distracting or subverting your focus on the 3D here in this point of reality.

basically, you'll be trying to discombobulate yourself to the point your awareness is not focused on 3D reality, and trigger a shift.

method three: absence of awareness

sleep method gang, rise up. i'm serious. this method involves reducing your awareness to zero, or as close to it as possible, another potentially prime state to trigger a shift. (and by sleep method, i don't mean lucid dreamers or SATS, i mean simply going to sleep here, having a period of complete unawareness, like totally dreamless sleep, and then waking up in your DR.)

this absence of awareness during sleep is (in my experience) the most common cause of accidental or unintentional shifts, but you might be one of those who can trigger a shift to desired realities with this too.

sleeping is not the only way to get to the state of the lack of awareness. i'd say total distraction methods also count for this. you're not asleep, your body is awake, but you're so "zoned out" (or alternatively in a meditative state such that) you're absolutely not aware of the 3D experience of this point of reality anymore.

this is completely different from the state of pure awareness by the way, because in the state of pure awareness you are aware. like, in pure awareness you have a full train of thought and total control. the absence of awareness is the opposite. it feels sort of like a "blip" where reality time and space passed you by and you were not aware of it.

[perceptionshifter]

IS PHYSICAL MATTER REALLY SOLID?

There are no beginnings, nor endings in this multiverse. The illusion of separating anything from anything is due to massive gaps in our contracted/expanded perception. There is nothing really “solid” in our physical experience. Everything is an “energetic” fluid field. Even the word energy is very limited in describing the substance of The Source of all That Exists. We are all made by the same substance, which is what The Infinite (Source, The Creator) is made of. Let’s call this Incorruptible Infinite Matter. It’s what truly animates us all.

Incorruptible Infinite Matter is malleable and responds to our intent. It’s consciousness, awareness that does not have a beginning nor an end. We have been, are, and forever will be it. Our conscious minds are not equipped to grasp this, but if we bypass the tyranny of the mind/logic and the sentimental attachments of the heart, we might start to resonate with the truth behind these words.

DOES PHYSICAL CREATION HAVE A LIMIT?

There is the KNOWN (that which mankind has access to), the UNKNOWN (that which mankind doesn’t have access to just yet), the UNKNOWABLE (that which mankind doesn’t even realize exists, but other beings in the Cosmos do), and the UNFANTHOMABLE (that which not even a single being in the Cosmos know exists).

I feel that Incorruptible Infinite Matter, the substance that the Source of All Life/The Infinite/The Creator/God is made of, has indeed no beginning and no end. And since we, as organic beings, are made of it, we too are the same. That only applies to all organic creation but does not apply to sub-creations (for example, when there is artificial interference of some sort).

We’ve been in a war over consciousness for 3 billion years between organic expression (first creations), and artificial distortions (parasitic entities). As men or women, we could think of ourselves as 100% organic creations, but that is because we were in the shadows regarding what was truly happening behind the scenes.

Mankind has been through a lot as a race. Artificial genetic manipulation, quantum artificial intelligence systems running artificial programs through us and also manipulating our environment/reality, etheric and physical implants, heavy metals and poison in our environment and foods, etc.), being used as batteries to power up their technologies and feed the parasitic entities, etc. This situation has been the case for at least 3 billion years.

ALL WE THINK WE KNOW, THEY’VE ALLOWED US TO KNOW

The problem lies in how it was set up for us in physicality. The so-called building blocks of life (atomic, sub-atomic particles) if they are being expressed as something separate from the One, they do have a beginning and an end. What we see as matter, through a contracted vision, is just a sub-creation. What lies beyond it is Incorruptible Infinite Matter. But we find that we cannot fully access it if we don’t organically express the 7 sub-atomic particles, in Oneness with Source.

If they express in separation, then the organic substance we are really made of is suppressed, and distortions seep through the 7 sub-atomic particles. There are six of them: light, frequency, energy, life force, intelligent perception (cognitive and non-cognitive), and intent (also known as presence). Matter is the seventh one, and it has been surrounded by the other 6 like a ring. Matter acts like a portal that is opened once we dissolve the blockages that cause corruption in their organic expression. Once we express them In Oneness (and in separation no more), then we have access to express Incorruptible Infinite Matter that shines through when the 7 sub-atomic particles are dissolved in their separateness. Then we can “burn off” the illusions of the sub-atomic and atomic particles as artificial sub-creation.

NO TIME AND NO SPACE

If we realize there are no beginnings and no endings, then we can also realize there is really no time and no space, so there’s no real past no real future. The only thing that organically exists is the eternal fluid moment.

In society, people are totally obsessed with the past, and the future – escaping the perfection of the moment by bringing in ghosts of the past or projections of the future into it. But we are a fluid field that is constantly renewing itself forevermore, in Oneness with Source. We have eternity to enjoy that which we are. We can relax into ourselves, and at the same time, engage with life fully from a place of surrendered trust that we are never truly alone.

LIFE AND DEATH, WE DON’T NEED TO CHOOSE ONLY ONE

Life and death are really an illusion. These stages of being are only separated by our perception, by frequency, etc. One uses the physical body, and the other uses de soul body. If we merge our physical body and our soul body, we realize that it’s not necessary to “die”. Spirit, on the other hand, is like a shadow that is cast from the separation of body and soul. If we succeed in combining all of them (the spirit has a magnetic body and an electric body) in the flesh, the illusion of separation dissolves itself as we remember our Oneness.

In timeless time and spaceless space, we find our true inspiration, our authentic expression, and effortless knowing. It’s “where” we find ourselves as One with the Only One. It’s where the mind and emotions don’t intervene. We become a clear conduit of Infinite’s Intent, where beginnings and endings don’t exist. The spontaneity of the unfoldment of the Infinite Being through us is where we experience ourselves. We don’t become stagnant by being in intoxicating bliss but at the same time, we don’t succumb to despair by the overwhelming chaos of a world (that we now see) that has been upside down for eons.

[the-east-art]

Does Shifter!Stan feel more physically comfortable with or without shifting his eye? Obviously lack of depth perception without or picking the wrong prescription with could both be uncomfortable, but if he was totally relaxed / at ease, would that be more often with his eye or without?

He definitely feels better without the eye - it doesn’t require a ton of extra work to maintain the eye, but like holding up a small cup of water after a long period it gets progressively more difficult. He used to let the eye disappear whenever the shack wasn’t open (Wendy and Soos didn’t mind). After the kids arrive he starts having the eye up 24/7 though, even when he was asleep because What If They Wake Him Up (As Mabel is prone to do). Even after they find out he’s a shifter he works to maintain it because they both reacted poorly when they first saw his empty eye, so over the summer he really only lets his eye go when he’s down in the basement running numbers.

[v3nusxsky]

Ohh 12 and 26 with our queen Larissa 🥵

Behind closed doors 18+

*authors note~ so many wips haunting me and a new obsession with Agatha and rio plus school is murdering my brain. We interrupt Mars writting university assignments to bring the original queen that inspired me to start writing back to your screens. Hold tight for the Christmas event coming soon*

Trigger Warnings~ praise kink, choking (r), breeding kink, mommy kink, overstimulation, shifted cock, dom Larissa, sub r, begging, possessive Larissa, sorta marking (r),

Prompt~ see ask-^^*

Combined with this from the lovely @dingdongthetail

So reader is a omega who everyone assumes is an alpha because she is fiery and outspoken (thinking more masc presenting), Larissa is an alpha everyone assumes is a beta because she's kind and handles everything with her trademark grace, they have a secret relationship, they know about each other obvs, so when they get alone alpha Larissa comes out and subby omega reader just melts and does whatever her mate tells her. Breeding, mommy, pet names, praise, choking. Thoughts?

Perception is a funny thing. Subjective. And that was something you had learned very early on in life. Working in Nevermore as an empath is always interesting, you get your fair share of teen angst, puppy love, stress, frustration and your personal favourite curiosity. Feeling the students around you often gives you a great insight into how your lesson will go. Perhaps that’s why your classes are known to be the better behaved ones, you tailor your lessons to their moods. Despite your desire to be an open and honest person, all of Nevermore believe you to be a confident, outspoken at times and charming alpha. All expect one. Your masculine leaning appearance only adds fuel to their preconceived idea of you. People’s opinions of you never really bothered you, learning it’s best to allow them to think what they want. As long as you’re true to yourself then that’s all that matters to you. Your status is not something you deem to be important public knowledge.

As the principal of Nevermore, it was unsurprising that people naturally assumed Larissa Weems was nothing but a beta. Her calm fair nature combined with the uniqueness of her striking appearance only supported the idea. Truthfully, being a private woman, this never bothered Larissa Weems, she quite liked the idea of the public version of her and the real her, hidden behind closed doors. People often say it’s exhausting, pretending to be someone you are not. Larissa would have to disagree with that statement.

Dating Larissa Weems was nothing short of heavenly. Sure her being your boss could be seen as problematic but for both of you it was no issue. The connection you shared with the shifter was like no other you’d ever had the pleasure to experience. She was the first one to ask you rather than guess based on her perception. You were the first one who showed true and unconditional love. You knew first hand how others opinions could affect others so it was only natural you would want to ensure Larissa felt nothing but warmth and love.

The first time your suppressants ran out was only a month into your relationship. Exam season in Nevermore was always stressful but it didn’t help that your pharmacy had no refill for your prescription. It didn’t particularly bother you that people would find out the truth, you were more scared for her reaction. Of course she immediately noticed the change in your scent. Naturally she didn’t want to say anything and potentially cause upset but soon enough it became physically impossible to hide. Your heat hit hard and if you’d been able to concentrate on anything other than the slick between your plush thighs you would’ve noticed that poor Larissa was sent spiralling hard and fast into an unexpected rut.

Desire. Need. Lust. All you felt in the moment. It made thinking with a clear mind difficult for you both. However, just like you suspected, the newfound knowledge changed nothing. Well. That’s a lie. But you like to argue it changed for the better for you both. A safe haven where you could both be what you were made to be. Larissa loving taking the caring dominant role over you, protecting you from any possible threat. You adore being hers, pleasing her, cooking for her. Anything that woman needs your there and ready to do whatever it takes. Not to say she’s not the same for you, you love how her frame towers over your body as she holds you to her chest. The feeling of safety and comfort was all you ever desired. A true Alpha to your omega. True bond. Bound together by fate. Yet nothing changed around Nevermore. The days flowed as they usually did but behind closed doors, it was all different.

Wednesday had well and truly pushed every one of Larissa’s buttons. The principal being left pacing her office as she waits for you to join her for the evening. It amazes you how well Wednesday can rile your lover up. Although it shouldn’t be surprising because her not he is the same. Most assume you become overwhelmed with jealousy and that’s why you don’t like Mortica Addams. If only they knew what a riled up Larissa Weems meant behind closed doors. No. You hate the emotional scars morticia left in her wake. Long deep jagged cuts all over Larissa’s fragile heart.

“Rissa?” You muttered quietly, drawing the woman from her frustrated thoughts. When did you come in? Immediately, your scent washed over her tight frame, muscles began to loosen subconsciously. A direct response. You however could only whimper as her emotional state crashed into your small frame. “What can I do my love?” Within a few strides she was towering over you, a smirk plastered on her ruby lips as she growled, “I wanna make you feel so good you forget your own name. I need to fuck you darling.”

You couldn’t even draw a breath before she was slamming your body back against her heavy mahogany door. Helpless. “Mommy needs her good girl” she practically purred as she nipped and licked over the column of your throat, your pulse thumping under her warm muscle. Really it’s unfair, how can you do anything but surrender to her pure dominance. Tiny moans escaping you as your brain grappled to form a response. To consent to what would soothe you both. “Please” you gasped, hands pawing at her dress that was snug to her hips. How could she not give you everything when you flash those needy doe eyes her way and use such pretty manners?

Her toned thigh made contact with your pulsing clit with a practiced ease, her hands being the only thing keeping you upright as you worked yourself pathetically quickly to an orgasm. The scent of your alpha mixed with the pleasure she was happily providing you created the open road to bliss. Larissa prides herself on just how little she can do before you’re hurtling off the edge. How she could quite literally command you to fuck your pretty pussy for her, putting on a show as all she does is watch. The first orgasm never takes too long for her pull from you. You can’t help but whine when she moves her now slick coated thigh from your heat. “Hush my love, you know mommy will take care your needy cunt. I’d never leave my pretty girl all needy would I?”

Somewhere in the blissful haze the pair of you moved to your bedroom next door and the clothing was stripped from you both, her goddess like figure on full display for your eager eyes to devour. “Mommy” you whimpered, every letter dripped with need. “I haven’t ruined my pretty girls brain already have I? Mommy wants more sweet girl you understand that don’t you?” Her condescending tone added an edge you didn’t know you needed, instinctively your legs fell open, exposing your puffy red soaked slit. “Hmm pretty girl, that was too easy, perhaps you need to be reminded who’s in control here. Can’t have MY girl spreading her legs for anybody now can I?”

Larissa couldn’t help but drive straight in, to get a taste of you like a starving woman. You simply taste delicious. Like nothing she’d ever tasted before. Your arousal coating her tongue was one of her favourite things in the world. The rich taste, the way she could flick your bundle of nerves with the tip of her tongue and you’d respond with such a pretty mewl of pleasure, your core flooding with more for her to feast on. Your hand immediately found its home in her silver strands of hair, gripping and tugging on them as your hips bucked toward her sinful mouth. God the way her nose would bump into your clit as she plunged her tongue into your soaked little hole as her both of you moaning like wild animals. A perfectly timed dance, as old as fate itself.

Larissa prides herself on being an attentive alpha. You are on your third climax of the night before she even realises she’s now painfully hard. Her appendage standing tall and proud. Ready for action. The tip angry, red and leaking. The sight of you gasping for air as you come back down to earth, pupils blown wide with a messy pussy drive her wild. Yet she’s not done yet. You breasts need to be marked. Every inch. Hers. That’s what you are and she’ll mark you as many times as it takes for every one to know. Her slender fingers toying with your perky nipples as she remarks her claim on your neck. It’s enough stimulation alongside the physical sensation being bestowed on your breasts that sends you hurling over the edge again. Tears brimming in your eyes at the pure force of the orgasm rippling through your body. Chest heaving as the shifter leans back to take you in. “Pretty baby, such a messy girl for mommy. I know my girl needs more. Beg for it darling. Tell mommy what you want.” It takes a few attempts before you manage to breathlessly stumble out “I - I want y-you to come I-inside me this time. Please. I want to make you feel good”

Trying to sit up on shaky limbs is a trial and a half, but nothing would stop you from pleasing her. Your lover treats you so well, it’s only fair to repay her. “Please” you pleaded peering up at her through your eyelashes. A simple plea but simply too cute to resist. “Go ahead sweetheart, show mommy how much you want her cock in that sweet little pussy of yours.” Instinctively you bent to take the member between your plump lips, cheeks hollowing around her as you swirled your tongue around the leaking tip. A little pleased moan left you to vibrate along her shaft. “Oh good girl. That’s my girl. Such a good cock sucker for mommy”she praised. Yet it was short lived. Larissa would say she has good stamina, but you’d got her so desperate she could burst from just your mouth. And you both wanted her to be inside of your warmth when she burst. “Off” was all she offered before tugging you off by her grip in your hair, “my sweet girls such a good girl for my dick, but I want to be inside your sweet cunt when I burst. Fuck my babies into you until you’re begging mommy to stop. You want my knot right darling? My cock buried snuggly into your cervix as I fill you to the brim?”

If you thought she was all talk, that thought died as she sunk her cock in. Slowly. Inch by inch. She wanted you to feel every stretch, every vein, every twitch. “Look at how well you take me pretty girl” she moaned taking in the sight she was pleading you to look at. Her hand settled around your throat, lightly pressing you into the mattress and drawing to her full height. “Pretty thing with my hand like a necklace” her murmured thought was cut off by a loud pitch moan filling the room. Any final restraint broke like a damn. Primal needs filling the older woman as she drew out to just the tip before slamming back into you. Blissfully unaware of the world outside the door is what you were. Her hand wrapped round your throat, her constant pounding of your tight little hole, the sinful grunts coming from her as she kept her almost animalistic pace. Striving to hit the spot that makes your eyes roll back into your head as you coat her thick cock with your slick. Incoherent whimpers babbling out of your mouth among the slight choking sounds she was pulling from you only aid in green lighting Larissa to climax.

“Mommy” you whined, haphazardly reaching to paw at her bare chest, “so full. So good.” The praise giving her the drive to pound you just a little harder causing you both to tumble over the edge together. Long spurts of white hot sticky seed raced to your womb as you milked Larissa for all she had, inner walls gripping her knot so tight that she couldn’t help but spill more into your awaiting core. “Fuck darling” she panted as her arms gave out, her head finding its way to where her mark on you lay. It would be a while before Larissa could even considering pulling out of you. Even then she knew you’d beg to be like this for a little longer. To stay full and connected. And who would she be to deny her precious omega of anything? There would come a time she would slip from your now gaping hole and shush your cries of displeasure before setting to work on caring for you. Cleaning you up with a warm rag, bath filled with lavender salts running as she grabs you a drink before lifting you effortlessly in her arms to the tub. Soaking together in the post orgasmic bliss before drying off and drifting off to slumber wrapped in her strong arms.

Word count~ 2202

[shironezuninja]

It’s not easy for me to focus on writing out a post’s caption when I’m both stressed and on the move, like I was yesterday.

[chitra111goddess]

Let's talk about Revati women ♡

💗 Revati is ruled by Mercury the trickster and its a Pisces nakshatra so you can only imagine how these natives can cast an illusion, theyre like magicians or shifters. They're master manipulators (not in a bad way cuz they don't intend to harm others but it's like they know how to get their way and how to be perceived a certain way while being lowkey w their motives)

I noticed its easy for revati women to attract wealth through other people as well like having a sugar daddy or a provider or thro pretty privilege/using their femininity to attract. They make it seem effortless or they have this mentality of "work smart, not hard". I think its underrated how fking clever they are !

That's not to say that they can't do things on their own but they like it when others do it for them

they don't rly seem to get emotionally attached to people easily but once they do it's v deep , there's always smtg in it for them tho like they have to gain smtg from the people or the experience (mercury and jupiter influence of revati) ,, it's not wrong , cuz if it doesn't serve u why pursue it?

Example Shera seven (mercury in revati) + leighton meester as Blair in gossip girl (revati sun)

she's so funny 💀 again the epitome of don't work hard work smart, using her femininity to get her way. Revati is the type to not "need" a man but they can use one lmaoo it sounds toxic but I mean .. it works. It just feels like revati energy don't rly come from a place of need or desperation , it feels more like "been there done that" (being the last nakshatra of pisces) kinda vibe so they're not easily phased or impressed and they use whatever they got now in order to attract more

💗 The duality of revati women never misses, which makes them so interesting. There's that sweet soft girly side but also dark feminine seductive side just like with other mercury nakshatras, but revati can pull off both light and dark

I mean look at Rihanna (revati moon and asc)

Pretty girlie + bad bitch essence in one (that comes from the tropical aries too imo)

Revati women just seem unbothered like they don't rly care, which gives them this air of confidence, even if they're awkward at least they know how to PRETEND to be confident.

(Anna wintour revati moon)

This again ties to how revati women can alter the perception of others of how they're being perceived by pretending or acting like it

Another example is kristen stewart (revati sun) even tho she can be awkward but she also seems unbothered and like she don't care. And ofc Angelina jolie especially in the movie *girl interrupted* her revati moon shines through

That trickster smirk lol

They don't like to be labeled or put in a box I think revati women can be so fluid that goes to being gender fluid for some of them, they always wanna show different sides like they're not one way, they're multifaceted so people will have v different opinions on them

Im seeing alot of them rocking the Bob cut especially revati moon women

Also I have to mention revati women and their voice 👁👄👁 they always sound unique or feminine, and the way they talk is pleasing like I could listen to them all day.

Let me know ur thoughts and I might add to this later on

[ghcstao3]

(part 1) (cw blood/violence)

Shifters should be born, not made. That’s one of few things that science has been able to say for certain about the biology (and ethics) of the species.

John MacTavish was born, not made, and all his life he’s told that’s something he should be grateful for. And he is.

Because it’s his heightened senses that aid him in excelling in his career. It’s his inhuman abilities that give him an edge; it's his differently-wired brain that deepens his perception, his instinct, and lends him a better gut feeling to tell right from wrong.

And Simon "Ghost" Riley is nothing but wrong.

John could sense something was off about the lieutenant from the moment they met—the man smells human beneath the smoke and dirt and gun oil, but he carries himself too strangely to not be something else. His voice, though obviously naturally gravelly, rasps like his vocal cords don’t take too kindly to words, and his limbs are slightly, almost imperceptibly disproportionate, and it's unsettling, but John just pastes on a friendly smile and promises to save you a seat, sir.

Ghost's stare weighs heavy on John's shoulders as he retreats, something dark and piercing and haunted. It bores a hole through John’s gear, burns the nape of his neck, but he has to continue walking away. He can’t pause, can’t look back, because somehow he fears he won’t like what he sees if he does.

It’s animal instinct that has his hackles raised in Ghost’s presence from then on. John acts unafraid, is unafraid, but there’s something about the man he needs to know but cannot, and it’s eating him alive. Ghost may say he’s human and Price might back that claim, but John isn’t stupid. He isn’t so naive to think that something isn’t wrong.

Then John gets his answer. Stranded alone with Ghost, exhausted and irritated and sticky with sweat in the middle of the Amazon, he gets his answer.

Their makeshift camp would offer scant protection, but being in the middle of nowhere John anticipates their worst enemy would only be the fauna—regardless, though, they’d take turns keeping watch. Or they might take turns, given Ghost has a track record of taking the first shift and never waking John up until they had to move.

Sometimes John thinks that the man might not actually sleep.

This time, however, John is roused by the tearing of flesh and the squelch of blood, by gargled screams and snapped bones. It’s too dark to make anything out, but rather than investigate John wills his body still and breath quiet, preferring he not get caught by whatever monstrous thing he can hear growling low in its throat.

As wary as he still is about his lieutenant, they’ve grown close enough that John itches to reach out for his assurance, to make certain the man is still alive.

But then there’s one last nauseating rip of limb from torso, and a desperate, choking plea, and then there’s silence.

John has to bite back his own scream when a wet snout suddenly nudges his face.

A cold nose brushes his skin followed by a whiskered, bloodied maw, the creature sniffing at him while John keeps his eyes screwed shut. He begins to worry that this is how he dies—like the other men that must have found their position just in time to get torn apart—but then the creature moves away from his face, wandering elsewhere, but not far, before it slumps on the ground.

After its breathing has evened out, John dares take a peek, and while the rainforest’s canopy blocks out most moonlight, he can still faintly make out the form of what he thinks is a jaguar, a black panther—but it’s too big, too gangly, its fur patchy and matted with crimson. John is tempted to pick through his gear for a flashlight, the moonlight too dim to pick out the details, but he ultimately resists. Just squints into the night at the strange disjointedness of the maybe-jaguar, its composition wrong, almost like it’s an amalgamation of animals rather than just one.

Eventually John rolls onto his back, staring up at the silhouettes of branches and leaves high above, trying not to think too hard about the massacre he’s going to find in the morning, or about the beast, or about where the fuck Ghost had gone.

He doesn’t really fall back asleep, only drifts in and out of consciousness, his mind restless and battling with his fatigue. When dawn mercifully breaks, John wastes no time getting up, unable to stay still any longer—he’d been right, of course, about the grisly sight of their camp’s perimeter.

A dozen or so dismembered and disemboweled bodies are strewn about, remnants of gear and weapons telling John they had, in fact, been the enemy caught up to them—and the culprit of it all, John remembers, is still asleep on the soft earth as if it hadn’t so easily caused all that carnage.

And Ghost is still missing.

John turns, tentative, to observe the jaguar-thing, and as his gaze sets upon it in the growing light, a violent shiver rolls up his spine.

What he first decides is that’s it’s not quite a jaguar, but nor is it really anything else. John’s eyes had not deceived him in assessing its size and too-long limbs; it’s almost grotesque in form, malformed, uncanny. Corded muscle is uncomfortably prominent, as are the ridges of its ribs, its shoulder blades, its hips. Teeth and claws long and sharp and deadly, fangs so lengthy they poke past the jaguar-thing’s lips like a sabre-tooth tiger.

It goes beyond mutation, John thinks, but he also doesn’t know how else an animal like that could exist without some kind of unnatural intervention.

Unless—

No. No, that’s a stupid thought. No one becomes a shifter, and if they do they certainly don’t live to tell the tale. No, that can’t be possible.

But it would make so much sense.

The jaguar-thing stirs, then, blinking open eyes the same dark colour of the spongy soil beneath them.

Not the right colour for a cat of any kind.

John doesn’t move. Considers shifting himself not to fight but to give him speed in fleeing, but he needs his gear, and he needs to know if this thing is Ghost, so he remains glued in place as the creature stands and stretches, moving lithely in spite of the way its body so wrongly exists. He stands his ground even when it approaches, even when it stands much taller than a jaguar should, almost like the beast is half-bear.

Then its presence shifts, and he sucks a sharp breath through his teeth.

What stares back at John is not human.

[sillygoofyqueer]

Ooh, for Shen Yuan’s looks I was thinking a black, blue and silver theme, to Bing-ge’s black, red and gold.

(You can’t tell me emperor Bing-ge, also the Huan Hua Palace master, doesn’t have at least some gold in his formal outfits).

If you look at crow feathers, they have a sort of blue sheen in the right lighting, so blue would be quite fitting!

I also like the idea of his hair being mostly elegant and classy, but with some cute little braids that include colored threads weaved in them, plus shiny bobbles and feathers hanging off the ends. The braids are from his crow family members. It’s a traditional grooming practice!

Anon I am MADLY in love with you. We're going to high five and hug and frolic in the fields together if I ever find out who you are. The idea of little braids being in otherwise elegant hair really fits with my perception of "mainly classy Shen Yuan until his bird instincts kick in (he's also a little gremlin before that)", because he obviously wants to keep his hair neat and presentable but he also has the natural instinct to let people braid his hair to show affection! (Definitely have to have a wholesome little scene where Shen Yuan shows Bing-ge how to braid his hair in the traditional fashion). I love the idea of shiny things being in his hair as well, through shiny beads and threads. BONUS POINTS if he has a shiny little thing that holds his hair up and counts as a little dagger (gifted by one of the others in the crow family as a precaution. Can also be traditional for those who come of a certain age!) On another note, thinking about Shen Yuan in half human form. He retains his wings and I like to think he has spatterings of feathers crawling up his spine and the back of his neck, around the edges of his cheeks maybe? He looks mainly human, but I'd find it cool if he still had those little patches of feathers (like when you see patches of scales on a dragon-shifter type character)

Oh, this is so fun. I've always loved a protective family, and I love Bing-ge being struck by the audacity of the crow family and also jealousy because nobody ever acts like this about him!! His wives do, he supposes, but that's for their own selfish reasons! They don't really care about him like the crow family cares for Shen Yuan. The crow family is only not attacking him because Shen Yuan has said that it's "not cool" to attack the emperor, or whatever. Corvids can mimic that stuff?? Oh my god, the ANTICS! Shen Yuan would totally use it to mess with people when he's bored, jumpscaring people and having fun with story time for the kids. He would also use it when stealing, so that he doesn't have to needlessly hurt anyone to get to the shiny thing he covets, the human side of him holding him back. I'd find it super funny that when the crows (cultivating or not) meet Bing-ge, a few start spurting out every curse they've ever heard from humans, and Shen Yuan has to explain that they're mimicking what they hear people say, they don't mean it! (probably-) {part five! Part one, part two, part three, part four, part six, part seven!!}