Shape shifting, or the act of one species taking on the full or partial form of another for a period of time, has its place in many legends throughout history. Cave drawings discovered in Ariege, France have images of half animal/half human creatures, giving way to the knowledge that these types of legends go back even farther than once thought. Where did these legends come from? Indeed why was it believed that either by will or involuntarily, a person could change forms? With all that we know now of the physical impossibility of such a thing, why do people still believe there are those who may walk normally among the human race that have the ability to take on animal like characteristics?
The legends of shape-shifting are varied as far as the type of animal a person becomes. In rare cases, the belief for some is so strong that it … Read the rest
