Astral
Shift
A form of
shifting which is said to occur on the astral plane, where the shifter may experience
an out-of-body experience as or with characteristics of their kintype,
theriotype, or another nonhuman creature.
Synonyms:
Journey Shift, ALS.
Attributes
Shift
A form of
shifting which is said to involve physical transformation, mental change, and
aura change on a sliding scale. A defunct term that is now generally classified
under “physical shift.”
Synonyms:
ATS
Aura
Shift
A form of
shifting where the shifter’s aura or similar takes on the shape or
characteristics of their kintype, theriotype, or another nonhuman creature.
Synonyms:
Aural Shift, A-Shift, AS.
Berserk
Shift
A form of
shifting where the shifter loses control of themself and begins to act in an
aggressive way reminiscent of their kintype, theriotype, or another nonhuman
creature.
Synonyms:
Feral shift, Be-shift, BES.
Bilocational
Shift
1) A form of shift
where the shifter experiences a full phantom body, separate from their physical
body, of their kintype, theriotype, or another nonhuman creature. Comparable to
an out-of-body experience.
2) A form of shift where the shifter manifests a full
physical body, separate from their physical human body, of their kintype,
theriotype, or another nonhuman creature. A defunct definition that is now
generally classified under “physical shift.”
Synonyms:
B-shift, Bi-shift,
BS. Similar: Relocation shift.
Cameo
Shift
A type of
shift where the shifter experiences a shift of a nonhuman creature they do not
identify as.
Classical
Shift
A form of
shifting where the shifter physically transforms into an anthropomorphic, folkloric
creature. A defunct term that is now generally classified under “physical
shift.”
Dream
Shift
A form of
shifting where the shifter is or has aspects of their kintype, theriotype, or are otherwise nonhuman
within a dream.
Synonyms:
D-shift, DS.
Emotional
Shift
A type of
shift which is induced or triggered by a specific emotional state.
Envisage Shift
(Coined by short-horse on February 19, 2021)
A form of shift where the shifter has a consistent mental image and personal
awareness of non-existing body parts but does not feel those body parts as
supernumerary phantom limbs as in a phantom shift.
Flicker Shift (
Coined by Pocketdog and Cameron “Luna” Silvermoon on May
29, 2019
)
A type of shift where a shifter will experience multiple strong, separate
shifts in rapid succession.
Group
Shift
A type of
shift induced or triggered by a group of nonhumans interacting with one
another. Has been recorded as happening at both in-person Howls and digital
conventions.
Integrated
Shift
A type of
shift which is fully “integrated” into the shifter’s everyday life and to which
they constantly experiencing to some degree.
Magical
Shift
A form of
shift which is voluntarily induced by ritual magic. Sometimes spelled with a "k." A defunct term.
Mental
Shift
A form of
shifting where the shifter’s state of consciousness and way of thinking closer
resembles that of their kintype, theriotype, or another nonhuman creature. The
shifter may involuntarily experience urges or “instincts.”
Synonyms:
M-Shift, MS.
Molecular
Shift
A form of
shifting where the shifter instantaneously physically transforms wholly into
their theriotype, kintype, or another nonhuman creature. A defunct term that is
now generally classified under “physical shift.”
Synonyms:
Mo-shift.
Perception
Shift
A form of
shifting where one or more of the shifter’s senses become more like their
theriotype’s, kintype’s, of another nonhuman creature’s. A defunct term.
Synonyms:
Sensory shift. Similar: Sense shift.
Persona
Shift
A type of
shift specific to shifters which align themselves with dissociative models of
nonhumanity, in which the shifter experiences a personality shift specific to
their personal nonhuman side. A defunct term.
Personality
Shift
A form of
shifting where the shifter’s personality gains attributes like that of their kintype,
theriotype, or another nonhuman creature. A defunct term.
Phantom
Shift
A form of
shifting where the shifter experiences supernumerary phantom limbs or a phantom
body of their kintype, theriotype, or another nonhuman creature.
Synonyms:
Ph-shift.
Physical
Shift
A form of
shifting where the shifter physically transforms partially or wholly into their
theriotype, kintype, or another nonhuman creature. Scientifically impossible.
Synonym:
P-Shift, PS.
Physiological Effect Shift (Coined by Savage on October 15th, 2009)
A type of shift that produces well defined, physiological, clinical effects such as the
following: erythema (reddening of the skin), edema (swelling),
fasciculations (involuntary muscle twitches), paresis (paralysis),
paresthesia (localized sensations such as tingling, numbness, burning,
itching, etc) or metabolic effects (heart rate, blood pressure).
Synonym:
PE-Shift,
Somatic Shift.
Possession
Shift
A form of
shifting in which the shifter can perceive the world through the senses of
another corporeal animal, though the shifter is not able to exert any control
over the animal. A defunct term.
Relocation
Shift
A form of shift
where the shifter experiences a full phantom body, separate from their physical
body, of their kintype, theriotype, or another nonhuman creature. A defunct
term that has generally been replaced by bilocational shift.
Synonyms:
Bilocational shift, R-Shift, RS.
Sense
Shift:
1) A form of
shifting where one or more of the shifter’s senses become more like their
theriotype’s, kintype’s, of another nonhuman creature’s.
2) A form of shifting in
which the shifter is able to perceive the world through the senses of another corporeal
animal or familiar, though the shifter is not able to exert any control over
the animal or familiar. A defunct term.
Synonyms:
Possession shift.
Sensory Shift
A form of shifting where one or more
of the shifter’s senses become more like their theriotype’s, kintype’s, of
another nonhuman creature’s.
Synonyms:
Perception shift. Similar: Sense shift.
Shadow
Shift
A form of
shift where the shifter does not change physically, but in which witnesses
claim to see the shifter’s appearance change to show or resemble that of their
kintype, theriotype, or another nonhuman creature.
Synonyms:
Ghost
shift, Glamour shift, Illusion shift, SWS.
Shifter’s Disease
A condition where non-therianthropes who are researching therianthropy may
induce shifts for themselves and may otherwise attribute entirely mundane
experiences to therianthropy.
Sleep
Shift
A form of
shifting where the shifter physically transforms wholly into their theriotype,
kintype, or another nonhuman creature while asleep. A defunct term that is now
generally classified under “physical shift.”
Synonyms:
S-Shift.
Sliding
Shift
A type of
shift specific to vacillant therianthropes and otherkin, in which the shifter
experiences shifting as a constant that may fluctuate in form and intensity, comparable to that of a "sliding scale" or "spectrum." A defunct term.
Somatic Shift
(Coined by Smol-paw on September 28, 2022)
A type of shift that produces physiological changes in the shifter.
Synonyms: Physiological Effect Shift, PE-Shift.
Spirit
Shift
1) A type of
shift which is affected or induced by non-physical animal entities that the shifter invokes. A defunct term.
2)
A type of shift specific to shifters which align themselves with dissociative
models of nonhumanity, in which the shifter experiences a shift of a creature
which is representative of their human side and non-human side merged. A defunct
term.
Synonyms:
SS.
Spiritual
Shift
A type of
shift which has spiritual undertones or which requires specific spiritual
beliefs or narratives. A largely vague descriptive term.
