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TheCurseoftheWerewolf

Inmostoldlegendsthehumanbecameashapeshifterbyeitherbeingbornunderacurseorbybeinginfectedfromthebiteorscratch(likeavirus)fromanothershapeshifter(werewolf).Therearealsoritualsthatcanbepreformedattherighttimesandundertherightconditionsthatcanallegedlyturnthecasterintoawerewolf.

CursedWerewolfAcursedwerewolfisanindividualwhohavebeencursed(usuallyafamilycurse)orbittenbyanotherwerewolf.Theyareinvoluntaryparticipantsinthewerewolfcurse.Theseunluckysoulsarebelievedtohavelittleornocontrolovertheirshapeshiftingabilitytotransformfromhuman-to-werewolf.Cursedwerewolvesaresubjecttonaturalphasesofthemoon'slunarcycle.Oncethesubjecthaschangedintowolfformthesubject'smindblacksoutandtheywillnotremembermuch,ifanything,ofthedetailsofthenightbefore.Theinstinctsoftheanimaltakeoverandcontroltheactionsofthebeast.

MagicWerewolf

Amagicwerewolfisanindividualwhohasobtainedthesupernaturalabilitytoshapeshiftbycraftingmagicalmethodsuchasspells,chants,talismans,charms,animalskins,etc.Thesewerewolveshaveenteredthechangelingpathoftheirownfreewill.Theyhavechosentoseekouttechniquestobecomeawerewolfandarewillingtoattempttheprocess.Magicwerewolvesaresaidtohavemorecontrolovertheirabilitybutarestillcaptivestothenaturalanimalinstinctofthebeastthattheyarebecoming.

SpiritualWerewolfSpiritualwerewolvesdonothavetochangeintoawerewolf.Spiritualwerewolvesacquiretheaspectsoftheanimalintotheirpersonality.Theybecometheanimalinspirit.Thisisoftentheresultofshamanritualsintendedtoinvokeaspiritwolf.Thischangemayalsotakeeffectbecauseofadream,propheticvision

ordreamquest.Likemagicwerewolvestheprocesscanalsobeaidedbytheuseofmagicspells,incantations,charms,etc.

WaystoBecomeaWerewolfNote:Thesemethodsarelistedassupportforthemythsandlegendsofwerewolves.Manyofthesemethodsdonotwork,butarelistedthemanywaybecausetheyarepartofwerewolfhistory.

1.Thenumberonewaytobecomeawerewolfistobebittenorscratchedbyanotherwerewolftherebybecominginfectedwiththewerewolfcurse.Ofcourse,goodluckfindingawerewolfthatisonlywillingtoonlyslightlyinjureyouinsteadoftearingyourintoamillionpieces.

2.Bornintoafamilythathasthewerewolfcurseuponthem.Manyofthesehereditarycursesareallegedtogobackthousandsofyearsandusuallystemfromsomethinghorriblethatoccurredinthefamilybloodlinecausingthatfamilytobecursed.ApowerfulsorcerercouldhaveappliedthecursetothefamilyoraGodordemoncouldhaveappliedthecurse.Theonlywayknowntoremovethiscurseistoendthefamilyline.

3.Useblackmagicorenterintoapactwiththedevil.ThroughoutthemedievalagesitwasbelievedthatwerewolveswerepeoplewhousedblackmagicormakeabloodpactwithSatan.Itwasbelievedthatwitchescouldtransformthemselvesintoanimalsinordertokilltheirenemiesanddrinktheirblood.

4.Infections.Thereasoningbehindthetransmissionofthewerewolfcurseisthatthereis"something"inthebodilyfluids(blood,sweat,saliva)ofawerewolfthatcanbepassedontoanothercarrierjustlikeadiseaseorvirus.Aperso

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ncanknowingorunknowinglybecomeinfectedbydoinganyofthefollowing:Eatingthebrainorfleshofawerewolf-eatingthebrainofawolf-drinkingwaterfromthepawprintofasavagewolf-drinkingfromacursedstream-drinkingfromastreamwherethreeormorewolveshavedrunkfromrecently-eatinghumanflesh-havingsexorsexualcontactwithawerewolf.

5.Useamagicbelt.ThereisaPolishlegendthatsaysawitchcantransforma

brideandgroomintowolvesbylayingagirdleofhumanskinacrossthethresholdattheirweddingfeast.Thenlater,thecouplewouldreceivedressesoffurandwouldregaintheirhumanshapeatwill.Magicalbeltsarenotuncommoninwerewolflegend.Manytypesofbelts(werewolfskin,wolfskin,humanskin,humanskinofahangedman)wornbywitchesandsorcerersweresaidtobetherealpowerbehindthewerewolftransformation.Whenthepersonputonthebelttheywouldtransformintothewerewolfandwhentheywerereadytobecomehumanagaintheywouldreleasethebelt.Destroyingthebelt,cuttingitofforremovingitfromthewerewolfwouldresultinthewerewolfimmediatelyturningbackintotheirnakedhumanform.Thebeltswereoftencraftedwithmagicsymbolsengravedintotheleatherandsometimesadornedwithhumantongues.

6.Incantationsandmagicointments.Therearesomanywerewolfincantationsthatitisalmostpointlesstostartlistedthem.Theincantationsarepoemsoundingchantsthatcanbesendatdifferenttimesoftheyear,ofteninconjunctionwithspecialzodiaceventsorfullmoons.Alongwiththechantsointments,magicsalves,charmsandotherenchantmentscanbeusedtoinvokethewolfspiritsorthemoon-goddess.ThemagicsalvethatwasusedintheseritualsoftenturnedouttocontainhallucinogenicplantsthatwouldbeabsorbedintothebloodstreamcausingeffectssimilartothedrugLSD.Therecipesoftenincludedingredientssuchasfatfromchildren,hemlock,aconite,leaves,cowbane,deadlynightshade,andbat'sblood.

7.Invokingtheanimalspirit.ItwasverycommoninbothNorseandNativeAmericanlegendsformentoinvokethespiritoftheanimal.ItwasbelievedinNativ

eAmericanculturesthatindividualswerecalledbythewolfspirittobecomeawerewolf.Thepersonwouldhaveadreamaboutrunningwithwolvesorhaveavisionquestofaspiritwolf.Therewereritualsthatwouldbetaughtbythespiritanimalthatwouldallowthepersontoinvoketheanimalspiritandtransformintothatparticularanimal.AmericanIndianshaman(skinwalkers)alsohadtheabilitytodrapeananimalskinovertopoftheirbodiesandtakeonthepowersofthatanimal.TheNativeAmericansconsideredwerewolvestobespiritualcreatures.Eachtribehadauniquesetofbeliefs.TheNorsealwayshadlegendsofwarriorscalledberserkerswhowerelegendaryfortheirsavageryinbattle.Aberserkerwouldwearbearorwolfskinsandtakeonthebehaviorofthatanimal.Aberserkerwasafearedwarrior.Berserkerswouldfearlesslychargeintobattlewithoutregardfortheirownsafety.Theywereburialfighterswhoseemednottofeelpain.Manyarmieswhofacedberserkersandsurvivedcommentedonhowtheyseemedtohavesupernaturalstrengthandspeed.Aberserkerwouldneversurrender.Theywouldfightferociouslyuntildeath.

8.Someoldfashionbadluckandotherwerewolflegends.Thesemethodscanalsobedoneaccidentallyorintentionallytobecomeawerewolf.BeingbornonthewintersolsticeorChristmasEveorChristmasDay-beingbornonafullmoonFriday-beingconceivedunderanewmoon-beingtheeldersonofpriest-beingbornonFridaythe13th-notgoingtoconfessionfor10years-wearing,smellingoreatingwolfbane-beingmurderedonafullmoon-attachingLycanthropousflowerstoyourshirtonafullmoon-pluckingandeatingaLycanthropousfloweronafullmoon-andsleepingatnightonFridaywhilethelightofthefullmoonshinesinyourface.

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