I would just like to state my personal viewpoint. I have been a druid for the past ten years, and I have also studied other forms of practitioning in my spare time. Even though I am a druid of the Second Circle, I still have yet to even attempt shapeshifting. One of the key things most people don't seem to grasp is that it is wise to only do dangerous forms of magic when you need to. I have a repitoire of spells that spans a whole bookshelf, but I only use the ones that are relitively safe, not out of some crede or code, but out of logic.
Would you go up against 200 terrorist with nothing but ten in the clip and one in the chamber? I hope that the answer would be no for most of you. Why then, try something that is just as dangerous if you don't take the time and dedication to learn to do it right and to do it safe? If it is truly something that you are dedicated on learning how to do, then don't try the quick way. Be smart, take your time, and learn everything you can to not only enhance yourself, and your knowledge, but to really see if it is worth doing. If the answer is yes, then it would not be a burden to spend a few years learning it safely and properly.
I am not trying to be rude but people who ask to learn this usually get hurt or hurt others. I have done studies on it and have ways to do it but I stop teaching it.... If people do not honor who they are how will they honor what they are what they want to be.
If anyone manages to change their physical appearance in such a way that is not a simple illusion ie: you have reprogramed your entire genetic code, reorganized your cells and structure, adjusted your cardiac/nervous systems, change your metabolism, adjust your reproductive system, and senses, ect...please please please let me know.
I would love to sell you to science if you manage to do it without killing yourself in the process.
Anyone who is able to be connected enough with an animal that you can have similar senses or become one with an animal that allows you to see through it's eyes...this has already been done and it's not nearly as profitable for me.
"you have reprogramed your entire genetic code, reorganized your cells and structure, adjusted your cardiac/nervous systems, change your metabolism, adjust your reproductive system, and senses, ect..."
As I believe you were hinting, scientifically this can not be done, I'm sure I will get hundreds of peoplple saying "but you can turn on the 'junk' DNA" or similar which is technically true however ech cell in the body contains human blueprints, it would be like having the design of a car engine, you could build all the basic parts and assemble it how you please but you then choose to try and make a teddybear from them. In theory it is possible to change your own genetics in such a way as to unlock your ancestors genetics however whilst we share at least one common ancestor with, say a wolf, at no point in our evolutionary chain were we ever canine and so turning on genes in such a way simply would not work. That's at least the science of it so I'm just saying that if it was attempted don't waste your time trying to tweak your DNA into that of a (modern) animal as it simply wouldn't work in that way
Physical shapeshifting?
Please...even in the world of magick there is no souch thing!
The law of magick work together with the law of physics and nature...ok let's say you do transform into something else:
If you want to stay alive in that form you need a vast amount of biology just because of blood flow. The physical body is so complicated, a single organ out of place can cause disaster. Let's say you make yourself an extra hand. How are you going to adjust just the right amount of blood flow and blood preasure to the hand? You need SO much knowledge in this area probably more then a really awesome surgeon. And even if you do succeed in adjusting the heart beat and the blood supply to the extra limb, there are so many parts of that extra limb, that you couldn't possibly handle to concentrate on creating them (out of nothing (law of exchange (something can not be made out of nothing))) all at the same time!!!
This is something magick can not do. There is a limit even to magick. Sorry to busrt your bublle, but face it and get over it. You will never be a "merewerebunny"!
