Rituals for Shapeshifting

Using a combination of hemlock, henbane, saffron,

poppy seed, aloe, asafetida, solanum, and parsley

in an iron cauldron over fire, stay within your circle.

"Hail, hail, great wolf spirit, hail!

A boon I ask thee, mighty shade.

Within this circle I have made,

Make me a werewolf, strong and bold,

The terror alike young and old.

Grant me a figure tall and spare;

The speed of an elk, the claws of a bear,

The poison of snakes, the wit of a fox,

the stealth of a wolf, the strength of an ox.

The jaws of a tiger, the teeth of a shark;

The eyes of a cat that sees in the dark,

Make me climb like a monkey, scent like a dog,

Swim like a fish, eat like a hog.

Haste, haste, haste, lonely spirit, haste!

Here, wan and drear, magic spell making

Findest thou me -- shaking, quaking

Softly fan me as I lie,

And thy mystic touch apply___

Touch apply, and I swear that when I die,

When I die, I will serve thee evermore,

Evermore, in grey wolf land, cold and raw."

Kiss the ground three times and then whirl the cauldron

around your head.

"Make me a werewolf! Make me a man eater.

Make me a werewolf! Make me a woman eater.

Make me a werewolf! Make me a child eater.

I pine for blood! Human blood!

Give it me! Give it me tonight!

Great wolf spirit! Give it me, and,

Heart, body and soul, I am yours!"

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"Spirits from the deep

Who never sleep,

Be kind to me.

Spirits from the grave

Without a soul to save,

Be kind to me.

Spirits of the trees

That grow upon the leas,

Be kind to me.

Spirits of the air,

Foul and black, not fair,

Be kind to me,

Water spirits hateful,

To ships and bathers fateful,

Be kind to me.

Spirits of earthbound dead

That glide with noiseless tread,

Be kind to me.

Spirits of heat and fire,

Destructive in your ire,

Be kind to me.

Spirits of cold and ice,

Patrons of crime and vice,

Be kind to me.

Wolves, vampires, satyrs, ghosts!

Elect of all the devilish hosts!

I pray you send hither,

Send hither, send hither,

The great gray shape that makes men shiver!

Shiver, shiver, shiver!

Come! Come! Come!

Come, spirit so powerful! Come spirit so dread,

From the home of the werewolf, the home of the dead.

Come, give me thy blessing! Come, lend me thine ear!

O spirit of darkness! Oh spirit so drear!

Come mighty phantom! Come great Unknown!

Come from thy dwelling so gloomy and lone.

Come, I beseech thee; depart from thy lair,

And body and soul shall be thine, I declare.

Haste, haste, hast, horrid spirit, haste!

Speed, speed, speed, scaring spirit, speed!

Fast, fast, fast, fateful spirit, fast!

I offer to thee, Great Spirit of the Unknown, this night, my body and soul,

on the condition that thou grantest me, from this night to the hour of my death,

the power of metamorphosing, nocturnally, into a wolf.

I beg, I pray, I implore thee - thee, unparalleled Phantom of Darkness,

to make me a werewolf - a werewolf!

Make me a werewolf! Make me a man-eater!

Make me a werewolf! Make me a woman-eater!

Make me a werewolf! Make me a child-eater!

I pine for blood! Human blood!

Give it me! Give it me tonight!

Great Wolf Spirit! Give it me, and

Heart, body, and soul, I am yours.

'Tis night! 'Tis night! and the moon shines white

Over pine and snow-capped hill;

The shadows stray through burn and brae

And dance in the sparkling rill.

'Tis night! 'Tis night! And the devil's light

Casts glimmering beams around.

The maras dance, the nisses prance

On the flower-enamelled ground.

'Tis night! 'Tis night! And the werewolf's might

Makes men and nature shiver.

Yet its fierce gray head and stealthy tread

Are nought to thee, oh river!

River, river, river.

Oh water strong, that swirls along,

I prithee a werewolf make me.

Of all things dear, my soul, I swear,

In death shall not forsake thee

Herbs associated with

Shapeshifting

Belladonna
Stramonium (from jimson weed)
nightshade
aconite
hemlock
henbane
saffron
poppy seed (opium)
aloe
asafetida
solanum
parsley
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Most of these are poisonous and or hallucinogenic.
Be careful if you choose to make an ointment with
these.
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