Physical shifting is a form of shifting (feeling like you are becoming more like your kintype in some way) that involves physically becoming your kintype.
Physical shifting is impossible- it literally cannot be achieved, not with the technology currently available to us.
However, many believe in it, especially those who may be younger and/or more vulnerable.
In perhaps its most harmless form of being proposed to a person, it appears as spells and rituals, many of which may be found in things like online spellbooks. These spells, of course, do not and cannot actually work. However, actual cults, often online ones, have cropped up related to physical shifting and achieving it.
Physical shifting is impossible- it literally cannot be achieved, not with the technology currently available to us.
However, many believe in it, especially those who may be younger and/or more vulnerable.
In perhaps its most harmless form of being proposed to a person, it appears as spells and rituals, many of which may be found in things like online spellbooks. These spells, of course, do not and cannot actually work. However, actual cults, often online ones, have cropped up related to physical shifting and achieving it.
Jamie believes in physical shifting. She says a spell every night before bed to try and become a wolf. I hope I can help her realise it will never happen.
by Debleb November 11, 2020
Get the Physical Shifting mug.A gesture to when the government finds out a particular individual has died and, as a result of them finding out, that individual’s rights change. This change consists in them permanently losing some of their legal rights and protections; as well as having many of their other rights and protections significantly weakened.
Kade: Where were you last Friday? You never showed to attend the meeting we had scheduled to talk about our group project.
Hannah: Sorry about that. My mom died of cardiac arrest and I had to deal with all of the government paperwork related to her owing taxes, make her burial arrangements, get a legal pronouncement of death to begin the work necessary to acquire death certificates for her, tell all of my relatives about her passing, and arrange for her pet cat to find a new home.
Kade: I’m sorry for your loss. How are you holding up with all of this?
Hannah: I am doing alright. I’ve already taken care of most of the important tasks that I have to take care of. My only major concern is the rights shift. Considering she died, most her legal rights and protections have either been greatly weakened or eliminated; and as her only living child, the responsibility of monitoring the government to ensure they appropriately enforce those rights and protections in the event that certain crimes, like grave robbery, occur falls to me. This is especially concerning given that I heard that a series of grave robberies that appear to be related to each occurred in some of the towns that are nearby the town she is buried, which they have not been able to find and identify the perpetrator yet.
Kade: I can definitely see why you are concerned given the situation and everything going on.
Hannah: Sorry about that. My mom died of cardiac arrest and I had to deal with all of the government paperwork related to her owing taxes, make her burial arrangements, get a legal pronouncement of death to begin the work necessary to acquire death certificates for her, tell all of my relatives about her passing, and arrange for her pet cat to find a new home.
Kade: I’m sorry for your loss. How are you holding up with all of this?
Hannah: I am doing alright. I’ve already taken care of most of the important tasks that I have to take care of. My only major concern is the rights shift. Considering she died, most her legal rights and protections have either been greatly weakened or eliminated; and as her only living child, the responsibility of monitoring the government to ensure they appropriately enforce those rights and protections in the event that certain crimes, like grave robbery, occur falls to me. This is especially concerning given that I heard that a series of grave robberies that appear to be related to each occurred in some of the towns that are nearby the town she is buried, which they have not been able to find and identify the perpetrator yet.
Kade: I can definitely see why you are concerned given the situation and everything going on.
by Vanguard 1998 April 13, 2021
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by verulam April 20, 2025
Get the the great shift mug.Basically sticking your tongue in someone’s mouth and hoping for the best. Kissing someone but in a non-romantic way, unless you want it to be. A common place for a shift, also known as a meet is at an Irish teenage disco.
by Iamnotafriget November 29, 2019
Get the Shift mug.It's when an artist or band is trying to make their song just a little bit longer, but have no additional lyrics. So they sing the chorus another time or two in a higher octave.
REM is notorious for doing this.
REM is notorious for doing this.
You can tell John ran out of lyrics, cuz he hit the truckers gear shift like he was headed east on the 10.
by Agencylament December 14, 2020
Get the truckers gear shift mug.A-Shift is one of several FD shifts. A-Shifters are known to be the laziest of the shifts. They never clean, never do weekly checks, and always manage to fuck over B-shift(the B is for Best).
“Fucking A-Shift…”
by Broccoli_800 July 12, 2022
Get the A-Shift mug.1. When you get onto the highway and immediately shift across all lanes of traffic in one full motion.
2. When you shift lanes underneath a light.
2. When you shift lanes underneath a light.
by BlueKnightt September 15, 2019
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