A Guide to Therianthropy

Shifts

So you may or may not know what shifts are.  If you don't, I'm here to explain.  If you do, you can stay here anyway if you want.  It is important to note that not all therians shift (these therians are commonly known as contherians, and aren't faking it). 
WARNING:  Many of these shifts are hard to understand.

Mental shift:
A mental shift occurs when a therian temporarily has a change in mindset from the humanside to the animalside and thinks more instinctively like the theriotype.  During a mental shift, a therian usually expresses animal behavior and vocalizations while the human body remains physically uncharged.

Dream shift:
A dream shift occurs when a therian is partially or entirely an animal within a dream while the human body remains physically uncharged.  A dream shift can occur in both lucid and non-lucid states.

Phantom shift:
A phantom shift occurs when a therian experiences the feeling of non-human animal limbs (such as tails or ears), or sometimes a full body of the theriotype.  Some therians state that they do not have phantom shifts, but always feel the limbs.  

Cameo shift:
A cameo shift occurs when a therian experiences a shift which feels like an animal that is not a known theriotype.  

Memory shift:
A memory shift occurs when a therian has flashbacks of their theriotype. 

Bilocation shift:
A bilocation shift occurs when a therian appears in two locations simultaneously, with the double appearing in the form of the therioside. 

Astral shift:
An astral shift occurs when the astral body seperates from the physical body, travels to the astral plane, and shifts to the form of a non-human animal.

Sensory shift:
A sensory shift occurs when a therian's senses temporarily become more like the theriotypes.

Perception shift:
Perceiving things in a way which is more associated with the theriotype.

Auditory shift:
Experiencing a shift by sounds they notice around them.  

Emotional shift:
Shifting occurs during an emotional shift, usually with another type of shift.

 Aura shift:
The shape or form of an aura field or life energy field changes to that of the theriotype.

Berserker shift:
Strong emotions push away the human side, including empathy and logical decision-making.

Shadow shift:
Therian sees the animal form around themselves as a transparent apparition, or when the appearance seems to change.

Spiritual shift:
The spirit takes on the form or shape of the theriotype while the physical body remains uncharged.

Physical shift:
Human body transforms into the physical shape of another creature (agreed to be impossible).

Envisage/Self-image shift:
Therian's mental image/awareness of themselves changes to closer reflect to that of their theriotype.

Koita shift:
Therian experiences a cameo shift when looking at an animal. 

Pseudotherian cause:
When autistic Pseudotherians get triggered it causes a freakout, making their behaviour like a dog, but it is not a shift, other times when Pseudotherians have other feelings, it causes them to act like the animal depending on the feeling.