Shadow Shift (SW): occurs when the therianthrope sees the animal form around his/herself as a transparent apparition or when the appearance seems to change. This is an illusionary change that mostly happens in low, dim lighting. This shift is not necessarily a supernatural phenomenon, and it could be explained rationally, such as due to eye fatigue. The person's attitude, posturing, making animal sounds, can give off the image of a physical change, but this is not a physical shift.
Shadow shifts were first discussed on AHWW in 1999. This is a rare shift that is not mentioned in the community very often.
References
Orion Scribner, "Otherkin lexicon: A multi-lingual dictionary of jargon used in the communities of otherkin, therianthropes, and other similar peoples, v. 0.1 Abridged." The Art and Writing of O. Scribner. 8 September, 2012. http://frameacloud.com/otherkin/nonfiction-otherkin/otherkin-lexicon/
"Shifters: The Update Continues" Jakkal, AHWW, August, 10, 1999, https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.horror.werewolves/SkxlWGXutsE/HMIojdZqaB8J
Shifters.org Encyclopedia (2006 web archive) - http://web.archive.org/web/20060517083327/http://www.therianthropy.org:80/SO/shifting-s.htm
Therianthropes United, Shadow Shifting, December 18, 2007 (archived page accessed May 26, 2018) https://web.archive.org/web/20071218233510/http://www.therianthropes.com:80/shadow_shifting.htm
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