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Shapeshifters' Resources
The Magic of Shapeshifting

is the best all-around resource, but it doesn't go into enough detail to actually allow you to learn shapeshifting unless you are already a fair amount along. To truly learn shapeshifting, you will need a balanced magical education and a fair number of other books, as many as possible listed in this guide. Shapeshifting: Techniques for Global and Personal Transformation

is another resource. It is more about story than technique, but it helps to know that there are still people who have preserved the traditions of shapeshifting into jaguar form. The Art of Shapeshifting

is a hands-on resource that includes maskmaking. Ted Andrews is such a great author on the subject of animal magic.

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Animal Totems & Familiars
This type of magic is not always necessary in order to learn shapeshifting, but it sure helps. The best books to start with are Animal-Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small

, about animal energies and omens, and How to Meet & Work with Spirit Guides (Llewellyn's Practical Guide to Personal Power)

, because animal totems are a kind of spirit guide. Other resources include:
The Once Unknown Familiar: Shamanic Paths to Unleash Your Animal Powers

Totem Magic: Dance of the Shapeshifter

Deerdancer: The Shapeshifter Archetype in Story & in Trance (Arkana)

Totems: The Transformative Power of Your Personal Animal Totem

Power Animals

Animal Totems: The Power and Prophecy of Your Animal Guides

Animal Magick: The Art of Recognizing and Working with Familiars

Animal Spirit

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Shamanism Resources
Since true shapeshifting is a part of the magic of shamanism, you need to ground yourself in shamanic knowledge and wisdom before calling on the powers of nature in such a way. Magical recklessness is dangerous, as we are told in the book Before You Cast a Spell: Understanding the Power of Magic

. You should also look at books about spiritual protection and cleaning your psychic energy, such as Spiritual Cleansing: A Handbook of Psychic Protection

and White Light: The Complete Guide to Spells and Rituals for Psychic Protection

, before you try anything else. Next, look at some classic books of shamanism to start your education:
The Way of the Shaman

- a classic that has stood the test of time.
Fire in the Head: Shamanism and the Celtic Spirit

- another tested classic of shamanism.
Urban Shaman

- a famous primer in the Huna (Hawaiian shamanism) system.
Secrets of Shamanism: Tapping the Spirit Power Within You

- a simple, but thorough, beginner's book.
Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy (Bollingen Series (General))

- a classic about the scholarly, historical side of shamanism.

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Astral & Etheric Realms
By now you might be wondering how shapeshifting is actually done. It is accomplished by manipulating the levels of reality, specifically by creating thought-forms and magical entities on the astral plane. This is advanced magic, so don't be discouraged if you can't do it right away! Start your education with two essential books: Magical Use of Thought Forms: A Proven System of Mental & Spiritual Empowerment

and Creating Magickal Entities: A Complete Guide to Entity Creation

. Continue your education with as many astral travel books as you can find:
Astral Dynamics: A New Approach to Out-of-Body Experiences

Mastering Astral Projection: 90-day Guide to Out-of-Body Experience

Otherwhere: A Field Guide to Nonphysical Reality for the Out-of-Body Traveler

Out-of-Body Exploring: A Beginner�s Approach

Projection of the Astral Body

Out-of-Body Experiences: How to Have Them and What to Expect

The Art and Practice of Astral Projection

Astral Travel for Beginners: Transcend Time and Space with Out-of-Body Experiences (For Beginners (Llewellyn's))

Flying Without a Broom: Astral Projection and the Astral World

Etheric Anatomy: The Three Selves and Astral Travel

The Astral World: Its Scenes, Dwellers, and Phenomena (Occult Manuals)

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Folklore Resources
The following books can help you find your way in the world of shapeshifting, if you will let them. You need the skill and/or instincts to see which things are metaphors and what is fact:
White Wolf Woman (American Storytelling)

The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa

Werewolves

The Werewolf in Lore and Legend

Half Human, Half Animal: Tales of Werewolves and Related Creatures

The Fox's Craft in Japanese Religion and Culture: Shapeshifters, Transformations, and Duplicities (Religion in History, Society and Culture-Outstanding Dissertations, 7)

Kitsune Tales

Dance of the Dolphin: Transformation and Disenchantment in the Amazonian Imagination

Myths of the Dog-Man

In Search of the Swan Maiden: A Narrative on Folklore and Gender

Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping with His Daughter

Of Wolves and Men

Women Who Run with the Wolves

At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Nymphs, and Other Troublesome Things

Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth

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Last but not Least
The Future of the Body: Explorations Into the Further Evolution Of Human Nature

does not fit in any of the above categories, but it is very helpful. It is about the powers of the body, how the body can truly change under mystical influences. Read it for some advanced material.

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Shapeshifters' Resources

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Animal Totems & Familiars

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5. How to Meet & Work with Spirit Guides (Llewellyn's Practical Guide to Personal Power) by Ted Andrews

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6. The Once Unknown Familiar: Shamanic Paths to Unleash Your Animal Powers by Timothy Roderick

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8. Deerdancer: The Shapeshifter Archetype in Story & in Trance (Arkana) by Michele Jamal

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9. Totems: The Transformative Power of Your Personal Animal Totem by Brad Steiger

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10. Power Animals by Steven Farmer

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11. Animal Totems: The Power and Prophecy of Your Animal Guides [Illustrated] by Millie Gemondo

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12. Animal Magick: The Art of Recognizing and Working with Familiars by D. J. Conway

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13. Animal Spirit by Patricia Telesco

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Shamanism Resources

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15. Spiritual Cleansing: A Handbook of Psychic Protection by Draja Mickaharic

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17. The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner

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18. Fire in the Head: Shamanism and the Celtic Spirit by Thomas Dale Cowan

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19. Urban Shaman by Serge King

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20. Secrets of Shamanism: Tapping the Spirit Power Within You by Lena StevensJose

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21. Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy (Bollingen Series (General)) by Mircea Eliade

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Astral & Etheric Realms

22. Magical Use of Thought Forms: A Proven System of Mental & Spiritual Empowerment by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki

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23. Creating Magickal Entities: A Complete Guide to Entity Creation by Taylor Ellwood

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24. Astral Dynamics: A New Approach to Out-of-Body Experiences by Robert Bruce

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26. Otherwhere: A Field Guide to Nonphysical Reality for the Out-of-Body Traveler by Kurt Leland

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28. Projection of the Astral Body by Sylvan Joseph Muldoon

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29. Out-of-Body Experiences: How to Have Them and What to Expect by Robert Peterson

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30. The Art and Practice of Astral Projection by Ophiel

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31. Astral Travel for Beginners: Transcend Time and Space with Out-of-Body Experiences (For Beginners (Llewellyn's)) by Richard Webster

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32. Flying Without a Broom: Astral Projection and the Astral World by D. J. Conway

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33. Etheric Anatomy: The Three Selves and Astral Travel by Victor H. Anderson

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34. The Astral World: Its Scenes, Dwellers, and Phenomena (Occult Manuals) by Swami Panchadasi

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Folklore Resources

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36. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa by Alexander McCall Smith

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37. Werewolves by Elliott O'Donnell

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38. The Werewolf in Lore and Legend by Montague Summers

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39. Half Human, Half Animal: Tales of Werewolves and Related Creatures by Jamie Hall

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40. The Fox's Craft in Japanese Religion and Culture: Shapeshifters, Transformations, and Duplicities (Religion in History, Society and Culture-Outstanding Dissertations, 7) by Michael Bathgate
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41. Kitsune Tales by Woodrow Phoenix
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42. Dance of the Dolphin: Transformation and Disenchantment in the Amazonian Imagination by Candace Slater

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43. Myths of the Dog-Man by David Gordon White

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