Lycanthropy is the act of regressing into your animal state. This can be achieved in many ways. The most well known way is to change your physical body into that of an animal that you have a psychic bond with. Another more common way of becoming a Lycanthrope is to change in a dream. This is probably the ability most practiced by Lycanthropes. Another way is to shift on the astral level, but little is known about this ability. Most Lycanthropes are not able to do all of these abilities, and there are more abilities to be announced at a latter date. In case you haven’t already guessed, Lycanthrope is another word for shape-shifter. There are many people who claim to be shape-shifters, but I myself have never met one in person. AOL shifters are around, but you can never believe the people you meet on-line, right?