Phoenix's Werecard

From: freilaub@fast.net

Were Name: Phoenix
Phenotype: Hawk
Shifting Ability: Mental
Birthdate: 2 May 1974

Birthplace: Doylestown,PA USA
Home Territory: Bethlehem,PA USA
Dream Territory: Scotland

Physical Description, Human: 5'8" dirty blonde hair, blue eyes
Physical Description, Were: A hawk in a perpetual state of fire
Human Career: young adult therapist

Hobbies/Interests: comic books and music
Favourite Movie(s): Nightbreed
Favourite Literature: Clive Barker
Favourite Art: photography, specifically nature scenes and animal
Favourite Saying/Quote: Never underestimate you true self
Favourite Song/Band(s): The Cure, Grateful Dead, Sublime, The toasters
Favourite Were Movie: Ladyhawke and Company of Wolves
Favourite Were Literature: Tomorrow Bites-a collection of were short stories
Favourite Were Art: White Wolf Studios and Susan Seddon Boulet
Favourite Were Saying/Quote: Live for the night! Die fo!r the pack!
Favourite Were Song/Band(s): Of Wolf and Man-Metallica and Dire Wolf-Grateful Dead
Favourite Personal Quote: Fuck it, let's dance.
Favourite Season: Winter
Favourite Holiday: Halloween

Preferred Prey: unsuspecting cajun chicken sandwiches
Hunting Tips: lead with your talons
Preferred Method of Attack: dive bomb
Favourite Non-Were Mythological Beastie(s): Phoenix, of course
Feelings Toward Vampires: Go out and get a day job
Feelings Toward Normal Humans: OK if they try to understand you

Personal Therianthropy:

It all started with my grandfather. He was a medicine man for the Mandan Indian tribe. When I was seven, he guided me along on a spirit quest to find my spirit animal. I fasted for five days and on the fifth day, I entered the sweat lodge. I sat there for a long time not remembering why I was there. I then went into some sort of a trance where I had a dream. The dream was of the earth in a much decayed state. All of !a sudden the earth erupted into flame. While it was still burning, a phoenix arose from the core. To me it looked like a giant hawk with wings of fire. I then must have passed out. I told my grandfather the dream and he told me that my spirit animal, the hawk, had made himself known to me. I have never forgotten this. My grandfather died a year or so later and his death still saddens me, but I feel good knowing that I had this powerful experience with him.

Now, about physical shifting. I, myself have never been able to(yet), but I am sure that it is a possibility. I have tried at times, and felt that I was very close. I do not think that I am ready to p-shift yet and that is what is holding me back. One day I am sure that it will happen.

I take my animal side very seriously and I find that it is easier for me to make friends with animals that with humans. I do not mind this. I could be content without humans, but I somehow think that I would! miss their presence(at least some of them).

I recently found alt.horror.werewolves and was at once elated. I felt like I found a home. I felt like I could be secure among others without them judging me for being and acting different. I am glad that there are places for weres where they are not hunted or shunned.