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To start off, let me tell you the myths about skinwalkers in my area. I live in AZ, and in the northern reservations it is rumored that certain tribes practice rituals (it's rumored that these rituals are satanic) that supposedly give them inhuman traits that animals posses, such as incredible strength, speed, or agility. Some other myths I've heard say that they can actually turn into the animals, but I don't think there is any truth to that. I was wondering if anyone had heard about this myth or had any stories about them. I have a few stories, but they are all second hand so I would prefer to hear from some people that have first hand stories first. Thanks!
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Aaaaaaaaaah... so that's where White Wolf Games got the idea. In their role-playing game Werewolf: The Apocalypse, there were a group of people called Skin Walkers that would slay werewolves and use their pelts in rituals so they can become werewolves themselves.
It's cool to hear the myths that inspire pop culture.
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I just got done reading Hunt for the Skinwalker. Very interesting book. Being a pagan myself, I can almost believe it could be true.
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Yeah, the term Skinwalker is a very native american term, is it not? Or do I just assume so?
I've always been very interested in the skinwalkers myth. I live in PA, and surprisingly, we have some weird myth histories. One very prominent one is about various wolf-like man creatures. Skinwalkers is/were-wolves, ect. Apparently they have been viewed and run-in to throughout settlement history to modern day especially in areas close to the appalachians.
What started my interest in Skinwalkers was a trip I took to New Mexico. I spent some time on the Navajo reservation there and ran into some interesting circumstances. I do have a few stories, but most people look at me like I'm crazy when I tell them. haha.
One excellent author who has written about skinwalkers/were-wolf type creatures (specifically those in PA) is Caitlín R. Kiernan. She's definitely worth looking into, especially since she is a paleontologist, so she uses a lot of factual evidence in with her myth/story telling.
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I am a member at ar15.com, which has a few American Indian members.
Some of them have seen skinwalkers.
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I'm Native. It seems reasonably possible. Reminds me of certain aspects of shamanism.
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