Thread: Shapeshifting in Lucid Dreams (why aren't there more topics about this)

New to this site, but this was the forum that drew me here and so I felt I should type my reply/story.
I have to agree about not much out there about the art or act of shape shifting in dreams.
I have been shape shifting in lucid dreams since I was a very young child. It was also at that young age I stumbled on that I could gain control of my dreams and I fell asleep each night with joy, knowing it was like entering into a movie.
Never was there a thought of "I want to become this" I was already, or I felt I "could" become to save my self or save others. Below are just a few words of my shape shifting dreams.

+A friend fell from a high mountain cliff, I was with another friend and he leaped off the cliff turning into a huge eagle, but he was not fast enough, he could not get into the right place to save our falling friend. I leaped into mid air, the ground nothing but a tiny speck below me. The wind rushed into my face and eyes, the gut leaping feeling of falling took hold, no I would fly. He would not die. I have wings, just like that I am the eagle, my wings folded tight to my body as I jet down, so close to to the rock face I feel the rocks brushing my feathers, at last I am by my friend, I glide under him my wings open. I can feel the weight of rider on my back, the pain in my wings as I try to lift out and way. The very wind wants to rip my feathers out. In the end I saved him, flying with him to a place high on the mountain where he would get medical aid.

+I am being hunted. By who I don't know. They are armed with guns and knives. The trees are thick as is the under brush but I can't seem to escape them. The air feels heavy and wet, sticky even making my every breath feel as though I am drowning. I can taste the molding leaves on the ground, smell the stagnant water and hear the buzz of flies. I run, just steps ahead of my hunters. I find a small house and knock on the door. A man answers and he can see my stress and the danger I am in. he offers to let me hide and I take shelter in the house. My heart pounds and I try to slow my breathing. I can hear them out side, I get low closing my eyes and hoping they don't find me. I hear gun shots and soon they are in the house. I hear them ripping through this poor mans belongings in this hunt for me. The house goes quiet and I slowly creep form my hiding place and tip toe to the door. The kind man who helped me lay dead in his yard. A pool of red blood about his lifeless body. I crumple to my knees, chocking on my tears. I can hear them still looking. They won't stop, they could hurt others. Not if I kill them first. I have no weapon. I look around .... nothing. I am the weapon. I feel it in my eyes, they see sharper. I smell more and can hear the smallest sounds. I am the hunter. The woods seem to embrace me now as on soft padded paws I stalk my would be killers. I see one, knee deep in a creek. His back to me, gun lifted to keep it dry. I feel my powerful lean body tense. I leap and can feel the impact of hitting the man, the look of shock and fear on his face before my fangs sink deep into his neck. I can feel the warm flow of blood, taste it. he is dead. I can see my self as a refection in his eyes. I am a huge white tiger. The dream goes on like this until I killed each and every one of them. I was in control during this dream. it is awesome but gives you much to think on when you wake fully.

I have had hundreds of dreams like this where I can take the shape of an animal. Some times I am a spirit wolf and I find lost hikers and lead them to a road to safety other times I am just a wolf. Some times the dreams are peaceful, beautiful and other times I must kill or be killed. Felt the thrill of the hunt, the fear of being hunted and the glory of leaping off a cliff to fly.
for those looking to shape shift I wish you luck, since this was something I was pretty much born with I don't have much to offer. If I offer anything connect and mediate on your spirit animal guides they can be of great help on your journey.
By no means do I know anything really, this was just something I have had all my life and am in fact hoping to learn while on this site. Fears keep me from trying to turn for real, though others say they can see a wolf in my eyes from time to time.