no doubt all heard the stories and legends about the substance that is in the sunlight looks like an ordinary person, and the full moon turns into a monster.Werewolf werewolf, lycan, shifter - it has many names.But no matter what the name of the man-wolf, is another question: whether it exists in reality or is it the fruit of someone's sick imagination?
animal within us
Every nation has its own traditions, beliefs and mystical creatures, people, wolves, coyotes, hyenas and even people-bears.Some worshiped the man-snake-man other honored lion, while others feared the Leopard Men.Even at the dawn of the civilization warriors dressed in the skins of dead animals to get their strength.However, it seems that a werewolf (Wolf Man) was the perfect synthesis of the human transformation into an animal.Why is the wolf?
this wild animal for a long time was considered a mysterious and unknown creature.Wolf dangerous, greedy and extremely strong.Man has always frightened animal's ability to sneak up quietly.In addition, the wolf has an incredible ability to turn around at the sound of his whole body at once, which adds to the deterrent.
When first introduced people-wolves, history is silent.The experts come to the conclusion that here we are talking about primitive magic shaman totem and ritual.Herodotus mentioned that the Scythians and Greeks believed the inhabitants of the coast of the Black Sea magicians who can turn into wolves at certain times of the year.But is it really?
Wolves and witches
Lycanthropy (the so-called ability to transform into a wolf) has grown in popularity since the XV century.People believed that the village shamans deal with the devil and evil spirits during a full moon, and in exchange for a sold his soul to receive "the essence of the wolf."
One of the most famous in the world demonologists Lancret claimed that "people turned into a wolf - is none other than the devil himself, who in the guise of ferocious beast roams the earth, to cause pain and suffering."In addition, the wolf - a sworn enemy of the lamb, which symbolized and portrayed Jesus.
Church announced on the same hunt werewolves, like witches.And even the rulers of the largest countries in Europe believe that there is a so-called "wolf's disease."For example, the Hungarian King Sigismund put a lot of effort to the Church Ecumenical Council in 1414 found that people are wolves really exist.This recognition marked the beginning of the real persecution of werewolves throughout Europe.Only in France during the period from 1520 to 1630 years, there were more than 30 thousand cases of collisions with lycanthropes.It is necessary to recall the most terrible cases of the time.
Garnier-eater
In 1573, for numerous murders of children was arrested Gilles Garnier, who confessed that he - a man, a lone wolf.According to him one night while he was hunting spirit, and offered his help.Ghost gave Gilles a miraculous balm, with which you can turn into a wolf.But it was worth doing only the full moon in the night with the moon rising.Only this time, there is all the rage and power of the beast.Garnier told the court that he committed the murder of four children under the age of 14 years.In the skin of a wolf he does not just kill but also ate the flesh of their victims.The story is full of murderers was the most horrible and disgusting details.
Gilles Garnier, was convicted of "criminal acts he committed after conversion into a wolf, as well as in witchcraft."The killer was burned at the stake in January 1573.
Gandilon - a family of werewolves
In 1584 in a small mountain village near the town of Saint-Claude werewolf attacked the little girl.Her sixteen year old brother, rushed to her aid, was torn to pieces.At the cries of children and the villagers ran threw the beast to death with stones.I imagine everyone's surprise when a dead monster turned into a naked young girl.It was Perenett Gandilon.
a result of detention there was all the family Gandilon.They are probably using some sort of self-hypnosis techniques injected himself into a state of psychosis werewolf.City God judge who considered the case, personally oversaw the family in prison and conducted inquiry.In his work entitled "Stories of witches," he wrote that the family Gandilon - the most genuine people-wolves.They were crawling on hands and feet, howling at the moon, and in general have lost human form: their eyes were bloodshot, his body covered with thick hair, and instead of nails - hardened claws.By the way, the lawyer was not the God of the gullible.And his observations confirmed by other official record of lycanthropy, flooded France.
Rolle - man, turned into a wolf
This case occurred in 1598.On sown field peasants found the corpse of a young man who wandered near the wolf.People chased the beast, who was trying to run away into the thicket.They followed him to the vast thickets of juniper.Hunters decided that the beast in a trap.But instead of sitting in the bushes wolf completely naked man, all bedraggled fresh blood, with a piece of human flesh in his hands.It was Jacques Rollet.
During interrogation he said that he can turn into a wolf with the help of a witch balm.Rolle also confessed to multiple murders he committed with his brother and sister in the guise of wolves.From his penalty was saved only by the fact that the court found him insane.
man with a wolf's head
Thirteen Jean Grenier was mentally retarded.But it's not the case.In his face.It was pronounced canine traits: strong cheekbones, pointed fangs and bloodshot eyes.Jean believed that he is a real man-wolf.
Once he admitted the girls that more than anything else wants to eat them, and when the sun goes down, he will do it.Of course, Jean did not believe, and even laughed at him.But when the sun went down, the boy fulfilled his promise.He attacked the girl and very much bitten, but she managed to escape.Grenier was arrested.During his trial he told the boy that lives in it the wolf, and he can release it when the sun goes down.According to the young lycanthrope, its capabilities it has received from the devil himself.
Pathology
all these cases, of course, terrible.The bloodthirsty killing lacerated children ... But if you look closely, it becomes clear that all crimes are committed by men, to put it mildly, an emotionally unstable.
Thus, in psychology there is a concept "Zoetrope".This is not the ability to turn a person into an animal with the help of magic, but a real pathology.And it is that people think they are animals and think that if they behave the same way, the ability to get them.
There is even a separate form of this disease - psychotic werewolf (or lycanthropy lyupinomaniya).When a person suffers from a mental disorder can really believe that during a full moon, he turns into a werewolf.The patient actually feels as it grows wool spots and sharpened nails lengthen his jaw grow and grow fangs.This "man-wolf" can not wait to shed blood, wandering the streets looking for his victim and may in fact serious bite, scratch, maim and even kill.
power of thought
Some psychologists believe that psychosis werewolf can cause dramatic changes in patients physical appearance.Of course, the loss of human qualities will not happen: the tail will not grow, hands, though with claws, paws do not turn and become like a person, rather a monkey face, or Neanderthal man, not a wolf.
Scientists simply amazing metamorphosis that may occur in somatic cells as a result of self-hypnosis and willpower.Zarubtsovyvayutsya wounds, burns blown.So why can not by intensive self-hypnosis to be like the wolf?
In addition, if you listen to people who have turned themselves into wolves, can be found on certain rituals - a prelude to the metamorphosis.For example, drink water from the wolf tracks, eat the brain of the beast, or spend the night in his burrow.
