shape-shifting mask, Yes, I am spell-begging Options

Hello all

A few friends of mine have been discussing a Great Hunt ceremony that we plan to do in the Spring. This will involve wearing masks of our more animal selves.

My partner and I have begun working together magically on a few levels, and I had an idea to craft a mask as a sort of talisman or magical tool that would serve as an aide in shape-shifting, based on the shamanic traditions of wearing an animal costume during a ceremony to aid in shifting the consciousness into that animal.

Shas had a few definate mind-shifting experiences into animal beings (mostly of deer). She also has a strong, natural capacity to work with energy (Reiki, creating psi-balls, etc). Finally, as I discuss in another thread, she has a marvelous capacity of contacting and communicating with spirits ( (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) Yes, she's my girl!)

So I came up with the idea to utilize all her gifts to somehow craft a mask and charge it to use as a shape-shifting tool. But the problem for me is...how? It is a little different for me to be blank on this. My mind is usually teeming with ideas and methods and so forth. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mf_popeanim.gif) But this is a very specific task that I have read many historical and anthropological references on, but no practical information.

So...anyone got any ideas? Please, anything would be helpful.

Thanks

If I'm correct, you would like to have the experience of being a certain animal via shapeshifting right?

If so.. there is an easier way. Still your mind for awhile. When your mind is blank, allow your new thoughts to be about the behaviour of the animal. Get someone to drum while you and your mates immitate sounds and movements of the beasts you want to be, to the rythmn of the beat. When you have reached a deep trance, it's easy to surrender yourself to the essence of the animal. You become it! Hahahahaha!!! I know your next question. Would you really be the animal that you have imitated? Regrettably no.. You would have to be an adept sorceror to change your form at cellular level. You would have experienced the essence of the beast though... which is really the point, is'nt it?

Something that also helps is to get as much knowledge as possible on the said animal. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smartass.gif)