Should Bigfoot Researchers Care About Shape Shifting Reports?
The question Regan Lee asked at Technorati today is whether Bigfoot is a shape shifter. Regan realizes that most Bigfoot research specialists reject the notion and ignore shape shifting reports, however reports of this nature still trickle in. Should we take them seriously?
The last person who told me that Bigfoot shape shifted into a bear earned my intense skepticism, but that hardly means that it couldn’t happen. Two years ago I wouldn’t have considered that they could be interdimensional, but now, after doing psychic research that uncovered elements of interdimensional information sharing, I’m beginning to wonder if it is possible. I am going to be the first to state here, in public, that just because I think shape shifting is way too far-out to be an acceptable theory, I COULD BE WRONG. So there, I’ve said it. And so could hundreds of others who think this couldn’t happen.
So Regan, in case you ever read this… I’ll keep it in mind. And if anyone comes up with any proof that shape shifting happens, please share it with me.
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It’s easy to dismiss the stranger reports when you first hear them–if you haven’t experienced the strange events yourself, your first instinct is to say “That’s crazy!” As a researcher, I often have to stop and remind myself that just because I haven’t experienced shape-shifting or missing time in association with a Bigfoot doesn’t mean it can’t happen. Our own experiences color our perceptions. But a good researcher must at least admit that we just don’t know the limits of reality.
Comment by Lisa A. Shiel — April 1, 2007 @ 11:56 am
Hi Lisa, I’m glad you agree with me. Though it is easy for me to believe there’s a Sasquatch, I have to stretch my imagination to try to understand how shape shifting could happen. It is important to keep an open mind… there’s so much we don’t have information about yet.
Comment by lindajm — April 1, 2007 @ 8:21 pm
I dont think they shapeshift. I have seen giant holes in the ground where no light shines in like a pitch black barrier at the entrance. They are always situated down in a hole and on the holes wall. I saw one swim very fast past where I was fishing. They run super fast and that could be why people assume they just diss appear. I saw one jump from a lake shore to a tree line. I heard one run through the night and it was super fast. @ men were chasing it through the night and it ran past our camp. When they reached us they explained their story. We definatly heard something run by at least 20 miles an hour then stop and wait then run a bit again.
Comment by m berry — May 15, 2007 @ 5:56 am
M Berry - you must live right next to them. (or did?)
I tend to agree with you that they are natural, not paranormal. They wisely have no desire to interact with humans.
Comment by lindajm — May 29, 2007 @ 7:42 am
I am Native American, raised up by my Grandfather and Grandmother, not by circumstance, but by choice, they took me everywhere and was witness to the “Old Ways” of our Native People on our Mother Earth. Shape Shifting is a Travelling Form used by those who know the Medicine Ways, Medicine Lodge societies…I have witnessed this and know how powerful it is, yet it is something normal to the Medicine people, it is their way of travelling long distances to gather certain herbs, roots and natural medicines. They can assume animal shapes for shorter distances and also become a pure sphere of light for longer distances, about as big as a common basketball, pulsating like breathing….The ones called Bigfoot have many powers besides shape shifting, they can read a persons mind, they can mimic any sound, they can communicate mentally with each other and to certain people who are sensitive. They know of this world and what is going on with us, they avoid what we do and keep themselves hidden, unless they want you to see them, then they show themselves. Is it no wonder then WHY none have been captured? because they know your thoughts and can read thoughts in about a 5 mile radius.
Comment by Chaska Denny — June 21, 2007 @ 4:57 am
Chaska, I agree with your analysis. I believe Bigfoot is psychic and wise, and not likely to be captured. Thus my mission is to learn to communicate with them, via psychic means, and win their trust. I know it is asking a lot.
Comment by lindajm — June 25, 2007 @ 8:01 pm
I do not think that a Bigfoot would be able to change shape. Frist of all, It is physicly impossible for a living organism to change its form. Second, why would it need to change shape? Last, why do you believe that Bigfoot is psychic? I know I seem to be a skeptic, but I am a true believer
Comment by Dean Winchester — June 26, 2007 @ 2:51 pm
I don’t understand how shape shifting works and hope Chaska will come back and explain more about it. The closest I can get to understanding it is by applying some of the information shared in the movie, What The Bleep Do We Know? Theoretically I think it could happen, but most of us are not in a mind frame to be able to conceive of it, much less do it. Shape shifting isn’t in our world view at all.
I believe Bigfoot is psychic because I believe it is a natural condition of humankind too, but we are so distracted by modern life, most of us can’t develop our psychic selves. And with this too, for many people, psychic awareness isn’t in their world view so they can’t conceive of it and definitely can’t do it. What’s taught to most of us as children is that psychic awareness isn’t possible. But I’ve learned it is possible and I believe animals do it naturally. I believe Bigfoot is a flesh and blood animal of some kind, albeit more intelligent than most, and more aware.
Comment by lindajm — June 26, 2007 @ 8:59 pm
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Comment by taner — June 27, 2007 @ 7:18 pm
you are weird
Comment by taner — June 27, 2007 @ 7:19 pm
i`m not sure about all of this but anything could be possible….
Comment by sharon — June 27, 2007 @ 8:40 pm
I believe in Bigfoot because I went to this website www.youtube.com and looked up Bigfoot sightings and this video was an option to watch and 3 people were attacked by Bigfoot in their tent when they was on their first camping and fishing trip and they was never seen or heard of again. This is a TRUE story!!!
Comment by Jessica — July 4, 2007 @ 10:16 am
Hello ALL, as I stated the medicine way of shape shifting has been around for eons. I do know that shape shifting isn’t only localized to a particular area or race, it is not something spoken about by other cultures, except in certain stories or legends. If one looks at these stories/legends, then it is easy to see that Medicine people of that culture or race were probably involved. I have witnessed shape shifting and it something that shook my way of thinking and understanding completly, as my elders said “We are going to wash your brains”…they did…so I have learned not to limit myself and thinking to what I thought I knew or what may be written, I keep a open mind and look and try to understand it in a new way. We call Big Foot “our Elder Brother”, we know Creator created them for a purpose, they come and go as they please, so just as we cannot see the AIR we breathe, doesnt mean it doesnt exist.
Comment by Chaska Denny — July 16, 2007 @ 5:31 am
In the 70’s there were reports and sightings of BIG FOOT in the Little Eagle South Dakota area. Our Medicinemen were contacted and requested to look into the matter. They held a ceremony for 4 days in the area. In the dark of the moon, all of a sudden “HE” come, without a sound, and communicated to them with certain sounds but mostly with mental telepathy. “They” have always been here and are spread out all over the world, they watch over forest areas, they have helped US many times in the past, they are moving here and there now, because their habitat is being invaded by those who cut the trees and dig into the mountains. “They” give warning to those who try to find and track them, there is nothing to fear IF a person does not try to interupt them or prevent them from moving about, they stay hidden because it is their nature and do not want to seen by people, unless they decide to let themselves be seen, and there is purpose in letting themselves be seen…..
Comment by Chaska Denny — July 16, 2007 @ 5:50 am
I have to agree with you on that one.The things I have herd people talking about you know is true untill thay start to strech the truth.I know bigfoot is real but I don`t think that shape shifting is one of its abilitys.
Comment by Brett Curtis — August 13, 2007 @ 8:23 pm
where are the new photos
Comment by jerry leitch — October 9, 2007 @ 9:00 am
why do we only have old pictures if the really exsist?
Comment by jerry leitch — October 9, 2007 @ 9:02 am
why cant we catch one? we can catch elephants!we can catch lions and bears and man eating lizards and whales?
Comment by jerry leitch — October 9, 2007 @ 9:06 am
Interesting stuff. Dont mean to sound skeptic, but it is funny how we never see clear images, stills or video images of bigfoot. Like the UFOs videos, the picture is usually out of focus. I would really love to see some real proof (then again I think we all would), but for now I look foward to reading your stories. Take Care Guys….
Comment by Frank R. — October 24, 2007 @ 10:31 pm
I am a native American from the Umatilla Indian reservation. I have worked with my tribes oral histories from years. I have spoken to many of my relatives, friends, and elders from surrounding tribes about their Bigfoot experiences. We have all shared stories from our own experiences and others past down from generation to generation. I was told that Bigfoot is very powerful and that they know how to shape shift. Shape shifting is hard to believe for many people whom do not understand medicine power. As for Chaska Denny I have also seen Medicine people performer ceremonies and take things from people that were unbelievable. Some of us have to see it to believe it. This is the reason no one had captured them if they were not strong they would have been captured by now. All of us have to remember that we only use a small portion of our brain. People whom practice old medicine I believe are tapping into areas of the brain that have been dormant to the rest of us. They have learned by practice, teaching, and meditation how to awaken these areas of the brain to be able to change shapes.
They have powerful medicine and we as Indian people all share stories about certain medicine people would seek them out for certain thing (It would take a very powerful medicine person to be able to communicate with them without losing there sanity). My people are taught not to look directly into there face if we see them. They have the power to twist your face and make people crazy. We are taught to drop our heads down if we see them and talk to them because they shown themselves for a reason.
My grandmother told me that backing the early 1900’s Her family had been traveling for weeks gathering roods along the Columbia Gorge and the wind was blowing against them. The horses were acting as they came up the cliff and around the bend they saw a small family of Bigfoot. There were down wind from the family of Bigfoot and were not noticed. There were about 6 of them 2 adults and 4 children playing. Grandma said from there heights they were different ages. They were throwing very large dirt clods around they made a lot of noise from there jumping and running. The said the smell of them was awful. Her grandmother had them turn back as quickly as they came up upon them. She told them that they are their own tribe and not to bother them. She told her that they are very strong and should be respected.
There are many stories I have heard about them and I thought I would share this with you. I just came across this site today. For the last month I have went over 140 oral history tapes and interviews and Bigfoot was disscussed on these documented tapes. Shape shifting was use in my family by the men to bring the Elk down from the mountains when food was scarace this art was lost to my family but the stories are shared.
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Comment by Wenix Red Elk — October 31, 2007 @ 9:08 am
Very Insightful! I, myself, am catholic, but also as a student of philosphy I maintain an open mind. I would love to learn more about what your people think about bigfoot.
Comment by Frank R. — November 2, 2007 @ 9:55 am
Thanks for this great comment, Wenix Red Elk. I do believe your grandmother saw Sasquatch. I need to know more about shape shifting and will be researching because there are many mysteries in the world, and I know this is one of them. So many people say there’s a way to shape shift, and just because I haven’t done it or seen it done doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Bigfoot must have abilities we don’t have or know of to co-exist but hide for so many years. You’ve given us a lot to think about. And if I see one, I will remember not to look directly into the face.
Comment by lindajm — November 5, 2007 @ 10:41 pm
Its interesting that the native peoples from different tribes have almost the same beliefs about bigfoot. In SE Oklahoma, there are many bigfoot encounters. On the recent Travel Channel story on bigfoot, an indian shared his tribe’s (Seminole) beliefs- that are almost identical to those shared by Denny and Red Elk. I worked with a man from the Caddo tribe in Oklahoma and they believe in this being you call bigfoot. And most of the Native beliefs pertaining bigfoot predate the european on this continent.
Comment by Don Redbird — November 8, 2007 @ 6:08 pm
the shifting thought is a real one. i have seen a bigfoot, i was about 15 years old, and he or she was watching me from a tree line. i have always believed in these creatures. i’m a very proud member of the Kickapoo tribe of Oklahoma, and my theroy has been that they are shape shifters. i feel that they use this to hide, i also think that this is why there has never been a body found. when they feel their time is over they simply shap shift in to something common so they can protect the rest of their kind.
Comment by james roundtree — December 2, 2007 @ 5:42 pm
Seems that the “main-stream” Bigfoot community is having issues or difficulty accepting the potential of ’shape-shifting’ among Bigfoot creatures. I suspect and am suggesting it is possible and possibly probable. I further suggest that the researchers that are looking for the creatures in traditional areas such as mountains, and remote swamps refocus their observational activities to environments such as “WalMart, Target, Sheetz’s, and Costco!
Comment by John — December 24, 2007 @ 8:35 am
There are all types of negative and positive comments, but I just would like to speak to the nay sayers. First there wasn’t a platypus, then there wasn’t a gorilla now it’s the bigfoot. The comment was made, “If they are real, why haven’t we caught one?” I suggest that you go out in the forest and mybe one will catch you, but I don’t want to be the one to change your pamper!
Comment by Herbert Butler — January 2, 2008 @ 10:27 pm
Shapeshifting is beyond doubt real,spiritual abilities are real,just as the one wrote “you cannot see air, but that makes it no less true” There are many things not shown to every person because they are not ready to handle what they have seen, and have no wisdom concerning it or themselves. If it is curiosity that makes you try to capture these creatures, then perhaps you should ask yourself if you are prepared,do you have the wisdom? Like many things wisdom is required not only to open the door, but to comprehend what is on the other side,then have the wisdom to know and do the right thing with what it is you have discovered..These are not light questions..yet they are important ones, and if you do not have such wisdom,perhaps one should leave such beings alone. If they had a desire to harm you they could,have you wondered why they have not?
Comment by james — January 6, 2008 @ 2:44 am
one day i spent the night at my cousins house it got dark ,one neighbor using a chainsaw (he lived out on the country) we heard a sound not human and we ran in side and told his mom she did’nt believe us my cousin did’nt believe in bigfoot but we keep watch i was asleep and it was my cousins turn to keep watch he woke me up we were behind his bed he showed me the blinds some were gone there were eyes looking at us it banged on the window we ran to his liviving room his mom said to go to and stop watching scary movies (fyi we did’nt watch any scary movies) it was gone in the norning there was nothing but a hole
Comment by kaleb — January 7, 2008 @ 3:45 pm
hey me kaleb me and my cousin saw two little figures hairy and walking with what looked like wood my cousin climed a tree and had a golf ball he threw it itold him not to but it turned around by now they other one was gone it walked closer my cousin sliped and luckly the tree cought him by his shoe a few inches under was a barbed wire fence i got him down the little creature we could see walking out to the forest and well……that was the last sighting so far until i go agin
Comment by kaleb — January 7, 2008 @ 3:55 pm
As a scientist and biologist I have always maintained that Bigfoot possibily exist. However, I am a long way from accepting that Bigfoot is magical and can read thoughts, shape shift, or do any other supernatural feat. It has always been a theory of mine that if Bigfoot sightings are infact gigantropithecus sightings. Although gigantropithecus was indigenous to Asia, I believe it is possible for the species or a very similar one to survive in North America. Bigfoot is very elusive if he exist, however, so are most wild animals. It is nearly impossible to go into the woods of China and spot a Panda, or go to the rainforest and see a wild Orangatang. If we are going to be taken seriously by the rest of the scientific community it is very important that we stay away from wild theories about shap shifting and psychic powers.
Comment by Joe Said — February 4, 2008 @ 9:24 am
Hi.
I have read about the theory that maybe Bigfoot is a giant- australopithecus-like creature. I personally like this theory.
Shapeshifting? This possibility lies in the field of the paranormal, and this, although quite interesting, is indeed, difficult to prove.
Shapeshifting is often associated with chamanism and witchcraft in almost every culture.
According to churches and scholars in other paranormal fields, also “evil entities” are able to shapeshift to scare and trick humans, change their appearance, size, form…and the strangest reports fit into this description (black dogs from hell, weird dwarfs, mixed werewolf-bigfoot creatures, weird aliens, weird ghosts)..appearing in places considered “cursed”, but this subject is highly paranormal and dangerously scary…
Let us imagine the real creature Bigfoot has stealth “camouflage” abilities and high-developed senses. This answer satisfies most of us.
Greetings.
Comment by Julio — February 21, 2008 @ 9:46 am
the scariest and most depressing question of all is why on earth am i even on this site taking the time to post a comment about a creature that doesnt even exist. how bored can one be? lets all get a life!
Comment by james joplinistingard — March 18, 2008 @ 3:37 pm
Just because humans with all their limitations can’t prove the existence of Bigfoot, it doesn’t mean it doesn’t actually exist–
Does anyone know anything about the “dogman” of Michigan and Wisconsin?
Could it be a variation of Bigfoot?
Comment by Alex — July 5, 2008 @ 2:02 pm
Hi Linda,
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking myself about that shape changing Bigfoot and I’ve come to a few conclusions on possible theories. I saw that thing change into what I thought was a bear and you can read about it on my blog under ‘Sasquatch and Me’, but I’m beginning to think that they can ‘throw’, for lack of a better word, an image at you when you see them so you think you’re seeing something else. What do you think about that?
Comment by tara — August 4, 2008 @ 11:07 pm
I have always wondered if bigfoot was a cross between a gorilla and a bear… hmm… you never know. It’s almost like the Liger. A cross between a tiger and a lion. But the only thing that stands in the way of my theory is how can that happen when gorillas live in jungles? The thing that made me wonder this is that bigfoots look like gorillas a little bit. And they make that scream like a bears roar. This is probably not true but you really never know.
Comment by Kellie — August 5, 2008 @ 5:49 pm
Hi,
I wanted to add to the last post. Have you ever been to this part of the world? I mean here in Happy camp. This is a part of the Pacific Northwest and it is classified as a coastal rainforest. The funny thing is that this very much resembles a jungle here. I lived in Hawaii for two years and I got to see the “jungle” there and I have not seen anything closer to a jungle here in California, more like Happy Camp and the surrounding area.
I always like to add for people who say Bigfoot can’t exsist because we would see them more often, that we live in a literal ’sawtooth’ range of mountains here. This mountains are so steep and numerous … (from 1100 ft. to around 4000 ft. on average in a very short span). I’m talk’in STEEP AND NUMEROUS … Bigfoot could easily hide here and I for one am convinced that he does it very well.
Comment by tara — August 5, 2008 @ 9:30 pm
Thank you Linda for your willingness to be open minded, and what a great collection of thoughtful comments! I found the comments about shape shifting and Native beliefs especially interesting.
Comment by Regan Lee — August 18, 2008 @ 12:03 am
Thanks for commenting Regan - it is good to see you here! You inspired this page!
Tara… I like your theory about Bigfoot implanting a false image in our minds. Earlier today I was listening to an old Coast to Coast AM program with Major Ed Dames, the remote viewing expert. He explained something called “interference” that sounds similar to what you’re saying here… but if a Bigfoot was able to do that perhaps it would be related to hypnosis. I’ve heard people say that being around them induces a kind of hypnotic trance.
Comment by Linda — August 18, 2008 @ 12:40 am
As the Executive Director of the only group in the world researching Bigfoot on a full time basis with full time researchers, I want to invite anyone who has had an experience with Bigfoot to contact me directly and submit to an interview. As we’ve stated on our website in numerous blogs, we will investigate, analyze and report on every angle of the Bigfoot phenomena. After spending 3 years on the Hoopa Reservation (refer to “The Hoopa Project”, Hancock House Publishing), I have learned to keep an open mind on every angle of this issue. The more personal accounts we have, the more that we understand the hominid. As someone who has read thousands of reports and has stated publicly that we believe that 80% of the Bigfoot sightings go unreported, I would encourage any witness to Bigfoot or associated phenomena to contact me and allow an interview.
Just a reminder, we are very thorough. Every witness statement is placed in the form of an affidavit and witnesses are required to sign the form if we are to investigate, we are the only group in the world taking statements that seriously. This ensures that the statement is accurate, witness will review it and we will subsequently investigate it. If a witness doesn’t want their name revealed, we will sign a non-disclosure agreement.
We’ve heard many accounts of “hairy” humans that live north of Happy Camp and are the children of a Bigfoot/human interraction. Although this has never been confirmed and nobody is willing to step forward and offer an introduction, we are looking for assistance in this area. Again, we will sign a non disclosure agreement on the issue. We are seriously interested in the science of the phenomena. You will find our researchers professional, thorough, friendly and responsive. We are not part-time weekenders interested in viewing the creature, we are slowly working our way to fully understanding Bigfoot.
Please go to www.nabigfootsearch.com for additional details and forward statements to nabigfootsearch@yahoo.com
Comment by Dave Paulides — August 18, 2008 @ 6:49 pm
Are there many caves in your area. Just a hunch
Comment by Dan Stuart — August 21, 2008 @ 4:50 pm
Dan, yes, there are cave systems under the Siskiyous and in the Salmon River area. In the Marble Mountains there’s a huge cave, one of the deepest in the world, called Bigfoot Cave.
Comment by Linda — August 21, 2008 @ 10:03 pm
I had a very scary experiance with “something” one night while camping with my family in Idaho back in 1998. I have never had a sighting of Bigfoot but one night while camping with my family near a small lake we all heard the most god awful screaming coming from the other side of the lake. My husband at the time yelled “Bigfoot”, everybody get in the camp trailer”. I have never in my life heard such a sound. “Do I believe in Bigfoot, definatly”. He is a creature that we need to leave alone, he does not bother us so we should not bother him. I will remember if I ever do see one I will not look at him I will lower my head. I now live in western Oregon where there has been a lot of sightings. I know a lot of people don’t believe there is such a thing as Bigfoot and that is fine if they do not want to believe but I know they are out there.
Comment by apache — August 22, 2008 @ 7:32 pm
Linda
Keep up the good work you are doing. Don’t waste your very importent time on the hoaxters, they are not worth the time spent talking about them, just let them fade off to where ever they came from. Us believers only laugh at them and they will soon disappear. They did a very poor job with the Bigfoot body they supposedly found In Georgia. Us believers only says LOL LOL LOL
Comment by apache — August 22, 2008 @ 7:58 pm
I don’t think the creature shape shifts. As a born again believer in Jesus Christ I’m not ashame to admitt that I believe the creature is real. However, I believe that the creature is only a undocumented primate. As such while I do believe the creature is more ittelegent than most primates and possibly as a more advanced sociol structer that other primates I do not believe it has the ablity not the mental capcity to shape shift. In fact I don’t belive any human or any other creature native to this planet is such a ablity
Comment by Roy — August 24, 2008 @ 5:48 pm
Tara may be on the right track by stating: “they can ‘throw’ an image at you when you see them so you think you’re seeing something else.” All sensual stimuli perceived by the brain is nothing more than secondhand information. Nothing can be proved to exist in its truest form, whatever that may be. (Personally, from studies in quantum physics, I don’t believe that matter exists — it’s all waves.) Every object, including our bodies, reflects waves of light that in turn become interpreted a certain way by our brains. If these waves of light were manipulated, or rather parroted, to mimic bears, stumps or boulders, who are we to say that that is impossible? Like Julio stated: “Let us imagine the real creature Bigfoot has stealth ‘camouflage’ abilities and high-developed senses.” There’s nothing magical about mimicking your environment. Only because it’s being done on such a large scale does it seem impossible. A chameleon can change the way we perceive its color, but a Bigfoot, which we know nothing about, cannot change the way we perceive its hair? On a much smaller scale, scientists have described quantum physics as being ‘mystical’. It’s not really ‘mystical’; we’re just presently ignorant.
Comment by S.Q. — August 27, 2008 @ 11:29 am