Werewolves are thought to be created in many different ways. In modern fiction often the werewolf is transformed by the bite of another werewolf. Other werewolves are transformed by incantations, curses, and even in some cases a pact with the devil.
When we look at the werewolf we see a beast breaking free of the inner human psyche. Is this the animal instinct of humans breaking free? Maybe the werewolf is created from a tremendous emotional or physical experience. When a werewolf transforms we often see the moon is somehow involved, where did this come about?
In Native American mythology the idea of a werewolf is looked at from a dream state. The dream that you are a wolf or running with wolves. You are being called by the wolf spirit, or on a dream quest to see the wolf spirit. A dream is often at night, the moon shines at night, is this where the idea that werewolves are triggered by the moon comes from?
The most interesting part of the werewolf is the metamorphosis. The transformation from human to animal. Often the victim undergoes a series of horrible spasms and growths. When I think about how the transformation begins, I see a person lying down. They were just in a torrent of wind that left them dazed and confused. This tremendous physical extreme has left them in a weakened state. In this weakened state they can no longer control themselves. They resort to their animalistic instincts and suddenly tear themselves apart from the inside out. The transformation is complete, but what stands before us, human or beast?
4 comments:
im finding that alot of these monsters are a fantasy counter part to alot of human nature.
A basic thing to remember is that any creation from human comes from human experience, our job is to figure out how the human mind can transform this into our basic language, our actions.
this description also reminds me of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. The two parts of one human soul. Which links me back to the pulling of a soul out of a vampire or a souless zombie or a frankenstein monster who is perceived as souless but in many ways is a product of a misunderstood soul. The creating of souless and soulfull images intrigues me greatly. Can you portray that to an audience without words?
The transformation of a human to a werewolf to me seems like an explosion of bottled in pain and despare. To me it is the ultimate breaking point
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