Aswang shape shifter

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PHILIPPINES SAIJIKI

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Aswang shape shifter

***** Location: Philippines
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation

An Aswang is a shape shifter from the remote tropical island of Capiz. Aswangs take the shape of commoners and live within communities, often taking up work as butchers. They prefer to take on the features of beautiful men or women. Aswangs in society are elusive and shy.



Aswangs need to feed once every full moon.
At night aswangs change into an animal form while they hunt their prey, taking the form of a cat, a pig, a bird, or most commonly a dog. To do their transformation they need to use an ointment prepared from the fat of an infant. Aswangs will hunt their prey every night, choosing a target and time which will allow the attack to go unnoticed. Aswangs enjoy feeding on unborn fetuses and children, preferring to eat the heart and liver of their victims. Once they have decided they can attack without bringing awareness to their human form they will transform into their natural form and attack.
Aswangs prefer to attack their victims while they are asleep.
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HAIKU

full moon
a pregnant woman dreams
of an aswang

- Shared by Christine L. Villa, USA -
Joys of Japan, October 2012



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Related words

. Ghosts and Demons (yookai, bakemono) .


***** PHILIPPINES SAIJIKI


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