Consumption - Part 8 The Forms of Devouring This brings us back to the question of cannibalism. Cannibalism can take many forms—devouring out of respect for the dead, out of ritual, as a way of connecting with ancestors; devouring out of a blind, mindless hunger, as with the Wendigo; or devouring as an act of utter destruction, as with the skinwalker. So what is it to devour? Is it simply the consumption of flesh, or is it something far deeper—the deliberate annihilation of another person's body, mind, and soul? For the skinwalker, the act of consuming flesh is not about survival. It is an act of domination, of taking pleasure in destroying another human being. It is a ritual of evil, a conscious choice to desecrate life itself. The Wendigo may not even be aware of what it has become. The vampire is painfully aware of its own monstrosity. But the skinwalker? The skinwalker chooses evil, delights in it, and finds power in the destruction of others.