A WENDIGO IS SOMEONE who wished to become the creature, or a human cursed by partaking in cannibalism.
Traditionally, wendigos resembled malnourished, taut-skinned humans with sunken eyes, but modern interpretations depict them as anthropomorphic creatures with animal skulls, antlers, and cloven hooves.
A wendigo’s size increases after eating, causing a cycle of constant hunger, which explains why the wendigo is a metaphor for greed and excessive consumption. Western settlers’ desire for land and resources reflected this, which contrasted with the indigenous people’s lifestyle.
Wendigo psychosis is a condition where someone believes a wendigo spirit is possessing them. Symptoms include depression, delusion, thoughts of homicide, and cannibalism.
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