The word shifting describes something that is taking a new direction either physically or in thought. If you've recently decided that the earth may be round, you are shifting from a flat-Earth viewpoint to a round-Earth one. Shifting can be used in several senses, but the constant in all of them is change and movement.
What does it mean if a person is shifting?
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. In case you're not familiar, shifting, as the kids call it, involves doing different rituals to move your consciousness into an alternative desired reality—or DR for short—where you can go literally anywhere, real or imagined (Hogwarts, anyone?).