Choose my "religious name"!!! ~CONTEST~

[Aqualung]

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[Feathers in Hair]

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Frubals to everyone! (Or at least until I run out! )

 

[Druidus]

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Frubals to everyone! (Or at least until I run out!

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:clap Congratumalations!!!!!!

What do you associate most with about the bear spirit?

That's a tough question... I think I'd have to give you a romanticized version of the bear to see all that I identify with. The loneness, the endurance, the physical strength, and courage. I was going to add honour, but I don't know if I could ascribe that to a bear.

Recently, I've also felt quite attracted to deer, especially the image of the stag. As well, and as always, I've felt attracted to raven, and I've had a few close encounters with raven (for instance, walking outside to look up and see a raven fly overhead only three feet above me, or less).

 

[lilithu]

That's a tough question... I think I'd have to give you a romanticized version of the bear to see all that I identify with. The loneness, the endurance, the physical strength, and courage. I was going to add honour, but I don't know if I could ascribe that to a bear.

Recently, I've also felt quite attracted to deer, especially the image of the stag. As well, and as always, I've felt attracted to raven, and I've had a few close encounters with raven (for instance, walking outside to look up and see a raven fly overhead only three feet above me, or less).

Bear and raven are two of my personal fetishes! For me, bear is also about marshalling strength. Bear has a lot of strength and endurance, but bear also needs to hibernate. There is a time to be active and a time to recuperate. I can identify with that. And because of the hibernation and bear's great mass, I associate bear very deeply with the element of earth.

 

[Feathers in Hair]

Yay! I love congratumalations!

Hmm... Going with your sig, I'm guessing you lean more toward the Irish tradition. So... File Blackwing. (File from the Irish Gaelic for 'vision poet', Blackwing for the spirit of the raven.)

Alternatively, one could reference the horn of the stag, as that is one of its features that is associated with the spirit world. (As it connects the earth and sky.) I could come up with several for the bear, too, if you'd like.

 

[michel]

Yay! I love congratumalations!

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congratumalations! (after prowhatsitizing) - I'll have to start a Feathers /english dictionary..........:biglaugh:

 

[The Black Whirlwind]

i dont suppose you would like a cool chinese name like Xiang Yu (mountain rain). thats what i named myself.

 

[Feathers in Hair]

Bear and raven are two of my personal fetishes! For me, bear is also about marshalling strength. Bear has a lot of strength and endurance, but bear also needs to hibernate. There is a time to be active and a time to recuperate. I can identify with that. And because of the hibernation and bear's great mass, I associate bear very deeply with the element of earth.

Excellent insight, Lilithu! (Not that I'm startled, since it's coming from you!)

The bear is also associated with shamanism, as it it seen as journeying in dreams for its great power.

Hmm... Have you thought of combining the names of the bear and raven in your name? They are closely tied with one another, after all!

 

[Druidus]

Hmm... Have you thought of combining the names of the bear and raven in your name? They are closely tied with one another, after all!

That sounds like a good idea.

Alternatively, one could reference the horn of the stag, as that is one of its features that is associated with the spirit world. (As it connects the earth and sky.) I could come up with several for the bear, too, if you'd like.

The more suggestions the better.

That was good insight, Lillithu.

 

[Druidus]

Here's another example of a name:

yStormgweledydd

I'm not entirely clear on what it means, but it incorporates a few meanings into one. I love some of the names I've seen so far, it's going to be a hard pick...

 

[Feathers in Hair]

Sounds vaugely Welsh, I think.

 

[Druidus]

It is Welsh, I think.

I'm going to pick my name tomorrow...

 

[glasgowchick]

After that I was tempted to say the polar mint (a british advert for a sweet).

How about "CCARADOC of Marduk " ?

(sounds rather grand I thought)

Furbals for the polar Mint :biglaugh: but you do know its polo mints lol!!!!!

 

[Druidus]

Hmm... Just now thought that it might be good to put something in there honouring my very distant Native American roots.