Friday 30 October 2009

BEARS




The names of animals were often used by the pre-historic Assyrians, such as that of the bear. Bears were associated with big strength and were hunted for medicinal purposes. In some Google references (reviewed: 2009-10-30) it was associated with :“Medicine: Awakening the power of the unconscious and subconscious…Cycle of Power: spring and summer well”. In the Greek’s cultural era, the name of the bear totem was used to describe the Ursus-Major constellation. The constellation Ursus Major is named after The Great Bear. (Cf. Google: References include ANIMAL SPEAK by Ted Andrews).
Pursuing the bear totem on the DE BEER family shields, flags, emblems and icons according to the various herald cultures, one comes across very interesting examples which I will eventually publish in my blog.
During my wife, Christa and my visit to the Rockies of Canada, we have learned a lot about bears. The photographs in this blog publication were taken in the Lake Louise natural reserve. Canadian game rangers are specialists on the animal behavior of bears. Bears are really proud creatures of nature and incredibly admirable. Consequently, the bear totems and the De Beer family shield gives enough philosophical food for thought…

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