What is your totem?

[xoxoxoBruce]

I knew you were a damn alien.

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I knew you were a damn alien.

Hey! What could be more American than Bill the CAT? What's alien bout him?

The trouble with totem animals is that they seem to be far more complex than most white folks realize. My Zuni friend is from the Badger clan, so you'd think his totem would be the badger, right? Wrong! When he did his coming of age ritual, he encountered bears, so the bear is his totem animal, but his affinity is for the lynx.

I think its too easy to get caught up in New Age BS and accidently misunderstand or even disrepect other people's traditions. Its easy to take a quiz on the Internet and decide your totem is a cocker spaniel or something; its quite a different thing to go to a sacred, wild space for 5 days with no weapon, no trail mix, no sleeping bag and encounter a bunch of bears (or whatever).

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by marichiko

Hey! What could be more American than Bill the CAT? What's alien bout him?

~SNIP

In my past life I was a serf who got killed in a very minor Russian border skirmish. My name was "Billeteski."

[Stormieweather]

You scored as Dragon.



You are the Dragon. You store a lot of knowledge about everything. You are generally one who is good with personal growth and can regenerate yourself after a bad experience.

Dragon

92%
Salmon

83%
Eagle

83%
Stag

75%
Wolf

75%
Crow

75%
Horse

75%
Bear

67%
Fox

67%
Snake

58%
Bull

50%
Deer

50%
Dog

50%
Ram

42%

[skysidhe]

Originally Posted by marichiko

~snip
The trouble with totem animals is that they seem to be far more complex than most white folks realize. My Zuni friend is from the Badger clan, so you'd think his totem would be the badger, right? Wrong! When he did his coming of age ritual, he encountered bears, so the bear is his totem animal, but his affinity is for the lynx.

I think its too easy to get caught up in New Age BS and accidently misunderstand or even disrepect other people's traditions. Its easy to take a quiz on the Internet and decide your totem is a cocker spaniel or something; its quite a different thing to go to a sacred, wild space for 5 days with no weapon, no trail mix, no sleeping bag and encounter a bunch of bears (or whatever).

I think there is alot of truth in that. I don't though understand your signiture line however.

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I knew you were a damn alien.

No she isn't an alien. Mar is smart and funny and has a creative mind. If anyone is going to lay claim to the alien thing that has to be me. I am an alien.
I have proof . I have no chin, big eyes, spindly legs yet no upper body to speak of. yep, gotta be true aye?