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Originally Posted by tewilder  Let's take another example. Say, the name "Richard". It means powerful ruler. The root is "reich", i.e. rule, as in the Nazi 1000 Year Reich. Of course the 1000 years is a millennial symbol meaning "power" so one could say that that Nazi 1000 Year Reich could also be called the Nazi Richard. Supposed this same symbolizing humanistic and pagan power is reinforced with the name King. Now that is really bad! It is humanisic pagan rule, doubly stated!
So are you going to run out and change your name, and should everyone else with one of these names of pagan origin do the same? |
I know!
Richard's rule!!!
but other words???
I have considered before that Saturday probably "honors" Saturn. Thursday is probably for Thor. Monday is probably MOON day.
You would be very quiet if you didn't say things with pagan roots'.
So I have to become sort of Humpty Dumpty on the issue, which isn't fair is it?
'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.'
-- Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
...but then again, words mean things ARRRGH
So what about the imagery?
Ban Windy Man? Or embrace him?
I don't feel that wearing a tshirt with picture of Kokopelli makes me a worshiper of pagan gods BUT I am inconsistent because
I DO judge a person wearing a Che Guevera tshirt or one with a zodiac sign to probably be an exact opposite of me. Arrrgh again.