Comments on: “Nazi Bears”: auf Deutsch http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/bears-auf-deutsch/ for Bigfoot, Lake Monsters, Sea Serpents and More Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:52:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: black hobb http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/bears-auf-deutsch/comment-page-1/#comment-47793 black hobb Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:55:20 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/?p=5558#comment-47793 While I'll leave the specifics to the Saxonphiles, the 'nazi bear' pictures strike me as being yet another incarnation of the Wildman archetype that shows up throughout German (and European) folklore and folkritual. My favorite book on this character is Phyllis Siefker's 'Santa Claus, Last of the Wild Men.' Siefker's thesis would suggest that this Nazi Polar Bear is both closely related to the German Pelznichol (Furry Nichalos) - the immediate forerunner to the North American Santa Claus - and has its deepest roots in the neolithic bear cults suggested by the (possible) ceremonial arrangement of cave bear skulls in caves near Velden, Germany. Maybe the bears explicit whiteness is influenced by the German focus on Nordic and Aryan mythology at this point. Sometimes I even believe most of the public fascination with all variety of 'Furry Forest Men' to be a modern expression of our love for this ancient archetype... PAX While I’ll leave the specifics to the Saxonphiles, the ‘nazi bear’ pictures strike me as being yet another incarnation of the Wildman archetype that shows up throughout German (and European) folklore and folkritual.

My favorite book on this character is Phyllis Siefker’s ‘Santa Claus, Last of the Wild Men.’ Siefker’s thesis would suggest that this Nazi Polar Bear is both closely related to the German Pelznichol (Furry Nichalos) – the immediate forerunner to the North American Santa Claus – and has its deepest roots in the neolithic bear cults suggested by the (possible) ceremonial arrangement of cave bear skulls in caves near Velden, Germany.

Maybe the bears explicit whiteness is influenced by the German focus on Nordic and Aryan mythology at this point.

Sometimes I even believe most of the public fascination with all variety of ‘Furry Forest Men’ to be a modern expression of our love for this ancient archetype…

PAX

]]> By: Jeremy_Wells http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/bears-auf-deutsch/comment-page-1/#comment-47791 Jeremy_Wells Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:39:25 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/?p=5558#comment-47791 You know I never quite understood why the Germans were so crazy about baby Knut (other than the obvious "cute" factor, it seemed a little nuts), but obviously the fascination with polar bears strikes a deep chord with the German people. Facinating. You know I never quite understood why the Germans were so crazy about baby Knut (other than the obvious “cute” factor, it seemed a little nuts), but obviously the fascination with polar bears strikes a deep chord with the German people. Facinating.

]]> By: Dr Hanklove http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/bears-auf-deutsch/comment-page-1/#comment-47787 Dr Hanklove Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:14:52 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/?p=5558#comment-47787 lol lol

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