I’ve just seen this thread on Twitter, with many lovely kind people replying and offering new bears.
My beautiful boy has lost his favourite thing in the world known simply as Bear. Jack is autistic and this scruffy bear has been his best friend and companion. He is completely devastated and would be so grateful to find him again. Twickenham, Teddington and local area. Pls RT pic.twitter.com/Rv45Cft0s9
— Matt Barnfield (@mattbarnfield1) April 13, 2018
It reminded me of a story I made up when I was a child, to deal with the fact that some children mistreat their bears. (No, Christopher Robin, it is not acceptable to carry them by the ear and bump them down the stairs.) I almost convinced myself that the place in my story was real.
![A boy and a bear. Source: Pixabay [Public Domain].](https://dowsingfordivinity.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/boy-and-a-bear.jpg?w=676)
A boy and a bear. Source: Pixabay [Public Domain].
I was delighted to see, in the book The Witches’ Goddess, by Janet and Stewart Farrar, an entire chapter on teddy bears and the archetype that they represent.
There are also numerous bear goddesses: Artio, Artemis, Callisto, Mielikki, and Ildiko.
Let’s hope Jack and Bear are reunited.
I decided that my bears’ and other animals’ souls went to Fairyland when I wasn’t playing with them, and so I’d put them in a circle to call back their souls when I wanted to play. So, I was making up ritual circles when I was FOUR YEARS OLD. When people ask how long I’ve been a witch, that comes to mind…
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That is totally adorable :*
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