To the Native people of the North, the polar bear is a source of not only physical but spiritual sustenance and is also considered to be kin. Some tribes see these bears as the ghosts of departed relatives and have myths of humans and polar bears living together, and of transmuting into each other …
The polar bear is also considered the embodiment of the spirit of the North, an animal who holds ancient wisdom and has shamanic powers. This animal, whose translucent coat camouflages it in the winter, often appears as a traveler between the worlds not only of water, ice, and earth, but of earth and spirit.
This animal’s energy is very powerful. If Polar Bear enters your life through dreams or imagination, you can be prepared for a profound spiritual journey. (source)
(caps from 1x14, “Special”)
Set them free.
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Why Hugo protects the Island.
(painting by Martin Witfooth)
Spirit bear on British Columbia island.
“Bear?”
(3x03, “Further Instructions”)
Cette peinture est… on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/28126537
by Martin Witfooth. Looks like a spirit bear in a Dharma Initiative drainpipe.
Martin Witfooth, “Lost” (source)
paul nicklen
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Given the rainforest ambiance, I’d say this was a spirit (Kemode) bear, not a polar bear.
(Source: hypnoticlandscape)
