"Soul animal" comes from a Finnish word that no longer has religious or spiritual meaning so it can be used by anyone (a Finnish person online told me this so it might not be the most accurate. It was linked to paganism so I believe it's lost meaning though)
That's true, but I'm pretty sure the concept of animal familiars has been a part of folklore since long before the birth of neopaganism. I see it as both of us borrowing terms from the same sources, though if a Wiccan wants to correct me then I'm happy to hear them out!
What's a good sub for spirit animal? Patronus is out and I dunno if familiar is offensive or not.
"Soul animal" comes from a Finnish word that no longer has religious or spiritual meaning so it can be used by anyone (a Finnish person online told me this so it might not be the most accurate. It was linked to paganism so I believe it's lost meaning though)
I always call my cat my familiar and it's never offended anyone as far as I could tell?
It's a Wiccan thing, no? Someone else replied daemon so that may be less problematic.
That's true, but I'm pretty sure the concept of animal familiars has been a part of folklore since long before the birth of neopaganism. I see it as both of us borrowing terms from the same sources, though if a Wiccan wants to correct me then I'm happy to hear them out!
There's always daemon. I'm a goshawk or nightingale depending on the quiz/site thank you for asking