What do you think of my new avatar?

[JustGeorge]

Mary was just a human being so why should she be given a crown? She was most probably not nobility in her lifetime any way and besides, that you would crown her suggests to me that you support royalty as a concept.

Well, anyone can wear a crown... I used to have one. (Lost it... )

I found a pink feathery and glittery one at a garage sale last summer. I bought it for my husband.

 

[danieldemol]

Well, anyone can wear a crown... I used to have one. (Lost it... )

I found a pink feathery and glittery one at a garage sale last summer. I bought it for my husband.

Well I mean sure, if the OP's intent was to take Mary as ruler no more seriously than a drag queen it is quite acceptable to me

That was not the impression I got from the image however, to me it appeared to have theocratic implication, although perhaps the OP only intends to serve Mary as ruler over people in a heaven that is not and will never be on earth?

If so i would question why she would want Mary as ruler in her heaven, but it would not bother me to the degree that someone who thinks Mary and her like were actually qualified for leadership here on earth.

In my opinion.

 

[JustGeorge]

Well I mean sure, if the OP's intent was to take Mary as ruler no more seriously than a drag queen it is quite acceptable to me

That was not the impression I got from the image however, to me it appeared to have theocratic implication, although perhaps the OP only intends to serve Mary as ruler over people in a heaven that is not and will never be on earth?

If so i would question why she would want Mary as ruler in her heaven, but it would not bother me to the degree that someone who thinks Mary and her like were actually qualified for leadership here on earth.

In my opinion.

Hey, my husband's no drag queen... he's just pretty.

This is only my opinion, and many will disagree strongly, but I sometimes see Mother Mary as being a symbol for the Divine Feminine or a Divine Mother(the perfect mother), with the role of nurturing us all. Though the Abrahamic faiths have largely rejected the concept of the Divine Feminine, I feel some still have that need, and using Mary as an icon for such is a way to honor Her in a way that doesn't violate their religion's outlook.

I think its deeper than just "she was Jesus's Ma"; she fills in for Mother in a broad, spiritual sense. (In my opinion. )

 

[danieldemol]

Hey, my husband's no drag queen... he's just pretty.

This is only my opinion, and many will disagree strongly, but I sometimes see Mother Mary as being a symbol for the Divine Feminine or a Divine Mother(the perfect mother), with the role of nurturing us all. Though the Abrahamic faiths have largely rejected the concept of the Divine Feminine, I feel some still have that need, and using Mary as an icon for such is a way to honor Her in a way that doesn't violate their religion's outlook.

I think its deeper than just "she was Jesus's Ma"; she fills in for Mother in a broad, spiritual sense. (In my opinion. )

What qualities of Mary make her the perfect mother as opposed to say a relatively average first century mother?

 

[JustGeorge]

What qualities of Mary make her the perfect mother as opposed to say a relatively average first century mother?

Personally, I don't know. I don't come from a tradition which revers her, so don't have any strong feelings on her(either positive or negative). But, I always take the time to bid her 'namaste' if I run across her, simply acknowledging her as another manifestation of that divine She.

My favorite Divine Feminine figure would probably be Sita.

 

[syo]

I can't decide which picture should be my avatar

I like anything medieval. Can't decide either.