Hi guys - I need some names for HEAVEN

profen4 · Sep 12, 2010

Hi all - I love this section of AW - it's just such a great source of group feedback.

I'm trying to find names for HEAVEN, or the afterlife. For example, I've come up with the obvious ones:

Heaven
Paradise
elysium
Valhalla
Nirvana

But I need more - it can be from any source, any religion, mythology, it can obscure or mainstream, old or new-age.

Thanks guys.

frolzagain · Sep 12, 2010

The pearly gates, the by and by, Tian. Thats all i could come up with early in the morning. I may think of more later lol

Puma · Sep 12, 2010

Up Yonder ("when the role is called up yonder")
the Great Beyond
the World to come
Elysian Fields
Kingdom of God
Zion
Eden
Eternal Bliss
Happy Hunting Grounds

Hope those help. I know there are more names in Native American mythology, but don't have a book close by. Puma

Chase · Sep 12, 2010

So many! Most of those that come to my mind are posted.

When we were kids, we spoke of "knocking someone to 'Kingdom Come,'" and I thought of that as Heaven.

Olympus

Xanadu

The right hand of God

Marian Perera · Sep 12, 2010

Avalon or Arcadia?

Giant Baby · Sep 12, 2010

The great _____ in the sky.

(The _____ being case specific, of course. George Burns might have gone to the great cigar bar in the sky, etc.)

askcb · Sep 12, 2010

Kingdom of God is used in both Christianity and Judaism.
A bit obscure, but in Jainism, liberated souls rise to loka.

Kaylyn

profen4 · Sep 12, 2010

All great, guys! Thank you. who knew there were so many?

Rowan · Sep 12, 2010

Summerland. (Not "Heaven" in the traditional sense but it might work for your purposes)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Summerland

Cyia · Sep 13, 2010

empyrean

DrZoidberg · Sep 14, 2010

"The other side"
"Shangri-la"
"Eden"
"Paradise"

Juliette Wade · Sep 14, 2010

The Western Paradise...

Were you looking for Earthly words for Heaven? You can expand your options enormously if you have another culture who might conceptualize Heaven differently.

AlishaS · Sep 14, 2010

Jannah is the Arabic word for Heaven
Swarga is Hindi for Heaven

Maybe cheat and use Nevaeh lol which is Heaven spelled backwards.

Ken · Sep 15, 2010

... 'above,' as in 'she's looking down on us from above. So don't fret my child.' Concluded with reassuring pat on shoulder.

Lavern08 · Sep 16, 2010

Beaulah Land

Glory (as in she's gone to Glory)

Williebee · Sep 16, 2010

Beyond the Horizon
The Great Unseen/Great Unknown
The Hereafter
The Light (Walk into...)

Aruba. (Trust me, it's heaven.)

Hi guys - I need some names for HEAVEN

profen4

frolzagain

Puma

Retired and loving it!

Chase

It Takes All of Us to End Racism

Marian Perera

starting over

Giant Baby

Oh, the humanity.

askcb

If in doubt, mumble

profen4

Rowan

Cyia

Rewriting My Destiny

DrZoidberg

aka TomOfSweden

Juliette Wade

Interprets for aliens

AlishaS

Is swimming with creativity frogs

Ken

Lavern08

Sit Down, and Shut Up!

Williebee

Capeless, wingless, & yet I fly.