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| Author: Posted: Sep. 8, 2002 | This Page Viewed: 7,023,596 |
Question of the Week: 28 - 2/12/2001 Where Did You Get Your Magickal Name? The tradition of taking on a magickal name is an old one in many Pagan paths. Once used to protect themselves and their covenmates or to create equality among members, magickal names are now often individually chosen to reflect or project certain traits, pantheonic allegiances or just because it sounds cool. How did YOU get your magickal name? What is the story behind it, the meaning of it and the reason that it was either given to you or you chose it? |
| Reponses: There are 93 responses posted to this question. | Reverse Sort |
| Hi, All!; One Thing About A "magical Name", .... Never Allow Your Initiator... | Feb 15th. at 9:43:24 pm EST |
| Tarostar (Toronto, Ontario CA) | Age: 58 - Email |
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Hi, All!; One thing about a "Magical Name", .... Never allow your Initiator in the Craft to choose one for you. Being young and dumb and full of ... (you know what rhymes), I got stuck with the name Antinous; the Emperor hadrian's petulant queeny boy friend, because my initiator said I looked like statues of said Antinous. Thanks loads! I just never used that name publically, or otherwise, as I never felt an affinity to that historical character. Years later, in the appendix of the third volumn of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, I saw a list of the Kings of Gondor. Since the Elves and Men used two languages in the epic, the Kings would have two names. Romendicil/Tarostar meaning East Conqueror. As Tarostar could also mean Ace of Pentacles and I was an Occult Supplies Dealer and a Tarot reader, I took it for my own and copyrighted my manuscripts under that pen name. I have been the nemesis of Neo-Paganism ever since. BB Tarostar |
| Black And Silver Are My Two Best Power Colors, And I've Always... | Feb 15th. at 11:16:11 pm EST |
| Blacksilver Moonsdotter (Sacramento, California US) | Age: 39 - Email |
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Black and silver are my two best power colors, and I've always considered myself a daughter of the Moon Goddess; so I became Blacksilver Moonsdotter. |
| Merry Meet And Blessed Be! I Think That Names Are Tools...they... | Feb 16th. at 12:53:40 am EST |
| Yvonne (W Paris, Maine US) | Age: 36 |
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Merry Meet and blessed be! I think that names are tools...They can be mundane or spiritual; doesn't matter, they work their magic either way. For the fad and popularity conscious, it may seem truly important to find a cool sounding name, but that isn't the point to having a Craft name. My truth is that a word has a resonance, a vibration, a rhythm. The power of the name ( or any word for that matter) is the power to alter your vibration. It is the power to manifest. Your vibration could be seen as your mood. It may also be seen as your psychological and spiritual maturity too. So you may effect your maturity or life long frame of mind through use of your name each day. I feel that you can even attract event to you because of your choice. The intention behind owning a name also effects the vibration of its use. (Good reason to pick it for a better reason than to impress someone) It makes perfect sense that if you have a spiritual, a mundane desire or aspiration, even a need of healing, that you could use a name to help you create that. Every time it is spoken, it invokes the quality or meaning of that word to you and that is a very powerful invocation that can change your whole life. My own experience with names is varied. A part of that experience is to have made a bad first marriage and to have had some real crappy people in my life who gave me names that I have prudently rejected. When I divorced, I decided to pick new names that were not associated with all that negativity. I chose a name that means 'healed by God'. I chose another that means 'she plays all the time'. My first name means 'archer' or 'warrior'. I've happily kept that. It has stood me in good stead through much hardship in my life. (I am especially glad now, since this seems such a good name for a priestess who feels so very drawn to Diana.) Just before my divorce was final, I recieved a name at my Sufi initiation that means Divine Revelation. This describes my tendancy to recieve sponteaous visions and intuitive knowledge. This brought the total of my legal names to four. The result of these names being in my mundane life has been a profound healing, both physically and spiritually. My life has grown larger with the number of my names and I have unconsciously been letting go of a strong tendancy to be so serious that I couldn't play at all. Happilly too I have finally gained mastery over my psychic gifts that had been running me by the nose for a long time. I also have a Craft, and two magical names. My Craft name is the one that I use in public. Recently I changed it to Starspider. It is a name that came to me by happenstance and when it did, I had one of those incredible 'ding' moments where the world pauses and says, 'Pay attention!'. I did and I like the way it describes my heart felt connection with the spider and the awakening on with the Star Goddess. One of my magical names is used only in circles with other Wiccan elders. This was chosen in order to define a step in my personal evolution and this is a custom in the tradition that I am currently finishing my training in. My High Priestess uses her magical names as a way to speak to her subconscious about how much to let her magical hair down. Each name she has is only used with certain groups, according to how knowledgeable the group is. I respect her way of looking at it. This is quite often a custom for those Wiccan traditions that embrace the degree system. Though I respect this way of looking at it, I am not interested in that being a part of my use of my name. I feel that it is too much like a status symbol when used this way. I actually was given this name by the Gods to teach me to shut up. I have a tendancy to speak of things that I have no business opening my mouth about. Keeping this name to myself is a very good lesson for me. The name also gives me a quality to work with and aspire to that will extract a new level of maturity and skill as time goes by. It is becoming a great blessing. Besides I really love it which is a truly good reason to have a name!! The other magical name is never to be said allowed at this point. I have not yet earned the right to call myself this name aloud. It is held in my heart and is a name that I aspire to with great desire and as much humility as I can generate. Frankly, the Gods use it to keep my ego in check. There is one other kind of name in my way of looking at things. That is the hidden name. This is the name that is never spoken aloud except with those you know would give their life for yours in this reality. It is the key to your soul. It is best kept only between you and the Gods. This name isn't open to choice as it describes the very essence of your soul. It is YOU. A very helpful way to use this one is with use of your personal power song. Chanted or sung, it can be used to raise energy for your healing and wellbeing. Helpful hint: Make sure your power song remains a secret too. My 2 cents... |
| My Native American Adult Name,"crowfeather" Was Given To Me At A... | Feb 16th. at 1:16:43 am EST |
| Luke/CrowFeather (Quincy, Massachusetts US) | Age: 39 - Email |
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My Native American adult name, "Crowfeather" was given to me at a Naming ceremony by a local Chief.( The name given to me at age 5 was "little laughing fox"and trust me it no longer fits) The name came about from a poster idea to promote a memorial for a local site honoring those slain in a mass murder over land. The chief and several council members asked that I draw up posters with a picture of a spear in the ground wrapped in leather with crow feathers (a sign of respect for those on the path of the dead)The name seemed to click with anyone who knows me personaly for one obvious reason, ( I seem to always know when someone's about to or has crossed over..eh it's a gift..surrre) Well hey! you asked!..lol Luke (Crow Feather) |
| I Am 2nd Generation Irish-american On My Fathers Side And 5th Generation... | Feb 16th. at 5:03:14 am EST |
| Dawn Fontaine (Schweinfurt) | Age: 32 - Email |
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I am 2nd generation Irish-American on my fathers side and 5th generation Irish-American on my mother's. Once I decided to follow the pagan path, I also knew I wanted a connection to my Irish ancestors and have been doing research on Celtic traditions. The local library had the Enclyopedia of Celtic Myths & Legends and it was there that I learned of Aoifa (pronounced EE-fa). She was the daughter of Ard-Greimme and an Irish warrior-princess, skilled in martial arts and other war tactics, in the Land of Shadows. There were times in the past when I would give up something/someone because I didn't think I deserved it. Now, with Aoifa inside, I'm much better at sticking up for myself! |
| My Name Came To Me Quite Easily. It Had Practicaly Jumped Out... | Feb 16th. at 1:22:15 pm EST |
| Blair Lightpaws (Toronto) | Age: 16 |
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My name came to me quite easily. It had practicaly jumped out and bit me. My name is Blair Lightpaws. Sound familiar? I thought Blair was getting too close to the famous Blair Witch. I rejected this name, but no matter how many times I tried, I couldn't find another name that just fit me. I wanted a name that represents how I feel and think, not one that everyone would except because it doesn't sound like anyone elses. I finally decided to be true to myself and go with the name that spiritualy, is right for me. |
| I Would Like To Know What Is The Explianation Of Creation, How... | Feb 16th. at 5:21:00 pm EST |
| Angelofthenite (miami) | Age: 16 |
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I would like to know what is the explianation of creation, How is the start of everything explain in wiccan/pagan tradition? |
| When I Joined A Womens Circle Group, I Was Asked To Come... | Feb 17th. at 10:46:38 am EST |
| Tracie Montgomery (Inkom, Idaho US) | Age: 39 - Email |
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When I joined a womens circle group, I was asked to come up with a magickal name. The first thing that popped into my head was cetacia. I didn't have to even think about it, it was just there. I have a special attatchment to whales. I have a humpback whale tattoo on the side of my right leg. Whales are cetaceans, so there you go, just that simple. |
| How My Daughter Got Her Magickal Name- I Fell In Love With... | Feb 17th. at 3:34:55 pm EST |
| Vanessa (APO, ARMED FORCES EUROPE US) | Age: 25 - Email |
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How my daughter got her magickal name- I fell in love with my daughter the second I saw her, I felt this energy-I know we've been together in a past live, she even tells me that (she's a very magickal little person!)...back when she was born I gave her the most beautiful name I could think of & my mom, who was there with me the whole time, chose her second name (I call her by both). I love my little girl (she's almost 5 now) more than anything, she lights up my live and makes me happy. She's my Sunshine. When I'm sad she comforts me and cheers me up, when she wakes up in the morning, it's like the sun coming up and the storm clouds are gone. Now she even tells people that her name is Sunshine and when I ask her what she wants to be called she says "Sunshine, because that's what I am". She also has another magickal name that her teachers gave her in school...But to me she'll always be my Sunshine. |
| I Think That A Magickal Name Is Very Important. First, I Think... | Feb 17th. at 4:23:35 pm EST |
| Woodswomyn Moon (Lisbon, Ohio US) | Age: 48 - Email |
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I think that a magickal name is very important. First, I think it reinforces our committments and philosophies that we have chosen and helps us identify more with that persona, helping to bring it into our everyday lives. I feel it empowers us to continue to become the person we hope to be through our choices. Secondly, I also think it gives our Pagan peers a look into who we are, and where we are going; it gives them a chance to connect with us on another level. I chose my own magickal name, because I above all others know who I am. I feel my magickal name is a direct link between the Goddess and myself. It is my promise to Her that She is in my life, my soul, my being, at all times. Mother Earth has given us all that we need. I have chosen to learn from the plants, use the plants, protect the plants, and love the plants. We are a part of each other. The Moon has given me much feminine strength, companionship, love and protection, that I chose to use it as part of my magickal name for I would never want to live without Her. Woodswomyn Moon. |
| My Magickal Name Has Evolved Over Time. Many, Many Years Ago (when... | Feb 17th. at 8:24:54 pm EST |
| Lady Rowan Phoenixheart (Sacramento, California US) | Age: 27 - Email |
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My magickal name has evolved over time. Many, many years ago (when I first started on the Path), I chose the name Phoenix. For very personal reasons, I felt a close tie to the mythical beast. As time went on, I changed. Eventually, I reached a point in my life where my magickal name no longer right for me. I chose the name Rowan, but I didn't want to drop my old name since I still felt the Phoenix close to my heart. So, my name became Rowan Phoenixheart. A magickal name are more than a screen name, it becomes part of your identity. I tell my students to give a great deal of thought to their new name. I believe it is no less important than one's legal name. |
| I Originaly Wanted The Name Starbird Which Was A Name That Came... | Feb 17th. at 9:06:44 pm EST |
| Talaluna (Lowell, Massachusetts US) | Age: 37 - Email |
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I originaly wanted the name starbird which was a name that came to me in a dream when i was in middle school. I used as the same of a singing group i formed. However, i evoled as an adult an when I was pregnant with my second child I thought up the name Talaluna to represent birth my children. Tala (wolf) is my sons middle name. It is his "Native American name" (My father is decended from chiefs but lost touch with that side of his family after his mother died when he was a boy, we are currently trying to trace our lineage). I named him out of instict. Luna (moon) was going to be my daughters native american name. (we actually changed it to grace - go figure). That is my lengthy, probably misspelled, story |
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