N is for Name
Many articles, posts and discussions have been held on the art
of selecting a magical name. Some choose
the characteristics they’d like to claim or maybe some they already have. For example, if a person chooses an animal,
perhaps the word eagle as part of their name, we can assume they are trying to
adopt some of the qualities of the bird.
Perhaps strength, power or mental alertness can be attributed to the
bird.
Sometimes words are taken from other languages to give a bit
of elegance to the name. Arne for example
is Scandinavian for eagle. Akylas from
the Greek and Ander from Old Norse, for the word eagle.
Picking a magical name is often part of the path for those
starting in some of the different paths of Paganism. At any given pagan event there are bound to
be tons of people with the names Morrighan, Pendragon and Gaia.
For many years I played several online role play games. In these magical worlds I could create a
sorcerer to control the magical arts or a druid that would call upon the forces
of nature to do its biding. More often
than not I created a druid. This
character would have the ability to summon rain at will, to command lightning
bolts to destroy enemies. She would
summon hordes of locust or vines from the ground forcing them to grow up and
control her very environment.
Sitting in the apartment of a dear friend, we thumbed through
a character naming book. I found a name
that intrigued me. Sosanna. The name was from the traditional Gaelic and
was said to mean “Lily”. I loved
it. I took it as my magical name and
added the title “Belladonna - The Nightshade”.
Little did I know some 26 years later, I would be a devotee of the
Goddess Hecate; who is said to be liked with belladonna.
Today I feel very comfortable with my magical name
choice. Many choose names and rename themselves
several times throughout their lifetime.
This name has stuck with me and I cherish it.
Namaste
& Blessed Be
Sosanna
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Links on Magical Names
Your
Magical Name – Patti Wigington
Choosing
Your Magical Name - Llewellyn
Journal
Choosing
a Magical Name – Occult Corpus Forum
Choosing
a Magical Name – Angelfire- Silver RavenWolf
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