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Post by wren on Nov 13, 2006 10:12:09 GMT -5
Why did you choose your magical name, or how did it choose you?
Mine is wren gorfoleddu...
The wren is the bird of the druids, a bird who sings even in winter, who bested Eagle by wits alone, and who has appeared to me from the very first when I had a decision to make or in moments of intense joy.
'Gorfoleddu' means 'an ecstatic rejoicing that flows from, or in the midst of, intense sorrow'. It is a reminder to me that a Druid embraces the darkness as well as the light and that the Cauldrons of Poesy within us are turned by both intense joy and intense sorrow. I took this after my recent healing and rebirth during my first night in the wilderness.
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Post by Marcus on Nov 13, 2006 15:46:53 GMT -5
Scathanna is my name. It is not pronounced as it is spelt. more like "Skaw" (rhymes with Law) then "Hun" "A"
SKAW HUN A.
It means "shadows" or "of shadows" in Irish depending on how it is used in the sentence.
I was at the stone circle one day and as usual there were many crows watching form the branches of the hedges and trees surrounding the field in which the stone circle is. The were all silent then all at once they started to become, what I thought was, agitated. But I decided i would listen to them as it amused me to see them agitated by my presence. It sounded like they were all saying "Skaw." I remember saying Skaw to myself. Then weeks later i was in school and I was writing lyrics to a song i was putting together. I was trying to create an image of the Morrigans wings creating a shadow over the weeping goddess at the battle of moytura. I asked my teacher who speaks Irish what the word for shadow is and she said "Scath" which is pronounced Skaw. Seems a silly thing but that day when the crows wathced me at the circle came into my head and ive stuck with the name scathanna ever since.
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Post by wren on Nov 13, 2006 16:01:29 GMT -5
Doesn't seem silly to me! Thanks for sharing, Marcus!
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Post by Marcus on Nov 13, 2006 16:31:43 GMT -5
Doesn't seem silly to me! Thanks for sharing, Marcus! And to you for sharing yours Wren! 'Gorfoleddu' is a has a beautiful yet sad meaning. HOw is it pronounced?
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Post by wren on Nov 13, 2006 17:11:48 GMT -5
Well, being new at Welsh...*ahem*
I believe it is gor-fo-le-thee (emphasis on the 'le' syllabul?) If anyone knows, I'd be happy to stand corrected. But, that's how I say it.
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Post by Lady Anastasia on Nov 13, 2006 18:13:00 GMT -5
I don't really have a magical name, if anything, i would say that, I am lala.... lol.. lala evolved from other names.... I was gypsy for a long time, well, there are lots of gypsys out there, none are gypsylala's though, kept that for a long time..... those of you who know me, will recognize, it is my email addy.... When I felt the need for a change about two years ago, I went with Keilala, well, this name had lala's in it too.... the problem with Keilala, aside from the fact that no one could pronounce it, I don't like to typelong names.... I dropped it, kept the lala..... but, lala, it means everything and nothing all at once... lala is a song, lala is something that you feel, lala is something that you can think of when skipping down the streets... It is random, beautiful, nutty, all at the same time.... everything, and, nothing... meaning and nonsense.........
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Post by bran_sinnach on Nov 13, 2006 21:11:25 GMT -5
My true name is Bran Sinnach, which stands for Raven Fox, with Bran being pronounced like brawn instead of bran. The Raven symbolizes my connection with the Morrigan and my dedication to her. I take the name Bran to show my loyalty to her and her ways, to being one of her "ravens". It also very much symbolizes my nature and life, who I am, though for this it also blends with the fox. My nature is very much akin to the fox, both seen and unseen, wise yet cunning, of both night and day, and to be "strong in council" for my brethren whenever they should have need. Bran is my spirit, Sinnach is my personality, and together they blend and combine in every way both subtle and grand to make me who I am, Bran Sinnach.
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Post by wren on Nov 13, 2006 21:14:02 GMT -5
Very Cool! What about the stories of Bran and his sister, Branwen? Do you feel any connection to him?
By the way, I love your poetry!
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Post by bran_sinnach on Nov 13, 2006 23:44:52 GMT -5
I have always loved the stories of Bran and Branwen, and I do feel a connection in more than mere name, sometimes even asking him for extra protection along with Morrigan when I feel I am in true need. Someday I would like to take a trip to the the White Mount and the Tower of London to be close to him, for I sincerely doubt that Arthur dug the head up if you ask me. And thank you very much, wren, that compliment means a great deal to me coming from you.
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Post by wren on Nov 14, 2006 23:08:43 GMT -5
bran, you are an old soul in new sneakers!
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Post by wren on Nov 19, 2006 10:32:10 GMT -5
I found this today and thought of this discussion. The last part is especially fitting... IMPORTANCE ATTACHED TO NAMES. In many of the formulas, especially those relating to love and to life-destroying, the shaman mentions the name and clan of his client, of the intended victim, or of the girl whose affections it is desired to win. The Indian regards his name, not as a mere label, but as a distinct part of his personality, just as much as are his eyes or his teeth, and believes that injury will result as surely from the malicious handling of his name as from a wound inflicted on any part of his physical organism. This belief was found among the various tribes from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and has occasioned a number of curious regulations in regard to the concealment and change of names. It may be on this account that both Powhatan and Pocahontas are known in history under assumed appellations, their true names having been concealed from the whites until the pseudonyms were too firmly established to be supplanted. Should his prayers have no apparent effect when treating a patient for some serious illness, the shaman sometimes concludes that the name is affected, and accordingly goes to water, with appropriate ceremonies, and christens the patient with a new name, by which he is henceforth to be known. He then begins afresh, repeating the formulas with the new name selected for the patient, in the confident hope that his efforts will be crowned with success.[/i]
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Post by bran_sinnach on Nov 20, 2006 0:06:01 GMT -5
This reminds me of the gypsy people who today still take three different names in their lives. If I remember correctly, they have a secret name which is known to them and no other for it contains power over them, much like the Native Americans here believed, then they also take a gypsy name to be used amongst their people, and then finally they take a 'common' name to be used amongst non-gypsies and for signing papers.
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Post by vercingetoix on Jan 16, 2007 18:28:12 GMT -5
My real name literally means Red Beard (Robert) The Bruce Born of the Sea (Morgan) but I chose Vercingetiox because he is a great warrior leader of Gaul who in 52 BC, lead all of Gaul in a rebellion against Caesar and Rome. They ended up in a seige at Alesiin for a for a month where Caesar built two great walls made of wicker frames, one faceing in and one faceing out. Vercingetorix (I leave out the R) had 80,000 warriors inside of the fortress and one hundred thousand on the outside relief force that came from all of Gaul to war. Caesar had only 50,000 leadionares but were supierior to the peaceful Gauls who traded plow shares for swords to protect the families and homes from the Roman invasion in 58 BC. In the end of the 2 day piched battle where brothers, fathers and uncles tied themselves together to die together the had to surrender and were sold into slavery and the hero was treated with honour for 5 years in Rome until he was strangled to death. He was a Druid they say as well. This battle was the end of the Druid way of life and it inpires me to this day.
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Post by wren on Jan 16, 2007 18:37:31 GMT -5
Welcome to PM, Rob! I am so glad you decided to join our company here!
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Post by ihrian on Jan 16, 2007 19:41:26 GMT -5
my real name means 'Ireland'..frankly i cant think of a better name, when this one has so much mystery and life attatched to it. Ihrian is just something i use, that i found in a book i was reading as is oighrig, which is what i used to use.
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