*History of Magical Names:
Before written language, the ‘Cave Man Days’ if you will, we made sounds and art as a form of communication. From the first time we began to speak to each other with audible grunts and hand gestures, there was the need for names. Unfortunately we do not have a lengthy record of cave man names, but only faded drawings on cave walls that have been left behind for us to discover. Be assured we did call each other something back then. We just don’t know what it was.
The system of naming is called Nomenclature.
Names of Power, sometimes known as “Magical Names”, date back to ancient Egyptians, Greeks and even the Assyrians. They believed that awesome and often incredible power could be released by the sound of a secret magical name. Only the most powerful Gods would have a secret magical name and only a master of the art of magic could have this knowledge and wisdom at their disposal. The masters would be the only ones to wield this kind of power.
The most powerful ancient name is said to be YHWH.
As common as John is, we soon had a whole village of Johns. John from over the hill turned into John Hill. John the bread baker turned into John Baker and if you worked with a craft or a skill and where well known for that work, you would be known as John Shoemaker and so on. By doing this simple naming, we would know which John one was referring to.
Thus, our magical names work in much the same way. You are known to others by the work you do, even today.
Without making this paper a long lesson in history, I have elected to stay within the magical world due to the vast amount of information on the naming system.
Please feel free to follow up with your studies and research on this topic. You might find this topic just as interesting as I did. By doing so, you might find the magical name you are looking for.
Come with me on this little journey of magical names. You might find the magic has been with us a very long time, and perhaps if I am lucky, you might find some things you may have not known thus far.
~ A magical name is a pseudonym or an alias we use for a person place or thing, in this case dealing with the magical realm.
~ A magical name can be used to shift consciousness to our higher self. The sound and vibration of a word can help to increase power. Certain names can invoke images, feelings and even strong emotion when they are said aloud. Simply put, a magical name is anything we want to give extra energy to.
~ A magical name is like a nickname. The names that people will come to know you by, which is not, in most cases, your given birth name.
~ A magical name is one which we can choose for our selves that draws on our better qualities.
~ Our names can be shared at certain times of the year or only with particular people in your temple or circle of friends.
~ A magical name can work in the same way as a charm; to open or to close a thing, or to protect someone or something.
~ Our magical names are, to some degree, secret names and can be kept secret if one wishes it to be.
~ A magical name helps to protect your real identity from would-be bashers.