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Many Neo-Pagans and Wiccan adopt at least one new name as a sign of the new person that they have become and as a sign of their belief. A neo pagan and Wiccan will normally have at least 3 names their birth or legal name, the public pagan name that is a name used at public meetings and the final name is the private name a name only known to members of the coven or group that they belong to.

The public working name is a name that a person chooses for himself or herself which can just be made up or contains the names of animals or crystals or magickal symbols or runes.

The private name is normally given by the high priestess to a new member this name will contain information that that person must seek out, you are called that name for a reason sometimes to bring humility and understanding other times to inspire greatness.

During the first few years a neo pagan may change the public name till they find a name that truly fits.

I choose my public name “Draco of the Dragonstar” as I have a very close affinity to dragons and their magicks and I wanted to honour the great dragon who has been my guide for many decades now. Although I do shorten it to draco in letters and emails many people think that my name comes from Harry Potter.

My Private name was given to me and I was a little disappointed that it was not something big and proud like Raven Hunter Hawk but as I sort out my name if found it fits me like a glove.

So how do you start to pick your own pagan name?

Well you can start with the archetypal gods and goddess names choose a deity whose strengths and attributes you would like to embody although I would research any deity you may wish to be called by as you will assume some of their traits positive and negative.

You could also choose mythical beasts or cultural hero as part of the name as well as animals precious stones or even a particular attribute you wish to embody.

If you having difficulties finding a name there are a few techniques such as meditation and asking the divine directly or even forms of divination such as (Tarot, Runes, Ouji Board, Lots, *Numerology and your power numbers, I-Ching) no matter how you find your name it has to be right for you their no wrong name.

*Choosing a name using Numerology:

You can match your birth name with your magickal name by using numerology any many people use this method. The reason for this is because your Birth Number is unchanging. People can change their names, addresses, etc., but they cannot change their date of birth. By choosing a name that matches your Birth Number, you are then aligning yourself with that same vibration; the vibration of the moment you chose to be born.

To do this:
First find your Birth Number by adding the digits of your date of birth. (Example:)If you were born June 23rd 1956, your number would be
6.23.1956 = 6+2+3+1+9+5+6 = 32
Bring that down to a single digit: 3+2 = 5
Then 5 is your Birth Number.

This is the chart you will be using:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R
S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z

Suppose you like the name DIANA. Using the chart above,
D = 4
I = 9
A = 1
N = 5
A = 1

Therefore, DIANA = 4+9+1+5=1 = 20 = 2

But your birth number was 5. For your Magick Name you should aim for a name that matches your Birth Number. In the above example, you could do this by adding a “3″ letter to DIANA; a C, L or U. So you could have, perhaps, DICANA, DILANA, or DIANAU, all of which would then add up to 5. If you don’t care for any of those, think again of another possible name and check it out.

It may take a while to find a name, or choice of names, that you like and that are numerologically correct. Perhaps the best method is to get an assortment of appropriate letter and keep rearranging them until you hit an attractive combination (from the above “Diana” example, NAUDIA might be a possibility).

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