It honestly never occurred to me that I could choose/change the witchy name that was given to me. Iāve been Lily (not my birth name) for 50 years. Itās always been such a part of me that I donāt think I could be another.
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Weekly Witchy Challenge ENTRY - Magickal Names
Life has a way of changing you, challenging you and keeping you in check. I was so excited when I came across Spells 8. Wow, I AM going to come out of the āBroom Closetā and be MEā¦the rest is history. One day I was looking at my tattooās and thought about the reason why I got one because I swore, I would never do that, it is an identification mark, but I was glad I did. The man my tat represents is dead and that is all I have of him. That got me thinking about names and how I wanted to have a name that ārepresents meā, not a nick name that many people use but a name I choose since my mother and father gave me my name that I have now, Tracy.
It is important to me, like my tatās, to choose something that has a deep meaning to it. Anyway, that is why I choose to have a Witches Magickal Name but what is it going to be? Well, I decided to worry about that laterā¦
When I was researching deities, The Goddess Hecate immediately caught my attention, and I knew at that moment she was the Goddess I want to Worship! When I was reading and researching information on
Hecate, Medea was mentioned, and I liked what I read and that is the name I chooseā¦at the time.
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In Greek mythology, Medea is the daughter of King Aeƫtes of Colchis, a niece of Circe and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios. Medea helped Jason, who was the leader of the Argonauts, to steal the Golden Fleece from her father, King Aeƫtes of Colchis. She had the gift of prophecy whom later married Jason. Medea used her magic to help Jason.
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āJust as Hecate was transformed from a dying virgin into a goddess, so Medea has been turned from a faithful, loyal wife and mother into an avenging angel, hell-bent on meting out death and destruction to all who cross her. Jason fears that his sons will be blamed for Glauceās death. He rushes to Medeaās home to protect his sons, but is horrified to discover that Medea has already killed themā (supersummary,2023)
After reading more into Medeaās history, the more I do not like what life has turned her into. With that being said, I have decided to change my Witch Name toā¦ read on to find out.
Growing up in a family with secrets came be very confusing to a small child. My sister and I were never told we had two sets of Grandparents. When we got old enough to figure out through school and other kids, that we did have other Grandparents, we ask our parents questions like WHY didnāt you tell us. Of course, no reply but my father would drop me, my sister, and mother off at āNannyāsā house. Both Grandfathers passed away before we were born. Then as time went on, my sister, Kim and I asked why dad never went in with us to our grandmotherās house, again no reply. He would go in with all of us, but we only stayed 30 mins. then we all had to leave. No one would ever talk about my motherās side of the family and still to this day most all of those people are dead so I cannot ask any questions, sad.
Mystery People of History ā Eleanor Cobham, Royal Witch
Have you heard of Eleanor Cobham, a woman from fairly humble origins who became a royal duchess and then lost everything when she was convicted of witchcraft? Back in the 15th century probably the last thing you would expect to find in the English royal family would be a witch. So you may be surprised to find that several royal ladies from this period were suspected of practising the dark arts, including Joan of Navarre who was accused by her son Henry V of plotting to use magic to kill him and Jacquetta Woodville who was said to have worked with her daughter Elizabeth to bring about her marriage to Edward IV by using sorcery and making lead images of the king.(historytimeshistory, 1/2/2013)
(Eleanor of Gloucester doing penance image Wikimedia Commons Public Domain, 2014)
I am sure you can probably figure out the new Witch name I have choose to adopt, yes, it is Eleanor. That is the name of my Nanny, the other Grandmother I did not know I had until I was probably 7 years old.
Source
https://www.supersummary.com/medea/summary/
āMedea - Summaryā Critical Survey of Literature for Students Ed. Laurence W. Mazzeno. eNotes.com, Inc. 2010 eNotes.com 13 Jan. 2023 https://www.enotes.com/topics/medea#summary-summary-summary-the-story
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Medea+and+Jason+Myth&mmreqh=
File:A Chronicle of England - Page 392 - The Duchess of Gloucester Does Penance.jpg. (2020, July 9). Wikimedia Commons, . Retrieved 03:09, January 16, 2023 from Wikimedia Commons?
title=File:A_Chronicle_of_England_-Page_392-_The_Duchess_of_Gloucester_Does_Penance.jpg&oldid=432096146.
History Times History: Eleanor Cobham, 2 January 2014.
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I sure can relate to your OCDā¦how many pieces of paper have you ripped up because you made a mistake, or it looked messy to you? Mote it Be.
Eleanor
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Great idea for a Witchy Name. I just found a lot of information on Rue as a wonderful Sister Witch sent me some and I did not know what it was used for. I needed to learn a protection spell or potion and Rue is used for that.
Blessed Be,
Eleanor
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Love this! Excellent post with such Enlightening and Positive vibes. Reading this put me in such a peaceful and relaxed moment. I have intuitions that run on very high energy and are correct 95% of the time. I feel it through pictures, letters, posts (like this).
Blessed Be,
Eleanor
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Hi Melora_Fae (I love this) and yes, I absolutely agree with you, I can feel the energy as well! Mote It Be!
Blessed Be,
Eleanor
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If you would like to participate and havenāt done so already, please post about your challenge experience(s) by the deadline:
ā January 17, 7:00 AM CET (Central European Time)
Came into the forum after the weekend and my first impression was who are all these people!? I recognize the avatars but not the names! ā¦ and then it hit me 
Iām still reading through all the entries from the weekend, but I want to say congrats to everyone who has discovered their magickal name! 
There are so many wonderful discovery stories and really beautiful names on display- to all those who found a new magickal name, reminisced on their naming journey, or simply enjoyed exploring the theme- really great job to you, and thank you for sharing! 
If you havenāt already shared an entry but would like to join in, this is your friendly reminder that you still have a bit of time left to do so!
Blessed Be 
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Hahaha! You sweeeet, you! 
Missed you Bry 
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Honestly @Medea, too many to count 
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Aww It says a lot that I even feel the need to point these things out, but I know itās important to myself and many others so I always take a minute to say something when I can. Lots of love to you, too! 
That is such a beautiful story! Itās amazing to me the connection that we can form with animals. I have this type of bond with the first snake we bought, Willow. Sheās the only one that will let me pet her head, sheāll wrap (loosely) around my neck and shoulders and just hangout the other four that we have are much less calm! Your dog 
giving you a name is just perfect, and Iām really happy that you have that connection to the name, too!
Iām really glad that you found yourself along the way with this challenge! I love that name for you, too. I feel like it fits!
Oh goodness, this is funny to me! 
I love your name SacredBee, though - itās very fitting for you! You always approach topics with reverence, and the Bee is important to you 
itās very you.
Beautiful, Eleanor, and that connection youāve got is wonderful. You dug into the history of your family and found something that is meaningful to you! I love it! If you ever want to change your username here on Spells8, Iām sure we can figure out how to incorporate Eleanor if that name is already taken
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I donāt have a magickal name, I donāt feel like I need one at the moment if I am honest 
But just for the fun of it I did some of the tests posted here and here are my results <3
And then I got Cursed Enchantress and Shady Celeste
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This is my challenge entry.
My witch name is Isobel Tuliptree. I chose Isobel as it is a variant on my middle given name, Elizabeth, which was also my paternal grandmotherās name. And I chose Tuliptree as tulip trees are abundant in my back yard. They grow quickly, straight and strong, and they bloom with beautiful yellow tulip-shaped flowers - but only when they are ready, and the blossoms are hard to find among the leaves. They are a canopy tree which strives to be the tallest in the forest.
I kind of felt that it reflected on my personality and on my magick.
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Thatās so adorable! 
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@Catharine I spend a lot of time at our familyās home in North East, Ohio and I LOVE the tulip trees!! I remember the first spring that they bloomed and I found the bright orange blossoms - I had no idea tulip trees flowered like that! And then in the fall, when the leaves drop, the dried flowers remain, itās absolutely beautiful! Itās one of my favorite trees as well!
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Iāve always thought your name was pretty. Now that I know the connection, itās even better! 
Also, I didnāt know tulips grew on trees
Sheās so cute! Iāll get some pictures some day the only pictures I have are from a while ago and sheās much bigger now.
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Challenge Entry: Magickal Names
Have you ever been so excited about a challenge, a project, or an idea that you just canāt seem to actually finish it, because it was so much fun and you donāt want it to be over? I guess thatās how this challenge was for me if that makes any sense.
Maybe I got a bit carried away by this challenge. My first task was to pick my witch name. I really hadnāt done it before because I didnāt want to choose something arbitrarily or pick something that didnāt fit me. But I sat with the idea long enough that the choices and task began to seem overwhelming. Then it hit me out of the blue.
I have been an ardent fan of greek mythology since childhood and Artemis was always my favorite.
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So much so that fast forward to my early 20s, when I started raising and breeding lovebirds and parrotlets to sell as pets, and my aviary name wasā¦
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Over the 20 years of breeding, I wrote articles, sold babies as companions, and my logo evolved.
Around the same time, I created my eBay account to sell books and handmade parrot toys and my username wasā¦
When I commissioned my first BoS in 1998, I had a custom cover made with Artemis.
It is one of those things that when I look back I had already made the choice, I just didnāt know it or maybe didnāt acknowledge it. My witchname is and has always been Artemisia.
Add to that history, my current herbalism journey, and my choice become glaringly obvious.
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As a matter of fact, I just put in an order of herb and plant seeds and two that I had to have were Artemisia absinthium (wormwood) and Artemisia vulgaris (mugwort).
([source](By David Monniaux - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, File:Artemisia absinthium P1210748.jpg - Wikimedia Commons))
I felt like I was on a roll and rode the joy of finding (accepting?) my witchname, I decided to take the challenge of giving names to my athame (that I purchased over 25 years ago)
and my boline (which I acquired last year)
Somehow having my witchname figured out, made naming these two much easier. May I present Moonblade, my athame, and Hunterās Moon, my boline.
This challenge has personally been very moving and fulfilling. Itās also focused me and my practice. Renewed my excitement and devotion. I spent literally hours writing spells and creating recipes for incense and spell jars. I am planning on rededicating myself to Artemis.
And since I was digging around through my old computer files looking for the Aviary info, I thought Iād share this photo of a baby lovebird that I raised in flight.
Blessed be,
Kat
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WWC Entry- Magickal Names
My name is Sara. It is plain. I never really liked it growing up and thought I would change it when I was old enough. I never did because I couldnāt decide what to change it to. It is fitting however and it matches my universe number.
When I joined Spells8 I became Sara11. I looked up the name Saral and the meaning and it was fitting (The meaning of Saral is : Very easy, Honest, Simple, Simple, straightforward) but I added a second āLā because I liked how the number 11 looked at the end. Anyway, it doesnāt match my universe number and its more of a boy name. I have been wanting to change my magickal name but I havenāt been able to decide on one.
So I worked on that this week! 
I finally came up with 
Sarafeena_Sage I messed around with the spelling of course to match my universe number. It contains My name, I love white sage, Iām an eclectic green witch so it works.
Sarafina means A bright star and Sage means "wise one " I can use this!
A Wise Bright Star
Way better than being named ācursed fortuneā!!! or Elphaba from Wicked for that matter. My results from a couple of the above charts
Its not as plain and simple as I am but I wanted to be a little more showy and fancy.
So this is my official request to have my name changed to
Sarafeena_Sage
Thank you. This was a fun challenge. I enjoyed reading everyoneās entries and stories. So awesome and touching.
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I love this for you! Sometimes things are so obvious that we canāt even see them 
you have a lot of history behind your name, and a lot of interest in Artemis over the years to back that up. Congratulations on finding your witch name!
I think it fits you very well! Your name has officially been changed - congratulations on finding your witch name!
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I havenāt picked a name yet nor has one picked me. I am excited to see what it will be when it happens and I will be sure to share with everyone when it does.
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Hereās a witch name generator for you as promised
Letās see if Mercury lets us have this
https://crystal-cat.github.io/witchname.html
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