Magical names and weird ritual thing

[slfcllednowhere]

Two questions today:

1. How many of you use a magical name? How did you go about picking it?
2.

Comments

[serendipity8791]

1) Mine was given to me by my former tradition's God and Goddess in a journey. Since I have left that tradition, I'm doing some soul-searching because I feel like I have outgrown the name that was given to me, but I'm afraid there isn't much help I can give on that. I'd say look for signs, meditate on it, think of how you want your path to manifest in you and through you, and do research on appropriate names.

2) The first thing that came through my mind for this one was: All acts of love and pleasure are Her rituals. I don't believe there is any shame or weirdness in feeling sexual energy coursing through oneself in ritual, it's happened to me too on occasion. I would say, yes, the first time it happens, it's a little strange, especially when there is seemingly nothing to trigger it (that we're used to). At any rate, I don't think someone who feels that energy manifest in that way is a pervert. I've had a student and covenmate who, after channeling the God in ritual, exclaimed that he was craving steak or a greasy cheeseburger (he's been a strict vegetarian for over a decade) and felt like having sex, and no one was weirded out by it.