Update - Friends and name

[emlyjay]

I've updated my Friends list (sorry to you guys who had to wait so long!).

Also, sharp eyes might notice the change to my name & e-mail - Sigyn gave me a name, and She's told me it's time to use it.  (The "or else" is unspoken.  ;p )

"Lusi Wyn" - I'm going to have to grow into it.  It doesn't feel like "me" - "joyful lightbringer"?  That's like

Comments

[emlyjay]

I find it hard to adapt to the idea of a "special" name for my new self/job/whatever.

To me, it smacks of RPGing and living history/SCA - not that I object to either of those; I've RPd in the past and participate in SCA type activities on occasion. It's just that I don't want my spirituality to be the kind of deliberately assumed, "I wish I was someone different/speshal/cooler/with more OCCULT POWERZ" alter ego that one often finds in those arenas.

Logically, I can connect to ideas like:
- I was given the name, I didn't choose it. It's not my ego speaking. (If it was, I would have chosen something really KEWL and IMPRESSIVE and reeking of AUTHENTIC OLD NORSE LINGUISTICS!) :p
- I am not the same person as I was before, so it makes sense to have a new name to go with the new existence.

But emotionally, I still have a bit of a knee-jerk reaction... ;)