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[Games] Pagan-inspired KUY congrats round 1
Link to sign-ups: https://www.behindthename.com/bb/game/5156737A nice group of "folx" in the sign-up! Here are all the pagans on board:Meridian Sowilo
Hrafna Morrigan
Phoenix Lightning
Andromeda Bellflower Song
Meadow Stardust
Midsummer Stardust
Aphra Persephone
Andromeda Lavendar
Cassiopeia Ganymede
Nausicaa Starlight Wisteria
Indigo Starla Io
Elma Tourmaline Corvus
Morwenna Tinúviel Eglentyne
Altaluna Artemis
Aeron Astrid Celinda Snow
Amethyst Lavender
Tethys Galaxy Lune
Hyacinth Apollo Makepeace
Thursday Artemis Evening
Rhianna, Riona, or SorchaThis round, we're naming your first child - a child of the forest!For female characters: You have been chosen to embody the forest in a fertility ceremony. You will be ritually cleansed and covered in green paint, and then you will lie in the dark under a tree somewhere. You will be "visited" in the night by a disguised member of your community who has been on a hunt and is wearing horns. Neither of you will know who the other is.Then... you have a dream about the moon. What phase is the moon in? What phase of the moon were you born under? Please use this website to find out, and answer for next round's namebanks. https://www.moongiant.com/birthday-moon/You also see a tree in your dream vividly, and the dream tells you that you will bear the Child of the Forest, and you must name the child with the name of the tree, and it will be protected by the tree's spirit and embued with its sacred qualities. When you wake up, you see you have fallen asleep under the tree in your dream.What tree was it? Will it be a pretty-named one like Willow or an ugly-named one like Gorse? It's up to fate. Please pick or generate a number 1-21 - sorry, didnt have this planned or would have done it in the signups. I will reply with the corresponding tree, and three letters. You must use the tree's name in the combination, but it can be in any position; the other names in the combo must begin with the letters. You may also pick the child's gender.For males, WHAT HAPPENS IS, you are one of the stag people and you go on a big hunt and you're probably on some kind of psychedelic berry. You fall asleep under a tree and have the same kind of dream, and you have a Knowing that there is going to be a baby of yours running around. You pick out a name you wish you could name it. And then later, someone names their festival forest baby the exact combination you wished for! What a thrill
So in sum, please respond with:
-Your character name
-Your moon phase
-A number 1-21
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Sundance Everly
Waxing Crescent in Sagittarius
6
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Alder - courage, strength, resurrection, gender balance. https://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-alder-tree/Your letters are P, O, W, and K.
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Sundance EverlyDD: Phoenix Alder Wanderer
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-Your character name: Aurora Isobel Peregine
-Your moon phase: Waning Gibbous in Gemini
-A number 1-21: 15
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Reed: a friendly, sweet, scribey, protector tree.
https://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-reed-tree/Your letters are C, H, G, and N.
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Aphra Persephone
Waning Crescent (in Scorpio - don't know if that helps)
16
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Aspen - communicative, protective, and cherisher of new life. The sacred whisperer!https://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-aspen-tree/Your letters are J, H, S, and V
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Aphra PersephoneD: Juverna Aspen Vaihere
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Phoenix Lightning
Waxing Gibbous
19
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Ivy, a powerful, protective vine.https://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-ivy-tree/Your letters are P, X, A, D.
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Acacius Ivy DuneAcacius Ivy Dune
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You don't have to use all the letters as initialsJust so y'all know - the letters are possibilities. If y'all want to edit your responses that's fine. hahaSorry for awkwardness! Haven't hosted a congrats in a decade or so :)
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Elma Tourmaline Corvus
Waxing Gibbous
16
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16: Aspen, the sacred whispering tree! Gee the Celts sure valued the underworld.https://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-aspen-tree/Your letters are Z, V, X, and D.
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Underworld = transformative powerElma Tourmaline CorvusDS: Draconis Aspen Vervain ***
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Tethys Galaxy Lune
Waxing Gibbous
17
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17 is Oak - three oaks so far! Oaks are the king of the forest, top-dog, Zeus. The most balanced, most translatable wisdom, most full of fairies - basically THE BEST TREEhttps://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-oak-tree/Your letters are P, E, R, and A.
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Cool. I guess it makes for a strong Pagan name, then? :)
I’ll name him Aeson Oak.
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-Nausicaa Starlight Wisteria
-first quarter (in Taurus, if that's necessary)
-5

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Darkbone is a pretty fun name.5 is Holly, winter protector and dark-season ruler of the forest.https://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-holly-tree/Your letters are L, T, and V.
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Titania Holly Vale

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Indigo Starla Io
Waxing Gibbus
9
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#9 is Mistletoe, a sacred inhabitor of trees, and embued with solar power and energy because it doesn't touch the ground. Hopefully all that makes up for its silly name. I've got a Mistletoe too.https://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-mistletoe/Your letters are K, J, M, and B.
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Me: Indigo Starla Io DD: Mistletoe Moon Io I don't know if I did that correctly...
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Andromeda Lavender
Waxing Gibbous
17
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17 is the mighty Oak! King of the forest. Host to so many types of bugs and birds. Often first-zapped by lightning. Wise old oak.https://thepresenttree.com/blogs/tree-meanings/oak-tree-meaningYour letters are Y, T, and A.
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Thornton Oak
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Cassiopeia Ganymede
Waxing gibbous
1
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1 is Elder, a sacred, protective, magic-summoning tree. I don't get a clear sense of it from this website.https://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-elder-tree/Your letters are S, P, and O.
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Midsummer Stardust
Waxing Crescent
19
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19 is Ivy. I can't tell well from this site but it seems to have to do with power and protection.https://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-ivy-tree/Your letters are K, J, and B.
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Thanks! Her name will be Ivy Blessing.Midsummer Stardust
DD: Ivy Blessing
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Morwenna Tinúviel Eglentyne
Waxing Crescent in Gemini
10
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10 is Yew. Sacred persistence, longevity, eldership."One of the most ancient beings on Earth and associated with longevity and resurrection, it is said there is no reason in nature why a yew tree should die."https://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-yew-tree/Your letters are L, R, and N.
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Daughter: Neryssa Reminisce Yew

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Thursday Artemis Evening (male idk if I need to specify that lol)
Waning gibbous
13
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Oh, a male taking the name of a goddess! Cool!13 is Willow - the tree of graceful translation from the unconscious, and also of wicker/wicca.https://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-willow-tree/Your letter s are S, M, and T.
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My daughter's name will be Willow Saffron. I chose to name her Saffron after the crocuses surrounding the tree I fell asleep in, and the rich red-orange color of the moon in my dream.

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Name: Aeron Astrid Celinda Snow
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Tree Number: 11
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11 is Birch - purity, protection, and new lifehttps://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-birch-tree/Your letters are L, D, and J.
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Aeron Astrid Celinda SnowDS: Jupiter "JD" Dagda Birch Snow
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Meadow Stardust
Waning Gibbous in Aquarius
17

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Oak, king of trees! You got the #1 bigtree.Oaks are often linked to the major sky gods who control lightning.https://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-oak-tree/I think oak tree mythology is more interesting than is portrayed on this website, but whatevz.Your numbers are U, L, and M.
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Daughter: Laoise Maeve Oak

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Beautiful name, but one of them has to be Oak or else the oak tree will curse you probably.
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Updated :)
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Amethyst LavenderMoon: Waning gibbous
number: 8
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8 is Rowan! The tree guide to the underworld.https://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-rowan-tree/Your letters are U, M, and G.
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Rowan Mercury Ursus Gwydion
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Meridian Sowilo
Last Quarter
13
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Perhaps appropriate to your name, #13 is Willow. "Beauty and spiritual presence." "In the Druid stories, the universe and all mankind was hatched from two scarlet eggs hidden within the willow tree. One egg formed the sun and the other the Earth." It helps to transmute difficult unconscious materials.https://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-willow-tree/Your letters are Y, Q, and C.
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Daughter: Willow YgritteAw, the willow has such a rich history, and it's one of my favorite trees :)
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Andromeda Bellflower SongWaning Crescent18
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Blackthorn! The spookiest tree! "Dark crone of the woods." I'm just gonna link to the articles from now on.https://ireland-calling.com/celtic-mythology-blackthorn-tree/
Your letters are I, J, and D.

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Andromeda Bellflower SongDD: Delphia Blackthorn Iris
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Altaluna Artemis, and I think I'm going to change my name to Artemis Altalune but I am called Altalune.My random # is 9 and my letters are T, G, and P.#9 is Mistletoe, the sun plant. Not really a tree but rather a parasite."Mistletoe was a most sacred plant to the druids and was thought to ward off evil, restore health and bestow fertility.Mistletoe does not grow on the ground, but instead on the branches of trees with no connection to the earth.The Celtic Druids believed that mistletoe was the essence of the sun god Taranus and any tree hosting mistletoe on its branches was marked sacred.The Druids worshipped the sun and held trees in high regard. They believed that the mistletoe would take on the essence of the tree it inhabited, scientifically accurate as the plant was feeding off the tree.Should they find mistletoe growing on the holiest of trees, the oak, this was prized above all else. Lengthy ceremonies were held for harvesting the shrub whose powers included warding off evil and protection from poison.Mistletoe was harvested on the sixth day after the new moon following autumn, when the leaves had fallen from the trees making it easier to find and access."
I was born on a waxing gibbous moon. I'll reply with my combo later
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I think I'm gonna go with Thora Mistletoe. I'm naming her Thora because it was thundering when she was born.
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Hyacinth Apollo Makepeace
Waxing gibbous in Capricorn
8
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Rowan, tree of transformation. Also unfortunately the most cliche Pagan baby name nowadays. You thought you were original but you're gonna have to be on the defensive about how it actually came to you in a dream etc."The Rowan tree belongs to the rose family. It is sometimes known as the mountain ash, though it is not related to the ash, and sometimes ‘The Lady of the Mountain’ due to its ability to thrive in inhospitable mountainous environments.The Rowan was one of the most sacred trees to the Celtic Druids and to the Scots who regarded it as so sacred it was forbidden to use any part of it except in very special religious ceremonies.The Druids used rowan branches on funeral pyres as a symbol of death and rebirth and rowan trees planted in cemeteries are said to protect the dead from evil spirits.It was also one of the nine sacred trees to be burned in the Beltane fires to symbolise new beginnings.Rowans were often planted near gates and doorways to protect against evil spirits and misfortune. The twigs of the Rowan were placed in barns and above doorways for this same purpose, similar to the Cross of St Brigid, who is associated with the Rowan according to Celtic folklore."
E, U, J

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Eglantine Rowan Urania Jacinth
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Hrafna MorriganMoon: last quarter
Tree #: 12
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Hawthorn, the fairy tree!F, H, Z"The Hawthorn is Known in Ireland as the fairy tree. It is often referred to as the gentle bush, lone bush or thorn, as it is disrespectful to mention the fairies by name.As it is considered a fairy tree, it is believed to be extremely bad luck to cut one down, remove branches, or even hang things upon it (except at Beltane when this was customary) in case you disturb the little folk.This belief has survived into modern times.Few people will speak of the fairy tree out of a mixture of fear and respect and even fewer would ever remove or damage a hawthorn standing alone."
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Son: Hawthorn Fiachra
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