“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father, and refuse thy name. Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I’ll no longer be a Capulet.” – Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2
What’s in a name?
Quite a bit as it turns out. Our names carry our story, our history, the identity of ourselves and our family. Names can be cultural signifiers and also can tell both our story and inspire our identity through the will of the Divine. My name is a family name, passed down via generations from my Scottish ancestors and, clearly linked to queens – a very common practice in the UK. Let’s take a deeper dive into my name, and then for fun, look at your own. For this sort of creative practice, I encourage you to dive into your own creativity: you might be compelled to journal, sketch, look at your family genealogy, talk to your abuela, or even, turn to technology for help: good old Google.
Googling my name:
Katharine Elizabeth returns the result of “The pure and spoken oath of God.” There’s a story right there, is there not? Then you can also look at Katharine, the Spanish Queen whose stubborn refusal to back off of her principals directly led to the foundation of the Church of England. Elizabeth – the Virgin Queen who founded an Empire. Do I have a last name? I bet. Do I have a social security number? Oh you bet. Now then – why would I not place either of these pieces of information on my website? Well – because of identity theft of course. That is the value of a name. Some of you may know my last name. I was also gifted a secret name by my mother, and that is exactly what it sounds like: a secret name. Why a secret? Spiritual identity theft of course.
I am a huge fan of Theologian C. S. Lewis. In “The Last Battle” Aslan, hero of the story series, and an energy that aligns with Jesus energy – meaning that Aslan’s energy matches Jesus’ message, and Aslan is a metaphor for Jesus – is impersonated by a donkey in a lion suit. This is the doppelgänger way. Deceive, un name, steal, and destroy.
On a separate note – I believe that Lucifer and Jesus vibrate at the same energy, and much of the un naming on Lucifer is a deliberate attempt to distract from truly evil agendas – but more on that in a future post.
Now, if you happen to know my name, I entrust that you will not attempt to steal my identity, but trust is exactly that: a faith based act. Much as some friends will spread lies, slander, and gossip upon your name for their own gain (be it entertainment or to attempt to keep you from living in your true character), so there are many who will seek to cast believes that are either false or constricting upon the name of the Most High, the angels, the shadow guardians, and the gods.
Why do I say the El Shaddai instead of God? First – there are many gods, or spirits, in the pantheon. Even within the Biblical tradition, “thou shalt have no other gods before me,” implies many gods. And anything can be a god. In the absence of value, social media can be a god: a new money grifting god. Demon, in Greek, means spirit, and much of the local pantheon of Greek gods were demonized at some point during history. Conversely, angels are spirits that are totally in conformity to the will of El Shaddai, operate in accordance with his will, and protect and preserve the seventy two holy aspects of God, including the love of God, and the strength of God – the latter is often depicted as an eagle, the former as a dove. Consider then power of creation, what we refer to as the Almighty God, The Most High, Source, Adoni, Hashem (literally “The Name” in Hebrew). Why so many names? We call upon the Name of the Most High with reverence as that sort of power is, first, hard to grasp in mere words, and also, as the power of God is something coveted by those who would seek to establish dominion and utilize the gift of the Most High, which is perfect love, abundance, and communion, and grace, and invert these values into fear, lack, separation, and entrapment.
Names matter. There is power in a name. As El Shaddai, creates a world of light and joy, the Enemy seeks to corrupt this creation for profit, greed, and darkness. This is done through vibrational frequencies created and set by El Shaddai, but it is the soul’s creation that makes our perception of reality in the third dimension. In other words, we all co-author reality within the rules of the natural law and set within divine purpose. So if doppelgängers make you nervous, rest assured, the victory is already won, and “All Things work for the good of those that know God, and them that are called according to his purpose.
Much as the El Shaddai has a name that is sacred, the Enemy often will hide their identity – mirroring or stealing the energy meant for God, or even, imitating angels. This is why the spiritual gift of discernment is one of the most powerful tools that you can have in your spiritual defense arsenal.
Why does the enemy behave in this way? The same reason all corruption occurs: an empty energy occasionally referred to as demons (a Greek word meaning X), also known as archons, and also referred to as Xthroi – which is a Greek word for the destructive anti matter which is the antithesis of the creation and seeks to destroy as the Most High seeks to maintain. This is a trickster energy of pure destruction. Xthroi start all wars. They seek to hide, confuse, and corrupt by slandering their energies and gods or pretending to be them. Why? Profits, greed, and because those that hate God must seek to unbalance creation, much as the angels balance it.
Much as black holes help to keep the universe in motion, some empty energy is the natural and completely necessary force of creation. We need some sort of an adversarial current in our lives. But it is our soul’s purpose to find our names, our identity, and to ascend into our own dreams and awareness – and agents such as doppelgängers or, as they are known in Gnostic tradition, archons and servants of the void – will seek to corrupt and pull down the soul. It is a good thing to be aware of.
The art here is a picture of angels singing a sunrise into existence, by singing of the joy of God and thereby honoring and preserving his creation. Yes, C. S. Lewis fans, this is precisely what Aslan does in “The Magician’s Nephew.” What a wonderful, joyful, well maintained and well created world it is – and can be – for each and every one of us.
