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One
of the objects of the occult sciences is to seek out and ennumerate
those influences which have the power, however slight, to
sway the character and destiny of mankind. Not the least of these
is the personal name by which every man and woman is designated
from a few weeks after birth until his or her life on earth is ended.
It
is within reason to suppose that a name whose significance is favourable
can exert an auspicious influence over its owner, while the bearer
of a name which is sordid or evil in its association may be handicapped
in his moral and spiritual development; in time, therefore, the
name may materially affect the character of the person who bears
it.
In
the following pages we give a list of Christian names, their origins
and meanings, and the characteristics traditionally associated with
them. We do not pretend, however, that the characteristics are positive,
or that in every case they are applicable to the individuals concerned.
Moreover, it will be observed that in a certain number of cases
the name characteristics are diametrically opposed to their original
meanings.
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