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Name Change
It is a subtle, but an important change for me.
When I was born, my parents named “Mie” for my first name which means “a beautiful branch (美枝).” It matches with my family name and is probably (I am not quite sure though) pretty balanced & good name according to the Japanese numerology (onomancy).
Somehow, I never felt comfortable with the name. I have been using the name for more than 5 decades by now yet it sounds odd and does not seem to belong to ME.
I was often wondering why this name did make me feel uncomfortable.
About 10 years ago, I found another name, Shire (shai-ur) which I heard in my dream at first, then one of my friends (a channeler) told me that it is my name in Astral realm. This name has been so common as British counties (or from the famous Tolkien’s book), but my name means closer to its origin (Hebrew) as “my song” or “person who sings.”
When I started using the name in certain platforms/projects, it made me feel totally comfortable and somehow I felt that the name defined who I was supposed to be much better. Several of my friends (especially those who have spiritual connections) have been calling me only the name, not the physical one.
Recently, I took a channeling session with a renowned trance-channeler. During the session, he asked me about my name totally abruptly and…
