“Throughout the ancient world, naming was a sacred act. It was the word by which a child was called into his calling. It was the voice of destiny, summoning the child into his future with all its glorious promise.” — Anne Hamilton Copy Share Image
“...to limit the meaning of Aslan simply to lion from Turkish is to miss its deep northern resonances and the song of the snowflakes… — Anne Hamilton Copy Share
“For the Hebrews, names provided a direct link with the Creator. They understood words as being the creative fire of God, the ‘black fire… — Anne Hamilton Copy Share
“If this interpretation of nashamah by the rabbis is right ... then it is naming that creates soul.” — Anne Hamilton Copy Share
“Throughout the ancient world, naming was a sacred act. It was the word by which a child was called into his calling. It was… — Anne Hamilton Copy Share
“From the moment Adam named his wife ‘Eve’ her defining moment was eminently predictable. Almost inevitably, it was going to revolve around an incident… — Anne Hamilton Copy Share
“Shadow is Light’s child. It is nothing without the Light, and nothing if it falls into Darkness.” — Anne Hamilton Copy Share
“Take a good long look at The Lord’s Prayer . It’s all ‘we’, ‘us’ and ‘our’. There is no ‘me’, ‘I’ or ‘mine’ anywhere.” — Anne Hamilton Copy Share
