If you were asked to name a fantasy magick shop...

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 03 Sep 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

catlin	03 Sep 2002
how would you name it? "The Magick Manor", "Magicks and more"...

cjtarot	03 Sep 2002
Hi all, When I named my company, I tried to visualize a shop I would like to go into and work in..ended up with a small english cottage with lots of plants and flowers growing outside. the inside would have books, decks, tools. and beautiful jewlrey (the kind you wear and suround yourself with). I would have a room (sunroom style..lots of plants) where we could sit and have tea, read cards, and discuss the wonders of the world.. The visual doesn't quite fit with the things I make..but belive me..my bags, dolls and now wine bottle bags would be displayed along with lots of other handmade wonders.. Cj see: www.geocities.com/magickcottage..

Liliana	03 Sep 2002
Needful Things hehehe Actually someone in my town has this antique shop that she did name that, kind of makes me wary of buying there ;) Actually it'd likely be named somethng after my husbands Dungeons and Dragns world, either Caelstia or Farpoint, both kind of have a mystical quality Or maybe Sit for a Spell lol, Ive always been big on puns. :THP

Umbrae	03 Sep 2002
The Doorway

divinerguy	03 Sep 2002
The Magick Bus, right from the old rock and roll song.

DarkElectric	03 Sep 2002
"The Treasure Trove". And in italics on the sign underneath, "Home of the Gnomes"

Kiama	03 Sep 2002
'Avalon' 'Yggdrasil' 'Little Green Place' 'Ye Olde Magicke Shoppe.' Kiama

Laurel	03 Sep 2002
"Tea & Tarot" (heh heh, you'd be able to drink espresso/other beverages and do public readings or read in a little nook on one half of the store)

blue_fusion	03 Sep 2002
Crossroads of Eternity :) or Whispered Secrets of a Shattered Age - this one comes from my fave cartoon when i was young.

Sullanciri2002	03 Sep 2002
I know a couple of shops that were actually named Serendipity ... but I still feel it's a great name, and a great word: it sounds good, and has an interesting meaning that could be linked to everything around tarot or magic or spirituality. I don't want to come across as a snob (the wife says I do that nevertheless), but just say so if the word needs explaining.

tabbycat	03 Sep 2002
My favourite S-F bookshop in London was named after a Ray Bradbury story - Dark They Were And Golden-eyed. As it shut a long time ago, I'd borrow the name. Or I could use the one I do for my website - Conjury Nook. Jilly

Kismet	03 Sep 2002
I believe if I could do such I'd call it Magical Times Past. I have a question to add to this post. If you owned such a shop, what magical things would you include or have offered? Love and Light, Kismet

floracove	03 Sep 2002
"The Hocus Pocus Focus" I'd certainly go in and see what was there!

HudsonGray	03 Sep 2002
I'd go for Crystal Dreams.

Liliana	03 Sep 2002
Id sell decks, stones, wands, all altar tools, tarot bags, capes amnd robes, jewelry for all traditons, probably readings of various sorts, oils, incense, and whatever else strikes my fancy at a time lol :THP

kayne	03 Sep 2002
One of my fav tartot shops is called "The Magic Circle Book Shop" Great name :D I have been thinking about what I would name my tarot studio... and I ahve not decided yet... I'll let you know...

Cerulean	04 Sep 2002
There and Back Again The Magic Mirror Thru a Glass Darkly

osami2717	04 Sep 2002
My twin wanted to name her business 'The Hole in the Wall' [many of the best shops I've come across have been little hidden away places--it's almost like you have to be drawn to them, Y'know, "Come see what you can find hidden at 'The Hole in the Wall'. I'd want to name mine 'Starr Gifts'. or 'Osami's Hide Away'

Strega	04 Sep 2002
I'll call my shop the Enchanted Chamber. :)

midnightmerry	04 Sep 2002
I'd call mine either: Moonworks Metaphysical Shoppe All Hallows " " or Crossroads " "

the hermit	04 Sep 2002
Uncle Hermit's Magickal Mystical Cave, Book Shop and Massage Parlor 5 Tables... No Waiting

catlin	04 Sep 2002
Hi hermit, I wonder what kind of massage you offer in your cave ;) Thanks a lot for all your creative suggestions. I wonder how many ppl frequent the "Needful things" or the "Magic Cottage" (ever read the book by J. Herbert with the same title?) shop.

the hermit	04 Sep 2002
Quote: Originally posted by catlin Hi hermit, I wonder what kind of massage you offer in your cave ;) Thanks a lot for all your creative suggestions. I wonder how many ppl frequent the "Needful things" or the "Magic Cottage" (ever read the book by J. Herbert with the same title?) shop. You'll have to ask my son... he's the massage technician :D haven't read "Magic Cottage" but have read "Needful Things" by (weird) Stephen King (the guy has a really twisted mind... which I love) and also saw the movie... not as good... or wicked as the book

Liliana	04 Sep 2002
Through the Looking Glass would be a cool name too :THP

Mojo	04 Sep 2002
I've never considered what I would name a magik shop, but I have always wanted to open up a kosher delicatessan and call it Cheeses of Nazareth.

Violet Gargoyle	04 Sep 2002
"All You Can Eat Shrimp" Or "Jack's Lantern"

Pollux	04 Sep 2002
"Moksha". Or "The Summerlands Checkpoint" :P :P :P

Liliana	04 Sep 2002
Is your son cute hermit? *thinks of making an appoinment* :THP

Summerdream	04 Sep 2002
There is a cool New Age store around the coast that is called Enchantments. It is the neatest store I've ever been in. They have tarot, books, runes, incense, crystals, jewelry, clothing, bags......you name it they got it!!! If I had a store I think I'd call it Mystical Moments and carry a wide variety of everything.

the hermit	04 Sep 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Liliana Is your son cute hermit? *thinks of making an appoinment* :THP You'll have to ask his wife... she handles the appointment schedule :)

Liliana	04 Sep 2002
Id have to ask my husband anyway, he handles the finances hehe ;) :THP

Umbrae	04 Sep 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Mojo Cheeses of Nazareth. That's Gouda! Right out of the garden of Edam!

Violet Gargoyle	04 Sep 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Umbrae That's Gouda! Right out of the garden of Edam! It doesn't get any cheddar than this, jack!

jade	05 Sep 2002
we have a spiritual bookstore called "food for thought" near here. jade

Jenny-Li	05 Sep 2002
...cuz mine would be a Swedish name. Of course. And it will be, this is already the name of my web site (if ever I'll finish it... :P). The name is Himmel & Ord, which means literally Heaven and Word, so you ask "What's so cool about that"? Well Heaven & Earth is called Himmel & Jord in Swedish, so the pun is pretty obvious for a Swede... So what would/will I sell in there? Books (of course), decks (naturally), crystals (how could I not?), CD's with spiritual music (only good stuff though, there's too much muzak out there as it is), and whatever I can think of to create a spiritual environment in people's own homes. I will welcome every customer as a fellow traveller on the Spiritual Journey, and do my best to be a guiding Hermit on this person's road. There would be rooms for sessions of healing or for readings, both from me and from my customers when they get querents of their own but don't have room for the spiritual corner of their own homes (or perhaps want their sacred space to themselves...). There will be a corner to sit down and have a cup of tea, but it's not the kind of place to sit down if you just want to be alone, cuz all of a sudden you will find yourself involved in a spiritual discussion with one or more of the other customer, or with the "shop witch" herself... :) Light and love, Jenny :)

Tor	05 Sep 2002
Victory's Secret with the slogan: Underwear for the underworld!

lunalafey	06 Sep 2002
REALLY CREATIVE TITLES ALL Quote: Originally posted by DarkElectric "The Treasure Trove". I helped a friend put together, not really a magic shop but a fun shop with goodies that are magical. trove was a word we shuffled through in trying to come up with a name. The final decision, "Divine Treasures" ....some other ones The Bizarre Bazaar. (personal fav) Wizard's Wand Dragon's Lair Cosmic Trading Post Into the Element I could go on....

Violet Gargoyle	06 Sep 2002
That reminds me of what I call my homemade wines: Bizarre Ruin

napaea	06 Sep 2002
i wanted to have an herb shop a while back. everything herbs, teas, soaps, fresh herbs, dried herbs, cookbooks on herbs. i was going to call it "Herb 'n' Options" (get it? Urban options?) sort of a modern day herbalist place. as for a magic shop: Things That Go Bump in the Night Many a Magickal Thing Trickster's Corner

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