- Brian Warner chose to be called Marilyn
Manson. Some other well-known name droppers include Susan Tomaling (aka
Susan Sarandon); Maurice Micklewhite (aka Michael Caine); Norma Jean
Mortenson (aka Marilyn Monroe); Allen Stewart Konigsberg (aka Woody Allen);
Winona Laura Horowitz (aka Winona Ryder.) -- file photo What's in a name?
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- Everything, says Laurence Payg.
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- Forget tea leaves, crystal balls and
tarot cards, the handle you carry, he believes, determines your fate.
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- Sex, romance, money, success, health,
personality. Even death might be indicated by your moniker, he says.
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- Absurd? Far-fetched?
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- Many people have changed their names
and become big stars, but not always with a happy ending.
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- Two names beginning with the letter "M"
is considered risky, according to Payg.
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- Maurice Micklewhite became Michael Caine
and took Hollywood by storm.
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- Norma Jean Mortenson changed hers to
Marilyn Monroe and died young. Take note Marilyn Manson.
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- Payg, 50, used to be Laurence David Adams,
a health product salesman.
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- That was until he found a book about
analyzing names, changed his own and ditched vitamin pills for fortune-telling.
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- "The letters in Payg are more high-profile
and positive," he says from his home in Stockport, England.
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- He certainly hasn't used his new name
in vain.
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- Hundreds of people send him $50 apiece
to find out what's in their name, and he also offers a $300 correspondence
course.
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- His new vocation also led to romance.
A woman he knew fell in love and married him after changing her name.
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- Payg's work has been publicized in England,
he's done radio shows and he's in demand on the lecture circuit.
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- Payg stumbled on the intriguing art.
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- "I was looking through books a friend
was selling for charity," he recalls, "and found one titled The
Yi King Tao. I tested the system on myself on the back of a chequebook,
found it accurate and bought the book."
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- The authors are Veolita and Elvira Parke
Boyle but, says Payg, they and the publisher are long gone, and intensive
searches have failed to trace another copy of the book.
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- Payg's research has indicated that the
analysis system dates back at least 3,000 years to the Middle East and
China.
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- "It was reserved for royal families,"
he says. "That's why most people have never heard of it."
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- Now he's being bombarded with requests,
some from women unsure about changing their name after marriage.
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- "When they say for better or worse
at weddings, they mean the woman," says Payg. "Taking the man's
name will alter his wife, giving her a different personality, character
and, perhaps, vices."
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- Other Payg inquirers include men dating
more than one woman who want advice on their final choice.
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- I tested Payg with my full name, Stephen
Ernest Payne, and he offered the following overall character analysis.
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- Stephen: Hard-working, humourous, energetic,
music lover.
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- Ernest: Intuitive to the point of psychic.
Good teacher. Gives a lot to others, sometimes to the point of stress.
Payg says the name also points to a digestive problem.
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- Payne: More evidence of psychic ability.
Hard-working to the point of neglecting other matters.
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- Ernest Payne together, he concludes,
shows excess nervous energy that must be burned off, perhaps through sport.
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- The complete name, he goes on, portrays
plenty of stress and strain for the next four years with extreme highs
and lows. He says I'll have no financial gains until after I'm 50.
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- How accurate was he?
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- I've got a broad sense of humour and
I'm energetic. I like music, but then who doesn't? I coach and play soccer
and, interestingly, I take medication for a digestive problem. I'm not
psychic.
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- I work hard, but it doesn't rule my life.
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- If you want more information, contact
Payg at 011 44 161 355 1694.
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- YOU, TOO, CAN PLAY THE NAME GAME How
does this mysterious name game operate?
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- Grab a piece of paper. Using the numerals
one to nine on a recurring basis, each letter in the alphabet has a value.
A is one, B is two and so on until I, which is nine. The letter J becomes
one and so on.
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- Payg works exclusively with full birth
certificate names, which means married women have to include all married
and maiden names.
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- He puts the corresponding numbers under
each letter, adds them up and makes his findings. There are other factors
involved, but Payg offers John Smith as a simple example.
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- J O H N 1 6 8 5 = 20
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- S M I T H 1 4 9 2 8 =
24
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- John totals 20.
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- Add the scores under each letter to find
out what's in store at any age.
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- For example, at age one he was under
the letter J (see chart at right); for the next six years (ages two through
seven) he was under the letter O; the next eight years under H, etc.
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- Therefore, at age 18 he was under the
letter N (love and romance).
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- The same formula is used for Smith.
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- ALPHABET CHARACTERISTIC CHART:
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- A: Adds activity to all other letters.
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- B: Physical delicacy. Spiritual awareness.
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- C: Strong health. Ability to cope.
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- D: Change for the better. Travel.
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- E: Extremes. Good things better, bad
things worse.
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- F: You don't trust others.
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- G: Gains in all areas.
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- H: Stress and strain.
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- I: Exaggerate emotions.
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- J: Leadership.
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- K: Learning. Travel.
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- L: Change. Advancement. Travel.
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- M: Change may be sudden. Two Ms are dangerous.
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- N: Love. Romance.
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- O: Money -- good or bad.
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- P: Power and success. May spend to ruin.
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- Q: Career. Travel. Health. Marriage.
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- R: Busy. Active. Rush around.
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- S: Appears to make everything worse.
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- T: Home or career change.
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- U: Losses -- financial or emotional.
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- V: Travel. Weakness in character.
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- W: Anxiety. Worry. Self-doubts.
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- X: Danger of accidents, especially from
vehicles.
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- Y: Success in all areas.
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- Z: Good for marriage, career and health.
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