Hi Barb,

It's no accident that my name is Petra, because I changed it when I got my divorce in October 2000. It is a design with important characteristics. A. My first name Petra means rock in Greek as does Petros and Pietra in Italian. B. My middle name Nova means birth of a star and also notes my first love in science which was astronomy and my last name is meant to sound like the drinking goblet, Chalice as in celebrations. It has a numerical value of 55/1 for those who study numerology which is indicitive of writers, researchers and inventors.

I got outside help from professional Numerologist Charles Rubin, the husband of Betty Bethards who owns the Inner Light Foundation and a scientist. Changing your name is more than most people think and I love it. It really is me. Much more so than the old me.

Petra