ARIA codenames: why do I use them and what do they mean?

Despite the fact that today’s online spaces demand radical authenticity from creators, I don’t obey and I never share my full, original personality on any official online channel. I use many ARIA codenames and hashtags instead – and I do it for many reasons. Here are the reasons why I use many codenames and an overview of what they mean (because each one has a deeper meaning).

ARIA codenames prove my branding and word-weaving abilities better than those of AI

I got the idea for “Aria” from my ex-friend Kate – that’s the only thing I can thank her for – but everything I built on that foundation was created solely by me, without any external or AI interference.

I just wanted to prove that AI is NOT creative and couldn’t design a brand based on such a dense web of meanings that interlock seamlessly. It can’t truly provide anybody with anything unique – it can only “mix and copy” what’s already in its database, flattening language and communication to mediocre standards. [Read more about my attitude towards this topic]

I think that I might have even “overbranded” myself with all these ARIA codenames, but I don’t care. I’m absolutely proud of this creation, as for me, it doesn’t have a single detail that doesn’t fit with my authentic artistic identity.

It aligns with my “Witchy”, linguistic, poetic and musical core, my religious message, my true identity, and the place that I come from, so I can only leave you with “Sorry, not sorry” right now. No regrets, no shrinking. It’s an absolute masterpiece of mine! 😁

“English” core explained

… Aria is a lot more!

Aria doesn’t only mean an operatic melody of the Soul and the most important part of an opera, which you probably know.

It also stems directly from the Latin aër (and ancient Greek aēr), meaning air, wind, and breath. 🌬️It is the vital spark of living, breathing humans – something machines simply do not have, do not breathe, and can never replicate.

In Sanskrit, Āryā (आर्या) translates directly to “The Honorable One.” Moreover, Āryā stands for a classic rhythmic poetic meter of ancient sacred verse – a four beat cadence I naturally use as a poet ✒️ and songwriter.

I will be 100% honest with you (as always) and admit that at first, I was about to use Aria just as I described. Unfortunately, after embracing it with all my heart, I realized that there is already an Aria singer in Poland, and there is a registered Music Awards Organisation in Australia named ARIA, so I might have problems using this codename “just the way it is”.

To avoid trademark friction, I decided to transform it into the A.R.I.A. acronym with the following breakdown:

A.lign with the Cosmic Clock
R.edirect your focus inwards
I.ntegrate your soul & spirit
A.ffirm positive vibes only

The first extension relates to my astrological passion 🪐 and my promise that I will help you align with the Cosmic Clock above your head. The second – to my dedication to supporting you in focusing on your own evolution and reclaiming your power & sovereignty. The third – to the spiritual insights and keys I share with you for free. The fourth – to my handwritten 🎶musical spells performed with my authentic voice and designed to program your subconscious with joy, motivation, inspiration and hope in a world overloaded with negativity.

And now… Polish Ariadna

Ariadne was the one who – according to the Greek myth of Ariadne’s thread – guided Theseus out of the Minotaur’s labyrinth by giving him a thread 🧶 that helped him find the way out of the maze.

That is exactly what I want to do with my s’words and voice: I want to help people understand the Matrix we live in and give them clues on how to “unmatrix themselves” and start living on their own terms.

I didn’t choose this name just because it connects to Aria. I also chose it because it is directly related to my city of origin, Łódź and its history strongly connected to the textile industry. 🏭

My city’s anthem is Stanisław Moniuszko’s piano composition „Prząśniczka” (meaning: The Spinner) with lyrics by Jan Czeczot, carefully translated by me, to preserve at least 80% of the original meaning and rhythm:

By the spinner’s side, like angels they sit,
Spinning their silk threads, slowly, bit by bit.
Spin that wheel and spin,
Weave it, try to spread.
Who remembers better
whose the longest thread.

Came to the King’s castle – this young, trading sailor,
Flooded with his tears, waves goodbye to the girl
Spin that wheel and spin,
Weave it, try to spread.
She remembers better
whose the longest thread.

Weaving goes so gently for that joyful girl.
3 days? She remembered ’bout her faithful man!
Spin that wheel and spin,
Weave it, try to spread.
She remembers better
whose the longest thread!

Now, another young man approaches from the side,
Slowly occupying this young woman’s mind.
Spins that wheel and spins,
but snapped the fragile thread.
Shame is burning the girl
Shame on you, girl – shame!

Since I see myself as a true word-weaver, my roots only back this up. If a Slavic woman (in Polish: Słowianka) is at her core a word-weaver, then Ariadna – a literal weaver from the Spinner’s city of Łódź – is the perfect fit.

A little more about my city

My city’s name, Łódź, is pronounced Wood[ź] – just like woods ,🌲which also aligns with the Latin root of my real name, Sylwia (Sylvia), meaning forest.

That is also why I added this specific extension to 🪡 Ariadna: “Thread from HollyWood[ź]”. I perceive my city as a complete mirror of that “city of fallen angels” in LA, California, in the US. Especially since it is well known for its film industry 📽️ and has the most famous film and acting school in Poland, which gave birth to worldwide stars such as Roman Polański, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Andrzej Wajda, Sławomir Idziak and Hoyte van Hoytema.

Łódź itself translates to The Boat ⛵ which is why I call it the Ark – but also because it is known as the Promised Land, as Władysław Reymont immortalized in his novel: a place where raw human ambition turns a thread into a vision.

What’s even funnier, Łódź is a city with freedom in its DNA. Every year at the end of the summer, ravers from all around my country meet on our picturesque Piotrkowska Street, ending at Freedom Square, to participate in the biggest local street rave, the Freedom Parade. 🗽

For me, that’s further ultimate proof of the “irrational approval” of my mission to build the Church of Freedom I’m designing.

English ARIA codenames

Now it’s time to explain my English ARIA codenames and hashtags I use on Meta and YouTube, though because of these platforms’ enshittification finding my content through them is almost impossible. 🙄

#WitchofWords

As I’ve already explained above, I am a true, bilingual word-weaver, but… I also hold esoteric, astrological, and numerological knowledge. That is why another hashtag and codename of mine is #WitchofWords – which also became the title of my first Lyrical Gambit on ABBA’s “Money, Money, Money.”

#SingingWitch

As I wrote on the page dedicated to explaining this hashtag, I’m a Witch in essence, singing by choice. The reasons why I chose the #SingingWitch hashtag and codename are mapped out there, but there is also one reason I didn’t add.

Singing Witch is a choice born from my true identity’s initials, as I am Sylwia Ł. – and because Ł is a uniquely Polish letter that people around the world don’t know how to pronounce, Witch is actually a decent clue on how to do that. 😉

#WorldWideWitch

I’ll skip a longer explanation here and share my own lyrics instead:

I guess that everything’s going according to plan
Because despite your very short attention span;
my low numb-.-ers, the silence and almost no reach…
my page already proves I’m a #WorldWideWitch!

14 countries on the list; 5 souls on my team
Guess I’m stronger than the Beast just by chasing my dream
I’ll build my Sanctuary, no matter what they’ll do
I hope you won’t only read this, but join my tribe too!

#LyricalAlchemist

I am a REAL POET with over 1,200 original creations in more than two languages – poetry that helped me get through the hardest challenges of my life, which has so far been a total roller coaster most of you couldn’t even imagine.

I decided to use my lyrical skills to turn an upcoming album I had put on hold into lyrical alchemy – designed to reprogram your subconscious mind with positive thinking, joy, motivation, and inspiration.

#MatrixRenegade

I desperately needed a codename that would relate to my rebellious nature and the fact that I declined all standard scripts of this reality. But the words rebel or misfit felt totally overused.

I had been actively looking for one that would fit me better – right up until the moment my dad bought himself a new car: a Jeep Renegade. 🚙 The moment I saw it, I was like: “Yeah. That’s the one!”.

Finally… the Polish ones!

I know that this text already looks like a “self-adoration tapeworm” 🤣 but … I have to add my Polish codenames, because they also hold their deeper meanings. And here they are:

#SŁowo44

Słowo literally means The Word 🖋️ in Polish and contains my true initials (S.Ł.) right inside. As a true Witch of Words, I couldn’t just pass this up, so I thought: “Yeah, I’m mostly the Word.”

I try to use the power of my s’words ⚔️ on many different levels, and I believe that since “In the beginning was the Word” (John 1:1), it is actually my ultimate and most powerful weapon.

44 is the number that is chasing me since birth. I was born at 0:44 and got the 04400 sequence right in my Polish personal ID number. Moreover, according to the name numerology, I am 40/4, and my full name sums up to 44. I have even more examples of 44 chasing me, but I’ll keep them to myself.

#GłosNadziei

Głos Nadziei is a codename I chose for my Polish Instagram handle because Ariadna, Ariadne, and other variations were already taken. It translates to Voice of Hope. I carry a voice of hope for a better future for us and our children…

Because, you see… this world is heading in a completely dark direction. People chase money like rats, lie on a daily basis, steal ideas and creations from others (through AI, but not exclusively), and are glued to their screens, forgetting about the most important things in life.

This isn’t something humanity should be proud of, I guess.

I seek a change for the better, and that’s why I designed my controversial and specific AF strategy – one I’ve fully dedicated myself to.

ARIA codenames act as my main protective shield

My out-of-the box strategy and plan for building a “Church of Freedom” is definitely a risky one – not particularly for me, because I have nothing to lose, but for a lot of the people “out there”.

I know that many of them don’t want their illusions to be destroyed and don’t want to give away the comfort of sustaining their statuses in the money and attention economy we’re all used to. 🤨 That is also one of the reasons why I don’t have many supporters so far – a lot of the people who could help me are frightened by the mechanics I want to bring to life in my Sanctuary.

That is why I prefer to keep my full identity to myself – at least at the beginning of my journey. But there is also another reson:

I need my peace

I use all these ARIA codenames because I realized that the audience doesn’t really need to know my personal identity. I see that there are a lot of music artists who use alter egos and codenames similar to mine, which gives them significantly more privacy than those who operate solely under their real identity. 👍

And that is, to be honest, a perfect thing for me, as I am more of an introvert and I want to keep my private personality and life to myself. And no, it doesn’t rule out being fully authentic – it actually proves that I really am.