Hecate is an ancient Greek Goddess of magic, life/death, herbalism & more.
She guards the thresholds between the human and spirit world, She's found at the crossroads, doorways of homes & at the gates of the cemetery.
Hecate is also a goddess of childbirth and life. Her domain is the life/death/rebirth cycle.
Signs Hecate Is Calling You:
1. You're drawn to graveyards & cemeteries.
2. You've had a spiritual experience at a crossroads in the woods.
3. You love working with animals, (in particular dogs).
4. Spirits communicate with you & have your entire life.
Hecate's Correspondence's:
Crystals: Black Tourmaline, Onyx, Hematite & Obsidian.
Incense: Lavender, Mugwort, Frankincense, Cinnamon & Lemon.
Animals: Cow, Dog, Boar, Serpent, and Horse.
Symbols: Paired Torches, Dogs, Serpents, Keys, Daggers & Hecate's wheel.
Colors: Red & Black.
Offerings: Pomegranates, Mushrooms, Dandelion Tea, Graveyard Dirt, Animal Bones & Snake Skin.
Ways To Work With Her:
1. Study Herbs:
- Study medicinal and magickal herbalism.
- By growing & harvesting herbs, You're recreating Hecate's garden.
- Your herbal creations also serve as offerings!
2. Dark Moon Rituals:
- The most powerful time to invoke Hecate in ritual is during a Dark Moon.
- Healing, banishing & cleansing rituals in Hecate's name during a Dark Moon are very potent.
- Divination, particularly to speak with Hecate, is amplified during the Dark Moon.
3. Locate the Dog Star:
-Locate Sirius aka the Dog Star, in the night sky.
- If you can see it with the naked eye, gaze at it awhile.
- Feel Hecate's energy radiating from the night sky & pulsing through your veins.
- Draw Sirius on your body somewhere in honor of the goddess.
Prayer For Knowledge:
O great Hecate,
Guide me in the path of the divine.
Lead me into the paths of the stars.
Let me walk in the footsteps of the gods.
Let me behold the faces of the gods.
Prayer For Help:
O Hecate, guide & protectress of the dead,
Guardian of the shades,
You who hold the keys of death,
You who watch over the path of the dead,
Guide of the souls of the departed,
I call upon your aid.
Prayer For Protection From Spirits:
O Lady, whose head is crowned with snakes,
Mistress of the hidden places,
Queen of necromancy, mistress of witchcraft,
Protect me from all spirits and entities that seek to harm me.
Spirits must listen to you, for you are their mother,
I ask you now to protect me as I gaze past the veil.
