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Hécate

Thou stands before
the gates of Hecate's Shrine.

Close thy eyes and think of a three-way-crosspath,
where thou stands.
See the moon as the only shape at the darkened sky.
Imagine that thou carries food with thee as sacrifice.
Lay the offerings in the middle of the imagined crossway
and speak out loud or in mind:

Hail to thee, Hecate, Mother of Old

Hail to thee, Artemis of the crossroads,
Trivia, Goddess of the three roads,
let me walk the ancient path again

Hail to thee, Propylaia,
let me enter through thy sacred gate

Hail to thee, Kleidouchos,
lend me thy keyes for vision

Hail to thee,  Propolos,
send me thy heavenly guidance and aid

Hail to thee, mighty Phosphoros,
send light and love my darkened ways.

Hail to thee, mighty Mother of Old,
accept my sacrifice and let me dare to enter

Hécate

 

A Greek goddess, Hecate derives her name from Greek hekate, "she who works her will." Also known as the Triple Goddess. Hecate was accepted at an early date into Greek religion but probably derived from the Carians in southwest Asia Minor. In Hesiod she is the daughter of the Titan Perses and the nymph Asteria and has power over heaven, earth, and sea; hence, she bestows wealth and all the blessings of daily life.

Hecate was the chief goddess presiding over magic and spells. This places her in prominence for practitioners of Wicca. She witnessed the abduction of Demeter's daughter Persephone to the underworld and, torch in hand, assisted in the search for her. Thus, pillars called Hecataea stood at crossroads and doorways, perhaps to keep away evil spirits. Hecate was represented as single-formed, clad in a long robe, holding burning torches; in later representations she was triple-formed, with three bodies standing back to back, probably so that she could look in all directions at once from the crossroads. Because of this she is sometimes referred to as the Triple Goddess.

 

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