Sisters
of the Burning Branch Goddess Gallery Presents...
Hekate
Mistress
of the dark moon,
Standing
at the crossroads
With
howling wolves
And
blazing torches
--Burning Wild Wolf
She was a pre Olympian
Goddess who aided
Zeus in the battle to defeat the Titans, in which he shared some of his
power. She is the Goddess of wild
places, ghosts, necromancy, in-between places, witchcraft, childbirth,
midwifery, healing, herb craft, and from the crossroads is where she is
called.
No one knows for sure where she came from, that is how long she has
been
worshipped.
Her origins are that she is
the daughter
of Persis and Asteria thought this changes on who you ask.
She never married and is a virgin goddess,
meaning she stands on her own, needs no one to take care of her, even
though
she had lovers.
Wisdom and empowerment are
the gifts of the Dark Goddess
of Transformation.
She is known to us as Hekate,
Kali,
Cerridwen, Lilith,
Persephone, Fata, Morgana, Ereshkigal, Arianhrod, Durga,
Inanna, Tiamat, The Morrigan, and by a million, umillion other names:
Hear me child, and know Me
for who I am.
I have been with you
since you were born, and I will stay with you until you return to Me
at the final dusk.
I am the passionate and
seductive lover
who inspires the poet to dream.
I am the One who calls to you
at the end
of your journey. After the day is done, My children find their blessed
rest in
my embrace.
I am the womb from which all
things are
born.
I am the shadowy, still tomb;
all things
must come to Me and bare their breasts to die and be reborn to the
Whole.
I am the Sorceress that will
not be
ruled, the Weaver of Time, the Teacher of Mysteries. I snip the threads
that
bring my children home to me. I slit the throats of the cruel and drink
the
blood of the heartless. Swallow your fear and come to me, and you will
discover
true beauty, strength, and courage.
I am the fury which rips the
flesh from
injustice.
I am the glowing forge that
transforms
your inner demons into tools of power. Open yourself to my embrace and
overcome.
I am the glinting sword that
protects
you from harm.
I am the crucible in which
all the
aspects of yourself merge together in a rainbow of union.
I am the velvet depths of the
night sky,
the swirling mists of midnight,
shrouded in mystery. I am the chrysalis in which you will face
that which
terrifies you and from which you will blossom forth, vibrant and
renewed.
Seek me at the crossroads,
and you shall
be transformed, for once you look upon my face, there is no return.
I am the fire that kisses the
shackles
away.
I am the cauldron in which
all opposites
grow to know each other in Truth. I am the web which connects all
things.
I am the Healer of all
wounds, the
Warrior who rights all wrongs in their Time. I make the weak strong. I
make the
arrogant humble. I raise up the oppressed and empower the
disenfranchised. I am
Justice tempered with Mercy.
Most importantly, child, I am
you. I am
part of you, and I am within you. Seek me within and without, and you
will be
strong. Know me. Venture into the dark so that you may awaken to
Balance,
Illumination, and Wholeness.
Take my Love with you
everywhere and
find the Power within to be who you wish.
-Author Unknown
Hekate is known as maiden,
mother, crone
goddesses, usually depicted as Persephone, Demeter, and Hekate. She helped Demeter find her daughter when
Persephone
was taken by Hades into the underworld.
She guided her through the night with her torches.
After Persephone and Demeter were reunited,
Hekate became Persephone’s guide through though the underworld half of
the
year, and brought back so spring could come during the other half of
the year.
They became quite friendly companions.She carries the torches that
light our
way in the deepest night
She is Carries
the torches
to light our way in the deep dark night
She carries
keys that
unlock any door,
Her wolves
howl in the
night that she is coming,
A crown of
stars sits
proudly on her head
She is the
Queen of
Witches,
At the
crossroads I will
wait for you.
---Burning Wild Wolf
Torches, Keys, Scourge and
Knife
Her Animals:
Wolves, Dogs, Crows,
Snakes, Toads, and Frogs
Her Festivals:
Day of Hekate at the
Crossroads (Halloween, Samhain)
Oct 31- Nov 1
Hecatesia- Modern
observance 13th of 16th of August
Hekate’s Night- November
16th
Dark moon of every lunar
cycle- the last 3 dark days before the new moon
Mistress
of the dark moon,
Standing
in the crossroads
With
howling wolves,
And blazing
torches
Hecate
Meditation
Close your eyes and start to
relax. Take
in some deep breaths, and let them out through your mouth. Good again,
and one
more time. Feel this cloud like mist start to surround your body and as
you do
you relax even further. Let this mist be like a cloud starting at the
bottom of
your feet to the top of your head. Its just the right temperate, and
you feel
wrapped safe and warm in a cocoon of cloud. And that's just what you
are. Safe
and protected. Feel the cloud absorb into your skin and take one last
deep breath
and exhale and realize you are so very relaxed.
You find yourself in the dark
forest on
a dark moon standing on a three way crossroad.
You hear the wolves sing and a shiver runs down your body as you
wonder
what it coming. You start to see light,
fire
torches, held by a beautiful women in black beautiful gauzy dress, with
a belt
of star low on her hip long into her dress, and a crown of stars that
shown
like diamonds. She stands before you
holding the torch, the wild hunt at her heels, wolves at her feet, and
torches
in hand. On her belt of stars is a
scourge and knife. You have no doubt you
are standing in front of the queen of the night, the Goddess Hekate. She looks at you and smiles.
“You have nothing to fear from me, my
child. I am only hear because to give
you something.” She hands you a gift.
Look at your hands. This is
something you’ve been waiting a long time to find again.
What is it she gave you? What did
she return from the shadows? What should
you do with this item? She asks, “Do you
have a gift for me? A ghost of something
you need gone? Something
from the past? Anger, Regret or Sorrow?”
Hand her your gift. She looks you
deep in the eyes. If you ever need me,
call, meet me at the cross roads. She
hands you a torch to light your way back.
She continues on past you her wolves howling, the hunt behind
her and
she slowly disappears. You take the
torch and walk from the cross roads.
Slowly wake up. Open your eyes, take a deep breath and take a
moment to
ground. Then journal your event.
I
invoke thee
Great
Mistress of Heaven, Earth and Sea.
By
your mysteries night and day,
By
light of the moon and Shadow of the Sun,
I
invoke, thee mistress of life, Death, and Rebirth.
Emerge
now from the shadow realm to feed my soul
And
enlighten my mind.
I have seen the Goddess
Hekate in my life and while she may look different than the crone. I saw a 30ish year old women in a shiny soft
black spun dress with a long belt that hung on her hips made of stars,
and a
crown of stars on her head with stars streaming through her long dark
hair. She had daggers on her belt, and
beautiful
smoky sliver blue eyes. She had black
wolves with reds eyes at her side, also known as dogs of hellhounds. I met her at a cross road deep one night, and
while she never spoke it was like she could see my whole life,
everything was
laid bare. I could feel love, mystery,
comfort and a little mischievousness coming from her.
She has been my Patron Goddess ever since.