HECATE
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GODDESS HECATE
THE POWER OF THE DIVINE FEMININE.
Hecate is an incredibly important, powerful and complicated deity. Although she appears throughout Greek mythology, she actually predates it. She is said to be the `Key` bearing queen of the entire cosmos. Hecate is associated with gateways to hidden realms of existence and is the keeper of sacred knowledge. She is present at the threshold of transformation and represents the road to unknown places.
She is depicted as a maiden, mother and crone, representing the passage through the phases of life and wisdom. She is connected to the wilderness and wild creatures and is guarded by black dogs. She carries a key, symbolizing her role as gatekeeper, and a torch, which shows that she is one who illuminates and brings wisdom.
She brings light to dark places, revealing the treasures hidden in the unconscious. She also carries a knife which represent power, discernment, and the ability to cut through all things and a rope, symbolizing the cutting of the umbilical cord in birth and the severance of body and spirit in death.
Hecate beckons you to choose a direction. You must make a decision. Change is inevitable, but the direction of change is completely up to you. Hecate is calling you to the untamed and wild areas of life. You must follow this deepest of calls. You know the decision you must make – it is probably a terrifying decision, yet it is one that will take you to your highest calling.
Hecate is a powerful Ally. Light her incense and listen to her call. She asks that we stop holding ourselves back through fear and draining our precious energies. She encourages us to start something new. Discover the wild parts of yourself, that inner warrior that is ready to emerge into the world.
