Hecate

Blessings to Hecate

by Beth on October 31, 2010

Sparks from the hearth Of the Queen of Death and Life. Swarm through the dark, Dance through the night. – Sparks, © J. Robin Gall from Reclaiming Second Chants, Serpentine Music Productions On Samhain, we mark the transformation of the Goddess to Her Dark Mother and Crone aspects. We give thanks for the many gifts [...]

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Poetry for Hecate

by Beth on September 30, 2010

This is the last day of the month, and so is sacred to the great Triple Goddess, Hecate. On this day, we honor the Her as Queen of the Night and the Goddess of Witches. Hecate is a protector of women, mighty advocate for the disenfranchised, and She who guards the crossroads. It is She [...]

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This Night Belongs to Hecate

by Beth on August 31, 2010

Today is the last day of the month, and so is sacred to the great Triple Goddess, Hecate.  Every month, we honor Her as Queen of the Night. She is the psychopomp, who shows the way to the land of the dead, the Lady of the crossroads.  Although She is also Maiden and Mother, in [...]

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Blessings of Lughnassadh Eve

by Beth on July 31, 2010

When in still air and still in summertime A leaf has had enough of this, it seems To make up its mind to go; fine as a sage Its drifting in detachment down the road. – Howard Nemerov, Threshold This is the eve of Lughnassadh, also called Lammas in the Christian revision of the Pagan [...]

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Blessings to Hecate

by Beth on June 30, 2010

Today is the last day of the month, and so is sacred to the great Triple Goddess, Hecate. On this day, we honor Her as Queen of the Night and the Goddess of Witches. Hecate is a protector of women, mighty advocate for the disenfranchised, and She who guards the crossroads. It is She who [...]

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Blessings to Hecate

by Beth on May 31, 2010

I was unable to post this earlier today, but I would never forget to mention that today is is the last day of the month and so is sacred to blessed Hecate, Queen of the Night and mighty Guardian of the Crossroads. It is the Triple Goddess Hecate who protects women and those who are [...]

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Reclaiming Kitchen Magic

by Beth on March 31, 2010

All living things eat and are eaten. It’s cooking that makes us human. – Elizabeth Cunningham As we continue to fluff up the energy of our homes with feng shui and magic, we’re working with the powerful Qi of the kitchen. The kitchen is the most important area of the home for health and prosperity. [...]

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Blessings of the Full Virgo Moon

by Beth on February 28, 2010

This Moon was known by our ancestors and indigenous people as the Snow Moon and the Hunger Moon, as it comes in this most lean and  wintry time of year. This is the last Full Moon before the Solar New Year, which arrives at the Spring Equinox.  Many cultures and traditions celebrate around the time [...]

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The Transformation of the Crone

by Beth on January 31, 2010

There, at the foot of the tree, belonging to no man, A silver apple falls. There, amongst the branches, the mother sits. Weaver of dreams against the weft of the wood, Insight falls like gentle rain on a moon-bathed garden. – Song to Hecate, by Alison Jones Now we make ready for the great festival [...]

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Happy New Years Eve!

by Beth on December 31, 2009

Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. ~Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1850 Many thanks to Waverly FitzGerald, who is the source for much of today’s lore.  Blessings to you, Waverly, for your faithful, invaluable [...]

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