#hecate worship

[atomicwitchfestival]

Helpol Christmas Prayers

For stealth Hellenic polytheists who will be celebrating with their Christian families.

🔥 Hear me Hestia, First and Last at the Feast, when I partake in food and drink offerings, I partake in them to invoke your name first and last, and I partake in them to invoke all of the gods, to honor of them.

👑 Hear me Zeus Pater, Father God, when I invoke God the Father, I am invoking you and honoring you as the Father of the Gods.

🌅 Hear me Apollo Maponus, the Great Son, when I invoke the Son, I am invoking you and honoring you as an Honored Son of Zeus.

🐍 Hear me Agathos Daemon, the Good Spirit, when I invoke the Holy Spirit, I am invoking you and honoring you as the Good Spirit Who Protects.

🥖 Hear me Dionysus Omadios, Eater of Raw Flesh, any bread offering that I partake in is consumed in to honor you, within the temple of my body, as you are the Consumer of Flesh.

🍷 Hear me Hecate Aimopotis, the Blood Drinker, any wine offering that I partake in is consumed to honor you, within the temple of my body, as you are the Drinker of Blood.

🔥 Hear me Hestia, First and Last at the Feast, when I participate in prayers and hymns, I speak and sing to invoke all of the gods, in honor of them, and in your name first and last, in honor of you.

[tessawinterbourne]

[khaire-traveler]

🪄 Subtle Hekate Worship🕯️

Donate clothes, food, hygiene products, and the like to homeless shelters

Support food banks and homeless or animal shelters

Visit cemeteries; if allowed (please ask permission first), leave flowers on graves

Have a candle that reminds you of her (no altar needed)

Wear jewelry that reminds you of her

Keep a picture of her in your wallet

Have a stuffed animal polecat, dog, or toad

Have imagery of torches, crossroads, or magic around

Honor your ancestors; honor any spirits in your life

Volunteer at an animal or homeless shelter

Cook a warm meal for someone in need

Take care of yourself physically

Take a self-care bath/shower, especially those with herbs or candles

Visit a crossroads; walk/hike on paths that have a crossroads and pick the direction that calls to you

Take a walk during the new, half, or full moon (only if it is safe to do so in your area)

Take time to notice the phases of the moon; meditate under each one, and learn their meanings

Start a garden; tend to plants, especially herbs

Study herbalism; study the history of witchcraft

Ground yourself regularly

Include her within spell work, if you do any; practice discreet methods of spell-casting

Learn non-obvious divination methods; cartomancy, pyromancy, carromancy, etc.

Burn incense, if able; frankincense is great

Drink herbal teas; cook with herbs

Practice mindfulness and emotional regulation

Honor your home/space; keep it clean, and make it feel like your own

At the end of each month, cook a good meal and make drinks with added honey

Baking raisin and currant cakes

Practice patience and understanding

Work on your decision-making skills; what do YOU want? What do YOU need? What are YOUR goals/passions?

Making a bonfire; gathering around it, alone or with loved ones

Learning to have more confidence in your decisions and actions; you know what's best for you more than anyone else

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I hope this helps someone! I may add to it later on. For now, this is my list of discreet ways to worship Hekate. Take care, y'all, and have a good day/night. 💜

Link to Subtle Worship Master list

[hacatestruth]

[fabledfoxglove]

✧ ʜᴇᴄᴀᴛᴇ • ɢᴏᴅᴅᴇss ᴏғ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ, ᴅᴏɢs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ, ᴄʀᴏssʀᴏᴀᴅs, & ɢʜᴏsᴛs ✧

[sllunag]

i am an Hecate devotee, of course i never see things in black and white

i am an Hecate devotee, of course i smile everytime i hear dogs barking

i am an Hecate devotee, of course i am a witch

i am an Hecate devotee, of course i value balance

i am an Hecate devotee, of course i love the natural world

i am an Hecate devotee, of course i understand the need of changing even don't liking it

i am an Hecate devotee, of course i love my solitude

i am an Hecate devotee, of course i love moon and the stars

i am an Hecate devotee, of course i love research for Her ♡

[nyxshadowhawk]

Hellenic Gods Fact Sheets and Hymns: Hecate

Other Names: Trivia, Brimo

Epithets: Anassa eneroi  (queen of those below), Aidonaia (lady of the Underworld), Amibousa (she who changes), Atalus (tender, delicate), Borborophorba (she who feeds on filth), Brimo (angry, terrifying), Despoina (mistress), Eileithyia (of childbirth), Enodia (of the roads), Epaine (dread), Euplokamos (bright-tressed), Khthonia (of the Underworld), Kleidouchos (keeper of the keys), Kourotrophos (protector of children), Krokopelos (saffron-robed), Liparokredemnos (bright-coiffed), Nycteria (nocturnal; of the night), Nyctipolos (night-wandering), Perseis (destroyer/ daughter of Perses), Phosphoros (light bearer), Propolos (guide), Propylaia (the one before the gate), Scylacagetis (leader of dogs), Soteira (savior), Trikephalos (three-headed/of the crossroads), Trimorphos (three-formed), Trioditis (of the three ways), Trivia (of the three ways).

Domains: Witchcraft, magic, necromancy, ghosts, nightmares, death, initiation, the crossroads, gateways, passage between worlds, and the night.

Appearance: [My UPG] A tall (over 6’) woman, neither young nor old, with waist-length black hair, pale skin, prominent cheekbones, a heavy jaw, and intense green eyes. She is usually dressed in black folds molded into a simple dress or robes. She has a severe expression and an intimidating presence. She speaks with a low voice.

Sacred Days and Festivals: Eleusinia (22 Metageitnion). Nemoralia (August 13th-15th). Deipnon, last day of each (lunar) month.

Symbols/Attributes: Torches, keys, daggers, strophalos (iynx wheel)

Sacred Animals: Dog, polecat, serpent, horse, frog.

Sacred Plants: Yew, cypress, garlic, willow, hazel, black poplar, aconite, belladonna, dittany, mandrake, hemlock, asphodel

Elemental Affinity: Darkness, light, fire

Planet: Moon

Colors: Black, saffron, silver.

Crystals: Black onyx, hematite, obsidian, black tourmaline, moonstone, smoky quartz, agate, amethyst.

Incense: Myrrh, almond, cypress, camphor, saffron, mugwort, pomegranate.

Tarot Cards: The High Priestess, The Moon, Death

Retinue: Empousai, ghosts of the dead, dogs, Lampades (torch-bearing underworld nymphs)

Associated People: Witches (and other magic-users), the dead

Offerings: Bread, eggs, honey, garlic, menstrual blood, graveyard dirt.

Syncretized With: Artemis, Diana, Persephone, Eileithyia, Selene, Nephthys, Ereshkigal, Nicnevin, Heqet

Hymns to Hecate

Orphic Hymn to Hecate

Hekate Enodia, Trivia, lovely dame, Of earthly, watery, and celestial frame, Sepulchral, in a saffron veil arrayed, Pleased with dark ghosts that wander through the shade; Daughter of Perses, solitary goddess, hail! The world’s key-bearer, never doomed to fail; In stags rejoicing, huntress, nightly seen, And drawn by bulls, unconquerable, monstrous queen; Leader, Nymphe, nurse, on mountains wandering, Hear the suppliants who with holy rites thy power revere, And to the herdsman with a favoring mind draw near.

Hecate’s Hymn to Herself

I come, a virgin of varied forms, wandering through the heavens, bull-faced, three-headed, ruthless, with golden arrows; chaste Phoebe bringing light to mortals, Eileithyia; bearing the three synthemata [sacred signs] of a triple nature.  In the Aether I appear in fiery forms and in the air I sit in a silver chariot, Earth reins in my black brood of puppies.

(From Porphyry’s lost commentary on the Chaldean Oracles, preserved by Eusebius of Caesaria in Praeparatio Evangelica. According to Porphyry, this hymn was composed by Hecate herself.)

Magical Invocation to Hecate

Approach, you of the netherworld, of earth, of heaven, Bombo! You by the wayside, at the crossroads, light-bearer, night-wanderer, Enemy of light, friend and companion of night, Rejoicing in the howl of dogs and in crimson gore, Lurking among the corpses and the tombs of lifeless dust, Lusting for blood, bringing terror to mortals, Grim one, Ogress [Mormo], Moon – you of many forms, May you come gracious to our sacrificial rites!

(Preserved in Refutation to All Heresies by Hippolytus)

Invocation to Hecate from PGM IV 2708-84

Come, giant Hecate, Dione’s guard, O Persia [daughter of Perses], Baubo Phroune, dart-shooter, Unconquered Lydian, the one untamed, Sired nobly, torch-bearing, guide, who bends down Proud necks, Kore, hear, you who’ve parted / gates Of steel unbreakable. O Artemis, Who, too, were once protectress, mighty one, Mistress, who burst forth from the earth, dog-leader, All-tamer, crossroad goddess, triple-headed, Bringer of light, august / virgin, I call you Fawn-slayer, crafty, O infernal one, And many-formed. Come, Hekate, goddess Of three ways, who with your fire-breathing phantoms Have been allotted dreaded roads and harsh / Enchantments, Hekate I call you

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O Hekate of many names, O Virgin, Kore, Goddess, come, I ask, O guard and shelter of the threshing floor Persephone, O triple-headed goddess, Who walk on fire, cow-eyed BOUORPHORBE PANPHORBA PHORBARA AKITOPHI ERESHKIGAL / NEBOUTOSOUALETH Beside the doors, PYPYLEDEDEZO And gate-breaker; Come Hekate, of firey Counsel, I call you to my sacred chants.

[mythicalmuseomine]

Lady Hecate

Goddess of sorcery and ghosts. Also depicted as the goddess of magic, dogs, and night.

Requested by @sapphic-bats

taking requests

[cthonicpsychopomp]

I don’t have a very good relationship with my own mother; but happy mother’s day to some other important women/goddesses in my life.

Persephone is like a mother to me (i call her mama) (its mostly to differentiate, i have 3 moms and 3 dads)

Aphrodite is newer in my life but shes been a big help and I’ve learned a lot from her

Hecate is one of my patrons and ive learned alot under her guidance

Hera is someone who that looks after one of my friends and has also supported me and ive learned alot from.

[inkaitations]

Yk we had to since I started working with her

I’m a Hecate 🔮🌙 devotee…

I’m a Hecate devotee ofc I’ll suggest spell work as a solution to a friends’ problems

I’m a Hecate devotee ofc I’ll give you a tarot reading

I’m a Hecate devotee ofc I have a grimoire

I’m a Hecate devotee ofc I’m telling you what moon phase it is

I’m a Hecate devotee ofc I let my dog sleep on my bed

I’m a Hecate devotee ofc I’m a night owl

I’m a Hecate devotee ofc I make moon water every full moon

I’m a Hecate devotee ofc I’d love to visit a cemetery and do a seance

I’m a Hecate devotee ofc I have books on herbal magic

I’m a Hecate devotee ofc I own a few daggers

[bolszaja-miedwedica]

an offering for Hecate for her night !!! i hope she likes it

[hekates-torch]

May Lady Hekate guide you through uncertain times

[tessawinterbourne]

[xoxochb]

me and the girlies praying to hecate

[silenced-judgement]

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I do enjoy interacting with my Patron Deities, and through those interactions I've found out a few silly things they tend to do/things about them I think is kind of silly and also would like to make a little list of stuff that I've actually done.

‧₊˚ ☾. ⋅ ⋯ 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚜

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Abuses the fact I bought him a candle

Doesn't seem to understand the dangers of fire

Gremlin energy

Enjoys saying hi to me for no reason other than just saying hi

Still angry at Hecate

Enjoys making his candle flame freak out in response to music

Butterflies

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Refused to choose a candle and let me choose for her

Barely tries to get my attention

Probably only claimed me in order to beat Apollo to me

Wont help me with my dog

Literally barely anything to put here

‧₊˚ ☾. ⋅ ⋯ 𝙷𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎

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Enjoys Harry Potter for some reason?

Told me to be productive when I have been

Probably unable to get near me without dealing with Thanatos

Barely interacts due to Thanatos (probably)

Sent me a giant spider in a dream because we had just watched Chamber of Secrets

‧₊˚ ☾. ⋅ ⋯ 𝙳𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚢𝚜𝚞𝚜

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Actually agreed to go scream at one of my friends who's interacted with him before and tell them to look at Discord

Confirmed that Zagreus still exists

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Refuses to convince Thanatos to stop being angry at Hecate

Literally just watched Thanatos making his candle flame freak the fuck out and did nothing about it while it was freaking me out

[fabledfoxglove]

An invocation prayer to Lady Hecate