Hi there! I’m just getting started in witchcraft and have been working a lot with Hecate. Last night, during meditation I was told to “change my birth name”. Before hearing that, I witnessed people I’ve never seen before, whisper intentions at me when I was a baby, i.e you’re gonna do this or that with your life (I couldn’t hear what they whispered, but I understood what they were doing). Upon researching, I read that we all have spiritual names that we might want or have to change to make way for a new path. I don’t know who these people whispering at me were, but I do feel related to them. Has this happened to anyone else? Or has anyone already gone thru this that might want to share what their process was?

The necklace over Her picture says “Thyself is thy master.” I feel a lesson I keep learning from Her is that I am the only one that can change stuff in my life. To control what I can control and accept I can only control me.

The painting came from a meditation. I struggle with the in between of being new at something and being good at something. Translation I’m the kid kicking and screaming “Why can’t I do it straight away!” I heard this and it has helped soothe that frustration.

Any Hades (the game) fans here? They just did a demo of the sequel game this week and released some new images of Hecate. I love that she’s ripped hahaha

I honestly don't know what topic to put this as, but ever since I've started talking with hecate, sometimes I wouldn't have any dreams or nightmares but almost every night me and my family has had nightmares, for example, I've always had bad spirit nightmares, like I would be standing in a random house and I'd be pulled either out of my bed or pulled into a place in the house and be silenced so when I cry out for help in the nightmare I can't say anything and I've never had a dream about almost getting kidnapped like never in my life, then my mom has had a dream with me in it and It had a bad spirit it in. I've also been unmotivated at random times and it feels like something is detaching me from hecate or all of a sudden I'm detaching myself from her. I need some advice or help.

Just a little darkness to brighten up my workday! I love having Mother Hekate so close to me. 🗝️🖤🌑🐦‍⬛🦉🗝️💀🔥🐍🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺🗝️

How do you call on Hekate to be there with you as you do your spellwork and aid you in the success of your spells?

I’m new to working with her, but would like her to be with me as I do my spellwork.

.... and it brings me so much joy. When I installed it this afternoon and welcomed Her, I felt a spark of joy that I don't even know to reason or origin of. She has been so good to me already, and now She has her space. I hope She is happy, too :)

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Hello! Brand new to exploration of this world. I’ve been reading Hekate: Liminal rites and there is a lot of discussion of sacrifice/blood spilled for ritual offerings. I’m not really in a space able to do that or want to do that, so I was wondering what yall do instead. Do yall have blood substitutes you use in place of? or do you forgo any blood stand ins and stick with other libations like milk, wine, honey? thank you!

I finally realized what Hecate truly represents while meditating. She is actually the mother of everything like some say. Because she is the “dark mother”. The darkness that we express ourselves onto and manifest the realities we want. She’s the goddess of crossroads because the crossroad is created when you merge your spiritual life and physical life. So basically we would always be at that liminal space. Which is also Hecate. Always at a state of potential always so close to another opportunity another “doorway”. But without facing your own shadow(personal darkness) the dark mother comes off to you as something to be afraid. Darkness is indeed the mother of all. She wouldn’t hurt us she isn’t evil. People often psyche themselves into insanity when they realize she’ll give them any reality they manifest. Even the darkest ones. All cause she loves you. She’s asks no questions only hears your wishes. Which is why she works from afar. She’s not forcing her opinions upon you. She’s distant emotionally until you express you’re ready to come home. And im a young witch also. She’s guided me

So, I also dabble in witchcraft as well as a hellist. Fellow wiccans had led me to this path, who I am forever grateful for. However, I am deeply confused about the difference between our Hecate and the Wiccan Hecate. They both share similar resemblance, both being patrons of witchcraft and protectors of evil, but are they seperate deities? And if so, what are the differences?

I had them done in 2021. There are other elements around that have a personal connection with me, but I love them and I always feel that she’s with me.

How do I envoke the spirit of Hecate, I tried it twice but I don't feel like she's in my life. What incantations did yous use

Back in December I started to suspect I'd be laid off. I got desperate because the job market in my country is awful. At first I felt reluctant to ask for her help with this, it made me feel like I would treat her as a genie who'd grant me wishes. So I just tried to apply to as many job posts as I could but nothing came out of it, not even an interview.

After a few nights crying at her altar because I was scared of being unemployed, I decided to give it a try and I asked her to bless my career and to help me find a new job.

Finally I started to get a few replies and interviews here and there. A month later I landed a new job and the timing was perfect. When I told my manager that I wouldn't be able to renew our contract because I was moving to another company, he told me: "I'm glad to know you've found a new job, because we wouldn't be able to renew your contract at the end of this month".

I've been on my new job for two weeks and so far I'm enjoying it. The work itself is alright and my team mates are all very nice.

I want to thank Hecate for helping me through this stressful time, and for being so patient with my whiny ass. I love her so much.

Hail Hecate

I had a dream last night with three women who were one. Their faces repeatedly changed into each other's, so it was hard to tell who was who.

The woman in the middle offered me help with a situation. I told her,"No, it's ok, I've already prayed about it."

She laughed and said,"To whom?"

I said,"To God."

She looked aghast. "You think He's listening? You think He cares about women?" Her face changed to the woman next to hers (they essentially swapped faces).

The woman next to her, who was also her, laughed and said,"Leave her alone, she doesn't want YOUR help." The women to the left and the right of the middle woman giggled.

The middle woman's eyes turned to slits, snake like, and I said,"I don't mean any offense. I was baptized. Thanks for offering to help."

Her pupils returned to normal, and she said,"See you soon enough."

I've been seeing repeating 3's everywhere. I attributed it to the Trinity. But could they be related to this woman? Is she Hekate? Was this just a really weird dream? I've been googling and Hekate came up. I've never done witchcraft.

I wonder if this goddess is reaching out to me. I’ve never been religious, grew up Catholic decided that wasn’t for me. I believe in a higher power, I tell everyone but I don’t know who that is. That’s been me since I was 18-years-old.

Fast-forward, I’m 26. I’ve been seeing media on this goddess, I think of her. I think she’s cool, I’ve always flirted with the edge of wanting to do “witchy things,” make moon water, put intentions into my thoughts, and food. Do things that feel wholes and become more connected to the spiritual realm.

I believe I’m ghosts, spirits, etc. tarot, crystals seem so fascinating. I don’t know a lot about what’s put into developing a craft, but I’m pretty drawing to the most basic things you see on media.

Well just recently, I have been seeing things in this goddess Hecate. I have seen things about her having connections to dogs, lizards, snakes, keys, owls ect.

Well after seeing all of these things, I thought about the black dog and thought if I see one. Maybe she’s reaching out to me. I went to the store, and while I was paying the cashier, In walked in this big, black dog through the double sliding doors and this dog and I made eye contact. It left walked around an isle and when I went to leave, the dog followed me out, then she left.

I kept that buried in my head.

Well I was on a walk near grass and thought, what if I see a snake. Maybe she’s reaching out to me? I didn’t see a snake in that grass, but a couple of days later I was cleaning my room… and found a baby snake burrowed in some of my clothing…

This is weird… I started thinking about how I have found, lizards in my home and I took them out. This snake, this dog…

Are these signs or coincidences. This is all very scary and exciting to me. I grew up with that catholic influence, so sometimes wanting to get connected to all of this stuff makes me feel like I’m doing something wrong.

Could someone please offer their insight?

Yall I just had the wildest dream. So I didn’t figure out the plot till the end cause I was having like premonition/flashbacks in the dream and didn’t put them all together until right before the climax if this had been a movie. Anyway, so basically you know how Christians think God sends the kids down to the mother’s womb? Well if a woman gave birth under a specific position under the moon Hecate sent them down instead. So the government had figured this out (I’m from the US so it was my gov I’m picturing) and started doing “welfare checks” and basically taking the kids back X-men style. All the kids were young though like 3 or under. Anyway I’m on this cruise ship that is following the path of the moon I guess? And there were a bunch of pregnant women on board. Everyone kept getting sick and they were making ppl quarantine in their rooms. Then the government started coming into the cruise ship as it gets to the path of the moon, women start giving birth and I guess the agents were just taking kids left and right. That’s where it ended.

thought i'd share this little excerpt from great goddesses by nikita gill, one of my new all-time favorite poetry collections. i genuinely felt for this entry, and decided to share this with all of you, knowing some of you might appreciate it!

the excerpt itself is from the poem, "hecuba, wife of priam, mother of paris" wherein she narrates how she became hekate's loyal black dog. 🐶

i hope you guys find solace in these tiny, but meaningful, lines. hail hekate! hail our stern but ever kind-hearted mother goddess who shows us the way when we're stuck in crossroads.

Just wanted to share the space I dedicated to her! I printed photos using the advice of others, making sure not to print any that were overly sexualized. I wanted to make sure I also had some of the real statues, which I hope to visit some day. I also ended up placing my candles with the intention that they are at the crossroads. I’ve got black tourmaline, black obsidian, and a lil mushroom crystal (because I know she likes mushrooms but I don’t have any real ones haha), a little jar of honey I put together, some chocolate (one as 3 pieces, the other has 7), and a quarter because they’re 99% silver and that’s the closest I have to real silver. I truly hope she decides to work with me. 💕

While I put this together, I spoke to her like a friend and explained why I’d like to work with her.

I did have some dreams last night about her, but it was mainly me putting this together in my dreams, so I’m not sure if that’s a sign or not.

I also placed my jewelry with it all, and asked for Hekate to bless it.

I’m excited for the possibility of getting to work with a goddess that I respect so much.

Hii everyone, Hope you're okay. So I've just started to research about hecate and i have some problems finding good books. Is there any books you'll recommend or an online site where i can read them for free? Anything will be helpful to know more about her. So please

I am a broke college kid with an altar that my cats get on, so I’m making a space on my bookshelf dedicated to Hecate. I don’t have money to buy any statues, but I can print photos at work that I can then put up in that space, and was wondering if there are any photos you recommend using? I don’t want to just Google them and end up using a photo that she may consider disrespectful, you know? And I feel like still quite new to this so it’s hard to know for sure.

I wanted to share this with yall. I lost my job in January. I was really destroyed because I loved that job and the termination came out of nowhere. During my search I had been having dreams in cemeteries. Never in a sad sense always happy moods. During the hunt I saw an opening in a cemetery! Long story short today was my first day there! As I was cleaning my desk I found an old skeleton key. The people there have no idea where it came from. But I do. Thank you Hekate for leading me here 😌 🌒🌑🌘

Okay so from what I have found, Hekate shares similarities to both Asherah and Anat.

Asherah is associated with trees, and water yes but also dogs and the new moon. She is best petitioned at the ocean, which could be seen as a liminal space, conjoining earth, sea and sky. Her main symbol is the Asherah Pole

Anat is associated with love and war, but also magick, death, and hunting. She is seen as the one who can conquer death itself and is the mistress of spirits. She would be seen as similar to Hekate in that way.

Astarte, the third major Cannan goddess was also associated with love and war, but was also seen as both her own goddess and a name for both Asherah and Anat. She was the Queen of Heaven, later Ishtar and Aphrodite Urania.

There is also Qetesh who some have said is the triad combo of all three. As in Asherah, Anat, and Astarte would be all pieces of Qetesh… but that is highly debated not confirmed, especially when Qetesh is known as her own Egyptian Deity too.

There is also the Orishas:

Oya, Oshun, and Yemaya

yemaya is the ocean and sea, motherhood

Oya is death and the air

Oshun is love and beauty, also the earth

They are known as sisters, and there is a myth about Oya and Yemaya switching places.

How would you guys see this as Connected to Hekate? Especially when the Hekatea at the crossroads and City Gates had the three formed goddess surrounding a pole.

Does anybody see a connection between Hekate and the Minoan Snake Goddess?

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I started writing as a way to communicate with Her and after a few entries in this leather journal I have, I noticed it started smelling like saffron. Like, JUST like saffron.

The journal hasn't come into contact with saffron. But it's there!

Praise Hekate

I didn't realize they still existed but I just read of Oracle Hekataios who has a temple to Hekate, I assume in Florida where his book says he lives (book is Strix Craft).

Has anyone been to a place that honors Hekate? I'm fascinated by the idea