Who is Hecate? She is the Goddess of Witchcraft, Necromancy, Ghosts, Magic, and, in some instances, the Night, Darkness, The Mist, and Moon. For some She is also the goddess of motherhood, protection, and the sea. She is a Hellenic deity, born of the Titans Asteria and Perses. There’s a few beliefs circling around Her being a crone goddess or a Triple Goddess, but those are modern and neopagan beliefs—which She predates. I also consider Her to be a part of the Chthonic deities.
Symbology: Black dogs, Wolves, Keys, Torches, Flames, Torches, Crossroads, Serpents, Daggers, Birds of Prey (crows, ravens, owls), the Moon, witchcraft tools (such as cauldrons, tarot, athames)
Offerings & Devotional Acts for Her:
Figurines of any of Her symbols
keys, skeleton keys, lockets
fire witchcraft and candles, flames, matchsticks
dedicating any lunar or symbolic jewelry to Her
black/dark crystals such as obsidian and onyx
nocturnal animal imagery
black/cool colored glitter
baneful/poisonous herbs and plants
pomegranates/berries (She seems to really like blackberries)
dark blend wines
honey, cinnamon, poppy seeds, chocolates (dark)
mugwort, lavender, roses, jasmine, dragon’s blood
bones and feathers from birds of prey (please check your local laws about obtaining these)
pinpricks of blood (please DO NOT attempt this if you struggle with self harm/etc, blood magic is particularly strong and isn’t for everyone. She will understand if you cannot offer that to her).
Taking midnight walks, setting up altars and rituals at crossroads, paying respects to the dead and practicing your craft in a cemetery
Any playlists, poems, literature, whether it be your own or just a piece you associate with Her, also make wonderful offerings.
Lunar Influences & Connections: Reaching out to Hecate tends to work best at night, and really any time the moon is at it’s peak. The Witching Hours, midnight to 3A.M., during strong lunar influences (blue moons, blood moons, eclipses, new moons, etc) all hold strong bonds with Hecate. Also, any time it is particularly foggy or your surroundings are covered in a mist is a good time to try to connect with Her.
Disclaimer: These are correspondences that have been gathered through my personal experiences working through my craft with Her. If you find She responds better to different offerings/during different times, by all means, stick to it! Your bond with Her is your own and should be cultivated in whichever way works best for you and Her. Thank You!
Some of you guys may already know this spell. It is very simple and works like a charm!
If you suspect someone has cursed you, or you are just having a bought of bad luck this spell should work! It has for me!
All you need is a black taper candle, flying devil oil, and a sharp tool to carve the candle with.
Take the sharp tool and carve “RETURN TO SENDER” all over the candle then anoint the candle with the Flying Devil oil…light it and let it burn out!
The Flying Devil oil is just a mixture of olive oil and red pepper flakes, OR you can just anoint the candle with the oil and roll it in the red pepper flakes!
So today I had an interview for a job that will give me a good pay, will put me on course for a good career, and I was needing a boost. So I made this up last night to help with just that!
Ingredients
Candles
Orange Candle [Communication]
Green Candle [Prosperity]
Herbs
Sage/Cedar [Cleansing and
Rosemary [Happiness and Luck]
Clove [Confidence and Protection]
Bay Leaf [With a Wish]
Stones
Lepidolite [Soothe Anxieties]
Bloodstone [Confidence and Prosperity]
Tigers Eye [Necklace for Grounding, Prosperity]
Incense
Sandalwood [Allure and Happiness, Green for luck/prosperity]
Frankincense [Allure and raised Vibrations]
Other
A bowl or something to hold this all in
A lighter
Ritual
I began by lighting my orange and green candles. Then my Sandalwood and Frankincense incenses. As everything began to burn, I added each ingredient charged with individual and specific intent on how to help me with the interview. [Allure for hiring, clear communication between interviewer and myself, etc.]
After everything was added (Except the bay leaf and tiger’s eye necklace), I charged the intent of my wish for a job and successful interview into the bay leaf, then burned it over the fire of my green candle. I added the ash to the bowl of everything else. Then I poured the wax from the candles on top of everything. I sent out one last prayer that my interview will be successful, I’ll have the confidence and charm to navigate it properly, and that it will lead me to a job.
I then lay my tiger’s eye necklace over the bowl and asked for the spirit within, whom I respectfully call Mama Tiger, and asked her to take the intent of this spell and do what is in her power to direct her natural charms toward success in this interview. She purred as she agreed and told me to keep my chin up, I’ll do great.
This morning I put on the necklace, placed the stones used in the spell on my person, and went into the interview. Long story short, it went well and I have a job shadow set up for later this week.
for some reason I really like that she’s called Hilda.
This happened on my grandmothers farm when my mom was little,
baby ducks act a lot like baby chickens so in the beginning it wasn’t so bad
the main problem is that baby ducks LOVE water, but baby chickens get very very dead from it,
so you can imagine the mother hens surprise and horror the first time they go by the farm pond and ALL THE BABIES RUN TO THE WATER AND JUMP IN
my grandmother had to come out of the house to investigate all the noise the hen was making
The mother hen was clucking and screeching in distress and running circles around the pond while the duckies were having the time of their lives.
This happened a few more times before Momma hen was like FUCK IT YOU WANNA SWIM SEE WHAT I CARE , and would sit a distance away watching them in the pond.
if the ducks ever abandoned any eggs my grandmother would always put it under that particular hens nest cause from then on she always knew how to deal with her “water loving” delinquent children
BEST ADOPTED MUM
“Half my children are fucking idiots but they’re my children and i love them”
