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Hekate is not dark, not black, and does not represent the power of evil and darkness.
Hecate personifies the process, the elemental power of destruction for the sake of creation, the power of renewal through death.

In ancient Greek mythology chthonic deity (of Asia Minor origin), patroness of all night evil spirits, witchcraft and divination. AT literary sources many other functions were also attributed to her, in connection with which Hekate was identified with the moon goddess Selene, the goddess underworld Persephone, mistress of wild animals Artemis. Depicted with a torch in her hands, often with snakes in her hair (sometimes three-faced).

The so-called satanic days before the new moon, days of Hekate, in fact, are the days of revision of motives. We live in certain cycles. The most important points of these cycles used to be the days before the winter solstice and before the new moon. At this time, a person should fast, limit external contacts. He must go deep into himself and pay off the previous cycle. Today we perceive the days of Hekate (everyone knows the 29th lunar day) as satanic, and therefore harmful. In fact, these are the days of cleansing, parting with the mistakes that we have made in these 29 days.
They are the most beneficial for the human soul.

Hecate, or flip side Luna was a very important woman. She took revenge on all those who prematurely invaded the overworld. All the unprepared, who, without a teacher, without tradition, outside orders and ahead of time, rushed to esotericism, Hekate drove her crazy. The person who passed through the Gate, being unprepared, returned from there half-witted.

There are lunar days in which amazing people are born - people with the power of the Goddess Hekate

Hecate's ancient Greek mythology- the patroness of the underworld, the ruler of the Black Moon. There are two moons. It is believed that they exist, but are not visible to the human eye. One of them is White. It revolves around the earth in 28 days. Brings good luck, prosperity, blessing, joy. The Black Moon revolves around the Earth in 29 days. And he is rewarded. In Indian mythology, Hekate corresponds to the Goddess Kali - the Goddess of time, destruction and transformation. The long period of time in which our lives also fell is called the Kali Yuga, i.e. he is patronized by Kali (Hecate). The White Moon is a symbol of a hostess, whose tables are bursting with food, healthy and happy children are scurrying around, and the house is twined with grapes. In a word - a woman who creates simple and beautiful earthly happiness. This woman becomes the Black Moon when her children and respectable home are in danger and she turns into a protector. The main task of Hekate is to protect the house, entwined with grapes, from dark forces. It is believed that Hekate can destroy the ghosts of the night, vampires and even demons.

Lunar days, in which power passes to Hekate - 9, 15, 23, 29

People born on these days are endowed with the gift of Hecate. What does it mean? In their presence, everything falls apart and collapses. They are not to blame for this. This is their space program. But at the same time, the true necessarily sprouts with tenfold strength, and the false dies forever. "Hecates" are a kind of bulldozers that clear new areas for new flower beds in the Universe. People born on the 9th, 15th, 23rd, 29th lunar days are ecstatic. It costs nothing for them to run barefoot into the winter cold on the snow or throw themselves into a thunderstorm from a cliff into the raging sea in order to experience a state when the spirit captures the feeling of their own strength and unity with the elements.

Should Hecate be afraid? No. In no case. They are saviors. They can stop a fight, help a person out, intervene in a situation in which neither the police nor professional rescuers would risk finding themselves. You can rely on them. The Hekates are betrayed to death by those they love. We can say that they are loyal to friends and loved ones. But not everyone correctly understands this devotion and loyalty. God gave them the ability to do eccentric things. If God sent you a beloved woman - Hekate, then by giving her infinite love, you will receive energy from her that can take you to the very top of success that is possible and impossible for you. She will not be embarrassed by difficulties if she feels loved. She will overcome them and will be your closest and most sincere adviser, friend. It is no small fortune to have as your lover or beloved a person born on the lunar day of Hecate. You just need to trust them very much in order to allow their energy to eliminate everything superfluous, alien from your life together. No one like "Hecate" will separate the "Grain from the chaff."
There is hardly another day when such people who bring true, cosmic luck are born.

"Hekates" will allow you to write the novel of your married life together on a clean sheet, where they will not leave a single stain of dirt. If "Hecate" appears at the enterprise, then collapse may soon await him. But only if the management is engaged in "unclean" affairs. If the management puts its soul into the development of the enterprise, then after the appearance of Hekate it can increase the turnover by several tens of times. So, honest entrepreneurs, hire Hecate!

Summoning Hekate

Call Hecate on one of her days - 9, 15, 23, 29, as well as two days before the new moon and within two days after. “Come, underground, earthly and heavenly goddess Hekate, the goddess of roads and crossroads, bringing air, walking at night, favorable to the night and accompanying it, rejoicing in the barking of dogs, wandering in the darkness with a wandering fire among the graves, terrifying the dead. Gor-go, Mor-mo, Bom-Bo, Moon of a thousand faces, come to us, great Hekate. If you call her with a pure heart- can fulfill all desires.
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Good afternoon dear friends.

Probably each of you has ever heard of the so-called phases black moon ,
or days Hecate , which many tend to call demonic or satanic.

Today I want to tell you about what these days really are, what they can fill and what energy they bring to a newborn in the flesh or reborn on this day according to the energy of the new year of life ..

To begin with, it should be clarified that to the days of Hecate belong: 9, 15, 23 and 29 lunar days. These are beautiful moonless nights - that is exactly what they are in essence, without the visible (reverse) side of the Moon.

After its birth, as a celestial body, the Moon (Spirit of the Moon), carried First Aspects of the Mother of the World. They were carried by two Goddesses, from Pantheon of the Goddesses of the Mother of the World: Selena and Hecate. But after the rebellion Creator, Goddess Hekate betrayed Creator and Mother of the World and stood on the side of the forces of darkness. Since then, the Moon has been divided into two almost equal halves: one of them in the face Goddess Selene carried Light, Love and Good, and the other, in the face of the fallen Goddess Hekate- darkness, evil and destruction. Everyone knows " Days of Hekate» were distinguished by a particularly strong destructive influence on the Earth and people.

By the way, it was after this that the Lunar Cataclysm occurred, as a result of which the main elements of the lunar orbit changed. So, in particular, it was thrown into an orbit farther from the Earth at a distance of 380 thousand kilometers (initially it was at a distance of 333,333 km). The force of lunar gravity and the speed of rotation around its axis and around the Earth also changed. After that, only one side of the Moon became visible from the Earth (before that, the entire surface of the Moon could be observed cyclically from the Earth). Since then, these sides have been called so: dark and light. The dark forces began to actively use the powerful energy potential of the Moon as a means of enslaving and controlling women and the entire Feminine Principle, as well as a means of destructive influence on the Earth.

Hecate ruled over all ghosts and monsters, night visions and sorcery. She was born as a result of the marriage of the titans Persian and Asteria.
Zeus- the king of the gods - endowed her with power over the fate of the earth and the sea, and Uranus bestowed with invincible strength.
The Greeks believed that Hecate wanders in deep darkness at night with his constant companions owls and snakes, illuminating his path with smoky torches.

She walked past the graves with her terrible retinue, surrounded by monstrous dogs from the kingdom Aida living on the shores Styx. Hecate sent horrors and heavy dreams to the earth and destroyed people.
Sometimes Hecate helped people, for example, it was she who helped Medea achieve love Jason. It was believed that she helped sorcerers and sorcerers. The ancient Greeks believed: if you bring Hekate as a sacrifice of dogs, while standing at the crossroads of three roads, then it will help to remove the spell and save you from evil damage.
Underground gods like Hekate, personified mainly the formidable forces of nature.

However,Hekate is not dark, not black, and does not represent the forces of evil and darkness.
Hecate personifies the process, the elemental power of destruction for the sake of creation, the power of renewal through death.

In literary sources, many other functions were also attributed to it, in connection with which Hecate identified with the goddess of the moon Selena, goddess of the underworld Persephone, mistress of wild beasts Artemis.

Hecate- the Greek god of moonlight. She bestows wisdom in public gatherings, happiness in war, rich booty in hunting, etc. Hecate patronized hunting, shepherding, breeding horses, guarded children and youths, granted victory in competitions, in court, in war. It was believed that Hecate- the patroness of all heterosexuals: specially trained in Greek culture female friends (please do not confuse with banal prostitutes - read "Tais of Athens" by I. Efremov ), in contrast to the female wives, whom she patronized Hera. As the goddess of the underworld, she was also considered the goddess of all things mysterious. She helps sorceresses who, like, for example, Circe and Medea learn their art from her.
Hecate sometimes depicted as one female figure with two torches in their hands, sometimes as 3 figures connected with their backs, depicting three equally mature women, looking at three sides and holding torches, snakes (or whips) and daggers in their hands. She is credited in our time with the "three whips of power" with which she controls humanity. However, in the images she always has two whips (sometimes replaced by snakes) in two hands. The other two bodies are holding other objects. Being depicted in one body, the goddess held torches more often than whips (and she had only two hands).

It was believed that the goddess Hecate one in three faces:

Day face of Hekate: patroness of hunting, shepherding, youth, social activities such as meetings, competitions, judicial debates and military achievements. Fight for the sake of fighting. Here she appeared as a middle-aged woman, an experienced and wise adviser to people (Morena, "Mary the Artisan").

Night face of Hekate: patroness of darkness, night, nightmares, revenge, debauchery and witchcraft. Beautiful and intimidating appearance, snakes in her hair. She is a huntress (like a maiden Artemis- sister Apollo and warrior), but her hunt is gloomy, nocturnal, and her pack of hounds runs among graves and ghosts. It was in this incarnation that she helped Medea in making potions. Rejected lovers and murderers prayed to her. She inspired how to prepare decoctions for love spells and poisons ("Marya the harlot").

The third face of Hekate: heavenly, "Urania Hecate" - irresistible spiritual love. She is young and beautiful with that heavenly beauty that does not cause carnal desires, but only admiration and delight. In this guise, Hekate helps philosophers, scientists, “leads the souls” of people from the Kingdom of the Dead to light and love (“Mary the Ascetic”).

statues Hecate were placed at crossroads to protect from evil and full moon secret rituals were performed there to propitiate her. statues Hecate with torches and swords they were placed in front of houses to keep evil spirits at bay. At the same time, it was she who was blamed for insanity and the appearance of ghosts. She was responsible for the madness that befell people, insanity or obsession with an idea. At the same time, she could protect from evil demons and witchcraft. On the last day of the month, gifts were brought to the crossroads - honey, onions, fish and eggs, with sacrifices in the form of dolls, baby girls and female lambs. Sorcerers gathered at the crossroads to pay respects to her and such devilish servants as Empusa, brownie; cecropsis, poltergeist; and Mormo, vampire.

As the cult of gods such as Apollo, Artemis and Hermes, Hekate lost its attractive appearance and attractive features. Now this is an ominous snake-haired and three-faced goddess, appearing on the surface of the earth only in moonlight, not sunlight, with two flaming torches in her hands, accompanied by black as night dogs and monsters of the underworld. Only dogs see it, and if dogs howl at night, it means that Hecate beside. It causes nightmares and madness, terrifies.

long time ago Hekate dedicated certain days month. Some information about them:

The so-called satanic days before the new moon are days Hecate- in fact, are the days of revision of motives. We live in certain cycles. The most important points of these cycles used to be the days before the winter solstice and before the new moon. At this time, a person should fast, limit external contacts. He must go deep into himself and pay off the previous cycle. Many perceive the days Hecate, as satanic, and therefore harmful. In fact, these are the days of cleansing, parting with the mistakes that we have made in these 29 days. They are the most beneficial for the human soul.

Hecate, or the other side of the moon was a very important woman. She took revenge on all those who prematurely invaded the overworld. All the unprepared, who, without a teacher, without tradition, outside orders and prematurely rushed to esotericism, Hecate drove me crazy.
Hecate- Ruler of the Black Moon. There are two moons. It is believed that they exist, but are not visible to the human eye. One of them is White. It revolves around the earth in 28 days. Brings good luck, prosperity, blessing, joy. The Black Moon revolves around the Earth in 29 days. And he is rewarded. In Indian mythology Hekate corresponds Goddess Kali- Goddess of time, destruction and transformation. The long period of time in which our lives also fell is called the Kali Yuga, i.e. patronizes him Kali (Hecate). The White Moon is a symbol of a hostess, whose tables are bursting with food, healthy and happy children are scurrying around, and the house is twined with grapes. In a word - a woman who creates simple and beautiful earthly happiness. This woman becomes the Black Moon when her children and respectable home are in danger and she turns into a protector. the main task Hecate- protect the house, entwined with grapes, from dark forces. It's believed that Hecate can destroy the ghosts of the night, vampires and even demons. So, lunar days in which power passes Hekate - 9, 15, 23, 29 .

There are lunar days in which amazing people are born - people with power Goddess Hekate.
Born in the days of Hekate- are a certain psychological type:

People born on these days are endowed with a gift Hecate. What does it mean? In their presence, everything falls apart and collapses. They are not to blame for this. This is their space program. But at the same time, the true necessarily sprouts with tenfold strength, and the false dies forever. "Hecate" are a kind of bulldozers that are clearing new areas for new flower beds in the universe. People born in 9, 15, 23, 29 lunar days, ecstatic. It costs nothing for them to run barefoot into the winter cold on the snow or throw themselves into a thunderstorm from a cliff into the raging sea in order to experience a state when the spirit captures the feeling of their own strength and unity with the elements.

Whether to be afraid Hekate? No. In no case. They are saviors. They can stop a fight, help a person out, intervene in a situation in which neither the police nor professional rescuers would risk finding themselves. You can rely on them. Hecate betrayed to death by those they love. We can say that they are loyal to friends and loved ones. But not everyone correctly understands this devotion and loyalty. God gave them the ability to do eccentric things. If God sent you a beloved woman - Hecate, then by giving her endless love, you will receive energy from her that can take you to the very top of a possible success that is impossible for you. She will not be embarrassed by difficulties if she feels loved. She will overcome them and will be your closest and most sincere adviser, friend. It is no small luck to have a lover or beloved person born on a lunar day. Hecate. You just need to trust them very much in order to allow their energy to eliminate everything superfluous, alien from your life together. No one like "Hecate" will separate the "Grain from the chaff." And there is hardly another day when such people who bring true, cosmic luck are born. "Hecate" will allow you to write the novel of your married life together on a clean sheet, where they will not leave a single stain of dirt.

If a "Hecate" appears at the enterprise, then soon it may expect a collapse. But only if the management is engaged in "unclean" affairs. If the management puts its soul into the development of the enterprise, then after the appearance Hecate can increase turnover by several tens of times. So, honest entrepreneurs, hire Hecate.

Days of Hekate- not at all a time for harmful magic or actions, although, of course, this can be fun at this time, but a time for purification, rethinking, reconsidering the living space and time for your precious Soul, its calm, its appeasement. Time for home solitude and hearth. Time for forgiveness and repentance, humility. Time of destruction and transformation, but only under the key slogan "In the name of the Universe and Harmony". For the benefit, that is, in the name of further creation. Time to strengthen fidelity, cultivate a sense of responsibility.

Calls for help are also possible on these days. In terms of amulet practice, the manufacture of protective home-spatial amulets. They will be endowed with the strongest energy and strength. Hekates.

Actions aimed at dissipating energy, at reducing its flow are also possible. For healing + elementary cleaning of the apartment)) struggle with the mess.

It is recommended to avoid physical intimacy, whether it be sex or any surgical intervention. Even taking into account that the day is conducive to the directed release of energy and deliverance, a person can be energetically weakened and prone to complications in the field of health.

It is also worth noting that the days (28.8 and 29th before completion) before the new moon and flowing into the new moon are subject to two elements: Air (which is why you should put things in order in yourself, in space, in relationships, do introspection of behavior, avoid conflicts etc.) and Fire (cleansing, burning, forgiveness, letting go of thoughts, people, etc.).

October 31 coincided with Hecate Day and Halloween. I hope none of you got hurt this night evil spirits.
The coming days of Hekate - November 6 (full moon), November 14 (waning moon) and on the night from 6.40 on November 21 to 7.51 on November 22 (new moon).

Live these days right.

You can find out on which of the lunar days you were born and whether you are "Hecate"

Hekate is my favorite goddess. I collected most of the information about her bit by bit over a long time.

Hecate- the Greek name of the Anatolian and Thracian goddess, first mentioned by Hesiod (c. 700 BC). Nilsson in "Greek Folk Religion" believes that the cult of Hecate comes from Caria; “this is confirmed by the fact that personal names that include her name are often found in this area, while in other places they are rare or not known at all.” There are versions that in the early Hellenic history, Hekate was a completely virtuous goddess associated with the Moon. Then the Hellenes, who brought the patriarchal order, ousted the goddess and she became formidable and terrible for them.

Hekate in ancient Greece was a special goddess, she was considered the patroness of darkness, nightmares and sorcery. It is no coincidence that the Greeks themselves worshiped her, as if secretly from themselves. She was a "chthonic" goddess, inherited from the "war of the gods" - the "pre-Olympic" period in the culture of the Greeks (before the victory and ascension of Zeus to Mount Olympus). But her power was so overwhelming that she entered a new pantheon, and the Greeks knew that she was "eternal as night."

According to the myths, Hekate is the daughter of the titan Persian (which, along with other details, betrays her eastern origin), and her name contains the ancient female root "Ge" (compare Gaia, Hera and Hekate). The loving Zeus gave her power over the fate of the earth and the sea, and Poseidon gave her great power. Hecate was three-faced, that is, she had three hypostases (like Morena among the Slavs).

Day face of Hekate: patroness of hunting, shepherding, youth, social activities such as meetings, competitions, judicial debates and military achievements. Fight for the sake of fighting. Here she appeared as a middle-aged woman, an experienced and wise adviser to people (Morena, "Mary the Artisan").

Night face of Hekate: patroness of darkness, night, nightmares, revenge, debauchery and witchcraft. Beautiful and intimidating appearance, snakes in her hair. She is a huntress (like the maiden Artemis, the sister of Apollo and a warrior), but her hunt is gloomy, nocturnal, and her pack of hounds runs among graves and ghosts. It was in this incarnation that she helped Medea in the preparation of potions. Rejected lovers and murderers prayed to her. She inspired how to prepare decoctions for love spells and poisons ("Marya the harlot").

The third face of Hekate: heavenly, "Urania Hecate" - irresistible spiritual love. She is young and beautiful with that heavenly beauty that does not cause carnal desires, but only admiration and delight. In this guise, Hekate helps philosophers, scientists, “leads the souls” of people from the Kingdom of the Dead to light and love (“Mary the Ascetic”).

It was believed that Hekate is the patroness of all hetaerae: specially trained in Greek culture female girlfriends (please do not confuse with banal prostitutes - read I. Efremov's Tais of Athens), in contrast to the female wives who were patronized by Hera.

In the image of Hecate, one can feel the intertwining of the ideas of the proto-Aryan peoples, linking two worlds: the living and the dead (“reality” and “nav” of the Slavs). She is darkness and light at the same time. The images were placed at the crossroads of three roads. In the Roman period, Hekate was called Trivia ("three-faced"). There were temples in honor of only one of the hypostases of Hekate, since it is difficult ordinary person realize the trinity of any god in general.

Hekate possesses diabolical power, she roams the Earth at night with a pack of infernal red-eyed dogs from hell and with a retinue of the souls of the dead. Only dogs see her, and if the dogs howl at night, it means that Hekate is nearby. It causes nightmares and madness, terrifies. Many ancients called her "Nameless".

She is the goddess of darkness on the moon, the destroyer of life, but also the regenerator of life. In one myth, she turns into a bear or a wild boar and kills her own son, then revives him. Being an arcane power, she wears a necklace of testicles, her hair is writhing snakes that turn to stone in a similar fashion to the Gorgon Medusa.

Hekate is the goddess of all crossroads, she looks in three directions at once. In ancient times, her three-headed statues were erected at many intersections, and secret rituals were performed under the full moon to propitiate her. Statues of Hekate with torches and swords were placed in front of houses to keep evil spirits at bay. Hekate is associated with many spells, sacrifices and rituals. In ancient times, people tried to appease her by leaving chicken hearts and honey cakes of pepper at their doors. On the last day of the month, gifts were brought to the crossroads - honey, onions, fish and eggs, with sacrifices in the form of dolls, baby girls and female lambs. Sorcerers gathered at the crossroads to pay their respects to her and such devilish servants as Empusa, the brownie; Cekropsis, poltergeist; and Mormo, a vampire. One appeal to her was recorded in the 3rd century by Hippolytus in the Philosophumena:

“Come, infernal, earthly and heavenly Bombo (Hekate), goddess wide roads, crossroads, you who travel to and fro at night with a torch in your hand, the enemy of the day. Friend and lover of darkness, you who rejoice when bitches howl and warm blood flows, you who roam among ghosts and graves, you who satisfy the thirst for blood, you who cause fear in the mortal souls of children, Gorgo, Mormo, Luna, in a thousand ways, cast your merciful gaze on our sacrifice”

In modern witchcraft, Hekate is often associated with the lunar trinity, the tripartite Goddess. She rules the waning and dark moon, in a two-week period, the best for magic; which deals with exile, liberation, designs and introspection. She calls for justice.

She received from Zeus as inheritance power over the fate of the earth and the sea, was gifted by Uranus great power. Hekate is an ancient chthonic deity, which, after the victory over the titans, retained its archaic functions, was even deeply revered by Zeus himself, becoming one of the gods who help people in their daily labors. She is the giver of maternal well-being, helps in the birth and upbringing of children; gives travelers an easy way; helping abandoned loved ones. Her powers, therefore, once extended to those areas human activity, which she later had to yield to Apollo, Artemis, Hermes.

As the cult of these gods spreads, Hecate loses her attractive appearance and attractive features. She leaves the upper world and, approaching Persephone, whom she helped her mother look for, is inextricably linked with the realm of shadows. Now this is an ominous snake-haired and three-faced goddess, appearing on the surface of the earth only in moonlight, not sunlight, with two flaming torches in her hands, accompanied by black as night dogs and monsters of the underworld. Hekate - night "chthonia" and heavenly "urania", "irresistible" wanders among the graves and brings out the ghosts of the dead, sends horrors and terrible dreams, but can also protect from them, from evil demons and witchcraft. Among her constant companions were the donkey monster Empusa, capable of changing her appearance and frightening belated travelers, as well as the spirit demons of the kera. This is how the goddess is represented on the monuments visual arts starting from the 5th century. BC

In ancient Greece, the number "3" was inextricably linked with the goddess Hekate. She had three forms (or even three bodies) - a mare, a dog and a lion - and had three heads to see in all directions. Hekate ruled over the triad of human existence—birth, life, and death—and the three elements—earth, air, and fire.

The three whips of power with which she controlled humanity, time and space made her an indispensable ally for wizards who sought to find means of changing the seemingly unchanging physical world. Those who were brave enough to cast her name in their spells were rewarded with a portion of her terrifying supernatural power.

Her power extended over the three-part time sphere—past, present, and future. The goddess drew her magical power from the moon, which has three phases - new, full and old. Like Artemis, she was accompanied everywhere by a pack of dogs, but Hekate's hunt is a night hunt among the dead, graves and ghosts of the underworld. Food and dogs were sacrificed to Hekate, her attributes were a torch, a scourge and snakes

Since ancient times, certain days of the month have been dedicated to Hecate. Some information about them:

The so-called satanic days before the new moon - the days of Hekate - are in fact the days of revision of motives. We live in certain cycles. The most important points of these cycles used to be the days before the winter solstice and before the new moon. At this time, a person should fast, limit external contacts. He must go deep into himself and pay off the previous cycle. Today we perceive the days of Hekate (everyone knows the 29th lunar day) as satanic, and therefore harmful. In fact, these are the days of cleansing, parting with the mistakes that we have made in these 29 days. They are the most beneficial for the human soul.

Hecate, or the other side of the Moon, was a very important woman. She took revenge on all those who prematurely invaded the overworld. All the unprepared, who, without a teacher, without tradition, outside orders and ahead of time, rushed to esotericism, Hekate drove her crazy. The person who passed through the Gate, being unprepared, returned from there half-witted. There are lunar days in which amazing people are born - people with the power of the Goddess Hekate.

Hecate in ancient Greek mythology is the patroness of the underworld, the ruler of the Black Moon. There are two moons. It is believed that they exist, but are not visible to the human eye. One of them is White. It revolves around the earth in 28 days. Brings good luck, prosperity, blessing, joy. The Black Moon revolves around the Earth in 29 days. And he is rewarded. In Indian mythology, Hekate corresponds to the Goddess Kali - the Goddess of time, destruction and transformation. The long period of time in which our lives also fell is called the Kali Yuga, i.e. he is patronized by Kali (Hecate). The White Moon is a symbol of a hostess, whose tables are bursting with food, healthy and happy children are scurrying around, and the house is twined with grapes. In a word - a woman who creates simple and beautiful earthly happiness. This woman becomes the Black Moon when her children and respectable home are in danger and she turns into a protector. The main task of Hekate is to protect the house, entwined with grapes, from dark forces. It is believed that Hekate can destroy the ghosts of the night, vampires and even demons. So, the lunar days in which power passes to Hekate - 9, 15, 23, 29 .

Born in the days of Hekate

- are a certain psychological type:

People born on these days are endowed with the gift of Hecate. What does it mean? In their presence, everything falls apart and collapses. They are not to blame for this. This is their space program. But at the same time, the true necessarily sprouts with tenfold strength, and the false dies forever. "Hecates" are a kind of bulldozers that clear new areas for new flower beds in the Universe. People born in 9, 15, 23, 29 lunar days, ecstatic. It costs nothing for them to run barefoot into the winter cold on the snow or throw themselves into a thunderstorm from a cliff into the raging sea in order to experience a state when the spirit captures the feeling of their own strength and unity with the elements.

Should Hecate be afraid? No. In no case. They are saviors. They can stop a fight, help a person out, intervene in a situation in which neither the police nor professional rescuers would risk finding themselves. You can rely on them. The Hekates are betrayed to death by those they love. We can say that they are loyal to friends and loved ones. But not everyone correctly understands this devotion and loyalty. God gave them the ability to do eccentric things. If God sent you a beloved woman - Hekate, then by giving her infinite love, you will receive energy from her that can take you to the very top of a possible impossible success for you. She will not be embarrassed by difficulties if she feels loved. She will overcome them and will be your closest and most sincere adviser, friend. It is no small fortune to have as your lover or beloved a person born on the lunar day of Hecate. You just need to trust them very much in order to allow their energy to eliminate everything superfluous, alien from your life together. No one like "Hecate" will separate the "Grain from the chaff." And there is hardly another day when such people who bring true, cosmic luck are born. "Hekates" will allow you to write a novel of your married life together on a clean sheet, where they will not leave a single stain of dirt.

"Hekate" in matters of business and work:

If "Hecate" appears at the enterprise, then collapse may soon await him. But only if the management is engaged in "unclean" affairs. If the management puts its soul into the development of the enterprise, then after the appearance of Hekate it can increase the turnover by several tens of times. So, honest entrepreneurs, hire Hekate.

Call of Hekate:

Summon Hekate on one of her days - 9, 15, 23, 29 , as well as two days before the new moon and within two days after.

“Come, the underground, earthly and heavenly goddess Hekate, the goddess of roads and crossroads, bringing air, walking at night, favorable to the night and accompanying it, rejoicing in the barking of dogs, wandering in the darkness with wandering fire among the graves, terrifying the dead. Gor-go, Mor-mo, Bom-Bo, Moon of a thousand faces, come to us, great Hekate. If you call her with a pure heart, she can fulfill all desires.

On the lasso we also see astrological sign Venus. The influence of this planet is already described in the lasso Symbol of the planetary spirit of Venus-Hagit.

And more about the Goddess. Story

Hecate is the Greek name for an Anatolian and Thracian goddess first mentioned by Hesiod (c. 700 BC). Nilsson, in The Greek Popular Religion, believes that the cult of Hecate comes from Caria; "this is confirmed by the fact that personal names, in which her name is included, are often found in this particular area, while in other places they are rare or not known at all."

There are versions that in the early Hellenic history, Hekate was a completely virtuous goddess associated with the Moon. Then the Hellenes, who brought the patriarchal order, ousted the goddess and she became formidable and terrible for them. However, from Zeus, Hecate received power over the fate of the earth and the sea, and from Uranus (grandfather) she got great power.

She also gave birth to the blessed Asteria,
The Persian once brought her into his palace, calling her his wife.
This, having conceived, gave birth to Hekate, - her before all
Zeus distinguished the Thunderer and gave her a glorious inheritance:
Rule the fate of the earth and the barren desert sea.

She and starry Uranus were granted an honorable lot,
Most of all, she is revered by the immortal gods.
For even now, when any of the people of the earth,
Bringing his sacrifices according to the law, he prays for mercy,
That calls Hekate: he receives great honor
It is very easy, since his prayer is accepted favorably.
The goddess also sends wealth to him: her strength is great.
Hekate has a share in every honorable lot
Those who were born from Gaia-Earth and from Sky-Uranus,
Kronid did not harm her and did not take it back,

What the goddess received from the Titans, from the former gods.
Everything was preserved behind her, that at the first division into a share
It fell to her from gifts on earth, and in heaven, and in the sea.
She receives no less honor, as a single daughter, -
Even more still: she is deeply revered by Kronid.
The goddess brings great benefits to whomever she wishes.
Wants - in national assembly will exalt anyone among all.
If people are equipped for a man-killing battle,
He becomes close to those Hekate whom she wishes
Give favorably victory and adorn the name with glory.

A goddess sits at the court near worthy kings.
It is very useful, and when people compete:
The goddess stands next to them and gives them help.
Whoever wins with power and strength receives a reward,
Rejoicing in his heart, he brings glory to his parents.
She also gives help to horsemen when she wishes,
Also to those who, among the blue, destructive waves, hunt,
He will begin to pray to Hecate and the noisy Ennosigeus.
Very easy on the hunt, she gives a lot of prey,
It is very easy, if he wants to, show it - and take it away.

Together with Hermes in the barnyards, she multiplies the cattle;
Is it a herd of grazing goats or cows with strong horns,
A herd of thick-fleeced sheep, having wished with her soul, she can
Make the smallest thing great, and the great thing small.
So, - although the mother has a single daughter, - nevertheless
Among the immortal gods, she is honored with every honor.
Zeus entrusted her with the care of the children who will see
After the goddess Hekate, the rising of the many-seeing Eos.
From time immemorial, she keeps youth. Here are all the destinies of the goddess.
(Hesiod. Theogony)

So in ancient times, Hekate patronized hunting, shepherding, breeding horses, guarded children and youths, granted victory in competitions, in court, in war. Later, with the rise of the cults of Hermes, Artemis and Apollo, her influence wanes, or rather changes. Its attributes are the key, the whip, the dagger and the torch. (The details of the meaning of these attributes are unknown to us. In any case, I did not find them.)

Homer, oddly enough, does not mention Hekate. Perhaps this is due to the fact that her cult was more "female, folk" than "palace". Rather, simple (and not only common people) wives praised her, gathering for their holidays or other gatherings. However, Hekate is mentioned in the Homeric hymns (as you know, belonging to the era of Homer, but not composed by him at all). There she is close to Demeter and Persephone, but does not play an exceptional role. Subsequently, the cult of Hecate became especially popular with the Orphic mystics. She was also brought closer to the goddesses, one way or another connected with the mysteries (Rhea, Cybele, Persephone, Demeter).

In the classical era, Hekate became the goddess of the moon, night, and the underworld. More often she was depicted with a torch in her hand. Statues of Hecate were placed at crossroads to protect from evil. At the same time, it was she who was blamed for insanity and the appearance of ghosts. Even later, Hecate becomes the patroness of witchcraft and the progenitor of all sorceresses. She was responsible for the madness that befell people, insanity or obsession with an idea. At the same time, she could protect from evil demons and witchcraft.
In Rome, Hekate was compared with the goddess Trivia - "the goddess of the three roads."

Pedigree.

She was called Enodie... According to Apollodorus, Hecate was the daughter of the titans Perse and Asteria. Asteria was the sister of Leto, the mother of Apollo and Artemis. The parents of both were the titans Kay and Phoebe. The Persian was born of Crius and Eurybia, daughter of Pontus. (The latter, apparently, was a sea titan, the personification of the sea.)

Asteria, the mother of Hecate, was once sexually persecuted by Zeus, like her sister Leto. But Asteria took the form of a quail, just to get rid of the annoying seducer. Her name (according to the same Apollodorus) - Asteria - was originally named the city of Delos. It was in this city that Asteria's sister Leto was finally able to stop and give birth to the twins Artemis and Apollo from the same Zeus.

Servius, in the commentary on Virgil's Aeneid, says that Asteria herself begged the gods to turn her into a quail. And when she crossed the sea in the form of a bird, the vengeful Zeus turned her into a rock, which, at the request of her sister Leto, another concubine of Zeus, became an island. Most likely, Asteria had already managed to give birth to Hekate from the titan Perse, otherwise how could this happen to a rock or an island? herself (Zeus had only to agree) the exclusive right to roam all the worlds as and when she wants.

Hecate was considered the mother of Empusa, a monster that takes the form of a wonderful maiden at night, captivating travelers or a terrible ghost. Empusa's face glows with heat, and one leg is copper. The daughter of Hecate was also believed to be another monster - Scylla (Skilla).

Myths and plots

The most famous plot: Hecate helps Demeter find her kidnapped daughter, Persephone. The only one, she comes to the aid of the unfortunate goddess. Her empathy is unsurprising. According to her family history, we know that her mother died because of the irrepressible voluptuousness of Zeus, and her aunt still conceded. It was Hekate who could be the patroness of the offended, humiliated and offended women of the patriarchal Greek society. This is the Terrible and omnipotent Mother, who will punish the offenders, inflict on them madness, misfortune or something else. All you need to do is perform some magic ritual.

Hekate also helps the sorceress Medea win Jason's love. However, here she is the fate of enamored sorceresses who are trying to win love with their charms - Jason abandoned her. This is even unfair, because it was Medea who saved him, helped him out and committed crimes against his family and country for the sake of his beloved. But that's exactly what happens. For Jason, Medea was just a tool to complete the quest.

The sorceress Circe (Kirk) was considered the priestess of Hecate. She turned the men who got on her island into different animals. Odysseus, with the help of Hermes, managed to resist her charms, seduce the sorceress and live with her for three years.

It is possible that Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon, who became a servant of the "local" Artemis in Tauris, actually turned out to be a priestess of Hecate. She was going to be sacrificed, but the goddess replaced the girl with an animal. The overall plot is similar to the "classic" plot of Hecate (see about Hecuba - below).
The goddess Electra from Samothrace, who initiated the Argonauts into her mysteries, was considered to be none other than Hekate (Apollonius, Argonautica, I, 915-917).

In later myths, Hecate turns out to be the daughter of Zeus and Hera, who angered her mother for helping Europa, one of Zeus' lovers. Hekate hides at first on the ground near the bed of the woman in labor. Then Hecate goes to Hades and dwells there.

In one myth, Hecate transforms into a bear or a wild boar and kills her own son, then revives him. Possessing arcane power, she wears a necklace of testicles, her hair is writhing snakes that turn to stone like Medusa - Gorgon.

Trinity Goddess

Hecate is characterized by its triplicity. Her statues were three-bodied, depicting three identical mature women, looking at three sides and holding torches, snakes (or whips) and daggers in their hands. Such statues of Hecate were placed at crossroads.

Some believe that the three bodies of Hekate symbolize her three incarnations as the goddess of fertility and abundance, the goddess of the moon and the goddess of sorcery and darkness. However, it is difficult to compare this interpretation with the attributes of the goddess depicted in antiquity.

However, Hekate was closely associated with two other goddesses - Demeter, the goddess of fertility and her daughter Persephone (Kora) - the goddess of the Underworld. Hecate acted as an assistant to both in dark matters related to the darkness of the night.

It is sometimes believed that she had three guises - mares, lion dogs. And also rules the triad of human existence - birth, life and death and time - past, present and future. It is more likely that her triple nature was primarily associated with the three states of the moon - the waxing moon, the full moon and the waning moon.

She is credited in our time with the "three whips of power" with which she controls humanity. However, in the images she always has two whips (sometimes replaced by snakes) in two hands. The other two bodies are holding other objects. Being depicted in one body, the goddess held torches more often than whips (and she had only two hands).

Lunar Triad: Artemis - Selene - Hekate

Hecate was presented as the "occult sister" of Artemis. They have a similar character and some attributes. Both the one and the other rush along the paths and roads known to her alone. Both do not have a husband who restricts their freedom. Both are accompanied by dogs. Both patronize women in trouble.

The lunar triad represents Hekate as a "virgin" goddess. Virgin goddesses are nowadays associated with inner pressure in women. They tend to follow their own interests, solve problems on their own, compete with others, express themselves clearly through the word or art forms, put the world around them in order, or lead a contemplative life to their liking. Such a goddess (and a woman with similar qualities) is driven by the need to follow her inner values, to do what makes sense or satisfies herself, regardless of what other people think. All this fully applies to Artemis and Hekate. But even Selena here chooses virgin loneliness. She sits and dreams of her lover, who sleeps on her lap. For some reason, a real relationship with a man does not attract her.

Earth Triad: Demeter - Persephone - Hekate

Hekate was usually associated with Persephone (Kore) and not Demeter. Persephone shares the first part of her name with Perse, the Titan father of Hekate. The second part of her name "fon" means "destroyer". Persephone accomplishes a fate not spun by her, in extreme cases, cutting off her thread. This makes her related to the shooters Apollo and Artemis. Apollo Hecate ("Far-Striking") was revered.

The earth triad presents Hekate as a "vulnerable" goddess. They are relationship-oriented goddesses whose well-being depends on relationships that are meaningful to them. They reflect women's need for belonging and affection. The focus of their attention is directed to others, and not to an external goal and not to an internal state. It is this Hekate who is able to turn a favorable look to the petitioners of love, good luck and wealth. It is in the myth of Demeter and the kidnapped Persephone that Hecate helps other deities. The story of the kidnapped, dishonored and raped girls, like no other in Greek mythology, touches her heart.

Names and Functions

Hecate Chthonia

Few of Olympic gods had the epithet "Underground". It was Zeus, Demeter and Gaia, the only one of the Olympians who had a move to Hades - Hermes and, of course, Hekate. It was Hecate Chthonia. It was she who caused nightmares and madness, and so terrified that many of the ancients called her only "Nameless". That's what they call death.

Hecate Urania

Little is already known about this image of the goddess. However, this is an echo of those times when Hekate was both Chthonia and Urania, the goddess of heaven and the underworld.
mother of witchcraft

In this hypostasis, Hekate has come down to our days. Shakespeare mentioned her as the inspiration for all witches in Macbeth. Modern neo-witches also perceive her for the most part as the patroness of dark witchcraft (not black magic, but all sorts of nightly activities).

Hecate Propylaea

Hecate Protector of the young and defenseless, so famous in ancient times, later became the attorney of offended girls and women who seek to regain their feminine happiness and resort to charms for this. In the Aeneid (Book 4), before stabbing herself with a dagger, the beloved abandoned by Aeneas turns to Hekate, calling for the revenge of the goddess on all the Trojans. Among the mystics of the turn of our era, Hekate reappeared and was revered as the keeper of secrets and the roads along which the elect go.

Patroness of weddings and childbirth

Torches, according to some views, can be interpreted as a classic attribute of the goddess of childbearing. Also, Cassandra in Euripides' "Troad" appeals to Hecate on this occasion. The dagger in the hands of Hekate is also associated with the instrument of cutting the umbilical cord of a child at the time of birth.
Hecate - Enodia ("Road")

This is the main role of Hecate in the views of mystics. Hecate was also a companion (guide?) of Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld. Perhaps in this role Hecate was represented in the Eleusinian mysteries. In the "Aeneid" (book 6), Hecate is the patroness and "teacher" of Sibylla Cuma, giving her the power to wander along the roads of Tartarus.

Goddess of Limits

Hekate was the deity of thresholds, crossroads and limits, all those places where "this and that", "ours and other", "this world and other world" are closed. This goddess in many ancient mysteries was considered the guardian of the gates.

habits

It was believed that Hekate roams the roads at night with a retinue of dogs and the souls of the dead. On her feet are bronze sandals (leather, with bronze blotches). Dogs have red eyes in the dark. Perhaps these are the shadows of dogs sacrificed to Hekate (then there should be small thick-legged puppies with cut necks among them - I hope not). Hecate is also seen by living dogs - then they begin to whine and howl. And this is a sign that the goddess is near. Hekate was accompanied by the spirit demons of Kera.

Attributes

"... the pernicious juice of midnight herbs, thrice riddled with the curse of Hecate", according to Shakespeare, could be the juice of aconite. In the arsenal of magical herbs of the goddess, a wrestler or aconite flower is often mentioned, which received a loud but sad fame. The plant is called aconite from the ancient Greek city of Akone, near which this plant grew in abundance. In addition, near the city there was a cave leading, according to the Greeks, to hell. According to legend, aconite grew from the saliva of the dog Cerberus. It is known that both the ground part of the plant and the very smell of flowers are poisonous. The diluted juice of aconite tamed sensual attraction, and was possibly used in rituals.

Fir branches entwined with ivy were the sign of the goddess Hekate in Greece. With their help, people protected themselves from ailments and witchcraft.

Of the animals with which Hekate was associated, dogs are usually mentioned. But there were also rabbits.

Reverence and service

Belief in Hekate in classical Greece was considered more popular superstition. The statues of Hekate, displayed at the crossroads, looked in three directions at once. And on the full moon, secret rituals were held in honor of her. Her sculptures with torches and swords were placed in front of houses to keep evil spirits at bay. In ancient times, people tried to appease the goddess by leaving the hearts of chickens and honey cakes in front of the threshold. On the last day of the month, gifts were brought to the crossroads - honey, onions, fish and eggs, lambs - females.

“To this we can add that Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, was one of the most revered goddesses by women. In Aristophanes, leaving her house, a woman prays to Hekate at the door. In addition, Aristophanes reports on the play of women in honor of Hekate. (M. Nilsson. Greek folk religion.)

Cult places of Hekate were considered caves. Her ancient altars were circular, with different inscriptions on them.

Healing diseases

Hecate was approached when the healing of the disease under the influence of the rituals of other gods did not occur. It usually involved some kind of madness or another. If the rituals of any deity produced catharsis in the patient and contributed to some kind of change, then it was believed that the disease came from this god. If there was no reaction to the ritual, then the cause of suffering was simply looked for elsewhere. So they tried Hekate's luck. And the main "practicing healer" was Asclepius.

witchcraft cult

Sorcerers of late antiquity also gathered at crossroads to pay homage to Hekate and her servants.

“Come, infernal, earthly and celestial Bombo (Hecate), goddess of wide roads, crossroads, you who travel to and fro at night with a torch in your hand, enemy of the day. Friend and lover of darkness, you who rejoice when bitches howl and warm blood flows, you who roam among ghosts and graves, you who satisfy the thirst for blood, you who cause fear in the mortal souls of children, Gorgo, Mormo, Luna, in a thousand ways, cast your merciful gaze upon our sacrifice."

For divination, the Greeks used the so-called. "Circle of Hekate" - a golden ball with a sapphire inside. How it worked is not very clear.

Goddess of sorcery and mistress of ghosts Hekate three last days each month, which were considered unlucky.

The power of herbs

The power of ancient sorceresses was often associated with the knowledge of the power of herbs, fruits, roots and potions obtained from them. There is a quote from the lost tragedy of Sophocles by Rizotomoi, in which he describes the work of Medea:

Turning your eyes away from the work of the hand,
She is cloudy white juice flowing from wounds
Poisonous potion, in a copper vessel
Carefully accept...
And bundles are stored in hidden caskets
Her cut herbs.
She is them with a loud lament in the [night],
Nude, with a copper sickle.
(Translated by F.F. Zelinsky).
And here is Ovid in Metamorphoses (Book 7):
And the shrine of the goddess trilikoy,

The dark oak forest where her deity was revered,
The ever-seeing father of his betrothed father-in-law,
He swears by his well-being and deeds by all.
The maiden believed - he immediately received magical herbs;
I learned how to apply them and returned home satisfied.
(Translated by S. Shervinsky)

The Roman poet Tibulus says that sorceresses have a special, characteristic power only for them:

She was the only one given magical herbs
Medea, it is only given to her to pacify the fierce dogs of Hecate.
And Medea demonstrates her power in the same Ovid:
Medea came out, alone, in an unbelted dress, barefoot,
Lush hair along the shoulders, spreading without dressing.
With an unsteady step, in the mute silence of the deep night,

He goes without an escort. And people, and animals, and birds
Full taste of peace. The bush does not whisper, it is motionless;
Forests are silent foliage, foggy air is silent.
The stars twinkle alone. And she stretched out her arms to them,
Turned back three times, scooped up water in the stream

And she wetted her hair and loosened her mouth three times
howl; then, kneeling on the hard ground,
Said: "Night! The confidante of secrets, that the golden moon
You succeed the day! You stars! Hekate with head
Trinity, you who descend to me as an accomplice of the cause

Help me! The art of magic and magic spells!
You, O Earth, that give magicians the knowledge of mighty herbs,
Air and winds and you, O lakes and rivers and mountains,
All of you, gods of the forests, all gods of the night, appear!
By you, by my will, the rivers return to their sources

To the surprise of the shores; with spells I pacify
A wave of a stormy sea and a wave of a stormless sea;
I call and drive the winds, I bring clouds and bring them down;
To burst the throats of snakes I make the word of a spell;
Wild stones, oaks uprooted from the soil,

I also move forests; I command, the mountains tremble,
And the earth howls, and grave shadows come out.
By force I draw you, moon, even with Temes copper *
I cut your damage. From my spells chariot
Grandfather is paler; my poison makes Aurora turn pale.

You have blunted the flame of the bulls to me, with a curved plow
You wished to squeeze them, who did not know the load, you;
In a furious fight among yourselves you threw the serpent-born,
The guard, who did not know sleep, was put to sleep - the fleece is golden,
Having cunningly circled the snake, they ferried it to the harbor of the Greeks.

Now I need a composition from which old age would become
Once again, refreshed, bloom and youth would return.
You won't refuse me. Not in vain did the constellations sparkle,
And not in vain, winged dragons are drawn by the ridge,
Here comes the chariot."

Petitions to the Underground Gods

In ancient times, there was a peculiar practice. Lead tablets were compiled (lead is the metal of Saturn), buried in the ground or lowered into the burial, in which the “applicant” turned to Hermes the Underground and Hekate the Underground with the intention of harming and damaging his enemy. For example: “I betray Ophelion and Canarid to Hermes Chthonic and the conqueror Hermes. I curse Ophelion ”For curses, in addition to Hermes and Hecate, Gaia, Persephone and Hades were called. Often there is a formula like: "as this lead is dry and soulless, so let the deeds of my enemy be dry and soulless."

Ovid in Metamorphoses (Book 7) fantasizes about Medea's rite of rejuvenation of the elder Aeson:

Medea made two altars of turf,
On the right - the altar of Hecate and the altar of Youth - on the left.
She entwined both with wild foliage and sacred branches.
Not far away, throwing the earth out of two pits, he accomplishes
Sacrament; in the throat of a black-fleece sheep pierces Medea

The knife and her blood douses the wide pits,
She poured a pure cup of wine over blood,
She took a copper cup, poured steamed milk;
Words are pouring between those, - calls on the gods of the underground,
Prays the lord of shadows with his wife kidnapped together,

So that they are not in a hurry to take away the decrepit soul from the body.
Having won the mercy of both in a long whisper of prayer,
She ordered the frail old man out of the house
Endure and, plunging him into a deep sleep with a spell,
As if she had laid a lifeless corpse on a grass bed.

So she ordered both Jason and the servants to leave,
Uninitiated their gaze commanded to take away from the mystery.
And everything is removed. Loose hair, Medea
According to the rite of the Bacchantes, she walked around the two glowing altars.
Having wet the split torches in black blood, he holds

They are on both fires and performs the cleansing of the elder
Thrice with fire, and thrice with water, and thrice with brimstone.
Meanwhile, in a copper cauldron, a powerful agent boils
And it rises up and turns white with swollen foam.
She cooks and roots, found in the gemonian share,

And seeds, and flowers, and bitter juices of plants;
They add more stones from the outskirts of the East,
Clean sand washed at low tide by the ocean,
Here it pours dew, which is collected by the moon at night;
With meat, he also puts filthy owl wings there,

Werewolf giblets, that the wolf image is bestial
In appearance changes the human; put in the brew also
And the kinithian snake scaly thin skin;
Liver of a male deer; added to the composition
A head with a crooked beak of a hundred-year-old crow.

Celebrations and Mysteries

The annual telete [initiation] of Hekate in Aegina was thought to have been founded by Orpheus himself. Its functions were believed to be "cathartic and aversive"... But the notion that these rituals were specifically aimed at curing mania seems to be mere conjecture (see E.R. Dodds The Greeks and the Irrational).

It is believed that Hekate played a part in the game mysteries on the field in Agra. Dieter Lauenstein says that everything could start with tearing and eating meat. Then there was redemption through Hekate. The goddess helped to overcome the open abyss of cruelty and lust. Then comes the turn of other gods and goddesses to help the person. Lauenstein (Eleusinian mysteries. - M .: Enigma: 1996.) even offers a reconstruction of these mysteries.

Hecate played her important role in the Eleusinian mysteries. It is believed (Dieter Lauenstein) that there were no special priestesses of Persephone in the Eleusinian mysteries. Their role was played by the priestesses of Hecate, in ordinary life former wives(mothers or sisters) of the chief priests. The sacraments themselves were supposed to extinguish the memories of ordinary, daily life. That is why Persephone and Hekate awakened the "night consciousness" in people.

Recall that the only way to wander after death in the darkness of Hades was to undergo initiation into the mysteries and repeat the sacraments on their own.

As the Homeric hymn to Demeter says:
Happy are those of earthly people who have seen the mysteries,
The one who is not involved in them, after death will not be forever
Shares like to have in the many-gloomy kingdom of the underworld ...

Hekate, among other deities, was sacrificed during the Athenian festival of Thesmophoria. And also at the war games that preceded the Eleusinian mysteries.

According to Nilsson, the all-Greek festival of Hekate was held on August 13-14. And the festival in the Stratoniki in Caria was called Hecatesia. Temples of Hecate were found in Miletus, Argos, Eleusis, Aegina and Athens, sculptures were found throughout Greece.

Cult of Hecate among the Neoplatonists

It is clear that the intellectual could hardly find anything attractive in the folk cult of Hecate. No, philosophers and mystics saw in Hekate something more than just the patroness of all sorts of dark deeds.

It is known that they had their own theurgic rites. associated with Hekate. Theurgy is a kind of elite magic ancient world. “The syncretic form of magical art that developed by the 1st century BC. AD, is strikingly different from the classical one. This is a complex professional discipline that requires special training, special literature, based on ancient (partly real, partly fictional) traditions. Within this form of magic there is a hierarchy of procedures, at the highest level of which are magical sessions of contacts with the gods. (A.V. Petrov.)

Theurgy: socio-cultural aspects of the emergence of philosophically interpreted magic in antiquity.)

Theurgy Neoplatonists often received omens from statues, including those of Hekate. Maximus, a student of Iamblichus, saw that Hecate was laughing, and the torches in her hands were lit. It is believed, however, that the animation of the statues of Hecate was common in classical Greek magic.

Proclus, who lived in the 5th century AD, being a deep and weak old man, "saw with his own eyes the luminous ghosts of Hecate." He was taught this by the daughter of his teacher Plutarch, Asclepigenia, who maternal line from an ancient Eleusinian priestly family. (This again refers us to the connection between the cult of Hecate and the Eleusinian mysteries.)

The hymn of Proclus Diadochus to Hecate and Janus is known:

Rejoice, glorious mother of the gods, with good offspring!
Rejoice, you, O Hekate, threshold, powerful force!
Rejoice, Ian himself, the progenitor, Zeus the indestructible!
Rejoice, supreme Zeus! Oh grant me complete blessings

Drive the bright path of life and evil ailments
Away from the body, and attract the soul to you, having cleansed
Mind awakening action from passionate earthly temptations!
Oh, I beg you, give me your hand, show me the path
God's chosen me, I desire it! Let me see

Precious light, but the birth of black evil must be avoided!
Oh, I beg you, give me your hand, blow me the wind,
That in piety the harbor will deliver the one who suffers a lot.
Rejoice, glorious mother of the gods, with good offspring!
Rejoice, O Hekate, the doorway, powerful in strength!

Rejoice, Ian himself, the ancestor, O highest Zeus!
(Translated by O.V. Smyka)

The Roman emperor Julian the Sun worshiper was initiated into the private mysteries of Hecate. He was initiated at the age of nineteen or twenty by the philosopher Maxim of Ephesus.

Analogues of Hecub

Hecuba in Greek mythology is the wife of the Trojan king Priam. Her father was considered the Phrygian king Dimant or a certain Kisseus (the eponym of the Thracian city of Kissos). Who her mother was was unknown even in antiquity. In the Iliad, Hecuba is the mother of nineteen sons. At least she is definitely the mother of the famous Hector, Paris, Helen, Deiphobe, Troilus (from Apollo), Polydorus and the daughters of Cassandra and Polyxena. Hecuba is best known for her grief over her murdered son - the hero Hector, the captive daughter Cassandra, and her daughter-in-law Andromache, who was sacrificed to her daughter Polyxene.

Hecuba took revenge on the ruler of Thracian Chersonesos, Polymestr, for the insidious murder of Hecuba's son, Polydorus, by him. (When Polymestor found out about the death of Troy, he killed the young man.) She killed all his children and blinded the king himself. Hecuba was stoned by the inhabitants of the city. Two versions speak of her further fate. She was transferred by Apollo to Lycia, where there was a well-known sanctuary of the Asia Minor Hekate. Or she was turned into a dog and threw herself into the Hellespont, and we remember that the dog is the animal of Hekate. Also, Cape Kinossema ("dog mound") in the Hellespont, which was considered the tomb of Hecub, was also called the monument of Hecate.

It is difficult to describe what conflicting emotions my essence is overflowing with. There was a big crash life path. In my life now there is such a period as in the lunar cycle around the new moon, that is, the last two days of the previous lunar month and the first two new ones. They are called the days of Hekate. These days are essentially the days of revision of motives.

It is believed that the days of Hekate, due to the fact that they are the days of purification of the soul, are the most fertile for this very soul.

Hecate, or the other side of the Moon, was a very important woman. She took revenge on all those who prematurely invaded the overworld. All the unprepared, who, without a teacher, without tradition, outside orders and ahead of time, rushed to esotericism, Hekate drove her crazy. The person who passed through the Gate, being unprepared, returned from there half-witted.
In ancient Greek mythology, Hekate is the patroness of the underworld, the ruler of the Black Moon. There are two moons. It is believed that they exist, but are not visible to the human eye. One of them is White. It revolves around the earth in 28 days. Brings good luck, prosperity, blessing, joy. The Black Moon revolves around the Earth in 29 days. And he is rewarded.

In Indian mythology, Hekate corresponds to the Goddess Kali - the Goddess of time, destruction and transformation. The long period of time in which our lives also fell is called the Kali Yuga, i.e. he is patronized by Kali (Hecate).

It is also interesting that I was born on the first lunar day, i.e. I am the child of Hecate. I never thought about it, but now, when I am philosophizing in depression, I paid attention to it.

What do they write about the children of Hecate on the net?
The children of Hecate are endowed with special abilities. In the presence of such people, everything that is false is destroyed and disintegrates. Their appearance is like chaos, followed by something new and strong. They are like a bulldozer - stubborn, assertive and often treacherous, for them there are no norms and prohibitions, they act as their Great Mother - Hekate tells them, they destroy everything that should be destroyed, thereby making room for new sprouts - pure and light. They are like a cleansing fire, they burn everything false, not deserving further development. They, like orderlies of the forest, destroy the sick, obsolete, rotting.
The children of Hekate are ecstatic - they can jump from a cliff into the sea or do a crazy act just for the sake of a feeling of flight, freedom and inspiration - a feeling of connection with the Cosmos.
Also, unlike other people, the children of Hekate will not hesitate to defend the weak, intervene in the situation, take risks where the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the police are afraid to take risks. They are devoted to those they love to the death. They are true friends and lovers. But, unfortunately, not everyone correctly understands this devotion and loyalty. God gave them the right and opportunity to do eccentric things. If God sent you a beloved woman - Hekate, then by giving her infinite love, you will receive energy from her that can take you to the very top of success possible and impossible for you. She will not be embarrassed by difficulties if she feels loved. She will overcome them and will be your closest and most sincere adviser, friend. It is no small fortune to have as your lover or beloved a person born on the lunar day of Hecate. You just need to trust them very much in order to allow their energy to eliminate everything superfluous, alien from your life together. No one, like Hekate, will separate the "grain from the chaff." And there is hardly another day when such people who bring true, cosmic luck are born. "Hekates" will allow you to write the novel of your married life together on a clean sheet, where they will not leave a single stain of dirt. If "Hecate" appears at the enterprise, then collapse may soon await him. But only if the management is engaged in "unclean" affairs. If the management puts its soul into the development of the enterprise, then after the appearance of Hekate it can increase the turnover by several tens of times.
Also, the children of Hecate are endowed with the ability to bring good luck in matters of love.

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My divination on the cards Osho online looks like this today:


Here is and on results goes CHANGE! God! I believe for good! I'm purposefully not saying "for the better". "Best" is the superlative of "good". Hoping for "+", ignoring "-" - to bring discord into harmony and skew. The monad must be integral. I just hope that the collapse of life will be somehow compensated by the rise.
Somewhere I read that many of the symptoms of collapse that seem to us are actually harbingers of a breakthrough. It is proposed not only to feel the naturalness and temporary necessity of any destructive events, any obstacles that arise, but even to find! Attention! and a source of joy in this ..
When we wait for something new when we long for its arrival, it always manifests itself in our lives through pain and collapse. Any "saving changes" in this case will certainly begin with destruction.
To be Divine, to be the Master means to maintain a balance between illness and joy, between suffering and happiness. For the Host is equally both.

What is a satanic day, and what does the moon have to do with it? Professional astrologers will easily prove to you that they are interconnected! The days of Hecate are marked in the lunar calendar. This is the goddess who is usually considered to be dark world i.e. to Satan. During her reign, many witches and sorcerers feel an extraordinary surge of strength, which is so necessary for conducting dark rites and rituals.

Satanic lunar days fall at the time of the change of lunar phases. They occur four times a month: on the 9th, 15th, 23rd and 29th days. According to myths and legends, this period is considered dangerous and unlucky for a simple layman. But people with magical powers can also suffer from their rivals if they ignore certain security measures.

legends

Many readers will be interested in how the concept of “Satanic Day” arose? There is such a belief: once the Devil planned to destroy the moon. For this purpose, he sent the insidious demoness Hecate to Earth.

But the free wind found out about this plan and concluded it on a lunar day, thereby limiting its activities. Since then, Hekate's actions have become more predictable for people. It was only necessary to understand which lunar days are considered satanic in order to avoid possible troubles.

After all, during the reign of Hecate, the rays of the daylight hide the night. Exodus - enmity and confrontation between them. Of course, such an atmosphere cannot have a positive effect on people's behavior.

First of all, the physical health of a person suffers and his psycho-emotional background is undermined. That is, satanic lunar days in themselves can lead to discord in the soul and mind. Increased irritability, aggression, increases the risk of suicide.

What lunar days are considered satanic?

We hasten to reassure you that there is no need to independently calculate the day of Hecate (9, 15, 23 and 29). Just check monthly moon calendar, on which the required days are marked. Many are interested in what the night star looks like during this period.

The fact is that the moon is carefully hidden from our eyes for some time, giving rise to many rumors and assumptions. In fact, the planet is not visible in the sky 2 days before the new moon and the same amount after it.

characteristics of dark days

Satanic days according to the lunar calendar are opened by the number 9. This day is symbolized by the Bat. How can it affect a person? Nightmares, anxiety, apathy, fear and evil thoughts can visit any sensitive person. During this period, even the most insignificant problems threaten to appear on a fantastic scale.

How to avoid trouble on Satan's day? Esotericists are advised to change the course of their thoughts, switch attention to pleasant activities. But if this does not help, then it is recommended to go headlong into work so that there is no time to think. You can't do evil things. On the contrary, do good to your neighbor - and you will scare away the insidious Hekate!

15 lunar day (of the Winged Jackal)

It is this period that continues the satanic lunar days. They are considered the most powerful in their energy. After all, adherents of the dark forces are trying to conduct rituals, the embodiment of which is facilitated by the Winged Jackal.

At this time of transformation, there is an opportunity to come into contact with parallel worlds. What do magicians advise? If a person doubts the sufficient potential of his personal strength, then you can resort to protective amulets.

You should take care of this in advance. You can also turn your gaze to the security mandala. The most important thing is not to succumb to physical illness on this day. Otherwise, recovery may be delayed. Preventive measures will be: light food, aromatherapy, moderate physical activity and a positive attitude.

23 lunar day (Cerberus or Crocodile)

It continues the calendar of satanic days under the symbol of Crocodile or Cerberus. Professionals believe that these days threaten to drastically change a person's life. Unfortunately, not always for the better! The victim may be the culprit. After all, the days of Hekate often incline us to adventurous acts, including crime and provocation.

To prevent this, you should restrain yourself from such behavior. It is also recommended to refuse large purchases. There is a risk of overpaying or purchasing low-quality goods.

If complex medical manipulations (operations) are coming, then they should be postponed to a later date. Make sure that your energy does not spread into quarrels and revenge. In order to avoid conflicts, it is advisable to "keep your mouth shut."

29 lunar day

He gained notoriety associated with various accidents, traffic accidents, accidents. This is the most dangerous satanic day! Therefore, refrain from trips and extreme events if you feel apathy, nervousness and loss of strength.

Astrologers emphasize that the 29th lunar day is good for self-development. You can devote time to spiritual practices, meditation, watching movies with a deep semantic load. In order to scare away the evil force, you can do drawing or bake pancakes. Thus, you will attract the power of the Sun, weakening the spell of the lunar Hekate.

What should be feared?

We found out which days are considered satanic, and got acquainted with their characteristics. It remains to be understood what kind of attacks should be expected from magic? During this period, an attack by entities from parallel world, if you try to summon a spirit or perform a ritual without the appropriate knowledge.

The satanic days calendar warns that on the days of the black moon, there is a high probability of magical attacks from ill-wishers. This is due to the fact that during this period it is open and subject to the introduction of negative programs from the outside.

By the way, you should pay attention to the fact that the power of the word increases and any curse thrown in the hearts will work several times stronger. Spiritual mentors recommend not to be afraid of the period of Hecate, but to pray fervently, both for your health and for the well-being of your loved ones.

How to protect yourself from misfortune

If you already know which days are considered satanic in the next month, you can protect yourself from trouble. “Forewarned is forearmed,” says a Russian folk proverb. The main commandment of the black moon period is to maintain the law of balance.

For example, if there are debt obligations to people, then it's time to pay them back. This can be expressed not only in monetary terms, but also in valuable advice, warm support, physical assistance. Esotericists advise not to sign global projects during this period and not to make commercial transactions.

Usually in satanic days, the risk of being deceived by scammers increases. Therefore, diligently avoid deserted dark streets, but also avoid mass gatherings. There is a high probability of "catching" an extraneous negative. But knowing which lunar days are satanic gives you the opportunity to help yourself.

For example, if there is a feeling that you are a victim of energy vampirism, then take a bath with salt and clean your room with fir, lavender or cedar scented sticks. It is also a good idea to walk through the park, alley, forest to find an ash (oak) tree and hug it with a request to feed it with wood energy.

On a satanic day, it is advisable to go to bed long before midnight and protect yourself from evil spirits with natural stones: emerald, jade, malachite. The next morning, wash the stone under running water, removing the negative frequencies of yesterday from it.

Home cleaning

Contrary to popular belief that general cleaning improves the atmosphere in the house, it is still not recommended to do it on the day of Hecate. Surprised? The fact is that physical dirt is also an energy negative. Therefore, conflicts often arise in an untidy house, and many are overcome by ailments.

When we brush off the dust, begin to sweep it from the corners, use a mop, then we raise all the accumulated energy negativity up, provoking ourselves and loved ones to quarrels. Therefore, a general cleaning of your home should be carried out on the eve of the satanic day. And during the period of dark Hekate, it is best to limit yourself to energy cleansing and protective amulets for your home.

Another side of the moon

It is curious what the satanic days according to the lunar calendar threaten newborns with? People who were born during this period have the gift of Hecate. In their presence, everything that is unstable will break and collapse. Such is the space program of these personalities.

However, it should be remembered that the true values ​​that are in the field of view of the "children" of the moon goddess will double, and the false ones will disappear. One born on a satanic day can be compared to a powerful machine that clears the platform for new fragrant flower beds in the universe. Should we be afraid of the "newborn" Hecate? In no case.

They are innovators and saviors! They are distinguished by fearlessness, which borders on a certain recklessness. These are individuals who can throw themselves from a high mountain into a raging sea because of only one desire - to feel the extreme! The universe gives them the opportunity to perform eccentric acts that are more aimed at helping others. For example, help a passerby out of a fight, save a person from a fire, stop a dangerous criminal.

"Children" of Hecate

If a woman was born in the days of satanic power, then she will often be considered fatal, changing the fate of her neighbors. However, only insincere and dishonest individuals can suffer from her actions. The man who was born on the day of the black moon is a born warrior-fighter.

Such a person is extremely freedom-loving and rarely starts a family, giving all his strength for the good of society. It is curious that if a “Hecate” person gets a job at an enterprise, then the company can expect collapse. True, this will happen if the head of the organization is seen in financial fraud or is unfair to his subordinates.

In other cases, the appearance of the “child” of the black moon will only increase the turnover of the enterprise by several dozen times. Satanic Day is a rather controversial phenomenon, having both dark side, and light.