Jennifer Teixeira - Pagan Portals--Temple of the Bones: Rituals to the Goddess Hekate

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~The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore by Hilda M. Ransome Chapter XI

~Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica III 1036; cf. Ovid met VII. 24

In my early experience as a solitary practitioner, I discovered her energy, at the time she was nameless, coming in different forms, pulling me out of the darkness that I swam in. I would offer her ecstatic dances, speak to her and allow her to pull me through the emptiness of time. In the years that followed she told me her name and once again another world opened up, where I would connect with others who have been chosen by the Titaness Hekate. Once I had learned the ways of Public Priestesshood, I was initiated by the light of Her Torches. Learning the Mystery and acknowledging the shared experience of all life. Temple of the Bones is you; you are connected to the Earth through your body, your bones like the stones, connected to your ancestors, your flesh the soil, blood and lymph are the rivers flowing, your passion and desire are the fires that light your path, the air you breathe and the words you speak are the essence of connection.

Hekate is often called a Dark Goddess as she walks through the shadows allowing for illumination by her torchlight. Hekate is the light emerging from the darkness, her light is there, guiding, opening doors and revealing the path ahead. Her transformative power is within the void, absorbing, just as the dark of the moon allows for release, her door is open, and lessons from the dark are her realm. It is time to allow her to guide you through your own transformation.

Hekate is the midwife of life, death, and rebirth. She is with us at all of these moments, offering her lessons, her blessings and her protection. There are many things we take on in this life, we consume, we create and destroy, and she helps guide us through the process. In the transition of bringing this Temple to being, we dealt with the pain of loss, and the beauty of rebirth. The death and decay only helps us to flourish, as the bones of our ancestors nourish the roots we tend to. Our energy and workings guided by Hekate allow for this transformation. The fruits of your labor and medicine can grow within the soil, the power they have can be used to nourish the body and soul.

In the dark we sleep as the moon is over us with her mysterious light. Our intuition and more primal instincts are at the surface, waiting to be harnessed. She is the balance of light and dark throughout the moon cycle. In ancient texts, Hekate is seen as the Maiden, with the wisdom of being fresh from the Underworld. She is Triplicate and a Goddess of the doorway to the Chthonic Realm.