There are a lot of books about Shakespeare, and there are a lot of books about magic, but Emily Carding’s So Potent Art: The Magic of Shakespeare does something rather special: it brings the two together in a way that feels both intelligent and alive. This is not just a book about witches in Macbeth or fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Those familiar examples are here, of course, but Carding goes much further. The book explores the magical, occult and esoteric currents t

There are a lot of books about Hekate now, but Circle for Hekate - Volume I: History & Mythology by Sorita d’Este is one of the ones I keep coming back to when people ask where to begin. It is not a book of quick spells or fashionable claims. It is a source-rich, accessible and deeply considered introduction to Hekate’s history, mythology, symbols and many faces. I recommend it alongside Hekate: Liminal Rites as first books to read before continuing on to others on the Godde

There are many books on Hekate now, but Stephen Ronan’s The Goddess Hekate still occupies a distinctive place. It is not a modern devotional book, not a spell book, and not a general beginner’s introduction in the usual Pagan sense. It is a compact, serious and source-heavy study of Hekate’s place in ancient religion, philosophy and magical thought, with particular attention to the Chaldean and Neoplatonic material.

Book Review: Hekate Liminal Rites by Sorita d'Este and David Rankine. Published in 2009 by Avalonia (www.avaloniabooks.com)

The new moon is a great time energetically to take moment, clear what needs to be cleared, be grateful and offer thanks. To give myself a way of Honoring Hekate with moon cookies that you've made is a beautiful way to connect with the Hekate during her sacred time, the Deipnon (the night of the New/Dark Moon). For some, this is a time to honor Hekate clean altars, offer charity to those in need, and reflect. It's also a time to cleanse the home and yo-self of negativity and i

A few months ago, I found myself working on Hekate’s genealogy. While compiling the information I have about her family in the schema you see above (please note that is not complete yet...) I began to consider these connections from a new perspective. Hekate, often depicted as the goddess of thresholds, crossroads, and liminal spaces, carries a legacy that extends far beyond her commonly understood domains. According to Hesiod’s Theogony, Her genealogy places Her firmly among

Liminal times are powerful thresholds, moments when the world feels suspended between one state and the next. From Samhain to Yule to the Rauhnächte and the New Year, these transitions echo the essence of Hekate, Goddess of liminal spaces and sacred in between places. In this article, I explore why these turning points of the year feel so deeply connected to her and why they hold such meaning in my personal practice.

In Hesiod’s Theogony, Hekate emerges not as a dark witch-goddess, but as a powerful, benevolent deity who bridges worlds. Honored by Zeus and holding influence across land, sea, and sky, she embodies the balance between light and shadow, ancient and new, a goddess of thresholds whose roots may reach back to Thrace.

The word Strophalos - Hekate's wheel - today usually refers to the most popular and widely used symbol of Hekate: the labyrinth. Even if...

This is an article I wrote some monthes ago, which was published in Witchology Magazine (Summer 24), but somehow they didn't include the...

An overview of the Rite of Her Sacred Fires and how it started.

You may not expect to find this lovely, adorable little flower in Hekate’s garden, but there it belongs!

While we consider this topic - Where are the gods now? Let's also reflect on the messages we have from the past related to those gods and...

The people loved her too, as society changed, established sophisticated cities and local worship, Hekate inevitably entered people’s hearts.

What's in the "Garden of Hekate"? The most notable one is aconite (Aconitum napellus). It’s a beautiful, blue flowering plant of the...

However, Hekate was frequently linked to male divinities too, albeit not in an obviously "romantic" context. Why is this important and why

This short article will highlight a few examples of how the Goddess Hekate is associated with war - and specifically with Victory in War. T

The Hymn to Demeter is an ancient Greek hymn attributed to the legendary poet Homer, although the authorship is sometimes (as with most of t

Hecate's oceanic powers are inherited from paternal grandmother Eurybia, daughter of Pontus (who was the primordial god of the sea).

Several Greek myths and tales reference Hecate, the Greek goddess associated with magic, witchcraft, and the night. Here are a few...