Hecate Goddess Ornament

Hecate, Greek Goddess of the Crossroads, Dark Mother, Queen of the Night, Guardian of the Ancestors. Hecate is a many-faceted Goddess with so many fascinating aspects; even in antiquity, she had many faces. Literally! She was often depicted in triplicate in ancient Greek statuary, and into the Victorian Age we continue to see her in triple form. She is often shown holding torches, a serpent, and a dagger (which cuts through illusion and dispels darkness!) Sometimes she was also seen holding keys, and she was often accompanied by hounds. Hecate is so many things come together: magic, earth-sky-sea, crossroads, the underworld, ghosts, wilderness, the moon, night, witchcraft, transformations, midwifery and childbirth; she is protectress, mediator, and companion. She is so much of what it means to be a woman, which makes her a quintessential Goddess very much worth knowing. Hecate’s sankalpa affirmation is, “My awareness leads to acceptance.”