A Goddess Rising

The Myth of Hekate through Nikita Gill’s book, “Hekate the Witch”

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Mythology is such a fantastic way to engage with our connection to story and our roots. The Divine Feminine for many centuries was deeply embedded in our religious practice. Many cultures and countries worshipped the Mother Goddess, until we moved into a more patriarchal society, where much of those rituals, teachings and forms of religious worship were buried. Thankfully, not everything was completely lost. Books such as When God Was A Woman by Merlin Stone and The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, acknowledge and discuss the diverse religious practices.

Of all the myths on gods and goddesses I’ve found that Hekate has managed to remain quite mysterious, as is her domain. The details of her becoming and journey had remained somewhat of a mystery to me until I read this book. I know that in many works of art, poems, books, and stories, there are clues of her presence. As we’ve said, mystery and moving through the in-between spaces, is her…