The Goddess Hecate

The Goddess Hecate is a popular goddess chosen by many Wiccans and Witches. Why? Because she is the Goddess of Witches, among other things.

Today I did a lot of research into this goddess and I felt I wanted to include her as one of my goddesses along with Nyx (And Gaia).

The exact Origins are a little unclear. Some believe her parents were Perses (Titan god of Destruction) and Asteria, others have said she is the daughter of Nyx. One thing is for sure, she is a very powerful goddess. After the Titans were overthrown by the Olympians, Hecate maintained her powers over Heaven, Earth, and the Underworld. She is also seen as the Triple goddess, Maiden/Mother/Crone even though she is normally seen as a crone goddess. She is not only the goddess of witches but of crossroads, entrance-ways, dogs, light, the moon, magic, witchcraft, knowledge of herbs and poisonous plants, ghosts, necromancy, and sorcery. Again, she was very powerful. 

I was personally trying to find a moon goddess. As I have already mentioned before, I love the moon, I have never given her a deity/name. I have always addressed her as her/she and yet I actually felt she wanted to be known for who she was. I decided to meditate and with a list of moon goddesses I tried to find who she was to me. The obvious option would be Selene, but that wasn’t who she was to me. Eventually Hecate was the one name that came to me and it felt right. And so my research began. I already knew who she was, she is one of my favourite goddesses and the fact she is supposedly Nyx’ daughter made her even more perfect.

Her Associations are:

Elemental: Earth

Moon Phase: Dark Moon (or all phases as tripe form)
Plants/herbs: yew, cypress hazel, black poplar, cedar, willow, garlic, thyme, almonds, myrrh, mug wort, mint, dandelion, cardamom, hellbore, belladonna, hemlock, mandrake, hecateis (aconite, wolfs bane) opium poppy, verbena, sage, purple honeysuckle, camomile. 
Animals: Wild Animals, Black dogs, ravens, night owls, donkeys, bats, horses, bears, lions, snakes, dragons, cats(possibly) 
Emblems:  Torch, Keys, Rope, knife, flowers, pomegranate, phial
Colour Association:  Purple, Black, Grey, White, Silver,
Wheel of the Year Association: Yule, Imbolc, Samhain,
Attributes:  : Abundance Agriculture, Animals, Arts& Crafts, Magickal Brewing, Cemeteries, Childbirth, Midwives/Birth, Children, Clarity, Communication, Contracts, Creation, Creativity, Crossroads, Darkness, Death, Decisions, Destruction, Diplomacy, Disaster, Discipline, Disease/Illness, Divination, Dreams, Enchantments, Exorcism, Fate, Fear, Fertility, Forgiveness, Freedom, Friendships, Gates, Cave Portals and Doorways, Grief/Sadness, Healing, Mental health, Hearth & home, Heaven, Herbs, Hunting, Illusions, Independence, Judgment, Longevity, Magick Dark, Magick Lunar, Magickal Arts, Motherhood, Mysteries, Nature, Night, Obstacles to remove, Protection, Psychic Abilities, Purification, Reincarnation, Regeneration, Renewing, Rituals & Ceremonies, Sciences & Alchemy, Seasons, Shape shifting,  Sisterhood, Sky, Sorceress, Spell casting, Thievery, Time, Transformation, Travel, Truth,  The Underworld, Vengeance, War and Battle, Wealth, Weather, Weapons, Wisdom, Witchcraft. 

She is truly a beautiful goddess and she is now welcomed with open arms into my life. It is always so wonderful to greet and meet the goddesses who are reaching out to you. Thank you Hecate!