- A Wyrd Way of Seeing: The Worldview of Wyrd as Primordial Cybernetics
A Wyrd Way of Seeing: The Worldview of Wyrd as Primordial Cybernetics
The Journal of Hofstadr Hearth: The Life of a Heathen Family: A Wyrd Way of Seeing: The Worldview of
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The worldview of Wyrd- the Heathen name given to the web-like reality of interconnected and interacting forces of which all beings and phenomena are a part- is arguably the most enduring and important gift of Heathenry to this world. -
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~ Hecate ~"Ancient witch queen
Elemental before
The fragile raising of man
She is a doorway
Midnight’s quickened will
She works from afar
A sentient portal within
Primeval mistress of ghosts
And the dreaming liminal herbs
Her art taught in shadows
And threshold rites
Propitiated with flesh
Where three roads meet
The triple formed watcher
At the gates of birth and death
Apportioned earth, depths and sky
With chthonic countenance
Of serpent twined oak
And baying hounds
At the crossroads
Of time and space
Honoured amongst
All the deathless gods"The literature surrounding Hecate (Hekate) yields very conflicting images of the goddess. In Pre-Classical Greece, she was portrayed as a young woman in a long robe holding burning torches. Later, we find the triple formed statues – three female figures back to back. Hecate statutes were found at crossroads and temples entrances facing three different ways so that her vision would be all encompassing. Through history, a gentler vision of Hecate may be found– a beneficent Deity who guarded gateways, acted as Divine Attendant to Persephone, one who presided over birth and death as well as personal interaction between humans and deities. Hecate acted as intermediary between humanity and the Divine in the crossover point between life and death.
Hecate can be seen to represent all three aspects of the Goddess as Maiden, Mother and Crone. As the Crone, symbolized by the dark moon, she was the Goddess of the Dead and the Queen of the Night. Hecate was worshiped at the intersections of three roads, where she walked with her spectral hounds, illuminating the night with her blazing torch. Those who worshiped Hecate knew the secrets of magic and sorcery, and dedicated their work to the dark goddess. The Crone aspect of women, represented by Hecate, was honored in many cultures as the wise woman, the guide to the Underworld and the great revealer of the mysteries.
To honor Hecate, erect her three-faced image at a crossroads where three roads meet. This is also where offerings to her are left, at Full Moon. Honey, menstrual blood, roast meat, graveyard dirt (ground patchouli leaves, alone or mixed with other dried herbs), and eggs and onions that have been used to absorb negative vibrations in the home, are all suitable offerings to Hecate. Red wine, honey, and willow water, an infusion of willow bark, are appropriate for libations to her.
**Poem & Artwork by Hrefngast – http://hrefngast.deviantart.com/art/Hecate-209240765
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~ Hecate's Curse ~**** No negative comments allowed on this or any postings, if this isnt for you – perfectly fine, we neither promote nor judge any practices or practicioners. To each their own. ****
Cast your cicle and say:
"In Hecate's name we bind ____ to the flame
May she bring nightmares, depression, and reversal of pain
We cast ____ to the wind, that all know ____ shame
May Hecate envelope ____ in the threefold law
May all forget ____'s shame, their harm, their call
May their ability to raise magic fall on deaf walls
We join our energies fellow friends in the Craft
May Hecate stop ___'s harm in the future, present and past
Only when their deeds are reversed will this binding be uncast
So Mote It Be!"
(Spell courtesy of http://spellcabinet.com/hecate.htm)
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- Summer is a-comin – The Traditions and Superstitions of the Summer Soltice
It w…Summer is a-comin – The Traditions and Superstitions of the Summer Soltice
It was once customary to turn around three times sun-wise (clockwise) for luck as soon as one got out of bed on the morning of the ‘Summer Solstice’.The Summer Solstice or ‘Litha’, as it was once called, occurs on either the 20th, 21st or 22nd June and it is the day when the sun is at its highest point in the sky and daylight lasts longest. The word ‘solstice’ has its origins in the Latin word ‘solstitium’ meaning the ‘sun stands still’. This day was important for pagan people who would celebrate this fire festival by lighting ritual bonfires in honour of the sun. They would dance sun-wise around the fire before joining hands and leaping through it and when the fire had burnt out, its ashes were used to foretell the future
DARK DORSET – Dorset's premier website devoted to local folklore and the unexplained: Summer is a-co
darkdorset.blogspot.com - "Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live wi…
"Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live with one god alone?" – Sextus Propertius
- Good morning everyone hope everyone had a productive and meaningful solstice may…
Good morning everyone hope everyone had a productive and meaningful solstice may this day bring you the peace you need to recover, may the goddess smile on you and yours and may the god lend you his strength and may you have a productive and happy day Brightest Blessings Draco )o(/|\
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In the mood to laugh ? - Thursday — Thor's day
Middle English thur(e)sday
Old English thursdæg
Old No…Thursday — Thor's day
Middle English thur(e)sday
Old English thursdæg
Old Norse thorsdagr "Thor's day"
Old English thunresdæg "thunder's day"
Latin dies Jovis "day of Jupiter"
Ancient Greek hemera Dios "day of Zeus".
Thor is the Norse god of thunder. He is represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Miölnir. He is the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.Jupiter (Jove) is the supreme Roman god and patron of the Roman state. He is noted for creating thunder and lightning.
Zeus is Greek god of the heavens and the supreme Greek god.
- Sunrise: 4:55 AM BST
Sunset: 9:28 PM BST
Length of Day: 16h 32m
Tomorrow will…Sunrise: 4:55 AM BST
Sunset: 9:28 PM BST
Length of Day: 16h 32m
Tomorrow will be 0m 6s shorter.
Moon Rise: 6:51 AM BST
Moon Set: 10:26 PM BST
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent 3% Illuminated -
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Courtesy of The Witch of Forest Grove … )O(
https://www.facebook.com/leandra.nemorosa/posts/164696983655439?ref=notif¬if_t=like#!/pages/Witch-of-Forest-Grove/131959566837028 - Not saying a word but have a strong sense of Hecate BB D)o(/|\
Not saying a word but have a strong sense of Hecate BB D)o(/|\
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The Witch's Sabbat – Litha – The Summer Solstice
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