How I started worshipping Hekate
Hekate
is the Greek titan/goddess associated with witchcraft, originally from the Titans however she had joined the rebellion against them and supported the olympians now staying with her power. She is one of the strongest and one Zeus refused to imprison like the rest. She is a popular known deity to witches of many gender and religion though not every with worships her she has quite a large group.
Some people go to her for comfort, some go to her for guidance through the unknown, some go to her to find themselves, for me that is all true. Hekate is known for being more honest and telling you what you need to hear rather than what you want and during my experience with her I can very much garauntee that is how I have felt. She’s made me explore the side of me I was worried of caing and guided me through the unknown, for a while even before I started my worship.
She’s known as a three faced goddess and is commonly associated with dogs, keys and the underworld, she is incredibly powerful and to work with her or even be reached out by her I consider a blessing.
During my life, religion was a tough subject, I was raised in a house that mostly showed that you can be Christian or atheist and I never fully felt right with either, My mother was more forcing over it with me than my siblings and I am still in clear why however I do not focus on the religions that had hurt me and focus on the ones that have helped.
Till the age of ten I was under split custody between my parents as they weren’t married it was under their choices that I saw my dad every other weekend with my siblings, we were told we had a choice by our mother but in reality that felt very opposite. My father wasn’t a good man and was certainly and alcoholic who smoked, I felt comfortable hiding in my room and as I would get overstimulated by him a lot I would block out my thoughts at night by watching YouTube. The times I had spent with him were rough however at the same time was also blind at the sight of who he truly was. I knew him as my father and I assumed that was what fathers were as no one showed me otherwise.
When I was ten I managed to leave him however after persuasiona nd some empty threats I felt forced to go back a few months later, I had hoped that it would be better and for support, my brother came with once but them cut him off. I saw that as a sign as well as the rest of the actions like how my sister cried after going to one of my dad’s parties. I still went going and gave him nother chance as that was who I was then. I went to help him change but by November that year I learned not everyone can and I made myself leave, it was dangerous and I was hurt. After walking out I felt lonelier than ever and my family chose to not provide emotional support, it was one of the worst moments in my life and It was the hardest to move through, little did I know that the goddess of witchcraft started reaching out to me then and was trying to help me.
I had gone through a lot in the last few years, I had struggled, been hurt by more people and was more anxious however January this year after deciding to convert to satanism, I managed to escape at that time I hadn’t fully believed in satanism so as much as I brought up religion in public, alone I tried not to think about it however I was also seeing witchcrafts and crows in the placement after managing to escape my home. I started wanting to learn witchcraft and found myself one night learning about the Greek gods, I didn’t think of hekate till shortly after I arrived in my long term placement, I saw a crow and met some people who truly helped me and were promising to help me grow which they had.
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A few days in I was asked about my religion and without even thinking about it I said hellenism. I had been learning about Hekate and sometime after I chose to start worshipping her as I didn’t believe in satanism. I chose to convert after learning what I could and I made a small altar. Afterwards I started having vivid dreams, I felt happy and was achieving my dreams and going out of my comfort zone. I was also still sad inside and would go to witchcraft which I started practicing in my last placement.
The story on why I started worshipping her is short and really doesn’t show it as I can’t fully remember when I think about it, I mostly think about why I worship her.
She’s been helping me go out my comfort zone, find myself and helping me when I practice witchcraft. as well as hades she’s helping me and supporting me with my decisions to help my siblings. She’s made me confident in my religion as a hellenic pagan and has made me feel more powerful than ever after for years of being felt and other people making me feel powerless.
If you ever feel like your in the worst situation of your life, you’ve entered more unknown than you have of the world you did know then Hekate might be someone you need to speak to.
She' might be helping you and you don’t even realize it.
If you are planning on worshipping Hekate here is a book I highly recommend.
Its one I read and has helped me learn more about the goddess. I had cried reading the second chapter I will admit mostly because it made me realize that since she started speaking to me I became the witch of my family. If you want to work with her I recommend this book, you can buy it on Amazon that’s how I got mine or other places, I can’t remember them all.
Blessed be
Your fellow witch and journalist
-Robyn.B
