Lyssna senare
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An overview of the Hekate and the Wheel of the Year Research Project, with a discussion on the historical origins of Hekate's Wheel, Hekate as Soul, the history of Hekate as Gatekeeper (Propylaia), and a summary of the astrology of 2021 in general, and how to use it to deepen your understanding of yourself and Hekate. Includes a month-by-month guide.
Whether you're deep into your studies with Hekate or simply curious, you'll learn about her history through my exploration of her different roles and epithets as they relate to the lunar months, sabbats, seasons and the astrology of the new year. An excellent way to go deeper with Lesson 7 from the Keeping Her Keys book.
Mythological consciousness, the mysteries, the call of the rebel soul, and the courage to climb higher are the major themes of 2021. However, we haven’t spontaneously ascended. It’s more like we’ve been given the keys to the Temple Gate. The choice to enter is ours. We can become the High Priestess (or other sacred title of our choosing).
Watch the video version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG-Ug14JBIA&t=6s
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The pull of the Cave of the Goddess is strong. We are drawn to stones and crystals without connecting them to the deep underworld from whence they came, for example. When we shift our understanding of these treasures of the cave, we see that they are the gifts of The Great Mother. The primordial power of the cave as a dwelling place of the sacred feminine is one of the oldest locations associated with The Great Mother.
The road to healing is found by turning inward to her cave, where the mysteries of life and death await. The return to the cave is a reunification with the sacred feminine. This is to say the Goddess, not modern day gender roles and stereotypes. The archetypal characteristics of the feminine, including instinct, intuition, emotion, and governance over the life cycle. In the ancient world, the cave was both feared and revered as symbolic of The Great Mother as a projection of the great womb that birthed all of life. Hekate, and other faces of The Great Mother, are all connected to the depths of the earth. We know within our depths that entering the cave is a requirement.
We embark on the journey with the release of our burdens through giving symbolic death to the heaviness we carry. The next stage is to call back our missing pieces through soul retrieval. The final stage of this lengthy trek is rebirth into our wholeness.
Guidance for the Journey: Rituals of the Sacred Cave
The three stations of the journey through darkness to wholeness in Hekate’s Cave can be experienced through The Rituals of the Sacred Cave.
These are audio classes with guided meditations to assist your journey.
https://soundcloud.com/user-188959581/sets/rituals-of-the-sacred-cave-3
Go deeper into the healing of The Dark Mother by joining the Keeping Her Keys Coven of Hekate, a soul school of courses, events and support in a safe and private network.
Keepingherkeys.mn.co or download the Mighty Networks app and search for “Keeping Her Keys.”
References:
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, "The Return of the Feminine and the World Soul”
Erich Neumann, "The Great Mother"
Marion Woodman and Elinor Dickson, “Dancing in the Flames: The Dark Goddess in the Transformation of Consciousness”
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The archetype of the witch is as old as humanity. Typically, female, although not always, the witch is the one who brings healing through her use of powers connected to the deeper world. This, across cultures and times, has always been done in the spirit of rebellion against the so-called civilized world. Thus, the witch is the outsider, the one who resists conformity. Perhaps it is these two characteristics, that of connection to the unseen world and resistance to authority that are at the heart of the archetype of the witch. Discussing the archetype of the witch inevitably evokes Hekate, the ancient goddess viewed across history as a Queen of the Night, ruling over witchcraft, prophecy, and spirits. These are the gifts she bestows upon witches.
Archetypes are foundational forces that flow throughout the universe. They are numinous, nonrational, and primal. It is difficult to find, and express in words, the center of an archetype. Archetypes are different than constructs, which can be easily defined and understood. To know an archetype requires experience. Much like the witch, an archetype is many things that are difficult to describe with words. The witch is mysterious, and the witch pursues the mysteries. She goes deeper into the dark to find healing.
As with all archetypes, the witch has a shadow aspect which is entirely different than the healing found in darkness. It is the shadowy characteristics that have been extolled throughout history. Aspects such as baneful witchcraft, poisoning, seducing, deception, and trickery have been reinforced in western culture as a means of robbing the witch of her power. At times portrayed as a hideous crone, at others a beguiling temptress, the witch has been vilified. Those labelled as witches have been persecuted, tortured, and murdered. The witch is frightening because she insists on the truth that resides in the dark.
“Entering Hekate’s Garden: The Magick, Medicine and Mystery of Plant Spirit Witchcraft” can be purchased from major booksellers.
“Keeping Her Keys: An Introduction to Hekate’s Modern Witchcraft” takes the reader on a journey through 13 lessons that awaken the soul through connection to the Witch Mother.
Join the Keeping Her Keys Coven of Hekate school and network for lessons, community and live events: https://bit.ly/KHKfreetrial
Learn more about Lampadia: The Journey Through Darkness To Wholeness in Hekate’s Cave, a seven month training program in the healing keys of magick, medicine and mystery. BEGINS November 4. Get all the details at https://keepingherkeys.com/
Lost Goddesses of Early Greece: A Collection of Pre-Hellenic Mythology by Charlene Spretnak
The Book of Symbols. Reflections on Archetypal Images Hardcover by Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS)
Mysteries of the Dark Moon: The Healing Power of the Dark Goddess Kindle Edition by Demetra George
Witchcraft Medicine: Healing Arts, Shamanic Practices, and Forbidden Plants by Claudia Müller-Ebeling, Christian Rätsch, Wolf-Dieter Storl
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Hekate is often depicted as a Triple Goddess, representing the many faces of the sacred feminine. We can experience the Triple Goddess, known as Triformis, Trimorphis and Trivia (Trivium) as different aspects of Hekate herself, such as the Underworld Night Queen, the Goddess of the earthly garden, and the Keeper of the Keys of the Universe of The Starry Road. Historically, Hekate has been shown as having three animal heads, such as boar, wolf, and bull. In this discussion, I talk about Hekate’s triplicities in conjunction with the goddesses she is most often companioned with. There are three distinct trios, each one representing one key of her three keys of magick, medicine and mystery. The triplicity of magick is symbolized by Hekate with her daughters, Circe and Medea. Hekate, Persephone and Demeter comprise the trinity of medicine. The Three Formed Goddesses of Mystery are revealed through Hekate, Artemis and Selene.
The meditation included takes the listener on a journey deep into Hekate’s Garden to drink from Trivium’s well.
Lampadios: The Journey Through Darkness To Wholeness takes the student through Hekate's Cave on a deep healing journey.
https://keepingherkeys.mn.co/posts/welcome-to-lampadios-the-healing-journey-through-darkness-to-wholeness
Learn more about the goddesses featured:
In “Entering Hekate’s Garden: The Magick, Medicine and Mystery of Plant Spirit Witchcraft,”explore Hekate, Circe and Medea.
Keeping Her Keys: An Introduction to Hekate’s Modern Witchcraft includes a discussion on Hekate’s triplicities.
Hekate as The Triple Goddess:
https://keepingherkeys.com/f/hekate-as-the-triple-goddess
The Power of Persephone: https://keepingherkeys.com/f/the-power-of-persephone
Persephone: Goddess of Adaptation: https://keepingherkeys.com/f/persephone-goddess-of-adaptation
Hekate, Circe and Persephone: Wisdom of the Resilient Goddesses
https://keepingherkeys.com/blog/f/hekate-circe-and-persephone-wisdom-of-the-resilient-goddesses
Demeter: Fury, Fertility, and the Fall
https://keepingherkeys.com/blog/f/demeter-fury-fertility-and-the-fall
Artemis: Huntress, Guardian, Fierce Maiden
https://keepingherkeys.com/blog/f/artemis-huntress-guardian-fierce-maiden
Great Goddesses of Magick, Medicine and Mystery Ritual:
https://keepingherkeys.com/blog/f/great-goddesses-of-magic-and-mystery-ritual
Join the Keeping Her Keys Coven of Hekate school and network for lessons, community and live events:
https://bit.ly/KHKfreetrial
Triple Goddess illustration created by Mary Martinez exclusively for Keeping Her Keys. Purchase official merchandise in the KHK RedBubble store:
https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/52023305
Music in the meditation: 852 Hz Awakening Intuition by Source Vibrations, Solfeggio Harmonics, Vol. 1.
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The High Priestess governs their own life with intuition, and explores the mysteries of the deeper world with an open heart. Becoming the High Priestess involves an initiation into a journey that moves us from the illusion of separation to the alchemical union within. The High Priestess in tarot offers us guidances as we cross the threshold from novice to mystic.
Join the Keeping Her Keys Coven at keepingherkeys.mn.co to access the High Priestess Tarot Reading.
Episode 16, Season 1
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Creating an altar is a powerful way to awaken your own sacredness and connect with the deeper world. In this episode, Cyndi talks about how to create altars for various purposes and then delves into creating the perfect altar of Hekate.
Learn more: https://keepingherkeys.com/read/f/how-to-an-altar-of-hekate
Episode 12, Season 1
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Exploring the magic, medicine and mysteries of the five sovereign goddesses of the tarot.
Cyndi dives into the meaning of each of these cards and ways to connect with their wisdom, from choosing them as your power card to what they mean when they turn up in a reading.
This episode is the final part of the Sovereign Goddesses Ritual series. The previous episodes include the ritual guide and walkthrough and the astrology of the sovereign goddesses.
Learn more at keepingherkeys.com
Episode 11, Season 1
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In preparation for the Sovereign Goddess Ritual on the Summer Solstice, this episode dives into the power of each of the goddesses within the sun signs. The wildness of Artemis, the witch power of Circe, the woundedness of Medea, the (emotional earthy) warrior queen of Persephone, and the wisdom of Hekate. I also talk about the astrology of this Summer Solstice. For the week of June 15-21, 2020.
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Hekate. Her very name often evokes a rumble deep inside. This is the sound of the chains that bind the soul being shaken by a goddess so ancient and strong that she is revered as the Anima Mundi, the very soul of the world. She is the awakening to the chains, and the breaking of them.
In this episode, I talk about the spiritual power of the crossroads within the context of ancient practices of both Hekate's horde of flesh and spirit, and the ways that those who feared her sought her favor. Unpacking the meaning of leaving offerings at the crossroads is entwined within Hekate's ancient powers as a guardian of the outcasts, particularly wild women, a topic that's incredibly fascinating.
keepingherkeys.com to read more about Hekate as Breaker of Chains and Keeper of Keys, and to learn more about the modern online coven network, courses, books and to read the blog.
Episode 6, Season 1
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For her witches, Hekate's darkness is her nourishing womb. We return home to her for healing. Witchcraft is the medicine she offers. The annual descent of Her Wheel of the Year into long nights is when she opens the gates to her sacred Cave, wherein her cauldron of birth resides. Deep healing, release of spiritual filth, soul retrieval and rebirth are all found in her darkness.
Episode 3, Season 1
Learn more at keepingherkeys.com
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In the first episode of the Keeping Her Keys Podcast, Cyndi Brannen talks about the meaning of the Sacred Fires so symbolic of Hekate, Goddess of Witchcraft.. Her Hieros Pyr burns as her twin-torches, lighting the night under her pale moon.
Episode 1, Season 1
