Hecate, Cerridwen
Dark Lady, take us in
Hecate, Cerridwen
Let us be reborn
– Wiccan chant, source unknown
Cerridwen and her cauldron have been an important inspiration for me. I hadn’t had a lot of experiences with her until this year, when she woke me up from a long period of spiritual slumber.
…witchcraft celebrates pale Hecate’s offerings…
Hecate is probably the goddess most associates with witches in the popular imagination; even Shakespeare mentions her in the three witches scene in Macbeth.
Hecate originated in Thrace, as the daughter of the titans Perses and Asterea. She was part of the battle of the titans against the Olympians, and sometimes resided in the Underworld along with Hades and Persephone. Eventually, she was absorbed into the Roman goddess Diana Triformis. Hecate has a son, named Museos, which translates to “muse man”. She was a witness to Kore’s initial descent into the Underworld, and is therefore associated with the Eleusian mysteries.
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This was supposed to be a post about Demeter and the Eleusian Mysteries, but events. Check back early next week for that one.
Joan Rivers died yesterday. This may seem like an odd thing to talk about on a magick and mythology blog but hear me out.
I believe that one day people will look at some of our contemporaries the way we see figures of legend. Marie Laveau, Joan of Arc, Aliester Crowley: they were all actual people with regular lives who live on in the realms of memory. I know a guy who keeps Thomas Jefferson on his altar right next to Herne. These are what I call the Future Ancestors. More recent examples: Margot Adler, BKS Iyengar, & Robin Williams (wow, it’s been a tough summer).
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Lucina's Cauldron 