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![Hekate Her Sacred Fires: Exploring the Mysteries of the Torchbearing Goddess of the Crossroads [A collection of essays from devotees, witches & magicians] (The Goddess Hekate)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51QNjSJJQLL._SL500_.jpg)
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This in an interesting book about ancient goddess.
I loved it. Also the author, I read other books she wrote and I like them.
Unfortunately I haven't found much. There is a Pagan Portals book by Jhehah Telyndru, that I plan to buy. Most people suggested looking into Epona and Macha which I am, But I'm hesitant to equate them all together. Otherwise I've been looking into Brythonic paganism to get ideas on how I might go about working with her. Wish I could be more helpful!
To be honest, I don't use asteroids much. They are a usually a more subtle influence than planets, and most of my clients don't see the connections. Plus, if you are new to astrology, don't make the mistake of "more items in the chart will give me more information." Extra bodies just clutter things up and make analysis more confusing.
However - I find the main four - Vesta, Juno, Pallas and Ceres fascinating to work with and many times very useful with clients, especially women. I like to use a Jungian type of quadrature and pair them with their elemental type
Juno - Earth
Pallas - Air
Vesta - Fire
Ceres - Water
Look first for any that are conjunct one of your personal planets - so for you that would be Juno on your Moon (very strong) and Vesta on your Mars. Yes I know Vesta is in Cancer, but it is still of a Fire nature, the Goddess of the spiritual temple, and very close with Artemis who is close with nature and animals. Vesta women often choose to develop their spiritual nature or psychic gifts before marriage, children or career priorities. They are into the transformation through the Fire channel of kundlini and the chakras with meditation. They often serve as spiritual guides to others and teachers, wise women and healers.
Here is an excellent best seller that I use - it is NOT an astrology book but that doesn't matter because the information is spot on with the mythology background and personality types -
Have you ever read Drawing Down the Moon?
My book club read it a few years ago - a fascinating overview of the history of the pagan movement (or movements) and the rather slippery task of trying to define what a pagan is (or is not). 5 stars.
Lilith is a goddess under so many controversies... she is definitely not sumerian and not jewish. So i dont know how to track her origins. If you meant dark goddess there is a lot of goddess that carry dark aspects but they are not purely dark. There is a book about it that i didnt like but fits well for beginning: https://www.amazon.com.br/Dark-Goddess-Craft-Journey-Transformation/dp/0738752568
Ps Hecate is not a dark goddess. She has dark aspects. Ps 2 associations with underworld doest not mean dark because the old understandment of underworld is far from darkness
Maybe this will help, I read it years ago when I first started looking into Buddhism: https://www.amazon.com/Tara-Feminine-Divine-Bokar-Rinpoche/dp/1930164009/ref=sr\_1\_2?keywords=tara+the+feminine+divine&qid=1643128981&sprefix=tara+the+fem%2Caps%2C52&sr=8-2
Please start with historical information about Hekate first. There's a ton of misinformation in pop culture. Note that historically, she was never depicted as a crone, but as a youthful Maiden. Titans were generally depicted in the prime of their power. Also note that her name is pronounced Heh-Kah-Tay in ancient Greek dialects. If you decide to dig deeper into studying or working with her, this short book is probably the best you can start with. If you REALLY want to dig deeper still, then I highly recommend the online classes offered by Jack Grayle (Hail Hekate - at Blackthorn School) and Jason Miller (Sorcery of Hekate). Jack's class is an excellent series of history lessons that will get you into the headspace of an ancient PGM style sorcerer, and Jason's system for working with her will take your magick to another level (if you do the work).
Please start with historical information about her first. There's a ton of misinformation in pop culture. Note that historically, she was never depicted as a crone, but as a youthful Maiden. Titans were generally depicted in the prime of their power. Also note that her name is pronounced Heh-Kah-Tay in ancient Greek dialects. If you decide to dig deeper into studying or working with her, this short book is probably the best you can start with. If you REALLY want to dig deeper still, then I highly recommend the online classes offered by Jack Grayle (Hail Hekate - at Blackthorn School) and Jason Miller (Sorcery of Hekate). Jack's class is an excellent series of history lessons that will get you into the headspace of an ancient PGM style sorcerer, and Jason's system for working with her will take your magick to another level (if you do the work).
Yes to all of this but, for me, especially the Heavenly Mother issue. I've always had a special relationship with her and even bore my testimony of her at my baptism (yea, I was a weird kid). When I got older I read a book by Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen M.D. about goddesses in every woman which went through various goddess archetypes through history and I couldn't get past that there are literally hundreds (if not thousands) of examples of goddesses with a rich history of each in our literature, but the church can't even be imaginative enough to create a mythology for her? (of course, I didn't think in terms of mythology but the absence of any stories about her was stark)
I'm still very connected to the Divine Feminine and love all of these stories. It's given me such a vast treasure to connect to, spiritually & psychologically, that there's no way I could ever close that Pandora's box even if I wanted to.
Jhenah Telyndru has an excellent short book on Rhiannon, "Rhiannon: Divine Queen of the Celtic Britons", which is $4 USD on Amazon Kindle.
https://www.amazon.com/Pagan-Portals-Rhiannon-Divine-Britons/dp/178535468X
Monica Sjoo is worth a read if that's where your interests lie.
If you'd be interested to learn about the role of the feminine principle in Tibetan Buddhism, then I would highly suggest reading:
Tara The Feminine Divine by Bokar Rinpoche
>Tara, the most famous female deity in Tibetan Buddhism, is a personification of the Prajnaparamita and a mother dedicated to protecting her followers. Bokar Rinpoche presents the various aspects of Tara and the origin of her tantra, relates contemporary examples of her benevolent activity, provides an explanation of her praise, offers instruction for devotional practice, and discusses remarkable women in Indian and Tibetan Buddism. An extensive iconography completes the text.
I'm 34 and finally diving into my spirituality after mom passed away. My parents were conservative Christian and did not like me owning tarot cards...or even Magic the Gathering Cards! I moved out in my early 20's but always felt guilty finding my own faith. Drawing Down the Moon helped me figure out who I am. The Kindle version is updated with social information. I now live in a fairly large city with Wiccans, Druids and eclectic witches so I'm lucky to have that resource. Meetup.com helped me find friends who mentored. Try several ideas out! It is overwhelming because there are lots of information out there. Figuring out if you want to practice solitary or with a group is a good question to start with. I'm in between, I like to practice alone but discuss ideas with friends.
That I don't know. I found out about them from reading Hekate Liminal Rites (https://www.amazon.com/Hekate-Liminal-Rites-torch-bearing-Crossroads/dp/1905297238) Their main focus seems to be on honoring the Goddess Hekate, they don't seem to be concerned if you call yourself Wiccan, Witch, Pagan, none of those, or all of those; so long as you generally desire to honor Hekate is some aspect. But I'm not a member at this point, I plan to apply, but the application takes some time to complete. The website says you can email them general questions to . That may be worth your time.
This is a really difficult question to answer, but it's still a totally fair question.
As others have said, paganism is an umbrella term for several specific traditions, and there are many different lenses through which to view and practice paganism. Some pagans are drawn to their religion out of concern for the environment, others want to connect with specific Gods, while others are seeking to honor their ancestors, and still others want to develop a variety of magical skills. Without knowing your specific interests it's hard to make any really specific recommendations. However, regardless of your interests I can pretty confidently recommend Drawing Down the Moon by Margot Adler and Seeking the Mystery. Both books give broad overviews of the history and world view of paganism writ large.
Thing is though, Paganism is about more than just reading books. I'd also recommend that you start trying out some simple rituals and meditations (Google is your friend here). You can make yourself a very simple alter with stuff you've probably got lying around the house. Finally, if you find that this is something that you want to continue to pursue, I'd strongly recommend trying to find some like-minded people in your area. Search meetup.com, or if there is a metaphysical shop in your area just go there and start asking around. There are pagan communities absolutely everywhere, and it's worth getting to know the pagans around you.
Would you be interested in reading some books? If so, I'd highly recommend Drawing Down the Moon for an in-depth and sympathetic overview of how various pagans live and worship.
If you'd be interested more specifically in the history of Wicca, I'd highly recommend Triumph of the Moon. Hutton's take on the history of Wicca is highly skeptical, but also sympathetic.