Rubygirl wrote:If Hecate is a Titan, she pre-dates mankind. So she technically wouldn’t be of any country, people in countries only claim dieties when it suits them and The Ancient Greeks and Romans were still pretty patriarchal, being a female, it probably took centuries for her cult to catch on.
But with that said, why don’t we just ask Hecate?
Enchantress wrote:Maybe but I am more interested in the working of Hecate than of her history.Not disrespect for my friend or for your very good discussion on this.Thank you.
Gilbertopb wrote:Despite reading all that, I always say I'm not a scholar.
So as a practitioner, I think: Greek? Muslim? Chaldean? Turkey?
To me, She's a Queen of the Night and the astral Realms. That works for me.
Enchantress wrote:Rubygirl wrote:If Hecate is a Titan, she pre-dates mankind. So she technically wouldn’t be of any country, people in countries only claim dieties when it suits them and The Ancient Greeks and Romans were still pretty patriarchal, being a female, it probably took centuries for her cult to catch on.
But with that said, why don’t we just ask Hecate?
Do you suggest a way to do this?
Leonardo_Drakon wrote:Gilbertopb wrote:Despite reading all that, I always say I'm not a scholar.
So as a practitioner, I think: Greek? Muslim? Chaldean? Turkey?
To me, She's a Queen of the Night and the astral Realms. That works for me.
Are you implying one cannot be both?
Context is important when approaching spirits, and being able to frame rituals and interactions according to the precedents of traditions that worked with said spirit keeps our practice centered....otherwise one can be fooled into thinking they are working with a particular spirit when in fact they are not. Given that to my knowledge there are no extant living traditions that work with Hekate, proper scholarship and examination of historical rituals and spells provides that ever important context (from appropriate offerings, to magical formulae for calling her forth).
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