Her devotees describe her role in traditional witchcraft and initiatory Wicca, healing and paganism, her approachability through her angels and trance oracles, her assistance in overcoming traumas and helping the dead continue their journeys. The spectrum of material covered in this anthology is as diverse as the forms of Hekate herself, emphasising her role as lightbearer, keybearer, initiatrix, world soul, child's nurse, mistress of crossroads and serpent mysteries.
As well as a fascinating discussion of her possible origins and mythological connections, the introduction also includes a timeline providing glimpses into her portrayal through the ages, with extracts from literature and examples of amulets, coins and art. Properly presented, the sacred fire of sex-in-religion excites no nasty thoughts or impulses: rather, it awakens in a person a realization of his unity with all. Scribd is the world's largest social reading and publishing site.
In her introduction, the author and priestess Sorita d'Este brings together an exciting wealth of material on the history and development of how the goddess Hekate has been seen through the ages. Sacred Fire - Roerich - Free download as Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. Her devotees today, as throughout the ages, include philosophers, poets, sorcerers, theurgists, witches, root-cutters, enchantresses and ordinary people. She is Mistress of the Restless Dead, who rules over the Heavens Earth and Sea. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2015. She is the Torchbearer, the Cosmic World Soul, the Guide and Companion. Rekindling the Sacred Fire: Mtis Ancestry and Anishinaabe Spirituality.
She is primordial, powerful and sometimes animalistic - and yet, she is also sophisticated, modern and capable of adapting to different cultures. Return to Article Details Rekindling the Sacred Fire for Children and Families Download Download PDF. Their stories and revelations are challenging, their visions and determination in exploring the mysteries are inspirational, and their enthusiasm for the Goddess of the Crossroads is truly entrancing and sometimes highly infectious. It brings together essays, prose and artwork from more than fifty remarkable contributors from all over the world. Hekate Her Sacred Fires is an exceptional book for an extraordinary, eternal and universal Goddess.