| Author/Contributor(s): | di Cardo, Spina |
| Publisher: | Destiny Books |
| Date: | 3/2/2027 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Condition: | NEW |
• Guides you step by step in introducing yourself to Hekate and building an intentional, devotional relationship
• Details rituals, epithets, tools, offerings, and lunar and annual calendars to develop all elements of Hekatean witchcraft
• Explains Hekate’s initiatory trials, circle casting, and dream incubation practices to support protection, emotional healing, and spiritual growth
Spina di Cardo offers a comprehensive introduction to contemporary Hekatean witchcraft with precise, repeatable methods. She gives instructions to prepare for your first ritual of introduction on a dark-moon night, including altar setup, candle colors, incense, offerings, and words of address that emphasize respect, consistency, and integrity.
The author details an initiation path framed through Hekate’s epithets and their related life trials, such as fear, insecurity, illness, and grief. Each trial offers a framework for recognizing challenges as part of a deepening connection with the goddess. Methods for communicating with Hekate include a detailed dream incubation spell that specifies timing, herbs, crystals, and follow-up, giving you a clear procedure for receiving guidance while asleep.
This grimoire also serves as a reference guide for symbols, tools, and ritual structures. Key epithets are defined with their specific magical applications for protection, ancestral work, divination, shadow work, and transformation. The author explains how to construct and maintain an altar of Hekate, work with the Strophalos (Hekate’s wheel), and obtain and consecrate Circe’s willow wand and Medea’s cauldron. A concise consecration rite uses the four elements and moonlight, and an offering ritual outlines traditional libations, food, devotional service, and the conditions under which a blood offering may be appropriate.
This grimoire gives you a complete foundation in Hekate’s symbols, tools, and celebrations for working with spells and rituals to commune with the dark goddess.