by Della Ratcliffe | Sep 19, 2023 | Divine Feminine, Wheel of the Year
Autumn Equinox: September 22 @ 11:50 pm PDT / September 23 @ 06:50 am UTC I love these liminal transformation days when summer transforms into autumn. For this is a time of (re)turning to our deep inner Wisdom, the energies of autumn, reconnecting to our...
by Della Ratcliffe | Aug 13, 2021 | Divine Feminine
Today is Friday the 13th, a date some see as bad luck but I have never aligned with those supposed negative energies. For me, and for many women, this is a day to celebrate the Divine Feminine and our Inner Goddess. Thirteen is the number of moons in the year (most...
by Della Ratcliffe | Nov 13, 2019 | Divination Techniques & Tools
One of my favourite ways to focus my meditations and journey is with a card reading. A couple of years ago, I created a card layout to honour Hekate’s Night and shared it with my Facebook group. It calls on the Crone/Dark Mother wisdom of Hekate (and our...
by Della Ratcliffe | Nov 13, 2019 | Rituals and Ceremonies
Tributes to Hekate were found at ancient crossroads, with statues placed so weary travellers could seek her protection. Any crossroad or liminal place (for me, it’s the seashore or the river’s edge) is a perfect place to honour Hekate. And there are many ways to...
by Della Ratcliffe | Nov 13, 2019 | Divine Feminine
Hekate (aka Hecate) is a Greek goddess associated with magic, witchcraft, necromancy, the underworld, and childbirth, and is The Midwife to the Otherworld, aka a Psychopomp, a guide of souls to the place of the dead. She is a triple goddess. And she is eternal love,...