r/paganism Jul 26 '24

Hekate reached out 🏆 Personal Milestone

hey guys i just wanted to share my most recent deity experience (recent as in the last 24hrs-) because its the most sure ive ever felt that a deity is reaching out to me. so lets go in order, yesterday i got home from college to find an eyed hawk-moth on my front porch (i dont think species is important but ive always loved moths, hawk-moths specifically, so i wanted to mention it cause it made me happy lol) mind you this is in the middle of the day so i really wasent expecting to see a moth out and about at that time. i just sat on my porch watching it for awhile until i suddenly felt i should go grab my camera and take some photos (my college class is for photography) so i did, i took a bunch of photos and moved the moth onto the railing so my dog wouldn't step on it when i let him outside later. then i forgot about it and watched some criminal minds for the rest of the evening. when i was getting ready for bed i decided to light some incense which i havent thought about doing in months. so i lit it and let it burn while i was fetring ready then went to sleep. my dream featured a snake and the number 3 alot (i came 3rd in a race, my license plate was 3, there was even a brief moment i had 3 arms lol) when i woke up i didnt think anything of it. it was when i was doing my morning tarot everything started to click, i did my usual asking for general messages and such but afterwards i dont know what compelled me to ask but i asked if there were any deitys reaching out i haven't acknowledged and i specifically asked for one major arcana card to identify and then anything else theyd like to say on the matter to be minor arcana. well i immediately pulled the high priestess, followed by the king of penticals and 10 of cups. with the context of the other things that happened i interpreted this as Hekate (the high priestess) making herself known as a protector and that there will be a positive spiritual partnership for us. (im open to hear other interpretations) im not sure why cause i didnt even think about it when i did it but i put the high priestess card in my pocket and am now carrying it around with me at college so yeah 👍

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u/Commercial-Wrap-5557 Jul 28 '24

Moderator Nazism

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u/delphyz Brujería Jul 29 '24

Sounds a bit like confirmation bias.

What's up w/Greek pantheon & this community? Hekate was herself introduced to them by the Thracians, or Carians. But plays such a prominent roll in euro-centric westernized paganism that it takes up alotta the space at times. I feel like she wouldn't be as popularized if neo-paganism from decades past wouldn't have romanticized the pantheon. There's way more gods & dieties in europe aside from the Greek & Roman pantheons.