Hecate - goddess of the dark moon

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The dark side of the moon, the waning crescent moon, is associated with Hecate, the Greek goddess of witchcraft. In Hellenistic literary works, such as Apuleius' The Golden Donkey, she practices some rather dangerous types of magic, which gives her similarities to the Indian goddess Kali . However, even the darker sides of our personality can serve as means of positive transformation, or at least "windows" into the deep, hidden corners of the soul.

Like Hermes or Mercury, Hecate is associated with crossroads - places where several roads converge; more generally, these deities embody so-called "in-between spaces", which in turn refers to the borderlands between sleep and wakefulness, the over and underworld, between consciousness and the subconscious. And "in-between spaces" are always magical and charged with spiritual energy - not for nothing do shamans revere sunrise and sunset as the most magical periods of the day, as they represent the spaces between night and day. In this context, Hecate appears as a wise old woman who has seen life and understands the deep, hidden meaning of events - even if that meaning is not very pleasant to grasp.
Credit -book 📚 MYTHIC Astrology APPLIED PERSONAL HEALING THROUGH THE PLANETS ARIEL GUTTMAN & KENNETH JOHNSON