The Black Rite of Hekate

 This ritual is held

held on the night of
of the 31st
31st of October
October or on any
any other tting
tting
night, and has as its aim to evoke the Dark Goddess, Hekate, and channel
her most sinister energies towards the manifestation of inner and outer
changes, in conformity with the collective will and desire of her blessed
assembly
 The !ro!er
!ro!er !lace for
for the ritual must
must be chosen
chosen beforehand
beforehand by the "riestess
"riestess
of Hekate and must be a natural liminal !oint of ingress to the darker
!owers # relatively
relatively big re !it must be dug in the middle of the chosen
!lace for the ritual and enough timber must be collected and !laced inside
the !it to kindle a holy re that will burn strong during the whole of the ritual
!roceedings The best wood to use for the kindling of the re of Hekate is
from the dead branches of yew, willow and cy!ress tree The $ames of the
!it will, during the ritual, act as the central focal !oint and it is therefore
therefore
im!ortant to kee! its re strong and steady, as its $ames embody and
manifest some of the !ower that is evoked
%leven rock crystals are to be !laced in a circle around the !it in order to
strengthen and concentrate the astral currents that are brought down and
the chthonic forces that are brought u! during the &alling of Hekate
 The ritual is commenced
commenced whenwhen each !artici!ant
!artici!ant has kindled
kindled the torch
torch that
they carry in their left hand and formed a circle around the central !it #fter
a silent contem!lation of the work at hand the !riestess gives the sign for
everyone to ste! forward to the !it and, with the hel! of the $ames of their
burning torches, kindle the central re of Hekate 'hen the re is burning all
!artici!ants return to their former !ositions around the re !it
 The !riestess fully o!ens the ceremony
ceremony by rst
rst chiming the bell
bell that she
holds in her right hand, one time over each of the eleven crystals !laced
around the re, while she internally invokes the Titanic forces of ()os *he
then chimes the bell nine times and focuses her will on establishing the
internal link to Goddess and e+claims
-.n the wordless name of the inner and outer ()os, we banish the !owers of
the nite light and invoke the forces of the Divine %ndless /ight and call
forth the s!irits of wrathful darkness0
darkness0
'e who serve the /ameless "owers from beyond the cosmic barriers, are
now, on this blessed night, ready to o!en the forgotten
forgotten and forbidden gates
and !artake of the dark force that shall hel! us resha!e the illusions of this
world, that by the blind has been called reality, in accordance with our own
divine will0
'e who are the living gates to the outer ()os, that with its all consuming
res brings both annihilation and resurrection, are now ready to call u!on
our Dark other, Hekate, who tonight for the sake of her own delight shall
strengthen both our dark magic and the !owers of our will0-
 The !riestess !laces the bell on the ground
ground and !icks u! her dagger
dagger *he
turns to the western 2uarter and traces, with the $ames of her dagger, the
invoking !entagram of the western throne with a crescent of the waning
moon in its middle, and vibrates three times
-%4aTe0-
'hen this has been done all !artici!ants lift their torches towards the sky
and e+claim
-Trinsoa Hekate0- 5+67
 The !riestess then stabs her dagger into the ground in front of where she
stands, and brings forth a chalice of libation o8ering containing a mi+ture of
red wine and dark honey *he ste!s forward to the re !it and !ours the
o8ering u!on the re, while chanting
-Gorgo, ormo, %m!usa, 9emures, 9amiae, edusa0- 5+67
*he then ste!s back to her original !osition and calls u!on the Dark
Goddess with the following words of invocation
-&hthonian Hekate, wake u! from your slumber and cast forth your shadow
and darksome light u!on us who are your faithful children0 'ake u!, O you
who are the dark re$ection of the world:s soul and with your cleansing and
hungry darkness embrace us, who wholeheartedly serve all your lusts and
unlawful desires0
'e invoke, beseech and !raise you, &hthonian Hekate, goddess of both the
underworld and all the black !hases of 9una0
Hail Hekate0-
#ll !artici!ants e+claim
-Hail Hekate0-
 The !riestess lifts the torch in her left hand and s!eaks the following words
of invocation
-O you who are the 2ueen of the darkest night, we who serve the !owers of
the ;lack 9ight of Divine a<esty !raise you0
Hekate, beautiful mother of forbidden sorcery, kindle now the res of ho!e
and wisdom within the dark souls of your faithful children and with your
chthonic $ames illuminate the crossroads of both life and death0
 Torch bearing 2ueen, let your dark light shine forth and guide our ste!s on
your tortuous and sinister !ath that we without fear tread for your glory and
our own victory0
9et your allseeing eyes look dee! within our souls, O mighty "hos!horos
Hekate, and see that we within ourselves carry the keys to the
transcendental !ower to which you are the gate0
=orceful Hekate, O you uncon2uerable goddess, grant us the !ower to
reali>e all of our darkest dreams and bless us, your chosen few, with your
endless might0
9et the gates that black &erberus guards now o!en wide and let us undergo
the &leansing of the ;lack =ire, which shall grant us the secret stone of your
mysteries0
"ro!ylia Hekate, you who guard the hidden mysteries of ()os and #ncient
/ight, let now the disharmonic emanations of your menstruum wash over
us, who through all !ast lives have carried your hidden s!arks within our
selves, and hasten our inner alchemical e+altation and transformation0
Hekate, O you crowned mistress of the dark, hear now your feared children:s
invocations and with the black $ame of your torch cleanse us fully from all
the weaknesses and limitations of this world and grant us the boon of your
own strength and innite might0
O!en wide the gates to your !lace of dwelling, which is within the darkness
beyond the light of the conscious mind, and l et us descend down to your !it
of abysmal wisdom and thus elevate us to the highest throne0
Hekate0 Hekate0 Hekate0
;e now with us, O you mighty Trimor!hos, and with the $ames of your lusts
and the !ower of your infernal magic ignite the !oisoned arrows of our True
'ill that we, in your name, have aimed at the heart of our darkest desires0-
One of the !artici!ants that has been chosen beforehand retrieves the black
dog that before the start of the ritual has been tied u! to a tree close to the
!lace of the ritual The !riestess of Hekate elects one of the !artici!ants for
the honour of giving the animal:s life force as a sacrice to the goddess The
chosen one is granted the sacricial dagger by the !riestess and awaits her
signal before the killing of the black animal hallowed to Hekate
 The !riestess lifts her torch u! to the sky and says the following !rayer
before the sacrice is given to the goddess
-O you who are the mistress of the blackest magic and of all forms of
forbidden necromancy, we, who illuminated by our own inner light have
without fear or hesitation entered the darkness of the unknown, invoke and
beseech you0
'e call u!on and rouse you, O mighty Hekate0
;e now with us, your eternally faithful worshi!!ers, and acce!t the o8ering
that we are about to give to you0
O!en the gates to your dark realm and acce!t the warm blood that we are
about to s!ill in your name and in return strengthen the black magic of our
will0
 The !riestess of Hekate retrieves a bowl in which the blood of the animal is
to be collected and signals to the chosen one to slit the animal:s throat The
blood is collected in the bowl, which the !riestess lifts above her head as all
!artici!ants chant the name of Hekate nine times
 The !riestess ste!s forward to the re !it and !ours the blood, in a anti
clockwise fashion, over the eleven crystals surrounding the re, while all
!artici!ants vibrate three times
-#nTan.a0-
*he then !uts aside the bowl, retrieves her torch and return to her original
!osition *he !oints the torch towards the re !it, which now has become as
an o!en gate to the acausal streams within the earth 5ie the chthonic re7
 The !riestess recites with a !owerful voice the following calling of the
twenty names
-&rataeis, O you whose beauty and might is without both limit and end,
grant us now the *ce!tre of "ower and make us as one with your own
essence0
%nodia, goddess of all hidden !athways, o!en wide the roads to ecstasy,
freedom and victory and make us as one with your own essence0
#ntania, goddess of hate and enemy of mankind, bless us, who share your
rightful contem!t for the s!iritless fools of this world and make us as one
with your own essence0
"ro!ylaia, you who guard the forbidden gates, let us now enter your
bountiful darkness and make us as one with your own essence0
"ro!ylos, show us the right way through the darkness of life and guide our
ste!s on your left !ath towards illumination and make us as one with your
own essence0
"hos!horos, mother of illumination, banish all lies and illusions that obscure
our mind:s sight and make us as one with your own essence0
9ucifera, torch bearing goddess, through the light of your dark $ames bring
us evolution, wisdom and transcendence of s!irit and make us as one with
your own essence0
*oteira, !rotect us against the enslaving and stagnating forces of the false
light and make us as one with your own essence0
"rytania, uncon2uerable goddess of the mighty dead, let your undead
shadows grant !ower to our dark magic and make us as one with your own
essence0
 Trioditis, goddess of the crossroads, let your !ower from above and below
unite within us and make us as one with your own essence0
/octicula, let your thousand shifting forms reveal their mysteries to us and
make us as one with your own essence0
4l?idouchos, you who hold all keys and grant all answers, im!art to us the
forbidden Gnosis that we seek and make us as one with your own essence0
 Trike!halus, tri!le headed goddess, show us now that which was, that which
is and that which, in accordance to your divine will, shall become and make
us as one with your own essence0
#!hrattos, nameless and formless mistress, grant us the chaotic !owers of
the >eroth dimension and make us as one with your own essence0
"andeina, you who are feared by all, annihilate all who dare stand in our
!ath of lawless becoming and make us as one with your own essence0
9ycania, bloodthirsty *he'olf, unleash the chained beasts within the
darkness of our souls and make us as one with your own essence0
;rim@, O wrathful and forceful goddess, re<oice over the blood that we have
s!illed in your name and make us as one with your own essence0
 Trimor!hos, goddess of earth, heaven and the underworld, elevate us to the
highest seat of !ower and make us as one with your own essence0
Hekate, you who in the darkest hours of the night walk amongst the graves
of mankind, bless us with the touch of your bloody lea!s and make us as
one with your own essence0
&hthonian, mistress of the underworld and controller of all dragon veins
within the dark earth, grant us now the !owers of the chthonic acausal
currents and make us as one with your own essence0-
#ll !artici!ants !oint their torches towards the central re and chant nine
times the following twenty names
-&rataeis, %nodia, #ntania, "ro!ylaia, "ro!ylos, "hos!horos, 9ucifera,
*oteira, "rytania, Trioditis, /octicula, 4l?idouchos, Trike!halus, #!hrattos,
"andeina, 9ycania, ;rim@, Trimor!hos, Hekate, &hthonian-
During the chanting of the twenty names all !artici!ants visuali>e a black
!illar or vorte+ of energy rising u! through the re !it and !enetrating the
black sky above This black :Hekterion "illar: is the manifestation of the
chthonic !ower of Hekate, and is a force that links the underworld, the world
and the heaven
%ven when the names are no longer chanted, the visuali>ation of the black
!illar of chthonic !ower is maintained as the ritual !roceeds #t this !oint
the !ower that has been called forth, established and manifested must be
directed to create the magical changes that are willed by the !riestess and
the rest of the !artici!ants of the ritual This is done according to tradition
and through the use of visuali>ation, talismans, sigils, sym!athetic magic,
sonic magic, se+ual magic or other methods for the focusing, directing and
letting go of the manifested currents
.t is also at this !oint that fetishes consecrated to Hekate can be charged
with !ower and later !laced in her tem!le in order to strengthen all future
rituals done with her aid
'hen all follow u! rituals are over, the twenty names of the goddess are
once again !raised by all and the ritual is closed by the !riestess who cla!s
her hands three times and e+claims
-.t is done0-
 The body of the dead dog is buried within the re !it as an o8ering to the
mighty dead and their sinister goddess The eleven crystals are collected by
the !riestess and ke!t hidden until the ne+t ;lack Aite of Hekate
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