Symbols of Hekate

Of course the lists of symbols linked to any deity can never be complete, as meanings develop with time and experience.  However the historical symbols associated with the Goddess Hekate is always a good place to start when you are looking for inspiration for a creative project, or for ideas on how to interpret a vision or dream.

This short entry was written by Sorita d’Este for Hekate Her Sacred Fires:

Identifying Symbols of Hekate

Although Hekate has a propensity for turning up in dream, visions and meditations, she is not unique in this.  So how can you identify Hekate or her omens and auguries?  The following table comprises symbols which are specifically associated with Hekate.  A key to identifying Hekate’s presence can be the build-up of these symbols in events in your life.  One symbol may be random, two may be coincidence (or from another deity who shares some of the same symbols), but five or six?  Then you are reaching a critical mass which equates to a psychic knock on the door!

 

Animals

Black Lamb, Bull, Dogs (especially black), Dragon, Fish, Goat, Horse, Hydra, Lion, Mullet, Serpent, Wolf

Colours

Black, Red, White

Minerals

Bronze, Gold, Iron, Lapis Lazuli, Lead, Lodestone, Meteorite

Plants

Aconite, Ebony, Garlic, Mandrake, Oak, Saffron, Yew

Symbols

Crossroads (three-way), Crescent, Dagger, Dark Moon, Fire, Golden Sceptre, Headband, Herald’s Wand, Keys, Lamp, New Moon, Sandal (bronze or gold), Torch, Twin Torches, Whip

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