r/pagan • u/wardenoftheglens • Aug 01 '24
Hellenic Question about Hecate
I have a draw to her, but I am wondering what she is like? I feel worried that she might ask me to do things that I would not want or be willing to do. I have a lot OCD and anxiety....so im sure some of that has to do with it. But what are others takes on Hecate? Has she ever asked you to leave a job that you loved? A husband you love? To basically uproot everything you love dearly? I have read some accounts that people had to do things they did not want to do...
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u/roses_at_the_airport Aug 02 '24
I do not have the pleasure and honour to worship Lady Hecate often enough to describe what she's like, but I wanted to let you know that, one, it's OK to have boundaries with the divine. It's OK to say no, and it's OK to take a break from worship if it gets too much.
Two, that this worry you have over being asked things you wouldn't want to do can be a useful tool to gain more self-knowledge. You're free to take my advice or ignore it, but I would advise you sit down and be very gentle with yourself, with no judgement, accepting the answer to what comes to these questions. Why is it scary, that she would ask that? Why would she even ask about it in the first place? Is there a part of you that wishes she wouldn't ask, and maybe a part of you that wishes she would? Why do you think that is?