Arcana IX. Hecate (The Hermit)
IX. Hecate (The Hermit)
Keyword. Loneliness, Introspection Mythology. Hecate is the patroness of NIGHT evil spirits, witchcraft. Daughter of the titan Persian and Asteria. Identified with the moon goddess Selena, the goddess of the underworld Persephone, the goddess Artemis. Depicted with a torch in her hands, often with snakes in her hair (sometimes three-faced). From her marriage to the sea deity Forkis, she gave birth to the monster Skilla (Scylla).
Correspondence to the classical Tarot. Biologically this
the old witch personifies the menopause life women when she is
starts seriously think about the spiritual meaning and deal with questions before falling out out of attention
So how she is engaged in ordinary women's affairs and education
children. As an initiate, she depicts a period of transition
to internal issues. "To be dedicated means
to swaddle oneself and withdraw from the world, to become a candidate (i.e. dressed in pure white) a brand new experience
spiritual significance." In our deck, Hecate corresponds
lasso IX of the classic Tarot - the Hermit.
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