Hecate's ritual candlesticks

The candlestick with the face of Hecate is focused on aluminum candle cases. Green - 1100 rubles.
The cult of the goddess Hecate (Hecatiana) is one of the cults dedicated to the mother Goddess in her various facets-aspects. Cult its bears in itself collective image parent, defender of, patroness of, destroyer of, destroyer of, for cults Goddess-Mothers traced in religions and trends magic many peoples — this Kali (Kali-MA), Mara (Mara-Machi) and other, - only names she has different. After all the same Kali is presented in different aspects from the giver of life to the cruel murderer.
In ancient times, her three-headed statues were erected at many intersections, and secret rituals were performed at the full moon to propitiate her. Statues of Hecate with torches and swords were placed in front of houses to keep evil spirits at Bay.
Hecate-triple goddess, as goddess moon she was called moon (Selene, Phoebe/Foiba), on Earth-Artemis/Diana, and in the underworld goddess was called Hecate or Persephone/Proserpine. Also Hecate — one of the eight names of the moon.
Hecate-night "chthonia" and heavenly "Urania", "irresistible" - wanders among the graves and brings the ghosts of the dead.
Porphyry about it wrote so: « The moon is Hecate... and manifesting its power, it appears in three images: Selene in heaven, Artemis on earth, and Hecate in the other world».
Hecate was the deity of rapids, crossroads, and limits, of all the places where this and that, our and the other, this side and the other, meet».
This goddess in many ancient mysteries was considered the guardian of the gate. Hecate was approached when healing of illness under the influence of rituals of other gods did not occur.
Hecate - goddess of darkness and night visions: can inflict the horrors and serious dreams, but also to protect them from evil demons and witchcraft. The Romans identified Hecate with their goddess Trivia - " the goddess of the three roads».
She is accompanied by a pack of terrible Stygian dogs and a retinue of souls of the dead. Hecate's night hunt is close to the" wild hunt " of medieval lore – a grim night hunt among the dead, graves and ghosts of the underworld (empus and lamius). Hecate as the Queen of the spirits of the dead is still invoked by necromancers in the rites of the resurrection of the dead.
Protector of priestesses and witches. Hecate is the third aspect of the moon as a witch (dark Moon), or old woman (bearer of wisdom).
The most powerful magical rites of antiquity were associated with Hecate, her images are often found on ancient gems.