Foundations to Magic
What you will need for this class…
-Sage/Palo Santo/Incense + a lighter
-White and black candles
-Clear quartz and Obsidian crystals
-A journal or notebook for this course and a pen
(optional) Tarot Cards, Runes, Astro Dice
Overview
with Nicky Crowe
An Introduction and overview to the course from Nicky and some bonus bits below on feeling energy and forming relationships with your tools x
Foundations of Magic
with Tansy Baigent
Class 1: an introduction to the Foundations of Magic, the Goddess energy, creating space, feeling energy and imbuing our tools as powerful Talismans for the months ahead.
We also connect with the Goddess Hecate x
Let’s now close the channel we have opened by listening to the audio below x
What you need for this Bonus Video: Connecting to Energy
one of your magical tools from the list above and your notebook and pen…
What do you need for this Bonus Video: Connecting with the Goddess
Candle, Wand/stick, Obsidian crystal, Flower/Rose, Tarot Cards (The High Priestess, The Empress, The World), Journal, Optional (rose petals, rose water, incense)
Hecate:
Maiden - Mother - Magus (Crone)
Goddess of boundaries…
Goddess of magic and the underworld and a protector of the home and a guardian of borders.
Goddess of mystery.
The Goddess of Boundaries
Hecate was a goddess of boundaries and “in between” spaces. In the physical world this could mean anything from doorways to city walls and county borders. She is often depicted with a black dog, another symbol of protection. The dog was so closely tied to her that in many ancient stories people could hear the howling and barking of her sacred animal when her magic was used nearby.
She is often shown holding two torches, such as would be found beside gates, to allow her to illuminate both sides of a boundary.
The boundaries she oversees are not limited to the physical world. Hecate also presides over the veil between worlds and graveyards.
The boundary between life and death.
Hecate is the goddess of both the living world and the underworld. Often she is seen holding keys because, as the goddess of boundaries, she holds the power to open and close the doors to the realm of Hades.
Like Hermes, she is one of the few deities to have the power to move freely between the world of the living and the underworld. And the power to control the passage of others.
The Protection of Hecate
Because she is associated with borders, gates, and doorways. Hecate watches over the places that allow passage into homes and cities.
One of her epithets, Apotropaia, references the protection she gives to these spaces. From the Greek word for “to turn away,” apotropaic magic is that which defends by turning away evil or harm.
A useful Goddess to call upon around doorways to your home…