Rite of the Dark Crossroads — A Samhain Invocation of Hekate
You will need:
- Three candles: black, red, and white
- A key or iron nail
- A small bowl of wine or honey for offering
- A pinch of graveyard dirt, salt, or ashes
Begin at the threshold—doorway, crossroads, or open earth.
Let the night press close. Feel the breath of the unseen.
Light the candles in this order: black, then red, then white. As each flame rises, say—
“I stand where the worlds divide. Shadow behind me, flame before me.
Hekate Enodia, Torchbearer and Queen of the Night, open the path between.”
Hold up the key (or nail).
Visualize it gleaming with power drawn from the deep.
“Keeper of keys, guardian of ghosts, Mother of sorcery and restless winds,
I offer you this token and my vow. Guide my steps through endings and rebirth.
Let your hounds know my scent, and your torches light my way.”
Drip a few drops of wine or honey onto the earth, then sprinkle the dirt or ash over it— a mingling of life and decay.
“From darkness, wisdom. From silence, truth. From death, the seed of dawn.”
When finished, let the candles burn down to stubs if safe.
Extinguish them in reverse order—white, red, black.
Bury the ashes or wax near your doorway or crossroads.
Reworded with the help of AI.