The Charge of Hekate (©Kenn Payne 2020)
Channel: The Sanctuary of Hekate Polymorphos
Date: 15/04/2020

The Charge of Hekate is a devotional piece of writing inspired by both the Goddess Hekate and the original Charge of the Goddess...Created on May 30th 2019 by Sanctuary Torchbearer Kenn Payne, this piece just sort of "happened" and comes through divinely inspired.

It is inspired by my close relationship with Hekate as well as some of my experiences and inspired practices/personal gnosis with Her, but I do get a sense that She is speaking here.

It is free to use and share with others, but it remains the intellectual property of the Sanctuary of Hekate Polymorphos and shouldn’t be reproduced without acknowledgement of such.

The Charge of Hekate (words)

Listen to the words of Hekate, Great Goddess beloved by Gods and men, who of old was called Torchbearer, Nurturer of Youth, Angry One, Guardian, Soul-Guide, Dread Goddess, Of the Three Ways, Keeper of the Keys, Leader of Dogs and by many other names…

I am She who stands at the threshold, looking in all directions, and beckons you to your potential. Bridging the realms, I hold the keys to all of creation. My torches both guide and guard and my love is as potent as my fury.
Whisper my name in triplicate whenever the moon is dark and hear my emissaries howl back my response. Do not fear the shades of my Kthonic realm but understand what can be learnt from the lips of those since departed; the wealth of wisdom of all worlds…the mysteries of life, death and rebirth.
Three signs I give those who I would take to my bosom and bestow upon them my Witch Kiss. Firstly, the howling of dogs shall precede my arrival…the flickering of lights shall herald my proximity…and my serpent guides shall wind the path before me.
Do not fear your power my children, for I placed the embers of my divine flames within your soul and your devotion to me will kindle those sacred fires, to unite the world over in a web of radiance.
I am the Knower of things unknown, the Seer of things unseen. There are no mysteries of this world or any other that have not been laid bare to me. All secrets and dishonours can be routed out by my gaze, and my fathomless eyes spark with moon fire and bring even the darkest truth into the light.
Those who seek to control, convert or whisper deceits in my names will be laid bare before me, for my powers and blessings are for All and none are more or less deserving than any other, for my fiery nature permeates all and thus we are all connected.

Hear the words of Soteira, Most Manifest Goddess, from whom we all came and to whom we will one day return; She who is Above and Below, Within and Without…

Come, my children, to my moonlit temple and bathe in the healing light of my torches, I call your soul to order…and to action.
I will hold to me all those who cannot protect themselves. I will instil in the few, the power to stand against the many. My fire is both pure and fierce; let those who would harm those in my care, feel the soul-burn of their actions and come to realise they are no more or less than mortal.
Celebrate my names and forms in the phases of the moon and the turning of the seasons. Look for me not in the world around you, but instead look deep within yourself. 
You were born of my Great Fire. I gave you the spark of your soul and thus I have always been with you…