Gardening with Hecate
Plants
Prepare the soil with an offering of honey, which was common on Hecate's
altars. Aloe, dandelion, garlic, hazzel, hemlock, henna, lavender, mugwort,
poppy, and willow are all plants associatied with this goddess and her
rites. Additionaly, plants used to increase personal power could be
sown into Hecate's garden. These traditionally include carnations, club
moss, and rowan.
Patterns
Anything with a three-part motif is appropriate because this goddess could
look in three directions at once (this alludes to a threefold goddess
figure and the ability to see past, present, and future consecutively.)
In particular, the image of a key with three parts to the handle or
head would be appropriate, as this is one of Hecate's emblems.
A simpler approach would be to lay the garden out in an equidistant
cross with an image of Hecate in the center, or a cauldron, which is
a generic designation for the threefold lady.
Stones, Minerals, Crystals, and Shells
Use moonstone and silver in this garden.
Colors
All darker colors, particularly black, midnight blue, and deep purple
suit Hecate's garden.
Decorative Touches
Images of serpents, horses, or dogs, her three sacred animals, or a central
cauldron filled with soil and some of Hecate's sacred plants, are appropriate.
Direction
This depends on your perspective. The center of the sacred circle is a
type of crossroad where all magick comes toghether. But North is the
point of "midnight" or the witching hour, which also would certainly
honor Hecate's magick. For feng shui I've turned to the sector known
for creative application of one's knowledge and skill; the Southeast,
which bears the colors of dark blue and gree
From the book: Gardening with the Goddess by Patricia Telesco
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