Witches and Magical Seekers, I’d love to hear from you. When you think of Hekate, what image, word, or feeling comes to mind first? Is it her torches lighting the dark? Her hounds at the crossroads? The sound of her name in the wind? There’s no wrong answer just share the first thing that rises up when you think of her. Your answers might inspire someone who’s just starting their journey with her, or remind an old devotee why they fell in love with her path. So tell me below ⬇️ What’s the first thing you feel, see, or think of when you connect with Hekate?

I want to take you into one of the strangest and most powerful pieces of old occult lore, the Mandrake Root. Few plants have been feared, worshipped, and whispered about quite like this one. Its roots often grow in the shape of a tiny human body, complete with limbs and a torso, and because of that, it was believed to hold a spirit or a life-force of its own. In the oldest witchcraft traditions, the mandrake was never treated like an ordinary herb. It was seen as something alive… something aware… something that listened. Folklore says the mandrake grows beneath the gallows, born from the final seed of the hanged man. This tied the plant to shadowed magic, life, death, fertility, and the strange liminal energies that sit between worlds. Whether the story is literal or symbolic, it reveals how witches once viewed this root: as a plant touched by the dead, charged with human essence, and capable of altering the world around it. Most people have heard the tale of the mandrake’s scream the belief that if pulled from the earth, it would let out a cry so deadly it could kill or drive a person mad. Medieval texts describe witches drawing protective circles around the plant, tying it to a dog, and calling the animal so it would uproot the root in their place. It’s a tale drenched in superstition, sacrifice, and the deep caution witches once had for anything this powerful. But behind the folklore lies the root of its true power. Mandrake has strong alkaloids that have been used for centuries in trance work, dream magic, and flying ointments. Ancient witches used it to cross thresholds of consciousness to slip into visions, communicate with ancestors, and deepen their work with the spirit realm. In many traditions, the mandrake was treated like a familiar spirit. Witches would wash it, dress it, anoint it, and give it offerings of wine. A cherished mandrake brought protection, prosperity, and psychic insight… while a neglected one was said to bring misfortune. The mandrake root is a reminder that not all magic is gentle. Some is wild, feral, and older than human understanding. This plant stands as a symbol of the shadowed side of herbal magic the side where plants aren’t just ingredients, but beings with their own spirit, power, and presence.

Merry morning everyone, I just got done with soul trap. I don't know who else experienced this, but my heart started to race, tears started coming down and anxiety try to consume me ( it felt like my soul was trying to be sucked in). I placed my hands over my heart. I got myself to calm down but in the process, I was able to remember some of my lost memories. Anxiety and what feels like with restraint to get this out. What happen? Thank you 🥀🍄🌀🪽🖤

Witches how you're feeling? What are your intentions with this moon? 🌝