Sublime

Traditionally, within Celtic mythology and magic, the Sleepers were the Sacred Kings and Priestess Queens who chose to remain in an altered state in which their consciousnesses were absorbed into the land. Both the Priestess Queens and Sacred Kings concentrated on and worked with one specific tribe, locality, and land. They would actually merge

In her complex role as mother-daughter-bride, the Great Goddess presided over birth and death, growth and decay, and so she wielded supreme power: she could breathe life back into the scattered remains of her sacred partner and strike down others without mercy.

O Goddess of the Moon, Goddess of the night sky, of brilliance and of darkness, please bless this seeker of the ways!

Her name has been given several possible meanings. “Hecate” is said to be a feminine form of “Hekatos,” which was a rarely used name for Apollo. It is also said to mean “most shining one,” which would correlate with portrayals of her wearing a starry headdress and holding a torch.