I thought I had posted this already, but apparently I hadn’t.
Notes for Rite 2 – ( A major portion of the rite was viewing one of the other masks of Hekate. )The “hideous” or ugly mask was, but not in the way I expected. The features were indistinct and parts seemed misplaced, yet looking at any singular part rendered it unviewable. Like it didn’t exist if you looked at it, but did when focusing on the whole. Very strange. No single feature was horrifying, but the whole package was (while not being able to really see it).
Rite 3 – I am almost a half hour late to ritual and my preparations will be rushed. (A major portion of the rite was to view the third mask, which was Yours/Mine. ) The mask that was mine looked nothing like me in real life. It was OLD – very old. Thick broom-like moustache. A bulbous nose. Bald head – so bald it was shiny and smooth.
I had a fleeting thought that this was a face of mine long ago. No ugly, but certainly not handsome and had never been. I knew this in that lifetime, apparently. But I adored, even loved, Hekate. When thinking of my homeliness (with the mask on), accepting it, I heard that lifetime’s inner voice say, “Yet she loves me all the same.”
It was a humbling thought. Such joy and inner acceptance that it brought.
Concerning her energies, they are getting thicker and closer as the days continue.
Rite 4 – At the end, I felt something looking at me. It was listening, but said or gave away nothing. Her presence was thick. Thicker than before and the attention it was paying was both passive and intense.
Rite 5 – (A major portion of the ritual was singing this given hymn for Hekate.) The song was nice enough, but I didn’t feel it quite as much as I would’ve if I’d had memorized it. I only read ahead to the fourth ritual. Also didn’t have any spare Yew leaves to use to toss the water about. Or any Yew at all.
I did get a sort of spiritual touch as I sat there afterwards. The rite was accepted. My company leaves tomorrow, mid-day, so I’ll get some time (and energy) back. Hail Hekate!
Rite 6 – I do not have the 6 stones, so I have been cautioned to discontinue.
I looked and this is just a lottery for continuing onwards. I gave that part a rejection and was told to continue onwards tonight.
If there are clear signs of moving forward, especially during or heavy previous experience, then your yes/no/maybe/just do it should be enough.
I did not need them, as I will not tomorrow. The ritual is done, minus the stones. Maybe I’ll need them later?
Rite 7 – I have asked Hekate many times in this ritual for signs I should do the dedication tomorrow. I guess I was expecting some sort of sign while in ritual, but I haven’t gotten one.
If I don’t get one by tomorrow evening, I’ll consider restarting the sequence over again as he (Grayle) suggests. Probably try to find some stones, but that seems fickle when one knows their irregular shapes.
I’m going to end the ritual and see if I get a sign by this time tomorrow.
