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In modern Wicca and Neopaganism, Hekate is honored as a powerful goddess of magic, crossroads, spirits, and the night. Though she originates in ancient Greek religion, today she is often linked to the Triple Goddess — Maiden, Mother, and Crone — where she embodies the Crone: wisdom, endings, transformation, and the mysteries of death and rebirth. Contemporary witches call on Hekate for protection, guidance, shadow work, and connection with the unseen. She is the torch-bearer who lights the way through darkness, the guardian of thresholds, and the one who stands beside those seeking inner power. Her symbols — keys, dogs, torches, and crossroads — remind practitioners that every choice shapes destiny, and that magic is found where paths meet. #blessedbe #WiccanPaganism #facebookrepost #pagan

The Walnut Tree of Benevento is one of Italy’s most enduring and unsettling legends, rooted in a place where history and myth have long overlapped. For centuries, a great walnut tree said to stand near the Sabato River was believed to be the gathering site of the Janare, the witches of Benevento. According to folklore, these women would meet beneath the tree at night to perform rituals, dance, and cast spells. Whispered incantations were said to grant them flight, allowing them to travel unseen through the dark. The tree became a symbol of forbidden knowledge and fear, passed down through generations. The legend likely has deeper historical origins. During the Lombard era, Benevento was an important political and religious center, and scholars suggest that pagan rituals once took place in the area. As Christianity spread, these practices were condemned and reimagined as acts of witchcraft, transforming sacred rites into sinister tales. The Walnut Tree itself no longer exists, yet its presence survives in memory and tradition. #edgarallenpoets #facebookrepost #strega #BlessedBe #bruja