What is the Hecate’s Wheel?
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The Hecate’s Wheel is a powerful symbol that represents the goddess Hecate. It is also referred to as the Strophalos of Hecate.
Hecate’s Wheel is a circle that has a circular maze surrounding a spiral.
This symbol draws its inspiration and power from the Moon, Earth, Sea, and Sky. This is more so because the deity Hecate is the ruler of these spheres of the Universe.
Hecate’s Wheel draws attention to the 3 phases of the triple Hecate, the goddess of the moon.
It accentuates the 3 phases of the female cycle. The female life starts as a Maiden, graduates to a Mother, and later to a Crone.
Hecate’s Wheel indicates the immense blessings and goodwill this goddess provides for the family.
Those with this symbol as their religious icon find it easy to attract prosperity, growth, and progress in their families.
Traditionally, Hecate has been seen to be the guardian of the crossroads. This evolved with time, and she became the guardian of magic and witchcraft.
Hecate’s Wheel aptly captures the evolution displayed by the goddess Hecate throughout history.
Up to 500 BCE, physical representations of Hecate indicate her evolution through the various phases of womanhood.
Hecate’s Wheel started inculcating these images as early as 100 AD. Some of the earliest images of Hecate’s Wheel also depicted the influence of Aphrodite in the affairs of Hecate.
In modern times, Hecate’s Wheel has become an important pagan spiritual symbol. It has gained a lot of traction amongst neo-pagans.
This symbol is also used by the practitioners of the Dianic Traditions of the Wicca and Hellenic Recon as a sign of religious identification.
The Strophalos of Hecate is a powerful symbol of the influence of the moon on the affairs of humankind.
This is further emphasized by the fact that Hecate is the goddess of the moon. The spiral in the Hecate’s Wheel indicates the oscillations or ‘whirlings’ of the moon.
Those with this symbol are receptive and responsive to the various phases of females – from birth to death.
What’s the Symbolic Meaning of Hecate’s Wheel?
Those who associate with Hecate’s Wheel desire to be connected to the stellar qualities of the goddess Hecate.
The visual labyrinth and the 3 whirls show one’s interconnectedness to** the Earth, Sky, and Sea**. This symbol empowers one to tap into the immense powers of the moon goddess, Hecate.
Hecate’s Wheel also stands for the cycles of the moon. It is a reminder that one has to go through some major phases of life: childhood, mid-life, and old life.
Female life also goes through 3 major phases: Maiden, Mother, and Crone.
Those with the Hecate’s Wheel amulets are motivated to exude strength and confidence as they go through life with all its stages.
The labyrinth and central spiral are also symbolic. They indicate divine thoughts. They are a physical representation of the knowledge and wisdom one needs to understand life in its entirety.
The labyrinth is an emphasis on the fact that life is not a straight line. One must be ready to open their mind to the discoveries that come with journeying through life.
At the middle of Hecate’s Wheel is a Y (instead of an X ). This indicates the crossroads you are likely to find yourself in as you work for your goals and dreams.
Hecate’s Wheel gives you the assurance that you will make it through whatever dilemmas you find yourself in.
