🌙 Sunday Crossroads Check-In — Apotropaia 🛡️

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Last night was the Deipnon. And it was beautiful.

We gathered at Artes and Craft and did the work together. We swept. We released. We laid our offerings down. And we didn't look back.

If you were there — thank you, some of you were!! Your presence made the space sacred. If you did the work at home — you were with us. The crossroads don't care about geography. And I was thinking of you guys as I placed my sweepings in the collective basket and lit Hekate’s candle.

So now what?

The slate is clean. The New Moon in Taurus is here. A fresh cycle begins. And this is the part nobody talks about — the morning after the Deipnon. You swept the house. You burned what needed burning. You stood at the gate and let the old month die.

Now who stands guard at the door?

Hekate Apotropaia. Averter of Evil. Protector. Deflection. We received this card from the oracle last night, after invoking that very epithet. Confirmation that she is moving in our world.

In ancient Athens, her image was posted at the doorway of every home — not just to mark sacred space, but to ward it. The academic author Robert Parker confirms that Hekate's apotropaic role was domestic in ancient Greece— she prevented evil from entering the home. The Deipnon removed what had gathered. Apotropaia makes sure it doesn't come back.

The Deipnon asks: what are you letting go of? Apotropaia asks: what are you no longer letting in? What are we slamming the door on?

❤️‍🔥 Torchlight For Today ❤️‍🔥

"Hekate Apotropaia, Goddess who spans all boundaries — You who stand upon the harbor, You who stand at the gate, You who stand at the crossroads of our lives — we ask that you smile upon us, that evil be turned away from us." — Traditional Hellenic prayer

👇 Sunday prompt: The house is swept. The new moon is here. What are you no longer letting in? What no longer gets past the door? Name it below. Apotropaia is listening.

En Erebos, Phos. In darkness, light.

Blessings, Tirza 🌿🗝️🌙

📖 Further reading: d'Este & Rankine, Hekate Liminal Rites

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🌙 Sunday Crossroads Check-In — Apotropaia 🛡️