Sorita d'Este - Author & Researcher; Priestess of Hekate & lover of Magic

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Greetings! This website is dedicated to my work as an author and priestess, and you will find information here about my books, my research and adventures, my life in Glastonbury (the Isle of Avalon) as well as courses and classes I am currently teaching.

If you are unfamiliar with my work, see this page for a summary - and consider following me on IG or FB as @soritadeste. If you are looking for information on forthcoming study circles, courses or events, explore Study & Events.

Blessings on your work and journey,

x Sorita

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Hekate & the Masculine Gods

Hekate & the Masculine Gods

However, Hekate was frequently linked to male divinities too, albeit not in an obviously "romantic" context. Why is this important and why a

Hekate, Goddess

Dec 4, 20232 min read

Hekate: Goddess of War?

Hekate: Goddess of War?

This short article will highlight a few examples of how the Goddess Hekate is associated with war - and specifically with Victory in War. T

Hekate, Goddess

Nov 11, 20237 min read

Did Mabon steal the Autumn Equinox?

Did Mabon steal the Autumn Equinox?

The Autumn Equinox in modern Paganism, Druidry and Witchcraft - it is not Mabon :-) Unless you want to believe that Mabon stole it!

Sep 16, 20238 min read

The Hecatean Ides: Hekate's August Festival

The Hecatean Ides: Hekate's August Festival

The idea of a feast to the Goddess Hekate in the middle of August, when I first encountered it, seemed like a modern invention, but it turne

Hekate, Goddess

Aug 11, 202310 min read

Cubic Black Stones, Sacred Ways & Hekate

Cubic Black Stones, Sacred Ways & Hekate

Visitors to the Temple of Apollo in Didyma travelled via a Sacred Way from Miletos, the road was 18km long and the Milesian priests had to w

Hekate, Goddess

Aug 7, 20233 min read

Pilgrimage: The Temple of Hekate, Lagina

Pilgrimage: The Temple of Hekate, Lagina

Last September, I had the privilege to return to the Temple of Hekate in Lagina, Muğla province, Turkey for the second time. My first visit

Hekate, Goddess

Jun 5, 20232 min read

Hekate's Profanation: Why the Goddess Hekate is not the Crone.

Hekate's Profanation: Why the Goddess Hekate is not the Crone.

This is my ultimate guide for seekers who are confused about Hekate's attribution as a "Crone" in the modern Maiden, Mother and Crone constr

Hekate, Goddess

Jun 1, 20237 min read

Hekate's Wheel: Iynx, Strophalos & Labyrinth?

Hekate's Wheel: Iynx, Strophalos & Labyrinth?

The iynx is one of several ritual tools used in the ancient world which was spun in one way or another to produce the desired effect and out

Hekate, Goddess

May 29, 20239 min read

Re-awakening the Sacred Self : 1-5 May 2023

Re-awakening the Sacred Self : 1-5 May 2023

I am excited to be included in the Reawakening the Sacred Self event in early May. Frances Billinghurst and I discussed Polytheism - a...

Apr 29, 20231 min read

Magic or Magick (WMB appendix a)

Magic or Magick (WMB appendix a)

Extract from: Wicca: Magical Beginnings written by d’Este & Rankine, 2008 (Avalonia.) PB / Kindle @ https://amzn.to/3Ay4HJr. ---- Magic...

Apr 24, 20232 min read

Hekate: The Revival

Hekate: The Revival

"The Goddess Hekate probably have more devotees at this moment in time than She ever had in any other moment of time in history..." I...

Hekate, Goddess

Apr 23, 202310 min read

21. Conclusions (WMB 21.a)

21. Conclusions (WMB 21.a)

The amount of material found in the Wiccan tradition drawn from the grimoires, including the Key of Solomon, Heptameron and Grimoire of Hon

Dec 30, 20223 min read

Conclusions (WMB)

Conclusions (WMB)

What follows in this and subsequent blogs are the "possible" conclusions David Rankine and myself reached when we wrote Wicca Magickal...

Dec 30, 20224 min read

21. Grimoires of Magick (WMB 20.d)

21. Grimoires of Magick (WMB 20.d)

Extract from: Wicca: Magical Beginnings written by d’Este & Rankine, 2008 (Avalonia.) PB / Kindle @ https://amzn.to/3Ay4HJr. ---- Chapter...

Dec 30, 20222 min read

Ch.20 Grimoires of Magick (WMB 20.c)

Ch.20 Grimoires of Magick (WMB 20.c)

Extract from: Wicca: Magical Beginnings written by d’Este & Rankine, 2008 (Avalonia.) PB / Kindle @ https://amzn.to/3Ay4HJr. ---- Chapter...

Dec 30, 20223 min read

Ch.20 Grimoires of Magick (WMB 20.b)

Ch.20 Grimoires of Magick (WMB 20.b)

The first of the grimoires is Liber Juratus, or The Sworn Book of Honorius, which can be dated by references to it in the thirteenth century

Dec 30, 20225 min read

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