Covenant of Hekate Roles

Alexia Moon, Braga, Portugal
Torchbearer
Alexia Moon is a Hellenic Pagan and ordained Priestess of Hekate and Persephone through the Fellowship of Isis, as well as the founder of the Iseum do Caminho da Terra. She has been studying and practising Witchcraft and Paganism for over 15 years and has been devoted to Hekate for over 10 years. She currently lives in Braga, Portugal with her family and cats.

Most of her work is done through her website, Sob o Luar, where she publishes weekly articles on several topics within Paganism and Witchcraft, has a Pagan Directory, a Beginners Guide, and a Resources list to help those starting their path in Portuguese. She also teaches a course on Kitchen Witchcraft and one on Daily Magic. Additionally, she moderates online communities and has, in the past, worked on several projects such as podcasts, seminars, newspapers, and others, within Portuguese-speaking communities online. Within the Covenant of Hekate, Alexia has, in the past, been a moderator for the Rite of Her Sacred Fires Facebook Group, an Admin for the Facebook Page, and served as an Editor for the CoH Website.
As a Priestess of Hekate and Persephone, Alexia has made vows to help and guide anyone who needs within the Pagan and Witchcraft communities, by creating resources, making herself available for answering questions, and helping others by being a part of projects that help our communities.
Find out more about:
https://sob-luar.blogspot.com/

https://iseumcaminhodaterra.blogspot.com/

Contact: alexia.sophias[at]gmail.com

Anamar Zúñiga Osorio, Viña del Mar, Chile
Torchbearer
Art therapist and tarotist. Practising Eclectic Wicca and Feminine Spirituality, and a Silva Method Instructor. Devoted to and following Hekate since 2011, Anamar founded the first Goddess Devotees Group in her region which is an active and growing group.
She organises and carries out private and public rituals, celebrations, workshops, and talks, and takes part in the pagan movement at V Valparaiso Region, Chile. Anamar is currently a student of the Priesthood of the Sea in the Water Temple.
Contact: Facebook: Anamar Zúñiga Osorio
Email: ana_zuniga@yahoo.es
Facebook Group. Devoción Hékate, Chile –
https://www.facebook.com/groups/245828888903417

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Arabela Jade, Glastonbury, UK
Torchbearer
Arabela Jade is a Psychic, Tarot reader, and Priestess who lives in Glastonbury.  Her work with the Tarot started in 2002 when having discovered her passion for working with this system of divination, she developed her own method with which to lift the veil to the mysteries of magic. She is a member of the Covenant of Hekate, a Priestess in the Fellowship of Isis, and has also explored witchcraft and sorcery in Mediterranean traditions.

Her popularity on YouTube has a large following within the Spanish-speaking community. Arabela is a regular contributor to Spanish language esoteric magazines and radio shows to expand the light of Hekate and her Mysteries. Additionally leads tours and ceremonies for visiting groups within the landscape of Ancient Avalon.
Find out more about Arabela and her work at:  

https://www.youtube.com/c/ArabelaJade

http://arabelatarot.com/

Contact arabela@arabelatarot.com

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Arie Bryant, Minnesota, USA.

Torchbearer

I have been a pagan/witch since 2021 but have always been interested in paranormal, occult, and Greek mythology. I started my journey with Aphrodite and Ares, and that since has grown to Hekate, Persephone and a few Norse gods. I've been a Devotee of the Covenant of Hekate since 2022. I started my Torchbearer journey in 2023, which will put me in a good place to eventually become a priestess. I aim to teach others about Hekate, help others connect with her, and eventually open a temple in my state. Hail Hekate!

Colin, UK
Torchbearer
Unfortunately, I have very little formal education, As I was born with a number of physical defects, which put me in Hospital from age five till eleven. So I missed five years, and because of the terrible trauma I suffered, I lost the power of speech, and when I finally learned to speak again, I had a very bad stutter. I have lived my whole life with P.T.S.D. Also, I suffer from Dyslexia, and I am left-handed.
When I did go to school, I was classed as “educationally subnormal” and abandoned to my fate, O! Did I hate school with a passion!. What saved me was I had a natural gift for working with my hands. I left school at fifteen, with no idea what to do, so my father put me into an engineering apprenticeship. While this was interesting, I did not light my fire.
During these five years, I discovered classical music, I loved the sound of string instruments, especially the violin. I did learn to play it ( very badly!), but I was fascinated with what made it sound the way it did. I left engineering and joined the violin trade, and I have never looked back. I have always had a mystical turn of mind. Which after many twists and turns, (I have been in and out of more belief systems than I care to remember). Brought me to Hekate, and She led me to the COH, and so here I am.

 

Catherine Archer - USA

Torchbearer

Catherine found her way to Hekate after years of being a solitary pagan.  When Hekate revealed Herself to her, Catherine discovered the Covenant of Hekate during her research and became a member in 2018.  Catherine has a background in social work and mental health therapy which taught her the value of community and the importance of compassion for others and self.  She runs the Sanctuary of Astrodia which is dedicated to celebrating Hekate as the guiding cosmic light in the darkness, our savior and "North Star" which we use to navigate our often-chaotic world.  In her free time Catherine paints, makes zines and other kinds of art which can be seen on her instagram at https://www.instagram.com/catherinexarcher. 

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Cece Pitts - Canada

Torchbearer​

In 2017 Hecate was introduced to Cece as a terrifying, old crone of the Underworld and Queen of the poison path. Being unsatisfied with that narrow depiction of Her, Cece joined the COH in 2018 where she soon learned Hecate was a Virgin Saviour Goddess and a Goddess of Nature Who also governs over plants that heal too. Today Cece enjoys sharing the many faces of Hecate with others and guiding them to Her warm embrace; one that need not be so feared. Cece has a background in community herbalism and is a self taught, visual artist who aims to use her knowledge and talents to help heal our planet and our connection to Mother Nature. Cece is in the process of building the Sanctuary of Hecate Physis, a sacred haven honoring the flora, fauna, and faeries of Nature with a mission to create a harmonious relationship with the Earth, fostering a sense of interconnectedness and reverence for all living things. By engaging in sustainable practices and environmental initiatives, she hopes to help restore some balance to the natural world. Through healing rituals, wildcrafting altar tools, and promoting creative conservation efforts, she seeks to embody the essence of Hecate Physis, Goddess Of Nature, and inspire others to join her on this transformative journey.

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Colleen Kelly, Germany
Torchbearer
Having something of a green thumb and a life-long fascination with and passion for both the healing herbs as well as the baneful ones, I have always cultivated a rather wild, yet lush garden, deriving great satisfaction from the nurturing and upkeep of my wards and from the comings and goings of the birds, bees, and butterflies it attracts. Looking back over my biography I realize Hekate was there all along, yet it was the act of dabbling in herbal magic, in the summer of 2012, which catalyzed my conscious awareness of Her.
I enjoy solitude and have been a solitary practitioner for most of my life, my magical knowledge and ways coming from someplace inside. After Hekate, I began to feel the urge to seek community, which is how I came to the CoH, and I have met some wonderful people since then.
From early childhood and well into adulthood I moved around a lot, living in various countries in Europe as well as in the United States. I am thankful for the rich cultural diversity to which I have been exposed. After settling in Germany and after my children were born (son, 1993, and daughter, 1995) I became interested in alternative healing methods and took up Reiki, Shiatsu, and other forms of healing.

Nowadays I do freelance work from home which allows me to live a flexible lifestyle that revolves around my devotional practice, my garden, dedicated to Hekate, and my service work.
As Torchbearer within the CoH, I enjoy participating in the online group whenever my active life allows. My special focus is on our local community here in Germany, which I hope will grow and thrive. I host regular meetings for meditation and study for those interested as well as the occasional open ritual. Beginning in 2021 I plan to organize outings to local power spots in my area. Anyone in or near Heidelberg is welcome to contact me.
My website: www.ckg-reiki.de

Connia Silver, Sonoran Desert, USA
Torchbearer
Although I consider Hekate to be one of my Matron Goddesses, I do honour others as well. My areas of interest include guiding others in developing a relationship with their own personal God/dess, and sacred dreamwork – both interpretive and lucid.  Since the early 90s I have taught various intuitive and Goddess mysteries through my home-study schools: In Her Name/Temple of Learning and the Crossroads Lyceum. I have contributed to two anthologies edited by Sorita d’Este –  “Priestesses, Pythonesses, Sibyls” and “Hekate, Her Sacred Fires.”
I also feel a deep connection with the Earth Mother, the beings and history of the Sonoran Desert, where I live with my husband and companion animals, putting organic and sustainable living into practice whenever possible. I welcome you to contact me at any time.
Contact:
http://www.inhername.com

http://www.crlyceum.com

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Diana B

Torchbearer

I became aware that I was a witch when I met my later first High Priestess in 2004, which was the start of a very interesting, rocky road of learning to know myself. 

Hekate called me... no calling is not the right word, it was more of a shout. She kicked me upside down, inside out and backwards when I was in a coven in 2014 where I (looking back) was not supposed to be; so intens that I had to listen to what she had to tell me. At that time I was deeply involved in a process regarding my own demons and the Dragon in particular led me forward, further within, and drew me to those who are dead but can’t go through and are attached to the earth, the Restless Dead. 

During that search I came across the CoH, participated in various projects from Sorita and noticed that Drakaina was attracting me more and more and wanted attention. I then participated in the TB boot camp January 2024 to see if it was something for me, and now I feel like I am where I need to be, as well in the coven and as a beacon for the Restless Dead and with Hekate Drakaina. 
Every new moon I work with Hekate for the Restless Dead, so those who want to go beyond, can do so in peace. I am an Alexandrian Wiccan, and am a member of an Alexandrian coven, which goes perfectly with Drakaina.

If you want to know more of me, just contact me :) 
sanctuaryofhekatedrakaina@gmail.com

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Diane Champigny, Massachusetts, USA
Torchbearer
I am a Third Degree High Priestess and Lineage Elder of the Alexandrian Tradition of Witchcraft currently living in Massachusetts, USA. I am an active member of the Society of Elder Faiths and have served as a Ritualist and Workshop Facilitator for the Wiccan Educational Society: a Global Pagan Community. I am a Torchbearer of The Covenant of Hekate and have contributed to the books “Priestesses, Pythonesses, Sibyls” “From A Drop of Water” “Hekate: Her Sacred Fires” and “Vs.: Duality and Conflict in Magick, Mythology and Paganism” published by Avalonia Books. My love and connection with Hekate has always been very deep and I welcome contact and inquiries from seekers who wish to learn and experience Hekate’s Mysteries in the Northeast Region of the United States. With sufficient interest, I hope to form a study group and perform rituals dedicated to Hekate in my area.
Inquiries may be directed to PriestessThea@hotmail.com

Laurie Bianciotto, Marseille, France

Torchbearer

Laurie Bianciotto is a longtime witch and practitioner of the Poison Path.  She is also a medium, magnetist, artist and writer. She is the author of "La Voie du Poison" (editions Danaé 2021) which happens to be the first book in French on the topic of the poison path. Laurie grows poisonous plants and practices her magic in France.   She started working with Hekate in 2017 and became a member of the CoH in 2019, in which she took responsibility over our social medias. 
She can be found on Instagram @les.energies

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Larry Phillips, USA
Torchbearer
I’ve been pursuing some version of the occult arts since I was in my teens when I first became aware of Hekate through a compilation of witchcraft fiction called Hekate’s Cauldron and also through a TV movie called “Midnight Offerings”.
Since that time Her name stuck with me. Through my teens, I began a solitary study and practice of Wicca and eventually was trained and initiated within the NorthWind Tradition of Wicca (founded by Grey Cat) where I was eventually elevated to the Third degree during the 1990s. After working in covens for a number of years, I returned to solitary practice and study focusing on non-Wiccan, traditional witchcraft which I continue to pursue to this day. Along with my traditional witchcraft practice, I am an initiate of the Ordo Aurum Solis, a Hermetic and Theurgic Order following the Ogdoadic tradition. It is through my work with the Aurum Solis that I encountered Hekate in an entirely new way; Her role in theurgy as expressed in the Chaldean Oracles and in the writings of Porphyry and Proclus.
As an artist, I have also focused much of my work on creating images of Hekate in oils and will continue to do more as She continues to speak to me. These paintings which are intended as devotional images for meditative, ritual work and prints will soon be made available.

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Marcel Schrei, Germany

Torchbearer

Living in the Ruhrgebiet area of Germany, Marcel has been a solitary pagan for 20 years, and a member of the Covenant of Hekate since 2015. He strives to balance respect for ancient customs with modern requirements and an individual relationship with the gods. His work with Hekate is mostly, but not exclusively, focussed on exploring Her chthonic mysteries and Her role as Psychopompos, the guide of souls both dead and alive. Marcel is also a devotee of Hermes, Pan, and Herkales.
As a torchbearer within the Covenant of Hekate he tries to inspire his fellow devotees to find their own individual ways to Hekate.
Marcel is also the caretaker of the Sanctuary of Hekate Psychopompos.

You can contact Marcel via his sanctuary:
Email: hekatepsychopomposcoh(at)web(dot)de
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hekatepsychopompos/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hekatepsychopompos/
Website: https://hekatepsychopomposcoh.wordpress.com/contact/

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Mavra Grun

Torchbearer

Having read the biographies of the other torchbearers, I have to admit that my background is

different. I have been a Christian for over half my life. After my divorce, my faith in Christianity left

me, so I decided to move on and try to find a spiritual home that better suited my beliefs. After a long

and exhausting journey, Hekate found me in my darkest hour, took me with her and helped me to

heal. I decided to stay with her and joined the Covenant of Hekate in 2018.

In January 2024 I attended the Torchbearer Bootcamp and now, in autumn, I am about to complete

my Torchbearer training. I plan to build an online sanctuary dedicated to Hekate Chthonia. Chthonia

encompasses the earthly and underworld aspects of Hecate. I honor her darkness, her protective and

healing aspects, the dark lakes of the underworld where I have always found comfort. I have been

fascinated by death and the afterlife since I was a teenager. But Hekate Chthonia does not only rule

over the underworld, she also protects the earth itself, with its beautiful life, its animals, mushrooms,

plants, stones and much more. Nowadays, as life becomes more and more digital, we are in danger of

losing touch with what is actually around us, and the earth and its inhabitants need our love and

protection more than ever.

The Sanctuary of Hekate Chthonia will be an online sanctuary dedicated to all facets of this beautiful

and ancient epithet. My project as a torchbearer will be to plan and build this sanctuary, starting with

thorough research on Hekate Chthonia and everything related to it. Information and updates will be

presented on our website blog as well as in the member’s chat. I will also be starting a sanctuary

group on our COH website once the basics of our work are in place.

As a torchbearer, I will also continue to be active in the projects that came out of the 2024

torchbearer bootcamp, especially the social media project (Crossroads Collective) and the protection

project. Another important project for all of us is our new website. As I wrote in my torchbearer

essay, I strongly believe that Hekate has given us a torch as a community and it is our responsibility to

keep it alive. This is possible if we are all actively involved in our community. The website is a perfect

platform for this and offers many opportunities such as member and public chats, language-specific

and project groups. Let's support each other, let's build a bright and loving community that makes a

difference.

Contact: mavra@chthonia.de

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Octavia d. Giordano, Spain & Portugal
Torchbearer
Octavia is a polyglot librarian and traditional/digital artist who lives in Spain but travels often to Italy where is part of her family and Portugal, a country she loves. 
She is Correllian Priestess, head of the Templo de Diana Invicta and strongly linked to the Greek and Roman pantheon. Had been living and working in many different European countries and learned first hand about pre-Christian cultures and religions, enriching her spiritual practice and divination methods. 
She worked constantly a hard road until becoming Torchbearer and developed a strong discipline and devotion to the ancestors and Hekate as Queen of the Dead and Empress beyond the Veil.

Palladia Soria, Athens, Greece
Torchbearer
I was born in Spain, in Granada but since I was 18 I have lived in many different places: Vigo, Madrid, London… Part of my father’s family comes from Greece and I have always been in love with the Land of the Gods, so two years ago I moved to Athens where I work as a tour guide and study classical and modern Greek. I am married to a priestess who is a member of the Covenant of Hekate too and I am the mother of a fantastic boy who is 7 years old.
My spiritual journey began 15 years ago and like many other pagans, Wicca was my first stop. But my first trip to Greece was the beginning of a great transformation in my life and guided me to Hellenismos. I also practice Magic and Theurgy and I consider myself an eternal student who loves writing and reading books.
I have had the opportunity to be the Guardian of the altar of Hekate’s Temple in Madrid for four precious years. This altar was created in a ritual provided by Andrea Salgado six years ago as part of her contribution to the book “Her Sacred Fires”. I am a founding member of the Hellenic Community Panolympia in Spain and I continue to work for it translating and creating articles that provide information for Spanish speakers devotees of the Greek gods. Since I arrived in Athens I celebrate the New Moon with a ritual that is open to people who want to share the blessings of the “Ekatia deipna” at our table. I have facilitated the ritual of “Her Sacred Fires” both here and in Madrid, for devotees of Hekate. My intention is to open a sanctuary for Her in a few months to worship the Goddess and to honour her like a part of the Eleusinian Mysteries and her bonds with Demeter, Persephone, and Artemis.
I have a special connection with stones, not just for healing therapies, however. I am a student of the tarot and have been a reader for many years. I have a lot of experience in divination and oracle arts.
If you want to contact me my email is domatiomou@gmail.com
I have one personal blog: asterheras.wordpress.com and this is the blog of the Panolympia community: panolympia.wordpress.com
In the light of Her torches. Always.

Patricia Elizium, São Paulo, Brazil
Torchbearer
Graduated in psychology, a lover of dogs and rabbits, she is dedicated solely and exclusively to the Goddess Hekate within the Ancestral strand, inspired by Ancient Mystery Cults.
She started her journey with the Ancient Gods in the year 1990; and between the years of 2003 and 2004, during a great moment of crossroads in her life, she had her first encounter with this great Goddess who became the Lady of Her Paths. And since then, she has dedicated herself to serving Her in a priestly way with all her affection, respect, love, and devotion.
Patricia is very active within the Brazilian Hekatean and Pagan communities through the development of several projects inspired by the Goddess.

Founder of the Samothrace Tradition, Hierophant of the Temeno of Aegina, Devotee, and Torchbearer of COH (Covenant of Hekate), Member of CoTW (Covenant of the Waters), Bearer of the Light of Hekate (Temple of Hekate – Correllian Nativist Tradition), creator and founder of the Circle of Dadophoros, Creator of the Podcast Between Paths, Keys and Doors, Marine Priestess, Priestess of the Fellowship of Isis (FOI – Iseum Venerandum), Blesser and Healer.

She is the developer of the weekly project “Blessings of Hekate” in which every Monday night she sends the blessings of the Goddess to all those who want and need them.
In 2020, during the intense period of the pandemic, she developed the project “Trezena de Hekate Soteira”, which had the purpose of bringing together devotees of Hekate from all over the world, with the goal of together, united in a great web and in a single prayer, spread around the world the creative and healing flames of this Great Goddess, bringing light, salvation, welcome, hope and restoration to all humanity.

As a COH (Covenant of Hekate) Torchbearer, her main commitments are:
Dedicate herself more and more to the study and deepening of the Mysteries of the Goddess,
Actively participate in our Hekatean community, building rites, developing projects and helping devotees and seekers on their journeys,
To spread the light of the Goddess’s torches around the world, so that her mysteries can be understood, experienced, shared, and eternalized.
Patricia can be contacted through:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LillithEliziumHorvatDenk
https://www.facebook.com/Circulo-de-Dadophoros-107222194200182
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1VqbmdaOrzYCe7r4svGucI
E-mail: lillithelizium@gmail.com

Paul Harry Barron, Wales, UK
Torchbearer
Author, linguist, and healer Paul Harry Barron currently resides in a beautiful part of Wales (UK) where he runs a healing practice, specialising in acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. His published works include The Book of Gold (2009) and The Grimoire of Pope Honorius (2012), as well as a textbook for Welsh speakers learning Esperanto.
Harry’s work has previously appeared in Horns of Power as well as Hekate Her Sacred Fires and Hekate Keys to the Crossroads in which he writes about his experiences and journey with the Goddess Hekate. Harry welcomes correspondence from individuals who feel they connect with his work, as well as anyone who shares a passion in both the Goddess Hekate and different healing traditions.
You can contact him at phsb66@gmail.com

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Sandra Maria - Hamburg Germany

Torchbearer

Sandra Maria lives in Hamburg, Germany. She has been a mystic, witch and polytheist for about 30 years now and has been exploring different pagan paths and looked at different ways of spirituality including but not limited to Wicca, Druidry, Asatru, Buddhism and Chaos Magick. Her constant companion through all these years has been the Tarot. It's an essential part of her spiritual path and magickal work.
Hekate crossed her path for the first time about 20 years ago but it wasn't until about 3 years ago in 2021 that she was ready to really open up to her. Since then she has been a devotee of Hekate who became the center of her spiritual practice.
Sandra Maria is the founder of the Sanctuary of Hekate Kourotrophos. It is an online Sanctuary. Her aim is to create a safer space for the community, not only but especially for the German speaking community and to provide serious information about Hekate in the German language.
As a person living with a life-long disability, another focus of her work is to show that one can have a fulfilling spiritual and magickal practice while being disabled or chronically ill, too.
Sandra Maria is part of the Crossroads Collective, a Social Media Project by Members of the Covenant of Hekate.
She can be contacted through her personal email at hekatesanctuary@gmx.de 

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Sara Valtorta, Paris, France – Parma Province, Italy
Torchbearer

Sara became a devotee of Hekate in her youth. After exploring different traditions
and going through a spiritual crisis, she finally decided to join the CoH in early
2023. She is responsible for the CoH Meditation Project and the Italian Speaking
Group as well – Patto Italiano del Gruppo di Hekate. She is currently working with
the Keybearer Lotus in the Sanctuary of Hekate Potnia Theron; focusing on the
creation of a land and spirit-based tradition with Hekate, and the creation and
maintenance of the Sacred Astral Grounds of Hekate Potnia Theron. One of her
goals is being able to share her knowledge about Hekate with Italian speakers
and to make available, in Italian, accurate and correct information about the
Goddess and Her historical and magickal traditions.
Contact: sanctuaryofhekatepotniatheron@gmail.com

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Shay Skepevski, Sydney, Australia
Torchbearer
As an occult artist and writer, Shay’s work features in books and online magazines including Askei Kataskei, Hekate: Her Sacred Fires (Avalonia), Bearing Torches (Bibliotheca Alexandrina), and Emily Carding’s Faery Craft (Llewellyn).
He is a painter and a poet, working in mediums of ink and acrylic, creating original artwork and passages heavily inspired by Old World European magic and the wonders of Classical Antiquity. He is an animist, panentheist, ecstatic, esoteric, Mystic, and initiated Witch who has a love for psychology, mythology, wild places, and otherworldly beauty.
A pagan Priest and Torch-Bearer to the Covenant of Hekate, Shay’s own little book of madness ‘Lunatik Witchcraft’ was a vision inspired by the mysteries of Hecate celebrating the madness of the moon, the undying Underworld and the primal, ecstatic soul.
Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, Shay was brought up with the traditions and folklore of Macedonia which introduced him early to a world of magic and ritual reverence, circle dances, divination with dreams and secrets caught in coffee cups. His temple is the night sky, his High Priestess the moon, and his prayers are soaked with consecrated wine.

You can see more of Shay’s work as a Visionary Artist and journey as a Witch:

https://thelunatikwitch.wordpress.com/lunatik-witchcraft

http://www.thelunatikwitch.tumblr.com

Facebook page “Lunatik Visions”

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Silvia Bedregal, Guatamala

Torchbearer

Silvia was born in Guatemala, she began her first steps on the pagan path at the age of 16, researching and exploring different elements of traditional witchcraft and Wicca. She is a wicca High Priestess , SANA Shaman, and Guardian of the Golden Gate. She has been an active devotee of Hekate since she was 20 years old.
She co-authored the books of the work group of the Temple of Hekate in Spain, under the name of Nesme Rea. The titles published in Spanish to date are: Hécate, la Reina de los Mil Nombres, (Hecate, the Queen of a Thousand Names), Hécate: La Guardiana de la Magia (Hecate: The Guardian of Magic) and and Hécate: La Luz que ilumina las sombras: del mito a la experiencia (Hecate: The Light that illuminates the Shadows: From the Myth to the Experience).  
For the last decade she has tried to make Goddess Hekate known in Guatemala through devotions and sharing information about her in Spanish. She continues her training as a priestess of Hekate by the temple of Hekate and the Fellowship Of Isis (FOI).

Contact Silvia: nesme.rea@gmail.com

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Sylvan Rodriguez

Torchbearer

I've felt a lifelong pull to witchcraft- creating altars and using plant medicine intuitively since I was very young, this path eventually led me to my devotion to Hekate. Since joining the Covenant of Hekate in June of 2023 I have: founded the Sanctuary of Hekate Physis as a Torchbearer, volunteer with the Covenant of Hekate's social media team, and participate in other devotional projects and circles of study. My goal as a Torchbearer is to guide others to the wisdom the goddess has to share with us in her many forms, shining the light of her torches wherever I'm guided to do so.

Contact Sylvan: sanctuaryofhekatephysis@gmail.com

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Tamrha Richardson, Indiana, USA

Torchbearer

 Tamrha is a practiced Witch, Sorceress, and Tarot reader, who began her studies in 1998. Ordained as a High Priestess within the Temple of the Hallowed Gods and Priestess of Hekate in 2014, she leads the Crow, Torch, and Feral Night Coven in Indiana.  Her commitment extends to volunteering as Pagan clergy in an Indiana State Women's Prison since 2012. In the realm of birth work, Tamrha's journey began as a birth doula and evolved into her current roles as a postpartum doula, herbalist, and placenta encapsulator. Since 2022, she passionately serves as a Traditional Birth Companion, supporting women opting for autonomous births outside the medicalized maternity system. Over the years, Tamrha has assisted over 270 families.

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Tamrha has been a devotee within the Covenant of Hekate since it's early days and in 2024 became a Torchbearer.  Her community project will consist of guiding practitioners in getting to know their own unique relationships with Hekate through the course "Hekate: A Year and a Day" offered through the Sanctuary of Hekate Dadouchos. The Sanctuary will also support building prison libraries for Pagan inmates within the Indiana Department of Corrections. 

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Vikki Bramshaw, England, UK
Torchbearer
Vikki Bramshaw is an author and researcher committed to studying folklore, religious history, and the esoteric since the late 90s. Some of her passions are theurgy, initiatory rites, and folk traditions.
Her most recent book, ‘New Forest Folklore, Traditions & Charms’ was published with Avalonia Books in Spring 2022. In this unique study, the author takes a deeper look at the traditions in plain sight as well as those hidden and forgotten.
Prior to this, Bramshaw released the ground-breaking ‘Dionysos: Exciter to Frenzy’, published in 2013 which explored the numerous facets of the god Dionysos, revealing the hidden faces of the thrice-born god and the extent of his influence in the mysteries of the ancient world.
Vikki has also released other titles and contributed to a number of anthologies, journals, and magazines over the years and speaks at a range of events. Vikki Bramshaw lives in rural Hampshire with her young son, cats, hens, and horses.

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