Title: Pagan Portals - Temple of the Bones: Rituals to the Goddess Hekate
Author: Jennifer Teixeira
Publisher: Moon Books
Pages: 112
Publication Date: June 1st, 2021
The Temple of the Bones is a gathering of witches, priest/ess/xes, and pagans under the dark of the moon to honor Hekate through public ritual. This book contains information on witching herbs, daily practices, moon magic and how the Temple seeks to strengthen community through the honoring of the dead. As they are, soon we shall be and their message often is to not waste your precious time on the things that do not serve your highest purpose. The Temple of the Bones encourages you to look into your own power. What wants to be brought to the surface? Are you using your strengths, or are you feeding your weakness? How are you creating magic in your own life with the wisdom of your bones?
That being said, I believe this book would be best for those who have a working relationship or knowledge of Hekate. Rather than a 101 overview, this book is a deeper delve into what and how the Temple of Bones works - a group that meets together in California.
While this is an interesting look into one group's rituals and activities, for someone like me, this book wasn't very valuable.
Being the wrong audience isn't a bad thing, which is why I am giving this 3 Triquetras as a rating. The information was interesting, but doesn't seem to be helpful to someone starting out their own practice with Her.
I suppose you could adapt some of the ritualistic materials within the book to fit a practice, but it really seems to be a way to connect with the wider Hekate community, to see what others are doing and to see how others are honoring your Goddess.
The information on the bone oracle, and creating your own, was interesting! The section on offerings also seems to be very helpful!
The various recipes and correspondence also seem helpful for those who would like to incorporate that knowledge into their practices and workings!
The various recipes and correspondence also seem helpful for those who would like to incorporate that knowledge into their practices and workings!
Overall it isn't a bad book, just something that I don't find useful as someone who doesn't have a spiritual or deeply emotional ties to Hekate and Her communities.
Jennifer Teixeira (Aka Mme. Hummingbird & Bird) is a well respected Witch, High Priestess and Healer living in the California Redwoods. She has been a practicing witch since 1995 and in 2009 went forward on her priestess path with The Starflower Coven and The Amazon Blood Mothers of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. A lover of plants and the mysteries they hold encouraged her to seek the solace of the California Redwoods and to create her witches garden in the shade of the redwoods. She was the lead Herbalist at the Eureka Community Herbal Health Care Clinic serving the unhoused and Iv Drug Addicted Community of Humboldt County and has her own online business at therootcutter.com.
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