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Hestia

Hestia is the Greek goddess of the hearth, home, family and domesticity. She would receive the first portion of sacrifices in the home. Hestia represents the importance of the hearth and the importance of maintaining the home in Greek civilization. Hestia is associated with the hearth (fireplace), fire, as well as donkeys who protected her virginity in one of her myths.

She was the first born child of Chronos and Rhea and thus the first to be eaten by Chronos. Given that she was the first to be born can be symbolic of the view that maintaining the house and the family comes first before everything else.

When to invoke

Hestia is best invoked in matters relating to the house. Whether it is maintaining a happy home, a safe home, or just wanting to improve the home Hestia is a useful goddess to invoke in those situations.

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Moon Magic

As the name implies this kind of magic involves calling upon the energies of the Moon. The different phases of the moon can be used to boost certain spells. Many cultures have believed in the power of the moon and many goddesses related to magic are associated with the moon.

New Moon

From the day of the new moon to three and a half days after. It helps with beginnings, romance, health and new jobs or business ventures.

Waxing Moon

From seven to fourteen day after the new moon. It helps with courage, success, love, luck, health, friendship and wealth.

Full Moon

From fourteen to seventeen and a half days after the new moon. It is a great time for divination and prophecy rituals. It is also a great time for boosting the power of rituals for love, knowledge or money.

Waning Moon

From three and a half to ten and a half days after the full moon. It is useful for banishing magic.

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Hydra

The Lernean hydra, shortened to simply Hydra, is a serpentine monster in Greek mythology that resided in lake Lerna which is the source of Lernean in its name. The Hydra has from 3 to 9 heads and was virtually unbeatable given it;s powerful claws, which could slice through trees with ease, and its many heads which could attack from multiple directions. On top of that it could spew toxic fumes and had toxic blood

The attribute it is most famous for was its ability to sprout two heads when one was severed. Though this skill was countered when Heracles and his nephew Iolaus used a torch to cauterize the wound after Heracles decapitated one of its heads.

It was the offspring of Typhon and Echidna and is the sibling of Orthrus, Cerberus and Chimera.

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