I have a friend who often called upon Hekate but she claimed that Hekate would also show herself , she also said that never to call upon her unless you know what your doing .
I realize that Hekate is your matron , but what I am saying is for others who are inexperienced should not call upon her with out someone who has done this before . I am sure you know this .
I have this article sitting on my drive and forgot where I saved it from. Now, I'm posting it here to see if anyone would like to share their own opinions or personal experience?
Watchtowers
It is difficult to say what the Watchtowers are, though they are generally regarded as the guardians of the magical, spiritual, and elemental forces of their respective Quarters. They may also be known as Watchtowers, Watchers (not Grigori, however), Guardians, or Quarters, and are thought to guard the portals that link the mortal world and higher planes. Some occult traditions hold that they are the same as order of beings as the Grigori, the Angels that fell to Earth and spawned the Nephilim. This is unlikely, however, since the Grigori were imprisoned by the Archangels thousands of years ago (see Grigori and Nephilim). A much more likely case is that the Watchtowers and Archangels are either of the same class of angelic being, or are in fact the very same beings. Like the Archangels, the Watchtowers are concerned with guarding magicians from evil spirits, banishing demons, and enhancing the power of spells. Each is ascribed a cardinal point (North, East, South, or West), one of the four elements, and various other consistent attributes.
Whatever the case, the Watchtower are extremely powerful entities -- indeed, they are like unto gods. Calling them attracts their attention, and they are typically invoked when working spells (as the Archangels are called when working High Magic). The Watchtowers will protect the magic circle from any malicious spirits or negative energies attracted by working magic, and may help to direct the flow of positive magic as well. Some also believe they are also the Lords of Karma all will stop evil magic from being worked, or bring punishment upon those who work evil magic, but there is no actual evidence for this. They may be more "neutral" than some expect, or, like all pagan deities, possess both attributes both Light and Dark in their character.
In magic calling the Watchtowers is analogous to calling the Archangels. In fact, the Archangels and Watchtowers are so similar they may be considered the same beings. Like the Archangels, the Watchtowers are concerned with guarding magicians from evil spirits, banishing demons, and enhancing the power of spells. Each is ascribed a cardinal point (North, East, South, or West), one of the four elements, and various other consistent attributes. In both cases they are considered to be the highest and most powerful of spirits, second only to the gods (that is to say, higher orders of Divine Principles). Since the Watchtowers do not themselves have names, aside from North, East, South, and West, they may be called by their respective Archangelic names.
The Watchtower of the East is associated with the Element of Air, the Archangel Raphael, the East Wind "Eurus", the season of spring, and the star Aldebaran.
The Watchtower of the South is associated with the Element of Fire, the Archangel Michael, the South Wind "Notus", the season of summer, and the star Regulus.
The Watchtower of the West is associated with the Element of Water, the Archangel Gabriel, the West Wind "Zephyrus", the season of autumn, and the star Antares.
The Watchtower of the North is associated with the Element of Earth, the Archangel Uriel, the North Wind "Boreas", the season of winter, and the star Fomalhaut.
Pan: Ah, okay. I was a little drugged yesterday, so I was confused. And yes, I agree totally. Working with Hekate is a difficult thing to do....evoking Her can be risky if She doesn't want anything to do with you.
I know what the watchtowers are. Lol I was thinking of a joke that involved them.
I think it was. Tho should not call the watchtowers only to say never mind. Tho that was a fascinatuing tidbit for the noobs that vist this site.
And I think it pays trubiute to the hekate. Which nothing is wrong with that.better safe than sorry
that is what I am afraid of , the newbies and teens that really do not understand or comprehend what they are doing , and please I am not by any means calling anyone stupid , there are forces that if you do not understand it could get you in to trouble . I just prefer everyone to be safe , there is an online school , www.witchschool.com , teaches correlian magic and i think its good because it starts from the begining and teaches everything you need to know, also has mentors that you can chat with if you do not fully understand things . I believe that its a 3 year course .
