184: Traveling Between the Spokes with Hecate and Lilith - The Rise of the Dark Goddess

Samhain is approaching, the nights are growing longer, and we’re making room for some powerful company. This week, Laylla and Chelle are talking about dark Goddesses, the pull toward Hecate and Lilith, and why Their energy feels especially relevant right now. When the world keeps asking us to be quieter, smaller, and easier to manage, there’s something deeply magickal about connecting with a goddess who encourages us to stand in our power.

Chelle shares her personal experiences with Hecate, while Laylla talks about her relationship with Lilith, reclaiming female power, and questioning the patriarchal perspectives that shape the stories we inherit. We explore what “dark” means in our spiritual practice and how these relationships can help us navigate endings, hold boundaries, and trust our own voices as we enter the season of the witch.

We’re also answering your questions about recognizing a connection, making offerings, beginning a devotional practice, and working discreetly while still in the broom closet. Whether you’ve walked with these powerful figures for years or are just getting curious, join us at the crossroads for a conversation about devotion, sovereignty, and the parts of ourselves we’re ready to stop apologizing for.
Laylla's List of Lilith Books
The Book of Lilith by Barbara Black Koltuv (redwheelweiser.com/book/the-book-of-lilith-978…)

Lilith’s Demons, by Julie R. Enszer (julierenszer.com/liliths-demons)

Lilith’s Fire: Reclaiming Our Sacred Lifeforce, by Deborah (D’vorah) Grennv- founder of the Lilith Institute (thriftbooks.com/w/liliths-fire--reclaiming-our…)

The Coming of Lilith: Essays on Feminism, Judaism, and Sexual Ethics, 1972–2003, by Judith Plaskow (amazon.com/dp/0807036234?lv=shuf&channelId…)

The Lilith Question by Aviva Cantor Zuckoff (magazine article)lilith.org/articles/fall-1976-29 (lilith.org/articles/fall-1976-29)
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