What follows is a two part ritual calling upon Hekate and Helios to assist you in your New Year

plans. These two gods have been connected since early Greece. The most famous example is that
Hekate is with Helios when she sees Persephone being dragged into Hades. Sophocles wrote a hymn
to them both in his play "The Rootcutters" from the 5th century BCE.

Helie despota kai pur hieron
tes Einodias Hekates egchos
to di Oulumpou polousa pherei
kai ges naious hieras tridous
stepganosamene drui kai plektais
omon speiraisi drakonton
O Master Helios and Sacred Fire
O spear of Hekate and the Crossroads
Which she bears as she travels Olympus
And dwells in the holy triple-ways of the Earth
She who is Crowned with Oak Leaves
And the coils of wild serpents

The connection persisted for hundreds of years. Both Gods are connected with the Sorceresses
Medea and Circe. In some accounts Helios is their Grandfather and Hekate their mother. In the
Argonautica, Medea swears her oath to them both:
"I swear by Helios Sacred Light and by the secret rites of Perses night-wandering daughter".

In a way this rite that we are all doing is the swearing of an oath. It is a petition for intercession, but
it is also an oath to do your best to manifest what you are looking for. It is a commitment made to
the gods to improve your own life and a request for their assistance. There is a reason that in the
Greek Magical Papyri, Helios is the most commonly invoked god, and Hekate the most commonly
invoked Goddess.

The window for this Global Rite will be open from Sunset New Years Eve through Sunset January
4th. This capitalizes on the New Years current and also recognizes the perihelion- the moment the
sun comes closest to the earth in the year. You can perform the rite personally whenever you like
after this, but the Strategic Sorcery Global rites tap into an subtle space that is open for this time,
your efforts will be multiplied and enhanced by the efforts of hundreds of other people performing
the rite in the same space.

By first invoking Hekate on one of the nights of New Years you are opening yourself to the
chthonic currents of the earth, underworld, and dark. This is not evil in any way of course. It is in
the dark that we can see the farthest and become open to things that are beyond the norm. It is also
about material manifestation of results. More than that though it is about the spirit that descends
fully down through the worlds in order to lift it up from the bottom and raise it up in its entirety.
She is fully transcendent. Her descent is exactly what enables her to help us ascend. The night sky
and stars are also hers. They are literally heka - far off, and only visible at night.

The next morning you will be invoking Helios to shine the light of day upon the very same matters
that you presented to Hekate. As she lifts you up, Helios shines down upon you, and the fiery blaze
of light illuminate your life and requests you set before them. It is the sun that makes life possible,
give an air of safety and confidence, and in a very literal way sunlight builds happiness in the mind.

Together you have the shadow and the shining, the stygian and the solar, the chthonic and the
celestial converging upon your petition. This is the blessing, but with every blessing comes
responsibility. If you invoke their aid and do not pull your own weight, you run the risk of their
wrath. This is a very real possibility: If you ask them to help you lose 80 pounds but make no plan to
change your diet you dishonor their influence, if you ask them to help you increase your income yet
shy away from extra work, you may anger them, if you ask them for wisdom and power yet spend
your time watching television - you can expect as much misfortune as you would have received
blessing. One does not ask the gods for gifts to aid in a quest than refuse to take the first step. It
would be better to skip this ritual than to turn your back on it later in the year. You have been Warned.
PART 1: TO BE PERFORMED ONE NIGHT BETWEEN
DECEMBER 29th 2016 AND JANUARY 4th 2017.
HEKAS
light left candle.
HEKAS

light right candle

ESTE BEBELOI

clap loudly one time

AFAR, AFAR, BE ALL YE PROFANE.
PROFANE BEINGS THAT INTEND OBSTRUCTION AND HARM
PROFANE DISTRACTIONS OF MIND THAT CLOUD MY CLARITY
PROFANE CONCEPTS THAT PERPETUATE ILLUSION
BY THE FIRES OF HEKATE AND HEKATOS
YOU ARE REDUCED TO DUST
BY THE FOUR RIVERS AND FOUR WINDS
YOU ARE DISSPATED
ENOIGESAN AI PYLAI TOU OURANOU!
OPEN THE PYLONS OF THE HEAVENS!
ENOIGESAN AI PYLAI TES CHTHONOS!
OPEN THE PYLONS OF THE EARTH!

HAIL MANY NAMED MOTHER OF THE GODS, WHOSE CHILDREN

ARE FAIR
HAIL MIGHTY HEKATE OF THE THRESHOLD, KEYHOLDER OF
THE WORLD
HAIL TO THEE ENODIA, KEEPER OF THE FOUR AND THREE WAY
CROSSROADS
GRANT ME THE PLEASURE OF YOUR PRESENCE

NETHER, NOCTURNAL AND INFERNAL ONE

NIGHT MOTHER! SAVIOR! MISTRESS OF SOLITUDE!
LADY OF LIGHT, AND THE DARKNESS THAT CONTAINS IT
GRANT ME THE PLEASURE OF YOUR PRESENCE

YOU WHO WALKS DISHEVELED AND WILD THROUGH TOMBS AND

CREMATION GROUNDS
CLOAKED IN SAFFRON, CROWED WITH OAK LEAVES AND COILS
OF SERPENTS
YOU WHO IS FOLLOWED BY HORDES OF GHOSTS, DOGS, AND
RESTLESS SPIRITS
YET IS ALSO THE LUMINOUS EMPRESS OF THE EMPYRIAN
REALMS.
GRANT ME THE PLEASURE OF YOUR PRESENCE
AND HEAR MY REQUEST

At this point read your petition of what you would like to accomplish over the
next year.

YOU ARE THE VERY THREAD OF THE FATES!

WEAVE MY REQUEST INTO EXISTENCE!
MAY CLOTHO SPIN IT FORTH
MAY LACHESIS ALLOT IT
MAY ATROPOS MAKE IT INEVITABLE

RAISE UP REQUEST AND SUPPORT IT WITH ALL THE POWERS OF

THE UNDERWORLD AND EARTH.

Repeat the following mantra as many times as possible. 100 times minimum. 1000
times is preferable.
IO HEKA IO HO

When you feel that the presence of hekate has been evoked and stabalized into your sphere through
the call and the mantra, you can move on to the offerings. Light the incense or make a gesture of
offering with the egg and honey.
I THANK YOU HEKATE FOR YOUR PRESENCE.
AND FOR THE BLESSINGS YOU HAVE GIVEN
I GIVE OFFERING AND PRAISE TO YOU IN ALL YOUR FORMS
I GIVE OFFERING AND THANKS TO THE UNTIMELY DEAD WHO
FOLLOW YOU
I GIVE OFFERING AND THANKS TO THE EMPUASE, MORMO,
GORGO, AND OTHER SPIRITS UNDER YOUR COMMAND

MAY ALL BE PLEASED. MAY ALL BE AT PEACE.

EGO SE ETELESA
CHA EE RO !
CHA EE RO!
CHA EE RO!
 PART 2: TO BE PERFORMED THE MORNING OR
AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE HEKATE RITE
HEKAS
light left candle.
HEKAS

light right candle

ESTE BEBELOI

clap loudly one time

AFAR, AFAR, BE ALL YE PROFANE.
PROFANE BEINGS THAT INTEND OBSTRUCTION AND HARM
PROFANE DISTRACTIONS OF MIND THAT CLOUD MY CLARITY
PROFANE CONCEPTS THAT PERPETUATE ILLUSION
BY THE FIRES OF HEKATE AND HEKATOS
YOU ARE REDUCED TO DUST
BY THE FOUR RIVERS AND FOUR WINDS
YOU ARE DISSPATED
ENOIGESAN AI PYLAI TOU OURANOU!
OPEN THE PYLONS OF THE HEAVENS!
ENOIGESAN AI PYLAI TES CHTHONOS!
OPEN THE PYLONS OF THE EARTH!

HAIL TO YOU WHO IS BORN ON THE HEAT OF WANDERING

WINDS
HAIL TO HELIOS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD AND WIELDER OF
FLAME
HAIL TO THEE HYPERION WHO IS CROWNED IN THE LIGHT OF
THE SUN
GRANT ME THE PLEASURE OF YOUR PRESENCE

SOLAR, SEARING, AND SPLENDED ONE!

FATHER OF DAY AND GOLDEN RADIENCE!
LORD OF LIGHT AND FATHER OF NIGHT!
GRANT ME THE PLEASURE OF YOUR PRESENCE

YOU WHO RIDES THROUGH THE HIGHTS OF THE SKY AND

DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN
IN FLAMING CHARIOT PULLED BY THE FOUR HORSES THAT
TURN THE SKY
ALL SEEING ONE WHO DISPENSES LIGHT OR SEARING FLAME AS
YOU SEE FIT
GRANT ME THE PLEASURE OF YOUR PRESENCE
AND HEAR MY REQUEST

At this point read your petition of what you would like to accomplish over the
next year.

YOU ARE THE VERY FATHER OF THE GRACES!

PLEASE GRANT ME YOUR BLESSINGS!
MAY AGLAEA MAKE ME SHINE WITH SPLENDOR
MAY EUPHOSYNE FILL ME WITH MIRTH
MAY THALIA FILL MY CUP WITH CHEER

CAST YOUR LIGHT DOWN ON MY REQUEST AND BLESS IT WITH

ALL THE POWERS OF THE SKY AND EMPYRIAN REALMS

Repeat the following mantra as many times as possible. 21 times minimum. 2100 times
is preferable.
HELIOS ACHEBUKROM
When you feel that the presence of HELIOS has been evoked and stabalized into your sphere
through the call and the mantra, you can move on to the offerings. Light the incense, are all that are
required, though any kind of white cakes or white curd is also acceptable.

I THANK YOU HELIOS FOR YOUR PRESENCE.

AND FOR THE BLESSINGS YOU HAVE GIVEN
I GIVE OFFERING AND PRAISE TO YOU IN ALL YOUR FORMS
I GIVE OFFERING AND THANKS TO THE HOARDS OF ANGELS AND
SPIRITS THAT FOLLOW YOU
MAY ALL BE PLEASED. MAY ALL BE AT PEACE.
EGO SE ETELESA
CHA EE RO !
CHA EE RO!
CHA EE RO!

Notes on Incense:

A trusted peer recommends an incense of white Frankincense and Mugwort as

materia enhancer. I mixed some up today and cannot disagree. The response was
excellent.

Notes on the Greek:

The ritualS contains several Greek words. The names of Hekate are all explained in
the invocation itself except for the three secret names which are used frequently in the
Greek Magical Papyrii. You can research those on your own.

The other words are as follows:

HEKAS - Begone Far Away

BEBELOI - Profane Ones

ENOIGESAN AI PYLAI TOU OURANOU! Open the pylons of the heavens!

ENOIGESAN AI PYLAI TES CHTHONOS! Open the pylons of the earth!
HEKA - Beyond also a word for magic in Egypt
EGO SE ETELESA - As I say, let it be finished

CHA EE RO - The chairo written phonetically. Rejoice.

ACHEBUKROM - Barbarous name of Helios.