#soteira

[keysatthecrossroad]

Hekáte, my Queen, Mother of All,

I sign your praise and make offerings of garlic and honey.

Goddess Soteira, ruler of Witchcraft,

I ask You know me, hear me, and grant my requests tonight.

[counterorbit]

04.22.25 + 06.28.25 + 07.27.25

OCs with various shades of purple hair

[jievan]

三相女神-黑卡蒂 嚴與慈 Triple Goddess - HECATE & HEKATE

嚴版

『踏在迴旋之輪上，舞於暗冥深幽之境； 展智慧羽翅，燃光明法炬， 匕首斬破邪阻迷障，金鑰開啟時空通道； 威嚴之力驅散晦暗能量，直面並除斷恐懼，脫縛重生。』

慈版

『踩踏在生死之上，立於不動之地； 神聖火炬指引迷途行者，智慧之鑰啟迪宇宙奧秘； 照破無明暗坑，穿越幽冥之淵，往到光明前路。』

[tysaescorner]

About Proserpina

Proserpina is many things, many names and many faces: Soteira is one of them. For years Her stories have been swallowed up and/or rewritten, being pinned under those of what many call Her counterpart, Persephone. Do not make the mistake of confusing the two.

Her name, meaning "to crawl" or "to creep" has led few many of us to believe some of Her earlier myths were of a serpentine origin, connecting Her to snakes and making Her a snake goddess. Proserpere means "to crawl forward". She is also very much independent of Ceres, prior to the classical merging with Demeter and Persephone. She is an herbalist, a Shaman, a Healer, a Priestess of the Highest, a Maverick, a Sovereign, a Psychopomp...the list goes on.

She may walk in similar energies of Hekate, Angitia, Diana, Angerona, Persephone, Libera, Artemis, Circe, Kore (the OG, not just the term 'maiden') and others, but Her signature is unique. And not all will understand that. One need only glance at how little of Her remains today outside of Persephone to see that.

Ways to Honour Her

If you are wanting to honor Her cyclically, the 1st of every month with heavy emphasis on April 1st - She is that secret deity, holding a fish in Her arms with a key in its mouth. In plain sight. Other days are the: 3rd, 7th, 9th, 13th, 27th and 29th of every month. Herbal allies are Rue, Thyme, Olive, Motherwort, Mugwort, Pomegranate, and Rose. Animal allies are, of course, snakes, owls (particularly barn owls), hounds (definitely Borzois), bears, fish, corvids, and wolves. Her time is nighttime, so working during the lunar hours are favored.***

***NOTE. A lot of the information here comes from my own personal practice with Her, as well as research AND what is channeled directly as She pours into me.

All artwork here is my own.

[odakuram]

Soteira Music/Lyrics/Illustration: Xitoo Video: Sekaiseiha Mix: Mizu Singer: RIME

'Soter derives from the Greek epithet σωτήρ (sōtēr), meaning a saviour, a deliverer; initial capitalised Σωτήρ; fully capitalised ΣΩΤΗΡ; feminine Soteira (Σώτειρα) or sometimes Soteria (Σωτηρία).'

(also small translator note: i know there's already a translation for this song in the video but it didn't include translations for the text that appears in certain frames; those will be after the song lyrics under the cut)

(also, different interpretations of song lyrics are fun.)

いつか天に還りたくば 生の答えを知りたくば 正すために祈りなさい その穢れを救いましょう

If you want to return to heaven someday, If you want to know the answer to life, Then pray to right these wrongs And I will save you from that filth

迷える羊 あなたに囁く声は 天使か神かそれとも 悪魔か？ ええ いいでしょう、救いましょう 何を恐れているのか 苦痛も死も通過点よ その先へ いきたいでしょう 然れば 委ねなさい

Lost sheep, is the voice that whispers to you of an angel, a god, or perhaps even a devil? I see, alright, let us save you What are you scared of? Pain and death are part of the journey too Don’t you want to go beyond that point? Well then, entrust yourself to me.

あぁ まるで救世者 慈悲であったはず 「救けて」その声が 聞こえてしまった

Ah, it’s like I am a saviour I was supposed to be benevolent, But then I heard that voice call for help…

祈りましょう あなたのために 救いましょう 差し出しなさい その血に流れる悪魔を 殺しましょう 肉体の死を恐れるな 私に委ねればいいわ あぁ なんて尊い言葉 主よ我らに愛を！

Let us pray, for your sake Let us save you, hold your hand out to me Let us kill the devil flowing in your blood Fear not the death of the flesh You should entrust yourself to me Ah, what venerable words! O Lord, grant us your love!

その手は慈愛か楽欲か 愚かな我らを導き給え

Is that hand of benevolence or of yearning? Please guide us, the foolish ones.

「……これじゃいけないわ」 『一体何が？』 「すべて過ちよ」 『すべて慈愛でしょう』 「神を騙るなんて」 『救けを』 「求めていたのに！」 『求めていたでしょう』 『すべて正しいわ』 「そんなわけない」 『彼らのためだわ』 「みんな苦しんでた」 『でも聞こえるでしょう？』 「あぁ、」 「救いを呼ぶ声……」『私を喚ぶ声！』

‘...this can’t go on.’ “What can’t?” ‘This is all sin.’ “This is all mercy, isn’t it?” ‘To deceive the gods…’ “Salvation…” ‘I just sought salvation!’ “Did you not seek salvation?” “Everything we’re doing is right.” ‘That’s not true.’ “It is for their sake.” ‘Everyone was suffering.’ “But do you not hear it?” ‘Ah…’ ‘The voices calling for salvation…’ “The voices invoking me!”

それじゃあ今すぐ始めましょうか 天地 神様 全てに懺悔を 救いを求めているのはどちら？ 私が本当に欲しいのは、きっと

With that, shall we begin immediately? To the heavens and earth, to God, to everything, offer up your penances Who is it that was seeking salvation? What I truly want, it’s surely…

ねえママ ずっと遠い昔 私がなりたかったもの なんだった？ 忘れちゃったの いい子でいたかったのに 「ありがとう」のためだったら なんだってできる気がした 本当にできてしまった ねえ、赦して

Hey, mother, what was it I wanted to become forever ago? I’ve forgotten. I just wanted to be a good child But if it was just to hear the words, ‘thank you’ I felt like I could do anything And I really did Hey, forgive me…

祈りましょう あなたのために 救いましょう 差し出しなさい その血に流れる悪魔を 殺しましょう 肉体の死を恐れるな 私に委ねればいいわ あぁ なんて尊い言葉 主よ我らに愛を！

Let us pray, for your sake Let us save you, hold your hand out to me Let us kill the devil flowing in your blood Fear not the death of the flesh You should entrust yourself to me Ah, what venerable words! O Lord, grant us your love!

人間の業と欲こそ この世で一番醜い 清らかな身で神を迎え入れましょう 死こそ無償の愛である 死こそが救いであるのだ 怖いでしょう 手を貸しましょう 我こそが ソテイラ

The destiny of humanity and their greed, the most hideous things in this world! With a pure body, let us welcome and accept your god! Death is love that asks for nothing in return. Death is salvation. Are you scared? Lend me your hands For I am Soteira herself!

溺れていたのは欲か愛か さて あなたの善はどちらでしょう？

Was it greed or love that I had drowned in? Now, which one of these would you consider your virtue?

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Frame perfect texts (timestamps included):

0:22

あの声が私の頭に響いたのです。そうして私は救われたのです。

That voice resounded in my head. And just like that, I was saved.

ただ一人の迷子でしかなかった私を、主は導いてくれまし[た]

The Lord guided me, who was the lone lost child

0:49

この目には悪魔の血の色が見えるようになりました。 この耳には、救けを呼ぶ声が聞こえるようになりました。 私が成すべきことはただひとつになった。 いいえ、それはきっと生まれたその瞬間から……。 私は目を覚ましただけだったのでしょう。

My eyes have become able to see the blood of the devil. My ears have become able to hear the voices crying for salvation. Now there is only one thing that I need to do. No, surely, from the moment I was born– I was the only one whose eyes were opened.

0:50

主は私を器としてくださった。 主は私に役目をお与えになった。

The Lord has made me his vessel. The Lord has given me a duty.

ならば私は、ただ全てを救うためにその血を浴びましょう。 If that is the case, for the sole reason of saving everyone, I will bathe in that blood.

0:53

その臓物を晒しなさい。 全てを供物として主に捧げましょう。 きっとそれは浄化されて、あなたはきっと清らかな命に還ることができる。 私に委ねなさい。私が執行しましょう。

Expose your entrails. Offer it all up to the Lord as offerings. Then, surely, you will be purified, and you will surely be able to return to an immaculate life. Entrust yourself to me. I shall carry it out for you.

0:55

主はそれを望んでいるのです。

For that is what the Lord wishes.

1:52

それが間違いと？

Is that wrong?

1:56

ええ、その思考こそが証明でしょう。 貴方はもう人ではないのですよ。

Yes, that way of thinking proves it, doesn’t it? You’re no longer human.

1:58

死を恐れるのは、 この世を陥れるために生まれた悪魔の考えでしょう。

Fearing death is the thoughts of a devil born to trick this world, is it not?

1:59

大丈夫、私が貴方を救ってあげますから。

It is alright, for I am here to save you.

2:03

貴方はもう命ではない。 貴方はもう人間ではない。 貴方はもう何も間違えることはない。 貴方はもう逃げられない。

You are no longer alive. You are no longer human. You can no longer do any wrong. You can no longer run away.

2:06

主よ、我らに愛を。 哀れな迷子に救いを。

O Lord, grant us your love. Grant us pitiful lost children your salvation.

2:56

ねぇ、貴方が最期に聞くのが私の声で良かった。

Hey, I’m glad that my voice was the last thing you heard in your final moments.

[hexandbalances]

Costume by Katarzyna Konieczka, photographed by Kasia Widmanska.

[hekatecovenant]

Hekatean yuletide 30-31/12

30 December - The pride of living, Hekate Pasikrateia

We are architects and responsible for our actions and their consequences in life. Those are our "business cards" to show to Hekate, everything that we have been through, and are capable of. 

We were born blessed with self-sufficiency. We fight, learn and find our place without having to beg or implore anyone. Tonight, we just need to remember that Hekate is pleased by our pledged fealty to Her. 

But She as Queen doesn’t want us to kneel down but stand up for what we are and live for.

31 December - The oath, Hekate Soteira.

Today we finish the 12 days. It is the night of the great banquet, of the promises after having reviewed the most crucial aspects of our life these past days. We learn from experience and forge our own wisdom to grow and understand the world we have lived in, and the years that remain in the thread of our life. 

We will lift our horn/cup/chalice/glass for our ancestors for our family. We also lift it for Hekate the Cosmic Soul, and the promises, the oaths that we have made after all the meditations of the past few days. And we will say it in our mind and soul. Spoken words can be manipulated by other people, but silent oaths are protected by our souls and powered by our ancestors.

Before the night’s end, consult the runes, tarot, oracle or any divination form you prefer for the omens to come until summer. If possible, have someone consult them for you. May Hekate always be witnesses of your achievements.

Written by Octavia, from Noumenia News n°49 Shared with the CoH Network by Laurie Bianciotto, Devotee CoH

[minuecharm]

Hey!! My towns name is soteira and I'm hoping to get a flag if you're up for it! I know this is gonna sound incredibly odd, and it's understandable if you aren't willing to accept, but I was thinking like. An angelic horse? Somethin like that, since my town has largely horse villagers. Have a nice day!

I also added the rose for you ;)