The Ultimate Vampire Resource and Directory

Occasionally we get to a point in our lives where we see the path diverging in front of us. Sometimes it’s more dramatic than that and we find ourselves at a clear crossroads – parting ways, evident choices, decisions that cannot coexist. These points can be critical, or they can just seem critical.

The specific metaphor of being at a crossroads is an interesting one and there’s some very unique mythology that goes along with it. My suggestion here is that this mythology is not something to be ignored. In my experience – and in that of J.R.R Tolkein, Joseph Campbell, Aristotle and Phil Cousineau – myths are lies that tell the truth. So if you’re feeling quite specifically like you’re standing at a crossroads in your life, knowing the mythology associated with crossroads might help you to find your best path.

In folklore, crossroads were intimately connected with witches. In Greece, the goddess Hekate was the goddess of occult magic (amongst other occult things) and of crossroads. At a time where the gods were seen to have a direct influence on virtually every aspect of your life, this meant that people were conscious of a danger apparently inherent to being at a crossroads.