Like the Goddess I serve, I am known by many names, and I walk the earth in many forms. Yoga teacher. Clinical psychologist. Dreamworker. Two-spirit. Tantrika. Dancer. Scientist. Snake lady. Modern day priestess. Medical researcher. Woman gone wild. You can call me Summer. This is the story of how I got here, and the answer […]
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Sensual Serpents
Deep in the jungle, they remain perfectly still, waiting hours or even days until the perfect moment. In the dark savannah of Africa, they wait hidden in comfortable dens beneath the ground the earth and strike upward at unseen prey. In the caves of Cuba, they even hang upside down to catch flying bats out […]
Melusine: Fairytale of the Serpent Mermaid
A beautiful fairy sprite with a serpent’s tail, Melusine comes from the world of French fairy tales. Her story was first collected and recorded in the late 14th century CE by Jean d’Arras, a collector of European folkloric tradition. The story goes that Melusine, a beautiful fairy, was cursed by her jealous mother. To escape […]
Benzaiten: White Snake Goddess of Japan
Benzaiten is a Japanese water goddess of fertility and flow—of rivers and waters, language and poetry, music, dance, and abundant wealth and good fortune. Benzaiten is the only female figure within “The Seven Lucky Gods” (known as the Shichi Fukujin) of Japanese Shintōism, and most often appears with a white snake as her headdress. Dragons […]
Keepers of the Medicine of the Serpent
We are the protectors, the guardians, the chosen Entrusted with the sacred codes Illuminating the shadow and soothing the fear Translating tongues to bring forth truth ~ Consciousness is what they ask of us The gift of the present Liberation of alignment to source As waves undulate up our spines ~ They are the teachers, […]
Pythia: Oracle Priestess in the House of Snakes
The Oracle of Delphi is probably the most famous oracle in the world. Delphic prophecies shaped political and spiritual life in cradle of modern civilization and helped define the course of history. At the height of Greek civilization, no important decision was undertaken without consulting at Delphi. Wealthy patrons paid a fortune for the chance […]
Coatlicue: Aztec Lady of the Serpent
Coatlicue is an Aztec diety that represents Mother Earth. Pronounced “koh-at-lee-kway” in the Nahuatl language, Coatlicue translates to “the one with the skirt of serpents”, or more literally, “snakes-her-skirt”. This Earth goddess was important in Aztec society as a goddess with many different associations and interpretations. She is known by many other names such as Teteoinan or Teteo […]
Shedding the Serpent Myth
Serpent gods and goddesses were once worshipped in almost every corner of the world. In early cultures all over the globe, temples and rituals dedicated to the Earth and the Goddess respected the Serpent as a powerful teacher of healing, transformation, and unconditional love. However, across the bloody pages of human history serpent temples were often targeted […]