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 […]
New Skin
It’s summer at last, and the sunshine invites us all to spend more time outdoors. This is a time for discovering the beautiful lands in which we live and for deepening our connection to Nature’ cycles, taking place around us and INSIDE us all the time. You may even be feeling a new lightness, a fresh […]
Serpent Medicine: Sacred Opposites
Healer and dealer of death. Guide in transformation and symbol of the eternal cycles of life. Temptation and enlightnement. Stillness and mobility. It’s easy to become confused by the many and sometimes conflicting aspects of serpent symbolism. While some see these complex meanings as lack of clarity or mixed messaging, there is a way to dream […]
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 […]
The Love of Lady D
There once was a beautiful beloved snake called Devaksha. We all lovingly refer to her as Lady D. Shiva is an amorous, adventurous snake. In the heat of the summer of 2015 they came together in sacred union. The fruit of their intertwining hatched on October 27th 2015. Eight lovely, wiggly cute perfect little baby […]