We move deeper into the Autumn season, the time of year where we shed and let go of old stories and skins. At this time of year, it’s easier to tune into spaces of grief and places where we are needing to release. The cry of the collective consciousness has become loud and clear: the […]
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The Serpent & the Moon
By Serpent Sanctum on September 8, 2018 in Full Moon, Health & Wellness, Mythology & Legend, Offerings, Ritual, Serpent Sanctum
Waxing and waning. Bleeding and birthing. Emptiness and fullness. Light and shadow expanding and contracting constantly—although at first they may seem like strange bedfellows, the moon and the serpent have much in common. Many people are quite surprised to learn that within the Sanctum, our serpents align the shedding of their skin with the monthly […]
Serpents in the Summer
By Serpent Sanctum on June 26, 2018 in Full Moon, Health & Wellness, Ritual, Serpent Sanctum, Serpents
Art by Katie Scott The summer solstice has arrived, and the fiery heat of this sunny season has everyone in motion. Unlike the cold dark days of winter, when summer comes everyone seems to be out and about. The long, golden hours of daylight stretch into the evenings and we feel on top of […]
Healing on the Serpents’ Path
Healing is not linear. It travels in ever-twining circles and cycles, spiraling back inwards onto itself as we progress forward. Healing travels through generations by virtue of our blood, and we are living in a time when it is especially important—and miraculously possible—to heal our ancestry and our future, offering a blessing to this planet […]
Serpent Moon
By Serpent Sanctum on April 14, 2018 in Health & Wellness, Offerings, Ritual, Serpent Sanctum, Serpents
Serpent Sanctum has always carried a mission of offering the healing medicine of Serpent Energy to women everywhere, supporting divine sisterhood, feminine leadership, and creative empowerment. We are delighted and honored to be dancing forward into the activation of this vision, joining Aya Iwasaki, of AyaPapaya and facilitator of Ancient Voices and Prayers of the Womb […]
Healer, Heal Thyself
By Serpent Sanctum on January 31, 2018 in Full Moon, Health & Wellness, Serpent Care, Serpent Sanctum, Serpents
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 […]
To Everything There Is A Season
By Serpent Sanctum on January 4, 2018 in Full Moon, Health & Wellness, Offerings, Ritual, Serpent Sanctum
Welcome back, sunshine! As the days lengthen in the new year, we are leaving behind the darkness of winter solstice. At this time, we have an incredible chance to reclaim this light and energy in new ways. What will you do with all the new hours of the day? Old patterns may be left behind—if […]
Summer Solstice: Celebrating the Night
The summer solstice—the longest day and shortest night of the year—marks the beginning of summer and the full blossoming of bountiful energy and abundance. This season is often understood as a time of masculine energy–shining forth and projecting brilliance, youthful vigor, green growing gardens, and abundant light, heat, and activity. Yet it is important to […]
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 […]