Madame Moonflowr Newsletter

There's never been a better time to be a parseltongued Slytherin.

Dear Wisdom Seekers,

I have had relations with the Serpent as long as I can remember. We begin the unfolding of the mystery of Serpent's Kiss. This cycle begins on Beltane, during a new moon and during an eclipse. And, oh yeah, Pluto just began its annual retrograde cycle. (I don't plan these things--far from it. But I'm always delighted when the Creator gifts such poignant omens for us to know that something important is happening.) If that is not a kick-off to an epic deep dive into our personal power, beliefs, sexuality and sensuality, creativity (fertility), and how we are ready to change, then I don't know what is. Only what happens when you're (I'm) not feeling a connection to ANY of those things?

The Serpent has long (maybe always) been revered and feared. The oldest of the wisdom keepers, the Serpent is said to have existed even before the fire of creation. Not only is the Serpent the keeper of the Sacred Fire, but we know also ground dwelling Serpents, tree (air) Serpents, and water Serpents and thus the Serpent encompasses the four elements.

Serpents are said to exist outside of time. They can see beings in all their forms both forward and backward in time perhaps knowing a fullness or even completeness of each creature they encounter in a way that no other being can. Perhaps this is where their deep wisdom of the ages comes from.

Serpents are fluid in movement, and can be languid or strike viciously in a split second. They carefully chose when and what to consume. They shed their worn and dull skins to be reborn again and again, renewing themselves over and over.

The Serpent, ever-present, is the carrier of Sorcery. They thrive in the above AND the below. They are a bridge between worlds, and a guide to an from the underworld. Serpents are associated with the mythical Dragon, a compelling symbol for wealth and external power.

What the fuck does all of this have to do with YOU?

I'm asking myself the same question. I want to say I will be tapping in to my sensual side and cultivating the power of my desire. But that is not a true statement. I actually feel empty and kind of barren on the inside. I feel disconnected from my power. Unsure of my desires. Unclear about what I even believe.

Where did my juicy sensuality go?
Where did my fire and drive disappear to?
What is even happening in my life right now?

I don't know.

What I do know is that I have the opportunity to reconnect to this Serpent energy right now. But how? Of course there are Kundalini practices, breath techniques, and serpentine movement practices such as belly dance.

For me, I have neglected one of my portal keepers, a great black serpent who guards the comings and goings of Black 13 the silver sheen obsidian crystal ball from the heart of the Cult. Time to spend some time with the beings that I already know, move my body in the ways in which had trained for YEARS. And a vocal meditation to acknowledge and give reference to The Ancient One.

As part of my practice each day for this theme, I will be chanting the Serpent Song from Steven E. Flowers book Fire & Ice (first introduced to me by my friend and teacher Gabriel Marihugh and again through the Sorcery of Hekate from Jason Miller).

O OPHIS O ARKAIOS! (O serpent! O ancient one!)
O DRAKON O MEGAS! (O Dragon! O Great One!)
O EN KAI O ON KAI (Who was and shall be)
O ZON TOUS AIONAS TON AIONON! (The life-force of the
aeon of aeons!)
META TOU PNEUMATOS SOU! (May your spirit-force be
present!)

This song connects us to the omnipresent energy of the Great Serpent, honing our awareness to its energies and cycles. My intention is to return to this practice daily at least through the Summer Solstice. Perhaps you'd like to join me?

What will be revealed as we go through the theme of Serpent's Kiss? Who knows. But I do know that this is not going to be anything like I think it will. "Trust in meeeeeee..." comes from the recesses of my mind from young childhood in the voice of Kaa.

I am Rachel Ginger Lazarus, Black Lightening, Dragon Mother, Keyholder of the Midnight Sun. I am hear to be see the Serpent and be seen by it. I am here to take in the medicine of Serpent, to deepen my relations, and to shed the skin that has become dull and too tight. I am ready to see my renewed colors and ever deepening patterns.

I am looking forward to sharing this journey to the centers of our beings. To that part of us that exists beyond time and space. I hope you will share with me how any of it lands with you. Just hit reply.

In love and the opening to wisdom,
Madame Moonflower

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