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Hillary Frasier Hays's avatar

Thanks! I was born in the Year of the Wood Snake. I tried to revision/rewrite the Medusa myth when young. My 1st Internet screen name was Medusafern, years later learning there is a fern of the same name. I have a snake tattoo over my heart. A homeopath once prescribed me Coral Snake remedy.

Recently, I'm having vivid experiences during meditation. In one, I asked a blue serpent in a blue night realm to quiet the chaotic chatter in my mind & grant me precision of focus. The snake met me eye-to-eye, & then a chest infusion resulted. What was that about? I'll appreciate learning from you.

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Emma Celeste Keefe's avatar

I adore this so much! You’re a beautiful writer! I resonate with this as I have never in my life have I been connected to snakes and then August 2024 snakes started showing up in various ways in my life and then my twin sister bought me a snake ring and I had not even told her I was already connecting! And then I found out 2025 is the year of the snake. Really blew my mind!

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Bee Flower Moon Magic's avatar

I’ve been calling Her up since last summer!

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Regan's avatar

Wow! I so appreciate hearing these stories, and yours. I can relate! Have felt very drawn to snakes more recently and couldn’t figure out why, exactly. That image of you is stunning. All of this is magic. Thank you

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Stardust & Stories's avatar

This was a wonderful ready, I myself was born in Czechia and integrate Slavic mythology and folklore into my astro, tarot and magickal practice, so this resonated deeply. Thank you for your work, Vlasta!

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Jessica Neal's avatar

This was beautiful, thank you Vlasta! Your illustrations are gorgeous as well, so evocative.

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Raquel's avatar

I loved this so much 💖✨🙏🏽 beautifully written. I love hearing stories of synchronicities, animism, pre-colonized cultural practices/beliefs of the Ancestors. I just shared my own story this week about the black Jaguar. I was taught that snake corresponds with the south direction and the element of fire; like you said, shedding and rebirth. It’s interesting that they had similar meaning across cultures 💞 thank you for sharing!

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