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Holy cow this image is such confirmation for my meditations and visions lately! The caduceus and the crown have been my LIFE! I love this!! ❤️

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This piece is a culmination of symbols and themes I’ve been drawn to and experiencing lately.

Many of the elements present (Gothic styles, feminine imagery, snakes/serpents, moons) relate to connecting with your “shadow self” (or darker aspects that may be uncomfortable, scary, suppressed and/or painful like grief/trauma). They relate to deepening one’s intuition, inner wisdom and mysteries. All of these ideas connect to the “divine feminine” archetypes, in this case particularly with Hekate/Hecate and Medusa.

The serpent asks us if we are choosing to poison or heal ourselves, for both options are available in its venom. The serpent is also representative of kundalini energy (the “coiled serpent” at the base of our spine waiting to be awakened, our untapped deeper wisdom and greater potential, ready to uncoil and slither up through our being, activating and awakening our energy centers and opening us up for a deeper transcendent connection to our higher selves or spirit. The serpent is the shedding of one’s old skin (outmoded ways of thinking, behaving, etc. that no longer serve our highest potential and calling) and being essentially rebirthed and transformed to a new life, a “new you”.

As a whole, this piece represents the experience of retreating inward to a meditative space to receive deeper wisdom and intuitive connection to one’s innate strength and natural empowerment.

It is about choosing to face and even embrace the dark despite the fear of it to understand it on the deepest possible level. This gives the power and courage to walk through the dark in order to grow more whole and to create a torch from within to light the way. It is about facing one’s fears, pains and uncertainties with courage, and by so doing allowing oneself to be empowered rather than defeated by these things.

I value equality in general for all walks of life, and I believe titles like “feminist” actually create more of a divide, an “us” vs “them” which can become an anger-fueled over-correction that breeds a false sense of empowerment. At least, that’s how a lot of people out there have begun to use such things. When it comes to the Divine Feminine, I’m not referring to just women. The Divine Feminine, just like the Divine Masculine, is an archetype that anyone can connect with within themselves. We ALL have masculinity and femininity within, doesn’t matter what you are or decide to be on the outside. Duality exists inside each individual and it’s a balance of archetypal energy that makes us whole. To me it’s not about picking sides and giving titles or labels. It’s about connecting with whatever is calling to you at any given moment to learn what you can from the teachings of its symbolism. For me at this time I have been experiencing a connection to the “divine feminine” which simply means a deeper connection with the shadow self, one’s intuition and inner vision, and one’s deeper emotions. It’s all about going inward, which is a practice anyone can experiment with. Anyone can connect with this archetype and learn something within themselves. It’s an internal spiritual process.