Animal Wisdom Speaks - Month of the Snake
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Snakes shed their skin, leaving behind what they have outgrown without looking back. The skin shed becomes one with Mother Earth again, nourishment to the plants, and the snake enters a new cycle of growth, experiencing her world with eyes that are older and wiser, her body albeit young once more and shining. Forgiveness is an internal process, not an external one. It is not an inviting back in of old energies, a reunion with others or the return to a place or into a situation, where trauma occurred or was inflicted. It is opening up to life again step by step, inviting healing and fresh energies in. Snakes are mentors that teach us about forgiveness and letting go instead of striking and biting back and the choice of leaving a situation or an old you behind that is slowly taking your breath away, suffocating your heart. Forgiveness is a letting go of the resentment and the blaming of yourself for not knowing better, the what ifs and the should have beens. It is the shedding of the old skin and the growing of a new you. Forgiveness means giving yourself the closure someone else or a situation never offered to you, allowing yourself the freedom to heal, to find your peace and to set out on your path again with renewed hope and trust in yourself and in your heart. Forgiveness is an internal process, not an external one. It is not an inviting back in of old energies, a reunion with others or the return to a place or into a situation, where trauma occurred or was inflicted. It is opening up to life again step by step, inviting healing and fresh energies in. |
"White Snake", white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2023)
Forgiveness does not mean offering the other cheek if someone has slapped you in the face and let them hit you once more. Forgiveness sometimes means acknowledging that trust has been shattered, a pattern recognized, setting a boundary and walking away, keeping the peace instead.
It is not cowardice. It is the courage to protect your heart, your soul, your mind and your spirit. The wisdom you gathered through your experience and the one you will share with others by allowing yourself to walk away, will bring healing to your world and the ones you meet on your future path, when you decide to share your stories, wisdom and medicine with them. Kristin Raphaela Otti |
"Shadow Viper", black pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2025, Hotel, Café & Konditorei Hecher, Wolfsberg, Carinthia)
"White Cobra", white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2023, Café de L'Europe, Vienna)
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"White Diced Snake", white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2025, Carinthia)
"Shadow Sri Lankan Pit Viper", black pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2025, Hotel, Café & Konditorei Hecher, Wolfsberg, Carinthia)
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