Shedding Our Skin

“Death consists, indeed, in a repeated process of unrobing, or unsheathing. The immortal part of man shakes off from itself, one after the other, its outer casings, and – as the snake from its skin, the butterfly from its chrysalis – emerges from one after another, passing into a higher state of consciousness.”

Annie Besant

As we grow spiritually, we leave behind the things that no longer serve us. We shed the old to make way for the new.

Transformation is never a simple process. It is wrought with challenges and choices. One must be willing to find the courage to keep moving forward, through darkness and uncertainty.

We must also trust our inner voice, especially in times of darkness. When the snake sheds her skin, she becomes almost completely blind for a period of time. She sees only light and shadow. She must trust her intuition to know where safety resides.

But once the scales lift, and she crawls forward and away from her past, she leaves it all behind her.

Never to crawl back inside.

This necklace contains the shed skin of my bow constrictor, Lilith. She was an amazing creature. It is forever enshrined between glass and surrounded by tiffany solder.

It hangs 11 inches and rests just under the clavicle.

The necklace is made up of black obsidian and black rudilated quartz. It is hand-knotted with intention.

Obsidian is made of volcanic glass. It is renowned for its qualities of reflection, protection and grounding. It allows the wearer to see the innermost truths as it cuts through illusion like a scalpel.