Shamanic Drum - Earth Serpent

Birthed in the darkness, in the betwixt and  between this drum holds that very deep earth Energy, rooted deep under the frozen earth,  calling us back to the depths to, to rest, to dream, to nurture our roots so that come Summer we will be able to full inhabit the full potency of our power. 

It was this darkness she arose, her golden eyes first coming into view, followed by her long, black body, that weaved its way around me, cocooning me in her safety and her energy as I laced this drum.  She was flicking her tongue, tasting and feeling all that was being brought forward and with her she brought forth messages of shedding our skins, of transformation and rebirth and the invitation to connect to the cyclical nature of life and evolution.

She brings with her a close association with the waters, the rivers and springs. These are often deemed entrances to the Underworlds. Here,  the deep resonance of her beat beckons you into the darkness,  inviting you to feel her feminine power move in your  bones as though you are seated  in the Womb of Mother Earth herself. 

To me,  she also holds the element of wind. On the night this drum was birthed the Searching winds came. They came fast and strong, blowing hard across the lands.   The searching winds, if you have not yet met them, are when the winds scour these lands looking for whatever it is they have been sent to find.   It is said, that unless the wind knows you well, it’s best to be indoors, or lying flat to the ground when the Searching Winds arrive for fear they might take you instead.   Of course,  the remedy to this is to always make sure the wind knows you well and this drum feels a antidote to that.    

Held on a 16 inch Oak Frame who I walked the circle of 13 oak trees with before I birthed this drum.   When I walk the boundaries here I often sense these Oaken elders are deep in council and holding and balancing the membranes between Human and More than Human Kin.    That sense of holding is powerfully felt in this drum and will help hold solid ground for those journeys to the other realms. 

Oaks are stepped in Folklore & Myth.  They are said to hold tremendous healing powers, which some say can bring the greatest healing simply by walking around an Oak tree and wishing the illness to be carried off by the first bird that fly’s from its branches. 

In Cornwall it was said a nail driven into an oak cured toothache, while in Wales, rubbing the oak with the palm of your left hand on Midsummer’s Day kept you healthy all year. 

Oaks are said to give a special virtue to other plants that grew upon its trunk or branches, such as the mistletoe and polypody fern. The herbalist Gerard said, ‘that which growth on the bodies of olde Okes is preferred before the rest: in steede of this most do use that which is found under the Okes….’

Oaks symbolise Strength, protection, steadfastness.

She feels like the Crone in my hands, like the Eldest of Ancestors with a voice who calls for all that has gone before and all that will ever meet us.    She is Oracle. This will be a powerful drum for shedding what is not longer needed, for work in the liminal and for deep connection to the energies of Earth Serpent and dragon lines

All my drums are birthed in deep ceremony and are cleansed with beloved plant kin, harvested from my lands.   

The exchange for this drum is £355, plus £10.75 P&P (international postage available upon request)   – Please note all my Drums are sent by Special Delivery, which you can select at checkout.   Kerb Side Collection is also available if you are local to Shrewsbury.

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Much Love

Louise xx