Familiar, Yet Different HWSM 03 011

2023-11-17T00:00:00Z

Familiar, Yet Different "Snakes are intimately connected with Witchcraft and goddesses of Witchcraft. The ancient Roman Horace associates the Roman goddess Proserpina with the worship of Witches. Proserpina is the goddess of night and the Underworld. Her name is derived from the Latin serpere , to creep or crawl, rendered proserpere , meaning to crawl forward. She was identified with the moon and the serpent because both disappear into the earth and seemingly change shape in their overall movement. The Italian Witch charm known as the cimaruta bears an image of the serpent moving along the edge of a crescent moon. Like Hecate, the serpent, torch, and key are all symbols associated with Proserpina" (pp. 145-146). Grimassi, Raven. The Witch's Familiar: Spiritual Partnerships For Successful Magic . Llewellyn Publications, 2003. https://archive.org/details/witchsfamiliarsp0000grim/mode/2up