#ophis

Ophidian, from the Greek word Ophis, means Serpent.

🐍It was essentially patriarchal or monotheistic culture which tended to demonise snakes, women & plants.

🐍The Ophidian sabbat tradition explores the use of serpent venom & poison in magical rituals.

🐍Women, especially in there demonised form as witches, were always keepers of magical plants and their botanical knowledge from agriculture to medicine.

🐍In Gnostic mythology the Serpent (Ophis) is the liberator.

🐍The Ophites/Ophidians, venerated the Serpent as a symbol of wisdom (in Greek, wise—> soph : wisdom—> Sophia, the primordial feminine).

🐍The Serpent is associated with hidden knowledge and cycles of creation and destruction and infinity ♾.

🐍Feminine associations embrace the snake as a power, particularly dangerous to the social order.

🐍The snake is a symbol for both healing and magical power ⚕️.

Sources:

Be ye wise as Serpents: a short meditation on Ophidian Botany by Frederick R Dannasway

Wikipedia

Ophis, my newest DnD char, a Half-Elf and Half-Dragonborn Druid

One of the requirements when getting a big pet snake is being strong enough to lift them when they want cuddles

Guy on the left is Ophis from the Snake Friend AU! Their pet snake Cavendish takes Pedro’s place