Serpent Prayer Flags
May 16, 2009
In the House of the Serpents there is a very special bath-house, run by a Dame who rubs and scrubs and helps travellers release layers, serpent like skins.
During their time at the bath house, travellers invariably shed skins, wash aspects of themselves, pull away layers that they no longer wish to wear.
Shed the skins of years gone by
hang them out like was to dry
Blow the memories to the sky
Whispered prayers for days gone by
Stepping stones of hope and try
(c) 2009 Kerry Vincent
Like Tibetan Prayer flags the discarded skins of travellers on the Serpentine Road float on the breeze, carrying beneficent vibrations, near the House of the Serpents.
Some travellers inscribe their skins with auspicious symbols, prayers, invocations and mantras.
Serpent Prayer Flags, hanging near the House of the Serpents will surely bless the surrounding countryside and keep it safe from dark forces.
Perhaps you will leave a skin to hang from the quirky Hills Hoist in the gardens of the House of the Serpents, and, in doing so, promote peace, compassion, strength, and wisdom.
