Snake Medicine - Vomiting out Venom

June 2023

This is a case study about myself and a girl I met whilst travelling in Berlin. It was not a formal therapy session, rather she provided the perfect example of snake medicine.

Painting made at a Techno Painting class - part one.

I have snake medicine: It’s not my number one go to, but I can access it

I met a powerful snake DayMaster in Berlin recently, which helped me understand this specific type of energy. Extraction medicine had entering my thoughts for a significant while up to this point, in mediation and instruction. This also linked with my tendency to physically spit (release) when I have found things physically disturbing. That might, I saw how this snake DayMaster, after a long conversation had absorbed / extracted an element something I was currently working through, and then vomited. I saw this occur visually, and immediately ‘took it back’. Then I told her what had happened, she stopped vomitting and I started spitting.

The darkness was much deeper than either of us understood that night. I had started exploring my ancestral karma, which is what took me to Berlin in the first place. It was also my first experience of ‘seeing’ extraction medicine. She did it unconsciously due to her astrological profile and it was not hers to keep or heal. But on another level, it was also a teaching for her, about her snake medicine energy and the need to be aware of what she absorbs.

Ancestral Healing

During lockdown I started getting visitations from an ancestor. I was spending a lot of time alone, meditating and running for a few hours a day. So, I had plenty of time and space for my intuition to open. It became very interesting to try and unravel a family puzzle, and I learnt how to channel. But despite care and boundaries, it came at a cost. I am one person and I can’t heal something that big. I run a business and have real world responsibilities. This was a big lesson, and I will be more cautious going forwards.

It all came to a head at the Temple Priestess Retreat, and then continued to expand in intensity as I continued to unpack the insights I had received. Eight months later, it had cleared.

So, I apologise for not sharing the meat of the story yet, it is finally resolved, but the details are not for public consumption. The point of the story is that sensitive people can see, feel, smell, and hear things others can’t imagine, even when spoken in a language they are not fluent in. And an intense development in sensitivity, which I believe many experienced during lockdown, is exciting at first, but can lead to quite heavy experiences. I am lucky, I have a network of very talented healers and supervision with a highly experienced teacher. I am also very resilient. But a happy life does not take on the karma of others. And deep diving into portals or vortexes of old dark energy is in hindsight, stupid. I forgive myself for being curious and trying to right the wrongs of the past, and also for not knowing my own limits or what I was really dealing with. Some things are not my problem. Actually most things are not my problem. That is my learning.

The Painting Above

This was created in Berlin, in a techno painting class with Dina Schneider. She showed us how to let the art come through to the canvas via the music we were listening to. I have recently worked with her again (March 2026) and the outcome was much lighter.

Berlin Techno Painting 2026