Proserpina Soteira, a Transformation Oil

Proserpina is many things, many names and many faces: Soteira is one of them. For years Her stories have been swallowed up and/or rewritten, being pinned under those of what many call Her counterpart, Persephone. I would be mindful of merging the two.

Her name, meaning "to crawl" or "to creep" has led few many of us to believe some of Her earlier myths were of a serpentine origin, connecting Her to snakes and making Her a snake goddess. Proserpere means "to crawl forward". She is also very much independent of Ceres, prior to the classical merging with Demeter and Persephone. She is an herbalist, a Shaman, a Healer, a Priestess of the Highest, a Maverick, a Sovereign, a Psychopomp...the list goes on.

Proserpina Soteira has been channeled and crafted with the intention of Her energy, influence and presence. What it means to walk with Her, talk with Her, connect with Her...and with YOU.

She may walk in similar energies of Hekate, Angitia, Diana, Angerona, Persephone, Libera, Artemis, Circe, Mary, Kore (the OG, not just the term 'maiden') and others, but Her signature is unique. And not all will understand that. One need only glance at how little of Her remains today outside of Persephone to see that.

::Ways to Honour Her::

What follows are ways that I have found to be true/valid in my practice with Her.

If you are wanting to honor Her cyclically, the 1st of every month with heavy emphasis on April 1st - She IS that secret deity, holding a fish in Her arms with a key in its mouth. In plain sight. Other days are the: 3rd, 7th, 9th, 13th, 27th and 29th of every month. Herbal allies are Rue, Thyme, Olive, Motherwort, Mugwort, Pomegranate, and Rose. Animal allies are, of course, snakes, owls (particularly barn owls), hounds (definitely Borzois), bears, fish, corvids, and wolves. Her time is nighttime, so working during the lunar hours are favored. Living in or being in liminal spaces are also helpful.***

::To Use::

A very little goes a VERY long way, with this and any other Transformation Oil crafted by me. Add to your candles as you work your magick, dab on your pulse points (sparingly!) to weave a little bit of Her essence into your day, carry with you to enhance your aura, the opportunities are endless. And this oil also brings exactly that--opportunities. Proserpina is very much one to use what you have, use what you know; if necessary, She will even remove things in your life in order for you to see the materials you're working with.

***NOTE.  A lot of the information here comes from my own personal practice with Her, as well as research AND what is channeled directly as She pours into me.

All artwork here is my own.