The Serpent and The Dove

The Serpent and The Dove Spirit in South Jersey The Serpent and The Dove

Providing the spiritual tools and supportive community you need to step into your true power.

Discover alternative practices, embrace your authenticity, and find alignment with your inner divinity. Your magic is waiting. Beth Barling & Stephanie Schafer

As 3I/ATLAS passes behind the Sun this Samhain week, an interstellar messenger meets the heart of our solar system. The ...
10/30/2025

As 3I/ATLAS passes behind the Sun this Samhain week, an interstellar messenger meets the heart of our solar system. The meeting, science confirms, is extraordinary.

The meaning, the ancients already knew.

This is not apocalypse. It’s awakening.
The dead return, the sky speaks, and we remember: light never travels alone.

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10/27/2025

Surrender can be a tricky word, especially for those who's very survival, acceptance, safety, and well-being are wrapped in a manipulative, submission.

What is a Ritual Circle good for, if we are just going to allow Spirit to light the way?

Why cast a spell, if my will is not The Will at the altar?

In Foundations of Ritual, we explore this dance between our Will and co-creation with Source, the Guardians, and the Elements not as competing forces, but rather the mirror through which we learnt he missing piece needed to make manifest our desire.

When I lay Circle, or call in spirit allies in a spell, I am not seeking to usurp their power and bend it towards my Will.

I come with my own Sovereignty and Authority and meet them in relationship, allowing their own Sovereignty space to work.

Together, nothing is out of reach.

No manipulation or control, no dominance or submission, just the magic that happens when bridges are made and soul meets soul.

Foundations of Ritual 101 is well underway, but will be offered again in the Spring.

Already took 101? Foundations of Ritual 102 starts this January.

See you in circle

10/25/2025

Know Thyself.
Mary Magdalene works remind us of the power of our voice. To speak our truth. To know ourselves. To love ourselves. To go inward and see how powerful we are. Even when others don't see you or hear you.

Winter can be tough, both externally and internally. Invite in spirit, deity, ancestors, your higher self. However, you relate to the world of Other, and find support for your journey.

The year turns, the veil closes, and what we’ve tended in love endures.Samhain reminds us that endings are beginnings in...
10/22/2025

The year turns, the veil closes, and what we’ve tended in love endures.

Samhain reminds us that endings are beginnings in disguise.

The dead do not leave us. They change form, just as the earth does, before they return.

Gather with us beneath the dark sky.
Let us honor what is passing, and welcome what is waiting to be born.

October 23 • 7:30 PM
Final Circle • Swedesboro

As the nights lengthen, we remember that nothing dies, everything changes form.Hope, love, and community are not feeling...
10/21/2025

As the nights lengthen, we remember that nothing dies, everything changes form.

Hope, love, and community are not feelings.
They are choices we make in the dark.

The fire of Samhain gives us courage to act.
The waters our ancestors crossed fill our hearts with faith to continue.

Together, we carry the light through the turning of the year.

October 23 • 7:30 PM
Join us for our final Samhain gathering in Swedesboro.

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10/21/2025

Door washes are a powerful and easy way to care for the spirit of your home.

Get rid of all the old and stagnant energy with a physical and energetic clean.

Employ the help of spirit plant allies and the energy of your moon Water to create and attract.

These powerful female elements, earth and water, are completed with the Masculine fire and air by the candle and my spoken words.

Using all 4 elements in your spell work is a great way to get things done.

Ancestral intercession honors what was and heals what will be.It faces the lineage as a whole. The harm and the hope ali...
10/20/2025

Ancestral intercession honors what was and heals what will be.
It faces the lineage as a whole. The harm and the hope alike.

Deconstruction without reconstruction is only demolition.
Intercession asks us to rebuild what was broken.
In ourselves, our families, our communities.

This work belongs to the living together.
Healing is not solitary. It happens in remembrance, accountability, and shared care.

At Samhain, we honor the past and begin again.

Across time and culture, ancestor veneration has never centered the self.It is a collective act of remembrance and respo...
10/19/2025

Across time and culture, ancestor veneration has never centered the self.
It is a collective act of remembrance and responsibility.
A sacred duty of intercession.

We feed them, tend them, and speak their names.
Not to use them, but to lift them.
Through care, story, and repair, we help them find peace, and in doing so, we find our own.

Samhain invites us to this work:
to honor, to remember, to restore.

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October 23 • 7:30 PM
Join us for the oldest form of magic... remembrance.

10/19/2025

Leaving daily offerings at your altar serves as a consistent and intentional practice to cultivate a relationship with the spirit you are working with.

Symbolic Communication: Offerings act as symbolic gestures that communicate your acknowledgment and respect for the spirit. It's a way of saying, "I recognize your presence, and I honor our connection.

Reciprocity: Regular offerings create a sense of reciprocity in the relationship. By giving something of value, you establish a mutual exchange where you express gratitude and openness to receiving guidance or assistance from the spirit in return.

Consistency and Commitment: Daily offerings demonstrate your commitment to the spiritual relationship. Consistency in your practices shows dedication and sincerity, reinforcing the bond over time.

Energy Exchange: Offerings are a form of energy exchange. The items you present carry symbolic meaning and energy, and by placing them on the altar, you contribute to the energetic connection between you and the spirit.

Intent and Focus: The act of preparing and presenting offerings requires mindfulness and intent. This focused attention strengthens your connection with the spiritual realm, fostering a deeper understanding and alignment with the spirit's energies.

Hope, and the light it shines, is always needed most in times of darkness.
10/18/2025

Hope, and the light it shines, is always needed most in times of darkness.

When we leave our ancestors unnamed, they become the shadows of our own shadow work.The abuser and the healer. The silen...
10/17/2025

When we leave our ancestors unnamed, they become the shadows of our own shadow work.
The abuser and the healer. The silenced and the speaker. The enslaved and the enslaver.
All live within us, and all must be faced.

When another summons those shadows, they hold the power.
At Samhain, we take it back.

We name them. We feed what is hungry.
We bring them into the light.

This is how the haunting becomes healing.

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October 23 • 7:30 PM
Step into the circle. Swedesboro.

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1428 Kings Highway Ste 201
Swedesboro, NJ
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