Ceramic Snake Rattle with Dual Spirals | Hand-Carved Ritual Object | Shamanic Sound Tool | Liminal & Protective Symbolism

A Ritual Object with Living Symbolism
This hand-carved snake rattle is crafted from dark clay and finished with a luminous glaze. The piece measures approximately 4.5 inches high by 3 inches in diameter—a size that rests naturally in the hand, making it an ideal sound tool for meditation, ritual, or ceremonial work. Inside, the rattle carries small clay beads, producing a resonant sound when shaken.

The Snake
The snake coils around the body of the rattle as an ancient guardian of transformation. Across cultures, serpents are initiatory symbols—shedding their skin, moving between worlds, and carrying healing power. Here, the snake embodies both protection and rebirth, serving as a companion for threshold moments when the old is released and the new begins to emerge.

The Spiral Ends
On both ends of the rattle, a spiral is carved—a timeless symbol of cycles, return, and expansion. The double spirals invite balance: descent and ascent, inner and outer, beginnings and endings. When used in ritual, these spirals remind the practitioner that every sound sent out is also an echo returning.

The Rattle as Ritual Tool
Rattles are among humanity’s oldest instruments of sacred sound. Their purpose is both practical and mystical: to call attention, to shift energy, to clear a space, to mark thresholds. This snake rattle may be used:
• To open and close ritual space, grounding the body and signaling transition.
• In dream incubation, shaken softly before sleep as an invitation to the unseen.
• For energy clearing, using the sound to break stagnant patterns.
• As a symbolic ally, the snake guiding the practitioner through cycles of release and renewal.

A Living, Handmade Object
No two rattles are alike. Each one is hand-formed, carved, and glazed, carrying its own character and resonance. The process leaves subtle textures and variations, which are not imperfections but part of the living nature of clay as it transforms through fire.

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Symbolism Summary
• Snake: transformation, protection, rebirth, threshold guardian.
• Spirals: cycles, return, expansion, balance.
• Rattle: sound as bridge between worlds, tool for clearing and calling.

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Details
• Hand-carved from dark clay.
• Size: approx. 4.5” tall x 3” diameter.
• Glazed surface with luminous serpent.
• Contains clay beads that produce a grounding rattle sound.
• One-of-a-kind.