The Ritual of the Snake: An Erotic Ceremony (English Edition)

"Sita stood in the stone pool of the Temple of the Snake, shivering from more than just the contact of cold water on her bare skin. She was surrounded by other girls her age - youthful, nubile, healthy, all naked and smooth, bathing together in the dim candlelight. Most of them didn't seem anywhere near as nervous as she was, but perhaps they were simply better at hiding it. Some girls spoke to each other in excited whispers of anticipation, and helped each other wash and style their hair, as if they were preparing for a party, and not a religious ritual. But Sita was unable to focus on her own cleanliness and appearance, though she knew that proper presentation was a part of honoring the god. All she could do was splash herself absently, and let her eyes wander to the tall stone doors that swirled with serpent carvings, and the giant serpent’s head, with its angular, piercing eyes, which topped the doorframe. Beyond those doors was the inner chamber, which only those who were of age were allowed to visit, which Sita and all of the other girls were about to see for the first time. What lay on the other side of those walls? While everyone else seemed somehow able to concentrate on the present moment, Sita could not stop searching the stone serpent's face for clues to what lay ahead."

Sita is one of a group of young women who experiences a rite of passage in a ceremony of pleasure.

The cover art for this book features stock photography by Marcus Ranum (www.ranum.com).