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	Serpent Symbolism
		Byzantine, Gothic and Early Renaissance Art are rich in serpent symbolism.
		Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made.
		But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
	www.artopp.net /snake.htm (440 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Serpent (symbolism)
		Serpent is a word of Latin origin (serpens, serpentis) that is commonly used in a specifically mythic or religious context, signifying a snake that is to be regarded not as a mundane natural phenomenon nor as an object of scientific zoology, but as the bearer of some symbolic value.
		In China, the Indian serpent nāga was equated with the lóng or Chinese dragon.
		The chthonic serpent was one of the earth-animals associated with the cult of Mithras.
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	Serpent (symbolism) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Serpent is a word of Latin origin (serpens, serpentis) which is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit term serp, that is normally substituted for "snake" in a specifically mythic or religious context, in order to distinguish such creatures from the field of biology.
		Serpents figured prominently in archaic Greek myths too: the myth-element of Laocoon, the ancient Hydra that was battled by Heracles, the serpent of the oldest Delphic oracle.
		The chthonic serpent was one of the earth-animals associated with the cult of Mithras.
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	Serpent-worship - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Among his symbols was a serpent coiled round a staff, and physicians were for long wont to place this at the head of their prescriptions.
		The symbol of the Bacchic orgies was a consecrated serpent, and the snakes kept in the sacred cistae of the cult of Dionysus find a parallel among the sect of the Ophites where, at the sacramental rites, bread was offered to the living serpent and afterwards distributed among the worshippers.
		the Cretan Kouretes), or to depict the conquest of barbarians as the overthrow of serpents or serpent-like beings.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Serpent_-_Worship (6880 words)

	Ireland's OWN: Celtic Symbols (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Serpents are frequently found on torcs, the sacred neck ornament of the Celtic kings and divinities.
		The serpent also is a phallic symbol, but ironically, serpents also are one of the older symbols of female power in the Celtic religion, since both seem to epitomise the power of life.
		Although serpents are known to the Celts as a symbol of magic and great wisdom, the snake in some cultures has received a lot bad rap.
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	Symbolism and Iconography of the Serpent ~ David Icke E~Magazine Reptilian Archives (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The serpent (or snake) was very common in Egypt; the hieroglyph which corresponds phonetically to the letter Z is a representation of the movement of the snake.
		The Jews considered the serpent primarily as a threatening creature; the Old Testament counts it among the unclean animals; it appears as the idealized image of sin and of Satan and is the seductress of the first couple in Eden; on the other hand, though, it also appears as a symbol of prudence.
		Serpents are as different from all animal species as the human race, but at the opposite end of the scale.
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	Symbolism and Iconography of the Serpent ~ TGS HiddenMysteries Reptilian Agenda (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The serpent (or snake) was very common in Egypt; the hieroglyph which corresponds phonetically to the letter Z is a representation of the movement of the snake.
		The Jews considered the serpent primarily as a threatening creature; the Old Testament counts it among the unclean animals; it appears as the idealized image of sin and of Satan and is the seductress of the first couple in Eden; on the other hand, though, it also appears as a symbol of prudence.
		Serpents are as different from all animal species as the human race, but at the opposite end of the scale.
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	Symbolism In English Architecture - The Dragon Or Serpent
		A serpent rears its head behind the woman, and seems to be whispering in her ear.
		Closely connected, if not actually identified with the serpent of the Temptation, is the dragon which is so often mentioned in the Revelation of S. John as a symbol of the devil.
		The symbolism of the story is of course the usual one of sin being conquered by the power of the Cross.
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	Theosophical Symbolism -A Theosophical Article by William Q. Judge
		As a symbol of a house could never be the prow of a boat, or the wing of a bird, but must be contained somewhere in the form of the house itself; that is, it must be an actual part chosen to represent or stand for the whole.
		There is an old hermetic symbol similar to this, in which the circle is formed by two serpents interlaced and each swallowing the tail of the other one.
		It is not necessary to express the duality of the Supreme Soul by two serpents, because in the third component part of the Seal, elsewhere, that is symbolized by the interlaced triangles.
	www.blavatsky.net /theosophy/judge/articles/theosophical-symbolism.htm (1601 words)

	The Serpent's Prayer: The Psychology of an Image
		The amputation of the serpent's legs, the amputation, that is to say, of its pagan standpoints, was not the result of a sharply discriminative consciousness such as is conveyed by the adage "divide and conquer." Rather, the war cry of monotheism was blur, obfuscate, and confuse.
		In mythology the hero's fate is frequently entwined with that of the serpent or snake.
		We see the speck in the serpent's eye and not the beam in our own and are blinded, as a result, from the realization that our virtues have become vices, that our values are at odds with life, and that the god which we serve is a false god.
	www.geocities.com /Area51/Chamber/7227/serpent.html (9144 words)

	Transtopia -- Transtopian Symbolism and Terminology (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It describes a circle, and partakes of the symbolic meaning of the circle, which is perfect, eternal, and divides the universe into inside and outside.
		The Tomoye is a symbol from the Japanese Samurai heraldry and the ancient Japanese Shinto religion.
		The Singularity, in the symbolical sense, is a transdimensional portal between the mundane and the divine; between the realm of men and the realm of gods.
	www.transtopia.org /symbolism.html (2472 words)

	The Luciferian Legacy
		This symbol is known in Germany as the Cross of Lothringen, or Lohengrin (the origin of the name âLorraineâ), and was said to have been emblazoned upon Lohengrinâs shield.
		One of the oddest symbols used frequently in reference to the Grail bloodline, and often in wildly unexpected contexts, is that of the serpent.
		Chaldeaâs deified kings were associated symbolically with both the Sun and the serpent, and were viewed to be âsons of the Sunâ, or sons of God.
	www.thevesselofgod.com /theluciferianlegacy.html (7332 words)

	The serpent
		While neither the snake nor serpent appears in current masonic symbolism or ritual, many regalia-makers have used it to fashion the belt hook on masonic aprons.
		Intended as a symbol of wisdom, the eternal, the universe, the world or regeneration and rebirth, this usage has been singled out by some anti-masons as "proof" that the "Brotherhood of the Snake" worships Satan.
		That said, the symbolic usages of the snake are of interest to students of religion, esoterica, and of history.
	freemasonry.bcy.ca /symbolism/serpent.html (943 words)

	Biscione - Italian Serpent Symbolism strikingly similar to Quetzalcoatl in Mayan Mythology
		The Biscione (‘large grass snake’), also known as the Vipera (‘viper’ or in Milanese as the Bissa), is a heraldic charge showing a blue serpent in the act of swallowing a human: usually a child and sometimes described as a Moor.
		It is also used as a symbol or logo by the football club Inter Milan, and in a version where a flower replaces the child, by Fininvest.
		These express the passage "Osiris enters the tail of a great serpent, was drawn through its body and came out through its mouth, and was then born anew." The story of Jesus/Jonah and the whale mirrors this story.
	www.redicecreations.com /winterwonderland/serpentman.html (510 words)

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		Today the symbols are compiled by making four rows of dots on paper and noting whether the result is odd or even.
		A group discussion with the themes of the serpent in history and myths of other cultures is in included in the appendix,as well as lists of names of serpents and serpent deites and their epithets applied in the Ritual of the Dead.
		Through this exploration of the serpent symbolism in ancient Egypt, we are also shown intimations of the coming Christian age.
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	Serpent Symbols and Salvation in the Ancient Near East and the Book of Mormon - Maxwell Institute JBMS
		The serpent as a dual, polar symbol emerged in the cradle of civilization during the earliest periods of history.
		The serpent or snake was also associated with Anat, the goddess of war venerated at Ugarit, one of the capital cities of the Canaanites and the repository of tablets containing the myths of that people.
		It is apparent that this symbol came to be applied to other important deities of various pantheons as the serpent symbol was handed down from culture to culture.
	farms.byu.edu /display.php?table=jbms&id=254 (7312 words)

	The Praying Serpent: The Psychology of an Image
		Crucial to an understanding of the significance of the serpent or snake as a libido-symbol is a consideration of the biological characteristics of the actual creature.
		He is the serpent, so in the early Christian church he is the sun, and the signs of the Zodiac, the apostles, are the twelve months of the year.
		We see the speck in the serpent's eye and not the spot in our own and are blinded, as a result, from the realization that our virtues have become vices, that our values are at odds with life, and that the god which we serve is a false god.
	www28.brinkster.com /gregmogenson/serpent.htm (9827 words)

	The Myth of Manasa --- The Serpent Queen
		As a practical symbol of this wave column theory, a round stone pillar piercing a circular block and protruding both ways was put up before the lay people as a practical model.
		This has been explained by saying that Siva’s sperm was ejaculated on a lotus which in turn percolated through its stalk and travelled to the nether world, i.e., to the lowest end of the universe, and lodged itself in naother lotus where it was held by a snake-power.
		The different branches of Indian philosophy are more or less its off-shoots with the Yoga sect being at the forefront in the practice and promulgation of the esoteric art of harnessing the serpent- power, kundalini, towards realization of the philosophic vision that is necessary for attaining the divine sphere.
	www.accessnewage.com /articles/mystic/NATH2.HTM (2252 words)

	Influence of the Phallic Idea: Serpent Symbolism Associated With Phallic Worship
		The fact is that the serpent was only a symbol, or at most an embodiment, of the spirit which it represented, as we see from the belief of certain African and American tribes, which probably preserves the primitive form of this supposition.
		In the spirit-character ascribed to the serpent, we have the explanation of the association of its worship with human sacrifice noted by Mr.
		A sacred serpent appears to have been kept in all the Egyptian temples, and we are told that "many of the subjects, in the tombs of the kings at Thebes in particular, show the importance it was thought to enjoy in a future state."
	www.sacred-texts.com /sex/ipi/ipi03.htm (1060 words)

	PEP Web - The Symbolism of the Serpent
		It is frequently stated in psycho-analytic literature that the serpent may appear in dreams or in neurotic phantasy as a sexual symbol.
		He attempts to prove that the serpent is a symbol of immortality, and not of sex.
		The point to be noted in Wohlgemuth's championship of the immortality symbolism as an alleged exclusive alternative to the sexual symbolism is his implicit subscription to a theory of a universal significance, attachable on every occasion to any given symbol.
	www.pep-web.org /document.php?id=ijp.007.0237a (275 words)

	THE FEATHERED SERPENT
		The Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan, alongside its full-colored replica at the NMAH.
		This painting of the Feathered Serpent was made in fresco style for a wall and shows the serpent's face in a variety of colors.
		Before the introduction of the Feathered Serpent, the Maya had already established a religious belief that certain gods and royal ancestors were carried down from the heavens to the earth within the vessel of a great serpent.
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	The Awakening
		This is the story of a nameless caveman who discovered the Holy Grail of molecular biology 20,000 years ago thus inspiring spiritual traditions on six continents, and of a mysterious relation between that simple, stone‑age discovery and the eternal, mathematical structure of the universe...
		The symbolism of the serpent operates at several levels, but one of the most obvious characteristics of the snake to ancient peoples was its curious ability to shed its skin.
		This Paleolithic symbol of health and well‑being, of nature and eternity, of life and regeneration, is universally recognized as the definitive choice.
	www.jonathonart.com /book/Awakening2.htm (9195 words)

	Kundalini Yoga - Serpent Symbolism
		It is normally symbolized as a serpent coiled into three and a half circles, with its tail in its mouth, and spiralling around the central axis (sacrum or sacred bone) at the base of the spine.
		The awakening of this serpent and the manifestation of its powers is a primary aim of the practice of Kundalini Yoga.
		Kundalini with Sakti in the fire altar, symbolizing the element fire associated with the Manipura or Navel Chakra.
	www.kundaliniyoga.org /serpent.html (328 words)

	The Truth Behind the Holy Grail - Gardiner's World
		These people were known as serpent priests and the elongation of the skulls made the glands in the brain secrete certain psychotic inducing hormones, beneficial to the enlightenment experience and altered states of consciousness.
		The wisdom element of the serpent could now be explained via the "awakening" of the "coiled serpent" or Kundalini process, but this did not entirely explain the immortality aspect of the serpent symbolism.
		In fact this element of the myth is symbolic and should remain as such, for Christ as the good serpent did provide his true Elixir of eternal life, in both Gnostic psychological concepts such as the Kundalini and also in the literal venom and blood of the snake.
	www.gardinersworld.com /content/view/12/54 (2368 words)

	Mystress Angelique Serpent.Kundalini Section Index.
		Fire Serpent Tantra: Two years ago, I decided to create a course for people seeking awakening, and for those who are already awakened, to come to terms with their process.
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	www.domin8rex.com /serpent/spirit/kindex.htm (275 words)

	Spiral Pagan & Gothic Pendants Pagan & Gothic Pendants
		A stunningly beautiful pentacle pendant, in which the pentagram is framed by a crescent moon - symbol of the Goddess. The moon is engraved with a Celtic weave and set with a sparkling purple crystal.
		This symbol was used by the Rosecrucian sect. The rose in the centre as widely associated with the Holy Grail and the secret sacred feminine of Christianity.;
		The Amphisbaena is a mythical serpent with two heads, one at each end of its body. The wearing of an Amphisbaena was supposed to safeguard or cure the wearer of illness and protect pregnant women.
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