The Caduceus
The serpent is one of the most sacred symbols of all times. We find images and myths about serpents everywhere in the world and they often date 6000 years back. They always have been linked with divinity, great knowledge and duality. In fact, it would be more correct to say that his symbolism is more often connected to the overcoming of duality rather than duality itself.
When the Buddha found enlightenment under his tree, the Naga Snake came around him to protect him from demons and distractions that tried to disturb is deep meditation. It is well known that the Buddha has achieved a non dual state of mind.
The principal God figure in the Mayan culture is a Feathered serpent called Quetzalcoatl that came on Earth to save humanity from de illusion of duality. His name means litteraly « Bird-Serpent », from « Quetzalli » meaning Bird and « Coatl » meaning snake. He is here to unite the sky and the earth together and bring back harmony.
In the Indu tradition the serpent is the symbol of the Kundalini (enlightenment) and also the symbol of the greatest God of all, Shiva. Shiva is the first God, he was never born and lived in the void even before time existed, he was a unique light, the only form that existed before everyting else. Shiva is half male and half female. His female half is called Shakti and sometimes they incarnate on earth to live the enjoyment of the sacred union, as man and women.
The Caduceus represents 2 serpents, one Male and the other Female, uniting together in an intertwined position that recalls the embrace of serpents mating together.
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Ida and Pingala, representing the Female and Male energy, they arise the Kundalini (Enligthenment), Andhra Pradesh, India
Fuxi and Nuwa, The Original Couple, With a compass and a Square representing the male and female energy, Shanghai Museum - 250 BC
God Hermes representing planet Mars. He had a child with Aphrodite whom they called Hermaphrodite or Cupid. Aphrodite represents Venus Mars = Male, Venus = Female
The alchemical symbols of the sun and the moon are linked to the caduceus. Sun = Male, Moon = Female. We also often see a women on the right and a man on the left,
Quetzacoatl the Feathered serpent, He represents Duality and is the First God of the mythology, He had sex with his twin sister and then became the Planet Venus, Pre-hispanic Codex, Féjérváry-Mayer
Egyptian Staff of the God Osiris, who formed a sacred union with his consort and sister Isis, and had a divine Child called Horus. Horus is ofthen refered as the Egyptian Jesus, the pinecone = enlightenment, Museum in Turin, Italy
The caduceus is even a Hieroglyph, 2 caduceus plus a Solar disk (Male) and water (Female) = Eternity
Godess of life, love and fertility : Ishtar, holding a double serpent wand. She his sometimes refered as the consort of the Jewish god Yahve, as the Pagan traditions mixed a long time ago, Terracotta
Like in ancient China, the Freemasons used the compas and square symbols, as well as the caduceus.
A recent but interesting masonic representation of Adam and Eve with the caduceus.
The original couple, with Adam representing the sacred masculine and Eve the sacred feminine, 1496 The virgin of voctory
St Nicholas Christian Church, Cublington, Medieval church
Sculpted by James Nathan Muir, Latina America, defined as a unifying symbol representing the transcendance of individual differences, spiritual connection and power of love.
One of the Oldest civilisation on Earth, with 2 angel like creatures on the side
Turkish God, Gobekli Tepe
A Caduceus with the divine hand and the Sun
Scotland, Aberlemno
Serpent of Bronze on Moses rod, Bronze is made of copper and tin, Copper = Masculine, Tin = feminine in Alchemy
The North Statue of Versaille Palace, North = feminine, Paris - France
Yusupovsky Imperial Garden Russia