The Caduceus [Esoteric Sturdays]

A brief analysis of the esoteric symbol of the Caduceus.

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[otimothy]

« You can take that story literally if you find it helpful. » You’re a gem of a human.

[brandoncallaway]

The pinecone shape at the top of the staff is the pineal gland, the staff is sushumna and the snakes are ida and pingala. It's a reference to rising kundalini up the central nervous system to ajna (the third eye chakra) governed by the pineal gland, bringing about higher connection with consciousness. It's all over the world in ancient religions and mystery school leftover esoteric knowledge. Ida and pingala were always refered to as the coiled serpent that lays at the base of the spine in muladhara (the base chakra)

[friarpesel]

I agree, great topic 😇 Wings and serpents - wise as serpents, gentle as doves. Note that the cadeucean serpents are looking at each other, observer and observed. The wings also represent polarity, there’s quite a lot in it especially as it relates to the Kabbalistic tree of life.

[robertkafader]

Done very well, a balance between 2 points with using higher reasoning to get us there.

[ericanker]

Snakes (at least a lot of them) tend to curl around each other during mating, so I was thinking about creation and creation of life. Embryology and Obstetrics are also important in medicine.

[neil]

you can view it in terms of 4 parts.

Snake 1: Represents your logical mind
Snake 2: Represents your emotional aspect
Rod: both the snakes make up your identity which rises from a single point, the single cell that you started life as an embryo. As the snakes rise, your identity is made up in the world. Your ego rises, your place in the world is made known
Lastly the fourth aspect: Is the material which makes these three parts, CONSCIOUSNESS. As these snakes meet at 6 chakra points, the 7th being above your head.

Every aspect made up of these 4 parts.

[DivertissementMonas]

Good call out about the serpent representing wisdom. Even Zeus used to be represented as a serpent until a point in time things changed. He became the slayer of serpents.

[zeoskydancer]

The point you made Denis about YinYang, DNA and information opened a door for me.
Leibniz invented binary mathematics after reading the Yi Jing, written by the legendary Fu Xi. Leibniz’s article was even titled “Explanation of the binary arithmetic, which uses only the characters 1 and 0, with some remarks on its usefulness, and on the light it throws on the ancient Chinese figures of Fu Xi”
As we know, binary is the language of computers, in fact, that’s what I’m actually writing here.
But I had never connected it with DNA till this video and you’re spot on.

[XRP_Drummer]

well said. After looking up "caduceus meaning" I knew almost immedately that I chose the right video. Great stuff. Liked and subbed! Have a good day

[mk]

I’m getting this tattooed on my arm. Thank you.

[anthonysullivan]

thank you for your excellent presentation, this has to be my favourite symbol I have carved it many times, in it I see the 7 hermetic principles or laws of the universe.
my sincere thanks for your time and illumination on this subject.

[trobertw]

Lets also not forget that in the Book of Numbers, Moses is commanded to use a Bronze Serpent on his staff to HEAL those who were bitten by snakes. But only those who would FACE the serpent were healed.

It's quite fascinating.

[Master_Blackthorne]

It amuses me that Christians equate the serpent with evil. In Proverbs it says, "Be as wise as a serpent and as patient as a dove." The serpent has always been a symbol of wisdom and I like snakes.

[juanvanwyk]

Sat Nam, wonderful video. I would like to hear your perspective on the Thyrsus of Dionysus as well😁🧿🐉

[stanleyukaoha]

I love your book reviews and am a fan of your page. Keep it up

[ceejayp]

I read somewhere a long time ago that the rod represented the spine and the serpent was kundalini energy moving up it. At the points where it crossed the staff were the chakras.

[dongoul]

I love your speech in all your videos, very clear and I find it very relaxing. Has anyone else ever mentioned this.

[iamglitch]

The biochemist who was working on discovering the shape of DNA couldn't work out how it was fitted together, until he took psychedelics (entered a higher state of consciousness) and had a eureka moment when he realised that the DNA molecule was shaped as a double helix.

[tiffanyclark-grove]

Taking a symbolic story literally helps you understand it more thoroughly imo🙂

[jacobspaid]

Could it be that the use of a transactional symbol rather than a healing symbol resulted in U.S. Healthcare system being one of the greatest examples of capatalist toxicity? In the U.S. there are laws against price gouging during disasters, (ex. hurricanes, floods, covid, etc.) but no such protection for everyday personal medical disasters. In your greatest time of need, it's ok to charge $15 for an asprin and $8 for a bandaid. It is said that "the world is not governed by rules nor laws, but signs and symbols.