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Crucified Serpent

This grusome looking symbol of a snake nailed to a cross is a common alchemical drawing representing the "fixing of the volatile," or, making the elixir of mercury, a legendary curative, by removing the volatile, or poisonous element. The crucified serpent is a symbol of overcoming one's base or materially inclined nature.

It is also a symbol of a biblical allegory linking the crucifixion of Christ with the the raising of the Brazen Serpent of the Old Testament:

"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life."

Crucified Serpent Raised by
the Church on Mount Nebo

Pope Prays to the Serpent

This asclepius wand, often confused with the Caduceus wand of Hermes, is the true symbol of the medical profession. It dates to antiquity, and was a symbol of the Greek God of healing, Asclepius.

The symbol of a serpent entwined staff also appears in the biblical book of Exodus, wherein Moses is instructed to erect a brass pole with a serpent; whoever looked upon it was healed.

The caduceus has been mistakenly utilized as a symbol of the medical industry in the place of the wand of Asclepius (Asculapius), the Greek God of healing and medicine. The wand of Hermes is winged, and entwined with a pair of serpents; the Asclepius wand is not winged, and has only one serpent. The latter has been a traditional symbol of the medical profession for millennia.

In the Hermetic Tradition, it is a symbol of spiritual awakening, and has been likened to the Kundalini serpents of Hindu mysticism. The original caduceus was a Mesopotamian symbol, a sign of authority carried by the Goddess Tanit, the goddess Ishtar, and others.

The planetary symbol of Mercury is a representation of the caduceus.

source: http://altreligion.about.com

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