What is the serpent to you? A symbol of wisdom, or evil?

sylvan · 10-18-2008, 03:03 AM

DNA is often symbolized by the snake and the duality of the nature of DNA as symbolized by the caduceus, the twisted snake motif utilized as a symbol of the medical profession. There is a very interesting book called The Cosmic Serpent - DNA and the Origins of Knowledge written by Jeremy Narby. The chemical that rises to the pineal gland is dimethyltriptamine or DMT, though I thought the chemical was produced by the pineal gland. I must study more...sylvan

10-18-2008, 03:03 AM	#12
sylvan Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5	Re: What is the serpent to you? A symbol of wisdom, or evil? DNA is often symbolized by the snake and the duality of the nature of DNA as symbolized by the caduceus, the twisted snake motif utilized as a symbol of the medical profession. There is a very interesting book called The Cosmic Serpent - DNA and the Origins of Knowledge written by Jeremy Narby. The chemical that rises to the pineal gland is dimethyltriptamine or DMT, though I thought the chemical was produced by the pineal gland. I must study more...sylvan