Snakes and Wisdom

[aranuk]

I find it odd when I keep hearing the correlation of snakes with wisdom. I know it is as ancient concept for thousands of years even before the biblical account of Eden with Adam and Eve. Also it eats mice. Another one is the owl. Ok, it can swivel its head almost 360 degrees without moving its body. It also eats mice. Ok, that's at least a good thing as I don't like mice in my house at all. Symbolism? Phallic is fertility not wise. They have no legs and are sly and slithery and poisonous. Tell me what is wise about a snake.

Stan

[Robin]

Hi Stan,

I think that the association of wisdom with snakes and owls is more metaphorical than literal.

Snakes are thought more as being "clever" than wise. Because of their silent approach to catching prey, they are praised for their ability of cleverness. Many organizations and cults use the serpent as their symbol because they also operate by being stealthy. They operate "from the shadows" so to speak, keep secrets hidden, and ensnare society just like a snake would sneak up on a mouse.

Owls are thought of as being wise because, yes, they can swivel their heads nearly 360 degrees and they can see at night. Metaphorically, organizations and cults use the owl as their symbol because they operate in the shadows just as well. The Bohemian Grove members, for instance, have infiltrated high levels of society under a clever disguise. In a sense, like an owl, they keep an eye on society from all directions (360 degrees) and even when we are asleep (owl night vision).

[Ellisa]

The fact that snakes are almost universally hated, hunted and killed on sight and yet still live in happy contentment in their native habitats when left alone, seems to speak of some inherent wisdom. They themselves hunt for food, but our invasion of their environment means that we are sometimes hurt or bitten when they defend themselves. Most snakes will in fact try to escape from us, as they are frightened, and they will wisely (ah! that word again) slither away to find a safer spot.

And when did having legs become a sign of wisdom?

[Aryslan]

Intertwined serpents was a symbol of the Sumerian god Enki, that's probably where it was first associated with wisdom.

[Freed Fox]

Rod of Asclepius:

http://intothevoid.us/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/rod_of_asclepius.png

From wikipedia:

"The significance of the serpent has been interpreted in many ways; sometimes the shedding of skin and renewal is emphasized as symbolizing rejuvenation, while other assessments center on the serpent as a symbol that unites and expresses the dual nature of the work of the physician, who deals with life and death, sickness and health."
(This is because snake venom was used in Ancient Greece to treat certain conditions.)

Caduceus:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Caduceus.svg

DNA:

http://www.totalwellness.ca/pictures/large_picture_126.jpg

[Johnny]

Most people says that prostitution is the oldest occupation in the world. In my opinion, if we shall follow the bible, then the oldest occupation is what to day is called marketing. Their 'job' is to plant an idea in peoples head, and was it not exactly that what the serpent in the paradise did. Wily yes, if we absolutely has to put a label on it, but not wise, I would say :)

Johnny

[Freed Fox]

More from wikipedia;

"In some cultures snakes were fertility symbols, for example the Hopi people of North America performed an annual snake dance to celebrate the union of Snake Youth (a Sky spirit) and Snake Girl (an Underworld spirit) and to renew fertility of Nature. During the dance, live snakes were handled and at the end of the dance the snakes were released into the fields to guarantee good crops. "The snake dance is a prayer to the spirits of the clouds, the thunder and the lightning, that the rain may fall on the growing crops.." In other cultures snakes symbolized the umbilical cord, joining all humans to Mother Earth. The Great Goddess often had snakes as her familiars - sometimes twining around her sacred staff, as in ancient Crete - and they were worshiped as guardians of her mysteries of birth and regeneration."

Ourobouros:

http://vikingrune.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ouroboros_tattoo.jpg

"The serpent, when forming a ring with its tail in its mouth, is a clear and widespread symbol of the "All-in-All", the totality of existence, infinity and the cyclic nature of the cosmos. The most well known version of this is the Aegypto-Greek Ourobouros. It is believed to have been inspired by the Milky Way, as some ancient texts refer to a serpent of light residing in the heavens."

Shesha:

http://www.inannareturns.com/gita/images/vsh12bea.jpg

"In Hindu mythology Lord Vishnu is said to sleep while floating on the cosmic waters on the serpent Shesha. In the Puranas Shesha holds all the planets of the universe on his hoods and constantly sings the glories of Vishnu from all his mouths."


You have to realize that you have been programmed to hate/fear snakes by the Judeo-Christian establishment. There is nothing wrong with them. They are creatures just as beautiful as any other.

Just think; Christians fear them and Hindus respect them. Which of those are (typically) more enlightened? More *truly* spiritual?
Examine your beliefs.

[Robin]

I find criticism of snakes (fear or repulsion) pretty superficial and short-sighted.

DNA:

http://www.totalwellness.ca/pictures/large_picture_126.jpg

Keep in mind that we are not supposed to have two-stranded DNA. From what I have personally gathered, humanity has been enslaved at some level by our genetics being manipulated so most of our DNA cannot get expressed (think: Anunnaki, Reptilians, etc.).

Noncoding DNA (or Junk DNA) makes up 98% of the human genome. Have you ever heard the saying "humans only use 10% of their brain?" This is because of this noncoding DNA, which is very abnormal in the kingdom animalia. Scientists are puzzled by this. Bacteria normally only have about 2% noncoding DNA.

To me, this is extremely significant. One cannot put the whole picture together without analyzing archaeological evidence of human origins. The Anunnaki story (Sitchin and others) seems to make a whole lot of sense as to why humans have so much noncoding DNA. If we do not have all of our DNA activated, then maybe we really could be slaves to a higher ET race.

Really, we should have more expressed DNA. Many claim that humans should have 12-stranded DNA (including Simon Parkes), and I think that there is much truth to this. So if the 2-stranded DNA strand resembles a serpent, then maybe there is more reason for this than we have given thought to.

If an organism is part of a higher vibration, possibly leading to a crystalline body, then it would make sense that this organic organism would have DNA that looks far different than the 2-stranded version.

[Freed Fox]

Sorry if my last post came off as harsh. I just get a bit miffed when there is this inexplicable intolerance toward other living beings, whether because they are simply very different from us, or because of aforementioned programming of which one is apparently unaware.




Have you ever heard the saying "humans only use 10% of their brain?"

That is a well propagated myth, but a myth nonetheless.

http://www.positscience.com/brain-resources/brain-facts-myths/brain-mythology


The truth is that we use virtually all of our brain every day.

Let's say, for example, that as you are reading this article, you are eating a sandwich. As you are reading, the frontal lobes in your cerebral cortex are engaged in thinking and reasoning. You are enjoying your delicious sandwich thanks to your parietal lobes, which are responsible for taste, texture and smell of food. The occipital lobes help to process how you see the words on this page, and the temporal lobes help you process what you hear—like the crunch of your sandwich and the rustle of the page.

Meanwhile, you just blinked because of your motor area, and it is because of your cerebellum that you are able to hold the sandwich in your hand, as well as anything else you're doing right now that calls for balance and coordination—like sitting.

Without having to think about it, you are breathing, digesting your sandwich and circulating blood thanks to your brainstem. Your metabolism and hormonal functions like the ones that control the water and sugar levels in your body are currently being controlled by your pituitary gland. And if you are sitting outside on a park bench on a cold wintry day, your hypothalamus is responsible for that fact that you are shivering.

You'll remember what you're reading due to your hippocampus, whose job it is to transfer short-term to long-term memory. It also enables you to remember that the point of this elaborate example is that you use much more than 10% of your brain.

You might argue that we use 10% of total brain potential, rather than 10% of literal mass/structure, but that would be purely conjecture. In fact, there is evidence showing that much of our intelligence comes from a sudden increase in human brain size approximately 200,000 years ago.

Non-coding DNA is fascinating, but there is no proof one way or the other regarding what it means. Our idea that it is dormant may simply come from scientific misunderstanding and/or inadequacy. DNA may very well be actively serving many other functions besides coding for proteins, etc.


If an organism is part of a higher vibration, possibly leading to a crystalline body, then it would make sense that this organic organism would have DNA that looks far different than the 2-stranded version.

Or, it could end up looking even more like a snake. :p Point is, we can't really know.


The Anunnaki story (Sitchin and others) [...] Many claim that humans should have 12-stranded DNA (including Simon Parkes)...

Simon has also stated recently that Sitchin was incorrect about the Annunaki engineering us. I'm not making any claims one way or the other in that regard, however, as I find it to be entirely speculative. Yes, there are dots which seem to connect when investigating ancient texts and myths, but they could very well be merely that; myths. Imagine we get wiped out, and many years later someone else uncovers a few select pieces of our own science fiction literature. Most of those books don't state outright that the contents are of a fictional nature. They would be able to make many conclusions about us from those works, and most would likely be false.

I mean no offense, Sam. I'm actually open to some of these ideas, but I like to advocate greater discernment with some of these things which I feel are being too easily/widely accepted when they are far less than proven facts.

[Tesseract]

Where I lived there is a species of snake that inhabits every variety of terrain - from the sand dunes to the highlands. But, they really prefer swampy areas, river banks, marshes and so on. I have had quite a number of encounters with them, since I spent time fishing, prospecting or just exploring in areas where this snake prefers to live. Over time, I began to notice something. I almost never saw these snakes in areas that were obviously flood prone, even though a lot of flood prone areas otherwise seemed to be the kind of habitat that they ought to like. It is as if they somehow know that if they live in that area and there is a flood then they will not have time to escape. Now, maybe there is a physical discouragement rather than any real reasoning, like a possibly lower abundance of frogs in flood prone areas, but it certainly appears as if the snakes are wise here. In fact, in this sense, they are wiser than more than a few humans who do decide to take up residence in flood prone areas.

Peekaboo:

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[Robin]

I mean no offense, Sam. I'm actually open to some of these ideas, but I like to advocate greater discernment with some of these things which I feel are being too easily/widely accepted when they are far less than proven facts.

Hey no problem. But I think you misunderstood me a bit.

I understand that the "we use 10% of our brain" is a myth. I really don't want you to think that I'm just a numbskull repeating information. I am a biologist and have researched these areas, but I do not claim to know everything. I just like to make it known that such things exist. ;)

The "we use 10% of our brain" myth is interpreted literally, when it should not be. Yes, your example of eating a sandwich brings this to light, but I am not wholly convinced that we are still using our full cranial capacity every second of our existence. It would make sense that an advanced ET race would have a wider openness to the cocktail of existence at all times.


You might argue that we use 10% of total brain potential, rather than 10% of literal mass/structure, but that would be purely conjecture. In fact, there is evidence showing that much of our intelligence comes from a sudden increase in human brain size approximately 200,000 years ago.

Anunnaki intervention.

I also did not mean to say that Sitchin was accurate about the Anunnaki, just that he is one of several studying the Anunnaki. It is a widely-studied subject.

I know what you mean about discernment, and that is why I specifically evaded in my comment any certainty on my part. I was just throwing out possibilities, and am glad that you are open to them.

We will not know the full story of our existence until we make some changes in our societal structure. But I just want to throw these ideas out there. I do not claim to have certainty with any of my thoughts. :)

[Freed Fox]

Thanks Sam, I appreciate your approach and good attitude. That's why what I'm going to say next is by no means a dig at you, nor meant to sound as wholly dismissive or perhaps negative as it may appear in print.




You might argue that we use 10% of total brain potential, rather than 10% of literal mass/structure, but that would be purely conjecture. In fact, there is evidence showing that much of our intelligence comes from a sudden increase in human brain size approximately 200,000 years ago.

Anunnaki intervention.


This seems somewhat dissonant, and what tends to bug me about "Anunnaki researchers". I understand there's no universal consensus on it, and I've heard a few different perspectives, but let's (try to) look at this objectively:

There was apparently this mysterious, massive leap in human cognitive ability 200,000 years ago. Fast forward to today, and we are the dominant species on the planet. At what point does this suggest that there was a malevolent intervention?

Humans are only slaves to one another. The major problems facing humanity today are caused by humans. Really, the most I can concede to that would be the supposition of some form of thought-virus (wetiko) or extra-dimensional (non-physical) influence which MAY be causing some to be more violent, greedy, domineering, and/or apathetic. During the course of our written history, quality of life has become considerably better over time. Yes, there have been a great many negative 'advancements', such as in the realms of warfare, industrialization (pollution), etc. However, by and large, people suffer much less than they did 2,000 years ago.

This is really going off-topic, so I'll stop. My apologies if I've officially derailed the thread beyond repair... :lol: Maybe we should start a separate thread for this Sam? :)

[Ellisa]

I liked your discussion of the Hopi Indians and the place of snakes in their legends Freed Fox. The aborigines of Australia have a Creation myth which tells of the Rainbow Serpent which filled the barren land with life and formed the shape of the land and the position of the rivers. Snakes seem to have an important place in various ancient cultures.

I have always found it interesting that the ancient caduceus looks so much like the model of DNA! Start that separate thread Sam and FF!

[Milneman]

Legend I heard here about snakes goes like this...not sure which tribe it's associated with.

A woman at the top of a mountain finds a snake. The snake says, "Please, will you take me down the mountain? I'm so tired I can't do it myself."
The woman says, "No, because if I pick you up, you will bite me and I will die."
The snake says, "No, I promise I won't bite you. Please take me down the mountain." So the woman picks up the snake, and takes it down the long path to the bottom of the mountain. Before she can put the snake down, the snake bites her.
"Why did you bite me!?" exclaims the woman.
"You knew what I was when you picked me up. I can't help it if I bite you. It's my nature."

Owls on the other hand have a bit of a bad rap. If you see an owl, especially with certain Cree people around here, it means someone's going to die. Or something will end, a relationship, etc. I've seen three owls that stared me in the face, the last one actually stood on an old road I was driving on and waiting for me to look it in the eyes before it flew off. Every time, something ended within 1 - 4 hours after. Messengers of endings. *shrugs*

[Dorjezigzag]

Hi Arunuk

I don't know if you have seen it yet but I talk a lot about the metaphor of the serpent in a video I made of a painting that has serpents within it.

It takes a little bit of time before it talks about the serpents but stay with it as there is a lot of info in there, for instance a class of angels known as the seraphim are actually described as fiery serpents.

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?63076-Introducing-Icon-O--clasm-My-Video

Here's the video, but I would recommend going to the thread as well.

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[Tony]

Knowledge and power may be twisted into many forms.

Nagas are the underworld guardians of treasures and concealed teachings and they can manifest in serpent,
half-serpent, or human form. The great second century Indian Buddhist master and philosopher, Nagarjuna,
was perhaps the first person to receive a 'hidden treasure text' or terma (Tib. gter-ma) from the Nagas,
in the form of the Prajna-paramita-sutra.



Tony

[Curt]

Snakes are part of human myth going back to the stone age.

The Eden myth borrows and transforms the snake from much older stories. It makes him the villain.

He never was in the previous stories.

The ancient mind saw the snake shed its skin to be born anew.

This was linked by analogy with the way the moon sheds its skin- regrows each month, only to repeat the cycle.

The moon brought the dew that refreshed and made the earth fertile.

These waters were linked with Woman, and her natural lunar menstrual cycles.

The Moon, the snake and Woman represented the same principle.

They represented the sacred power of the cycles of life--and were thought to be the embodiment of the knowledge of generation and regeneration.

They were the keys to birth and life itself.

They represented the wisdom of the creative powers of life itself. Doesn't get much wiser than that.

In those days god was a woman. The snake was venerated, and the moon didn't represent lunacy, but wisdom.

Fast forward a few thousand years and god becomes a man. Everything changes.

God is put outside of, and beyond, nature. Natures is made evil, fallen.

The Judeo-Christian god is not part of nature. He is above it. He is supernatural.

The emphasis becomes overcoming and conquering nature. The world is seen as something which needs controlling.

Woman loses her place, and with her the goddess, the snake and the moon.

Even in the story of Eden, Woman and snake work together. The old partnership.

Except here they're cast as the bad guys.

In the new tradition where nature is evil, both the snake and Woman, as representatives of the wisdom of nature, are seen as evil, too.

But here's another reading of the snake and the apple: because of the snake, mankind is born into the world.

He is expunged from the safe womb of the garden where his every need was met, and is given full life: and access to all the good and evil that comes with it.

In a theology where nature isn't evil, there is no original sin, and the snake is performing a vital service to mankind- without which we would never fully have been born.

There is a lot of talk on Avalon recently of shadow work, and synthesizing aspects of the self into a healthy whole.

The snake may be a key symbol in helping to achieve this.

[tonyp]

i ve met quite a few esoteric serpents in my time , normally in my bedroom...pretty little things with agenda.

[Dorjezigzag]

Knowledge and power may be twisted into many forms.

Nagas are the underworld guardians of treasures and concealed teachings and they can manifest in serpent,
half-serpent, or human form. The great second century Indian Buddhist master and philosopher, Nagarjuna,
was perhaps the first person to receive a 'hidden treasure text' or terma (Tib. gter-ma) from the Nagas,
in the form of the Prajna-paramita-sutra.



Tony

That is only one aspect of the Naga, who have been spoken about within Hinduism long before the Buddha walked the earth.
To just define them in this restricted description would be 'twisting';) the depth of meaning within the understanding of the Naga.


An epic calls them "persecutors of all creatures", and tells us "the snakes were of virulent poison, great prowess and excess of strength, and ever bent on biting other creatures" (Book I: Adi Parva, Section 20). At some points within the story, nagas are important players in many of the events narrated in the epic, frequently no more evil nor deceitful than the other protagonists, and sometimes on the side of good.

It is worth checking out the Wikipedia post on Nagas that has some associated stories
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C4%81ga

[tonyp]

Rhubarb is a nice root vegetable with or without custard, personal preference is with custard...hey get real Im too intelligent and smart for my higher self...how do you create a thread...one needs to enlighten so many humans who think their creator is divine

[Billy]

research Hinduism.

I took this photo in India, I use it as one of my avatars.

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Lord Shiva with the Cobra. He overcame negativity and wares it around his neck as a garland of flowers. This is symbolic when given a garland of flowers that is laid around your neck in India.

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Lord Krishna says that He is Vasuki among snakes. Vasuki is a poisoness snake and it is the chief for all snakes (King Cobra).

Nagapanchami is a sacred Indian festival dedicated to the snake-God. The festival gets its name from the fact that it is celebrated on the fifth day (panchami) of the moon lit fortnight of the Hindu month of Shravan (July /August). According to the Gregorian calender, the festival is observed sometime in August.

1) Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10, Verse 28:

"आयुधानाम अहं वज्रं
धेनूनाम अस्मि कामधुक
परजनश चास्मि कन्दर्पः
सर्पाणाम अस्मि वासुकिः"

'ayudhanam aham vajram
dhenunam asmi kamadhuk
prajanas casmi kandarpah
sarpanam asmi vasukih'

'Of weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the surabhi, givers of abundant milk. Of procreators I am Kandarpa, the god of love, and of serpents I am Vasuki, the chief.'

Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that Vasuki represent him amongst the Sarpas.

Sridhara Swami's Commentary:

"........ Of poisonous snakes His vibhuti is Vasuki who was used as rope to pull the boat containing all species of life during Lord Krishna's incarnation known as Matsya and Vasuki was also used as a rope to rap around the Mandara mountain to churn the nectar for the demigods during Lord Krishna's incarnation as Kurma."

2) Snake Worship:

Hymns to cure snake bite is in the Rig Veda, Book I, Hymn 191.

Many scholars have detected traces of existence of snake-worship contained in the 8th Ashtaka of the Rig Veda, wherein the earth is addressed as the Sarpa-rajni or "the queen of the serpents or the queen of all that moves".

The Yajur-Veda provides a more definite account of serpent-worship; the Samhita of this Veda contains prayers to the Sarpas(snakes) who are addressed as denizens of the heavens, the skies, the rays of the sun, the waters, the vegetables and the like.

In the Brahmanas of the Samhita part of the Yajur-Veda, invocations are addressed to serpents and sweet sacrifices are offered for their acceptance. Manu, the ancient law-giver of the Hindus also makes mention of the Nagas and the Sarpas. Carved or painted figures of snakes can be found on the walls of many Hindu temples that exist from the medieval era.

Images of snake worship rituals can also be spotted in the world famous Ajanta caves. Detailed description of the cobra snakes can also be discerned in Arthasastra, the classic ancient Hindu political text by the great Hindu philosopher Chanakya (c.300 bc).

In medieval India figures of snakes were carved or painted on the walls of many Hindu temples. In the carves at Ajanta images of the rituals of snake worship are found. Kautilya, in his "Arthashastra" has given .

The Hindu Puranas(Sanskrit encyclopedic texts) also mention the Nagas and the Sarpas. In the Bhagavata Purana, Vasuki and eleven other Nagas are mentioned as forming the string of the sun's chariot, one serpent being held to be sacred to each month. The Markandeya Purana embodies the well-known story of the marriage of Madalasa, a Naga princess of superb beauty, with King Kulvalasva.

In the apologue of the gold-giving serpent, the fifth fable of the Panchatantra(famous Indian collection of fables and other morally instructive tales), authentic evidence is found of the prevalence of serpent-worship in the post-Vedic ages of Ancient India. As it has been established that the Panchatantra was composed sometime between the first and sixth centuries, it is believed that the tradition of snake-worship existed in India prior to the sixth century A.D.

3) Nagas in Hindu mythology:

Nagas form an important part of Hindu mythology. They play prominent roles in various legends:

Shesha (Adisesha, Sheshnaga, or the 1,000 headed snake) upholds the world on his many heads and is said to be used by Lord Vishnu to rest. Shesha also sheltered Lord Krishna from a thunderstorm during his birth.

Vasuki allowed himself to be coiled around Mount Mandara by the Devas and Asuras to churn the milky ocean creating the ambrosia of immortality.

Kaliya poisoned the Jamuna / Yamuna river where he lived.
Krishna (Balakrishna / infant Krishna) subdued Kaliya by dancing on him and compelled him to leave the river.

Manasa is the queen of the snakes. She is also referred to as Manasha or "Ma Manasha". "Ma" being the universal mother.

Ananta is the endless snake who circles the world.

Padmanabha (or Padmaka) is the guardian snake of the south.

Astika is half Brahmin and half naga.

Lord Shiva also wears snakes around his neck, hands and legs.
Source:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/mbs/mbs0...
http://www.asitis.com/10/28.html
http://www.bhagavad-gita.org/Gita/verse-...
http://www.theholidayspot.com/nag_pancha...
http://www.hinduwebsite.com/sacredscript...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_worsh...

peace

[mahalall]

Pieneal: Nagas are the underworld guardians of treasures and concealed teachings and they can manifest in serpent

Anecdotal perceptions of the Naga highlight an association the ominous sensation of sinking into an underworld when meditating in a cave or environment that has higher back ground alpha and gamma currents (Radon elements a key stimulate) To overcome the conscious cloudy underworld aversion of it's presence is a)come back to upekkha (equanmity) b) move away from the stimulant or c) explore the upper world of it's presence with mula bandha.

Wary of the serpents presence on ones internal Mandalas. It does like to slide it's way in and consume. Applied drishti with a focused bindhi quickly enables one to burn away it's influence and come back to your core.

p.s d) to reflect those naga currents you could paint your meditation cell gold (haha).
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http://www.tricycle.com/-practice/perfect-balance
http://www.yogajournal.com/practice/2417
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandala
http://www.yogajournal.com/wisdom/642
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindi_(decoration)

[Tony]

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There is hidden treasure within us all.
Power and knowledge just waiting to be uncovered.
The serpent surrounding this treasure can either tighten its coil, or release itself.
This treasure is hidden from our selfishness,
but revealed in genuine wisdom and compassion.

Knowledge can be either be wisdom-medicine or ignorance-poison.
Fire can burn or give warmth.

The serpent is our ego.
The ego is the devil.
This same ego can imprison us, or set us free.

The ego, working from habit, binds us
through constant reference to our storehouse of our fixated imprints.
To the wise,
this same reaction serves as our teacher,
when we recognise fixated concepts filling pure sacred space.

Knowledge is within us all.
It is our own recognition and understanding
that appreciates the jewel in the mud.

The key is our pure awareness: without that, nothing is known.


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[etheric underground]

I capture and release venomous snakes as part of my role….so I respect them and am amazed by there abilities.
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[gini]

Nagas - Powerful Humanoids That Lived Amongst Us? Praveen Mohan Explains-xIM5PbWdS3I

[DeDukshyn]

I've always been fascinated with both snakes and owls - I used to catch snakes and keep them in boxes until mu mom made me let them go, lol. Owls, like so many birds are just magical - and very intelligent - second maybe only to the crow family.

I think many of the imagery of ancients as "animals" were an attempt to be a representation of their base energy - especially of ancient egyptian and indian lore - when depicted "gods" as animals or partial animals. Their communication for was different back then and so much of ancient scripture was expressed in metaphor.

[Johnnycomelately]

........GOOD MOM!.........you were bought up right..... please tell her I/we thank her for that.............🥰

I caught ringneckeds and garters in my growing up summers in Ontario, never kept them, but I did bring home lizards when we lived in Germany (dad’s military posting, me up to ‘tween’).

I have a friend who has lizards, and before she got chickens that was all what she talked critter-talk about (now I’m reading stories of personable wild birds too). I am pretty sure she had a snake or more too (my memory, no apology) but never spoke admirably about their personalities.....maybe snakes are just naturally kinda inscrutable...... makes sense why power hungry manipulators would take them as a symbol.


I've always been fascinated with both snakes and owls - I used to catch snakes and keep them in boxes until mu mom made me let them go, lol. Owls, like so many birds are just magical - and very intelligent - second maybe only to the crow family.

I think many of the imagery of ancients as "animals" were an attempt to be a representation of their base energy - especially of ancient egyptian and indian lore - when depicted "gods" as animals or partial animals. Their communication for was different back then and so much of ancient scripture was expressed in metaphor.

[gini]

Nagas - The Ancient Super Race That Lived Alongside Humans - Sri M Explains--T6qHXmApe8k --Sep 14, 2022 #TheRanveerShow #nagas #1574

• Master Yogi Sri M... Sep 14, 2018---oy6O7xXmtzEIt's perhaps the most provocative headline Souljourns ever posted. The idea of serpent spiritual beings from another planet is discussed here by Sri M.

Born a Moslem, Sri M is now widely considered to be an Indian Yogi. He has has encounters in the flesh with Mahavatar Sri Guru Babaji, Shirdi Sai Baba, serpent teachers, and his own personal teacher, Maheshwarnath Babaji.

Following decades of being silenced by his teachers, Sri M is now free to talk about his experiences. He turns 70 soon and now travels the world sharing his spiritual understanding.

Sri M's internationally respected book, "Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master, A Yogi's Autobiography" first told of his astonishing encounters in 2010.

[gini]

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Oct 26, 2023
There were serpent-like beings on Earth thousands of years ago, they were known as the Nagas. They are most well known from ancient Indian texts like the Mahabharata, but they were not limited to the Indian subcontinent, nearly every ancient culture is linked to these strange beings. Who are they, what did they look like and what is their role in the history of our planet? Watch and find out as we uncovered the true story of these strange deities. Z4ngCMKk2x4

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If it can enlighten you, in 2025 we will be the year of the Snake in Chinese astrology, returns every 12 years and tomorrow November 14 the day of the Red Snake in Mayan astrology returns every 20 days

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_dcR0Zu08qU--'Snakes are both feared and honored throughout the world. In Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism of India, they are worshipped and feared in the form of the Nagas, and feminine Naginis. Nagas are semi-divine beings who protect sources of fresh water and precious stones and minerals. To befriend or please a Naga will bring great fortune, but beware, an angry Naga's wrath can lead to devastation!'

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5hGOuToR0c0--27 min---21 Aug 2024 UNITED STATES
Rajada explores the esoteric origins of Kundalini and the Nagas in the Serpent Myths of ancient Shamans and their use of psychedelics and advanced visualization techniques to experience expanded states of consciousness #psychedelics #kundalini #nagas

00:00 Titles
00:06 Rajada introduces the Legend of Serpent Power
06:36 The Psychedelic Origins of the Serpent Power
11:30 The Evolution from Shamanic to Yogic Practices
12:54 The Modern Rituals to the Naga
14:58 Resonance to the Cosmic and Inner Serpent
16:53 The Esoteric Occult Meaning of the Naga Serpent Myths
22:28 The Nagas are in us as our Kundalini Shakti
24:57 The 3 Types of Kundalini Shakti as Inner Serpent Power
25:51 The Essence of Kundalini as Serpent Power

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KAqew1kywPw 14 min--- Jun 20, 2025 #praveenmohan #thailand #enlightenment.
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'In this video, we delve into the mysterious and lesser-known secrets of the Phimai Temple in Thailand. While Lord Vishnu is revered as one of the most powerful gods and Buddha symbolizes deep spiritual wisdom, there’s a force even more enigmatic—the Nagas, the serpent beings believed to possess immense sacred power. Unlike most temples adorned with statues of deities like Shiva, Vishnu, or Buddha, Phimai Temple is dominated by the presence of serpent gods. Why are Nagas given such prominence here? What deeper meanings lie hidden within these carvings? Is there a connection between Nagas and the concept of shape-shifting? Could there be ancient truths that go beyond mythology? Watch the full video to explore these intriguing possibilities and uncover the sacred serpent secrets that challenge everything you thought you knew.'

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Q7_0h4nEvPE. ---14 min--May 12, 2025 #kundalini #tantra #nagas
'The Indian Buddhist philosopher, Nāgārjuna, is widely considered to have been one of the most important figures in the history of Buddhism, and is even known as “The Second Buddha.” Nagarjuna is well known, even today, for his scholarship, as the author of the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā,1 or “The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way”, one of the most important philosophical texts of Mahāyāna Buddhism, which led to the formation of the Madhyamaka school within that tradition by Nagarjuna himself.

What is not very well known about Nagarjuna, however, is that he is often depicted, in Buddhist iconography, as possessing serpent-like characteristics. In fact, this follows directly from his name, as the Sanskrit term “Nāga” literally means a serpent! And “Nagarjuna” itself may be translated as “The Noble Serpent”!
Buddhist mythology provides an adequate explanation for how Nagarjuna came to be known by this name. It is said, according to traditional accounts, that the Nāgas are nonhuman, serpent-like beings, who were the guardians of profound Buddhist teachings, which they had hidden away from the world. But the Nāgas chose Nāgārjuna, their human representation, to receive these teachings, allowing him to reintroduce these teachings to the human realm!

These esoteric teachings were, in fact, none other than the now-famous Prajñāpāramitā2, or the ‘Perfection of Wisdom’ Sūtras of Mahāyāna Buddhism! Nagarjuna, therefore, became the most extensive commentator on these Sūtras and the explainer of their true meaning.
However, this story does not tell us the origin of the Nāgas. Who were they? Why were they the guardians of the esoteric Buddhist teachings? In fact, the Nāgas are also widely mentioned as important figures in the tales of the Hindu religion, and seem to have had a significant role to play in almost all the traditions of the Indian subcontinent! In this video, we will discover the secret identity of the Nāgas, and find out who they really were. We will also discuss the surprising connection between the Nāgas, the serpent-deities of ancient India, and the kundalinī, the serpent-power that rises in the spine of the advanced spiritual practitioner, as per the Tantra tradition. Could the Nāgas really be connected with the Kundalinī? Find out in this video!'

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Sorry i forgot i posted this already before , i tried to delete it .. 'Kundalini & The Naga: Unveiling the Mind-Blowing Roots of Tantra ' 5hGOuToR0c0--26 min--Rajada explores the esoteric origins of Kundalini and the Nagas in the Serpent Myths of ancient Shamans and their use of psychedelics and advanced visualization techniques to experience expanded states of consciousness #psychedelics #kundalini #nagas

00:00 Titles
00:06 Rajada introduces the Legend of Serpent Power
06:36 The Psychedelic Origins of the Serpent Power
11:30 The Evolution from Shamanic to Yogic Practices
12:54 The Modern Rituals to the Naga
14:58 Resonance to the Cosmic and Inner Serpent
16:53 The Esoteric Occult Meaning of the Naga Serpent Myths
22:28 The Nagas are in us as our Kundalini Shakti
24:57 The 3 Types of Kundalini Shakti as Inner Serpent Power
25:51 The Essence of Kundalini as Serpent Power