Caduceus - what is it? Meaning, photo. Caduceus: what does this Caduceus symbol actually mean in modern heraldry
Have you ever thought about the saying “The less you know, the better you sleep”? Seemingly harmless hint - they say know exactly as much as you need for life and your nerves will be at rest. But if you think about its true intention and translate this saying the other way around, it turns out “You know more - you don’t sleep.” After all, knowledge is the power, thanks to which you just do not sleep, shifting the responsibility of decisions in the knowledge of the world to others (media, religion, system, etc.), but you realize it yourself in accordance with your intuition and free will. What is presented to us as blessings is often poison, and what is warned against is healing and goodness. So, of course, not in everything, but there are many such substitutions.
Caduceus
Not many of you will immediately understand what I'm talking about. And to be honest, I had no idea what it was until recently. Caduceus - the staff of the heralds of the Greeks and Romans. The name of the rod of Hermes (Mercury), which had the ability to reconcile. Similar symbols were common among other ancient peoples. Like the modern parliamentary flag, it was a necessary attribute of heralds sent to the enemy camp, and a guarantee of their immunity.
Other descriptions are also found:
- a symbol of the key that opens the limit between light and darkness, good and evil, life and death;
- a symbol of balance, which is achieved through the union of opposites;
- the emblem of dreams, as it had the ability to put people to sleep and wake them from sleep;
- a symbol of the unity of the solar and lunar gods;
— a diagram of human hyperfine structures (the central channel, left and right, as well as the symbol of the developed Mind, without which spiritual evolution is impossible);
- a symbol of further evolutionary movement towards the One Inexpressible Primordial and Eternal, above words, concepts and definitions.
- a schematic representation of human DNA.
Judging by the description, the symbol carries a positive message. But the memories from my religious childhood about the snake, as a biblical symbol of cunning and deceit, did not leave me alone and pushed me to search for other information.
After analyzing the information about it, I realized that I have not yet met a more non-specific symbol with such a variety of descriptions.
Caduceus decided to highlight the last of the list of descriptions, because I assume that this is the most appropriate definition. What is the truth, sometimes, we cannot prove on the physical plane (documents, witnesses, facts), but we can feel it. I intuitively chose the path to study and understand this symbol. I do not claim that this is the truth and I do not ask you to think the same, just think with me. Perhaps this information will be useful to you. Perhaps you will independently begin to study other aspects of our life and understand that not everything around us is exactly the way the system, religion, politics, etc. tells us. I want to note that my notes and articles are not aimed at inciting ethnic hatred, and also do not aim to offend the feelings of believers.
Reflections on the Caduceus led to the fact that most likely he is a symbol of DNA and is related to the Tribe of Dan and Baphomet. I also assume that it is depicted in the hands of those who were and are aware of the control of a person through genetics. Of course, this may sound very strange, and in principle, why delve into this - after all, everything has been studied and invented before us. But I already wrote earlier that the information provided to us all for understanding the world, sometimes, makes me doubt. And even though in someone's eyes I will look like a not quite healthy person, but I live in accordance with my free will, choice, and I am responsible for what I believe or do not believe. Further, I will explain in detail the chain of my thoughts.
dna
What do we know about DNA? Deoxyribonucleic acid is a macromolecule that provides storage, transmission from generation to generation and implementation of the genetic program for the development and functioning of living organisms. The DNA molecule stores biological information in the form of a genetic code consisting of a sequence of nucleotides. Genes do exist and are specially marked sections of DNA or RNA - the molecule in which all genetic information is encoded.
Simply put, DNA is a molecule that contains genetic information, and a gene is a part of this molecule that describes the synthesis of a particular protein. If we draw an analogy with a computer, then DNA is a folder where there are many files, and a gene is one executable file.
Our DNA can be influenced from outside in the following ways:
- impact through nutrition;
- mental impact;
- vibration impact;
- impact due to sound waves, radio waves, etc.
For example, studying one of the works of the Doctor of Biological Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical and Technical Sciences (RAMTS) Petr Petrovich Garyaev, you can find out that our DNA molecules and proteins are antennas. Because they contain metal atoms, which are a kind of antennas facing space, from where some control space information is received. This is confirmed by numerous experiments, where all the conditions for the emergence of life from an egg are created, but the external electromagnetic radiation is reduced and distorted. As a result, under these conditions, the embryos turned into freaks. The external environment, connection with the cosmos at the origin of life is absolutely necessary.
The idea of wave genetics is that the genetic apparatus builds the body with the help of acoustic and electromagnetic waves of different ranges. Moreover, they not only accept them from the outside, but also generate them themselves. Garyaev P.P. and his colleagues experimentally proved that DNA generates radio emission - laser beams, which build information holograms. The cells of the embryo, having received information from the waves, create a kind of drawing that indicates where and how to grow a leg, eye, nose, etc. Couldn't this be proof that our DNA can really be influenced from outside? Garyaev P.P. many works have been written on this subject. If I quote each one, you will get completely bored and will not read my material to the end.
I think that genetics is a priority and the highest tool for managing those who have DNA. The main thing in this management is knowledge of the structure of DNA and methods of influencing it. You can influence both positively and negatively. By the way, all cellular living organisms have DNA.
Coincidence? I don't think.
Analyzing information about the Caduceus, one can draw a single similarity in who used it - basically it is a symbol of power among religious figures and earlier among rulers. If my assumption is that the Caduceus is a symbol of human DNA, then it turns out that it is in the hands of those who were and are aware of managing people through genetics. When I saw the Caduceus in the hands of Christian clergy, I decided to find out from where this symbol, the main character of which is a snake, appeared in this religion. According to the Bible, Eve was tempted by a serpent. George the victorious defeated the evil embodied in the snake. In my opinion, it is quite logical that the serpent cannot in any way carry a positive message in this religion.
The search for an answer to my question led only to the phrase: "In Christianity, the Caduceus becomes an attribute of the Mother of God - Sophia, with him you can see her in Orthodox iconography." Everything. There are no details about the appearance of this symbol at the Mother of God. It is also very strange that everywhere I looked for information about the history of the icon, it was not indicated that it was the caduceus in her hands. The symbolism of each participant on the icon is painted in detail, but not the object in the hand of the Mother of God. I found the oldest image of this icon. I enlarged the object in her hands - not to say that it is a caduceus, rather Aaron's rod, but also a dubious resemblance.
Further, while collecting information about the Caduceus, I found an interesting statue that stands in a private Jesuit university in St. Louis. It's called "Caduceus".
Is the visual similarity a coincidence? I don't think. Pay attention to the wings, a round object under your feet (I assume that the planet Earth), the crown. For your information, the university on whose territory the statue is installed was founded in 1818 by the French Jesuit bishop, the Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dibourg.
A little about the founder of the university. Louis-Guillaume-Valentin Dubourg was born on January 10, 1766 in Cap Francisco in the French colony of Santo Domingo (now Cape Haitian, Haiti) and died on December 12, 1833. He was a minister of the Society of Saint-Sulpice, apostolic administrator (1812), then bishop of Louisiana (1815-1825). After he returned to France as Bishop of Montauban (1826-1833), and then Archbishop of Besancon (02/03/1833-12/12/1833). I am sure that those who installed the Caduceus statue, whose name from Hebrew (kaddushim חניכה) means "initialization", was not installed without a special purpose and meaning. I think the Caduceus symbol is not just a symbol of good and evil, balance, etc., but it is something more. It is worth noting the definition of initialization to understand the depth of the symbol's meaning. Initialization is a rite that marks the transition of an individual to a new stage of development within a social group or mystical society. Among the rites of passage a special place is occupied by the rites of initiation or initiation.
The last thing I would like to note in this chapter is that when searching for information about Caduceus, I found it on emblems associated with either profit or medicine, namely:
— Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation;
— Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation;
— Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation;
— State Tax Service of Ukraine;
— US Army Medical Service.
Caduceus and Baphomet
The next thing I noticed was Baphomet's Caduceus symbol. For some reason, not one official source refers to the presence of Caduceus in this horned character. For those who do not know Baphomet, this is an astral deity, an idol. The image of Baphomet is a symbol of Satanism.
Let's take a closer look at this deity. We see the head of a goat, which represents the Goat of Mendes, the symbol of the Egyptian Neter Amun (Set). On the head we see a fiery crown. Pay attention to the dark and light months indicated by the hands of Baphomet. On the hands is written: Solve et Coagula - dissolve and thicken. Moreover, it is indicated to the light - dissolve, and to the darkness - thicken. A pentagram is drawn on the forehead.
If we read Baphomet backwards, we get Temohpab. Temohpab is a notarikon (an acronym used in the Jewish tradition for the abbreviation of names and titles.), which means Templi omnium hominum pacis abbas - the rector of the temple of the peace of all people. Interestingly, notarikon is an exclusively Jewish tradition. This prompted me, when studying the issue, to draw a parallel between Baphomet, Caduceus and the Jewish people.
Continuing the theme, it is no less interesting that the word "Baphomet" is written in Hebrew letters as בפומת, which is a set of letters שופיא encrypted by the atbash method, which can be read as the Greek word "Sophia" ("Wisdom"). Another interesting coincidence, because in the chapter above we considered the icon “The Wisdom of God Sophia” as an explanation of where Christians have the Caduceus from.
Also note that next to Baphomet are a man and a woman in chains. The semantic load of limiting the freedom of mankind is obvious. If we assume and take into account that the Caduceus is a symbol of DNA and Baphomet has it in the most prominent place, then combine this with the obvious enslavement of people - it turns out that humanity is genetically dependent, enslaved and Baphomet has the knowledge thanks to which we humans can be influenced with the help of genetics. According to the definition of Baphomet, he is the personification of evil, Satan, etc. Then his impact on us in this world becomes clear and obvious:
- through radio stations, where the sound frequency is changed from 432 Hz to 440 Hz (has a devastating effect on living cells.);
- through non-living food (GMOs, chemicals, antibiotics, etc.);
- through medicine (hypnotic effect on awareness with medicines).
- through the substitution of concepts and distortion of the true meaning of the image of words (the words that we use due to acoustic impact can also affect DNA);
- through the system of the eternal race of consumerism, etc.
By the way, remember I wrote above about the founder of the university on whose territory the Caduceus statue is installed? So the coat of arms of his last place of work, namely the archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church with the center in the city of Besançon, was very entertaining:
The more information I received while searching for the truth about the Caduceus symbol, the more questions I had. In searching for a connection between Baphomet, the Jewish people and Caduceus, I realized that most likely the Jewish god Yahweh and Baphomet are one character.
Yahweh = Adonai = Jehovah = Hosts = Baphomet
Having studied quite a few articles on the topic of the name of God among the Jews and the Old Testament, I assume that the characters of Yahweh-Adonai-Jehovah-Sabaoth-Baphomet are one and the same person. They are united by cruelty, vindictiveness, cunning and other "positive qualities". Friends, read the Old Testament somehow. It is something.
Yahweh is the unpronounceable name of God in Judaism.
Adonai - Heb. word, meaning "Lord Lord".
Jehovah - in Russian translations of the Old Testament "Lord".
Hosts - Heb. word, meaning "Lord of Hosts".
The Old Testament says that Yahweh-Adonai-Jehovah-Sabaoth is the Angel of the Lord. And obviously a fallen angel. Because:
1) he separates his chosen people - the Israelites, that is, the fighters (Israel - (ישראל) - the fighter. The name is "Israel"), from all other peoples;
2) promises his God-fighting people land that does not belong to him;
3) teaches his people how to rob the Egyptians with fraud: “I will give this people favor in the eyes of the Egyptians; and when you go, you will not go empty-handed. Every woman (Israelite) will beg from her neighbor and from the one who lives in her house (i.e., from the Egyptians) things of silver and things of gold, and clothes; and you will dress your sons and your daughters with them, and wrap the Egyptians.”
I think that the bright Angel, and even more so God, will not teach such things.
Yahweh-Adonai-Jehovah-Sabaoth also possesses extraordinary bloodthirstiness, vindictiveness, injustice and cruelty, which are imbued with the commands of his commands to his people. To the son of Abraham and Sarah, this god says: “... henceforth your name will not be Jacob, but Israel; for you have wrestled with God, and you will overcome men.”
There must be some reason why he behaves so “badly”?
And the reason that prompted Yahweh-Adonai-Jehovah-Sabaoth to intervene in the spiritual development of people is clearly indicated by him in Genesis (3.22): “Behold, Man has become, like one of us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he stretch out his hand and take also from the Tree of Life, and live forever!”
So Yahweh-Adonai-Jehovah-Sabaoth, having become jealous in his pride of people for the Almighty and Eternal Life, began to tempt them in his personal image - the image of a dragon-serpent, in order to deprive people of immortality, that is, to make them subject to themselves (due to changes in DNA, for due to the distance of Man from Spiritual development, replacing it with material development, etc.). In his aspirations, he went against the will of the Almighty and was overthrown from heaven to earth for this, thus becoming the god of death and the prince of this world.
Tribe of Dan and Caduceus
The tribes of Israel are the tribes of the descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob, who, according to the Holy Scriptures, formed the people of Israel. Oddly enough, among the 12 tribes, there was one whose coat of arms was with a snake - the Tribe of Dan.
To understand why I'm suggesting that the Tribe of Dan is related to the Caduceus and Baphomet, one has to look at its history. Don't be lazy and read.
The first Jewish settlements on the territory of the future Khazaria appeared at a time when, after the death of King Solomon, due to the unsuccessful reign of his son Raboam, the Israeli state split into two parts - Judea with its capital in Jerusalem and Israel with its capital in Samaria. Both states were weakened before the onslaught of enemies, and the first in 722 BC. Israel fell. Cities were destroyed, and all ten tribes of Israel were taken into Assyrian captivity. The tribes of Judah and Benjamin remained in Judea. Almost from the very beginning of the Assyrian captivity, the Jews, knowing that there was no more land for them in Israel, began to leave for other lands.
It is known that one of the twelve tribes of Israel went to the North and disappeared. This was the tribe of Dan, the second largest after the Jews.
In the tribe of Dan there were two branches - northern and southern.
The northern sailed on ships and was engaged in trade. In the Book of Judges of Israel we find the following mention of Dan's tribe: “Gilead lives quietly beyond the Jordan, and what should Dan be afraid of with the ships? Asid sits on the shore of the sea, and at his harbours he dwells quietly” (5:17). The northern branch, fleeing the Assyrians, sailed across the Mediterranean to Ireland.
In historical chronicles found in Ireland, there is evidence that a strong settlement appeared on Irish territory, which was called "Tuatha de Danna", meaning "Tribe of Dan", which arrived on ships and expelled from their lands the settlements of local residents - the Irish. In Old English, "dan" meant "lord, master" (a parallel with "master" in Masonic lodges). But later, as British historians write, when a fierce war broke out in Ireland between the North and the South, the tribe of Dan was mostly exterminated.
The southern branch of the tribe of Dan settled in the lands of Khazaria. The southern branch was taken prisoner by the Assyrians and subsequently settled in the region of the Caspian Sea. Later they spread to the north and occupied more areas of the Black Sea. These are the lands occupied by Khazaria.
In the nineteenth century, a manuscript about Khazaria written by a Khazar Jew was found in the vault of the Cairo synagogue. From this manuscript, we can conclude that there were two waves of Jewish migration to the lands of the Khazars. And the first in chronology was the resettlement of the tribe of Dan. It also follows from the manuscript that natural Jews came to these lands and assimilated with the local population, departed from the faith, retaining only the rite of circumcision.
The tribe of Danovo, thus, stood at the origins of the creation of the kaganate (a medieval eastern state formation, headed by the khan of khans). That is, the leaders of the Khazars, even at the tribal communal stage, were Jews from this tribe, who had departed from the faith of their fathers.
It turns out that in Khazaria the Judaism of the “new” Jews merged with the Judaism of the “old” Jews from the tribe of Dan, who were leaders of nomadic tribes before the formation of the kaganate. The word "Khazar" is very similar in sound to the Hebrew word "Khozer", meaning a return to the faith of their ancestors. The fact that the first wave of resettlement was precisely the tribe of Dan is also confirmed by the fact that the Khazars worshiped the snake.
And the Bible says that: “Dan will be a serpent on the road, an asp on the way, piercing the leg of the horse, so that his rider will fall back. I hope for Your help, Lord! (Gen. 49:17-18)
According to the heraldry of the tribes of Israel, the snake and the horse are considered the symbols of the tribe of Dan.
It is known that the Khazars took with them on military campaigns, during their raids on Rus', images of a snake. This Khazar idol, of course, was known to those against whom they went to war. On the found amulets, it is easy to distinguish images of two snake heads.
From all of the above, I conclude that the Tribe of Dan as well as Baphomet is related to the symbol under study and also has an impact on humanity.
The relationship of the god Mercury and the Jewish people
There is a lot of information now on the topic that at the head of the largest transcorporations that control the world of our consumption, banks, etc. are people of Jewish nationality. Never really thought about it. But if this is really so, then it turns out my assumption about the Caduceus, as a symbol of mass influence on humanity, is the place to be. Because the genetic impact on people is due to what we buy, consume and use on a daily basis - food, clothing, hygiene products, medicines, etc. Who produces all this in the main - transcorporations. Trade, money in this case = instruments of influence.
We turn to the relationship of the god Mercury and the Jewish people. First, let's turn to the official definition of Caduceus. Caduceus is the name of the rod of Hermes (Mercury). We look further at the definition of Mercury (Hermes) - the god of trade, profit, rationality, dexterity, trickery, deceit, theft and eloquence, giving wealth and income in trade. Next, let's remember that the Jews from ancient times were engaged in usury, that is, they lent money. The Jews have a very developed genetic streak that is associated with making money. I don’t want to offend anyone, but there has always been and is an opinion among the people that the Jew is cunning, he will always deceive. About the ability of this people to speak beautifully and ornately, I think it’s worth mentioning, everyone already knows this.
Don't you see the similarities in the description of the god Mercury and the characteristic features of the Jewish people? Isn't that why they pushed the Caduceus into Mercury as a symbol of man's control?
Did you know that the English words merchant - "merchant", "merchant" - and mercenary - "selfish", "mercenary" - come, like the name of Mercury himself, from merx, "goods".
Conclusion
Personally, in my understanding, after everything found and studied, the Caduceus is a symbol of those who have goals:
— to drive the Man into the consumer circle of survival and race;
- influence it genetically;
- to eradicate spiritual development, replacing the material.
For me, the study of the Caduceus once again proved that everything in this reality should be studied by yourself. I hope that my reflections on this topic were of interest to you and will inspire you to independent knowledge of the World and the desire to bear responsibility for what you believe or do not believe. All the best and success.
Caduceus(from the Greek word “messenger”, “harbinger”) were worn by the god healer of Mesopotamia (Eshmun?), the ancient Egyptian gods Anubis and sometimes Isis, the Greco-Roman god Hermes-Mercury, the Phoenician god Bal (Baal, Baal), the Sumerian goddess Ishtar and some other gods and gods. In Christianity, the caduceus became an attribute of Sophia (the Wisdom of God). On ancient Orthodox icons, she holds it in her right hand.
There are quite a few interpretations of the meaning of the caduceus. It is considered a symbol of the key that opens the limit between light and darkness, good and evil, life and death. At the same time, the wings of the caduceus symbolize the ability to cross any borders (an option - they are the personification of the spirit), the wand - power over the forces of nature, the double snake - the opposite sides in dualism, which, ultimately, must unite. The two snakes represent the forces of connection and separation, good and evil, fire and water, etc.
There is an opinion that a rod or rod is the axis of the world (an option is the world tree), up and down along which, between Heaven and Earth, the intermediary gods move. Therefore, the Caduceus was worn by all messengers as a sign of peace and protection, and it was their main attribute. In this case, two snakes with their heads turned upwards symbolize evolution and at the same time two principles of the universe (like yang and ying in Taoism) or are interpreted as two mutually determined processes of the evolutionary development of material forms and souls that control material forms. The symmetrical arrangement of snakes and wings serves as evidence of the balance of opposing forces and the harmonious development of both the lower, bodily, and higher, spiritual levels.
Serpents are also associated with the cyclical rebirth of Nature and the restoration of the universal Order when it is broken. Quite often they are equated with a symbol of wisdom. In the Asia Minor tradition, two snakes were a common symbol of fertility, and in the Mesopotamian tradition, woven snakes were considered the incarnation of a healer god.
A symbol similar to the caduceus was found in ancient Indian monuments. In the esoteric directions of Buddhism, the caduceus rod symbolizes the axis of the world, and snakes - cosmic energy, the Serpent Fire or Kundalini, traditionally represented as twisted at the base of the spine (an analogue of the world axis on a microcosmic scale). Wrapping around the central axis, the snakes are connected at seven points, they are associated with the chakras. Kundalini sleeps in the base chakra, and when it wakes up as a result of evolution, it ascends along the spine along three paths: the central one, Shushumna, and two side ones, which form two intersecting spirals - Pingala (this is the right, male and active, spiral) and Ida (left , female and passive).
Whatever interpretation of the caduceus (both from those given above and from those not mentioned in the work) turned out to be correct, it, according to most researchers,was one of the oldest symbols of the Creative Force.Therefore, it was believed that all the laws of knowledge that govern Nature were revealed to the owner of the caduceus.
A golden wand entwined with snakes with wings and a tip in the form of a ball is a symbol that came from ancient times. He is an unchanging reality of mythology and religion of the most diverse peoples of the world, whether they are Romans, Indians or Egyptians. The mysterious wand is called the caduceus. What is it and why did the ancient gods need it? How was it used in the Middle Ages and how does a person apply it in modern reality? We will answer these and many other questions by taking a short journey into the history of this ancient symbol.
in Mesopotamia
Caduceus appeared several thousand years ago, and even the approximate date of its occurrence remains a mystery to modern science. This symbol existed in Mesopotamia. Caduceus was an integral part of the image of the god Ninurta. With the help of this wand, its owner was able to heal and even resurrect people.
What did the caduceus symbolize in ancient Egypt?
And in ancient Egypt, according to some researchers, there was a special kind of caduceus. It was a rod that was crowned by the sun, bordered by the moon.
It is quite possible that the caduceus, like the uraeus, symbolized the unity of Upper and Lower Egypt. When he embodied the world axis, supporting the daytime luminary and its satellite. The snakes around him personified the moon gods, who were closer to the earth, and the wings - the heavenly ones, who lived not far from the sun.
However, after the great war that took place between them, the situation changed somewhat. The lunar gods moved underground, and the heavenly (solar) ones moved to its surface. In this regard, the caduceus received a different interpretation. Its meaning now came down to the unity of the underworld and the earthly world, illuminated by moonlight and sunlight.
The caduceus was usually held in the hands of Anubis, a god with the head of a jackal and the body of a man. He once accompanied the dead to the afterlife. Perhaps it was from him that the ancient Greeks borrowed this amazing symbol.
Caduceus in and Ancient Rome
In ancient mythology, the caduceus was called the "rod of Hermes" and had the ability to reconcile enemies. Ancient Greek dexterity and eloquence, according to one version, received it from the patron of the arts Apollo in exchange for a flute, according to another, from the skilled blacksmith Hephaestus. And the god of the underworld Hades gave the rod to the ancient Roman prototype of Hermes Mercury.
Initially, it looked like an olive branch with two shoots, entwined with garlands. Subsequently, they were transformed into snakes, and the rod acquired wings. Ancient legends say that Hermes (Mercury) once saw snakes fighting under the spreading branches of an oak tree. To reconcile them, God threw a caduceus between them. A miracle happened, and the snakes immediately stopped fighting. But two of them, in a fit of rage, wrapped around the caduceus of Hermes and froze forever, meeting each other's gaze.
Later, the ancient Greek god gave the rod to his son Nerik. It was from him that the clan of heralds came. As a sign of their immunity, they took the caduceus with them when they went to distant lands. At the same time, the rod of Hermes became a symbol of trade, prosperity, prosperity, as well as mutual understanding and reconciliation. However, these are not all hypostases that the caduceus embodied. A photo of the image of the ancient Greek deity with the famous rod in his hand is presented below.
Thyrsus of Dionysus and Caduceus
The caduceus bears some resemblance to the thyrsus of Dionysus, ancient Greek inspiration and religious ecstasy. His wand was made from a fennel stalk and crowned with a pine cone. The thyrsus of Dionysus twined around ivy, which sometimes turned into snakes. Plutarch also mentioned this transformation. Perhaps that is why some researchers consider the thyrsus a kind of caduceus.
In ancient Greek myths, a fennel rod was an obligatory attribute of the mysteries of Dionysus and a sign of a great creative principle. Moreover, not only the god himself, but also his entire retinue possessed the thyrsus: the dissolute demons of fertility of the satyr and his admirer of the maenad.
Caduceus and Kundalini Awakening
In India, an ancient symbol was also discovered, shaped like a caduceus. What it is, you can truly feel only by immersing yourself in the religion of this country. In Buddhism, this symbol is closely associated with yoga and meditation and has a special meaning. The snake is identified with the energy concentrated at the base of the human spine. There she lies, curled up in a spiral three and a half turns. Otherwise Buddhists call it kundalini.
The caduceus rod is like the sushumna, a hollow channel in the spine. Awakening, the energy is divided into streams. Like snakes, they wrap around the sushumna, passing through the ida and pingala channels, forming intersecting spirals and connecting at seven points. The scheme of energy flows visually resembles the symbol "caduceus".
Buddhists achieve the awakening of the kundalini with the help of specific exercises and a special frame of mind. It is characterized by "inner fire", clairvoyance, telepathy, heightened intuition, changes in sexual temperament, mood swings, and visions.
What did the caduceus mean in alchemy and medicine?
In the Renaissance, the healing properties that the caduceus possessed thousands of years ago became relevant again. created by its inhabitants, now used by alchemists. They, as a rule, put a seal with the image of Hermes and a caduceus on vessels with medicines. The wand of the ancient Greek deity, who became the patron of alchemy, often crowned a raven.
Caduceus wings symbolized the ability to cross any borders, snakes - the unity of opposites: illness and healing, and the rod - the axis of the world. Alchemists struggled to find the perfect medicine and chose such an emblem for a reason. After all, according to the secret of life and death, it was the caduceus that could open it. Medicine, however, soon received a different emblem - a bowl with a snake.
The staff of Asclepius is also considered to be her symbol. It is sometimes associated with the caduceus. The staff of Asclepius is a wooden rod entwined with a single snake. Its history is also rooted in ancient Greek mythology, but it has nothing to do with the caduceus.
Aaron's rod
Of particular interest is also the one that belonged to the ancestors of the Jewish high priests and had the same shape as the caduceus. What is it and what is its history?
According to European occult sciences, a sacred fire was enclosed in Aaron's rod. It is generally accepted that he could turn into a snake and devour his relatives. With his help, Aaron, the brother of Moses, was able to carry out the three plagues of Egypt: the punishment of blood, the execution of frogs and the invasion of midges.
Another amazing story is connected with the rod, which happened during the wanderings of the Jews in the desert. Wandering among the high dunes, representatives of different tribes entered into a fierce dispute. His reason was the election of the Levites to the service of God. Representatives of other tribes, however, also had their claims to this privilege. To resolve the dispute, they resorted to God's judgment and laid their rods in the Tabernacle for the night. In the morning, the Almighty gave a fateful sign: Aaron's rod was covered with leaves, flowers and almonds. This miracle was the final proof of God's chosenness of the Levites.
Ancient symbol in Christianity
In Christianity, the caduceus has become an attribute of Our Lady Sophia. Her image with him can be seen in Orthodox iconography. Sitting on a golden throne, Sophia holds a caduceus in her right hand. Only it is crowned not with a rounded tip, but with a point.
It can be assumed that it is a symbol of power, but it is much more likely that the rod carries some kind of spiritual meaning. It is similar to a copy, which in Orthodoxy is customary to cut out particles from prosphora as a symbol of the perforation of the body of the Lamb. And this action is a reference to the events of antiquity, when the Roman warrior Longinus on Golgotha pierced the side of the crucified Christ with a spear.
What else can a caduceus mean?
There are many other suggestions about what the caduceus might mean. In psychoanalysis, it is, and in Hermetic semiotics, the key to the afterlife. It is generally accepted that it was the caduceus that Hermes opened the door to the underworld.
The wand traditionally means power over the forces of nature, and snakes symbolize the warring parties striving for unity: light and darkness, fire and water, male and female principles. Their symmetrical arrangement speaks of the harmonious development of the spiritual and material.
It is customary to identify the central part with the world axis, along which intermediary gods move between heaven and earth. From the point of view of some researchers, this was Hermes, which is why he got the caduceus. What it is, we have analyzed, but how is it used now?
Caduceus in modern heraldry
In the modern world, the caduceus is used in the symbolism of the chambers of commerce and industry in many countries of the world. It is included in the emblems of arbitration courts and the Federal Customs Service of Russia, as well as the medical service of the US Army. The caduceus is also depicted on the coat of arms of the Finnish city of Jyväskylä.
As you can see, the ancient symbol is still considered in demand and relevant. Once it was held in the hands of the Egyptian, Roman and Greek gods. They did things with them that plunged people into awe, and now the caduceus has become a symbol depicted on the emblems of federal bodies and government departments. However, he still retained the mysterious spirit of ancient times.
The Caduceus symbol is widely used. Especially often such an image becomes a sketch for a tattoo. It is used in magic during various rituals. The sign also has its own interpretation in medicine.
History of appearance
Caduceus has been known since ancient times. It first appeared on the territory of Mesopotamia, more than 2.5 thousand years ago. Since that time, it has had many different meanings, and the symbol itself continues to be used today, but only in certain areas.
Its other name is Kerikion. This was the name of the rod, which was the guide from the kingdom of the Living to the kingdom of the Dead, and other gods. Regardless of who was its owner, the Caduceus personified the principle of the universality of movement. All those who had it were messengers who carried the Caduceus with them as the main attribute with the meaning of peace, patronage and amulets.
The serpent is called the personification of the forces of separation, connection, descent and ascent, fertility, wisdom, and the ability to renew.
Wings are part of the Caduceus for a reason. This is a designation that the wisdom carried by snakes or other opposite elements personified by them came from heaven. Wings symbolize the ability to cross all boundaries.
The staff symbolizes 3 main meanings.
- Power.
- Axis connecting Earth and Heaven.
The plexus of vipers is deciphered as the crossing of the right and left flows of psychic energy. Then it turns out that the image indicates the restoration and maintenance of balance between the currents of life in the bodily shell of people and life.
Since there are 7 points in the sign at which snakes touch, such a symbol is often associated with being located in the human body.
Alternative interpretations
The sign has another explanation: the unity of the sexes, their inseparable connection and mutual complementation, harmony.
The medical symbol, which is the Caduceus, has a different interpretation. One of the snakes is poisonous, the other is capable of healing. One viper neutralizes the other, resulting in a harmony between their existence.
This intertwining of health and disease means that natural forces can only be overcome by other natural forces. In the field of medicine, the symbol acquired its meaning in the 18th century, which falls on the development of alchemy and its medical bias, focus on obtaining medicines.
Caduceus today is a symbol that represents diplomatic relations and trade. The snakes here play the role of an equal exchange, and the wings are a sign of agreement, mediation.
Often it became a heraldic image: it was once part of the coat of arms of the Kharkov province. The sign is also explained as the personification of the evolutionary process, constant development and movement forward.
Sometimes you can see the amulet in this form. Usually such things are worn by magicians and sorcerers. Caduceus and its symbolism are quite interesting to study. This sign has a fascinating history of origin, many meanings depending on the area in which it is used. All due to the fact that the symbol was previously widespread. Today, it no longer has such great importance, but its images are still used, so not everyone knows about its very first transcripts.
The time of the appearance of the caduceus is not known for certain. Obviously, this is a very ancient symbol. It is also found on the monuments of Ancient India and Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia and Sumer, Ancient Greece, Iran, Rome and even Mesoamerica.
Where used: Caduceus is one of the most common symbols in heraldry today. In the form of a caduceus, there was a rod of heralds among the Greeks and Romans (the rod of Hermes). When they were sent to the enemy camp, the caduceus was a guarantee of their immunity.
In the occult, the caduceus is considered a symbol of the key that opens the limit between darkness and light, good and evil, life and death.
Since the 19th century, the image of the caduceus has often been used in a number of countries (for example, in the USA) as a symbol of medicine, which is the result of a common mistake due to its resemblance to the staff of Asclepius.
The image of the caduceus as an attribute of the god of commerce is traditionally used in the symbols of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry in a number of countries around the world, including Russia.
Before the revolution and in several periods after it, crossed caduceuses were used as a customs emblem.
Today, the caduceus, crossed with a torch, is included in the emblem of the Federal Customs Service and is one of the heraldic symbols of arbitration courts, the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation and the State Tax Service of Ukraine. Since September 2007, the caduceus has been used in the emblem of the Russian Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund.
In heraldry, the caduceus was used in the historical emblems of the following cities of the Russian Empire: Balta, Verkhneudinsk, Yeniseisk, Irbit, Nezhin, Taganrog, Telshev, Tiflis, Ulan-Ude, Feodosia, Kharkov, Berdichev, Talny.
Meaning: The stem of the caduceus is symbolically connected with the tree of life, the axis of the world, and the snakes are with the cyclical rebirth of Nature, with the restoration of the universal Order when it is violated.
The snakes on the caduceus indicate a hidden dynamic in what is outwardly stable, they symbolize two multidirectional flows (up and down), the connection of heaven and earth, God and man (the wings on the caduceus also indicate the connection of heaven and earth, spiritual and material) - everything that is born on earth comes from heaven and, after going through the path of trials and suffering, gains life experience, must rise to heaven.
It is said about Mercury that with his staff - which has since been considered a symbol of peace, harmony - he separated two fighting snakes. Fighting snakes are a mess, chaos, they need to be divided, that is, to distinguish, see opposites and unite, overcome them. Then, having united, they will balance the Axis of the world, and around it from Chaos the Cosmos, harmony will be created. Truth is one, and in order to arrive at it, one must follow the straight road, which is symbolized by the axis of the caduceus.
Caduceus in the Vedic tradition is also interpreted as a symbol of Serpent Fire, or Kundalini. Wrapping around the central axis, the snakes are connected at seven points, they are associated with the chakras. Kundalini, Serpent Fire, sleeps in the base chakra, and when it wakes up as a result of evolution, it ascends along the spine along three paths: the central one, Shushumna, and two side ones, which form two intersecting spirals - Pingala (this is the right, masculine and active, spiral) and Ide (left, female and passive).