Snake symbology slithers back to ancient
times. It is one of the oldest symbols in the world. Snake dreams are rich in meaning; they are not to be ignored.
Whenever I have a snake dream I ask myself: Are you ready for change? Are you ready for a new transformation?
Generally the dream will be showing you just how ready you
are...
"Snake Medicine People are very rare. Their initiation
involves experiencing and living through multiple snake bites, which allows them to transmute all poisons, be they mental,
physical, spiritual, or emotional. The power of snake medicine is the power of creation, for it embodies sexuality,
psychic energy, alchemy, reproduction, and ascention (or immortality).
Excerpt from: Medicine Cards
Sams and Carson
I highly suggest to anyone having snake dreams, to do
a little research in these areas:
Alchemy
Greek and Roman Mythology
Christian Symbology
Kundalini Yoga
Native American Snake Medicine
General traits of your native snakes
Any of these areas will help you understand why the snake has slithered
into your dreams. I will list a few metaphors and common definitions connected to snake symbology:
Transformation/Change
Shedding of new skin
Needing warmth, seeking
partnership
Able to digest large amounts of
information in short period of
time
Activation of the Kundalini energy
Great amount of power/energy
Healing-Caduceus
Gorgon/Medusa of Greek Myth:
The Great Mother Goddesses
both death and life aspects
Snake Weilding Minoan/Crete
Goddess (Knossos)
Earth Mother
Japanese lore: Trickster Susanoo
Aztec: Quetzalcoatl
Celtic: Brigit
Norse Mythology: Midgard Serpent
Serbian Vilas
Hindu: Kaliya, the Serpent King or
Kali who wears a crown of
serpents
Australian naitive saw the Dream
Time as a large rainbow snake
Egyptian: Apep, the Great Serpent
of Tuat/Underworld, sun
swallower
Greek Asclepias, the healer god of
medicine (Dream incubation)
Rejuvenation
Ourborous in Alchemy: process of
finding the Philosopher's Stone
Here is a continuation of Medicine Cards Snake Medicine:
The Transmutation of the life-death-rebirth cycle is exemplified by the shedding of Snake's
skin. It is the energy of wholeness, cosmic consciousness, and the ability to experience anything willingly and without
resistance. It is the knowledge that all things are equal in creation, and that those things which might be experienced
as poison can be eaten, ingested, integrated, and transmuted if one has the proper state of mind. Thoth, the Atlantian
who later returned as Hermes and was the father of alchemy, used the symbology of two snakes intertwining around a sword to
represent healing. Complete understanding and acceptance of the male and female within each organism creates a melding
of the two into one, thereby producing divine energy.
"This medicine teaches you on a personal level that you are a univeral
being. Through accepting all aspects of your life, you can bring about the transmutation of the fire medicine.
This fire energy, when functioning on the material plane, creates passion, desire, procreation, and physical vitality.
On the emotional plane, in becomes ambition, creation, resolution, and dreams. On the mental plane it becomes intellect,
power, charisma, and leadership. When this Snake energy reaches the spiritual plane, it becomes widsom, understanding,
wholeness, and connection to the Great Spirit. If you have chosen this symbol, there is a need within you to transmute
some thought, action, or desire so that wholess may be achieved. This is heavy magic, but remember, magic is no more
than a change in consciousness. Become the magician or the enchantress: transmute the energy and accept the power of
the fire.
