Reptile/Snake Entity

[Hephaestus]

Adam and Eve had trouble with one in the garden of eden, take heed the warning.

[jason]

I encountered a massive, 2-headed dragon last year-that's kind of like a reptile.the he changed into a humanoid shape and showed me his name,which was a symbol.I have also had contact with what looked like a boar,only the eyes were shining.his name was "tuss kuss".that's really wierd...

[Kenneth]

Hmmm - sounds a lot like this experience I had a couple of days ago?

http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4339

[Patty]

I dig snake symbolism. Once you start digging, you find that it symbolizes most everything AND it's opposite.

Start with this link: http://www.dreamsnightmares.com/snakes.html

quote:the snake being a symbol of transformation. Snakes are often seen as symbols of life, death and rebirth. In North American native tribes, the shedding of the snake's skin is associated with life and a new beginning.

In writing about Snake Symbolism, Gillian Holloway, Ph.D. wrote, "People who are dying or who have lost a loved one often dream of snakes, at or near the time of death. For whatever reason, these dreams seem involved with the psychic awareness of the transition from this life to the next...."

Carl Jung talks about a similar connection between earth and heaven in his discussion on the snake as a symbol for medicine. In Man and His Symbols, he writes, "perhaps the commonest dream symbol of transcendence is the snake, as represented by the therapeutic symbol of the Roman god of medicine Aeseulapius, which has survived to modern times as a sign of the medical profession. This was originally a nonpoisonous tree snake; as we see it, coiled around the staff of the healing god, it seems to embody a kind of mediation between earth and heaven."

Snakes are also seen as symbols representing evil. The bible uses the symbol of the serpent in the Garden of Eden to represent Satan. In other cases the snakes is seen as a phallic symbol

Then - from http://www.mtroyal.ab.ca/programs/arts/english/write98/hhaberl2.htm

quote: Carl Jung captures the essence of the serpent symbol:



It is ... equally the symbol of the good and bad, of Christ and the devil... It is an excellent symbol for the unconscious, perfectly expressing the latter's sudden and unexpected manifestations, its painful and dangerous intervention in our affairs, and its frightening effects (McGuire 374).



Jung proposes that a fear of snakes is actually a fear of the unconscious psyche. Lawrence's narrator, similarly, shames the instinctual method by which he assaulted the snake:



And immediately I regretted it.

I thought how paltry, how vulgar, what a mean act!

I despised myself, and the voices of my accursed human education (64-66).



Feared is not the snake, but the human psyche, the unconscious will, and the serpent symbol itself. The narrator cannot transcend beyond these instincts; he cannot control the subliminal need to extract the snake from his realm—and this is what he fears. A struggle exists. The narrator cannot escape the unconscious ideological view, yet he wishes to.

Like the snake shedding its skin, the narrator wants to shed his biases. The snake, "deliberately going into the blackness", is free of the psychological restraints of the narrator (53). Unlike the snake, the narrator cannot hide himself from humanity. Symbolically and physically, he is trapped. In his pajamas, standing and waiting, the narrator "felt so honored" (34). However, he must question the danger of cowardice, perversity, humility, and of course dignity. Even in the "deep, strange-scented shade", out of any man's view, the narrator is exposed to humanity's eye. Even alone, he is watched: by himself and the unconscious forces that condition him. Suitably, "Snake" has been described as being about "the failure of man to take an appropriate place in the physical universe" (Hosbaum 133). The narrator does not belong in the underworld of the snake, yet he is frustrated with the symbolic restrictions of civilization.

"Pettiness" the narrator expiates, for his prejudices, his psychological limitations, and his inability to escape the voices of symbolism (74). He regrets: "And I wished he would come back, my snake" (67). The snake, "because it casts its skin, is an [Egyptian] symbol of renewal...", and indeed the snake will come back (McGuire 268). It may not be the same golden snake; it may not be a snake at all, but the symbolic boundary that ensnared Lawrence's narrator will continue to ensnare humanity. Like the serpent symbol, the sense of frustration is rejuvenating and relative, not only "on the day of Sicilian July", but always (21).

Also:

quote:snake the snake is in virtually every mythology synonymous with sex. (Christianity) the snake causes Adam and Eve to discover sex. (tantric yoga) two snakes are thought to run along the spinal chord -- having something to do with spiritual forces, life forces, sexual forces. (Freud, Jung) the snake symbolizes libido, life forces, or sexual forces. (Other) The snake may also represent wisdom, healing (cf. the staff of Aesculaps, the Greek god of healing); libido; Lucifer; birth of consciousness; god-like, but mortal; power over nature; separation from nature; Mother Nature; the mother of life, the one who will ultimately swallow her offspring; rebirth; medicine; renewal, rebirth; is a reptile, phallos; part of gardenofeden

You can find tons more.

[Faceless]

The snake also being one of the MOST common appearances of negs. As for trying to "pry into your consiousness", thats just what negs do.

[clandestino]

"ride the snake....to the lake", Jim Morrison I think, on another one of his booze fuelled sessions.

Hi Patty ! I'm also very interested in the symbolism of the snake....which works both ways, as illustrated by the quote from Lawrence's "the plumed serpent". The character hated the snake being near him, so tried to hurt it, even though seconds before he was amazed by its presence.

I'm particularly interested in the fact that snake symbolism is found in all cultures around the globe - perhaps some supportive evidence for Jung's collective unconcious. This "collective unconcious" also has another name - the astral planes.

Mark

[Allanon]

What if anything do you guys know about reptile/snake spirts, ghosts, etc. I have had repeated contacts with what I would describe as a snake like entity that tries to pry itself into my consciousness. It is quite strange as it seems like a seperate entity from myself but feels like I have known it before. Has anyone here had any expereinces with the Snake?