Architectural detail
The Caduceus was a divine staff entwined by twin serpents. It was a herald's staff carried by the god Mercury but also of the goddess Iris, the rainbow messenger (the goddess Kundalini Shakti). She was said to be able to tell truth from falsehood by pouring out a vessel of water from a sacred river. The Kundalini also gives us the power to discriminate truth.
The Caduceus represents the nadis, or channels, of the subtle system.The central staff is the Shushumna Nadi, the serpents represent the left and right channels. The Kundalini rises in a spiral (helix) fashion, and the nadis cross over at the Agnya chakra (Brow centre).
The staff of Asclepius (Greek god of healing) is often confused with the caduceus, but the subtle symbolism is perhaps the same.
The staff of Asclepius (Greek god of healing) is often confused with the caduceus, but the subtle symbolism is perhaps the same.
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