Re: The Caduceus of Hermes

[MythMath]

Actually, DePew seems to be championing a more ternary* basis for creation: (+ 0 -)...

The connections between Science and Religions
of all cultures are made with this discovery.

There are only three things the whole universe
needs to have for all of it's majesty.

North-pole magnets & South-pole magnets and they are orbiting
Neutral particles of matter: North-pole / 0 / South-pole.

It is the substance of creation and of life itself.

It is alive and It never dies.

* Tai Hsuan Ching in Motion: click to see groovy animated gif

[LadyHydralisk]

Yeah, well, everything is fractal, bottom to the top...this ties into the unified field theory...the whole universe as a big rotating machine...

I like to think of it as a streaming jelly donut in HDTV...

[MythMath]

My logo for EYESYS games
(on the back of the elemental tarot):


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The caduceus, taken as more literal representation,
becomes its own illustration or map. For this interpretation, one only
has to read the elements of the caduceus as corresponding to elements
of the human body. For example: the two serpents represent the pineal
gland and the pituitary gland (which both look snakelike when uncoiled);
the staff represents the spinal column; the knob represents the medulla
or the cranial orb; and the wings represents the two hemispheres of the
brain (the wrinkled cross-section of the brain has the shape and texture
of stylized wings); the number of intersections of the snakes corresponds
to the endocrine glands or the chakras.

What does this correspondence mean? My own
tendency is to read the symbols as a suggestion that all humans have the
potential for healing, wisdom, and transcendence incorporated in their
own being. The caduceus may have been an instructive device whose rules
of usage have been transformed into religious ritual over the ages.

Another approach -- one that can yield alarming
results -- is to apply a materialistic reading more rigorously. From that
perspective, it is clear that the caduceus might initially have referred
to an actual tool used to induce healing and transformation. Over the
years, a small number of scholars have taken the caduceus as a diagram
for a functional tool. During my research, I ran across one of the most
recent functional interpretations by a scientist named Joshua Gulick,
who actually constructed a caduceus. He says, "It is not just a symbol.
It is an archaic blueprint for an infinitely resonant device to create
and project fourth dimensional waves…. Those of you who have studied occult
science likely know that serpents often represented electricity, while
birds represented magnetism. The serpents in the caduceus symbol represent
electrified wires with current flowing towards the heads.

"With these 4th dimensional waves, it might
be possible to affect 3 dimensional space.… It might also be extremely
easy to affect the human or animal mind at a distance. Research has already
shown that fairly strong magnetic pulses can cause firing of neurons in
the brain. With one of these staves pointed at one's head, the firings
of one's neurons might be controlled fairly precisely by varying the frequency
passing through the staff. One could be entranced with theta frequencies,
stimulated with alpha frequencies or higher, or actually put to sleep
using frequencies around 4-6 Hertz. The staff of Hermes is cited in mythology
as having a anesthetic effect…. This device is also has the potential
to be immensely useful for healing. Preliminary evidence has shown that
when hit at proper resonant frequencies, parasites, bacteria, and viruses
may be selectively destroyed.…"

Gulick's assertions may sound rather fantastic,
but he has actually conducted tests of his machine which explain much
of the caduceus symbology in a rather unexpected way. He says, "I was
hitting my staff (which had a compressed caduceus winding) with pure sine
modulated DC current…. During my experimentation, my mother called in
from the other room (she didn't know what I was doing) and asked me if
I was 'playing sounds on my computer.' I told her no and asked her what
she meant. She told me that she was 'hearing tones in her head.' It would
seem fairly possible that what she heard might had been caused by my experimentation….
I am in the process of constructing a staff using conductive ribbons rather
than wire. This modification will allow much greater efficiency and signal
stability."

From a purely materialistic angle, Gulick's
caduceus could explain the link between Hermes' staff and his other trademark,
the lyre. It also explains why, prior to the current caduceus, Hermes
staff was a staff entwined with colored ribbons.

Despite what some theorists say, symbolism
is not arbitrary. I would go as far as to say that it is never arbitrary
when it is a human act because what we consciously believe to be arbitrary
connections are almost always unconsciously meaningful. The caduceus,
like most symbols from antiquity, has accumulated a spectrum of often
conflicting meanings over the ages, becoming, in the process, a frustrating
summarizing symbol. But those meanings, as you have seen, are accessible
through a variety of approaches.

So the caduceus could be the blueprint for
a machine used for mind control and healing, a diagram of how the human
body is its own vehicle for transcendence, or merely an accidental symbol
for the medical profession. Take your pick, but apply your caduceus wisely;
remember that the most important rule for the physician is, "First, do
no harm."

from:"Caduceus"

[MythMath]

Physicians, Heal Thyselves:




Polarity Principles

[deviadah]

This images from the site you supplied is great in its child-like simplicity:





Also stumbled upon this images while looking for something else:

[deviadah]

Discovered a Caduceus on a building I walk past almost every day. I'll try and get some pics of it tomorrow and post it here. It is no surprise that the building itself is a School of Economics... Hermes is often connected with trade.

[deviadah]

Discovered a Caduceus on a building I walk past almost every day. I'll try and get some pics of it tomorrow and post it here.

[deviadah]

Here's a statue of Hermes (as a young man) that I took earlier today in a museum in Copenhagen, Denmark!

[EtuMalku]

The Caduceus is none other than our DNA

[deviadah]

The Caduceus is none other than our DNA

Well duh!

[EtuMalku]

What duh?

[deviadah]

What duh?

I just meant that it has already been established in the following image (from the first post in this thread):

[Israel]

Also stumbled upon this images while looking for something else:

Interesting picture. Whoever carved it or commissioned it was definitely not a Master.

[Israel]

Well, ok, I'll try...

The serpents represent the two great principles, Absolute and Sakti, manifesting from earth (in the form of male and female practitioners)

The orange flaming ball at the bottom represents the whole solar system and the little black dot is earth.

The three triangles - abrahadabra again....

Their tails (forming a crescent shape -allah's symbol) are...uhh...on fire...which is heating up the alembic and they are dripping venom and saliva into it...they appear to be in the act of raising the water levels....we see that the changes inside the vial are express externally but still contained within the forms of their bodies....

The three crowns on top represent the alignment of the highest tiers of the tree of life, binah, chokmah, kether.

In the alembic is being created a new paradigm...

I'm going to go one step further regarding the serpents tails. I see the crescent you are talking about, but in Christian symbology this is evidence of the Virgin Mary. The serpents can be seen as a sign of male verility - especially since they are injecting a venom into something - being the alembic. Here you have the law of opposites. The crescent, like a chalice, is seen as a womb with the secret fire exposed to the air. I can't tell what the image within the container is, but it looks like another flame - and since I'm still new to the game I'll ask someone to explain to me what a paradigm is in regards to alchemy.

The crowns are symbolic of Hermes Trismegistus. The design below the serpents is the four elements, so you're right about it being the "solar system". From the center out, Earth, Water, Air, Fire. There are actually four triangles there (not three), each pointing to a different ring of the sphere under the serpents to their respective elements.

What we have then, is a pictoral interpretation of the Emerald Tablet.

[deviadah]

What we have then, is a pictoral interpretation of the Emerald Tablet.

Great conclusion!

[Jepetto]

I found this image while flipping through The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception written by Max Heindel.

[deviadah]

I found this image while flipping through The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception written by Max Heindel.

Nice find... like the b&w!

[deviadah]

Found a nice image on the Web:

[Jepetto]

The Ogdoad or 8 symbolizes the eternal and spiral motion of cycles, and is symbolized in its turn by the Caduceus. It shows the regular breathing of the Kosmos presided over by the eight great gods -- the seven from the primeval Mother, the One and the Triad.

I found this little snippet in a document titled Symbolism of Numbers, taken from THEOSOPHY, Vol. 45, No. 2, December, 1956.

[The.Hermetic.Alchemist]

This images from the site you supplied is great in its child-like simplicity:





Also stumbled upon this images while looking for something else:

mason symbol

[The.Hermetic.Alchemist]

If it is this one you mean I can't give you an answer since the website I got it from tells nothing of what it represents, but I welcome your interpretation!

you all are right and wrong about this picture. the black dot is in fact the earth, but because the earth is on fire, this represents the so called hell, where we are and are not at this moment. the masons are keeping this secret, the sun is to have solar flares, this is why the earth is represented as on fire. the two serpents represent the non stop battle between the two forces, good and evil. the vile is filling up representing our waters, meaning the sea level is to rise. the three crowns, which are represented in many other ways, is the three antichrists that are to come to earth before the real savior is to come. that is if you believe in this. another representation is of an old Greek statue of a father with two sons who are entwined in snakes, or serpents who are biting the heal of one of the sons. but to stick to the topic of Hermes, please tell me more of him, the story of how Hermes was a man who turned into a woman then back into a man is a new story to me.

[Israel]

If it is this one you mean I can't give you an answer since the website I got it from tells nothing of what it represents, but I welcome your interpretation!

you all are right and wrong about this picture. the black dot is in fact the earth, but because the earth is on fire, this represents the so called hell, where we are and are not at this moment. the masons are keeping this secret, the sun is to have solar flares, this is why the earth is represented as on fire. the two serpents represent the non stop battle between the two forces, good and evil. the vile is filling up representing our waters, meaning the sea level is to rise. the three crowns, which are represented in many other ways, is the three antichrists that are to come to earth before the real savior is to come. that is if you believe in this. another representation is of an old Greek statue of a father with two sons who are entwined in snakes, or serpents who are biting the heal of one of the sons. but to stick to the topic of Hermes, please tell me more of him, the story of how Hermes was a man who turned into a woman then back into a man is a new story to me.

It is indeed similar to the patented Masonic symbol, but as I stated before - whoever put this up was not a Master Mason and so I don't think that it signifies any meeting place or any true understanding of Freemasonry (this is assuming that the image was found on its own without any similar designs around it).

As regards to the assumption that the Masons hold some secret about the Earth being on Fire, I strongly disagree. First off, being a Mason, I have a bit of knowledge about it. Secondly, I have seen several designs showing that the element fire (which many alchemists relate to energy) being the furthest outside sphere, followed by the Ethereal air as the creative energy begins to coagulate, then the unstructured waters which eventually take form as described in Genesis, and finally Earth or solid bodies, on the inside. If you look at the design, you will see four distinct spheres, not just the Earth on Fire.

[deviadah]

...is the three antichrists that are to come to earth before the real savior is to come. that is if you believe in this...

Which I don't...and although you have valid points I still feel the most simple way to explain this picture is to say: the alchemical transmutation

If you look at the design, you will see four distinct spheres, not just the Earth on Fire.

There is always 4 elements, and none more important than the other.

Earth = root
Fire = energy

A burning Earth is not negative... but positive: Calcination

[The.Hermetic.Alchemist]

I wanted to go back and erase this quote. but now people have gone and posted a reply to it. Like all art the painter painted the picture, although the painter painted it for a specific purpose or to have a specific meaning, but the artist also knows that every person who views the painting is going to interpret it in their own way. this is why this artwork has several meanings, and not just one.

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