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Open Minded Approach reads serpent pictures from many cultures as one symbol for a power asleep in the body. In Hindu teaching that power is kundalini, or shakti, feminine energy coiled at the base. When it wakes it climbs like a snake to the crown, the thousand petaled lotus above the head. A goddess emerging from that flower, and an Egyptian parallel tied to Hathor, are read as the same waking. A shut pine cone stands for power still dormant, and an ivy wrapped wand is said to show snakes climbing. Feathered serpents among the Maya and the Aztecs, the great serpent mound in Ohio, and Shiva, who gave yoga so this power could be woken, are pulled into the same reading. Aboriginal tradition enters through the rainbow serpent, a deathless creator shown coiled or lifted overhead, and through dreamtime lessons in hunting, painting, songs, and dance. As this channel tells the Hindu texts, the naga passed into another realm. The body that is half snake and half human is the sign of kundalini already risen.
Key points
- Kundalini is described as coiled feminine energy that rises from the base of the body to the crown.
- The lotus, a pine cone, and an ivy covered wand are read as stages of that same power.
- Feathered serpents in Maya and Aztec art are placed in this family of images.
- The serpent mound in Ohio and Shiva’s yoga are offered as further pictures of the rising energy.
- The rainbow serpent of Aboriginal tradition is included as a creator shown coiled or raised overhead.
- A naga body that is half snake and half human is explained as kundalini that has already risen.
Short quotes
The dormant energy known by many names, one of which is kundalini from Hindu culture represents the feminine energy or shakti.
Open Minded Approach, Serpent symbols and the naga
The narrator defines kundalini as a coiled feminine power in Hindu teaching. Watch at 1:05
The Mayans and the Aztec gods were portrayed as feathered serpents.
Open Minded Approach, Serpent symbols and the naga
Maya and Aztec gods are brought in as figures drawn in the form of feathered serpents. Watch at 5:14
In other words, they were represented as half snake and half human as a symbol of the risen kundalini.
Open Minded Approach, Serpent symbols and the naga
The half snake, half human naga body is read as a sign that the inner power has risen. Watch at 9:58
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