Snakes have always been a source of fear and fascination for
us. Their form and movement is so alien,
yet mesmerizingly beautiful. Their venom can be deadly, but can also be used to
heal. This paradoxical nature has
captivated the human imagination, making snakes and serpents symbolic figures
in nearly every culture and religion throughout time.

In the Bible, the snake tempts Eve with a taste of knowledge
and self-awareness, at the cost of innocence and blissful ignorance.

Their fierce threat displays have also made them popular
Guardian figures, protecting mystical portals, temples and treasures from those
who are unworthy.

They are also associated with fertility, both male (with the
obvious phallic imagery) and female (in its sinuous, curving movements). In Hindu traditions, the feminine creative (kundalini)
energy is imagined as a snake coiled around the base of the spine, which rises during arousal like a conduit through the chakras to join with the divine above. The Native American Snake Dance celebrates
the union of Snake Boy (a Sky spirit) and Snake Girl (an Earth spirit), bringing
life-giving rain to the land.
Snakes and serpents are often depicted as part of Cosmic
mythology. The Greek ourobouros symbol
of a snake eating its own tale represents eternity and the cyclic nature of the
Universe. Norse mythology has a similar figure, the Midgard Serpent, which surrounds
the Earth. The Australian Aboriginal people consider the great Rainbow Serpent
to have created the Earth’s landscape from the void of the Dreamtime. In Central America,
Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent, was seen in the glowing path of the Milky
Way.

These are only some of the many symbolic meanings that this amazing animal has inspired.
My "Star Snake" design celebrates the snake as a potent symbol that has fired humankind’s imagination since the dawn of our species.
My "Star Snake" design celebrates the snake as a potent symbol that has fired humankind’s imagination since the dawn of our species.
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