"THE SERPENT IN THE GARDEN"

The Serpent in the Garden is a 'symbol' with much esoteric and occult significance as well as other associations for people not involved in occultism or esoteric studies,etc. The Serpent is a reptile, that is, snakes and related creatures,exert a certain fascination or repulsion in people around the world. Snakes are to be found in nearly every human culture and are either venerated, worshipped, feared, and hated,etc. The point is that the Snake or THE SERPENT, as mentioned in the First Book of the Bible or Genesis has an importance that can be understood perhaps as well as misunderstood. The Serpent in the Garden was a witness to the appearance of early men. Possibly, serpents and snakes inhabited some of the caves and areas where men lived, and I have seen such snakes in such caves and areas, as have many others, but that is not the point. We are all familiar with the serpent or snake entwined around a pole, usually, twin snakes, and this has much symbolic meaning for those who are on the particular path, THE WAY OF THE MONK, as sometimes the Serpent is seen as the Tempter or the Devil or Satan,etc.