The caduceus

Part of my Hermes tattoo. I wanna add a little touch to it though!

The CADUCEUS, universal medical symbol. It is also the staff of HERMES and (Tut)moses. This symbol represents the awakened KUNDALINI also known as the DIVINE SERPENT or NAGA. / Sacred Geometry <3

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

Often mistaken to be the same, the Caduceus and the Rod of Asclepius are two different symbols with different representations. Today, they're typically used interchangeably as the symbol of medicine.

Caduceus. The Caduceus is the staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology and Hermes Trismegistus in Greco-Egyptian mythology. The same staff was also borne by heralds in general, for example by Iris, the messenger of Hera. It is a short staff...

The staff carried by Hermes/Mercury, which known as the Caduceus, is one of my favorite symbols. For those that are visual thinkers I have pictured it below: I am planning on getting a tattoo of the

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Carved caduceus symbol. Photo about detail, artistic, architectural, exterior, greek, relief, hermes, facade, patrimony, mythology, frontispiece, carved, occult, ancient - 79763794

asclepius vs caduceus

Tree of Life as the Caduceus of Mercury. Each number corresponds to a planet/god e.g. 8 is Mercury, 7 is Venus etc. The serpents represent the Ida and Pingala nadis, while the shaft/wand is Sushumna. Image from “The Book of Thoth” by Aleister Crowley (1944).

The Caduceus is the symbol of Hermes and is often used in America as the symbol of medicine.

The caduceus (☤; /kəˈduːsiːəs/ or /kəˈdjuːʃəs/; from Greek κηρύκειον kērúkeion "herald's wand, or staff") is the staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology and consequently by Hermes Trismegistus in Greco-Egyptian mythology. The same staff was also borne by heralds in general, for example by Iris, the messenger of Hera. It is a short staff entwined by two serpents, sometimes surmounted by wings.