(08-15-2014, 10:28 AM)Rake Wrote: It is indeed. I was hoping someone would give their interpretation. I used to spend ages putting symbolism into my work but now I'm just trying to let my work flow more naturally from within.
Thanks, looks like I weren't far off then. There's much going on in your image. The cracking Egg symbolising cosmic birth/re-birth held by the serpent (Wisdom/ Knowledge?). The crocodile seems to symbolise the adept entity as they consciously grapple with the serpent and what it has to offer (Knowledge/Wisdom/Awareness). The statue and solid manner in which it wrestles the snake means it's handling the power well (Shown by the kundalini rising) without being overwhelmed. It's sort of a twist on the Caduceus.
The Snake has the tail end of it's body into Space/The Universe, meaning there's secrets it can still offer that the adept is attempting to realise for itself. It's also telling in that the Snake (In Archetypal form) is a quality of the Universe, to be 'attained', rather than an individual entity in itself.
That's my interpretation anyway.
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Definitely.