“The Vision Serpent was also a symbol of rebirth in Mayan mythology, fueling some cross-Atlantic cultural contexts favored in pseudoarchaeology. The Vision Serpent goes back to earlier Maya conceptions, and lies at the center of the world as the Mayans conceived it. “It is in the center axis atop the World Tree. Essentially the World Tree and the Vision Serpent, representing the king, created the center axis which communicates between the spiritual and the earthly worlds or planes. It is through ritual that the king could bring the center axis into existence in the temples and create a doorway to the spiritual world, and with it power”. (Schele and Friedel, 1990: 68)
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serpent as re-birth symbol was a little piece of the mystery that helped make a dream image just click into place….
this symbol has crept alot into my conscious in the last years…When I went to Egypt in 2004, I was able to integrate the fuller meanings. I think I have been living the whole death rebirth archetype in my life. My mother survived an airplaine accident. My father has had several brushed with death, as well as I…I have taken all the symbolisms in my family and the rebirth to create my own living story..I am so fascinated by it…hence the name of my blog…resurrect…how something that has died…can be revitalized.
Glad to hear about your renewed commitment to digital publishing…