Masonic & Occult Symbols Illustrate

The Seeker’s Handbook mentions that the serpent is also a symbol of infinity. The symbol for infinity is the lazy eight which is covered elsewhere in this book.

“The Druids had a high veneration for the Serpent. Their great god Hu was typified by that reptile; and he is represented by the Bards as ‘the wonderful chief Dragon, the sovereign of heaven.” Like the eagle, the snake is also a symbol of the sun. Additionally, it denoted fertility. “The tree of life with the serpent entwined around it is also seen, and this symbol also represents the solar and generative processes.”

“In representing the ancient Babylonian Nergal, Lord of the Underworld, the phallus and the serpent were identical. In New Guinea, where tradition connects woman and the serpent sexually, the female idols are invaginated by serpent-like creatures.”