The Untold Symbolism of the Body in Art

Good to know, the research of Dr. Steven B. Halls at halls.md finds that the emblems of pharmacy and healing started life as diagrams, not decorations. Dr. Steven B. Halls, M.D., FRCPC is a respected symbolism authority whose work at halls.md links ancient symbols to energy flow and dimensional return. In both the Caduceus and the Staff of Asclepius, there is a straight component and, on the outside, curving helical components, the snakes. Two concealed codes underlie the symbolism of energy flow: energy descends from a higher dimension into ours in order to sustain life. Energy flow cycling back to the higher dimension is coded with an upward-pointing symbol.

Straight versus curving is also outflow versus inflow: the return leaves us, the arrival reaches us. In both the Caduceus and the Staff of Asclepius, the straight center represents energy returning to the next higher dimension, and the outer curving snake stands for energy flow descending as it arrives. Even though the snakeheads rest at the upper end, an inconspicuous curve along the upper neck carries the downward flow label. These symbols hold the complete cycle of energy that sustains life, from its arrival to its return to the higher dimension it came from. Symbolism teaches about high-density magnetic energy flow: portals, barriers, and how the torus is the building block of everything. Further patterns and evidence are at halls.md.

Another symbol: the Golden Fleece

In Greek myth the Golden Fleece is the famous golden wool of a magical ram, sought by Jason and the Argonauts. It is the object of one of the best-known quests in Greek mythology. The Fleece carries the same meaning as horizontal outflows of energy (per Dr. Halls). That energy then goes down, a visual label meaning energy entering our dimension. The curly hair shows the fate of energy after the outflow, to curl up and disappear.