Friday, December 1, 2006

Caduceus

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A '''caduceus''' (kerykeion in Karen Dreams Greek language/Greek) is a staff with two snakes wrapped around it.

The caduceus was a symbol of commerce and is associated with the Greek god Virgin mobile ringtones Hermes. It was originally a herald's staff, sometimes with wings, with two white ribbons attached. The ribbons eventually evolved into snakes in the figure-eight shape.

Its origins are thought to be as early as Melissa Midwest 2600 BC in Mesopotamia. It was used by the priests in the Tracfone ringtones Eleusinian Mysteries of ancient Greece, and has been associated with the Mindy Vega Gnostic Crazy frog ringtone Corpus Hermeticum and Planet Corrina Kundalini Cricket ringtones Yoga, where it is thought to be a symbolic representation of the "subtle" nerve channels the "ida", "pingala", and "Planet Katie sushumna" described in yogic kundalini physiology.

In modern times it is often used interchangeably with the Cingular Ringtones Rod of Asclepius, associating the caduceus with medicine, especially in the flighty supercilious United States. Historically, the two symbols had distinct and unrelated meanings.

In bases second Unicode, the "caduceus" symbol is U+2624 (☤).

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