Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

11. Visions and Symbols

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The serpent is the symbol of energy – especially of the Kundalini Shakti which is the divine Force coiled up in the lowest (physical) centre, Muladhara, and when it rises it goes up through the spine and joins the higher consciousness above. Energies are of all kinds and the snakes can also symbolise the evil powers of the unregenerate vital nature – but here it is not that.