The Serpent of Venus — Guardian of the Fruit of Temptation

The Serpent of Venus — Keeper of the Fruit of Temptation

The Snake’s emerald-and-gold scales symbolise not only the imperishable beauty and power of the Earth’s energy, but also the union of all the other natural elements: water, fire and air.

The Serpent represents the wisdom and strength that the Earth bestows upon us through nature in all its manifestations. It is a lifelong journey towards rebirth, which has neither beginning nor end — only change and evolution.

The Apple of Temptation is the emblem of secret self-knowledge and boundless choice.

In the most ancient times, when the Universe was only just taking shape, and the stars whispered to one another the names of worlds yet to be born, an incredible planet—Venus—was formed from a passionate union of fiery power and wild beauty.

She had a mission of the utmost importance: to become the Mother of all that is beautiful and mysterious in this world. From her fiery embrace, a Drop of divine temptation was born and fell to Earth.

It was not a sinful or destructive temptation, no! This temptation spurred a deep quest for knowledge, an insatiable longing for the truth hidden amidst the trembling of flower petals, the drifting of clouds and the silence of stones.

From the spot where a drop of Temptation touched the earth, merging as one with Matter, the Serpent was born. A being of incomparable beauty and profound intellect, it was the embodiment of the element of Earth: in its existence there was neither beginning nor end, only ceaseless movement and transformation.

And though the Serpent’s essence belonged to the earth, it also carried fire within itself: not the fire that consumes, but the fire that enlightens. The Serpent was the balance of Yin and Yang, of day and night, of vigour and tranquillity. All-seeing wisdom lay hidden in its black eyes, and dignity and prudence in every movement.

Sometimes, delicate pink spots would appear on the emerald-gold scales of the Serpent’s supple body, as if traces of pollen from the Tree of Knowledge, upon which she loved to rest whilst living in Eden.

Lurking amongst the branches, the Serpent listened to the rustling of the leaves, the murmur of the streams and the songs of marvellous birds, and heard how sounds grew into words, and words formed stories.

She could see through the air, suffused with the sun’s rays, how worlds and destinies are born, and how time intertwines with eternity.

And when, amongst the millions of blossoms on the Tree of Knowledge, a single Fruit grew and ripened, the Serpent resolved to become its Guardian until such time as a worthy master of this marvellous fruit was found.

For the taste of the Apple of Temptation opens a person’s eyes to the profound Truth about themselves, kindling in the soul a call to awakening, to an inner journey, and to the acceptance of one’s multifaceted and disordered nature.

It is said that even now, in the quietest moments, when unknown flowers bloom in the mountains, or when the heart seeks truth in the darkness, the shadow of the emerald Serpent appears.

And in its presence, even stones begin to recount long-forgotten legends.

The Serpent is a temptation that leads to the depths of self-knowledge.

The Mantra of the Serpent of Venus

I am not afraid to know myself.