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| Snake |
The snake is an ancient and ambiguous symbol. In the biblical story of the fall, the serpent represents Lucifer. The Forbidden fruit which Eve receives from the serpent and passes on to Adam signifies mankind's gaining of awareness. It is the consciousness which forms the basic difference between man and all other living beings. With, man was elevated to the level of likeness to God; on the other hand, he become aware o his mortality. In dreams, the significance of he snake is extremely varied. It also symbolizes man's instinctive drives. With young people, it mat well be appropriate to interpret the snake sexually. Freud saw the snake as a typical phallic symbol, but this by no means exhausts the list of possibilities. In the dreams of older people and those in middle age, the snake mostly appears as a symbol of change and renewal. It can also appear as a danger signal, if the dreamer is hoping to regain youthful energy by sexual over indulgence. The danger that a middle-aged man might be laid low by the seductive talents of a 'viperous' woman (i.e. one who is cold and calculating) is of course obvious. |
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