Interesting: The symbol of modern-day western medicine is a "Caduceus"

Everywhere in western medicine you find the Caduceus symbol: It's the staff entwined with two serpents, with wings at the top. You'll find it emblazoned on medical texts, medical school certificates, medical websites and even in hospitals and medical buildings.

But what does the symbol mean, exactly? I decided to conduct a bit of research to find out some possibilities. The Caduceus, it turns out, was a staff carried by the Greek god Hermes. Hermes is best known as the messenger of the gods, but he is also well known as the protector of liars, gamblers and thieves. He's also prominently known as the guide of the dead.

According to Wikipedia, the name of the staff, Caduceus, is adapted from the Greek word kerukeion, which means "herald's wand" -- the staff of the public messenger. It's related to the words kerux and kerusso, which pertain to someone who announces information to the public.

From a Biblical point of view, the two serpents on the staff are, of course, symbols of evil and deception. There is a Greek myth about the two serpents on the staff which states that Tiresias found two snakes copulating and he beat to death the female snake with his staff.

So far, then, we have a staff carried by the Greek god Hermes, a protector of liars and thieves (who is also the guide of the dead), named as a staff or wand related to announcing information to the public, encircled by two serpents representing evil, and tied to yet another Greek myth about the female being beat to death.

This is the symbol of modern-day western medicine?



The part about the female being beaten to death is especially relevant, given how our male-dominated western medical system considers virtually all female physiology to be disease (pregnancy, menstruation, etc.). Female organs are considered useless or disease-ridden, such as when hysterectomies are performed to remove a woman's "hysteria" (madness).

That's where the name "hysterectomy" actually comes from. That the two snakes representing "evil" would encircle the staff of public announcement could be an indication that the purpose of the staff is propaganda (the propaganda of western medicine). At the same time, the mythological carrier of the staff is the protector of liars and thieves (possibly the drug promoters and drug companies).

It might even be said that, through the repetition of this symbol which adorns the most important documents and texts used in the medical schools, doctors themselves are, in a very true sense, being continuously indoctrinated with that propaganda. Just something I thought I'd share with you all, it's a viewpoint of mine and an evaluation of what this symbol means.