THE SERPENT

The serpent for example, and also the lion, can they not signify, as the case may be, both Christ and Satan? We cannot expound here a general theory on this subject, which would lead us too far afield; but it 
goes without saying that there is something in all this that makes the manipu- 
lation of symbols very delicate, and also that this point requires special atten- 
tion when it is a question of discovering the real meaning of certain emblems 
and of interpreting them correctly.Symbolf Guénon 
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THE LION
SHEDDING SKIN