tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207881053346095956.post3116098294030456826..comments2023-12-14T04:40:04.758-06:00Comments on Renaissance Woman Retired: Medical Symbol Confusions: Caduceus versus Staff of AsclepiusRenRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17961222558357224052noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207881053346095956.post-77054284348628673932014-12-24T16:04:19.636-06:002014-12-24T16:04:19.636-06:00I myself think the medical emblem would best be ba...I myself think the medical emblem would best be based upon the staff of Moses (& am sensing that it was, far back) rather than on Greek gods or goddesses. // I'm seeking a logo design for an organization we're calling, "Doctors for Civilization-Reason-Hope-Healing-&-Sanity in this World." -- Join us! -- including your ideas for an emblem-logo & banner. <br /><br />And I must admit .. before studying its origins, I did (and still do a bit) like the caduceus especially the Wings -- If we use wings in our emblem, maybe they can be seen as angels' wings? And .. two snakes Are more "impressive" or meaningful? than one .. One could mean Unity, two might mean the conflicts we hope to help heal .. Are we stuck back with the regular caduceus? .. if so with different meanings to it ..Dr. Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11306857832059811337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207881053346095956.post-83378154311518813662014-04-13T03:50:52.048-05:002014-04-13T03:50:52.048-05:00Beautifully written piece of information which I c...Beautifully written piece of information which I can bet >90% medicos would be unaware of.<br />Thanks a lotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207881053346095956.post-76043318732355165912014-03-28T08:05:26.662-05:002014-03-28T08:05:26.662-05:00Thank you Anonymous doctor! I enjoyed writing this...Thank you Anonymous doctor! I enjoyed writing this piece and I had no idea that it would be so popular. Apparently there is not a lot of writing on the Internet at least in one place that puts the history of the symbol all together. Thank you for your last thought. I hope so too.RenRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961222558357224052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207881053346095956.post-52141778845833848822014-03-21T18:08:08.056-05:002014-03-21T18:08:08.056-05:00Thanks for your enlightening article. It is intere...Thanks for your enlightening article. It is interesting to know that many doctors cannot clearly distinguish the symbol of their profession or understand the origin of this symbol. I am a fresh graduate of medicine and I was particularly drawn to the caduceus as the symbol of medicine over the staff of aesculapius. I took note of the difference, and thanks to you I can now clearly differentiate, but what I want to point out is the fact that I was drawn to the caduceus solely because of its superior aesthetics (from my point of view). I think I am not alone in this and I hope that the current world trend of interest in superficiality instead of true meaning and values that has permitted the displacement of the correct symbol does not dilute the efficiency of this noble profession.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207881053346095956.post-72201815705838077962014-01-29T14:53:25.426-06:002014-01-29T14:53:25.426-06:00Love you Mrs woman. Thanx Love you Mrs woman. Thanx Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520958130820609264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207881053346095956.post-13484036507450649412013-08-03T15:46:55.194-05:002013-08-03T15:46:55.194-05:00Actually, there is some intriguing history behind ...Actually, there is some intriguing history behind the Rod of Asclepius. If you trace his origins back, Asclepius (also called the "great physician" and the "savior") is just another name used for Tammuz. During the tower of Babel era, when the groundwork was laid for pagan worship of heathen gods and goddesses, Tammuz was the counterfeit of Jesus Christ. Asclepius eventually took this roll and his symbol was this rod (which actually traces back to the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and Satan's original deception - also the origin of the Caduceus). <br />If you compare the stories, it does not originate from Moses' brass serpent(Num. 21:8)[Though the devil loves for people to credit it back to God like that]. The serpent is usually the symbol of sin and Satan, but in the story of Moses' serpent it represents Christ (John 3:14) because Christ became sin for us (2Cor. 5:21) The healing power was not in the image of the snake, it was in the faith exercised in the Word of God in looking to Christ for healing from the venom of sin and Satan.<br />Later, the Israelites credited the healing power to the image and turned it into an idol - which called for its destruction (2Kings 18:4).<br />This is the same thing that man has done today with modern medicine -make up for their lack of faith by trusting in poisonous drugs, which are Satan's counterfeit of the Tree of Life. The Tree of Life did not have "side" effects. Drugs all list "side" effects that range from "rashes to death" - and Christ is not the author of Death.<br />Study it out, everything that we are experiencing in the world today, has already been revealed in the Bible. History takes an amazing turn when compared to the light shining from the Word of God. DRhttp://www.biblepicturepathways.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207881053346095956.post-71720625827458726792013-03-27T16:42:38.875-05:002013-03-27T16:42:38.875-05:00I have read so many articles regarding the blogger...I have read so many articles regarding the blogger lovers but this article is really a <br />fastidious article, keep it up.<br /><br />Here is my blog <a href="http://thieme.miscmeta.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:HesterRed" rel="nofollow">spbal.ru</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207881053346095956.post-79131781580713499592011-11-25T14:18:10.993-06:002011-11-25T14:18:10.993-06:00Thank you for commenting. I would welcome more com...Thank you for commenting. I would welcome more comments on my blogs. I had read briefly about the above reference but did not include it because my knowledge of it was so inadequate. I did not know the above verse reference in Numbers. Interesting. It sure sounds like this is the Staff of Asclepius. Did healers know about the treatment of guinea worm back in the time of Moses and so form this medical idea into a religious idea? Or did the mythical Staff of Aesclepius and this symbol from the time of Moses arrise interchangeably to represent healing? It sounds like the description in Numbers does actually describe a disease. I thank you so much for this reference! It certainly adds to the whole picture of these symbols.RenRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961222558357224052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207881053346095956.post-58997408140350516712011-11-24T15:52:01.581-06:002011-11-24T15:52:01.581-06:00Thank you for posting your research results, very ...Thank you for posting your research results, very interesting.<br /><br />There is another reference to healing, snakes, and staff, found in the old testament of the bible. <br /><br />Numbers 21:6-9<br /><br />6 And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.<br />7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.<br />8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.<br />9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com