Snakes...
Identifying the differences between power OVER and power OF serpents in Old and Middle Kingdom magical tools and iconography...
For example, looking at birth wands, figurines, stelae etc. Currently just pondering the difference between trying to dominate and control animal (and its associations, master/mistress of animals pose?) and trying to harness or invoke its power (like appealing to deities or using the clay cobras).
'Demonstrating power-over verses harnessing the power-of snakes in Middle and New Kingdom Religious and Magical practice.'
- 16/1/18
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