The Essence of the White Snake and Learning the Language of the Animals

The gift of human consciousness is a mixed blessing. Our ability to separate ourselves from the flow of life and become observers of life is key to our technological development. But it's also a separation from our own instinctual nature. The eating of the white snake that confer an understanding of the language of animals, then, is an image of overcoming our alienation from life. A key component of this kind of life is to carve out space for a discipline of deep listening. As ralph wildo emerson once said, there is guidance for each and by lowly listeningwe shall hear the right word.

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