Uta has two serpents entwined on his right arm. Their heads meet at the wrist with the face of a fox between them. Their bodies intertwine higher up forming what seems to be the number eight with two flowers between them.
The snake is the universal symbol of rebirth and renewal due to the shedding of its skin. It deals with the primordial life force and it is associated with the element of water (water represents emotion, love and motion). The snake represents initiation, wisdom, patience, fertility, eternity, balance, cunning, intuition, awareness, healing, intellect, protection, solemnity, rejuvenation, transformation, occult knowledge, Ying-Yang and duality.
DOUBLE-SNAKE
The double-snake represents duality, the unification of polar opposites, communication and balance. Additionally, the opposing snakes symbolize the ying and yang. The dualities represented are: male/female, light/dark, water/fire, left/right, illness/health, binding/loosing, wax/wane, separation/union, sun/moon, upper/lower, asleep/awake.
The double snake is present on the image of the caduceus. If we look carefully at Uta’s tattoo, we can say that it’s the exact representation of this staff.
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