« the serpent is alluded to in many passages in theBible, and nearly always for its typical qualities, orHabits, as intensifying similar things in the human family. »- smiths bible dictionary, serpentWorship in silenceThe god who smote the dragons mouthWisdom from the sandGod of all the landOrthodox alchemyExperiencedMystic ways I have soughtMystic signs have I wroughtDiasos anthropos!I am my fathers sonDiasos anthropos!I shall transcend the sunAuriel, despise theeGabriel, take holdAnd michael, aside meRaphael beholdLegions of the new worldFrom sea to blackened seaShow the mark upon thy browIn this land I singThe song of the desertAmong the sands in the middle of the east.