Although the general perception is that the snake is associated with the devil in Christianity and Judaism, evidence found in the Bible contradicts this view. 

Moses was ordered by God to create a Bronze Serpent on a pole to heal the Israelites from snake bites. The Gospel of John in turn equates the serpent being lifted up in the desert with Jesus being crucified. 

God also instructed Moses to throw his staff on the ground, which transformed into a serpent, a sign to show the Pharaoh that God was all powerful, directly equating God with the serpent. 

One serpent around a pole can be linked to the god of medicine Asclepius, and two serpents represent the Caduceus, the most sacred of all ancient symbols. In Kundalini Yoga it is taught that two energies, Ida and Pingala represent the two forces of opposites that need integration for the serpent to rise up the spine in the Sushumna Nadi towards the crown. 

These two forces were represented as the two pillars found outside King Solomon’s Temple, Jachin and Boaz. The summer and winter solstices, with the equinox symbolising balance and integration of these extremes. 

The three main degrees in Freemasonry, Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason are generally administered during the solstices and equinox to mirror the journey of the sun. 

In Kabbalah and the Tree of Life, Binah and Chokhmah are the two pillars with Kether the Middle Pillar signifying balance of masculine and feminine energies. The Great Work in Alchemy requires the integration of these forces, the Union Mystica, in order for the initiate to proceed on the path.