Why is Kundalini represented by a snake?
In the East, the snake is a positive and royal image considered auspicious and it is often a mandatory component in the lives of Gods and saints. The word ‘kundal’ with the female ending “ini” means the ‘coil in the hair of the beloved’, a reference to the long hair of the adepts, coiled on top of the head in a “bun”. In the Tantric Scriptures kundalini shakti is positively described as entering the shushumna like a “snake entering a hole”, silently, smoothly and effortlessly.
