snakes and waves

The Wave in motion as the Universe, the undisturbed propagation of the 
Original Force as continuity in life is symbolized by the snake. 
Damballah, the snake Vodun of West Africa and Haiti, Shesha the cobra 
that the Hindu God Vishnu sleeps on, and the Naga (cobra) that the Hindu
God Shiva has wrapped around his neck are all symbols of this energy in
its cosmic dimension. Kundalini as Tantrics call it or Umbilini as the Zulu 
Sangoma call it is this force at work within the individual.