>>510405932
that is gnostic christianity you are thinking of
nachash means serpent
the interesting part is that moshiac and nachash have the same gematria of 358, so they are considered connected in some way in mystical judaism, in fact a pretty mainstream idea. the gnostics took it to mean that jesus WAS the snake who "freed" mankind from the prison of the garden. that's from the gospel of truth iirc.
the equivalence to enlightenment is da'at, shown here in the dotted circle on the tree of life. it means knowledge.

>>22938622
that is gnostic christianity you are thinking of
nachash means serpent
the interesting part is that moshiac and nachash have the same gematria of 358, so they are considered connected in some way in mystical judaism, in fact a pretty mainstream idea. the gnostics took it to mean that jesus WAS the snake who "freed" mankind from the prison of the garden. that's from the gospel of truth iirc.
the equivalence to enlightenment is da'at, shown here in the dotted circle on the tree of life. it means knowledge.