About the Logo

The Medical Emblem

Asclepius is the god of Healing. He is the son of Apollo and the nymph, Coronis. While pregnant with Asclepius, Coronis secretly took a second, mortal lover. When Apollo found out, he sent Artemis to kill her. While burning on the funeral pyre, Apollo felt pity and rescued the unborn child from the corpse. Asclepius was taught about medicine and healing by the wise centaur, Cheiron, and became so skilled in it that he succeeded in bringing one of his patients back from the dead. Zeus felt that the immortality of the Gods was threatened and killed the healer with a thunderbolt. At Apollo's request, Asclepius was placed among the stars as Ophiuchus, the serpent-bearer. [Continued]

"Walk Among Gods" - The Symbols of Medicine

Unfortunately, although both the staff of Aesculapius and the cadeuceus are in use, only one of them has a historical connection with the practice of medicine. The other is a symbol of certain qualities best left unassociated with the physician. A look into the origins of these icons shows that the true symbol of the physician is the staff of Aesculapius. The cadeuceus, with its wings and twin snakes, is an impostor that somehow managed to find a connection to medicine, a connection that is unfounded and undesirable. [Continued]

Man as Earth, Fire Air & Water

Ancient traditions hold that all phenomena in the universe are a composite of the four basic elements, fire, air, earth and water mixed in varying proportions. The basic idea of the four elements is spiritual. They are really the emanations of the four letters of God's holy name YHVH . The elements as we encounter them in the physical universe are the very outermost expressions of these spiritual emanations; the level of physicality is always the very surface layer of reality that covers the metaphysical qualities that lie concealed underneath. [Continued]

The Tree of Life

In the logo, instead of a serpent around the staff, I have used a vine, to represent the Tree of Life. There is a vast amount of literature on the Tree of Life, what it is and what it means. This link is typical of what one can find: www.crystalinks.com/kabala.html . There are also references to it in the section "The Medical Emblem". [Continued]