Union Civil War Flags. Between 1861 and 1865 the United States was engulfed in Civil War. The Union fought to keep the country together and defeat the secessionist Confederate States. In the process, the abhorrent practice of slavery was abolished and the United States as we know it today began to take shape.
1 The Indian snake goddess Manasa, literally meaning of the mind, or conceived in the mind, or power of the mind is the tutelary deity of snakes and fertility, worshipped mainly in Bengal an the eastern parts of India.2  Diktynna, aka the Cretan Mistress of the Wild, is a possible identification.vans tentatively linked the snake goddess with the Egyptian snake goddess Wadjet but did not pursue this connection. Statuettes similar to the snake goddess identified as priest of Wadjud and magician were found in Egypt.
It is not unusual for folks to seek out Snake symbolism and meaning when you need to heal or transform your life in some manner that improves the overall quality of living. Think of Greek tales of Aesclepius, the God of medicine. His power tool is a staff with two Snakes entwined (the Caduceus).