Where did the doctor symbol originate?
It represents the tree of life and the snake the earth, and the top with the wings are the heavens. It is part of the Adam and Eve myth. The eating of something from the tree with the snake and heavens above that tree and eating from that fruit, giving an affect of consciousness from waking up to hallucinating. It is the pharmacopoeia symbol, the symbol of plants to medicine. It takes on many forms. From the tree of life to the human body with arms out stretched like the Angelo Davinchi symbol of the human body to the Christian cross. Very ancient and is as old as the oldest western civilization and before that as well. Very old modified symbol. It can accurately be traced back to Greek mythology. The human body is considered a tree of life in of itself. The snake (earth symbol) offering the fruit of the tree of life allows one to alter consciousness, and there is always birds, doves or an angel or wings at the top or above the tree. The tree of life is the poll. Sometimes it comes in
