A personal experience has led me to reconsider much of what I have read about ET/IT/ID. The writings of many an author seems to concentrate upon the hostile side of the other creatures of the universe and paint these beings as a threat to mankind. I’ve begun to see that the result may be that humanity might possibly be swayed to approach all alien visitors with a "shoot first and asked questions later"- Star Wars mentality. As I wondered if a large group of humans has developed a mindset tantamount to being interstellar bigotry, a personal journey began that has provided a means of illustrating a possible need for an alternative peaceful and diplomatic approach to intelligent non-humans.
Quite radically contrary to my usual mindset, I’ve thought of getting a tattoo even though I’ve long held onto the thought that I shouldn’t decorate my body with ink and metal. Even jewelry is missing from my person most times, but then so are make-up and trendy clothes. I am Plain Jane, tomboy, un-glam I guess. But for some mysterious reason I really wouldn’t mind a tattoo of the image of the word dragon in proper Chinese calligraphy.
But then again, in the not so far away past I suddenly acquired an interest in dragons and identified with my desire to be fearless and strong like a dragon. I started using the name DragonLady online and I collected all sorts of dragon related imagery to send to my friends accompanied by scaly jokes. They sent back biting good natured quips about my fiery temperament and fierce demeanor. My reptilian nature was incorporated into my social networking page along with the UFOs, political satire and rage at social injustice and hypocrisy. I had fun with my inner dragon, or maybe I was just getting my dragon on.
A possible explanation for my serpentine thoughts is that I was merely experiencing "racial memories embodying extraterrestrial origins" that resulted from my reptilian genetics as would occur during development of "fourth density" consciousness according to a 1999 interview with Alex Collier. He went on to further explain that "certain memories will start to come up, and they [the Andromendans] have said that some of those memories will not be ‘ours,’ but instead have their origin within the genetics that have been ‘attached’ to us." So it’s possible that as a contactee I am merely recognizing the dragon within me that was put there by my alien ancestors. (A transcript of the interview is available here (www.bibliotecapleyades.net)
Many meanings can be found in dragon symbolism and so there are people who interpret the mythical creature as destructive and malevolent. For example consider European armored knights and their adversary castle tormentors and David Icke’s Draconian aliens in collusion with government takeover plot. At the other end of the spectrum some people might explain my newfound dragon identification as being that I had discovered my totem and that I was sent a message to be strong and to have courage and fortitude. Other people might say that the dragon is bringing good luck and happiness and will ward off evil spirits.
Dragon’s features incorporate a mix of animals due to use of the image through history by various warring tribes. And thus colors, numbers of toes and particular animal attributes came to have various symbolic meanings in some cultures. Primarily dragon images are comprised of a snake and a bird, and according to various legends and some religions, winged or feathered reptiles primarily live on mountains, in trees, in water and underground as inner-terrestrials. Dragon mythology may precede recorded history and schools of thought regarding the dragon are in opposition.
On one hand there are the divine and benevolent flying serpent gods such as the bird serpent Quetzalcoatl of the Aztecs, Ouroboros and earthquake creating ocean dwelling rainbow serpent Aido-Hwedo of Africa, and China’s chimu adorned Long or Lung dragons that are the yin to the yang of the phoenix Feng. The Bulgarian tree-dwelling flying fire snake Chuvash is associated with fertility, the Vedic Vrtra is the reptilian guardian of water, and the Persian dragon snake Aqyilan is the equivalent of the Chinese Long dragon. These supernatural creatures are commonly associated with learning, knowledge, good vision, fertility and the elements of fire, earth, wind and water.
On the other hand there are the malevolent dragons that are oftentimes killed by heroes such as the Hydra slain by Hercules and the Norsemen’s Fanfire and Jormungand, another Ouroboros. The Russian winged snake Zilant, the always evil Iranian Azi and the serpent that tangles with the phoenix Simorgh in Islamic lore are all likewise fearsome. And so are the "western" dragons that horde knowledge and treasure in caves.
Our ancient ancestors either adored or reviled the dragon, and dragon myths span both time and Earth’s geography. Icke and Collier took the dragon into space and gave the existing religious belief, mythology, and legends an alien related new twist that aligns with the malevolent version of the scaly flying others. The new dragon was given a history, a hierarchy and an agenda that entails many human traits. The Draconians of the new lore are fierce warriors that enslave entire species and take over their planets. They are the ultimate imperialists wrecking havoc on a multi-dimensional scale and the new-age nemesis according to many.
But are all of the reptilians truly dangerous? Could it be that like humans who have various colors and cultures, reptilians come with variations in appearance and temperament? Perhaps our ancient ancestors actually did encounter lizard and snake like flyers of two opposing sorts. With our rather limited understanding of our own human nature, how can we say that we understand the nature of creatures with whom modern man is not fully acquainted? Perhaps we shouldn’t approach these beings with prejudice if and when we should encounter them. Besides I am quite benevolent and I might be a descendent if Collier’s ideas are correct, which would explain why I’ve become hyper-sensitive to reptile bashing.