The snake or the serpent has always been associated with knowledge and the feminine, whether as the one who tempts Eve to eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge or as the Naga serpent deities of India who led humans to knowledge. In the earliest creation myth, he is the first creature the Goddess of All creates, after separating the sky from the ocean. He is an embodiment of her energy and her wish to understand herself by creating a witness to her own existence. After they dance together and make love, she gives birth to the egg of the universe. In the Gynarchic religion, known as the Devi Doctrine, the snake is associated with the Desire to Know, which sets off the creation of all that exists, in answer to Devi’s question “What am I?” He sits coiled within all self-conscious beings. Kundalini, derived from the Sanskrit word "kundala" means "coiled snake," is a concept in Hinduism associated with divine feminine energy, also known as Shakti. In Gnostic traditions, snakes are associated with Sophia, the Divine Feminine principle representing wisdom and spiritual insight. The Gnostic texts and beliefs often depict the snake as a positive and benevolent figure, contrary to the negative portrayal of the serpent in mainstream Abrahamic traditions.