Spy Employed Like an Eye'
To understand better the messenger, have to start with the meaning of the items he carries. The staff of Hermes was left by the Templars as Baphomet (Baphe Metous). Its origin can only be clear in the Sanskrit language. Baphe, for instance, was borrowed from the Sanskrit word bapsati (bhas) and it translates to devour. The other word is Metous from the Sanskrit base word maithuna or masticate. Translating to grind or crush, copulation, intercourse, and venereal disease. The staff is portraying Baphomet's genitalia, the phallus believed to be a sign of protection. The caduceus is derived from the Sanskrit word cAracakSus; 'spy employed like an eye', to blind you to the truth.
Hermes's birth narrative sets the stage for his character as agile and shrewd. According to myth, on the very day of his birth, he committed a daring act of theft, stealing the cattle of the god Apollo. The cattle, sometimes portrayed as Fire, refers to ancient knowledge that he stole from the Phoenicians. This act of thievery and Hermes' subsequent negotiation with Apollo, where he trades the cattle for the lyre, which he invents on the spot. It speaks of the downfall of a highly advanced civilisation and the only thing is left is their music. Hermes embodies the role of a facilitator of division, guiding souls to the afterlife as a psychopomp, leading nations to their demise. Moreover, Hermes's association with boundaries extends to the realm of taboos. He is depicted as a deity who not only crosses physical and metaphysical borders but also challenges societal norms, making the forbidden acceptable and the sacred profane. This duality is central to Hermes' character, as he operates within the spaces that others dare not tread.