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Ningizzida has been popularised in the 20th C. by Raku Kei Reiki ( a. k. a. " The Way of the Fire Dragon ") where " Nin Giz Zida " is believed to be a fire serpent of Tibetan rather than Sumerian origin.

Nin Giz Zida is another name for the ancient Hindu concept of Kundalini, a Sanskrit word meaning either " coiled up " or " coiling like a snake ".

Kundalini refers to the mothering intelligence behind yogic awakening and spiritual maturation leading to altered states of consciousness.

There are a number of other translations of the term usually emphasizing a more serpentine nature to the word — e. g. ' serpent power '.

It has been suggested by Joseph Campbell that the symbol of snakes coiled around a staff is an ancient representation of Kundalini physiology.

The staff represents the spinal column with the snake ( s ) being energy channels.

In the case of two coiled snakes they usually cross each other seven times, a possible reference to the seven energy centers called chakras.