the "defeat" of the serpent (the untethered/chaotic creative impulse) is performed by attaching it to something. in this case it was an emergency option of attaching it to itself (via a time loop) so it's desire for creation/destruction/rebirth-thru-d estruction can only be directed into itself/it's own continuity instead of wildly failing around greater creation. in it's looped (imprisoned) state it can only operate in limited means: expressed as "non-physicality" usually - ie: it whispers to us n our dreams/unconscious - seeking expression - sometimes creative, sometime destructive depending on the person and their proximity to god. in this way we are the bridge between this "serpent" and god. making us the "goldilocks" factor in creation. serpent/chaos (creativity) ----- us ----- god/order (meaning) we are the third "i".
NATO