"The dragon is a complex and universal symbol. In the East, dragons are always seen as beneficial, positive forces holding strength, wisdom, supernatural power and knowledge and in the West, they are viewed as basically negative, destructive and of evil intent. Dragon is another connector of sky and earth planes. Dragons are sometimes seen as the darkness that heroes must conquer or as guardians of treasure or hidden knowledge. Struggling with the dragon can symbolize the struggle to gain consciousness and inner knowledge of self. Archaically, dragons were feminine symbols of power. Christianity, however, equated this old feminine power symbol into woman, serpent, sin and the Devil. The dragon is usually seen as a winged serpent; and as such it contains the combined aspects of spirit and matter (bird and serpent). The Chinese Taoist revered the dragon as the spirit of "the way," which brings eternal change and enlightenment. The wingless dragon is of the Earth, the winged dragon is of fire and air. White dragons are associated with the moon. Red dragon is equated with the Welsh God Dewi. "