chaosophia218:Michael Maier - Draco Caudam Suam Devorans (Dragon devouring it’s own Tail), “Atalanta
chaosophia218:Michael Maier - Draco Caudam Suam Devorans (Dragon devouring it’s own Tail), “Atalanta Fugiens”, 1618.The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail. Originating in Ancient Egyptian iconography, the Ouroboros enters western tradition via Greek magical tradition and is adopted as a symbol in Gnosticism and Hermeticism, and most notably in alchemy. Via medieval alchemical tradition, the symbol enters Renaissance magic and modern symbolism, often taken to symbolize self-reflexivity, introspection, the eternal return or cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself. It also represents the infinite cycle of nature’s endless creation and destruction, life and death. -- source link
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