(I'm getting it tattooed!!)
2007-03-28 09:04:00 · 3 answers · asked by rbnleee 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I've done some research and would like to know if anyone has any more ideas on possible symbolism.
2007-03-29 06:49:23 · update #1
Wait - you're going to tattoo it on your body and you don't know what it means? Then no, I'm not going to tell you.
And don't think I'm against tattoo's - I have several. But I knew their meaning before I decided on it, not just because it 'looks cool'
2007-03-28 09:08:57 · answer #1 · answered by Zimmia 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is it so hard to google something?? the word itself means "self-devourer"
The Ouroboros, also spelled Oroborus, Uroboros or Uroborus (IPA: [ËjÊÉrÉÊËbÉrÉs]), is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail and forming a circle. It has been used to represent many things over the ages, but it most generally symbolizes ideas of cyclicality, primordial unity, or the vicious circle. The ouroboros has been important in religious and mythological symbolism, but has also been frequently used in alchemical illustrations. More recently, it has been interpreted by psychologists, such as Carl Jung, as having an archetypal significance to the human psyche.
2007-03-28 17:33:15 · answer #2 · answered by just me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ouroborous is the symbol of the sleeping dragon with it's tail in it's mouth.
Ouroborous is the symbol for alchemy. where you are to awaken your internal lifeforce (often called ch'i, ki, itaki, mana, prana, etc)
2007-03-30 01:01:59 · answer #3 · answered by Rev. Two Bears 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋