The Ouroboros, also spelled Ourorboros, Oroborus, Uroboros or Uroborus (pronounced /ˌjʊəroʊˈbɒrəs/ or /ʊˈrɒbɔrɔs/), 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, unity, or infinity. 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 archetypical significance to the human psyche.
Plato described a self-eating, circular being as the first living thing in the universe — an immortal, perfectly constructed animal.
also, moebius strip
also, klein bottles
also, strange loops
1 comment:
Hey Gaia,
Love the new posts! And the look of your blog. The poetry is powerful and the insights about your process too. I hope Museum School is turning out to be everything you hoped for.
Becky
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