Images of the Ouroboros - The serpent eating it's tail
73What's in a symbol
The following is a selection of images of the Ouroboros. The serpent eating it's tail has presented itself over and over again in different generations and in different societies with unique cultures everywhere in the world.It might not be so strange since the serpent symbol is said to represent the cyclical nature of the energy of life. This hub is not going into details on the deep meaning that gave rise to this symbol. Suffice it to say that the Ouroboros symbol has been used prominently where mysticism, hermetics, and gnosticism evolves.
The first image is a photo taken by the NASA Hubble telescope back in 2004 in the same year when Katrina was plaguing New Orleans and when the planet Venus was making a passing between the Earth and the Sun. This Venus transit is a dual event that occurs twice in 8 years and not again for a few centuries. The next Venus transit occurs in 2012. Will in be anything more than a minor light show in the sky ?
The photo is of V838 monocerotis and it does look like an ouroboros in the making.
Cleopatra of Egypt
There is a famous legend about Cleopatra of Egypt and of the alchemist who was convinced that he could turn lead into gold. This story could be taken in many different direction as to content and meaning. I wrote a hub on monoatomic gold that talks of a white gold substance that is made through a process of precipitation. The mystery behind that stuff is fuel for the imagination just has much as any of these images of the Ouroboros. Ouro is a Latin word derived from aurum and boros is most likely referring to extravagant or lavish.
This etymology of words leaves the possibilities wide open to what the alchemist of Egypt was messing around with.
As stated before the symbol is used in esoteric circles where magic is involved and gnostics love the concept represented by the Ouroboros.
However much I would like to tell a story of the holy family in Egypt at the same time as Cleopatra and her alchemist who are playing around with magic, I will let the pictures speak for themselves.
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Hello Danielle..forget about searching. I will take the time to research it for you and make a hub on the subject of Cleopatra and the Alchemist. In that hub I will give you some links and I will throw in "my version of the story".
Brilliant - looking forward to it, thank you!
C.G. would have loved it
Danielle Farrow Level 1 Commenter 2 years ago
Interesting pictures - thanks!
I would have liked to read about the legend of Cleopatra and the alchemist, as I have not heard of that one. I can search online (when I've time), of course, but do you have a favourite telling in whose direction you might point me? That would be much appreciated - thank you!