
The ouroboros is a symbol dating back to ancient Egypt, and appears throughout the Western mystical traditions. A snake eating its tail represents self-reflexivity, the “eternal return.” and cyclicality. In Timmaeus, Plato writes: The living being had no need of eyes because there was nothing outside of him to be seen; nor of ears because there was nothing to be heard; and there was no surrounding atmosphere to be breathed; nor would there have been any use of organs by the help of which he might receive his food or get rid of what he had already digested, since there… Read More



