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O for Ouroboros

The Ouroboros or Uroborus is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail.

The Ouroboros often represents self-reflexivity or cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself, the eternal return, and other things perceived as cycles that begin anew as soon as they end (compare with phoenix). It can also represent the idea of primordial unity related to something existing in or persisting from the beginning with such force or qualities it cannot be extinguished. The Ouroboros has been important in religious and mythological symbolism, but has also been frequently used in alchemical illustrations, where it symbolizes the circular nature of the alchemist’s opus. It is also often associated with Gnosticism, and Hermeticism. Carl Jung interpreted the Ouroboros as having an archetypalsignificance to the human psyche.
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~Bullmann Apr 29, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
love it :D
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Mood: Love ~Nerohn Apr 25, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Excellent view on this! FMA brought me here xD makes since. Sweet picture btw!
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~IAMANOTHERYOU Feb 10, 2013
hehe, itīs funny :3
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~CelestialDrake Feb 3, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Om nom nom
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Mood: Love ~Toen Jan 26, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
The most cute Uroboros I've ever seen!
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~Charlie-Lang Jan 20, 2013  Student Digital Artist
The ancient version of a loading symbol. Just imagine it spinning
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Mood: Love ~malesx Jan 15, 2013
very nice XD
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~Tobi-or-not-Tobi Jan 13, 2013
This is a shark Oroboros?
It is very cuuuute ^^!
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*BearPawMedia Jan 12, 2013
Aww it's like a rolled out Patamon! Cuute! :D


Seriously, though, love the art style. Super awesome
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~flickjovany Jan 11, 2013
I do love this symbol but man is it overused in so much media. It's generally seen as the "Pure Evil" concept in most media and I wish it were depicted in a more natural manner.
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