The Ouroboros or Uroboros are an ancient sign that represents an elongated animal, usually a snake or dragon that engulfs its own tail forming a circle. There are many meanings that can be given to the Ouroboros (PDF), the eternal cycle of life and all things, which begins where it ends, as well as the balance of the struggle between good and evil, d Where one action always ends with another and begins again in an infinite cycle.
The oldest Ouroboros.
They were very used by the ancients. The presence of Ouroboros in snakes of ancient Egypt is recognized, where images of Uroboros have been found in the sarcophagi and some pharaohs and in the walls of tombs and pyramids symbolizing the life cycle began and ended with the passage of the soul of the Pharaoh to the beyond. In Viking mythological mythology a snake Mythological God envelops the world by eating the tail representing the forces of nature that man is unable to control.
Among the animals usually represented in Ouroboros are the snake, the dragon, the fox and even the fish that bites its tail. There are representations in which a two-headed animal similar to a dragon, the Hydra of Lerna bites its own head forming a circle.
The Ouroboros (PDF) and Metaphysics.
In metaphysics the uroboro can represent not only the immortality of the soul and the infinite transformation of energy, but also tells us about learning and evolving endlessly.
It is the material representation of everything cyclical associated nature, it is a way of representing the idea the idea of life and death that continue indefinitely through the eternal return, by resurrection and reincarnation of the spirit at the end. It corresponds to a new beginning, each beginning to a new life, but it always leads to an end, forming a perfect and perpetual, eternal circle. It is a magical symbol that reflects the never ending of everything.
The Ouroboros have also been very represented symbols in the world of alchemy as they represent the unity of all material and spiritual things, which in the eternal cycle of creation are not destroyed, it is transformed into new energies. Many times the Uroboros are represented with a light and a dark hue similar to the Ying Yang symbol, a constant struggle between good and evil and all the opposing forces of the universe.
At present it is a symbol widely used in cinema, especially when mystical knowledge and hidden sects are represented. There is a growing trend of people seeking to immortalize the struggle of good and evil by tattooing images of Uroboros on their skin.
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A pessimistic approach to uroboros is the interpretation of the fight against the impossible. People constantly fight against situations and forces that cannot overcome. The Ouroboros can be interpreted as the denial of the solution and the inability to transcend because we will always reach the same starting point in the cycle that has no end.
The Ouroboros or Uroboros focus on themselves, they also curl on themselves, repressing the development of all things at the same time and at the same place of departure, even in a timeless way. Life is a constant struggle to progress and improve, the Uroboros remind us that regardless of the path we choose to travel, all life and every beginning has an end at the same point and it is through meditation and spiritual growth that we can transcend in the infinite cycle until reaching the maximum state without suffering.
