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Sacred Geometry Ouroboros
CulturalSeedsacred-geometry
Construction note
A geometric figure long carrying symbolic and contemplative meaning.
About this symbol
- Meaning
- The serpent eating its tail; eternal return.
- Culture / origin
- Pythagorean, Platonic & later esoteric tradition
- Era
- Antiquity onward
- Historical context
- From Pythagoras and Plato onward, simple geometric figures were read as keys to the order of the cosmos.
Geometric motif; modern esoteric meanings vary by tradition.
Tags
geometrysacredesoteric
SVG source
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