#ouroborOS

[mobius-m-mobius]

#obsessed with their priorities

[thunderbottle]

drew this as fast as i possibly could. yay okay now you do it too

[alexlibris-bookart]

Latest finished leather journals with hand carved and gilded symbols.

[borkchoi]

i have no idea how i havent posted these here yet but in order heres Thorntail, Swallowtail and Fawnbelly

[onespncap]

s14e14 -- "Ouroboros"

[gingerhaole]

The snake eats itself... but wouldn't you like the job instead? Crowley, fashion pharoah 🖤✨️

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

[artsarasp]

The demon realm's most popular ship is doing numbers!

From chapter 5 of "Ouroboros" by @mira-eyeteeth !

[in-love-with-the-snake-sannin]

Let’s talk about the ouroboros and its connection to Orochimaru!

The ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon devouring its own tail. This symbolizes the alchemical and universal concept of eternal return and transformation. It suggests that nothing can be created from nothing nor destroyed; it can only be transferred. The ouroboros embodies eternity, infinity, cosmic balance, life, death, rebirth, and renewal.

More recently, Jung interpreted the ouroboros as a metaphor for the assimilation of the shadow. He proposed that humans slay themselves and then resurrect, constituting the secret of the prima materia (first matter). However, if one is not careful, the shadow/ego can consume them.

We all know that Orochimaru is based on the character of the same name from the Japanese folktale The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya. ‘Orochi’ itself refers to the eight-headed serpent of Japanese mythology, Yamata no Orochi. However, Orochimaru doesn’t simply mean ‘snake man’ as the internet often suggests. ‘Orochi’ (大蛇) doesn’t simply mean ‘snake’; it refers to a great serpent, similar to the dragon of the Christian apocalypse, Leviathan, or Jørmungandr. The suffix ‘maru’ (丸) isn’t just a random suffix used for male names; it’s a word for circle.

Orochimaru embodies the ouroboros, and it’s certainly fitting given his character’s obsession with hidden and forbidden knowledge, rebirth, immortality, and similar concepts. Throughout his constant state of reinvention, he sought to become prima materia and the ultimate being… ultimately being swallowed by his shadow/ego, only to be reborn and find balance.

Just something to think about.

[dessertbird]

Daily Destiel 💙💚

How are you, Dean? Fine. I’m great! No, you’re not.

Hey, Dean? I'm fine. Are you really fine? I don't know, Cas. But that's what I'm supposed to say, right? "I'm fine," keep on moving? That's what we all say. 🥹😍❤️

[claypigeonpottery]

sold

[bobbole]

Andrea Zanatelli, In Vitam Aeternam

[tiffanysabrinatattoo]

Picta Poesis (1552) Barthélemy Aneau

[illustratus]

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LOKI S02E02 Breaking Brad