The ouroboros is an ancient Greek symbol that many will be familiar with, given its idiosyncratic depiction of a snake (or sometimes a dragon) eating its own tail. The symbol of the self-eating serpent has been found in both Old World and New World cultures, with its earliest known appearance being in a funerary text found in the tomb of Tutankhamun (around 3300 years ago). It can also be found in a number of esoteric texts relating to gnosticism and […]