Channel: Religious Studies 101

Category: Education

Tags: symbol meaningssymbols and historysymbols of the daydaily symbolthe ouroborosdavid patrick harrysymbologistdaily symbolsfractal youniversesymbol of the daysymbologysymbols and egypthistory of symbolssymbolismreligious symbolsspiritual symbolssymbols and magicouroborosegyptian symbolspiritual symbolsymbols and meaningsmagical symbolssymbols and religionsymbols and consciousness

Description: Believed to have originated in ancient Egypt, the ouroboros is an iconic image that was adopted by the Greek magical tradition and eventually appropriated by Hermeticism, Christian Gnosticism, and most notably Western Alchemy. Artwork Used: "Ouroboros" by Bryan Itch Explore Your Youniverse Instagram: @dpharry Facebook: Fractal Youniverse davidpatrickharry.com Pinterest: @dpharry3 Twitter: @realDPHarry Symbol of the Day is a video series where I post a symbol related to religion, spirituality, magic, or the occult and explain its origins and meaning roughly 3 times a week. As a scholar of World Religions one of my biggest passion is learning about symbols and how they fit within the mythologies they originate from. All the symbol sfeatured have also been published on instagram @dpharry. Let me know what other symbols you think should be featured in the future. #SymboloftheDay