Oct 25, 2020

CUSTOM INK | Antimony Ouroboros

Custom Tattoo Design | 17 cm Height | 2020

Ouroboros | Symbol | Punctured Artefact — Ouroboros | Symbol

CUSTOM TATTOO | ANTIMONY OUROBOROS | PUNCTURED ARTEFACT |

This symbolic design features a series of Alchemical symbols, alongside motifs with personal symbolism.

• The main symbol is a geometric Ouroboros snake ( with a gemstone eye), which sits inside a kite shape.

• The anchoring symbol, at the bottom is the Antimony symbol.

| Symbolism | In Alchemy, Antimony is the penultimate stage in the making of the Philosophers Stone (the process of making lead into Gold). It symbolises a closeness to enlightenment (spiritual development) |

• Other alchemical symbols include, the 4 elements triangles.

Philosopher's Stone | Symbol | Punctured Artefact

• At the centre of the design is the philosophers' stone & moon cycle.

| Symbolism | The Philosophers' stone was the central symbol of the mystical terminology of alchemy, symbolising perfection at its finest, enlightenment, and heavenly bliss. |

• Ivy holds personal symbolism.

• The design is fairly small, but the design has the maximum detail possible.

| Symbolism | The Ouroboros (Greek for tail devourer) is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail. It has been important in religious, spiritual and mythological symbolism. It often represents renewals cycles of eternal change. The symbol is constantly re-creating itself, the cycle of life and death, and harmony of opposites.