A Serpent Down the Rabbit Hole

Alchemy. The word is derived from AL-KHEMET which originated in Egypt meaning “from the black land.” The oldest known allegorical symbol in alchemy, the ouroboros, also has its origins in Egypt, depicted on King Tutankhamun’s burial shrine (circa 1323 B.C.). At least that’s the earliest we have found to date. And this symbol, while with us for thousands of years, seems to have found renewed interest in today’s modern world. Apropos.

The ouroboros caught my eye some years back, or I should say...