B&W Tattoo (12x12 cm): Chartres Cathedral labyrinth with a sun at the center and an Uroboros

Hier ist was ein Geschäft in Brazil für sein tattoo design vorgenommen hatte.

Chartres Cathedral labyrinth with a sun at the center and an Uroboros around the circumference

The idea is to represent the circumambulation of the self -- which is symbolized by the sun at the center of the labyrinth.

The labyrinth symbolizes our path of discovery around life. Life is unpredictable and sends us many challenges, symbolized by the Great Ouroboros that surrounds it. As we face these challenges we grow, and develop our potential. The Sun (or the great father) symbolizes that latent potential, that is only unlocked through the the act of peregrination to unknown lands that the labyrinth symbolizes. This is a take on the Hero's Journey.

The concept is similarly described here for those who are interested: https://exploringkodawari.blog/circumambulation-and-the-kodawari-approach-to-life/

I still haven`t decided on the placement.

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