winged dragon or snake that bites its own tail, symbol of the circularity of time, the union of opposites . Dell'ouroborus materialize in the representation theories of hermetic philosophy: " The time is fast and as a sort of circular motion, " Marsilio Ficino writes " the principle back to join with the end. " The dragon-snake " fruitful himself, creates himself, kills himself, devours itself, by its nature hermaphrodite, an entity is self-sufficient in its image reflects the dual nature of Mercury, composed of but at the same time against the symbol of union.
(Gabriele La Porta, Magic)
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