It could also be replaced with the initial or monogram of a loved one

a subtle inner secret

Captured on an ancestral family crest painted on parchment

It stands both for the Saint and for Christ

which was an object of worship

Ouroboros Tattoo with Celtic Beast Design family It could also be replacedThe powerful alchemical symbol of the serpent eating its own tale is here rendered in intricate knot work and with the head of a Celtic beast from the 9th century Book of Kells. A tattoo harkening to ancient wisdom, an ouroboros represents time coiling in upon itself, quantum theory and the implosion of the universe in one eloquent circle.