Got some BTW brand shirts/apparel getting made to vend as the loopstation continues to get tested
To vaguely explain why we designed this as our brand logo:
In broad terms, the Ouroboros is a representation of the cyclical aspect of all existence and the universe. We’ve chosen the ouroboros, specifically a Dragon or Serpent, as the face of our business, as it seems to be one of the most accurate visual representations for the totality of existence and evolution we’ve personally beheld.
plus Dragons/Serpents are cool.
Our Dragon, currently known as Orphi after the Orphic Egg, is facing counterclockwise, and animates rotating that way, while it’s tail runs clockwise. There are 20 outer scales, fashioned to appear as a figure or bird growing/flying with the tail before shrinking back into it’s mouth. These ideas signify how the past catches up to the present and ultimately feeds the future. There are three horns, three circles, and three letters. The red, left eye represents the Left Eye of Horus.
With wings Orphi makes the transition into Quetzalcoatl the Feathered Serpent - the coiled Serpent itself also overlays with the Kundalini spirit.
Symbolism is built throughout the design in overlapping and interlocking bits, borrowed from different civilizations and ideas.
The inner circles are three concentric circles of 8 divisions which is the known blueprint for Atlantis, which also forms the target-like Cross Of Atlantis when aligned. The rings are purposefully designed to resemble Salt flats. The concentric circles also create the illusion of an Eye when the entire design is seen at a distance.
The colors of the original are Black, White, and Red which have long been the colors of Alchemy in which the ouroboros is as important as any other instrument of transmutation. Being interconnected with Alchemy, Atlantis is also know to have been literally comprised of Black, White, and Red elements.
The symbol of the name itself will be explained in another post but Bardos Thodol Works, acronymic as BTW, is at the center of our logo.
The B is crafted from the Berkanan Nordic Rune, the T is the universal symbol of the Cross, the W is the same as the B turned onto it’s side. The three symbols combined create a scale, the T being the main instrument while the B and W are specifically used here to resemble a feather and heart, which represents the Weighing Of The Heart Ceremony from ancient Egypt.
We currently have Orphi in a permanent evolutionary state, in which he will get new designs and transition to new forms or costumed appearances depending on our own evolution as a business and artist.
These are currently minted as NFTs to indefinitely track Orphi’s evolution throughout the years and can be found in this collection on our website:
Back To Collections Evolution Of Orphi Unique NFTs Minted: 6 Total Editions Minted: 48 Each of these NFTs (or physical produc
There are more meanings in this design then the ones described here, if one likes a good Mystery.
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