The meaning of the infinity symbol goes beyond a simple representation, this concept encompasses multiple sciences and areas ranging from mathematics, philosophy, astronomy to astrology, metaphysics, reiki or feng shui. Also related to the lemniscate curve, its exact origin is not certain, but many theories suggest that it comes from very old alchemical or religious symbols. Find out a little more about this symbol.
From the Latin «infinitus», a combination of “in” meaning not or without and “finis” meaning end or limit, referring to that which does not have (and cannot have) a term or end. It is undoubtedly an abstract and complex concept, since in everyday life there is nothing with these characteristics. Interestingly, this symbol has been present in many cultures and civilizations, so it is said that its religious origin preceded the mathematical one.
If the meaning of this symbol is approached through the field of metaphysics, you will find that the symbol is related to the number eight since it has the same shape only in a vertical position and not horizontal. In this field it is affirmed that reproducing it repeatedly can dissipate pain and help healing. It is also said that if the movement is performed a certain number of times, you will be able to experience as if the energy were expelled.
This symbol is also present in feng shui, with some variations, it appears repeatedly as if it were a knot, which is why its name is the mystical, endless, eternal knot. Curiously, they are eight-loop knots, this representation is in India the goddess of wealth. Now, in feng shui it is recommended to use the color red and place it in the south west coordinate of the room, to favor relationships; in the office or business at the same address to harmonize the relationship with partners, employees and customers.
Similarly, the infinity symbol through its representation of the Infinity Knot is used in Reiki, based on the interpretation of Tibetan Buddhism, referring to the infinite wisdom of Buddha. This represents the spiritual path, the flow of movement and time within that which is eternal; remember that existence is associated with evolution, change and time to finally find peace in the divine, the sacred, in God.
Likewise, this symbol has been related to older cultures such as the Greek and Egyptian, through a snake or dragon that bites its tail, sometimes in a circular shape and others in the shape of a lemniscate. Similarly, it has been linked to the figure resulting from the intersection of two circles of equal radius that form a central oval, evoking the figure of a fish.
Finally, the infinity symbol has been linked with all kinds of rational meanings, but above all spiritual, like itself, without end.