The “Sigil of the Hollow Gate” is a metaphorical puzzle. The protagonist tries to escape or find some grand revelation by passing through this mysterious “gate,” a symbolic threshold. Yet each attempt loops back upon itself. The serpent swallowing its tail, the twisted figure-eight footprints, and the repeated hints of cyclical movement all point to an endless loop. The hidden meaning is that we often look for external solutions, powerful gates, and mystical sigils, but all we find is our own reflection. The gate is hollow because it leads nowhere new—just back to ourselves. The riddle is solved when you realize the path and the puzzle are illusions created by your own mind.

Sigil of the Hollow Gate

David Auchampach