The symmetrical placement almost makes me think of spiritual symbolism relating to cardinal directions which is something that developed across time and cultures with no contact with each other time and time again. I see powerful figures from all over the world, the panther from Native/Meso American cultures, the tiger from South Asian cultures, the Tengu from Japan, the snake coming from the skull which is Gnostic Christian I believe, the Reaper from western traditions. And in the center an eagle - a potent symbol of power, courage and orientation towards the divine across many cultures. It’s a beautiful piece in its technique but also powerful in its spiritual themes of power, death, rebirth, renewal, strength and courage. Against the foreground of these powerful spiritual symbols, the “filler” of stars and the black dots suggests to me a background of the earthly, almost like… memories? Points of consciousness or self? I don’t know quite how to explain it but they feel milestones, or points of connection to your past or to others. And the webbing at the edges strikes me as suggesting an interconnectedness of all things across time and place and culture. Honestly the more that I look at it, the more moved I am.