Tattoo Meanings

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What does your Tat mean to YOU?

Your Personal Story, deep meanings or just fluff...  Your tattoos may reflect what is on the inside
Your Personal Story, deep meanings or just fluff... Your tattoos may reflect what is on the inside

"Your Tattoo Speaks to You"

...sure it does, are you listening...

I say that half jokingly, but let me share a little story with you to show you what I mean.

After the story, I'll give you some great tips about creating your tattoo meanings, which I learnt the hard way from trial and error.

Are you a huge tattoo fan and don’t get a meaning of a tattoo you may see, a sort of deeper meaning? Don’t worry… you’re not alone. There’s lots of folks just like you, me too. Listen to my words: “getting a meaning from your tattoos is no big deal”.

That was not easy for me to get that because at first; I wanted to pull my hair out...

Take just a moment …have a closer look at ‘em. Feel ‘em…The tattoos all around you. Yeah, different folks get different meanings from the same tattoo designs, that’s right. What your tattoo means to you and someone else --can be like the difference of day from night.

I got this idea it is a good thing to get in touch with tattoo meanings before I get inked—For, me my tattoo reflects a deeper personality. When I see a tattoo; I get a feeling in an instant. The meanings hidden in tattoos may be plain or hidden. Dark or light. Black and white or in full vivid color; like marking a stage in your life…moving you into depression or personal power, you pick.

I like to strike up conversations with folks about tattoos and then go in deep for their meaning of 'tattoo if it feels right. Hidden or underlying message of your tattoo is a way to discover something about your self or your friends. >>This can be a great way to meet that someone special too

Get this, my gf has a sunflower and it’s lovely. BUT for her it has meanings and stories that go back to childhood. Like for Phoebes’, her sunflower is about being in touch with nature and her life’s purpose. But if you go further still; she’ll share the sunflower is an expression of love and intimacy, lots of emotions can be tied up in tattoos. Don't even get me started on that!

The splendor of your tattoos increases when you get a deeper meaning. Otherwise, they seem to be vague and not at all inspirational for you or others. You can find many of tattoos in different varieties—tribal tattoos, biker tattoos, Celtic tattoos, Butterfly Tats, dragon tattoos, clover tattoos and many others. The list is beyond infinite. Here’s what I did that make my February Dragon tattoo the best one yet.

I got in my chill spot, you know what to do. And I did some thinking about my tattoos and the tattoos on friends that I liked best. I got to the core of my meanings. Tattoos can tell stories of cultural; like traditional stories and personal mythologies. The ancient tattoos (you may have seen pictures) were and are symbolic of our ancestors’ rich or hard lives.

You’re get to a point of “Quest”. Your own quest for your tattoo story. I call it my vision quest or you may like inner quest. Could be your tattoo is your personal story or a combination of someone else’s story you can adopt. And it’s just as easy and simple as allowing yourself your own tattoo story.

Your personal story (if done right) can give you juice for life and living.

Anyways, my February Dragon turned out very nice, and my girlfriend was psyched, but it was not an experience I care to repeat ever again. I've got many tattoo since (my friends call me the "King of Tat") and now I find it easy and stress-free (way fun!) to match tattoo designs with personal story or individual meaning; but it took lots of trial and error and research online.

If you want to avoid the same sort of disaster and just want to get going, here is a fabulous site that I find to be tremendously helpful. I always check-in here before I decide on & get a new tattoo. Allow yourself Tattoo Unlimited: chopper-tattoo.com

I just love this site. It has so many beautiful tattoo ideas and art, I often lose myself while I'm there! Once you are a member you’ll be able to check-out thousands of tattoo designs. Lots of fabulous choices.

The price is a deal to die for. Plus it 100% guaranteed.

You can get access to an amazing tattoo gallery; each day new designs are added to the already huge database. – remember tattoos are only for the brave of heart

Once you find "your perfect tattoo" click on the design to enlarge it, then print it, now you go ink it. There's even a neat feature to help you with your tattoo lettering, it provides you with thousands of lettering ideas that you can customize from the convenience of your computer. Very cool!

More about Your Tattoos...

Cultural symbols that have taken the shape of tattoos. For example, the Swastika carries with it a very pure and holy meaning for the Hindu. In fact it is popular choice for tattoo. But if you turn it around, you will get a Nazi sign is ostracized by lots of folks. So you have to be very clear of the meaning of the tattoo you are carrying on your arm.

Famous Symbols: Some famous symbols that are greatly cherished as tattoos are religious or spiritual symbols, Christian faith symbols, Jewish-Judaism symbols, Buddhist symbols, Pagan-Wiccan symbols, astrological, zodiac and flower symbols. Apart from these historic and religious symbols, there are a few popular symbols used for tattooing. And you can also interpret their universally accepted meanings.

Rainbow Tattoos are Hot, -HOT, H O T: Looking at a rainbow tattoo, a beginner tattooer may connect it with the rains, weather or even leaping leprechauns. HA- But in the tattoo world, rainbow is sometimes the symbol of gay pride. These rainbows have some particular colors and that too in a particular order.

Tribal Tattoos: The tribal tattoos tell their meanings themselves. You can find numerous designs in tribal tattoos like, stars, sun, moon, and claws. They convey a wild meaning with their bold visual appeal, thick and black curving. You can always ask for the exact meaning of a tattoo to the tattoo artist prior getting it made. More so, where you carry a tribal tattoo denotes the exact meaning of the tattoo. The upper arm and the lower back are the hottest areas to have a tribal tattoo.

Chinese and Japanese Tattoos: It is the speciality of Japanese and Chinese tattoos to incorporate their cultural symbols and language script in the tattoos. If you know these two languages, you can get a meaningful, exotic and tasteful tattoo made on your body. The Chinese dragon tattoos are in great demand. As the Chinese dragon looks like a bloodthirsty and fire-breathing beast, people take it as the symbol of power and mystery. As my last word, I'd like go and catch a deeper meaning of your own and your friend's Tattoos. If you know a meaning, that's good. But if you like a particular tattoo and have your own reason for it, do not let this be hitch in your ideas and feelings. After all, beauty has its own meaning, yeah... -so be sure... enjoy your Tattoos.

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Your Tats Your Life

Your Tattoo Your Reason Why  -your meanings...
Your Tattoo Your Reason Why -your meanings...

You can discover the meanings of 80 year old Jentan's tattoos.

Tattoo meanings for Angelina

"Death could come at any time, the tattoo is a strong reminder to live fully in the moment and never have regrets". (About her first tattoo of the Japanese Kanji for Death) "I didn't get the tattoo for the dark reason everyone thinks"

-Angelina Jolie

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memmy  says:
13 months ago

Hey. This really helped me with picking my tattoo, people may not like the idea of women having tattoos, or tattoos at all - God i know my parents don't. "its just a waste of money" apparently. But the reasons behind it and living for when you are young is such a strong one they should finally see that ink is a good thing :] x

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GreatTattoosNow  says:
13 months ago

I love the idea of women with tattoos! Super hot!

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Misha  says:
10 months ago

I don't know about US, but in Russia tattoo was popular only among criminals. Hence the meanings :)

Brianna  says:
9 months ago

does anyone know the meaning behind the virgin scary?

Brandy  says:
7 months ago

is this chopper-tattoo.com free ?? i want to know bc i want to get my first tattoo and I know what I want, but I just want to make sure its "THE" tattoo.

Kazz  says:
4 weeks ago

I have a tribal tatt with a naughtical red and black star in the middle, also a fairy/fantast tatt - both on my upper arms. The tatts are quite large and I will NEVER regret them. They have no deep meaning as far as I'm concerned but remind me (as I've not met another woman with these - size, style etc) that I am an individual and I've always liked the idea of tattoos ever since I can remember.

Getting a tattoo for me was me doing something that had no reflection or pressure of what my friends were doing and being able to express the fact that I dont follow suit. I dont try to follow or try to be different, I just followed my way of thinking.

My parents hate tattoos but they love me with or without them. I wanted to make a point of having them understand that I'm 'me' still. My 'look' doesnt make me who I am. My zest for life and love for others makes me who I am.

The reason why I got onto this page is because on my MySpace page, there was an add/link for tattoo removal! This made me very upset. A tattoo is FOR LIFE, its about life, what we have achieved, experienced, enjoyed out of it and a tattoo should NEVER be removed. If you dont agree with me and your considering a first tatt, dont insult 'us' and get it done. Stop and think about it; to you it will be a regret, a waste of money, disfigurment. Its ignorant people like you who give us human canvesses a bad name!

I'm so very passionate about tattooing and its history. I feel I'm a part of something wonderful.

This may not make a whole lot of sense but I like tattoos even if I dont like them. What I mean by this is its such a personal thing, no tatt is 'crap'.Same rule applies as 'normal' (I use this term loosly) art. Much of it I dont understand but to create it, there must be a 'feeling' or something from the artist and that I love and appreciate.

I believe a tattoo shouldnt make a person who they are but a person makes a tattoo who they are. I find many people confuse the two and get it backwards.

If anyone would like to contact me, feel free. :) if my URL wont work you can contact me at karynjohnson@hotmail.com

Cheers,Kazz.

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