Tattoo Meanings
78What does your Tat mean to YOU?
"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
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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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I love the idea of women with tattoos! Super hot!
I don't know about US, but in Russia tattoo was popular only among criminals. Hence the meanings :)
does anyone know the meaning behind the virgin scary?
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.
Looking for the kanji symbol for 'intimacy'....
MY BEST FRIEND AND I WANT TO GET A TATTOO, SOMETHING DAT REPRESENTS US BOTH BUT WE GOT NO IDEA WAT WE WANT, I SUGGESTED WE GET A SYMBOL OF SOME SORT WITH AN IMAGE OF SOME SORT, SOMETHING DAT REPRESENTED US BOTH, BUT I'M LOOKING ONLINE AS SHE TOLD ME TO AND STILL HAVE YET TO FIND A WEBSITE WITH NICE DESIGNS, DO U KNOW OF ONE DAT IS ACCESIBLE FOR FREE?
i was wondering if anyone could tell me the meaning of a certain tattoo. it has black buildings, and a red sun behind them, and it says "Black Wall Street". anybody know what that means?
I guess you can never judge a person by his/her tattoos. Most of those designs have stories behind them that might prove very interesting, and you'll never know it by just looking at the design itself.
I had a tattoo done when I was 17. It is two butterflies on my shoulder (left) to protect my heart and one butterfly is flying in one direction while the other is below it facing the opposite way. It symbolises something for me but I feel like it has not brought me any fortune in life since I had it. Can you suggest what I can tattoo to counter the luck I had. I am female born May 1st in early morning (I think around 1-3am) in the year 1984, the youngest child but second daughter.
Great post with great advice. I took the title of your post quite literally as my tattoos really do speak to me. The 2 dragons across my shoulders (lovingly called Heckle & Jeckle) are constantly chatting at me. :)
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memmy says:
2 years 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