Showing posts with label symbols. Show all posts
Showing posts with label symbols. Show all posts

7/19/11

The Symbolism of a Butterfly Tattoo

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Now, butterfly tattoo designs are symbolic of the freedom of a woman. Further, the transformation of a butterfly from a caterpillar to its original self represents the blossoming of a female, from a girl to a woman. One could also interpret the emergence of a butterfly from its cocoon as breaking free from all that was binding, and discovering newer avenues for oneself. Symbolic of the power of women, butterfly tattoos for girls may be placed on any body part, and in different designs that appeal to each of them individually. For some it may be a symbol of power, of transformation, of breaking free, of freedom, of diversity and variety, a symbol of their pleasant and bright personalities, of creativity, of intelligence, of their love for nature, and even as a symbol of virginity.

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9/3/10

Belated Birthday

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Yes, those are gummy bears.

While I was away from blogging NeoPagan Ink had its second birthday, how 'bout that?

Symbolic Trio

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5/17/10

Beltaine Sun and Moon

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Beltaine Pent

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This nice Ouroborus pentacle is another of the great tattoos I photographed on Beltaine!

5/14/10

Beltaine Runes

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More Beltaine Ink

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Here's another tattoo from Beltaine!

5/4/10

Beltaine Ink 2: Colorful Kali

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Kali

This gorgeous Kali is another tattoo I was blessed with photographing on Beltaine. This tattoo belongs to the gracious Chelsea, who will be making more appearances here at NeoPagan Ink, and was inked by the fine folks at Electric Voodoo Tattoo in Springfield, Missouri.

Beltaine Ink

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This lovely tattoo comes from the even lovelier Larissa who made a great May Queen for some recent Beltaine festivities I attended. It was inked at Electric Voodoo Tattoo in Springfield, Missouri. This tattoo is just the first in a series of many great tattoos I was able to snap photos of while celebrating the day. I hope you all had as good a Beltaine as I did!

4/25/10

Nice Moon and Pent

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This tattoo comes from reader Anar and was inked by the fine folks at Brothers Tattoo in Morgantown, WV.

Thanks to Anar for sharing with NeoPagan Ink!

4/18/10

Mjollnir

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This tattoo comes from tattoo artist Missi.
I designed this Mjollnir for my partner who is Norse Pagan, this Thor's Hammer incorporates pieces from many traditional Thor's Hammers found in excavations within Scandinavia from the viking era.
Thanks to Missi for sharing this tattoo with us!

3/31/10

Green Man Chest Piece

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Awen's Green Man
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Here we have another reader submission, this one from Awen 13 who says:
The center piece is the green man which has six additional faces within the design.  On my chest there are five bind runes and two other symbols.  The two pentacles on my upper body are ancient symbols from Hebrew texts.  The tattoos were done by Shad Perlich who did a fantastic job. 
Thanks so much to Awen 13 for sharing his great tattoos!

Awesome Triskele

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This gorgeous tattoo comes from reader Kitsune and was inked by Nathan at Sailor Jim's Electric Tattoo Company out of Logan, Utah. Here's what Kitsune had to say about her tattoo:
In the tattoo itself the Triskele shows that all three principles of Eolas, Fírinne and Dúlra are connected to each other. The Irish Gaelic around the triskel says ” Truth, Nature and Knowledge” which are the three flames that illuminate all darkness, in an Irish saying. The acorn and oak leaves represent growth in knowledge and strength..It reminds me to always step in the direction of these three principles with strength and commitment. My Celtic ancestry guides my heart naturally to these and If i steadily grow with them I cannot fail.
To read more about Kitsune's tattoo, visit her very interesting blog.

And thanks to Kitsune for sharing her beautiful tattoo!

3/26/10

Amazing Horned God

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This positively gorgeous Cernunnos comes to us from reader Richard who says:
It is a representation of The Horned God, Cernunnos, or Herne. To me it is symbolic with my connection to him as one of my patrons and was done as a devotional act to honor our bond.
Thanks so much to Richard for sharing his stunning tattoo!

3/17/10

Irish Pride Chest Piece

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This gorgeous chest piece comes from the Flickrstream of ChiBart and is licensed under Creative Commons.
Happy Saint Pat's!

Evil Leprechaun

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This nasty fellow comes from the Flickrstream of Ragz1138 and is licensed under Creative Commons. He was inked by the fine folks at Katalist Konsepts out of Fort Collins, CO.

1/31/10

Iris for Imbolc

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These lovely tattoos, of iris and a butterfly, come from the Flickrstream of Rambleonsylvie and is licensed under Creative Commons. This tattoo, except for the original butterfly, was inked by artist Tom Meyer.

The iris is just one of many flowers associated with the spring-is-coming-please-hurry-up holyday of Imbolc so I thought it fitting to share this nifty tattoo.

Incidentally, this Imbolc marks the 11th year since my initial dedication to the pagan path. Yay for me!

1/16/10

Nice Eye Horus

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This awesome Eye of Horus (or Eye of Ra, depending on which myth you read) comes from the Flickrstream of tattoo artist Micaeltattoo who works out of Sao Paulo.

We hadn't had any Egyptian stuff lately so I felt the urge and this tattoo was just calling to be posted. Enjoy.

1/12/10

Negura Bunget Ink

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This tattoo comes from reader Iulia and is one of the most unique tattoos ever featured here on NeoPagan Ink. It was inked at Black Ink Studio in Bucharest. Here's what Iulia had to say about it:
The symbol is above my left wrist and it represents the principle of four, the natural form of the Universe to manifests itself - the 4 seasons, the 4 phases of the moon, the 4 moments of the day, the 4 winds, the 4 cardinal points, the 4 elements.... Macrocosmos’ manifestation in microcosmos. It is also the logo of one of my favorite bands, Negura Bunget, a Romanian Black Metal band whose ideology is deeply rooted in Transylvanian spirituality.
Thanks so much to Iulia for sharing this great tattoo!

And here's some Negura Bunget for all you black metal lovers out there.

1/1/10

Triple Spirals, Again

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This gorgeous tattoo comes from the Flickrstream of Chris dB and is licensed under Creative Commons.

Yeah, it's another tattoo of spirals. And it's another tattoo of a triple spiral similar to those at Newgrange. What can I say? I'm a junkie.