Tell me the deeper meaning behind any of your tattoos 💉
Because I feel like sharing mine so let's make it a thing 🙏
When people ask me, I usually give a basic answer to avoid my life story. But there's deep reasons behind each one.
My first tattoo was "Memento Mori". It means 'Remember that we must die". An old Roman saying. I got it because I felt like I was chasing death at the time. Basically calling it out, daring it to take me. But it also served as a reminder to do wtf I want in life because we can die at any moment. Later I had the idea to add a broken Roman clock to it, to symbolize time fading away.
The day I added the clock, I also added prayer hands, but holding up a middle finger with a thorned rose in it's hand. Underneath I got a quote I made up saying "just wait, it'll wither". To me, that meant everything beautiful, will die. Life, love, everything.
Then here's my right side neck tatt. It's a tree of life, but half dead. Another symbolization of death & how temporary life is
Then there's my underarm tatt. Which is a Mac Miller quote (I have multiple Mac-inspired tatts because he was my favorite artist 🙏 RIP)
"Things like this ain't built to last, I just might fade like those before me" You guessed it, another death tattoo. If you notice a trend it's because one half of my body will be dedicated to death, while the other is dedicated to life. But so far most are all on the death side, because that's where I felt closest to for so long.
Then last, here's the lotus flower on my left side of my neck.
It looks different than the typical lotus symbols because I wanted it to. It's more than just a symbol to me. This one I got because it was based on my suicide attempt. I should've died but I didn't. & Eventually I chose life. I decided that I killed off who I used to be & I've been reborn (spiritually). So the flower symbolizes death.. but also life. The first of all my life-based tattoos. There are still no others yet.
That's not all my tattoos of course. Those are simply the ones that mean the most to me 🙏 sorry for the length (none of these pics are from NOW btw, & some were taken when it was barely finished 😅)
Now if you even finished all this, tell me about yours 😌 all, some, one. Any one you'd like to. I always love tattoo talk
@BrokenAbyss oh my I just barely realized who you are 😮🤦 only because I remember you showing me that tattoo you drew (I don't remember if we were talking about tattoos or Arizona because I do live in AZ 😅).
I had a small thought a few times that it might be you but I didn't think about it too much. Hiiii 👋😌 sorry I didn't realize sooner lol but I was wondering where you disappeared to.
I love the tattoos though & your reasons behind them. But yeah I'd agree that the hawk one was a bit better black & white. I still like the color a lot though 👌 it's well done
@WaryWitchWandering oh I've seen some of those just from random pictures, it's nice to know the meaning behind some of them 😌🙏 they're all great. I love the constellation idea too. That's different than other ways I've seen people get things for their kids tattooed on them.
When I was about 23-25 I took an old walkman tape player apart and made a jailhouse tattoo gun using an electric guitar string for a needle. First I put a question mark on my left arm. The meaning was to question everything.
Then I got the big idea to have a buddy put a huge dragon on my chest. I chose a Wavern. Mostly because it was a cool picture. LOL But then I looked up the meaning behind it and found this:
"Because of their use in war and battle-related materials, they are known to some as symbols of courage and strength. Others may see the wyvern tattoo as a symbol of protection. In contrast to these noble qualities, the wyvern tattoos can be associated with vengeance and the concept of "slaying one's dragons."
@Dainbramadge lmao my dad told me all about how to make those jailhouse tattoo guns with the little motor & guitar string 😅 I never made one myself but he used to do it as a kid to tattoo himself & his friends. But nice man, those are neat tattoos 👌 & even though you didn't know the meaning behind one of them at first, you found meaning eventually so that's dope 😌 I don't think all tattoos need meaning tbh.. but it's cool to have in case anybody ever asks
@Punches well that's not a bad reason for a tattoo either 👌 some people act like they all gotta have meaning but I don't think so. I think if you like the look & want it, that's a good enough reason. Why not do something you like 🤷
@SW-User that's absolutely beautiful 🖤 sad but beautiful. I'm happy you have your reasons for life displayed on yourself. So the reasons will always be there 😌
@ChiefJustWalks hahah about tattoos, one of the coolest stories from people I know is my grandma's. Her and her oldest sister had the idea to take coal from the train and do a tattoo of the cross on their arms 😅 my grandma was just 9 years old. And she's one of the traditional people who don't support tattoos, of course. But she said "eh, we were just playing around doing stupid things like kids do". The tattoo is really faded and you have to know in order to be able to see it.
@HannibalAteMeOut damn that's pretty funny 😅 my most random tattoo stories would be just getting off work, drinking with the homies, then tattooing each other 😂 i tattooed one friends whole hand black because he asked me to 🤷
Lol at least your grandma has cool stories though that's awesome 😌
I have 25 tattoos and none of them have any kind of meaning other than I liked them. I do have one that says “ Love hurts “ that means exactly what it says. And a lotus that has meaning because it represents overcoming bad things I have gone through.
I have a phoenix on my right leg that’s a reminder to me that no matter how bad shit is I’ll get through it somehow. A quote in my left arm that’s a reminder that sometimes the best things are on the other side of fear And a barcode tramp stamp that’s a statement on the commodification of women’s bodies but also just makes me laugh
@summersong that's a good one, when I was a kid I wanted a Phoenix tattoo too, (for the same reason but also because I live in a city called Phoenix). As I got older though I decided against it.
You have some deep tattoos 😌 thats awesome. It makes me happy to know people have art to remind them of their strength
