Today I wanted to take you on a brief tour of my ... um, er, ah, tattoos!
I'll share them in chronological order with you. If, for some strange reason, you would like to see them "up close" just click on the thumbnail.
The first tattoo was a gift to me from a friend for my 19th birthday. At the time, I wanted something to symbolize what I was struggling to gain in my life - balance. This Yin-Yang caught my eye. It was not only the symbol of balance, positive and negative, but it was stylized to include fire and water as well. I think the tattooist did a great job, and this was placed on my right shoulder.
The second tattoo I received was a few months later. I did it on a whim, not really knowing what I wanted, and found the cheapest place to get it. It was not the greatest one I had done. It was a lone wolf howling with the rising sun behind it, as I considered myself to be a "lone wolf" at the time. My initials are beneath - this is on my left shoulder.
My third tattoo was on my back, over the shoulder blade. It came a few years later. I wanted something to symbolize knowledge because despite tough times in my life, I always knew I could learn more. I chose the illuminati for this -the pyramid with the eye that appears on American currency. The tattooist stylized this to make it chrome with an "energy field" around it - thought it was creative but some people don't recognize what it is!
The most recent tattoo I received only about 5 years ago, I believe in 1999. It is interesting because my family was on vacation in Amsterdam. I wanted a "unique" souvenir to take home that would remind me of the place. So while my son and wife were on a tour of various places, I went down to the infamous Red Light District and sought out a tattoo place. The one I found was actually run by an Australian, so it is a tattoo from Amsterdam by a man from Australia - his favorite words as the gun was burning into my skin were - "No worries, mate!" - this was on my left calf. It is also unique - it is an ankh, the Egyptian symbol of life, while is also on my wedding ring. A brief note - as a Christian, I recognize these symbols as pagan. However, I don't consider them to be against what I believe in, because symbols are just that - symbols. The ankh is a symbol of life, just like a sideways "8" is a symbol for infinity. On our wedding rings, for example, we have ankhs and infinity symbols alternating around them. This is to symbolize our life together forever in Christ. While I had not yet received my faith when I received this tattoo, it was representative of a seed that had been planted. The sun inside makes this like a keyhole looking at the lifeforce within - sort of like looking at life as a keyhole to the soul. I liked it because it was like a "hole" in my leg showing the energy within. That was just two years before I was baptized with my children.
And that's it for today!
I'll share them in chronological order with you. If, for some strange reason, you would like to see them "up close" just click on the thumbnail.
The first tattoo was a gift to me from a friend for my 19th birthday. At the time, I wanted something to symbolize what I was struggling to gain in my life - balance. This Yin-Yang caught my eye. It was not only the symbol of balance, positive and negative, but it was stylized to include fire and water as well. I think the tattooist did a great job, and this was placed on my right shoulder.
The second tattoo I received was a few months later. I did it on a whim, not really knowing what I wanted, and found the cheapest place to get it. It was not the greatest one I had done. It was a lone wolf howling with the rising sun behind it, as I considered myself to be a "lone wolf" at the time. My initials are beneath - this is on my left shoulder.
My third tattoo was on my back, over the shoulder blade. It came a few years later. I wanted something to symbolize knowledge because despite tough times in my life, I always knew I could learn more. I chose the illuminati for this -the pyramid with the eye that appears on American currency. The tattooist stylized this to make it chrome with an "energy field" around it - thought it was creative but some people don't recognize what it is!
The most recent tattoo I received only about 5 years ago, I believe in 1999. It is interesting because my family was on vacation in Amsterdam. I wanted a "unique" souvenir to take home that would remind me of the place. So while my son and wife were on a tour of various places, I went down to the infamous Red Light District and sought out a tattoo place. The one I found was actually run by an Australian, so it is a tattoo from Amsterdam by a man from Australia - his favorite words as the gun was burning into my skin were - "No worries, mate!" - this was on my left calf. It is also unique - it is an ankh, the Egyptian symbol of life, while is also on my wedding ring. A brief note - as a Christian, I recognize these symbols as pagan. However, I don't consider them to be against what I believe in, because symbols are just that - symbols. The ankh is a symbol of life, just like a sideways "8" is a symbol for infinity. On our wedding rings, for example, we have ankhs and infinity symbols alternating around them. This is to symbolize our life together forever in Christ. While I had not yet received my faith when I received this tattoo, it was representative of a seed that had been planted. The sun inside makes this like a keyhole looking at the lifeforce within - sort of like looking at life as a keyhole to the soul. I liked it because it was like a "hole" in my leg showing the energy within. That was just two years before I was baptized with my children.
And that's it for today!
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