The rose is the single most popular tattoo design among men and women alike. This flower, which is classically used to symbolize romantic love, has become an integral part of tattoo culture and tattoo design. However, there is actually a great deal more to the rose tattoo than you might first expect. While of course rose tattoos nearly always indicate a level of affection and deep emotion, the various types of emotion and...

Celtic knot tattoos are extremely popular for many reasons. The knot designs, which have no beginning and no end, date back to artwork, jewelry and armor that the Celts (a group of Europeans that ultimately became the Scots, the Irish and the Welsh) used to symbolize a variety of things and create an extremely unique and beautiful art design. Today, Celtic knot tattoos, just like the Celtic knots themselves, can symbolize many...

If elaborate and ornate crosses are not your thing, then when it comes to your cross tattoo design you may prefer to go with something that is a little more military in style. While of course there are thousands of cross tattoo designs that imitate and replicate extremely flowery, intricate crosses in churches and chapels around the world, it can be a little harder to find a solid, no-nonsense cross design that really represents a solid, firm feeling about your...

In the world of religious symbols, crosses have been showing up in archaeological discoveries that date back to years that are far more ancient than the birth of Christ and Christianity. The cross has been revered and modified reinvented over and over again by a great deal of the worlds religions. For tattoo seekers who aim to use the art to bear witness of their spiritual lives, whether Judeo-Christian or not, it may be wise to learn about the wide selection of cross tattoo designs that abound in tattoo parlors across the country and world.

Dragons are a classic choice for a tattoo design. They are more popular then many other mythological creatures including mermaid tattoos, gryphon tattoos and fairy tattoos. Dragons are depicted as powerful and free. Their legend is always cloaked in magic and mystery. They come from the tops of japanese mountains and the bottom of the deepest oceans. Dragons are usually portrayed as highly intelligent and evolved creatures.

Jesus (also known as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ) is the central figure of the Christian religion and revered by Christianity as the Son of God as well as the incarnation of God. They believe that Jesus is the divine Messiah whose coming is prophesied in the Old Testament and born by virgin birth. Throughout his life, he was thought to perform miracles, healings and teach followers about ...

Throughout history, tattooing has been sometimes vaguely and sometimes specifically associated with savagery, paganism and idolatry. As a result, Christian, Jewish and even some Muslim and Mormon traditions and churches have tended to discourage their members from getting tattoos, believing that it was the will of God...

Images of the Madonna and Madonna and Child are one of the central icons of Christianity, representing the Madonna or Mary, mother of Jesus, by herself or, rather more often, with her son Jesus. After some initial resistance and controversy, the ''Mother of God'' was adopted officially by the Christian Church at the Council of Ephesus in 431, beginning the period of over a thousand years when i ...

The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail and forming a circle. The Ouroboros often represents the sense of something constantly re-creating itself, the eternal return, and other things perceived as cycles that begin anew as soon as they end. It can also represent the idea of primordial unity related to something existing in or persisting from the ...

The praying hands found in many Christian pieces of art were originally created by Albrecht Drer, a German painter, printmaker and theorist from Nuremburg. It was commissioned as an altarpiece called ''Hands of the Apostle'' by the mayor of Frankfurt in 1508. (There is a rumor that the hands are modeled on the hands of Drer's brother. The story goes that his brother supported Drer's art by work ...

Quetzalcoatl is an Aztec sky and creator god. Quetzalcoatl is often referred to as The Feathered Serpent and was connected to the planet Venus. He was also the patron god of the Aztec priesthood, of learning and knowledge. Today Quetzalcoatl is arguably the best known Aztec deity, and is often thought to have been the principal Aztec god. However, Quetzalcoatl was one of several important gods ...

The Rosary (Latin for ''rose garden'' or ''garland of roses'') is a popular traditional Roman Catholic devotion. The term denotes both a set of prayer beads and the devotional prayer itself, which combines vocal (or silent) prayer and meditation. The prayers consist of repeated sequences of the Lord's Prayer followed by ten praying of the Hail Mary and a single praying of "Glory Be to the Fathe ...