Coming Today! My Tattoo! Yippee!
Photos of my new tattoo! Life imitates art - one of my characters has the exact same tattoo. This is an Ouroboros. It’s a snake biting it’s tail. Some version of this symbol can be found in the mythology of almost every ancient culture around the globe. It represents infinity, the circular nature of life/death/rebirth, eternity.
I designed it myself from one of the most primitive examples. I love the Cleopatra eye! Actually, it’s the Eye of Horus.
My grandmother interpreted dreams. I interpret dreams. I know that most people are afraid of snakes and that some religions consider snakes evil, i.e. Judeo-Christianity, but my grandmother taught me the deeper wisdom, that in ancient days, snakes were a sign of good fortune, a symbol of eternal life. Look at the medical world - the Caduceus and the Staff of Asclepius…snakes. Wisdom and healing. I have always been a great admirer of snakes. Here’s a link for your reading pleasure:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros
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May 19th, 2010 at 10:40 am
sweet!
May 19th, 2010 at 10:40 am
Striking!
Pretty amazing!
I’m not surprised you’re delighted, Julia.
Enjoy!
May 19th, 2010 at 10:45 am
Very cool! Despite a case of ophidophobia that goes back to before I could walk, I do find them fascinating.
May 19th, 2010 at 10:52 am
Thanks, Lindsay. Cindy - I do so love snakes. I like to hold them and feel their smooth scales! Seriously. My sister is so phobic she will run from a toy snake when she knows it’s a toy. We used to raise corn snakes - Mack (the girl) and JT, (the boy). Lots and lots of baby snakes! Mack was a great snake. JT was a bit of an idiot.
May 19th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Perfect! I was wondering if you got your birthday tattoo on your birthday suit… lol I love it and I think the symbol is a very apt symbol to take on as you start this rebirth cycle-namely the summer birth of the Daughter’s of Persephone… I predict you will be reborn a well-respected Sci-fi author!
XXOO Kat
May 19th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Thank you, Kat! That is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me, aside from high school when this one guy I had a crush on said I had nice tits! (Sorry - it just hit me…everyone else made fun of my small breasts.)
The seque is, I guess, that I never think of my own writing as measuring up. I have high hopes for Daughters!
May 19th, 2010 at 11:38 am
Awesome, Julia!
You’re braver than me, that’s for sure. Tattoos are cool and, no, I’m not afraid of snakes. I’ve always been a TomBoy except when it comes to cockroaches and earwigs…anything else is okay by me.
Stacey
May 19th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
And never forget that snakes don’t give off dander or loose hairs. A very nice pet for a person with allergies. Your tat looks a bit tribal.
I have a 5 foot ball python…about as big as she’ll ever get. I have no aversion to snakes…just a healthy respect for them, especially venomous ones.
May 19th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Thanks, Stacey. I’m not fond of cockroaches and earwigs myself. Fran, you’re right - the perfect pet for an allergic person, if they can get over their fear. You have a python? Cool!
May 19th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Awwww!! Look at your little bitty arm!
I love the snake and the fact that you designed it. You soooo impress me with your multi-talent. May you never find out I’m a one-noter.
May 19th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
My ass you’re a one-noter! I just smacked the back of your little head…did you feel it? If not I’ll smack you again! How funny. You look at my arm and call it little bitty. I look at my arm and think, Jeez, I look phat! It’s called body-dysmorphia! I’m a serious sufferer!
May 19th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Oh, Mia, by the way…I’m designing a dragon for your back!
May 19th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Nice tat!
May 19th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Thanks, Sandra!
May 19th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
That’s a cool tattoo, even though I am not crazy about snakes. I like the story behind it.
May 19th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
Yeah, I like the tribal look of it though I’m not much for tattoos for myself. Cluck, cluck, cluck… snakes? I can take ‘em or leave ‘em.
May 19th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Thanks Dana and Anny!
May 19th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
Hey! I get the dragon, drat it, Mia!
I am so sulking that I have to wait for payday to get one, but it gives me time for a great design. Fran, you’re right-I’ve worked with ball pythons go, and they’re great snakes. I don’t know where my phobia comes from, but it’s too visceral for me to want one in the house-so I just have Chewie the iguana-same deal with dander.
May 19th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
Oooh, Cindy, you have time to design a great dragon tattoo! That is such your thing! I just love dragons!
May 20th, 2010 at 8:33 am
Gee, now if only I knew someone who could design one…