Heart Tattoos in Different Cultures
It is not the ignorance, the lack of knowledge
determined that the heart symbol to stand for the human heart. In
ancient time people fought battles after battles and most of them had
seen just about enough times the agonizing and injured organs in those
never-ending wars. In fact, the heart symbol has been directly linked to
our human organ - the heart (does the Operation game rings any bell for
you?). On the other hand, when we are talking about the heart we are not
always referring to the flesh and blood, but to the spiritual aura of
the same kind as the spirit. The heart is the place where all feelings,
emotions and principles reside, being in the same time a highly personal
and vulnerable being.
In ancient time, Egyptians were convinced that
your heart is fully responsible for the destiny of your everlasting
soul. As you die, your heart is released to the Goddess of Justice – the
Hall of Maat. Your heart would be measured: in case your heart is
lightweight as the feather (or possible even lighter) you would continue
your life with Osiris. Then again, in case your heart would be weighty,
it would be doomed to be consumed by the demon Ammut, directly resulting
in the immediate and eternal extinction of your soul.
In the region where currently Mexico is located,
lived the well-known Teotihuacán people. They strongly believed that
within all human beings various spiritual “forces” existed, forces that
could leave the body at your own will. Such event might have occurred
while you were dreaming or having different visions. Nevertheless, the
teyolia, commonly connected to the heart was inevitable destined to
always remain within the body, death being the ultimate result of you
breaking the rules.
Heart tattoo drawings might symbolize the pleasant
warmness of spring or summer as well as the influence of light, which
governs the life and rules the world. From the Tarot’s point of view a
burning heart might also represent knowledge, kindness, and energy from
water, fruitfulness and a wealth of joy. There are all kinds of heart
tattoo designs to choose from. No matter of your choice the tattoo is
something to think about whenever you look at it. There are only a small
number of things out there than can equal the complexity and excitement
of the human heart.
Tattoo designs have greatly evolved from the label
of the icon on the sailor’s arm with the “Mom” remark imprinted on it. W
can state without any doubts that the heart symbol is among the widely
spread tattoo designs around the globe. They are displayed everywhere in
various shapes and colors on almost all part of the body. They stand
alone on arms surrounding the muscles or incorporated with different
Celtic or Tribal tattoo designs.
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