Showing posts with label tattoos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tattoos. Show all posts

Monday, March 28, 2011

Dreaming of death and tattoos

Odd dreams last night.

I dreamed that my across the road neighbour died (though I never did find out how).  Generally a dream like that does not result in someone's actual death - but they usually have something major change in their lives.

Though when I dream of someone being hurt - usually something comes of it (or, more often, I warn them when I dream something like that and I hear of some "close call" shortly thereafter).

The other thing I remember dreaming about was standing with my shirt pulled up and a tattoo artist drawing on the right-side of my back and down towards my butt - trying to come up with a tattoo design that was both artistically acceptable to me as well as being not too expensive.

He was trying to incorporate my version of short prayer.

What that means is... For a number of years, I focus on the following when I don't have a specific thing to pray about.

Protection (envisioning an egg, held in the claws of a dragon)
Strength (envisioning the back of a well-muscled man, doing a muscle man pose)
Perseverance (envisioning an archer shooting arrows at a far-off target)
Wisdom (envisioning the Thinker)
Oneness with the Universe (envisioning being wrapped in a blanket covered with stars and then standing, head high, arms and legs spread out, the night sky blazing with stars, grounded in the earth, feeling the wind and somehow, sensing the sun even though it isn't visible.

It prompted me to do a bit of googling and I came across this:
http://www.ancient-symbols.com/symbols-directory/hunab-ku.html

The link states the following:  "The Hunab Ku is an ancient Mayan symbol that is said to represent the Supreme God or the One Being, with ‘Hunab’ meaning ‘one state of being’ and ‘Ku’ meaning ‘God.’ It encompasses all opposites in the universe and unites them as one: male and female, dark and light, yin and yang, conscious and unconscious, internal and external—the list goes on. Some believe that the Hunab Ku acts as a bridge to connect these opposites.  


The Hunab Ku symbol is testament to the belief that it can unite opposite forces. It can be likened to the yin-yang symbol, with black spirals on one side, and white spirals on the other. Much ado has been made out of it; especially because of the Mayan prophesy about the year 2012, when the sun will align with Hunab Ku (the galactic center of the universe or the black hole discovered by scientists).

Despite predictions about the future, the symbol is still considered a powerful one. It can be used to achieve balance and harmony in life because of its intrinsic powers of uniting or bridging opposites. It can also be used to connect one’s inner being with one’s external body or to achieve oneness with the universe."

Although it seems very strange of where I dreamed I was going to be tattooed because I have one tattoo - a gargoyle on my right thigh.  I always thought if I got another, it would be on my left thigh to sort of balance things out.

If anyone has a theory on this (other than "maybe you want another tattoo") - feel free to share it.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Feeling more like "me"

I'm starting to have the urge to get my tongue re-pierced.

I originally had it done in 1999* and I had it for almost a decade but I needed to have a LEEP done and I had to remove all metal jewelery.

To my dismay, having the piercing removed for a day allowed my hole to close and I've missed it since.

Over the past few wks, S-girl had been wanting to go and have one of her former piercings re-done and it has gotten me thinking about my former tongue piercing again.

I asked Hubs today about whether or not he missed my tongue ring and I got him at a good moment because he blushed like CRAZY and didn't have a smart-ass comeback for once.

It was very cute!

I often give him a hard time (in fun), but I really do love him.  :)

So, the last time I had my tongue pierced - it got me to stop biting my nails for about a year before life stress caught up with me.


And if(when?) I redo it - at least I know enough to not try to eat a homemade  cheeseburger later the same day!!!

Hubs also said if I feel like eventually getting another tattoo (I've had my one and only tattoo since 1998)  he's cool with that as well because he thinks I'm starting to feel more like myself and more confident.

What he doesn't realize is that the other urge I have re: feeling/being more like me = shorter hair with a funky colour.  But hair has to wait until I am under 200 lbs.

I have a gargoyle tattooed on my thigh and I *love* it!

If I were to get something done on my other thigh, I'm not sure what I would do... S-girl suggested a statue of a stone angel or devil but, other than the fact I used to always say, "my horns hold my halo up" -- it doesn't resonate with me.

My gargoyle is another story... I think if I were a mythical creature, that I'd be a gargoyle.  I see them as strong, steadfast, a bit intimidating, always watching the world but never really a part of it because of the way that they are.

my tattoo

* - year corrected thanks to the memory of my friend (and ex-bf) M.

(yes, I am so old I can't remember years accurately)