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YIN & YANG TATTOO - The ancient Chinese symbol of the representation of cosmic duality is an immensely popular one. Originally "yin" (the black side) and "yang" (the white) represented two sides of a valley, one in shadow and the other in sun. Over time, it has come to encompass all such contrasts while uniting to express completeness within the CIRCLE -- dark and light, male and female, positive and negative, active and passive, heaven and earth. The small dots of opposite color in each field symbolize mutual dependence, such that light and shadow are not in conflict but rather depend on one another for completion. The yin and yang is a distillation of one of the deepest philosophies of China, whose abstract conceptions of time and space, cause and harmony, have resonated with people of all backgrounds. More Spiritual Tattoos |
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ZIG ZAG MAN TATTOO - In the nineteenth century, during the battle of Sevastopol, a Zouave (a soldier in a French infantry unit) had his clay pipe broken by a bullet. He got the brilliant idea of rolling tobacco in a piece of paper torn from his bag of gunpowder. By so doing, he invented the world’s first cigarette. For 100 years, as a tribute to that soldier, the image of the Zouave dressed in his bright uniform has been used on all Zig-Zag’s cigarette paper products. In modern times, the Zig-Zag man has also come to be associated with marijuana and a whole subculture of people that role their own. |
Tattoo design excerpts from the Tattoo Encyclopedia: A Guide to Choosing Your Tattoo
by Terisa Green and Greg James
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