The symbolism of Sun Tattoos
The sun is, in every culture, a symbol considered the highest of mankind.
In any mythology, you'll see that the sun is portrayed as one of the highest in a pantheon of gods.
The sun gives light, warmth and life. Ancient civilizations revered as a symbol of fertility, vitality, and other quality that opens the way to life.
The symbol of the sun can be seen everywhere these days. Consciously or unconsciously, people have integrated design worshiped the sun on many everyday objects that we see today.
Look at the design of an electric fan, which is much like a sun design, right? Look at the view of the Vatican, a joint birthday cake, a currency, a pancake: the sun symbol tower can be seen everywhere.
Sun tattoos are very popular because they are symbols round sun and use it to describe so much more.
There are a lot of varieties of sun tattoos: leafy, simple cycle, combined with a moon, gothic, tribal, Celtic ... the list just goes on and on! As
mentioned previously, each culture has its own representation of the
sun and good, there are many cultures (including ancient) that exist.
The sun tattoo is preferred by many because it has a number of symbolic meanings that can be tailored to each person.
Some may choose a tattoo of the sun because of the symbolism of light and knowledge. Often the sun tattoo can be interpreted as the light of knowledge shining on the darkness of ignorance. This interpretation is, of course, preferred by intellectuals.
For others, the sun represents the cycle of life. These people get tattoos of the sun to remind them to live every day as if the sun is fast approaching. They fully live life and enjoy every possible moment.
After all, every second counts, right?
Some interpret the sun tattoos as a symbol of fertility. The sun gives life to plants and, in fact, the rest of the world. Sun tattoos are often chosen to illustrate the ability of a person to "energize" the other.
Much deeper, and yet most popular, is the interpretation of sun tattoo as a symbol of sexual fertility. It dates back to ancient Canaan, where the sun god Baal was also worshiped as a god of fertility.
If paired with a moon tattoo, the sun tattoo even further in their sexual performance. A pairing of moon and sun tattoo represents the union between men and women, both sexually and spiritually.
Sun tattoos are often used to describe the power and divine authority. The image of the sun has been used and is still used by the religious leaders.
The sun tattoo also symbolizes immortality or reincarnation. Just as the sun rises and sets every day, people believe in the idea that you can die and then rise again.
It takes root since ancient times when it was believed that the sun died at sunset and was resurrected the next day.
Sometimes the sun tattoos are more like flowers. The representation of the sun itself is a tribute to the life giving sun and the capacity of the natural beauty.
Sun tattoos are considered among the best types of tattoos that you can get. Artistically, people may have taken the picture of the sun at a very high level. After all, we all learn how to draw the sun at a very young age.