Getting a tattoo done is a serious commitment on the part of anyone. You want to ensure that the symbol you opt for represents your own attitudes and views and won’t be the source of embarrassment or shame in the future. Of all the images available in the body art world, angel tattoos are perhaps the most popular. They are also unambiguously beautiful – everyone understands the appeal of these beings.
In the Judaeo-Christian religions, angels were usually messengers of the divine who passed wisdom down to mortals. Allah communicated the Koran to Mohammed via Gabriel who also appeared in the Jewish Book of Daniel and is believed by Christians as well as Muslims to have predicted the births of both Jesus and John the Baptist. Some of those with angels on their skin share this religious interest while others simply like the look of the design. Although these mythical entities are capable of both good and bad deeds (Satan was a fallen angel after all) they have come to symbolize a certain positivity, with many life coaches and other secular people citing the worth of guardian angels who guard the interests and safety of human beings from their vantage points in heaven. As many people battle with insecurities emotional or otherwise, the notion of a guardian angel watching out for them must be rather attractive.
Other such tattoos may be sought by people to remember lost life, with an ‘R.I.P.’ often accompanying the design. Very often these figures are located atop a cloud, adorned in white and bathed in heavenly light. There are of course a variety of images utilized by tattoo artists ranging from the surreal to the modernized to antiquated Biblical types. A well-loved type is the angel tattoo wings which is often located across the whole back of the subject and is animated by the movement of the shoulder muscles. There is something quite sexy and appealing about this.
While angel tattoos are a good, solid option, they may not suit everyone’s taste. Like many other kinds of decorative art, tattoos are really a matter of personal taste and style.
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