Rose Tattoos

Rose Tattoos

Rose tattoos are by the far the most popular choice for a tattoo in the flower category.

The rose, perhaps more than any other flower, has a rich cultural history behind it, being represented in many cultures and practices around the world.

The rose tattoo despite it’s stunning beauty and equally stunning scent is able to speak of many ideas and theories. Lets take a look at some of them.

Rose Tattoos – A Symbol Of Your Significant Other

In Greek mythology, the goddess of love, aphrodite is long known to be adorned with roses. Legend has it that her lover Adonis was murdered violently and his spilled blood turned into a bush of roses. Given The association of roses with aphrodite, the rose here is used to symbolize the connection between two lovers. Almost as though her blood and the blood of her lover are one and shows his presence will always make itself known wherever she is.

The rose in this context represents an everlasting union and immortal love, which is able to stand the test of time, even after death.

Many people will chose rose tattoos to commemorate their significant other half. There are many few symbols that literally are a representation of love and roses are at top of that list, so if you want to pay homage to the one you love a rose tattoo will definitely bring you closer to that goal. Much like the sailors through the ages who used to ink rose tattoos to reassure them of their wives presence when they were at sea, your rose tattoo can serve to represent the image of the one you love wherever in the world you may be.

Rose Tattoos And Balance

Rose Tattoos

A rose tattoo besides being a thing of pure beauty is also notorious for its thorns. A rose tattoo which has its thorns in tact are a perfect symbol of balance and of life itself. It shows the duality of the world we live in. to think that life is all about roses and butterfly are the thoughts of a fool. Life is a series of lessons, wisdom, strength, and victory which can only be truly when thorns are scattered in your path.

Thorns, too, are very important to know and understand, for happiness cannot be really felt if one lacks the experience of sadness. A rose tattoo speaks of a balance and that obstacles are a welcomed guest. A rose tattoo can also symbolize the struggle and hardship that an individual must go through in order to gain success, like the analogy, one must taste the thorns in order to savor the rose.

Rose Tattoos And Perspective

Rose tattoos with the thorns in tact also speak of perspective. It’s easy to see the rose thorns as secondary to the rose bud, and in some cases even disregard them. Yes when we think of a rose, it is its’ blossoms that come into mind and it is because of this that we view the thorns as a hindrance in the perfect picture.

“Some people grumble that roses have thorns, I am grateful that thorns have roses”. This is a quote that a friend of mine has inked across his arm and it accompanied by an image of a rose with thorns that are larger then usual. He got this tattoo inked after serving a jail term and was on the path of reform. In essence through his rose tattoo he wanted to constantly be mindful of all the goodness that still exists within, him even after all the negative things he has been through. His rose tattoo reminded him of his aspirations of becoming more rose like rather than a thorn.