OK, I actually have a Tattoo idea I think I like....

[lunadelcorvo]

I need to tweak with the details a little, but I have a general composition I think I really like. It's got Ganesha together with a pentacle and a Latin motto meaning 'I will fear no evil.' (Yeah, total mix of worlds/cultures - that's kind of a me thing, actually...)

Ganesha is a long-time favorite of mine, and something that has been sort of a theme for me for over a decade, so I'm pretty comfortable getting him on my bod. The pent and motto are loosely adapted from SPN, yes, yes, it's true. But I've wanted to incorporate a pent somehow as long as I've been considering ink, so I'm OK with that. The notion that it is (in the SPN world) a talisman against demon 'possession' to me makes it a talisman against being 'taken over' by my own demons - doubt, complacency, self-sabotage, etc. Since a tatt is, for me, about taking power over my self-expression and reminding myself of my strengths, it works. (And evoking a bit of ass-kicking in the face of evil isn't a bad thing either.) TV tie-in notwithstanding, it's an expression of the pentacle's meaning my non-theist, skeptic little heart can jive with. The motto seems to go along with Ganesh - he's all about removing obstacles, and my obstacles tend to be fear-based (rational or otherwise). That's a snippet in Latin from the Vulgate adds a dash of the medieval, which is obviously apropos in my case.

So what do you think? I'm totally going to sit on this for a couple months at least, to be sure I can live with seeing it for like ever, but I welcome comments....

Comments

[girlspell.livejournal.com]

It's an interesting concept. My husband was in to the Hindu religion for a while, but he never warmed up this God. He went more for Lakshmi. If you like it as an expression, go for it. And it's a combo of various things that even an atheist would go for. If you do it, leave a photo. After all balance is the key.

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Promise, piccies after the deed (but it will be a bit yet!)

Lord Ganesha

[cernowain.livejournal.com]

May there be no obstacles to your expression of devotion.

Re: Lord Ganesha

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thanks! :)

[thewenchywiccan.livejournal.com]

Stunning! :D ♥

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

Thanks, hun! Now to save up! LOL

[mypetconcubine.livejournal.com]

It's a wonderful choice.

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Whilst I love Ganesh (my favourite avatar- he lives on one of our bedroom shelf units- a gift from a Hindu neighbour :o) I'm not the one to ask about tatts as I'm just not a fan.

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

Fair enough - I've sat on the fence about it for ages, but the impulse has never really faded, so....

[fiery-lioness.livejournal.com]

I think it's a gorgeous idea. You and ursulav with Ganesha, fascinating. I wish I could find such a beautiful idea for my next tattoo project...

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Ganesh is more common than one might suppose - or at least it has always seemed that way to me, since he pops up in my path *constantly!* :D

[hope-guides-me.livejournal.com]

I like it!

Where would you want to have it tattooed?

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

Thanks! And that is the question, isn't it? Since it's a rather vertical design, I'm thinking maybe upper arm? Also, plausible deniability if I need to not be showing off a tatt.... Still pondering though.... ;)

P.S. Love the Gryffindor lion icon!

[hope-guides-me.livejournal.com]

I was thinking the same thing. Take time to ponder. It's permanent. Wouldn't want to regret anything once you're inked. ♥

P.S. Thank you!