May 20, 2022

CUSTOM INK | Unity

Custom Tattoo Design | 46 cm Height

This design is one of 3 wolf designs.

This design is for the back.

Each wolf has different motifs, but has the same overall face.

This is the largest of the 3 designs.

This design features motifs which represent, unity, cycles, knowledge. The Cosmic & alchemical motifs are taken from the clients birth chart.

| Symbolism |

Antimony is a chemical element with the symbol Sb & atomic number 51.

It is a lustrous Grey metalloid, found in nature.

Antimony compounds have been known since ancient times & were powdered for use as a medicine & cosmetic. Often known by the Arabic name Khol.

This elemental alchemy symbol represents animal tendencies found in humankind.

In Alchemy antimony is disguised as the Grey Wolf, otherwise known as Lupus Mettalorum.

In Alchemy, it is the penultimate stage in the making of the Philosophers Stone (the process of making lead into Gold). It symbolises a closeness to enlightenment (spiritual development)

| Symbolism |

The wolf has an all seeing eye at the centre of the forehead

The symbolism of the eye appears across the world, in many formats. The eye is generally closely associated with the idea of light and of the spirit and is often called ‘the mirror of the soul’. The eye is often symbolic of a spirit or god watching over an individual or humanity.

| Symbolism |

The tail of the design features an Ouroboros.

• The Ouroboros (Greek for tail devourer) is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail.

• The symbol is constantly re-creating itself. As such, it is a symbol of renewal & rebirth (especially since the snake sheds its skin)

• It has been important in religious, spiritual and mythological symbolism.

• It often represents renewals cycles of eternal change, the cycle of life and death, the cycle of seasons, the cycle of time

• It also represents the harmony of opposites.

| Symbolism |

The infinity symbol, sometimes called the lemniscate in algebraic geometry. It now has meaning beyond the realm of math, and it is often adapted by others to be used in expressions of never-ending love or individual empowerment (tied to the concept of being eternal and, thus, unbreakable)

The endless Mobius Strip

8 features strongly within the design. Represented here with an 8 point star.

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Anahata or heart chakra is the fourth primary chakra.

In Sanskrit, anahata means "unhurt, unstruck, and unbeaten".

Anahata is associated with balance, calmness, and serenity.

THE OTHER DESIGNS

Sunlight Reflected