Tattoo Trees: meaning and sketches for girls and men
Trees, these oldest creatures on our planet, do not just symbolize life, they are the opportunity for a person to breathe, and therefore to exist. The most adult giant of the Earth is already 9,500 years old, trees were given a special place in legends and legends, they were "given" a soul and the ability to think. According to the myth of the Scandinavians, a man is made of solid ash, and a woman is made of self - sacrificing alder. The plant was worshipped by the Celts and druids, dwarves and elves found refuge in their roots and crown. Therefore, it is not surprising that a person wants to decorate his body with this amulet of strength and harmony.
Among representatives of various cultures, a tattoo depicting a tree is a symbol of the continuity of life, the constancy of its development, the cyclicity of this process. The connection with the ancestors, the restoration of lost ties, the search for the meaning of life gives its owner a similar tattoo. For the Egyptians, the tree is a symbol of eternity, and for the Chinese-resurrection, for the Celts it symbolizes shelter, and for Christians – humanity. And yet different breeds impose their own meaning on the image.
For the strong in spirit
The images listed below are usually chosen by men. But no one can forbid a woman to do such a tattoo and gain firmness of character:
- beech is masculinity and inflexibility, valor and honor;
- bamboo symbolizes the interminability of the life process;
- spruce gives the ability of longevity, gives strength and health;
- oak is associated with firmness of spirit, strength and faith in victory;
- ash is considered in the sense of a strong masculine principle.
For the gentle and passionate
In contrast to the above images, these drawings are chosen by subtle female natures. Or those men who are not afraid to lose their masculinity, slightly softening their brutality:
- sakura, a blooming Japanese cherry, embodies the feminine essence, beauty and grace (but do not forget that in mythology Sakura is the name of a man who tragically died in the name of a noble goal);
- birch is associated with flexibility, femininity and innocence, but also with a love for changing events;
- willow is a symbol of calmness and tenderness, coupled with elasticity and endurance;
- the palm tree will be chosen by people who are harmonious and true to their eccentricity;
- the apple tree means insight and seduction, beauty and youth.
A girl with a deep spiritual structure, striving for reflection and knowledge of the world order, usually adorns herself with a picture of a tree. In tattoo symbolism, there is such a thing as a Tree of life. It is depicted with all its parts: roots and trunk, branches and crown, foliage and flowers. It means the wealth of the soul, wisdom, readiness to live in peace with all people.
The tattoo can be colored or monochrome, it looks very unusual and aesthetically pleasing in any case. It can be made tiny, for example, on the neck and cover it with hair or hide it behind the ear. But the Tree will show all its power if you capture it large, spreading – on the back,
