| So you want to get an angel tattoo? Have you ever | | | | decision in doing something good and doing something |
| thought about why angel tattoos are popular? Have | | | | evil. Each tattoo is depicted whispering in the ear of |
| you ever thought about what the history of angel | | | | their wearer and trying to convince to go down the |
| tattoos are and where they come from? Angels have | | | | path to righteousness or down the road to hell. This |
| always been the guardians and messengers of both | | | | angel tattoo and it's evil counterpart has been drawn |
| the living and the dead. There form has been cast in | | | | to either represent the Victorian idea of good and evil |
| stone to guard the worshippers going to church and | | | | or a modern, more sexy, rendition. |
| the dead while they are sleeping. Whether seen as evil | | | | Cherubs are a popular form of angel tattoo. They |
| or good, angels transcend religion and philosophy as a | | | | represent the angels that inspire love and romance. |
| super being that is in the service of God or some | | | | The cherub is usually seen with a small bow and |
| other omnipotent power. | | | | arrow that is meant to shoot darts of love into a |
| An angel tattoo as body are can signify the wearers | | | | lover's heart. Often coupled with the name of the lover, |
| self impression of themselves as someone who | | | | the angel tattoo can also bear the ever popular 'mom' |
| needs protection in a religious sense or one who sees | | | | underneath. The cherub type angel tattoo can also be |
| themselves messengers from God. Islam, Christianity, | | | | a framing for a larger piece of work. One such tattoo |
| and Judaism all embrace angels as messengers or to | | | | has angels framing a large tattoo of death walking |
| carry out the wrath of God. With such a forceful icon, | | | | through a graveyard. This message may be |
| angels have a message of power and something | | | | representation of the duality of love and death or it |
| beyond ourselves. Having an angel tattoo on your | | | | may have been drawn from the imagination of the |
| body may give you a sense of peace or a sense at | | | | tattoo artist. Either way, it is a beautiful way to displays |
| being closer to your God. Then again, it might be just | | | | ones convictions or creations of fondness. |
| the opposite. There may be no religious reasoning for | | | | Angel tattoos can conjure up images of fantasy and |
| wearing an angel tattoo at all. You may just like the | | | | deep faith. Positioned in the right body area, other |
| picture. | | | | tattoos can accent the angel tattoo and a story of |
| A classic tattoo partnership has been the | | | | struggle or of religious conviction can be portrayed. |
| self-conscious theme. Taken from early cartoons, the | | | | The imagination is the limit and the tattoo artist and |
| body artist will display an angel tattoo on one shoulder | | | | their client can find wonderful ways to display angel |
| and a devil tattoo on the other. The dueling | | | | tattoos whether it is for a religious preference or just |
| self-conscious theme is supposed to represent your | | | | for an aesthetic effect. |