posted November 15, 2011 02:11 PM            

The question came up because a co-worker approached me and guessed I was a Scorpio based on my tattoos. I'm not a Scorpio, I'm a Libra Leo Moon, Merc&Venus in Scorpio. Do you think that's what gave off that aura? I have quite a few. One is astrology based, it's actually Anubis weighing the heart and feather on my ribs.

posted November 15, 2011 02:48 PM            

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Originally posted by amowls**:
My friend has a Scorp stellium including her Sun and her tattoos aren't that deep. She has a heart on her neck, a crab on her thigh, Zozobra on her arm, a zombie on her back, a portrait of her cat on her leg and flowers with scissors on her other leg. They're all very colorful.

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posted November 15, 2011 02:49 PM            

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Originally posted by tuxedoMask:
if that weighing tattoo isn't Scorpionic in itself, i don't know what is! don't know if you know this, but Libra actually was never even an original part of the zodiac.. libra was considered to be the claws of the scorpion.

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posted November 15, 2011 02:51 PM            

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Originally posted by downtomars:
I am a Leo, Moon in Libra with Pluto in the 8th. I have two tattoos. One is the Leo glyph on my inner forearm, it is small, about a square inch – and I always said that when I get married I’ll get the guy’s glyph on my left. The other is a dove holding the inner swirl of a heart in its beak on my shoulder blade, it is about 3 inches long and about 2.5 inches wide and it is a swirly outline, not detailed. Both are just black outlines, I don’t like tattoos with color (on me) although people have suggested that I get the dove colored white because it would look good on my brown-tan skin. Maybe when I get a touch up although I have been saying that for years!

I don’t know which signs are more likely to have them because there is such a mix of people with tattoos and people you wouldn’t expect to have them do because it became the “in” thing to do for a spell. I mean, sure, the guys I know who are in bands do but even the most buttoned-down, white-collar guys I know have their frat symbol tattoo or even religious tattoos. It is fun to find out because it is unexpected...

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Coloring the dove would look beautiful on tan skin! :P My flowers are colored in blue and white but I'm so pale that it looks like it's just my skin. You wouldn't be a waste of white ink. :P

posted November 15, 2011 02:55 PM            

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Originally posted by tuxedoMask:
if that weighing tattoo isn't Scorpionic in itself, i don't know what is! don't know if you know this, but Libra actually was never even an original part of the zodiac.. libra was considered to be the claws of the scorpion.

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Well not to challenge you Tuxe, just to give another perspective, but I read that Libra was always in existence, the constellation was just re-identified as a result of an error. It was a constellation in itself but the ancients attributed it to a part of Scorpius by error of it's symbolism and shape until it was re-identified into Libra a separate constellation. In theory considering all of these constellations were named by humans none of them are actually what we think they are because scientifically they only have meaning because we've attributed it to them. They are in fact just meaningless pieces of the ever changing and growing Universe.

It's like how scientists and astronomers originally identified Pluto as a planet and recently re-identified Pluto as a dwarf planet. It doesn't change its significance, it has just been re-identified.
http://www.topastronomer.com/StarCharts/Constellations/Libra.php

Too answer your question Noir, and Welcome to the forum, I don't have any tattoos. But I support anyone's decision to do so. I'm a Libra Sun and Mercury, Aries Moon and Mars. Conceptually I don't see their purpose because a tattoo exposes parts of who I am to the world. I don't want to be a walking advertisement. But I do think they are very cool and I enjoy looking at them.

I tend to think waters signs lean toward tattoos, just in my experience. Possibly fire signs too, they can be impulsive. I know very few Air signs that have tattoo's, Gemini's would seem like the most likely in my opinion because they're so spontaneous.

posted November 15, 2011 03:01 PM            

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Originally posted by NativelyJoan:

http://www.topastronomer.com/StarCharts/Constellations/Libra.php

I have a friend who's a Libra with Moon, Mercury and Mars in Scorpio. Her arms are covered in tattoos including a tattoo that says her first name nice and big on her shoulder. Very interesting.

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posted November 15, 2011 03:05 PM            

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Originally posted by noir:
Just a curious topic for discussion-- which signs do you think are more likely to have tattoos? And if they get tattoos, do they likely fall into certain categories? For example, a Scorpio getting a fiery phoenix tattoo as opposed to a cupcake or something lighthearted.

The question came up because a co-worker approached me and guessed I was a Scorpio based on my tattoos. I'm not a Scorpio, I'm a Libra Leo Moon, Merc&Venus in Scorpio. Do you think that's what gave off that aura? I have quite a few. One is astrology based, it's actually Anubis weighing the heart and feather on my ribs.

I want to know everyone's sign and everyone's tattoos! I'm so curious, now! :P

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I'm a :

Leo sun
Libra moon
Aquarius ascendant

So far I only have one tat : my mom's name on my shoulderblade, on my back.

I have plans to get more tats, too. A few small ones, no big images, and no color.

posted November 15, 2011 03:13 PM            

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Originally posted by BelligerentPygmy:
I'm a :

Leo sun
Libra moon
Aquarius ascendant

So far I only have one tat : my mom's name on my shoulderblade, on my back.

I have plans to get more tats, too. A few small ones, no big images, and no color.

Freja Beha's tats are amazing to me : http://fashionsmostwanted.blogspot.com/2010/08/i-love-frejas-tattoos.html

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She has some deep tattoos there. Did we figure out her birthday? :P If she's a water sign it'll say a lot for what we've been talking about.

Tattoos on the shoulderblade are so pretty. It's funny, that's where I got my very first one. It says "Sometimes those of us who burn brightest have shakey flames." I've been addicted ever since. (That one was so painless that I went straight for my first rib piece. Don't ever do that unless you're mentally prepared. Intensely painful!)

posted November 15, 2011 04:01 PM            

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Originally posted by NativelyJoan:
Well not to challenge you Tuxe, just to give another perspective, but I read that Libra was always in existence, the constellation was just re-identified as a result of an error. It was a constellation in itself but the ancients attributed it to a part of Scorpius by error of it's symbolism and shape until it was re-identified into Libra a separate constellation. In theory considering all of these constellations were named by humans none of them are actually what we think they are because scientifically they only have meaning because we've attributed it to them. They are in fact just meaningless pieces of the ever changing and growing Universe.

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hmmm... i probably could've worded it better; not saying libra never existed; the stars have been there.. it's why we use the zodiac constellations because they've been there for billions of years!

but libra, the libra we know now, was never a part of the zodiac wheel... it used to be virgo, then scorpio... no libra.

the myth behind hades, explains it even better.. he used to get his golden chariot and head out to seduce nymphs.. he'd have his way but would return to the underworld unsatisfied.. until, he one day saw persephone, daughter of demeter (goddess of agriculture; agriculture relates to virgo)..

she was so beautiful that he had to have her.. which is what libra could be and why it's planetary ruler would be venus..

there's the story of pirithous and his friend, who even tried to go out for persophone though she was already married(libra; partnership)..

they kidnapped helen for his friend and pirithous wanted persephone; either way one looks at it, there's a duality associated with the story which i think works well with libra.

persephone is daughter of zeus (jupiter/sagittarius) and demeter (goddess of agriculture/virgo).. hades being representation of scorpio, persephone would only be fitting between demeter and hades.

persephone couldn't go back to her mother for the full year because she had eaten six pomegranate seeds (six months before it's spring again; seeds being representation of the harvest reaped by virgo) so she would spend half her time in the world with her mother (which is when spring would begin again) and would have to return to hades once fall/winter got near.

if their relationship weren't to do with duality enough(claws/marriage/the seeds/seasons/two guys seeking her out in the underworld) heracles (taught by chiron, represented by sagittarius) was the one that had to go to the underworld to try to save both guys... he was able to save theseus (who later had a son names hippolyptus; name i would think sounds a lot like 'thesis', his son hippolyptus (esis-yptus) i would think is what heracles left the underworld with, (hypothesis; scorpio/pluto dealing with mysteries/introspection) resulting in sagittarius, the following sign...

pirithous was said to have been lost in the underworld after hades sat them down once they got to talking things out in the chair of 'forgetfulness'.

hades=death/forgetting
sagittarius=9th sign(time frame before fetus is born/reborn) philosophy, expansion, ideals..

hades was brother (kin-side by side) of zeus (sagittarius).. and demeter(virgo) was sister to zeus.. persephone was daughter of zeus and demeter (both mutable signs).

she had persephone after zeus asked her to marry poseidon (pisces) and demeter refused and had a husband of her own.. zeus killed the guy and in turn, impregnated demeter with persephone..

had the two guys not gone to the underworld to try to get her, i would really not think anything of it or them being representation of gemini(mutable; adjustment) or persephone of libra(cardinal; action; balance; 360/12=30)...

it helps to know that hades' chariot had 4 horses.. had libra not been included as it was in the past when it was just the claws of the scorpion, there'd be 32.--- degrees for each sign..

there was no error, nothing about any of it is ever an error... the fact that the abduction suggests something that was done by force, dunno, think it explains lots.

posted November 15, 2011 04:04 PM            

The only tattoo I have is a kind of swirl outline of a horse running. Very simple

posted November 15, 2011 04:17 PM            

Sun Libra
Moon & Asc Gemini
Mercury Scorpio

I have one tattoo. On thigh - 2 flowers about 6 x 4" full colour. Planning another one, maybe something astrological haven't quite decided yet : )

posted November 15, 2011 04:35 PM            

Tribal fish on my foot (Pisces)
A custom tri glyph of Pisces, Aqua and Aries to represent myself and my daughters
Druidac Threefold Triple Goddess on the back of my neck (to regoginze my pagan soul)Scorp?
Moon and Stars on my behind...prb the Aqua in me

My youngest, Aqua sun, Moon, Cancer asc
A half sleeve representing her dad's death, cherry blossem vine on her back, paw prints on her leg....youza!!!

Muy eldest Aries sun, Pisces asc, Pisces moon..well, very ecclectic ink..very deep, thot provoking...

posted November 15, 2011 05:04 PM            

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Do you think that maybe the Scorpio influenced just getting multiple tattoos in a way so that she could channel negative energy? Even if the tattoos aren't deep, the pain behind them could be

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posted November 15, 2011 05:09 PM            

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tuxedoMask:there was no error, nothing about any of it is ever an error... the fact that the abduction suggests something that was done by force, dunno, think it explains lots.

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I've noted the difference and realize Tuxe that your source is Ancient Myths related to Astrology and you've cited that to support your argument and I'm citing science and astronomy to support mine. If you study astronomy regardless of Greek or Roman Myths, there was a scientific error in identifying the constellation of Libra, a factual error. And there are actually many other constellations in the skies that haven't been accounted for which of course Astrology doesn't take into consideration because of it's Ancient roots. Many of these myths were created by ancients who didn't know much scientifically about the stars or universe. I don't follow myths because they're just stories made by people which means they're completely subjective.

posted November 15, 2011 06:30 PM            

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Originally posted by NativelyJoan:
I've noted the difference and realize Tuxe that your source is Ancient Myths related to Astrology and you've cited that to support your argument and I'm citing science and astronomy to support mine. If you study astronomy regardless of Greek or Roman Myths, there was a scientific error in identifying the constellation of Libra, a factual error. And there are actually many other constellations in the skies that haven't been accounted for which of course Astrology doesn't take into consideration because of it's Ancient roots. Many of these myths were created by ancients who didn't know much scientifically about the stars or universe. I don't follow myths because they're just stories made by people which means they're completely subjective.

I keep learning that Astrology has very little to do with any actual science or even astronomy. I'm heavy Air and only follow science, it's completely by chance that I got into astrology. Thanks for taking the time to clarify.

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posted November 15, 2011 08:14 PM            

I have an Apache war shield with the fire clan representative- The Thunderbird on one ankle.

One of my two Animal Spirit guides, the black panther on my other ankle

A Mandala with my second Animal Spirit guide- War horse on the inside. The horse has a brand with my Sag glyph and my husband's Leo glyph on his neck.

My husband- Leo Sun / Pisces Moon / Venus in Virgo with Pluto conjuncting his Venus in the 1st house has one tat- his family crest but plans on getting two more once he is out of the Military.

posted November 15, 2011 09:57 PM            

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Originally posted by tuxedoMask:
^ how'd you tune-in to those animals? u have a bag? i got in touch with one of mine in a dream and had this weird experience with another one that was just too obvious to even oversee.. i couldn't imagine.. --really? a panther?

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I always had an affinity towards horses. I attributed that to my love of animals and being a Sag but it went further. When I had a problem or when something was coming, I would dream of the horse or the panther.

I once posted (my old username is pidaua) about the Panther and the Horse. They appear at different times with different advice. What I remember most vividly is laying down next to Panther in a grassy field and I could feel the warmth of his body and his steady breathing. He told me to follow the ways of the panther and that instead of always rushing to the fight or to things, to be like the panther and watch, wait and then when it is right, pounce. The horse is the same way but often points me into a direction that I may not thought of or shows me what I haven't thought to see (because I am usually running in so many directions- work, home, family, friends,etc...).

I could watch panthers (or any cat for that matter) and horses for hours and just be lost in the beauty.

posted November 15, 2011 10:02 PM            

If anything, I'd get the Scorpio glyph on like...my wrist, or maybe an ankle or...somewhere more appropriate?