Nautical Star And Shooting Star Tattoos

By Darren Hartley


Something to let people around you know you depend on the stars for guidance through your chosen life direction is nautical star tattoos. They are also symbols of a star remembrance, love and dream pursuit. Sailors who depended on the stars to never get lost at sea were the first displayers of these tattoos.

In the punk subculture, nautical star tattoos are worn as on the elbow or part of a sleeve tattoo to connote the true north or finding one's own unique individuality. In the early days of the homosexual culture, particularly lesbians, wore them on their wrist, covered by a watch or bracelet during the day but shown off during the night.

Meanings of guidance, good luck, protection, security and direction come out in relation to nautical star tattoos. These tattoos signify a desire for a safe journey to wherever they are going and back to wherever they came from, when worn by sailors.

A shooting star is a meteor entering the earth's atmosphere. Shooting star tattoos, on the other hand, are symbols for wishes coming true, short-lived success and good luck. Because a shooting star incorporates a stardust, i.e., a trail of smaller stars, shooting star tattoos are a great way of remaining subtle while covering a larger body area.

Associated with shooting stars are moments in time that mark lasting impressions on a person. These moments could be from a brief romance, a life-changing event, an unforgettable person, a truly satisfying job, any incident that has an enormous transitional effect on a person's life. A person may opt for shooting stars tattoos for any of these specific reasons.

A shooting star can also be looked at as a representation of a person's dreams of becoming a star in his own right, or becoming the success he believes he can be, even just on a temporary basis. In this way, he has reached the stars at least in one stage of his life. Women wear shooting star tattoos frequently on the arm, leg, foot wrist, side or lower back. Seldom would these tattoos be found on the male species, as they are not considered very macho designs.




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