subject: Understanding The Dragon Tattoos [print this page] When you take a look at various past civilizations, you'll quickly notice that body tattoos are used in different ways than it is today. Today's fashion statement and appeals are used in the past as means to distinguish between different classes such as prisoners from soldiers, as well as a way to distinguish which clan someone is from. With the changing perception to tattoos, the art forms as well as the shape of tattoos have also evolved and it is more common today to find tattoos in various shapes and animals that were not used previously.
No doubt in today's modern society, we uses tattoos to either express our masculinity if you are a male, or express the sensuality and sensitivity if you are a female. Either way tattoos are very popular and well received in our modern day life; not to mention that it also present huge business opportunities for many.
Among the many different forms of tattoos that we can get, dragon tattoos are considered as one of the most common and popular in many cultures. The definition of this particular tattoo will largely depends on where you are coming from, for the Far East culture a dragon tattoo might symbolize the common elements such as water, earth and the sky. Whereas for the Western culture it might be used to represent that the owner has triumph in a great battle over a fearsome enemy.
One thing is constant about a dragon tattoo is that it symbolizes that a character which is amoral, which means he is neither evil, nor good. Much like the nature where it can both nurture as well as destroys life, a dragon ultimately represents a force in life where there will be uncertainty as well as chaos in our life.
Aside from the common dragon tattoos that you will normally find, you can also find variation of it in the form of water and fire dragons. These creatures can help portray the owner's temper as well as help to tell others about the troubles in their life.
