Moon Tattoos

Getting a moon tattoo is by no means only a modern trend. The moon has been a powerful symbol in the arts, poetry, literature and mythology over centuries in all cultures across the globe. Moon represents a symbol that has been ocurring during the entire history of humanity: from Greek mythology as Selene, the goddess of the Moon, to the urban legends of nowadays such as the moon landing in 1969. (Source: tattoostylist.com)

Meaningful and Beautiful Sun and Moon Tattoo

Much of the popularity of any tattoo design is, quite simply, not symbolic but rather aesthetic. However, we believe that a tattoo is a symbol of our self and social identities. We’re among those who love the tattoos that not only look good, but also have history and meaning behind imagery. Sun and moon tattoos definitely fall into this category, having such a rich symbolism and multiple meanings.

What Does a Tattoo of Sun and Moon Symbolize?

The sun and the moon have been the subject of visual arts, literature, poetry and countless others in the course of human history. Like many of counterparts in the nature – day and night, darkness and light, male and female, the moon is the natural counterpart to the sun. Joined together in a design, sun and moon represent a universal belief and expression of the merging of opposites.

Embrace your own duality! We all have so-called solar traits and lunar traits. Obviously, the sun would represent your solar traits such are leadership, ego, reason, potential and more. On the other hand, lunar traits are seen as the moon, and they are often our emotions and intuitions. Together ‘half sun half moon’ tattoos symbolize the balance of lunar and solar traits in your very being.

Moon Tattoos With Feminine Mystery

Throughout history, the sky, stars, sun and moon have attracted and fascinated humanity. The moon, which illuminates the dark nights in particular, has been adopted as sacred in many ancient cultures and mythology, and even reached as a god in some cultures. It is often seen that the names of months and days are used in the epics as the restoration of respect to the moon and day in the ancient Turks.