The bearer of this art, Lehrer, states that all of their tattoos are infused with woad.
Woad is a mineral extracted from flowers. An example of this would be in Brave Heart: the Celts had blue stuff on their face, which was woad mixed with lime. This was very important to the Celts.
Lehrer envisioned these tattoos in dreams before getting them engraved on their body. One tattoo involved going back in time and seeing an ancestor with the tattoo. Lehrer got the tattoo on the same spot.
Lehrer said their last will and testament states the tattoos will be preserved by a taxidermist.
This is a Celtic age iron sword with Celtic knot work wrapped. Lehrer was supposedly descended from Brain Bowery, who’s the king that defended Ireland from first Viking invasion.
The Valknut – Lehrer associates the meaning of this artwork with sacrifice. Lehrer got it even though they believed this symbol would screw them out of getting jobs.
Celtic Cross – This is a pre-Christian symbol. Its meaning is focusing male energy and fertility of female. Some people feel it’s a model of our galaxy. This symbol is found on Mayan ruins, and it’s very similar to the Norse Solar Cross.
This eye is tattoo magic. The eye used to have words in old Germanic script (piktick spelled wrong). The tattoo was done with blood, woad, mixed with ink. A previous girlfriend of many years has the same tattoo. When the relationship ended, the eye was filled in.
This tattoo is a big middle finger on heart. Here’s some history of the middle finger: In 1066 the Romans invaded the Saxons. When the Romans would capture the English bowmen, they would cut their middle fingers, ending their careers. When the Romans would approach, English would show them their bow finger. It’s a symbol of Lehrer’s wife’s hand.
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