Fire Tattoos

Fire and flame are often used as tattoo designs nowadays. Fire means transformation, changing, destruction and passion. Fire tattoo designs also emphasize unusual knowledge and experience of their owners. Before making fire tattoo designs, remember that fire was always used in religious ceremonies and rituals. Symbol o fire has a deep and ancient meaning. The smoke that appears in the result of fire was thought to bring prayers to the sky. But fire was also used in funeral ceremonies. Any thing or sacrifice devoured by fire becomes flame, heat and smoke and in the end only ashes are left.

Of course, there are more aggressive fire tattoo designs that depict mostly destructive power of fire. They are mostly made to emphasize the power and fearlessness of their owners.

Fire is one of four main elements, including also earth, water and wind. In India fire is sacred. But in Christianity fire is often used in the description of hell. Flame is here a symbol of temptation and sin.

In Greek mythology Prometheus stole fire from gods and gave it to people so they can use it. When people learned to use fire a big step in the development of human civilization was made.

On the whole fire tattoo designs often symbolize reincarnation, transformation of one image into another. Fire tattoos symbolize changes in people’s lives; they are symbols of powerful energy. But this energy should be controlled. If you can rule this energy, you will achieve great success.

But fire is also very often used as an element of different tattoo designs. Than it changes the meaning of other tattoos or add something to it. Fire is always important element in tattoo designs.

Dragon tattoo designs are mostly often combined with flame, because dragons are fire-breathing creatures.

Fire in combination with dragon means power, might and courage. Fire is also an element of phoenix tattoo design. Here it means transformation and reincarnation. Fire is always used in salamander tattoo designs.

In mythology salamanders are spirits of fire. It was thought that they can live in fire. Salamander tattoo designs symbolize braveness, but don’t forget that salamander’s bite is deadly. Salamander is usually depicted as small wingless dragon among the raging flames.

On the whole, fire can be used in many different tattoo designs. It usually adds brightness, energy and power to all the tattoos. Fire tattoo designs always look stylish and beautiful and at the same time they have deep meaning.