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Angel Tattoo Designs and Meaning

Angel tattoos are very spiritual and symbolic. They are important in many religions, such as the Christian, Jewish and Islamic faiths. They are believed to be messengers of god, and protective, such as guardian angels. It is believed that the word Angel comes from the Greek language meaning "messenger".

Angel tattoos are popular with both women and men. On women, angel tattoos are seen to represent serenity and calmness within, while on men an angel tattoo represents a connection with the higher self.

Popular Angel Tattoo Designs

Most Angel tattoo designs are of a beautiful winged figure, floating, sometimes sitting on a cloud or with clouds around, holding a harp, or trumpet. Angels are protective, so it is common for the angel to be hovering, representing their protective nature.
Another popular design is angel wings. These can be any size and located just about anywhere.
Angels tattoo designs are also a popular way to pay tribute to a lost loved one. A person's face can be drawn into an angel design, so the wearer can keep their memory alive.
Angel tattoo designs can also represent love and a connection with a loved one, especially if a love heart is connected with the angel. A common tattoo design nowadays, is for angels to be represented in the image of cupid.

The meaning of Angel Tattoo Designs

The most common meanings of Angel tattoos are spirituality, love and protection.
Many tattoo designs are of angels hovering above to provide protection to something or someone. Angels are seen as messengers that connect the spiritual realm with the material realm, and do the work of God.
Another common theme is the perennial struggle between good and evil in which Archangels are shown in battle.
Angel tattoos can also just represent a connection with something higher than oneself.

Angel Tattoo Design sources

The key thing to consider when getting an Angel tattoo design (or any design for that matter) is to make sure you are completely happy with the design. The best approach is to check out as many designs as you can to get ideas, and develop your own tattoo. It is not recommended to choose a free tattoo off the internet because they are accessible to so many people. For example, last month 29,151 people searched the term Free Tattoos, and 19,441 searched for angel tattoo on Yahoo! alone. Multiply that figure by ten for google. That means there is a high probability that they may pick the same tattoo as you. Imagine seeing your tattoo on someone else!

There are two other options to consider. The cheaper of the two is to download a package of thousands of tattoos from the internet, as they are good quality and relatively unique, and check them out from the comfort of your own home. Just make small changes to the angel tattoo design that you pick, and you have your own unique design at a very reasonable cost.

The other option is to get a tattoo artist to draw up a design for you. This is more expensive, but should ensure your design is unique.

When you have made those all important decisions, and got your Angel tattoo design, enjoy the new you and all the attention, as people check out your new tattoo.

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Meet God's Special Angels

Every religion that believes in one God has its own version of angel history, dealing with its organization, hierarchy and duties. Although guardian angels and archangels seem to be related more to Christianity, it was not the Christians who formed the notion of angels. They adopted much of their angel basics from other religions, particularly Judaism.

Although the various types of angels are given somewhat different names and duties, all the major religions agree on one thing - these special angels are the messengers of God and come here to guide and protect us. Another thing that they appear to agree upon is that angels were created before human beings. The higher spiritual beings, considered archangels, have never "lived" on earth in human or in any incarnate form. However earth angels (or guardian angels as we call them), spirit guides and ghosts have had at least one (and often many) incarnations here on earth.

Although they have never incarnated, archangels have the ability to... and have been known to... take on human form in order to help in an emergency or when the need is greatest. Many stories abound of "strangers" suddenly appearing to render help, only to suddenly disappear again when we aren't looking, leaving no footprints or any type of sign that they were there.

There are many, many angels and archangels in heaven, however the most notable are the seven archangels which are: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Raguel, Sariel and Remiel. These seven archangels are based on the seven Essence angels. The Essences were a particularly spiritual group that practiced a more esoteric Judaism than is the norm more than 4000 years ago, and were said to still be present during the time of Christ.

If you notice, all of the archangel's names end in el, which is the title for "angel". The most detailed account of the activities of the angels is given by Enoch, who supposedly lived before the flood (and was Noah's grandfather). He was recruited by the angels to perform such duties as being a messenger and a keeper of records (scribe), between angels and men. His accounts were written down and have been passed on for thousands of years and are now contained in The Book of Enoch.

By Rosalie Smith