The 12 Signs of the Zodiac
Capricorn Tattoo Designs. (December 23 thru January 20) Capricorns,
who are represented by the goat, have several qualities unique to
themselves. On a positive note, Capricorns are generally practical
and prudent, disciplined and ambitious, careful and patient, and
humorous but reserved. On the down side, this sign of the zodiac
often has the following drawbacks: pessimism and fatalism, and a
tendency to be miserly or grudging. Your Capricorn zodiac tattoo
can be either the astronomical sign for Capricorn or in the form of
a goat. You could have your ink put on your shoulder, hip or chest,
or use it as the centerpiece of a tribal or Celtic armband
design.
Aquarius Tattoo Designs. (January 21 thru February 19) Aquarius,
depicted as the water carrier, is a sign of significant meaning to
some. Remember the song? This is the dawning of the Age of
Aquarius? Aquarians have some great strong points which include a
friendly and humanitarian outlook, honesty and loyalty, originality
and inventiveness, and independence and an intellectual slant.
However, these strengths are balanced with weaknesses that include
a tendency to be contrary, perversity and unpredictability, and an
inclination to be unemotional or detached. Because of the New Age
popularity of this tattoo design, you may have an easier time
locating several different design variations.
Pisces Tattoo Designs. (February 20 thru March 20) Pisces, also
known as the fish is actually represented by two fish, each one
swimming in the opposite direction from the other. Ruled by the
planet Neptune, Pisceans generally share the following strengths:
sensitivity and imagination, compassion and kindness, a selfless
and unworldly nature, and they have strong senses of intuition and
often sympathetic. On the dark side, Pisceans also face the
following challenges: being too idealistic or an escapist, secrecy
and vagueness, and a tendency to be weak willed and/or easily led.
When choosing your Pisces tattoo design, keep in mind that the
traditional color of Pisces is a soft, sea green tone.
Aries Tattoo Designs. (March 21 thru April 20) Aries, the ram, is
also more widely known as the god of war to the Greeks and Romans.
Though listed here as the fourth sign, Aries is in fact the first
sign of the zodiac, beginning on the spring equinox. Those under
the sign of Aries are often adventurous and energetic, pioneering
and courageous, confident and enthusiastic, and dynamic and
quick-witted. However, when in a bad mood or rubbed the wrong way,
an Aries can be selfish and quick-tempered, impulsive and
impatient, or foolhardy daredevils. Aries is ruled by the planet
Mars and its noted color is, not surprisingly, red.
Taurus Tattoo Designs. (April 21 thru May 21) Taurus, a.k.a. The
Bull, is the sun sign ruled by Venus. Common strengths of Tauruss
include patience and reliability, loving warm-heartedness,
persistence and determination (does the phrase Stubborn as a Bull?
Ring a bell), and security in love and loving. However, the bulls
drawbacks consist of: jealousy and possessiveness, a resentful or
inflexible nature, and self-indulgence and greed. Surprisingly, the
traditional color of the Taurus zodiac sign is
.light pink!
Gemini Tattoo Designs. (May 22 thru June 21) The Gemini sign is
represented by a set of twins, and not surprisingly, Geminis can
often be dual natured. Ruled by Mercury and traditionally
associated with the color green, Geminis share some of these
common strong points: versatility and adaptability, communicative
and witty, eloquent and intellectual, and youthfulness and
liveliness. Faults include: a tendency to be tense or nervous,
superficiality (two-faced), and a certain amount of wily cunning.
If youre looking to have a Gemini zodiac tattoo design that has an
animal (as opposed to the twins) as the focus, lean towards the
wolf which represents the famous Roman twins, Remus and
Romulus.
Cancer Tattoo Designs. (June 22 thru July 22) Cancers (Crabs) are
ruled by the moon and their traditional color is silver. Some
traditional Cancer positive traits are being emotional and loving,
intuition and imagination, shrewdness and caution and being
protective and sympathetic. Cancerian flaws include moodiness,
being overemotional and the inability to let go of things (like the
past, lost loves, etc.) The zodiac of Cancer is often considered to
be the least clear-cut of them all, when it comes to personality
traits. If you arent thrilled by the idea of having a crab tattoo
design, you could chose to have a pearl design, since that is the
sunstone of the sign.
Leo Tattoo Designs. (July 23 thru August 22). Leo, the lion, is the
most dominant and extroverted of all of the signs of the zodiac.
Generous, warmhearted and free; creative and enthusiastic;
broad-minded and expansive; and faithful and loving, Leos are
generally born leaders. However, their strengths and dynamic
personalities can be marred by the following weaknesses: being
pompous or patronizing, bossy or interfering, and a tendency to be
dogmatic or intolerant. Ruled by the Sun, this sign is also
associated with the ruby and the color gold.
Virgo Tattoo Designs. (August 23 thru September 23). Virgo, the
Virgin, is the only one of the 12 signs of the zodiac that is
represented by a woman. Modest and shy, meticulous and reliable,
practical and diligent, and intelligent and analytical Virgos of
both sexes can be quite charming. However, on a bad day, you might
discover that Virgos can be worriers, overcritical or harsh and
overly conservative perfectionists. Virgo tattoo designs can
incorporate the most famous of all virgins, the Virgin Mary.
Traditional colors of this sign are dark brown and green.
Libra Tattoo Designs. (September 24 thru October 23) Depicted by a
picture of scales in balance, Libras often exhibit this same
balance in their own lives. Diplomatic, romantic, easygoing and
idealistic, Libras have in innate sense of right and justice. On a
bad day, you may find a Libra of either sex indecisive, gullible or
flirtatious and self-indulgent. Libra is the only inanimate sign of
the zodiac, all the others being represented by either humans or
animals. Many modern astrologers regard it as the most desirable of
zodiacal types because it represents the zenith of the year, the
high point of the seasons, when the harvest of all the hard work of
the spring is reaped.
Scorpio Tattoo Designs. (October 24 thru November 22) Scorpio the
scorpion is the most intense, profound, powerful character in the
zodiac. Common strong points are determination, strong emotion and
intuition, power and passion and also excitement and magnetism.
But, if you know any Scorpios, you also know that they have their
weaknesses too. Jealousy and resentfulness, a compulsive and
obsessive tendency and an obstinate and secretive nature are a few
of the inherent weaknesses of those who share this sign. Ruled by
the planet Pluto, it is important to remember the nature of the
Scorpios symbol, scorpions are venomous by birth.
Sagittarius Tattoo Designs. (November 23 to December 22)
Sagittarians are symbolized by a centaur archer and ruled by the
planet Jupiter. On good days, Sagittarians are optimistic and
freedom-loving, jovial, straightforward and have an intellectual or
philosophical lean. If you catch a Sagittarian while they are out
of sorts, you may find them to be blindly optimistic, careless,
irresponsible, tactless or restless. Your sings animal, the centaur
symbolizes mankinds dual nature as an intellectual creature (the
human half) which was also a physical animal (the horse half), and
makes a great statement as a tattoo design.