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TATTOO DESIGNS & SYMBOLS - WATER DRAGON TATTOOS
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 Water Dragon
Tattoo Designs - In the Far East, the dragon represents
the elements and the four points of the compass and dragons are
simultaneously a symbol of Water, Earth, Underworld and Sky. The
dragon is a culturally far-ranging character whose apparent bad
temper should be interpreted as simply amoral, neither good nor
evil. The forces of nature are not human-hearted, representing as
they do the cycle of life and death, followed again by birth and
renewal. Natures nurtures and nature destroys. So too does the
dragon.
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Aquatic dragons cause the springs to bubble up, but they also drown
people. Eastern Native American myths tell of great horned dragons
that live underwater and lure people to their watery graves. Loch
Ness has its monster, and British Columbia’s Lake Okanagan has its
Ogopogo, although there haven’t been any documented drowning cases yet.
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The medieval dragon can appear as a sea serpent, as in some
paintings of St. George. The artist may have been influenced by the
Greek myth of Perseus, who slew a sea monster to save Andromeda. In
Cambodia, legend tells of the water dragon that possessed a jewel
that glittered like lightning, whose flashing brought on the rain.
Jungian psychologists might suggest that the water dragon symbolizes
the deeper reaches of our subconscious. Or that the dragon in
general stands for fears or repressed feelings or emotions. Less
contentious is the dragon’s association with things so magical,
elemental, and often mysterious, that we generally do not question
his actions. Rain, lightning, floods, comets in the night sky – all
the chaos and uncertainty of the Universe can be represented by the
symbol of the dragon.
And when we come to navigate uncharted waters, where all manner of
unknown perils await us, on the edge of the map we simply write -
"Here be Dragons - Beware!"
See also Fire Dragons.
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