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TATTOO DESIGNS & SYMBOLS - LIGHTNING BOLT TATTOOS
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 Lightning
Bolt Tattoo Design Meanings - Lightning, lightning bolts,
thunderbolts, or bolts of lightning - however
you wish to describe it - are the electrical discharges that we are
all familiar with during thunderstorms. There are few displays of
the power of nature more spectacular than the electrical fireworks
that accompany a thunderstorm - a brilliant flash of blue-white
light that seems to arc out of the heavens as if by magic and with
it, the incredible, near deafening thunderclap that comes mere
seconds later. In a cold, dark, rainy night, a bolt of lightning
would make it seem like daylight for a moment. What a concept for a
tattoo design! What a potent symbol.
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Early men had many explanations for the sights and sounds of
lightning and thunder, and most of the myths involved elaborate
tales of Gods and Goddesses and incredible mythological creatures
who used lightning as weapons. Early men could not have helped but
be impressed by the power and magic of lightning because the places
where lightening struck trees or the earth were scenes of enormous
destruction. Lightning split trees and set them on fire, caused
rocks to explode and melted sand, and if any poor human was too
close, probably resulted in their death. |
Lightning has long been used to symbolize the power and might of the Gods.
To the Greeks, lightning bolts were thrown by the very hands of
Zeus, the father of all the Gods, and the principal God on Mount
Olympus. Lightning was a symbol of power, and because it could not
be predicted, it was also a symbol of the capricious nature of the
Gods and the world men lived in. Because lightning often accompanies
a rain storm, lightning also was seen as a symbol of fertility, rain
being a crucial element to a successful crop. Some cultures saw
lightning as male, as the sun was male, and the earth as female.
The Romans saw lightning as the symbol of the their principal God
Jupiter.
 In Norse legends, Thor was the God of Thunder, and lightning bolts
were the sparks that flew when his mighty war-hammer hit its target,
often the skull of a Frost Giant.
In the Bible, lightning accompanies the appearance of God in Exodus.
Lightning symbolizes the light of truth.
In many Asian cultures, Air or Sky Dragons are responsible for
lightning, the bolts caused by their scales and wings as they fly
through the heavens. Lightning bolts are often used in traditional
Japanese tattooing when a dragon is flying through the sky.
In modern times, a stylized lightning bolt is used to symbolize the
power and danger of electricity, and a lightning bolt is a symbol of
potential danger around high-voltage lines.
 Double stylized lightning bolts were used as the symbol of the
German SS Troops, considered the elite troops within the Nazi Army
during the Second World War. Like other Nazi paraphernalia and
symbols such as the Swastika, some biker groups and prison gangs
have used the SS icon as a symbol of intimidation and of their
status as outsiders.
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Lightning Inspiration Gallery
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