The tattoos with cobwebs, which are very common over the years, have a special meaning in each culture. For the American Indians, the web tattoo from ancient times symbolized protection from all sorts of troubles and misfortunes, because the spider itself was sacred to them.
Today, not only in a number of European countries, but also in Russia, owners of tattoos depicting a web with a spider emphasize their belonging to socially dangerous, aggressive groups. Such as, for example, skinheads.
Basically, a tattoo in the form of a web is preferred to be applied to your body by people who seek to emphasize in the eyes of those around their individuality and the presence of a certain style that is independently defined for themselves. They believe that a tattoo with a web image gives them greater self-confidence, making it easier to cope with the solution of their tasks. Americans, having put a picture with a web on the body, begin to feel themselves still more brutal and courageous.
Does web tattoos have a prison meaning?
In places of not so distant tattoos with the image of a web and a spider, applied on the back is a very popular attribute. It symbolizes the countdown of prisoners in prison. Among them are often found those who suffer from drug addiction. The number of threads means the number of years spent behind bars.
In that case, if the prisoner's web is marked between the phalanges of the fingers, this is a sign that the sufferer depending on the "potion" constantly needs another dose of the drug.
For the thieves who repented in the thief zone, a picture with a cobweb symbolizes a thread along which a spider (like a person on a ladder) is able to climb high, following the path prepared for itself, then sink to the very bottom of life. In British prisons, a web tattoo means that for its owner there are absolutely no laws to which he is obliged to obey.
Where is better to fill?
In many cases, young people who want to demonstrate their own personality to the surrounding world, captivity or the eternal struggle for their own ideas, usually apply a web tattoo on their chest, shoulders or legs. In terms of color, the tattoo is done in cool colors.
Web tattoos look voluminous and bewitching thanks to thin lines diverging across the body. The web has gained popularity because this tattoo does not completely cover the skin and therefore does not create the effect of a body completely clogged by tattoos. Most often they fill it on the elbow, shoulder, and in more rare cases on the leg, chest, back.
Strong floor
You can meet a web tattoo in the male half of society much more often than in girls. Tattoos are applied very often as an independent image, for example, on the elbow. But such a tattoo will optimally fit into any composition, complementing and emphasizing other tattoos.
The tattoo located on the elbow is constantly in motion and means the danger and brutality of its owner.
Many guys lay the meaning of devotion to the cause they love. Loyalty to its principles is symbolized by a web on the elbow. Satisfaction with one’s lifestyle and unwillingness to change it can also be fixed by the web.
Weaker sex
Girls are much less likely to get such a tattoo. This is due to the fact that girls are often afraid of spiders and everything connected with them. But the rare owners of this tattoo can be confident in their personality, which means the web on the elbow.
The meaning of rebellion, which is embedded in this tattoo, is an analogue of brutality in the male half of society. Usually, girls with a free lifestyle fill this tattoo.
A popular web is among bikers who, with the help of this tattoo, emphasize their independence.
The girl’s web on the shoulder means the steadfastness of her decisions. Only courageous, strong-willed, purposeful girls are the owners of this tattoo.
In prison
The web is often filled with prisoners from many countries. This tattoo in the zone is used to calculate the amount of time that the offender will spend in prison. Each year is displayed on the web as a separate circle. By counting these circles, you can determine how many years of serving a sentence a prisoner was sentenced.
Gradually, the above understanding of the web tattoos has gone into oblivion and now the prisoners stuff it in a sign of their masculinity. Also, the web tattoo on the zone characterizes the brutality of its owner.
If there is a spider on the web, the meaning of the tattoo depends on its location. If the spider is at the bottom of the web, or descends, then the tattoo means a thief who has ceased to go about his business.
A spider crawling up means a pocket thief who is proud of it and is not broken by the correctional system of the state.
A spider on the web popular tattoo drug addicts. The meaning that prisoners put into such a tattoo means complete disobedience to the system. If the tattoo is stuffed between your fingers, this is a sign of a drug search.
But not only drug addicts label themselves that way. A criminal who killed a LGBT person can also identify himself as a web in the zone.
In the post-Soviet space, the web has acquired a new meaning. Very often in the area with the help of a tattoo they identify themselves as prisoners who were imprisoned according to their nationalist and neo-Nazi views.
In various cultural traditions, the image of a spider as a tattoo is the most common. A spider can mean both balance, wisdom, fertility, luck, and aggression and danger.
This insect is found in all corners of the earth, so almost all ancient cultures and civilizations were familiar with it. That is why the image of the spider today is the most common in comparison with other images. Of course, this is a symbol of a certain danger. A spider can mortally bite its victim. He always weaves a web, which is a symbol of power.
All spiders are cunning predators by nature: black widow, tarantula spider or, for example, tarantulas. The bites of some species of spiders are fatal to humans. This danger value is very often symbolized by a tattoo with the image of this insect.
Spiders are also credited with positive qualities in many cultural traditions. The spider is often associated with fertility, harmony and balance. Often a spider is a symbol of wisdom and power. Due to their ability to weave a web, almost all weavers in the world consider their spider to be their symbol. Therefore, in this image you can read the symbolism of creativity and welfare.
This is what the ancient Greek myth of Arachne tells about. This Greek mortal girl was so good at weaving that the goddess Athena herself envied her skill. She made Arachne's life miserable, and she died. And then the warlike ancient Greek goddess revived her in the form of a spider, who constantly weaves its web.
Among archaic cultures, a tattoo in the form of a spider takes not the last place. The spider can freely move long distances with the help of its web, which has always impressed the imagination of many men and women. The web with its perfection has amazed people since ancient times.
In many mythologies, you can find stories about spiders. So in the myths of the original inhabitants of America there are legends about spider women, which appeared long before the first people. It was these magical creatures that taught people weaving.
Therefore, a spider can personify wisdom and knowledge. His image can be a symbol of a teacher and a wise old man holding in his hands the threads of knowledge.
In the mythology of the Indians, a stylized image of a spider with a cross on its back personified the center of the Earth, as well as all four cardinal directions.
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The value of spider tattoos
Although a spider is an unpleasant and intimidating one, a spider tattoo is quite common among lovers of body art. After all, in fact, a spider has many positive features.
The value of a tattoo with this insect always tells about the thoroughness and practicality of its owner. These dexterous creatures are able to create a real weaving masterpiece in a matter of seconds, and their web is incredibly durable. A spider is a very tricky creature that can cleverly lure a victim into its web, so a spider tattoo can mean the creativity and creativity of its wearer.
The spider has eight legs, and since ancient times, eight has been a symbol. And life cycle.
Very often I compare this insect with the lord of the planet, implying that eight legs reunite eight cardinal points.
Among the ancient Romans, the spider was a symbol of prosperity and insight, and also he always served as a messenger of a good road or destiny.
There is one interesting ancient Greek myth, which tells how the beautiful girl Arachne had an amazing ability to weave incredibly beautiful products, envying such skill, the goddess of beauty Aphrodite prompted the girl to commit suicide. But later Aphrodite regretted her deed and revived Arachne in the form of a spider so that the girl could still weave her magnificent canvases.
In the mythology of most cultures, a spider is a symbol of harmony, peace of mind and fertility, and the spider tattoo also means the same.
Spider tattoo got its negative value due to some beliefs in the Middle Ages, when white and black magic appeared. According to popular beliefs, the evil sorcerers had spiders in the form, and also the magicians themselves could transform into a small spider.
During the spread of the plague, spiders were considered the main carriers of the deadly disease.
In the sketch, a spider can be depicted either alone or with a web or other element. Each combination has its own meaning, and any addition can radically change the final meaning.
Girls make such a tattoo extremely rarely, since the spider cannot be called a beautiful creature, moreover, most female representatives are terribly afraid of these insects.
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