TATTOOS, TATTOO DESIGNS, TATOOS, TATS, TATTOO, TAT, TATOO, KANJI TATS, KANJI TATTOOS, KANJI TATOOS <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="TATTOOS, TATTOO DESIGNS, TATOOS, TATS, TATTOO, TAT, TATOO, KANJI TATS, KANJI TATOOS, KANJI TATTOOS, tattoos, tattoo, snake, tat, tats, serpent, ankh, cross, tribal tattoo, tattoo galleries, crescent moon with star, eye of horus, kanji, invincible, unrivaled, consciousness, robert anton wilson, timothy leary, philosophy, sin "> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="TATTOOS, TATTOO DESIGNS, TATOOS, TATS, TATTOO, TAT, TATOO, KANJI TATS, KANJI TATTOOS, KANJI TATOOS"> My Tattoos <p> </p> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> <SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"> <br><br><center><a href=pics/shawn_tattoo1a_sharp600.jpg ><img border="0" src="pics/shawn_tattoo1a_sharp600.jpg" width="250" HSPACE=0 VSPACE=0 alt="" align=center></a></center><br><br><b> List of Tattoos<UL> <UL> <li><A HREF="#serpent">Serpent</A> <li><A HREF="#ankh">Ankh</A> <li><A HREF="#horus">Eye of Horus</A> <li><A HREF="#moon">Crescent Moon with Star</A> <li><A HREF="#kanji">Kanji for "Unrivaled, Invincible"</A> <li><A HREF="#cosmic">Cosmic Consciousness</A> <li><A HREF="#future">Future Tattoos?</A> </UL></UL></b><table align="center" width=400 cellpadding=0 cellspacing="4" border="0"><tr><td width="600" valign="bottom" height="0"> <br><b><blockquote><p align=left>If you've seen the rest of <a href="/" >BrainMeta.com</a>, you might be wondering what would compel someone like me to get a bunch of tattoos! No, I wasn't drunk at the time, nor was I peer pressured, but rather I got them simply because I <i>wanted</i> to. Tattoos are symbols with meaning, and the idea of making some meaningful symbols physically a part of me was very appealing at the time I got them, and is what motivated me to get them in the first place. The meaning contained in my tattoos are a part of me, a part of my being,...they reflect extraordinary experiences as well as extreme parts of my temperament and personality, and as such, it became important to me to have them represented on me physically, by getting them as tattoos.<br><br> All of my tattoos mean something very important to me, which I've tried to describe below. I had the foresight at the time when I got my tattoos to have them put on areas of my body that would be normally covered up with clothing, so that I could look conventional and semi-normal when I wanted to, and also so as to avoid being branded with the typical 'tattooed guy' stereotype, since in reality, I don't fit any stereotype.</p></blockquote></b><br><br><center><br><br><A NAME="serpent"></A><h3><u><b>Serpent</u></b></h3><p><a href="serpent.jpg" ><img border="0" src="pics/serpent.jpg" height="100" align=center HSPACE=30 VSPACE=20 alt=""></a></p> </center><br><b><blockquote><p> This was my first tattoo, which I got while attending the Society for Neuroscience Conference in New Orleans on the night of 11-08-00. The serpent represents my style of attack: subtle, unpredictable, unstoppable, deadly. Also important to me is the biblical significance (in Genesis) of the snake, as tempter and in providing godlike vision and knowledge to man. Click <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/5789/serpent.htm">HERE</a> for more.</p></blockquote><br><br><center><br><br><A NAME="ankh"></A><h3><u><b>Ankh</u></b></h3><p><a href="ankh.jpg" ><img border="0" src="pics/ankh.jpg" height="100" align=center HSPACE=30 VSPACE=20 alt=""></a></p> </center><br><b><blockquote><p> This tattoo was gotten on the afternoon of 3-31-01 and represents life force, eternal life, sanctified sexuality, and sexual energy (click <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.swagga.com/ankh.htm">HERE</a> for more).</p></blockquote><br><br><center><br><br><A NAME="horus"></A><h3><u><b>Eye of Horus</u></b></h3><p><a href="horus.jpg" ><img border="0" src="pics/horus.jpg" height="100" align=center HSPACE=30 VSPACE=20 alt=""></a></p> </center><br><b><blockquote><p> This tattoo was gotten on the afternoon of 3-31-01 and represents my perception and mental vision (click <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/6293/horus.htm">HERE</a> for more).</p></blockquote><br><br><center><br><br><A NAME="moon"></A><h3><u><b>Crescent Moon with Star</u></b></h3><p><a href="moon.jpg" ><img border="0" src="pics/moon.jpg" height="100" align=center HSPACE=30 VSPACE=20 alt=""></a></p> </center><br><b><blockquote><p> This tattoo was gotten on the afternoon of 3-31-01. The crescent moon with star is a general cosmic symbol for me. We're literally made from star-stuff, from elements that were synthesized in supernovae. The stars are our birthplace and our destiny. The eight-pointed star (in place of the typical five-pointed star) is a Magick chaostar that represents the Primordial Chaos and the Chaos which is immanent in all things (click <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jasen01/texts/ChaosMagick.htm">HERE</a> for more).</p></blockquote><br><br><center><br><br><A NAME="kanji"></A><h3><u><b>Kanji for "Unrivaled, Invincible"</u></b></h3><p><a href="kanji.jpg" ><img border="0" src="pics/kanji.jpg" height="100" align=center HSPACE=30 VSPACE=20 alt=""></a></p> </center><br><b><blockquote><p> This tattoo was gotten on the afternoon of 3-31-01 and says "Unrivaled, Invincible" in Kanji (Japanese writing), though for me, the meaning is mainly as "Unrivaled". This kanji tattoo is an expression of my healthy self-confidence (overconfidence to some) and faith I have in myself. This kanji tattoo is my favorite, though my serpent tattoo runs a close second. Click <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwjdic">HERE</a> for a Kanji dictionary.</p></blockquote><br><br><center><br><br><A NAME="cosmic"></A><h3><u><b>Cosmic Consciousness</u></b></h3><p><a href="cosmic.jpg" ><img border="0" src="pics/cosmic.jpg" height="100" align=center HSPACE=30 VSPACE=20 alt=""></a></p> </center><br><b><blockquote><p> This tattoo was gotten on the afternoon of 3-31-01. It's from a diagram in Robert Anton Wilson's book "Prometheus Rising" (this book covers the 8-circuit model of Timothy Leary, click <A HREF="wilson_leary_brain.html" >HERE</a> for a description of the model ) and represents "Cosmic Consciousness", which is the highest state of consciousness we can enter into. It's a state of consciousness that extends beyond one's immediate body. It represents awareness of the 'Self'. Click <a href="expandconsciousness.php">HERE</a> for more. </p><p>More generally, this tattoo represents the various different modes of consciousness I've experienced and can enter into. Read about <a href="expandconsciousness.php">Expansion of Consciousness</a> for more.</p></blockquote><br><br><center><br><br><A NAME="future"></A><h3><u><b>Future Tattoos?</u></b></h3> </center><br><b><blockquote><p> No...but who knows, after some time I may change my mind and get a tribal sun tattoo.</blockquote><br><br><a name="feedback"></a><br><br><center><h4>What Do You Think About Shawn's Tattoos?</h4><form name="jsform"><table><tr><td align="right">Name:</td><td><input name="visitorname" size="27"></td></tr><tr><td align="right">Email:</td><td><input name="email" size="27"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Your message:<br><textarea name="message" cols="31" rows="6" wrap="soft"></textarea><center><p><input type="submit" onClick="SendEmail()" value="Send Message"></center></td></tr></table></form></center><br><br><br><br><u>Tattoo Links</u><br><br><blockquote><br> <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=bme.freeq.com/tattoo/bme-tatt.html" target="_blank">BME TATTOOS</a><br><br> <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.tattoos.com" target="_blank">TATTOOS.COM</a><br><br> <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.thinkink.com/atlas/" target="_blank">ATLAS STUDIO ART GALLERY AND TATTOO SHOP</a><br><br> <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.bmezine.com" target="_blank">BODY MODIFICATION EZINE</a><br><br> <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=keibunsha.com/" target="_blank">JAPAN TATTOO INSTITUTE</a><br><br> <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.tattoostudios.com" target="_blank">TATTOO STUDIOS</a><br><br> <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.tattoodocs.com" target="_blank">TATTOO DOCS </a><br><br> <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.atomicbooks.com" target="_blank">ATOMIC BOOKS </a><br><br> <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.tat2studios.com/" target="_blank">TAT2STUDIOS.COM</a><br><br> <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.inklab.com/" target="_blank">INK LAB TATTOOS, MINNEAPOLIS, MN</a><br><br> <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.theskinlab.com/" target="_blank">THE SKIN LAB, HOUSTON, TX</a><br><br> <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.zianet.com/uuc/windows.htm">RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS</a></blockquote><br><br><br><u>Tattoo Parlors in Baltimore</u><blockquote><br> <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.ax2graphics.com/readstreettattoo/home.html">Read Street Tattoo Parlor</a> <br><br> <a href="/redirect/redirlink/redir.php?id=www.mawmr.com/mrbs.html">Mr. B's Tattoos</a></blockquote> <br><br><br><br><br></td></tr></table> <br><br> </BODY></HTML>