When starting a zodiac tattoo guide series, we decided to start with the first zodiac sign and tackle the Aries tattoo guide first.
Aries tattoo designs just as the Aries itself mark the beginning of an exciting zodiac series.
Aries – also known as the ram – are always looking for dynamic, speed and competition, and aim to be first in everything, no matter if it’s the work environment or social gatherings.
This energetic and turbulent zodiac sign pours its traits right into its tattoo art.
Aries ram tattoo designs are usually depicted with a ram head, and there is a good reason for that.
Aries literally walk head first, leaning forward for speed and focus, clarity and vision.
These brave creatures give their full energy into all their tasks, and that’s shown in their tattoo designs.
Aries always seek new creative ideas and innovation so we know Arieans are going to need a great creative Aries ram tattoo.
So, if you’re trying to come up with your personal Aries symbol tattoo, we went on a big research for you.
We found the staple Aries symbols that you can use for a custom tattoo design: its planet, gemstone, constellation among many.
No matter if you’re looking for inspiration tattoo for yourself or to honor your favorite Arean, we’ve got you covered.
Let’s dive in!
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The Glyph
Every sign has its own unicode symbol called the glyph.
The glyph of Aries is one of the most straightforward symbols of astrology.
Usually drawn as a simple, almost “V” shape, it signifies the horns of the ram.
Another interpretation is that it is the original mythological winged animal connected to it.
The glyph’s form reminding of the horns are an essential part of this sign’s energy because it represents strength and perseverance through any struggle to not just find success, but abundance in all areas of life.
Fire
Aries’ element is fire, giving it masculine or yang energy.
This also means that Areans are active and outer expressive.
If you relate to your inner radiant energy that fire gives you, you should consider including the fire element symbol in your tattoo.
This energy brings light to the world around, it’s enthusiastic, it’s excitable but also impatient and self-oriented. A perfect balance.
Fire people are honest to a fault, freedom loving and often insist on their own point of view. They live in the idealism of great thoughts and deeds.
Honeysuckle & Thistle
There are two flowers associated with the Aries zodiac sign, and those are thistle and honeysuckle and commonly used in Aries tattoos.
To begin with thistle, this purple flower, that is also the emblem of Scotland, is associated with aggressiveness, pain, weakness.
Its other characteristics are pride, might, and brilliance, as well as nobility.
Its noble purple color ties back to a symbol of leadership, that’s especially tied to the Aries sign.
In reality, all these traits can tie back into an Aries sign and the characteristics it possesses.
Thistles are pretty to look at and have a very sweet aroma but they have a strength that allows them to grow almost anywhere and they can take over a garden. Aries cheerfulness is balanced with strength and relentless determination much like the thistle.
When it comes to honeysuckle, there is a sense of happiness and sweet disposition this flower encompasses.
Its other meanings are of flames of loves lost and new beginnings, since it blooms in spring.
The new beginnings are very much tied to Aries, since it’s the first sign of zodiac.
When it comes to the strength aspect, honeysuckles are very tolerant plants and can grow practically anywhere. Aries just like the honeysuckle are relentless and strong.
Aries are passionate, this passion is also seen in the meaning of the honeysuckle as flames of love.
Diamond
Aries zodiac gemstone is the diamond.
This gem is one of the most precious in the world, and it exudes radiance and inner strength.
Its durability and shining a light on clarity gives the wild and reckless Aries a stability it needs.
Besides that, the diamond shares the ruling planet of Mars with Aries for which it is the symbol of abundance.
Yet rather than deliver war cries, the traditional birthstone Diamond brings sympathetic strength, radiant love, and an inner channel of strength that cannot be shaken no matter how hard a knock life serves up.
No wonder diamond tattoo is commonly used as a base for an Aries tattoo.
The Ram
The main symbol and the animal of the Aries sign is the ram, or rather its head with the horns.
The main symbolism of the ram is the male energy, strength, fertility and aggression.
Another way of analyzing the horns is through it being a part of cornucopia, or the “horn of the plenty”, which is the common symbol of abundance.
Also, rams are often symbols of leadership and being a pioneer.
Lastly, ram symbology is important since these animals butt their heads into their enemies, and Aries are thought to approach life “head-on”.
Mars
Mars rules Aries, so the planet is in its domain in this sign.
Mars’ main characteristics are dominant in the Aries sign and are expressed easily and naturally.
The firmness, love of challenges, competitiveness, passion and drive are what makes Aries such strong personalities.
Even though Mars in Aries makes them prone to outbursts of their quick temper, they are also quick to forgive and forget.
Whoever has these traits or recognizes itself in them, should consider adding Mars to their Aries tattoo to honor that trait.
Aries
Aries constellation is one of the constellations first noticed by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in his Almagest in the 2nd century, among the zodiac constellations.
It’s located in the northern hemisphere.
The name comes from Latin meaning “the ram”, and it represents the ram’s horns.
The constellation Aries is usually associated with the story of the Golden Fleece in Greek mythology. Like other zodiac constellations, Aries was first catalogued by the .
Aries contains the bright stars Hamal and Sheratan and is home to several notable deep sky objects, among them the unbarred spiral galaxy NGC 772 and the dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 1156.
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Milena Petrovic
Having been in the tattoo business for years, I decided to combine it with my other passion astrology to create an intersection of spirituality and tattoos and write about amazing ways to design zodiac tattoos.
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