The King of Swords with St. Michael by Raphael taken from the opening credits of HBO’s Carnivale. Tattoo by Anil Gupta I’m a young attorney. In tarot, the King of Swords is someone who uses logic and reason to solve problems (like an attorney), so the King of Swords is a symbol of my career and my future. I was raised in a Catholic home, went to St. Michael’s school, and attended mass at St. Michael’s Church every week for years, where a reproduction of Raphael’s painting adorns the ceiling. The St. Michael image is a symbol of my past. Now that I’m a bit older, I’ve rejected God and religion. So here you have a religious image of St. Michael on a sacrilegious item, the tarot card. The juxtaposition of the religious and irreligious is a symbol of my own struggle with faith. http://aprettygoodstart.tumblr.com/

The King of Swords with St. Michael by Raphael taken from the opening credits of HBO’s Carnivale.

Tattoo by Anil Gupta

I’m a young attorney. In tarot, the King of Swords is someone who uses logic and reason to solve problems (like an attorney), so the King of Swords is a symbol of my career and my future.

I was raised in a Catholic home, went to St. Michael’s school, and attended mass at St. Michael’s Church every week for years, where a reproduction of Raphael’s painting adorns the ceiling. The St. Michael image is a symbol of my past.

Now that I’m a bit older, I’ve rejected God and religion. So here you have a religious image of St. Michael on a sacrilegious item, the tarot card. The juxtaposition of the religious and irreligious is a symbol of my own struggle with faith.

http://aprettygoodstart.tumblr.com/

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  3. missrae reblogged this from fuckyeahtattoos and added:
    holy fucking damn that...some good tattoo work...small...
  4. orchard reblogged this from tunnels and added:
    this is still a stupid explanation but the king of swords seems like a legit guy I love logic
  5. ecto-bandit reblogged this from punkrockhepburn and added:
    Oh, I know YOU understand, but the original post annoyed me
  6. punkrockhepburn reblogged this from ecto-bandit and added:
    I understand! But the occult (specifically Aleister Crowley, Rider, and Waite) decided they could be.
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  8. nikkidecoy reblogged this from fuckyeahtattoos and added:
    well thought-through.
  9. tarotcodex reblogged this from fuckyeahtattoos and added:
    Tarot card tattoo as well. Love
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  11. whereisyourgodnow reblogged this from fuckyeahtattoos and added:
    really fucking good tattoo…

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