Uta's Flower Tattoos (part 1)

Flower Tattoos

From what I can tell Uta has 5 flower designs in his tattoos: 1 on his left arm, 2 on his hands, and 2 on his left arm. We can say he has 6 including the one on his chest (it’s appearance can be taken as a sun or a sunflower). Looking at the designs they’re different types of flowers and all of them are white. Three of them are roses (hands, left arm), one is a lotus (bottom right arm) and the last one is a chrysanthemum (upper right arm). Each flower has a different meaning although some may be similar.

The general symbolism of flowers varies depending on the type of flower, the arrangement, the amount of flowers, colors and combination. Flowers mean: love, birth, unity, growth and connection.

Rose

Let’s start with the rose. Uta has three rose tattoos: one on each hand and one on his left arm. These indicate love, life, light. Each rose has a total of five petals. The number 5 means travel, adventure and motion. It also symbolizes instability, unpredictability and radical changes (his tattoos seem to have a lot to do with changes). The number five is associated with the wonder of life and the appreciation of the chaos surrounding us. Additionally, it means primitive and erratic.

The roses are all white in color. White flowers mean purity, cleansing, healing and clarity.

Roses are a symbol of powerful elements. It symbolizes: love, honor, faith, beauty, balance, passion, wisdom, intrigue, devotion, sensuality, timelessness, carrier of secrets, promise and new beginnings.

The rose can be found on four of the tarot cards: the magician, the fool, death and strength. All of these cards have to do with balance and equilibrium. The magician symbolizes power, action, awareness, application, resourcefulness. The uroboros is also present on this card (remember Uta has two serpents on his right arm and various circle designs which also symbolize uroboros). The fool symbolizes innocence, beginning, simplicity, fresh start and blind faith. Death symbolizes change, exposure, transition, termination, inevitability. The skull and sun are present on this card as well (Uta has a tattoo of the personification of death and a sun on his chest. He has numerous circle designs which symbolize the Sun). And strength symbolizes balance, strength, patience, courage, compassion, and understanding.