James and His Tree of Life

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    I spotted this Tree of Life tattoo on Court Street in downtown Brooklyn and started talking to James about it.

    It was inked by an ex-girlfriend of his about ten years ago.

    The tattoo consists of the tree of life, under which sits Buddha (or The Acorn Man) who is holding a chalice. James pointed out that he is surrounded by a serpent, although it's hard to tell in the piece.

    Below it is a rune of protection.

    Thanks to James for sharing this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!


    Update: One of My regular readers, Livia Indica, who blogs at NeoPagan Ink, pointed me to this source, the Cernunnos on the Gundestrup cauldron:


    James told me it was a Buddha, but the similarity between the tattoo and this Celtic god is worth noting. Thanks Livia!

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