I just got a new tattoo

[New Earth]

anyone who knows my 'story' with VNV, will understand this...

they are the symbols from the VNV album Matter + Form (this is my top left arm, below my shoulder). i got them in black on my skin, instead of skin color on a black background as the album cover is. also, my tattoo artist recommended *not* getting the boxes around them as they might start to bleed into eachother over time....the album, the concept, and the Formation Tour, I think, are part of a period of my life that will always mean a great deal to me. it had to be done.

btw, if i have this right, the first symbol is sulfur, then the vnv logo, then the symbol for mercury. vnv is symbolic for salt, sulfur ->salt->mercury

http://www.soul-guidance.com/houseofthesun/alchemy_5.htm

http://www.alchemylab.com/quantum2.htm

sulfur: sulfer represents the multiplicity of human nature and the eternal aspiration to reach enlightenment.

salt: Salt is the third heavenly substance in alchemy and represents the final manifestation of the perfected Stone. The Emerald Tablet calls it "the Glory of the Whole Universe." For Paracelsus, Salt was like a balsam the body produced to shield itself from decay. It has also been associated with the Ouroboros, the Stone, and the Astral Body. In general, Salt represents the action of thought on matter, be it the One Mind acting on the One Thing of the universe or the alchemist meditating in his inner laboratory.

Mercury: was believed to transcend the liquid and solid states. The belief carried over into other areas, as mercury was thought to transcend life/death and heaven/earth.

something like that anyway, so many explanations...

so awesome. and so ironic to me :)

[New Earth]

1. doesn't anyone care?

come on i'm drunk. don't make me cry on DU :cry:

[billyskank]

2. Nice tattoo

:hi:

[New Earth]

3. thanks for humouring me

billyskank :hi:

[Heidi]

4. He's all tanked up on curry.

Stay well out of the range of impending curry burps. :evilgrin:

I love your tattoos, Faye. :thumbsup:

[billyskank]

6. I am not tanked up!

My blood turmeric level is well below the legal limit! *bump*

[Heidi]

7. How many fingers am I holding up?

:evilgrin:

[billyskank]

10. Oh I dunno - fifteen or so?

:)

[Heidi]

11. Good guess!

You may proceed to your destination, sir. :thumbsup:

[fleabert]

5. nice tat!

I am sure you will love it more and more as the years pass, I know I do with mine. the more meaning the better.

[bridgit]

8. i like it...

:hi:

[ghostsofgiants]

9. That's pretty cool!

I don't know what VNV is, but that's beside the point, haha.

Wish I had money for tattoos.

[New Earth]

12. VNV is a band

VNV Nation, as in my sig.

Some interesting things happened while following them on tour in 2005, mostly consisting of 'enlightenment', ESP, spiritual related incidents :blush:

[ghostsofgiants]

13. Ahh, I see.

That's cool. :)

[Shine]

16. I like your tatoo, Faye

I've never heard of this band before, for what it's worth, but I'm happy to know that they have touched you in a deep way.

I don't think you need to be embarrassed about that, either.

Have you heard the expression, "We are spiritual beings, having a human experience." ?

:hi:

[B Calm]

14. That's real cool... I been thinking about having my dog's name

tattooed on me. This period of my life the dog will always mean a great deal to me and it has to be done.

[kedrys]

15. Beautiful!

I don't think I ever thanked you for turning me on to VNV Nation...I followed the link in your sig a few months ago, and voila! :loveya:

[New Earth]

17. are you serious?

awww

yayyyy

:)


they are so unbelievably awesome. there are no words to describe VNV's music, lyrics, live shows....everything.

i'm glad you liked them, keep listening, and GO SEE THEM LIVE, YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT! :loveya:

[Atmashine]

18. Awesome!

Alchemy is cool. I didn't know it had that kind of symbolism. And I just listened to some VNV Nation music too for the first time. They're awesome!

[New Earth]

19. they sure are

wanna get pissed about the Iraq war? listen to Honour. it's not 'about' that specific war, but war in general. my favorite song by them.
wanna get pissed that humanity isn't where it should be at this point in time? listen to Genesis!!!
wanna get pissed at the fact we destroy all of which we need to survive? listen to Carbon!
wanna hear the best song on the album that has the symbols of the tattoo i got? listen to Perpetual.

listen to them alllllll!!

and most of all, read the lyrics!!!