Sexually tantalizing and devastatingly lovely, mermaids are often used to foreshadow dark times ahead, such as shipwrecks, storms, or another ill fate. These matrons of enchantment subject any passersby to their beauty and mesmerizing melodies, making them subject to their persuasion.
Mermaids are symbolic of letting our hearts rule over our heads, or logical minds. Sometimes, the things we love do not have to make perfect sense or appease anyone else.
It is okay to be enraptured by what may seem odd or otherworldly, especially in a day where conformity and over thinking consumes almost every one of our thoughts.
Just like a mermaid lures a sailor, let your passions lure you into your own ocean ocean of dreams. Mermaids can also symbolize love, beauty, femininity, perception, and sensualness.
For mermaid tattoos, consider taking a traditional route, in which mermaids are depicted as young, long haired women in jewel toned colors. However, you can also customize your mermaid to your desires.
Mermaid designs are also portrayed as seductive, often sitting in suggestive postures and surrounded by maritime symbols such as anchors, ships, tropical flowers, shells, and flags.
Mermaid ideas can be depicted in any style. Some of the most common ones include as a pinup (to satisfy your sexual fantasies), or as a cartoon, such as Ariel from The Little Mermaid (to satisfy the child inside).