It is a symbol perfect for those who want to embody the spirit of the skies and offer up some mystery along with helpfulness. The moon
For centuries, people looked to the moon as a sign of the times. It was a wonder and curiosity. It lit paths in the pitch black for clandestine meetings long before electricity was invented.
Scholars wondered endlessly about who or what was on the moon and what the moon controls. Debates raged on in the Renaissance by the scientists of its time coming to actual blows about their findings and theories.
Many wonder what it would be like to step on it and explore it for themselves. Endless sheets of poetry, prose, and music have been written about the moon since recorded time.
Yet we still know so little about it. It hangs there look as if it is just out of reach. So close yet so far.
A crescent moon tattoo is for the woman who knows who and what she is but knows it isn’t easy for everyone to understand.
It is for the woman who knows the moon was the purview of goddesses, not gods, from Roman and Greek mythology to Celtic and Nordic, to indigenous folklore and beyond – all believed the moon was a woman, from a woman.