Bill Kaulitz from Tokio Hotel has gotten a tattoo across his chest.
And a BIG one!
Tom Kaulitz has the same tattoo on his outer right-arm, but with different colors.
On November, 22, 2012 Bill Kaulitz posted a picture of his tattoo on the Kaulitz twins personal app.
Bill has never said much about the meaning behind his chest tattoo, so I did some research for the meanings behind the symbols.
The big Triangle with the circle in the middle
NOWHERE could I find the symbol.
But it does remind me of the symbol of Solomon. The Triangle of Art.
Or the one with an eye in the middle.
I will search for more info on this one.
It's gonna be though.
If you have info, please send me an email.
The eight pointed star symbol on the left
And other symbols that look-alike.
The eight pointed star is in Baltic mythology known as the Auseklis star
Auseklis is a goddess, in association with Venus.
Well actually He is the personification of the celestial body for Venus.
He is the third most popular deity (being, natural, supernatural or preternatural, with superhuman powers or qualities, and who may be thought of as holy, divine, or sacred) in Latvian Mythology. And is most of the time, only exclusively mention is folk songs. ( Tom and Bill are singers and musicians)
Auseklis the god
He is closely associated with Mēness (moon). they are sons of God, and are easily mistaken for eachother.
Kinda sounds like they are twins..hmm...
Auseklis is the groom of Saules meita (Daughter of the sun.)
But It is also said that Auseklis is often refferd to as being very young.
The symbol.
Auseklis is also the name of the eight-pointed star ( a regular octagram). And also known as one of the crosses of Lietuvēns (an evil spirit).
Ever saw a five-pointed star? Well this is the symbol for Venus. So both symbols assign to Auseklis.
Originally it was used for protection against evil spirits. Later the pentagram, the five-pointed star, became a symbol of evil spirits.
Both signs is to be made without lifting your hand from the paper.
In 1980 the octagram, the eight-pointed star, became the symbol of the third Latvian National Awakening.
What I think:
Auseklis and Mēness obvioussly looked alot like eachother, as they were easily mistaken for eachother.
So this could be the reason why Both of the twins have the same symbol. Also it is a sign of sun and love.
You know Darkside of the sun. Bill has a special feeling for the sun appearently.
The reason why I think Bill picked a contrasting star, black and white, is to symbolize the diffrences between Auseklis and Mēness, ( Sun - Moon )
Representing Him and his brother Tom.
The Elephant symbol on the right
First I thought it was kind of strange for Bill to put an Elephant as a symbol on your body.
But then I started searching for the meanings behind an elephant symbol.
Elephants are known for their great strength, stability, honor, and patience.
Their strong, no need to tell you that.But their way of honoring eachother and protecting their young is amazing...for an animal. These levels of honor you see rarely in human beings.
Bill once said that he respects the dead. And he finds it dishonorable to dicept someone who is dead.
Do you know what Elephants do when one of them dies?
They acompany the one who is dying to their graveyard. So he/she can die in a peacefull place.
If the one who is dying fails to make it to the graveyard. They carry the body/remains of him/her all the way to the graveyard. That what I call honorable.
Also Elephants are asociated with Royalty, because of their humangous size I guess.
And they have PATIENCE, alot of patience.
What I think:
Bill chose this symbol because of what they represent: strength, loyalty, and honor.
He is a honorable person and so is Tom. Perfect.
So What it would mean ingenuarally?
I guess something like.
Light and Darkness within Art, means strength.
Something like this.
I will keep searching for other meanings and be on the look out for that triangle-circle symbol.
I'll keep you posted!! *^^*
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That's not really a "star," it's a compass. It helps you find your way like when you're lost, or looking for something, etc.
And elephants are known to "never forget". They have really good memories.
I think all of that, combined with the phrase "See You In Outer Space" (not shown in any of your photos), means that no matter what happens, he and Tom will always have a connection and will always be able to find each other in any life.
hey! you know more about Latvian miths than we do! :D actually it would be nice if TH woud remember our little country and actually used Auseklis (they were in Riga 2 times!) and i'm sorry about my spelling! :)
Lili from Latvia