Couple gets a custom phoenix and a dream catcher design, done in morbid  tattoo parlor in cash and carry mall Makati Manila, Philippines.

 Pit bull is a term commonly used to describe several breeds of dog in the Molosser family. The term can also refer to dogs that were known as “bull terriers” prior to the development of the modern Bull Terrier in the early 20th century.

Many breed-specific laws use the term “pit bull” to refer to the modernAmerican Pit Bull Terrier,American Staffordshire Terrier, and StaffordshireBull Terrier, and dogs with significant mixes of these breeds; however, a few jurisdictions also classify the modern American Bulldog and Bull Terrier as a “pit bull-type dog”.

The history of the pit bull-type dog reflects the history of its constituent breeds: theAmerican Pit Bull Terrier, the American Staffordshire Terrier, and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier. pit bull tattoo done in morbid tattoo parlor in cash and carry mall Makati Manila, Philippines.

If the 15th century German artist, Albrecht Dürer, was alive today, he would be a rich man. Copyright to his brush drawing of ‘Hands in Prayer’ would auction off for millions. It was originally commissioned as an altar-piece by the mayor of Frankfurt in 1508. A later version of these praying hands appeared in another Dürer work, only this time as the hands of an apostle standing at an empty grave looking heavenwards at the coronation of the Virgin Mary. The original was destroyed by fire in 1729, but a copy of the altar-piece, as well as some earlier sketches survived.

Today, Dürer’s “Praying Hands” is not only the most widely known and frequently produced of his works, but it’s one of the most popular tattoo designs of all times. The image continues to move people’s hearts and minds, especially when combined with a variety of favorite tattoo icons, such as the cross or the rosary. It is often teamed up with hearts and halos, or the name of a loved one, as a memorial. Praying hands and our lady of Guadalupe in black and gray tattoo design, done in morbid tattoo parlor in cash and carry mall Makati Manila, Philippines.

 If you’re looking for a tattoo that covers a lot of symbolic territory, then the squid oroctopus may well be the motif you’re looking for. Naturally intelligent, creative and flexible, the octopus also acquires its mystique from the watery environment in which it lives. Add to that the octopus’ chameleon-like ability to change its color, or disappear in a cloud of black ink when frightened or attacked and you have an enigmatic phantom of magic, wonder and transformation. The mysteries of the untamed sea contribute to the sense of wonder and mystery that surrounds this eight-tentacled creature.

It’s true, the squid and octopus are voracious predators, occasionally turning on themselves. For reasons no one has figured out, they will devour themselves, starting with their tentacles and ending with their death. There are hundreds and hundreds of different species of squid and octopus (289 discovered so far), inhabiting every ocean and sea that covers our blue planet. They range in size from a few inches to enormous denizens of the deep. The giant squid reaches lengths of over 40 feet (60 feet has been reported) and their only predator is the great Sperm Whale of Moby Dick fame. The North Pacific Giant Octopus can weigh up to 150 pounds with arms that span nearly 20 feet. Like the great Kraken of Pirate’s of the Caribbean fame, these eight-armed wonders can fuel the imagination, and not a few nightmares!

Octopi don’t have a spine, which makes them ‘invertebrates’, and which also accounts for their agility, grace and flexibility. Without much of a solid structure, they’re free to ‘go with the flow’. No wonder that they are escape artists extraordinaire. An Octopusas a totem guide would be a reminder to loosen up, to give up old and calcified habits, to try something new for a change.

The octopus’ ability to disengage a limb when under attack earns it the right to stand as a symbol of ‘jettisoning excess baggage’ from our lives. It reminds us that our life’s journey moves forward more expeditiously when we continue with only what we truly need. Of course, the octopus can grow back that limb, making it a symbol of regeneration.

As a master of camouflage, its symbolism grows more mysterious. The octopus can literally disappear before our eyes. And if that tactic doesn’t work to evade predators, it ejects a dense black cloud of ink behind which it makes its escape. Octopus as illusionist – it’s all part of the mystery surrounding this bottom-dwelling creature of the sea.

Various observations of the octopus by people over the years have attached even more qualities to this animal’s very busy aura — will, focus, magic, illusion, defense, mystery, expansion, complexity, adaptability, insatiability, and unpredictability.

Because the oceans are influenced by lunar cycles, by its waxing and waning and its constant motion and lightless depths, the octopus is considered to be a feminine energy.

‘Water demon’, this is how mythologists interpreted early images of the octopus found on Greek pottery. In many cases, the octopus was depicted with severed tentacles, as if it was the loser in battle. Around the world, cultures have chosen to represent the sea’s mood and mind with images of an angry monster, serpent, or octopus. In many creation myths, it was the jealous octopus, symbol of ‘the waters’, that tried to prevent the advent of life on terra firma. For the Babylonians, the god Marduk was dispatched to subdue the god of salt waters, Tiamat. The Greeks have their story of Apollo overcoming Python. The Egyptians speak of their sun god, Horus, killing the serpent Aphopis. Krishna destroyed Anatha. The sea monster was the ‘enemy of life’, at least on earth.

‘Tentacles’ have a negative connotation because of their ability to reach, grab, and ensnare. Humans aren’t practiced in defence against eight predatory arms, making theoctopus a true monster. The allegory of tentacles has been applied to various organizations or corporations that overreach acceptable limits. In the 1901 novel, “The Octopus”, farmers battled overzealous railroad barons. Fascists in WW2 were represented as an octopus reaching out to control the whole of Europe. More recently, a National Rifle Association publication depicted New York’s mayor, Michael Bloomberg, as an octopus for his campaign against guns. “Tentacles!” shouted the headline. The NRA was then accused of anti-Semitism, due to Hitler having employed the same symbol to represent what Nazis perceived as Jewish conspiracy and control. Octopus tattoo design done in morbid tattoo parlor in cash and carry mall Makati Manila, Philippines.

 The Western astrological sign of Virgo is occupied by the Sun from August 23 to September 22 in the tropical zodiac and currently September 17 to October 17 in the sidereal zodiac, when the Sun is approximately in the constellation of Virgo.

In tropical astrology it symbolises the fertility and abundance ofharvest time. In siderealastrology it is associated with a number of fertility goddesses including Ishtar, Isis, Cybele, Mary, Mother of Jesus, and Athena. According to one interpretation, the constellation depicts Astraea, the virgin daughter of the god Zeus and the goddess Themis. Astraea was known as the goddess of justice, and was identified as this constellation due to the presence of the scales of justice Libra nearby, and supposedly ruled the world at one point with her wise ways until mankind became so callous she returned to skies disgusted. Virgo zodiac sign, done in morbid tattoo parlor in cash and carry mall Makati Manila, Philippines.

A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 film adaptation of Anthony Burgess’s 1962 novel of the same name. It was written, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick. It features disturbing, violent images, facilitating its social commentary on psychiatry, youth gangs, and other social, political, and economic subjects in a dystopian, future Britain.

Alex (Malcolm McDowell), the main character, is a charismatic, sociopathic delinquent whose interests include classical music (especially Beethoven), rape, and what is termed “ultra-violence”. He leads a small gang of thugs (Pete, Georgie, and Dim), whom he calls his droogs (from the Russian друг, “friend”, “buddy”). The film chronicles the horrific crime spree of his gang, his capture, and attempted rehabilitation via controversial psychological conditioning. Alex narrates most of the film in Nadsat, a fractured adolescent slang comprising Slavic (especially Russian), English, and Cockney rhyming slang.

A Clockwork Orange features a soundtrack comprising mostly classical music selections and Moog synthesizer compositions by Wendy Carlos (then known as “Walter Carlos”). The now-iconic poster of A Clockwork Orange was created by designer Bill Gold.

The film’s central moral question (as in many of Burgess’ books) is the definition of “goodness” and whether it makes sense to use aversion theory to stop immoral behaviour. Stanley Kubrick, writing in Saturday Review, described the film as

…a social satire dealing with the question of whether behavioural psychology and psychological conditioning are dangerous new weapons for a totalitarian government to use to impose vast controls on its citizens and turn them into little more than robots.

Similarly on the film production’s call sheet (cited at greater length above), Kubrick wrote

It is a story of the dubious redemption of a teenage delinquent by condition-reflex therapy. It is at the same time a running lecture on free-will.

After aversion therapy, Alex behaves like a good member of society, but not by choice. His goodness is involuntary; he has become the titular clockwork orange — organic on the outside, mechanical on the inside. In the prison, after witnessing the Technique in action on Alex, the chaplain criticises it as false, arguing that true goodness must come from within. This leads to the theme of abusing liberties — personal, governmental, civil — by Alex, with two conflicting political forces, the Government and the Dissidents, both manipulating Alex for their purely political ends. The story critically portrays the “conservative” and “liberal” parties as equal, for using Alex as a means to their political ends: the writer Frank Alexander — a victim of Alex and gang — wants revenge against Alex and sees him as a means of definitively turning the populace against the incumbent government and its new regime. Mr Alexander fears the new government; in telephonic conversation, he says:

. . . recruiting brutal young roughs into the police; proposing debilitating and will-sapping techniques of conditioning. Oh, we’ve seen it all before in other countries; the thin end of the wedge! Before we know where we are, we shall have the full apparatus of totalitarianism.

On the other side, the Minister of the Interior (the Government) jails Mr Alexander (the Dissident Intellectual) on excuse of his endangering Alex (the People), rather than the government’s totalitarian regime (described by Mr Alexander). It is unclear whether or not he has been harmed; however, the Minister tells Alex that the writer has been denied the ability to write and produce “subversive” material that is critical of the incumbent government and meant to provoke political unrest.

It has been noted that Alex’s immorality is reflected in the society in which he lives.[6] The Cat Lady’s love of hardcore pornographic art is comparable to Alex’s taste for sex and violence. Lighter forms of pornographic content adorn Alex’s parents’ home and, in a later scene, Alex awakens in hospital from his coma, interrupting a nurse and doctor engaged in a sexual act.