My first tattoo, from ‘The Dark Tower’ series, by Stephen King, the photo was taken 2 days after it was done.
The symbol represents ‘Ka’, a word that signifies life-force, consciousness, duty and destiny.
’Ka is a wheel’, as explained in ‘The Dark Tower: A concordance’ by Robin Furth:
“Ka is a wheel; its one purpose is to turn. The spin of ka always brings us back to the same place, to face and reface our mistakes and defeats until we can learn from them. When we learn from the past, the wheel continues to move forward, towards growth and evolution. When we don’t, the wheel spins backward, and we are given another chance. If once more we squander the opportunity, the wheel continues its rotation towards devolution, or destruction.’
I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life, but i learned something from every one of them, so this tattoo is a reminder that i need to keep the wheel moving forward.
It was done by Christian @ http://www.americantattoo.com.ar/ , Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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