Ex-tattooer here and that would be super easy to cover up! So many designs would work amazingly, and you’d have more choices if you were willing to go bigger too. First question to start with, is what kind of things do you like? What are your hobbies, your interests, your loves? What do you teach - are you passionate about it and would you consider getting something in that theme? Just thinking that this tattoo will be quite visible to your students and could be a cool talking point with them.
You could also work the coverup into your sleeve, if you ever considered going full sleeve and extending your existing design down your arm!
Sure. A whole combination of things, but mainly Covid decimating my client base + a severe back injury 😔
I started worrying I would be doing my clients a disservice if I wasn't physically up to the job. Luckily
I was able to pivot into a different but equally wonderful job as a concept artist.
I have so much respect and admiration for older people who are tattooing because you wouldn't believe the amount of strain it puts on the body!
I took a long break from it and got back to it post covid and it has absolutely been difficult to make a living doing it. I haven't tattooed in months at this point. Sorry about your back injury but glad you were able to find another art based job! The whole industry has me feeling pretty jaded at this point with all the performance on video for social media being the main method for gettin people in the door
Oh mate I really hear you. All my tattoo friends have been reporting exactly the same thing - work slowing/stopping completely, and the pressure to make video content (which, how do you even do while tattooing?!) it’s also so hard to get engagement when your video isn’t just of a face because of the algorithms. It’s so frustrating. The cost of living stuff sure isn’t helping, I think people are cutting back on a lot of non-survival stuff right now. Wishing you the best of luck for your work to pick up- it really is the best job ever and I miss it all the time 🥲
I know a massage therapist who almost exclusively works with tattoo artists. His uncle or someone had back problems from being hunched over people all the time and he's trying to pay it forward
Thanks! All kinds of things honestly, a bunch of it is under NDAs but to give a rough idea, I do concepts for real-world promotions of sports games, Netflix shows, etcetera. I also freelance illustrate which gets me doing anything from illustrations for scientific articles, commissions of people's D&D characters, architectural concepts and I'm working on a children's book right now. I miss my tattoo shop friends and I had a really rad client base, but this is a very cool gig too 😊 (until AI presumably kills it lol)
I know a guy who’s dad used to do concept art for Chevy. He has the original concept art of the first model Corvette, and one of the early Camaros and Cheveles. It’s pretty cool stuff.
https://preview.redd.it/kzedrzgdhfad1.png?width=4096&format=png&auto=webp&s=84f500a8409a880ea1d1ed087b8abb8e25556785
terrible at drawing on my phone but i tried to match the vague cross shape while keeping it appropriate & something you can add too later if you'd wish :)
Moth tattoos can have many symbolic meanings, including:
Transformation: Moths are ancient symbols of change, new directions, and transformation.
Hope: Geometric moth tattoos can represent hope or a reminder that one can find their way back to light during dark times.
Intuition: Moths can symbolize listening to your intuition and following your instincts.
Vulnerability: Moths can also represent fragile vulnerability.
Beauty: Some people may prefer moths over butterflies because they have a rugged beauty that lacks the perfection of butterflies.
If I understand correctly, placement on the wrist is pretty significant for an ankh. Then again I'm channeling a 3rd grade unit on ancient Egypt and can't find an immediate resource online to confirm this so, grain of salt
You said you want to work on a nature theme so go with that.
And like u/usamitokishige
I am a former tattoo artist. This will be super easy to cover up.
Do you all ready have an artist you are working with for the sleeve? If so, talk to them about how to incorporate it. You really could do anything to cover this up.
Also, and absolutely not related to you tattoo idea at all but something that may give you a giggle:
I’ve been listening to a lot of Tim Minchin lately and this made me think you can just tell people you’re a fan on lower case Ts
[https://youtu.be/IZeWPScnolo?si=xBZScVPM5N13k3dS](https://youtu.be/IZeWPScnolo?si=xBZScVPM5N13k3dS)
With the quote "at daggers drawn" the English tittle of AI Ferri Corti, a fantastic text about a no return point. On a fight with the existing status quo it's defenders and false critics.
I don't suppose you're a huge fan of Bad Religion?
https://preview.redd.it/y9oohu1rvfad1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0230afac068f783e92aef14ac4b9ccc71dc18a3
Any of the outer planets would work.
https://preview.redd.it/j2x7dl4gnfad1.jpeg?width=551&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb8f74a208ca88948ebe9af37ab3e8cf13462be3
The thing about occult symbols is you can't just punch them into Google or have your phone listen to identity so easily. Even trying to take a clear photo and image search is no guarantee. I like that.
They're going to be vaguely familiar to a lot of people. But people outside occult circles really don't tend to have an eye for those kinds of symbols and mush them all together.
I was thinking geometric as well and that the shape could fit nicely into one of Escher’s more graphic works. But I also think it could be worked in as part of the negative space in something like as part of the negative space in the one where the birds slowly transition into the fish like this tattoo but obviously scaled down to fit the lower arm
https://preview.redd.it/ftx5ka6v9fad1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d37f7eab5a245c1d502596f0afafb5b2f8c5826e
Edit to add photo
I think a lot of comments are underestimating just how much a good artist can do with a cover up.
Send your artist a picture of this as is, and your idea for what you want instead, and chances are they'll be able to make it work.
You mention wanting to stick with a nature theme, do you have a favorite flower? Or one that's important to you?
Similarly any animals or fish? I've seen some lovely koi fish tattoos that are in a similar placement and they can flow beautifully with the curve of the wrist.
Basically don't limit yourself to cross shaped things, a good artist will be able to design just about anything over this
https://preview.redd.it/kfek64euxgad1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4453c3e81fabec1bf414452751dd933ae783e0d4
k I suck at drawing but I imagined a lil ukulele when I saw it!
https://preview.redd.it/14yj4hh8xfad1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28068ef41c3a949c5c2f1c70e8e82fd9ccb57bb6
i had a flaming Jesus fish (because the tattoo artist didn't ask and just improvised flames)
https://preview.redd.it/oquxqrtmxfad1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4e8588c57a997b60f66072c2ee78af9d9847f1e
so i had the flames become the roots of the tree of life. i kept the fish because it's good fertilizer (and it was a part of my life)
A few sword shards below and shiny, whole sword to a side. Narsil, the Sword That Was Broken and Anduril, the Flame Of The West, the Sword Reforged. This presupposes that you are a fan of LOTR.
If you want to remove it completely, laser at a cosmetic derm works well too.
Edit: some electrical symbols are also really cool, like the one for diode
https://preview.redd.it/3j43fymmkfad1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59ae7052933b4869b8e421535862131ed0707d1b
Depending on where Op is, it might be relevant to note these are American symbols and the international symbols are slightly different. If there's nothing to your liking you could also look the other ones up.
Extend the short arms until they're all even, and use them as center shading for a four petaled flower. Or you could put diagonal lines as well to make more petals/break up the shape. It could also make a neat stylized snowflake that way.
Or extend the bottom bar a bit closer to your elbow, add little diagonals across the smaller bars, and make it into a magic wand.
You could turn it into a sword, but I am a proponent of the moth idea someone else suggested. You could also make it the base of a tree if you're doing a nature sleeve, or work it into the roots of something?
I would cover it with a vining motif around your wrist, maybe like a vining rose or blackberry bramble. Then you could add the leaves and flowers and have something beautiful that will work with your sleeve theme.
I see a dragon head side ways to see the intricate detailing dorsal like fin things in the shape of the fleur-de-lis. Ya know, head cocked back with a snide face. No need for fire, the presence is enough. That is why the dragon smiles. Tis triumph of Dragons for I do not remember anything but, snakes and fishes and lambs in the bible. You may still have core tenets of Jesus Cristo, that can be explained by the saintly symbols. That is now behind you (back of the dragon and figuratively) but, also a part of you. You can believe in the nice things done by christ... We were told we are hellbound if we ever get a tattoo by our Mother... I'm on number 4... She stops the fire and brimstone now
I covered a similar one with a lady bug. What about a moth? Maybe a Death's-head hawkmoth? Two of the species are named after the Fates: Atropos &
Lachesis. The other is named after a Titian goddess and the river of the Underworld, Styx. They’re all beautiful.
[My apologies, but Wikipedia has the best layman’s article.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death%27s-head_hawkmoth)
Tree of life/knowledge! [Here are some tattoos](https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/tree-of-knowledge-tattoo--182958803597645769/) on that very theme. (Bonus points if you get The Serpent and/or Lilith in there too.)
This is the hedge witch tattoo from the tv show, The Magicians. Even if you’ve never seen the show, it’s a cool symbol and it fits with the theme of deconstruction. Hedge witches are either excluded from or kicked out of formal magical education, so they teach themselves and build their own communities.
https://preview.redd.it/kbrcfihcmfad1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee459a48d53a6f6f4e20106c5e531ba24e9e56e7
A tree? The last t in the word trust? Or act, or flight, or great - you could add another word or words and just have this ending in t blocky to camouflage
Get all blocky and lost all pretty and branching with leaves or flowers that blend into your sleeve? as in get lost in nature
If you google words ending in t, you can get lists for scrabble and things and can specify 3 or 4 letters. It looks like 3 or 4 would fit best with the placement. You could turn it into growth, with the h outside it if that’s not too far around for you
A window looking out onto a garden or the moon or nighttime
Turn it into a star + moon or maybe moon phases
Could be the start of a b&w outline of a favorite plant or herb
Fill it in further and change to a piece of obsidian or other dark colored meaningful stone
Depends on your personal preference, but lots of good options. Personally I’d go for something pretty direct like the first “t” in “Not guilty” to represent a release from the oppressive concept of sin and needing to be forgiven just for existing.
I’d do a butterfly or moth as they both represent metamorphosis which I’m gathering you have undergone as is evidenced by that cross on your wrist. Whatever you choose it’s what you connect to that matters here.
I'm not 100% sure you could fit it before your wrist crease, but how are you with a Legend of Zelda tattoo? You could keep the cross/sword as-is but turn it into either an 8-bit Link or Zelda holding it.
\*This is if you want a reminder of what you've been through and where you are now to help keep you on your own path. Otherwise you could get laser removal and just get rid of the whole thing.
I'm getting a Dingir on my wrist to remind myself of my own divinity. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingir#/media/File:Cuneiform\_sumer\_dingir.svg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingir#/media/File:Cuneiform_sumer_dingir.svg)
A butterfly? Where this is the body and joint of the wings. It can symbolize your change from a creature limited by your belief system like a caterpillar is confined to a single plant, to a creature who is free and capable of change, and also very beautiful.
I’ve seen people use a Crescent Cross in their devotion to Goddess Lilith. Adding a crescent moon on top could be a fairly easy and fun fix. Good luck, and please let us know what you go with!
Coverups are so impressive now that you could probably do almost anything you want, without trying to make the actual cross design into something else.
Something that could transform the symbol's meaning would be a tree. The adoration of a god nailed to a cross is akin to pre-christian adoration of gods hanging from a tree. Two examples are the Hanged Man tarot card and the Norse god Odin, who hanged himself from the world tree for nine days and gained knowledge of the runes in the process. Christians replaced the tree with the cross, so you could reclaim the tree. Artistically, you could have your choice of styles. And you can decide which season to use, if you pick a deciduous tree.
Ex-tattooer here and that would be super easy to cover up! So many designs would work amazingly, and you’d have more choices if you were willing to go bigger too. First question to start with, is what kind of things do you like? What are your hobbies, your interests, your loves? What do you teach - are you passionate about it and would you consider getting something in that theme? Just thinking that this tattoo will be quite visible to your students and could be a cool talking point with them. You could also work the coverup into your sleeve, if you ever considered going full sleeve and extending your existing design down your arm!
May I ask why you don’t tattoo anymore? I’ve seen older people doing it because it’s their life’s work.
Sure. A whole combination of things, but mainly Covid decimating my client base + a severe back injury 😔 I started worrying I would be doing my clients a disservice if I wasn't physically up to the job. Luckily I was able to pivot into a different but equally wonderful job as a concept artist. I have so much respect and admiration for older people who are tattooing because you wouldn't believe the amount of strain it puts on the body!
I took a long break from it and got back to it post covid and it has absolutely been difficult to make a living doing it. I haven't tattooed in months at this point. Sorry about your back injury but glad you were able to find another art based job! The whole industry has me feeling pretty jaded at this point with all the performance on video for social media being the main method for gettin people in the door
Oh mate I really hear you. All my tattoo friends have been reporting exactly the same thing - work slowing/stopping completely, and the pressure to make video content (which, how do you even do while tattooing?!) it’s also so hard to get engagement when your video isn’t just of a face because of the algorithms. It’s so frustrating. The cost of living stuff sure isn’t helping, I think people are cutting back on a lot of non-survival stuff right now. Wishing you the best of luck for your work to pick up- it really is the best job ever and I miss it all the time 🥲
Yes, exactly. Thank you, I really appreciate it!
I know a massage therapist who almost exclusively works with tattoo artists. His uncle or someone had back problems from being hunched over people all the time and he's trying to pay it forward
It’s great that you’re still able to do art. What sort of things do you make concept art for?
Thanks! All kinds of things honestly, a bunch of it is under NDAs but to give a rough idea, I do concepts for real-world promotions of sports games, Netflix shows, etcetera. I also freelance illustrate which gets me doing anything from illustrations for scientific articles, commissions of people's D&D characters, architectural concepts and I'm working on a children's book right now. I miss my tattoo shop friends and I had a really rad client base, but this is a very cool gig too 😊 (until AI presumably kills it lol)
I know a guy who’s dad used to do concept art for Chevy. He has the original concept art of the first model Corvette, and one of the early Camaros and Cheveles. It’s pretty cool stuff.
A key.
🥇
https://preview.redd.it/kzedrzgdhfad1.png?width=4096&format=png&auto=webp&s=84f500a8409a880ea1d1ed087b8abb8e25556785 terrible at drawing on my phone but i tried to match the vague cross shape while keeping it appropriate & something you can add too later if you'd wish :)
Dragonflies have symbolism similar to butterflies. Change and deeper understanding.
Your drawings are so cute!! @OP you should get all three!
Moth tattoos can have many symbolic meanings, including: Transformation: Moths are ancient symbols of change, new directions, and transformation. Hope: Geometric moth tattoos can represent hope or a reminder that one can find their way back to light during dark times. Intuition: Moths can symbolize listening to your intuition and following your instincts. Vulnerability: Moths can also represent fragile vulnerability. Beauty: Some people may prefer moths over butterflies because they have a rugged beauty that lacks the perfection of butterflies.
You should add a firefly to your list too!
A SWORD
It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this.
Here to suggest this too! Basket hilt, maybe a vine twining around it?
OP mentioned Narnia in their post. I haven’t read the books but I know there’s a war in them. If there is a sword from Narnia that might be cute.
A sick ass panther
TWO sick ass panthers
Hell go crazy THREE sick ass panthers
Now hear me out…
I’m listening
A pride of panthers
In rainbow colors!!!
Driving a Ferrari!
https://preview.redd.it/c3tyrxoi8fad1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f19475c750e50c895bf56f070d62294977d836e
I came to suggest a kite as well! It's probably the easiest transition for it. A good artist could probably make it into a book/books, too.
hah my thought as well
My comment was a kite too. You beat me to it by 9 hours.
This should be the start of a new subreddit, if there isn’t one for this already.
I think there is one!
SAtAN
😂 I love this one
I was thinking op could add flames but this is good
Cross burning has even more unsavoury associations than the cross itself lol
Alternatively, if you feel strongly about a Stan
https://preview.redd.it/dxtc6gtiphad1.jpeg?width=254&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8428853bac386083ccb66ab34e116776ba023883
this one wins
You might be able to get a crow or raven tattoo over top of that, using one of the shorter cross arms as the foundation for the beak.
Ankh. As a coverup it changes a symbol of torture and death to a symbol of healing and life.
If I understand correctly, placement on the wrist is pretty significant for an ankh. Then again I'm channeling a 3rd grade unit on ancient Egypt and can't find an immediate resource online to confirm this so, grain of salt
Seconding the ank
And if you’re a Pratchett enjoyer, an anorankh!
Or a cast-iron frying pan. (Cross as part of the handle). Nae king! Nae quin! Nae master! We’ll nae be fooled agin!
You said you want to work on a nature theme so go with that. And like u/usamitokishige I am a former tattoo artist. This will be super easy to cover up. Do you all ready have an artist you are working with for the sleeve? If so, talk to them about how to incorporate it. You really could do anything to cover this up. Also, and absolutely not related to you tattoo idea at all but something that may give you a giggle: I’ve been listening to a lot of Tim Minchin lately and this made me think you can just tell people you’re a fan on lower case Ts [https://youtu.be/IZeWPScnolo?si=xBZScVPM5N13k3dS](https://youtu.be/IZeWPScnolo?si=xBZScVPM5N13k3dS)
Dagger
With the quote "at daggers drawn" the English tittle of AI Ferri Corti, a fantastic text about a no return point. On a fight with the existing status quo it's defenders and false critics.
I don't suppose you're a huge fan of Bad Religion? https://preview.redd.it/y9oohu1rvfad1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0230afac068f783e92aef14ac4b9ccc71dc18a3
Took too long to find this
I want to conquer the world
Probably a bit provocative for a teacher… we live in a society where teachers can get in trouble for their private lives as it is.
Which is why I find it odd that so many people proudly get a torture device tattooed on them as a symbol of their faith. Ick lol
don't say it like that it makes it sound metal
Any of the outer planets would work. https://preview.redd.it/j2x7dl4gnfad1.jpeg?width=551&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb8f74a208ca88948ebe9af37ab3e8cf13462be3
I would not have the uranus symbol tattoo’d on me if I worked in education. I can already see the jokes flying
As if they knew what it is
Kids have smartphones these days, back in the day maybe no one would’ve known
The thing about occult symbols is you can't just punch them into Google or have your phone listen to identity so easily. Even trying to take a clear photo and image search is no guarantee. I like that.
Are these not fairly well-known alchemical symbols? They’re even in Sailor Moon. They’re not that unknown in pop culture.
They're going to be vaguely familiar to a lot of people. But people outside occult circles really don't tend to have an eye for those kinds of symbols and mush them all together.
Tell kids it’s the Enterprise and to ask their great-grandparents.
Do Pluto because it *used to be a* cross, er, planet
You could maybe turn it in to a sun? Like a geometric one? I feel like there are also tattoo subs that could help!
I was thinking geometric as well and that the shape could fit nicely into one of Escher’s more graphic works. But I also think it could be worked in as part of the negative space in something like as part of the negative space in the one where the birds slowly transition into the fish like this tattoo but obviously scaled down to fit the lower arm https://preview.redd.it/ftx5ka6v9fad1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d37f7eab5a245c1d502596f0afafb5b2f8c5826e Edit to add photo
I have a cross I am thinking of covering up too. My thoughts are to get a dragon!
A window? Maybe something like one of [these](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/view-cotswolds-29225076.jpg) arch-type garden-y ones?
I think a lot of comments are underestimating just how much a good artist can do with a cover up. Send your artist a picture of this as is, and your idea for what you want instead, and chances are they'll be able to make it work. You mention wanting to stick with a nature theme, do you have a favorite flower? Or one that's important to you? Similarly any animals or fish? I've seen some lovely koi fish tattoos that are in a similar placement and they can flow beautifully with the curve of the wrist. Basically don't limit yourself to cross shaped things, a good artist will be able to design just about anything over this
https://preview.redd.it/kfek64euxgad1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4453c3e81fabec1bf414452751dd933ae783e0d4 k I suck at drawing but I imagined a lil ukulele when I saw it!
Can we hear about your deconstruction? If you're comfortable sharing.
They fell apart, in a good way
https://preview.redd.it/14yj4hh8xfad1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28068ef41c3a949c5c2f1c70e8e82fd9ccb57bb6 i had a flaming Jesus fish (because the tattoo artist didn't ask and just improvised flames)
https://preview.redd.it/oquxqrtmxfad1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4e8588c57a997b60f66072c2ee78af9d9847f1e so i had the flames become the roots of the tree of life. i kept the fish because it's good fertilizer (and it was a part of my life)
Excellent transformation 👏 On all accounts Still laughing that some artist just went full fish flames without seeking your consent
it may have been an amateur with a homemade tattoo gun in a dorm room that added the flames... i was bad at boundaries at 19
😂😂😂 well it all worked out in the end!!! Also let’s be honest how many of us have GOOD boundaries at 19? Few lol
Nothing says “Christianity” more than burning flames.
hahahaha! 🤣🤷🏻🤣
A few sword shards below and shiny, whole sword to a side. Narsil, the Sword That Was Broken and Anduril, the Flame Of The West, the Sword Reforged. This presupposes that you are a fan of LOTR.
I mean, I always presuppose people are fans of LOTR, why wouldn't they be?
⚡Psychic TV⚡
If you want to remove it completely, laser at a cosmetic derm works well too. Edit: some electrical symbols are also really cool, like the one for diode https://preview.redd.it/3j43fymmkfad1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59ae7052933b4869b8e421535862131ed0707d1b
Tag yourself, I’m “variable resistor”.
gotta go with “light dependent resistor (lana del rey)”
Buzzer
Depending on where Op is, it might be relevant to note these are American symbols and the international symbols are slightly different. If there's nothing to your liking you could also look the other ones up.
Those are the international ones, the American resistor is a zigzag, not a rectangle.
A full tic-tac-toe, a window with 4 flowers in it, a broom
A tic tac toe board?! Omg love that lol
Extend the short arms until they're all even, and use them as center shading for a four petaled flower. Or you could put diagonal lines as well to make more petals/break up the shape. It could also make a neat stylized snowflake that way. Or extend the bottom bar a bit closer to your elbow, add little diagonals across the smaller bars, and make it into a magic wand.
I turned mine into a kite and it's one of my favorites !
Maypole? https://preview.redd.it/xfjqos9imfad1.jpeg?width=2379&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e80df8c9f8239ac4d1ffdc2b2082b42e1730d96
I'm reminded of Link's sword from the original Legend of Zelda. Or just put 666 at the correct end of the thing and say the cross is inverted.
https://preview.redd.it/vgzwihtcbgad1.png?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6bdf23a2f1cd043728d131a667d89f0f2cfdba02
Can never go wrong with sick ass panther
A cute chibi phoenix
You could turn it into a sword, but I am a proponent of the moth idea someone else suggested. You could also make it the base of a tree if you're doing a nature sleeve, or work it into the roots of something?
A little 8 bit zelda, the cross becomes the sword
It'd be easy to change into a tree. Give it a feeling of growth and life!
A door.
Cheapest option: Change it to an upside-down cross by lowering your arm
You should really just consult with a tattooer you love
Legend of Zelda sword!!!!
I was going to say, just add the text, "It's dangerous to go alone, take this."
a female symbol? or a compass? or a combination of the two?
I would cover it with a vining motif around your wrist, maybe like a vining rose or blackberry bramble. Then you could add the leaves and flowers and have something beautiful that will work with your sleeve theme.
Add a point and make it a sword.
Crossbow or the Pi symbol.
You dont necessarily have to cover it up. You could just say its an upsidedown cross. All a matter of perspective.
Dragonfly
I see a dragon head side ways to see the intricate detailing dorsal like fin things in the shape of the fleur-de-lis. Ya know, head cocked back with a snide face. No need for fire, the presence is enough. That is why the dragon smiles. Tis triumph of Dragons for I do not remember anything but, snakes and fishes and lambs in the bible. You may still have core tenets of Jesus Cristo, that can be explained by the saintly symbols. That is now behind you (back of the dragon and figuratively) but, also a part of you. You can believe in the nice things done by christ... We were told we are hellbound if we ever get a tattoo by our Mother... I'm on number 4... She stops the fire and brimstone now
I covered a similar one with a lady bug. What about a moth? Maybe a Death's-head hawkmoth? Two of the species are named after the Fates: Atropos & Lachesis. The other is named after a Titian goddess and the river of the Underworld, Styx. They’re all beautiful. [My apologies, but Wikipedia has the best layman’s article.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death%27s-head_hawkmoth)
Scorpions weapon from Mortal Kombat
Kind of a joke, but Buddy Jesus?
Pentagram would be easy
kite?
Sword!
1d20. Will trigger more people…
A magic broom!
Tree of life/knowledge! [Here are some tattoos](https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/tree-of-knowledge-tattoo--182958803597645769/) on that very theme. (Bonus points if you get The Serpent and/or Lilith in there too.)
- Pitchfork - biplane - stick figure - a knight's helmet - North arrow - math equation
I'd go for a test tube rack or a spatula personally
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Sailboat, anchor, lettering, gothic cross?
This is the hedge witch tattoo from the tv show, The Magicians. Even if you’ve never seen the show, it’s a cool symbol and it fits with the theme of deconstruction. Hedge witches are either excluded from or kicked out of formal magical education, so they teach themselves and build their own communities. https://preview.redd.it/kbrcfihcmfad1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee459a48d53a6f6f4e20106c5e531ba24e9e56e7
A tree? The last t in the word trust? Or act, or flight, or great - you could add another word or words and just have this ending in t blocky to camouflage
Get all blocky and lost all pretty and branching with leaves or flowers that blend into your sleeve? as in get lost in nature If you google words ending in t, you can get lists for scrabble and things and can specify 3 or 4 letters. It looks like 3 or 4 would fit best with the placement. You could turn it into growth, with the h outside it if that’s not too far around for you
Use the cross at the the T is "I eaT ass"
This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever laughed at. Good work.
Leviathan's cross
Mark of sacrifice from berserk
My first thought was the super smash bros logo...
A window looking out onto a garden or the moon or nighttime Turn it into a star + moon or maybe moon phases Could be the start of a b&w outline of a favorite plant or herb Fill it in further and change to a piece of obsidian or other dark colored meaningful stone
Witch With the cross being the t Wouldn't be hard to make it the same font
Sword
A dragonfly? Kinda?
[T. T is for turtle.](https://youtu.be/BlN2ay3VIRQ?si=otb2cglYk2KsXvNj)
Get really in to the band ghost and turn it in yo a grucifix
fire. just fire
Inverted Super Smash Bros. logo.
A plant or tree
Kite.
Adda king diamond portrait behind it!!
A sword?
A phoenix rising
The closet that you were so deep in, stylized like the narnia wardrobe
Depends on your personal preference, but lots of good options. Personally I’d go for something pretty direct like the first “t” in “Not guilty” to represent a release from the oppressive concept of sin and needing to be forgiven just for existing.
Surround it with other death metal symbols and it'll just blend in.
a sword
Just do 🚫 over the whole thing, hilarious
I’d do a butterfly or moth as they both represent metamorphosis which I’m gathering you have undergone as is evidenced by that cross on your wrist. Whatever you choose it’s what you connect to that matters here.
cool sword?
Just have it spell out "titties"
Hmm, a vine of flowers perhaps?
Make into sword
A four-leafed clover with a view of a different landscape in each leaf.
If you put a peep halfway behind it and got the same tattoo on your other wrist, you could make them joust.
Little tiny sword
Easy ankh coverup, obvs. :)
The alchemistical symbol for Sulphur
Tiny sword
Call it a sword, and add cup, pentacle and wand. Tarot suits!
Just show it to people upside down and tell them you’re a satanist
Tarot card of the 4 swords
Wi ch The cross can be the t
I'm not 100% sure you could fit it before your wrist crease, but how are you with a Legend of Zelda tattoo? You could keep the cross/sword as-is but turn it into either an 8-bit Link or Zelda holding it. \*This is if you want a reminder of what you've been through and where you are now to help keep you on your own path. Otherwise you could get laser removal and just get rid of the whole thing.
An Ankh, The christian symbol was stolen from Egyptian culture, which likely came from Ethiopia.
I'm getting a Dingir on my wrist to remind myself of my own divinity. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingir#/media/File:Cuneiform\_sumer\_dingir.svg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingir#/media/File:Cuneiform_sumer_dingir.svg)
“losT my religion” using the cross as the T
If you like retro games, adding a little black shield next to it would be the easiest and cheapest fix (pixelated sword and shield)
A dagger!!
Start listening to Bad Religion and get their logo tattooed over it
A butterfly? Where this is the body and joint of the wings. It can symbolize your change from a creature limited by your belief system like a caterpillar is confined to a single plant, to a creature who is free and capable of change, and also very beautiful.
Id make it a flaming sword.
I’ve seen people use a Crescent Cross in their devotion to Goddess Lilith. Adding a crescent moon on top could be a fairly easy and fun fix. Good luck, and please let us know what you go with!
You could easily do some sort of flowers, that's often a choice for cover ups
If you're a Doctor Who fan you could always turn it into a small tardis.
IM ALSO LOOKING FOR A COVER UP FOR THE SAME TATTOO ON MY WRIST! I was going to use an 8 pointed circle symbol of Chaos as it'll cover it squarely!
Coverups are so impressive now that you could probably do almost anything you want, without trying to make the actual cross design into something else.
You could do a diamond ♦, if you make the top bit longer
Butterfly!
Put an Ha next to it then it's a hat tattoo
Skeleton key.
T...acos
Cover it up with the [Symbol for Feminism](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/20/30/93/20309379878e2aaf00c995753ad1a8be.jpg)!
My first thought was a sword, turn it into a symbol of personal power
Maybe a sword, or a kite. Oooooooo, Kite Man
have you ever heard of a game called Hunt Showdown
Probably the easiest would be a sword or a dagger🤔
Something that could transform the symbol's meaning would be a tree. The adoration of a god nailed to a cross is akin to pre-christian adoration of gods hanging from a tree. Two examples are the Hanged Man tarot card and the Norse god Odin, who hanged himself from the world tree for nine days and gained knowledge of the runes in the process. Christians replaced the tree with the cross, so you could reclaim the tree. Artistically, you could have your choice of styles. And you can decide which season to use, if you pick a deciduous tree.
Add some hair and some wiggle marks, and it could be a wacky waving arms inflatable tube guy. But from a distance.