Hand Tattoos

Kate Del Castillo

Kate Del Castillo has a rune tattoo on her left middle finger. Runes are the letters in a set of related alphabets known as runic alphabets, which were used to write various Germanic languages before the adoption of the Latin alphabet.

Ingwaz symbol, “the god Yngvi”, can be written in two ways : or and it represents the god of the fertility and the creative act. Due to its shape Ingwaz indicate that this potential is internalized, concentrated and introverted as a seed which possesses in her all the elements to develop a complete and organized life. However Ingwaz has to hatch to realize this potential.

Ingwaz also heralds a fundamental time in our lives, when our four selves have, for the moment, come into perfect balance. Our physicality is in it’s peak, perfect for the time we are in.

Emotionally we are sound and stable, as are we mentally. And our spirits are in a position to allow the lessons learned along our path to bear fruit.

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