Botanical
Old Thorns Tattoo Meaning
Shedding old defenses, release, and the armor of the past left behind.
Old Thorns are the past defenses ready to be left behind — the hardened armor a thing once needed, now outgrown and ready to release. To carry Old Thorns is to carry shedding old defenses, release, and the armor of the past left behind — the dropping away of guards that served us once but are no longer needed.
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