Wings, a soul liberation

Wings symbolize the peace, the love, and the link between the land and the sky (between the human thing and the divine thing), a symbol of liberation. In the alchemy and the magic, wings are a symbol of the transformation, allowing to a person to accede to a new condition, which before was unattainable. The presence of the wings allows the combination of different elements, land and sky, wind and fire.

Wings combined with a symbol of the love, is one of the more popular motives of tattoo. For the mystics sufíes, the winged heart symbolizes the longing of the heart for reaching the skies. For the artists, it has been always one of the favorite metaphors, not only for the concept of "freedom", but also for the "protection” idea. In heraldry, the wings represent the value in his higher representation, acts that they defy to the death, or acts of great honor. An angel, with three couples of wings it represents the dignity, the glory and the honor.

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Blue wings