Peacock Tattoo Symbolism


Symbolic Peacock

Peacock Meanings: Royalty, Vitality, Sensuality, Luxury, Expansiveness, Pride, Nobility, Generosity, Immortality, Longevity, Love, Watchfulness, Sexuality, Compassion, Desire, Beauty

Peacock tattoo ideas commonly deal with the impressively fanning out of the male peacock's tail feathers. The bright blue of his body is equally impressive for tattooing.

Themes of nobility and royalty come into play from Chinese symbolism in which the peacock represents high status. Peacock feathers were given to recognize outstanding service & honorable rank in military office.

The peacock symbolizes expansive consciousness in Buddhism. In Buddhism the bird represents the all-compassionate goddess Kuan-Yin. The eyes in the peacock feathers symbolize watchfulness .

The idea of watching also comes into play in Christian symbolism the Eyes of peacock tail-feathers representing the eyes of the Christ and God watching over the faithful.
Christianity also views the peacock as an emblem of immortality and resurrection (
In Greek and Roman mythology the peacock is the companion of Hera and Juno (respectively) representing a regal status .

The peacock is a solar animal its character conveys attitudes like: Vitality, radiance, glory, stimulation, life, health, invigoration.